Douglas Fraser [SEP] place of death
on February 23, 2008, of complications from emphysema at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Michigan.
Archival collections.
His life and professional career is documented in historical materials housed within the Walter P. Reuther Library at Wayne State University. His time as UAW president and vice-president and as university professor are chronicled in individual collections. The archival materials include personal correspondence, administrative memoranda, photographs, and other record types. Researchers are encouraged to find the collections at the Walter P. Reuther Library website.
Quotes.
the auto industry to recruit more minorities and women. He also pushed for national health insurance.
Retirement.
Fraser retired as UAW president in 1983. He was an adjunct professor at Wayne State University for many years, teaching labor relations and labor history. A major research and study center, the Douglas A. Fraser Center for Workplace Issues, was named after him.
Fraser received The International Center in New York's Award of Excellence for his significant contributions to life in America.
Death.
Douglas Fraser died