Guide to the Betsy and Milo Fritz family papers
circa 1930-2009
Collection number: HMC-1072.
Creator:
Fritz, Milo H.
Fritz, Betsy (Elizabeth).
Title: Betsy and Milo Fritz family papers.
Dates: circa 1930-2009.
Volume of collection: 222.0 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials in English.
Collection summary: Papers of a long-time Alaskan doctor and his wife.
Biographical note:
Unavailable at this time.
Collection description:
This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Betsy and Milo Fritz. The collection is not fully described at this time. Please see Processing information note below for more details.
Arrangement: The papers were grouped by Betsy Fritz into series by type, thereunder generally chronological by date. At some point, Betsy began a project to compile many of the documents from many of the series into chronological order in scrapbooks. The scrapbooks series contain documents, photographs, ephemera, and other materials that have been pulled from the other series in the collection. The collection consists of 12 series:
Series 1: Medical office files; date span pending
Series 2: Correspondence files; date span pending
Series 3: Milo Fritz’s desk files; date span pending
Series 4: Milo Fritz’s diaries and transcriptions, circa 1930-2001
Series 5: Milo Fritz’s publications; date span pending
Series 6: Milo Fritz’s plaques and certificates; date span pending
Series 7: Milo Fritz’s legislative papers; date span pending
Series 8: Betsy Fritz’s office files; date span pending
Series 9: Jon Fritz papers; circa 1956-2000
Series 10: Pieter Fritz papers; date span pending
Series 11: Photographic materials; undated, 1973-1977
Series 12: Scrapbooks; date span pending
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Access restrictions:
Unpacking of the collection is still underway. The Archives is making the collection accessible as it is unpacked, reboxed into archival boxes, described, and placed into archival storage. The container list below reflects only the portions of the collection available at this time.
Some correspondence and office files may contain confidential medical information. Requests for access to the office and correspondence files should be made in advance of a research visit so archivists can redact any confidential information prior to researcher access. The inventory will indicate boxes that contain known closed materials that are inaccessible.
Rights note: The Archives owns copyright only to collection materials authored by Betsy or Milo Fritz.
Preferred citation: Betsy and Milo Fritz family papers, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Separated materials: Betsy Fritz’s genealogical records are held separately and were transferred to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) archives. The books in Milo’s medical and Alaskana library (approximately 105 linear feet) are being placed in the Consortium Library’s Rare Books collection and can be accessed through the Consortium Library catalog.
Acquisition note: The collection was left to the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center as a bequest in Betsy Fritz’s will. The papers were held at the Fritz residence in Anchor Point until Betsy’s death in 2009, at which point the Museum transferred legal title to the papers to the Archives, and the papers were shipped to the Archives.
Processing information: This collection description was begun in 2010 by Arlene Schmuland. At this time, the volume notes reflect the estimated total volume of the series and the date spans reflect the estimated date spans of the series for the materials that are currently available for access. Volume counts will be subject to change as the collection is described and consolidated. Some of this data is as yet undetermined and the series descriptions indicate where data is missing. The letter T, B, or G in front of a box number indicates that these are temporary box numbers.
Container list:
Series 1: Medical office files; 1940-1993. 47 cubic feet.
Most of the files below consist of correspondence and subject files. Descriptions are provided where the contents are otherwise. Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks, as materials from this series may have been removed to be placed within scrapbooks. These files may also have considerable overlap with Series 2: Correspondence files including office correspondence and daily files.
| Box | Description | Date |
| T43 | circa 1940-1981 | |
| T91 | 1948-1966 | |
| T93 | Daily files | 1949-1978 |
| T68 | 1950 | |
| T44 | circa 1950-1960 | |
| T107 | Receipt books, logs, and appointment books | 1950-1968 |
| T106 | Receipt books | 1951-1954 |
| T115 | 1953-1966 | |
| T54 | 1956 | |
| T36 | 1956-1969 | |
| T85 | AMA (org) records | 1957 |
| T92 | 1957-1959 | |
| T23 | 1957-1973 | |
| T117 | 1959-1976 | |
| T117 | Daily files | 1961-1962 |
| T67 | 1961-1973 | |
| T69 | 1961-1973 | |
| T116 | Daily files | 1963-1964 |
| T76-77 | 1966-1967 | |
| B11 | 1979 | |
| B3 | 1981 | |
| B7 | 1981 | |
| T89 | 1984-1985 | |
| T90 | 1984-1985, 1986-1989 | |
| T82 | 1990-1993 | |
| T103-104 | Including Eye Bank of Alaska, Alaska Nurses’ Association, and Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation records | undated |
| G57-60 | Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation and Eye Bank of Alaska records | Undated |
| T14-22 | Undated | |
| T24 | Office calendars | undated |
| T40 | undated | |
| TOS1-9 | Patient ledgers [closed to research access] |
Series 2: Correspondence files; 1920-1993. 80.0 cubic feet.
Family, personal, and professional correspondence. The files are arranged in two groupings: the first grouping, the annual files, is generally arranged chronologically by year and often alphabetically by correspondent or subject within. The second grouping consists of scattered files that may comprise multi-year spans or possibly materials removed from the annual files. Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks as some materials from this series may have been removed and placed within scrapbooks. These files may also have considerable overlap with Series 1: Medical office files, including materials like Daily files.
| Box | Dates |
| G5 | 1920-1931 |
| G6 | 1932-1936 |
| G42 | 1937-1939 |
| G43-44 | 1941 |
| G4 | 1942 |
| G44-45 | 1943 |
| G45-46 | 1944 |
| G46 | 1945 |
| G46-47 | 1947 |
| T109 | 1948-1949 |
| T110 | 1949-1950 |
| T112 | 1950-1951 |
| G29-30 | 1951 |
| G14-15 | 1952 |
| G15, G48 | 1953 |
| G49-51 | 1954 |
| G2-3, G35 | 1955 |
| G35-36 | 1957 |
| G12-13 | 1958 |
| G52-54 | 1959 |
| G9-10, G31 | 1960 |
| G7, G31-32 | 1961 |
| G8 | 1962 |
| B2, B9, B30 | 1965 |
| G1 | 1967 |
| G38-39 | 1968 |
| G33 | 1969 |
| G16 | 1970 |
| G34 | 1971 |
| G55-56 | 1972 |
| B6 | 1974 |
| B19 | 1975 |
| B23 | 1976 |
| B32, B35 | 1977 |
| B20 | 1978 |
| B26 | 1980 |
| B29 | 1981 |
| B13, B16, B27, B28 | 1982 |
| B14, B36, B37 | 1983 |
| G37-38, B10, B12, B18, B31, B33, B34, T90 | 1984-1985 |
| B8 | 1986 |
| T90 | 1986-1989 |
| G11 | 1990 |
| T91 | 1948-1966 |
| T115 | 1953-1966 |
| G55 | 1955-1979 |
| T92 | 1957-1959 |
| T117 | 1959-1976 |
| G40-41 | 1961-1963 |
| G40 | 1963-1966 |
| B5 | 1969-1984 |
| B4 | 1978-1981 |
| T82 | 1990-1993 |
| B1 | Undated |
Series 4: Milo Fritz’s diaries and transcriptions; circa 1930-2001. 4.0 cubic feet.
| Box | Description | Date |
| T27 | Diaries | 1930-1984 |
| T28 | Diaries | 1985-2000 |
| T29 | Diaries transcribed | undated |
| T35 | Diaries transcribed | undated |
Series 5: Milo Fritz’s publications; undated. 8.0 cubic feet.
| T30-34 | undated |
| T37-39 | undated |
Series 6: Milo Fritz’s plaques and certificates; undated. 2.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks as some materials from this series may have been removed and placed within scrapbooks.
| Box | Description | Date |
| T42 | undated | |
| T48 | Certificates & photographs (also see series 10) | undated |
Series 7: Milo Fritz’s legislative papers; undated. 16.0 cubic feet.
| Box | Description | Dates |
| T108 | undated | |
| B21 | Campaign records | 1980 |
| G17 | Campaign records | 1986 |
| G18-28 | Legislative records | 1983-1984 |
| B15, B17 | Legislative records | 1981-1985 |
Series 8: Betsy Fritz’s office files; undated. 5.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks as some materials from this series may have been removed and placed within scrapbooks.
| Box | Description | Dates |
| T78-80 | undated | |
| T114 | Personal property inventories | undated |
| T119 | Includes materials relating to Pieter Fritz, correspondence, and medical equipment | 1939-1978 |
Series 9: Jon Fritz papers; circa 1956-2000. 1.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks as some materials from this series may have been removed and placed within scrapbooks.
| Box | Date |
| T50 | Circa 1956-2000 |
Series 10: Pieter Fritz papers; ccyy-ccyy. 2.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks.
| B24-25 | Undated |
Series 11: Photographic materials; undated, 1973-1977. 12.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks as some materials from this series may have been removed and placed within scrapbooks.
| Box | Description | Date |
| T46 | Slides | undated |
| T48 | Certificates & photographs (see above series) | undated |
| T56-64 | Photos (mostly slides) | undated |
| T81 | Photo albums | 1973-1977 |
Series 12: Scrapbooks; 1931-2002. 52.0 cubic feet.
Those boxes below reflected as “assorted” are loose compilations of materials which were set aside for inclusion in the scrapbooks. Some boxes have multiple and non-concurrent years of scrapbooks. The following list is in chronological order and those boxes listed in multiple places where appropriate.
| Box | Date |
| T121 | 1931-1935 |
| T121 | 1942 |
| T124 | 1948 |
| T121 | 1950 |
| T83 | 1952 |
| T95-96 | 1953 |
| T122 | 1954 |
| T122 | 1956 |
| T84 | 1957 |
| T122-123 | 1958 |
| T125 | 1958-1959 |
| T1-3, T121 | 1959 |
| T97, T101 | 1960 |
| T4-5 | 1962 |
| T95, T97 | 1964 |
| T65, T111 | 1966 |
| T6, T74-75, T122 | 1967 |
| T7, T51 | 1968 |
| T55, T118, T122 | 1971 |
| T87-88 | 1972 |
| T98-99 | 1973 |
| T8 | 1974 |
| T102 | 1975-1976 |
| T52, T70-73, T122 | 1977 |
| T66, T126 | 1979 |
| T126 | 1981 |
| T41, T47, T126 | 1983 |
| T9-10 | 1984 |
| T45 | 1985 February-December |
| T94 | 1986 |
| T105 | 1988 |
| T11-12 | 1989 |
| T13 | 1991 |
| T53 | 2000 (bereavement notes to Betsy after Milo’s death) |
| T83 | 2000 |
| T96 | 2001-2002 |
| T86 | 1987-1998 (assorted) |
| T100 | 1958-1998 (assorted) |
| T113 | 1969-1982 (assorted) |