Lorraine Fletcher papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2435

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers of Lorraine Fletcher consist of teaching records, 1926-1976, including contracts, evaluations, and transfer records; and documentation of Fletcher's battle with the City of Portland over proposed zoning changes on her Southwest Portland property. The zoning-related materials include an 8-track tape recording of a hearing, circa 1974-1977.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1976

Creator

Fletcher, Lorraine (Lois Lorraine) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Biographical note

Lorraine Fletcher was a teacher from 1926-1971, primarily in Portland, Oregon, where she worked from 1936-1971. She taught at schools including Colonel Wright School in The Dalles, Oregon, and the Ainsworth and Markham schools in Portland.

Extent

.45 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Lorraine Fletcher was a teacher from 1926-1971, primarily in Portland, Oregon, where she worked from 1936-1971. Papers consist of teaching records, 1926-1976, including contracts, evaluations, and transfer records; and documentation of Fletcher's battle with the City of Portland over proposed zoning changes on her Southwest Portland property.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Documents relating to zoning, gift of Lorraine Fletcher, January 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14005); teaching records, gift of Lorraine Fletcher, February 1977 (Lib. Acc. 14036).

Related Materials

Fletcher family papers, Mss 1432, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Separated Materials

Photographs and slides of Fletcher's Southwest Portland property were separated to the Lorraine Fletcher photograph collection, Org. Lot 54, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.