In 1932, Marjorie Frost, daughter of poet Robert and Elinor Frost, married Willard Fraser and the couple settled in Billings. She died in 1934 - See Arrange Rites for Mrs. Willard Fraser, Billings Gazette, May 4, 1934. They had a daughter, Robin. Willard E. Fraser (1907-1972) was the colorful Mayor of Billings for six terms. He ran and lost five times. He was Mayor from 1963-1969 and 1971-1972. Supported the Indian Caves, Art Museum, and many other cultural institutions in Billings. He died in office of a heart attack on September 21, 1972. After his death, the City established a Charter in 1977 which placed city power in the hands of a city administrator. The Willard Fraser papers are located at MSU Billings Special Collections. The Willard H. Fraser mayoral papers (1963-1969 & 1971-1972) contain the alphabetized file folders, letters, political campaigns, proclamations, memos, and his correspondence. See Mayor Willard Fraser Dies, Billings Gazette, September 20, 1972.
Creator
Unknown
Genre (Short List)
photographs
Genre (AAT)
photographs
Type
Image
Date Original
1965
Subject (LCSH)
Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County. Mayors--Montana--Billings. Fraser, Marjorie Frost. Fraser, Robin. Frost, Robert. Frost, Elinor. Pictograph Cave State Park (Mont.) Yellowstone Art Museum (Billings, Mont.) Bicycles & tricycles--1960-1970.
HP Scanner, unknown model, unknown scanning software; 12,506,000 Bytes file size for master TIF file; 2941 x 2372 dimension size for master TIF file; web-viewable images created from master TIF using Microsoft Office Picture Manager and CONTENTdm 5.0.
Date Digitized
2007-06-11
Relation
See Arrange Rites for Mrs. Willard Fraser, Billings Gazette, May 4, 1934. The Willard Fraser papers are located at MSU Billings Special Collections. See Mayor Willard Fraser Dies, Billings Gazette, September 20, 1972.
