John Frazer films

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2000-023

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

10 films either created solely by John Frazer or as a collaboration with Wesleyan faculty and students. Contents: "Saybrook: The Colony 1635-1985" Wesleyan 150th Anniversary film, 1981 Ted Etherington’s Inauguration, 1968 JF-Butch Limbach Nuremberg Chronicle film, 1963 Balasaraswati dance film, 1963 Center for the Arts fundraising film, 1971 3 films of visiting artists at the Center for the Arts, ca. 1960s-70s JF-John Risley animated film with Vivaldi score, ca. 1980s

Dates

Creation: circa 1960s-1980s

Creator

Frazer, John, 1932- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

John Frazer, originally from Texas, began his teaching career at Wesleyan in 1959. He taught the first filmaking courses at the University and help found the film program. The John Frazer Visiting Artist Endowment Fund was created in 1999. John would retire from teaching in 2001.

Frazer's own paintings have been shown in exhibitions thoughout the United States and he has created over seven films. During his time at Wesleyan, Frazer served on the Middletown Commission on the Arts and the Committee for Design and Preservation.

John Frazer passed away on July 7, 2014 at the age of 82.