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Fletcher family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1432

Scope and Contents

Collection includes scrapbooks kept by Ellsworth Benjamin Fletcher on historical and educational matters; teaching certificates and miscellaneous documents of Lois Lorraine Fletcher; miscellaneous records of Emaline Fletcher Hobart and Ellsworth Fletcher; and a brief account by Benjamin F. Fletcher of an overland journey to Oregon, 1864. Also included are receipts, 1865-1870; a quit-claim deed, 1902; correspondence, 1859-1910; and reminiscences.

Dates

  • circa 1845-1945

Creator

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

Many members of the Fletcher family were schoolteachers in Salem, Silverton, and other parts of Marion County, Oregon.

Extent

.5 Cubic Feet (1 document case and 1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Collection includes scrapbooks, certificates and miscellaneous documents of members of the Fletcher family. Many members of the family were schoolteachers in Salem, Silverton, and other parts of Marion County, Oregon.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Lois Lorraine Fletcher, April 12, 1968 (Lib. Acc. 10366), with additional gifts in 1975 and February 1977.

Title
Guide to the Fletcher family papers
Status
Completed
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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