Oscar Fletcher Papers 1992-2016

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Creator
Fletcher, Oscar Jasper, 1938-
Size
7 linear feet (14 archival boxes)
Call number
MC 00671
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The Oscar Fletcher Papers contain Fletcher's journals and notes, 1992-2016, as well as his daytimers and calendars, 2000-2008, from when he was a faculty member at NC State University and dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Journals and Notes cover topics that include: scholarships, committee reports, budget reports, College of Veterinary Medicine statistics, student involvement, faculty and staff development, meetings with deans and faculty members, faculty retreat notes, operational plans, senior exit interviews, and student questionnaires.

Oscar Fletcher, DVM, Ph.D., was dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State University from 1992 to 2004. From 2004 onwards, Fletcher served as a professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at NC State University. Fletcher is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a Founder Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.

Biographical/historical note

Oscar Fletcher, DVM, Ph.D., was dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at NC State University from 1992 to 2004. From 2004 onwards, Fletcher served as a professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at NC State University. Fletcher is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and a Founder Diplomate of the American College of Poultry Veterinarians.

Fletcher joined the faculty of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia in 1968 as an assistant professor of veterinary pathology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1972, joined the Department of Avian Medicine in 1973, served as the acting associate dean for academic affairs, 1972-1973, associate dean for academic affairs, 1976-1982, and was promoted to professor in 1978. He was named head of the Department of Avian Medicine and Director of the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center in 1982. In 1989, Fletcher became dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. He then served as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University from 1992 to 2004. Since 2004, Fletcher has been a professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at NC State.

Oscar Fletcher attended Wofford College, 1956-1959, where he received a B.S. degree in 1960. He attended Clemson University, 1959-1960, for required pre-veterinary courses; was a student in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia, 1960-1965, earning the DVM degree in 1964, and an M.S. degree in veterinary pathology in 1965. Further graduate work was done at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1968, where he received a Ph.D. in 1968.

Scope/content

The Oscar Fletcher Papers contain Fletcher's journals and notes, 1992-2016, as well as his daytimers and calendars, 2000-2008, from the time period when he was on the faculty of NC State University and dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. The Journals and Notes cover topics that include: scholarships, committee reports, budget reports, College of Veterinary Medicine statistics, student involvement, faculty and staff development, meetings with deans and faculty members, faculty retreat notes, operational plans, senior exit interviews, and student questionnaires.

Arrangement

Materials in this collection are aranged chronologically and are separated by month and year.

Use of these materials

The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.

The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Oscar Fletcher Papers, MC 00671, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Related material

Source of acquisition

Gift of Oscar Fletcher, 2019 July (Accession 2019.0181).

Processing information

Processed by: Todd Kosmerick, 2019 July; finding aid by: Todd Kosmerick, 2019 July; further processing by: Oliver Robinson, 2019 September; finding aid updated by: Oliver Robinson, 2019 September.

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The collection is organized into two principal series:

Journals and Notes 1992-2016 (Accession 2019.0181)

The Journals and Notes series cover topics that include: scholarships, committee reports, budget reports, College of Veterinary Medicine statistics, student involvement, faculty and staff development, meetings with deans and faculty members, faculty retreat notes, operational plans, senior exit interviews, and student questionnaires.

This series is aranged chronologically by month and year.

Notes: March - June 1992 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 1, Folder 1
Notes: June - October 1992 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 1, Folder 2
Notes: September - November 1992 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 1, Folder 3
Notes: February - October 1993 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 1, Folder 4
Notes: May - September 1993 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 1, Folder 5
Notes: September - December 1993-1994 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 2, Folder 1
Notes: December - April 1993-1994 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 2, Folder 2
Notes: May - Janurary 1994-1995 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 2, Folder 3
Notes: August - February 1994-1995 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 2, Folder 4
Notes: February - May 1995 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 3, Folder 1
Notes: April - August 1995 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 3, Folder 2
Notes: July - September 1995 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 3, Folder 3
Notes: March - December 1995-1996 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 3, Folder 4
Notes: Janurary - April 1996 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 3, Folder 5
Notes: October - July 1996-1997 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 4, Folder 1
Notes: April - October 1996 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 4, Folder 2
Notes: July - Jamuary 1996-1997 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 4, Folder 3
Notes: January - Febraury 1997-1998 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 4, Folder 4
Notes: January - June 1997-1998 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 5, Folder 1
Notes: June - December 1998 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 5, Folder 2
Notes: January - April 1998-2000 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 5, Folder 3
Notes: March - March 1999-2000 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 6, Folder 1
Notes: April - October 1999 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 6, Folder 2
Notes: October - December 1999-2000 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 6, Folder 3
Notes: December - May 1999-2000 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 6, Folder 4
Notes: February - May 2000-2001 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 7, Folder 1
Notes: June - January 2000-2001 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 7, Folder 2
Notes: March - December 2000 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 7, Folder 3
Notes: October - May 2001 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 7, Folder 4
Notes: March - October 2001-2002 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 8, Folder 1
Notes: April - August 2001 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 8, Folder 2
Notes: May - February 2001-2002 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 8, Folder 3
Notes: October - June 2001-2002 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 8, Folder 4
Notes: April - June 2002 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 9, Folder 1
Notes: May - October 2002-2003 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 9, Folder 2
Notes: July - January 2002-2003 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 9, Folder 3
Notes: September - April 2002-2003 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 9, Folder 4
Notes: February - June 2003 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 10, Folder 1
Notes: June - October 2003-2004 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 10, Folder 2
Notes: April - May 2004 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 10, Folder 3
Notes: October - December 2004-2006 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 10, Folder 4
Notes: October 2008 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 11, Folder 1
Notes: October - May 2014-2016 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 11, Folder 2
Calendars 2000-2007 (Accession 2019.0181)

This series is aranged chronologically by by month and year.

Calendars: July - December 2000 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 11, Folder 3
Calendars: January - June 2001 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 11, Folder 4
Calendars: July - December 2001 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 12, Folder 1
Calendars: January - June 2002 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 12, Folder 2
Calendars: July - December 2002 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 12, Folder 3
Calendars: January - June 2003 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 13, Folder 1
Calendars: July - December 2003 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 13, Folder 2
Calendars: January - June 2004 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 13, Folder 3
Calendars: July - December 2004 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 13, Folder 4
Calendars: January - June 2005 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 14, Folder 1
Calendars: July - December 2005 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 14, Folder 2
Calendars: 2006 - 2007 2006-2007 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 14, Folder 3
Calendars: 2008 - 2009 2008-2009 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 14, Folder 4
Calendars: January - August 2006 (Accession 2019.0181)
Box 14, Folder 5
Please note that some historical materials may contain harmful content and/or descriptions. Learn how we’re addressing it.

Access to the collection

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access will require additional advanced notice. Copies of digital files may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Oscar Fletcher Papers, MC 00671, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.

The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.