Fletcher, Susan Marshman Dyer, 1845 - 1941. Collection, 1867 - 1869

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: SMHC Collection 0168

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains items relating to Mrs. Susan (Dyer) Fletcher, who was a teacher at the Mankato Normal School. The items included are: three letters to Susan M. Dyer from George M. Gage, three photographs of Mrs. Fletcher, two tintypes (c. 1868) of Mrs. Fletcher, newspaper clippings (including obituaries for both Mrs. Fletcher and her daughter), and a copy of a speech given by Mrs. Fletcher. The typewritten speech was reproduced by the Nu Chapter, and also contains some recollections of Mrs. Fletcher’s time at the Normal School. There is also a typewritten report on the Early Days in the Mankato Normal School that Mrs. Susan (Dyer) Fletcher wrote and read in 1918.

Dates

1867-1869

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property and libel laws as they apply.

Biographical / Historical

Susan M. Dyer was born in New Sharon, Maine, February 17, 1845. She came to Mankato in 1868 to teach at the Mankato Normal School. In 1871 she married L. G. M. Fletcher. Susan Fletcher had seven children, including artist Gilbert Fletcher. Susan M. Fletcher died in Mankato May 27, 1941.

Biographical information from Mankato Free Press, May 28, 1941.

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet (2 folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains materials that either belonged to, or relate to Mrs. Susan Marshman (Dyer) Fletcher, (1845 - 1941). Mrs. Fletcher was a teacher at the Mankato Normal School, and this collection contains letters to her from George M. Gage, principal of the Normal school. Also included are photographs, newspaper clippings, a copy of a biographical sketch, and a speech given by Mrs. Fletcher at the fiftieth anniversary of the State Teachers College in 1918.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Robert Berquist donated this collection in July 1975.

Related Materials

Fletcher, Lafayette G. M. (1830 – 1910). Papers, 1884 – 1945. SMHC Collection 0171. One folder (13 items).

Fletcher, Gilbert M. (1883 – 1933). SMHC Collection 0170. One records carton plus one oversize records carton (32 1/2 X 20 1/2 X 6).

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: SMHC Collection 0168. Fletcher, Susan Marshman Dyer, 1845 - 1941. Collection, 1867 - 1869
Status: Completed
Date: 1976-01
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: English