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: 135 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 11 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: Photographic materials; undated, 1973-1977.
Series 11: 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 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 will be transferred to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) archives. Betsy Fritz’s records regarding Rudolf Carl Mueller are also held separately and will be transferred to an appropriate repository in New York. 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. The date spans reflect the estimated date spans of the series. Some of this data is as yet undetermined and the series descriptions indicate where data is missing. The cubic foot counts reflect the volume of the currently accessible materials. The letter T in front of a box number indicates that these are temporary box numbers.
Container list:
Series 1: Medical office files; 1949-1993. 44 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.
| Box | Description | Date |
| T14-22 | Undated | |
| T23 | 1957-1973 | |
| T24 | Office calendars | undated |
| T36 | 1956-1969 | |
| T40 | undated | |
| T54 | 1956 | |
| T44 | circa 1950-1960 | |
| T43 | circa 1940-1981 | |
| T67 | 1961-1973 | |
| T68 | 1950 | |
| T69 | 1961-1973 | |
| T76-77 | 1966-1967 | |
| T82 | 1990-1993 | |
| T85 | American Medical Association (AMA) files | 1957 |
| T89 | 1984-1985 | |
| T90 | 1984-1985, 1986-1989 | |
| T91 | 1948-1966 | |
| T92 | 1957-1959 | |
| T93 | Daily files | 1949-1978 |
| T103-104 | Including Eye Bank of Alaska, Alaska Nurses’ Association, and Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Foundation records | undated |
| T106 | Receipt books | 1951-1954 |
| T107 | Receipt books, logs, and appointment books | 1950-1968 |
| T115 | 1953-1966 | |
| T116 | Daily files | 1963-1964 |
| T117 | Daily files | 1961-1962 |
| T117 | 1959-1976 | |
| TOS1-9 | Patient ledgers [**closed to research access**] |
Series 2: Correspondence files; 1948-1951. 3.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: Scrapbooks.
| Box | Dates |
| T109 | 1948-1949 |
| T110 | 1949-1950 |
| T112 | 1950-1951 |
Series 3: Milo Fritz’s desk files; undated. 3.0 cubic feet.
| Box | Date |
| T25-26 | undated |
| T49 | 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.
| Box | Description | Date |
| T42 | undated | |
| T48 | Certificates & photographs (also see series 10) | undated |
Series 7: Milo Fritz’s legislative papers; undated. estimated 1.0 cubic feet.
| Box | Description | Dates |
| T108 | undated |
Series 8: Betsy Fritz’s office files; undated. 5.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: 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.
| Box | Date |
| T50 | Circa 1956-2000 |
Series 10: Photographic materials; undated, 1973-1977. 12.0 cubic feet.
Also see Series 11: 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 11: 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) |