Neta Lohnes Frazier was born in Owosso, Michigan on April 18, 1890, and published over fifteen volumes during her career as a writer. The Neta Lohnes Frazier Papers houses manuscripts, drawings, and supplementary material for the published works of Neta Frazier, most of which concern Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the history of the Walla Walla, Washington area.