{"value"=>"<p>The Biographical subseries includes resumes, articles and statements about Fredericks, passport and visa applications, identity cards, obituaries, an interview with his daughter about his early life, and information about his hometown. The Family subseries contains letters from Fredericks's wife, Anne Curtis Fredericks; his parents, William J. and Flossie E. Fredericks; his siblings, Keith and Lorraine; and other relatives. The Education subseries contains materials from Fredericks's days at Wakarusa High School and Purdue University, and includes class papers, alumni newsletters and journals, programs, clippings, and memoirs written for reunion gatherings. The Military subseries contains correspondence, notes, programs, clippings, and ephemera from Fredericks's service in the Army Air Corps; his recall to active duty during the Korean War; and his service in the Air Force Reserves. He kept in touch with wartime colleagues through correspondence, and participated in regimental reunions and meetings of the Air Force Association. There are also diaries, notes, and clippings documenting his role in the United States Strategic Bombing Survey in 1945-1946, and notes, reports, drafts, clippings, and correspondence from a trip to Africa in 1954, at the end of his recall to military service during the Korean War. During his travels, particularly in Africa in the 1950s, Fredericks often undertook photography and film projects for organizations such as <span class=\"title\">National Geographic</span>, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Africa Music Society. His photographs often accompanied articles on Africa in the magazines of these organizations and others. The Photography and film projects subseries consists of notes, contracts, supply orders, and correspondence discussing the publishing of his work, the subject matter, and invitations to lecture and show his films and slides. The Political campaigns subseries includes correspondence from Neil Staebler (1905-2000), chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party and later Congressman, and G. Mennan (Soapy) Williams (1911-1988), Governor of Michigan; position papers for the Stevenson campaign on foreign affairs and domestic topics and the Kennedy campaign on foreign affairs and Africa; notes; speeches; and ephemera. Writing contains speeches; memorials; articles written by Fredericks, some written with Anne, about their travels in Africa for their hometown newspaper, <span class=\"title\">The Battle Creek Enquirer and News</span>; and handwritten notes. Interviews include an oral history with John F. Kennedy Library (which also held his papers at one point); an interview with Larry Shore regarding his South Africa trip of 1966; and an interview, possibly with a publication of IIE. Printed matter includes clippings on Fredericks, announcements for his lectures and presentations, and references in books on Africa. Correspondence is arranged alphabetically and includes friends and colleagues who became personal friends.</p>"}