Marshall M. Fredericks Archives
General Information
The Marshall M. Fredericks Archives are located in the Marshall M. Fredericks Museum at Saginaw Valley State University.
The Marshall M. Fredericks Reading Room is open for research:
Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
By Appointment Only
The collections located in the Archives are open to anyone engaged in serious research. Persons planning on visiting the archives are advised to contact the archivist at mmgerst(at)svsu.edu in advance.
Limited research may also be conducted by a member of our staff for those unable to personally visit the Archives. Collection materials may be photocopied, subject to restrictions. However, all photocopying must be paid for in advance and copying will be done by the archives’ staff.
About Us
The Marshall M. Fredericks Archives project was initiated in 2005, following receipt of the business and personal records from Fredericks’ Birmingham, MI home and Royal Oak studio in 2000. Saginaw Valley State University and the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum are proud to be the recipient of this important archival collection.
When the Archives are completely catalogued in fall 2009, scholars and researchers will have access to information that spans the 70 years of Fredericks’ sculpting career from 1928 to 1998. The information in the holdings is a vital link to understanding public sculpture in the 20th century. Few, if any, American sculptors have given their entire collection to one institution. We are indeed fortunate to have these records.
Collections
The archives vault includes 200 linear feet of materials, including:
Correspondence: (13 linear feet) including personal, foreign ministry, and general correspondence as well as special letters and card received by Fredericks
Project (Job) Files: (7 linear feet) including correspondence between Fredericks and both sculpture commissioning clients and vendors that helped to fabricate the pieces
Subject Files: (24 linear feet) document Fredericks’ civic interests such as Disabled Americans’ Denmark meeting (DIADEM), Rebild National Park, and Danish Consular work, as well as fraternal organizations and the Marshall M Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Financial (30 linear feet) document the day-to-day operations of running a studio
Photographs: (25 linear feet) including photographs in a variety of sizes, negatives, and slides relating to Fredericks’ teaching career, projects, civic activities, and personal life
Clippings/Articles/Books: (28 linear feet) including media articles, journals, etc. about Fredericks and his work
Books and Magazines: (16 linear feet) including books and magazines which do not directly relate to Fredericks or his work
Drawings: (10 linear feet) including life figure drawings, sculpture project sketches, presentation drawings, working drawings, etc.
Awards/Medals/Memorabilia: (16 linear feet) including awards and medals given to Fredericks as well as medals he designed
Video/Films/Audio: (13 linear feet) including media relating to Fredericks’ work, civic interests, and life
Ephemera:(8 linear feet) containing portfolio postcards, posters, etc.
FAQs
- Briefcases, backpacks, computer bags and coats must be placed in a designated area and may not be brought into the research room.
- Smoking, eating, drinking or gum chewing is not permitted in the archives room or the research room.
- Cell phones must be silenced in the reading room.
- Pens are prohibited in the reading room; pencils may be used for note-taking.
- Materials may not be leaned on, written on, folded, traced from, or handled in any way which may damage them.
- Materials must be kept in the folder provided and in their original order; even when this order does not seem meaningful.
- Materials may not be removed from the research room without permission. Theft and mutilation of any materials is a crime.
- The Marshall M. Fredericks Archives reserves the right to set restrictions on access to and photocopying of archival materials.
- Materials to be copied should not be removed from folders. Please use the copy flags available in the research room when requesting copies be made of materials.
- Digital cameras and scanners cannot be used to make copies of archival materials.
- All reference to materials in the collection should cite archival series and title and acknowledge “Marshall M. Fredericks Archives, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI”. When publication is intended, an application for publication rights for any material quoted from the Archives collections must be submitted to the Museum Director. These stipulations also apply to dissertations and research theses.
Researchers are encouraged to visit the Marshall M. Fredericks Archives in person to do their work, but if they must solely rely on telephone, FAX, or email services to conduct their work, a research fee will be charged after 30 minutes of staff time at the rate of $25.00 an hour.
Please direct reference questions to: Melissa Ford mmgerst(at)svsu.edu or 989-964-2006
When it will not affect the safety of the material, photocopies may be requested for a fee as noted below.
Photocopies (based on 8.5” x 11”) - $.25 (Color); $.10 (B/W) per page
Photo Scans/In-house Video - $5.00 per scan
Photo prints (In-house, B/W on photo paper – NOT ARCHIVAL) - $5.00 per photo
Archival Quality Photo Prints
(Please note: A negative must be printed if one does not exist. The Archives retains all negatives)
4” x 5” B/W - $8.45 (add’l prints $4.05)
4” x 5” color - $16.75 (add’l prints $6.30)
8” x 10” B/W - $10.65 (add’l prints $4.70)
8” x 10” color - $19.20 (add’l prints $8.10)
Color Negative - $15.60
B/W Negative - $14.10
Please note: A 10% Archives Service Charge as well as a 6% Michigan Sales Tax will be applied to all services. Additional Shipping/Handling charges will apply if materials are mailed.
The Marshall M. Fredericks Archives (hereafter known as the Archives) does not hold copyright to all materials in its holdings. We will make copies of the material for personal research use under the Fair Use statutes of the U.S. Copyright Law unless restricted by the donor, due to Archives policy, or if the material is in fragile physical condition. However, the researcher must contact the copyright holder for permission to publish, exhibit, rebroadcast, or license the material. The fines for violation of the copyright law are extreme.