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Fletcher family papers, circa 1845-1945
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fletcher family
- Title
- Fletcher family papers
- Dates
- circa 1845-1945 (inclusive)18451945
- Quantity
- .5 cubic feet, (1 document case and 1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1432
- Summary
- 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.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Many members of the Fletcher family were schoolteachers in Salem, Silverton, and other parts of Marion County, Oregon.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Fletcher family papers, Mss 1432, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on 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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Pioneers--Oregon--Marion County
- Teachers--Oregon--Marion Couny
Personal Names
- Fletcher, Benjamin Franklin, 1823-1902
- Fletcher, Ellsworth Benjamin
- Fletcher, Lorraine (Lois Lorraine)
- Hobart, Emaline Fletcher
Family Names
- Fletcher family
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- financial records
- legal documents
- scrapbooks
