Basic Biographical Details Name: | Roderick Donald Fraser | Designation: | | Born: | 12 June 1906 | Died: | September 1985 | Bio Notes: | Roderick Donald Fraser was born on 12 June 1906, at Inchmore, Kirkhill, Aberdeenshire, the son of James Fraser, master carpenter, and his wife Margaret May Munn. He was apprenticed to Thomas J Munro of Inverness in 1922, studying at Inverness Academy. In 1925 he left to become a full day student at Aberdeen School of Architecture, where he passed his Post-Diploma in 1928. That same year, in July, he passed the qualifying exam in Edinburgh and joined William Smith of Inverness as a draughtsman. He was admitted ARIBA at the end of the year, his proposers being James Brown Nicol, Robert Gordon Wilson Junior and John Alexander Ogg Allan. His home address at that time was 9 Ness Bank, Inverness. He retired in the summer of 1971.
He died in Exeter, Devon, in September 1985. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 9, Ness Bank, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland | Private | 1928 * | | | | 91, Heavitree Road, Exeter, Devon, England | Private | c. 1950 | After 1955 | | | Flat c/6, Lower Summerlands, Exeter, Devon, England | Private | 1960 * | After 1965 | | | 499, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon, England | Private | Before 1970 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Thomas J Munro | 1922 | 1925 | Apprentice | | | William Smith | July 1928 | | Draughtsman | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1949-1950 | | | | | RIBA | 1955 | Kalendar 1954-1955 | | | | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1965 | The RIBA Kalendar | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no4246 (combined box 3) |
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