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Orville Theodore Fletcher papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 3674

Scope and content

Manuscript and typescript of Orville Fletcher's "From Plow to Pulpit: An Autobiography..." concerning his boyhood on a farm in McClure Settlement, New York, 1850-1890. Also, photographs of Fletcher farmhouse, 1893, and barn, 1930; the Fletcher children; Fletcher's parents, James and Laura Fletcher; and Patty and Benjamin Fletcher, Jr., 1859, his grandparents. Includes obituaries of James Fletcher, Orville Fletcher's father.

Dates

  • 1859-1935.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Orville T. Fletcher was a clergyman who grew up on a farm in McClure, New York.

Extent

.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

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Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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