Lyle R. Fletcher collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0975

Collection Organization

The Lyle Fletcher Collection concentrates primarily upon his research of the history, geography, and weather of Wood County and his activities while living in Bowling Green. Those interested in the history of the county’s weather might wish to consult the data he collected on temperature and precipitation in Wood County. That research was useful not only for his 1996 publication - A Century or So of Wood County Weather - but also for a series of weather articles which appeared for years in the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune. Copies of some of the articles are included in the collection.

Dr. Fletcher kept notes, clippings, and statistical data about Bowling Green and Wood County history. The edited manuscript for An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio offers information about the history and geography of the local townships and their communities. His correspondence, personal files, autobiographical notes, and news clippings offer some details about Dr. Fletcher’s activities, interests, and community involvement during the time he lived in Bowling Green. The collection contains very little about his career and activities prior to coming to Bowling Green.

Check the UL catalog for additional information about Lyle Fletcher (ie. interview with Dorsey Sergent on dvd POG5258).

Minutes, Bowling Green U.S. Bicentennial Committee, 1973-1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1973-1974

Minutes, Bowling Green Sesquicentennial Commission, 1982-1983

 File – Box 1, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1982-1983

Minutes, Ohio Council of Geography Teachers, 1949-1958

 File – Box 1, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1949-1958

Minutes, Wood County Committee on Aging, 1976-1994

 File – Box 1, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1976-1994

Minutes, Wood County Landmarks Committee, 1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1974

Minutes, Wood County Park Commission, 1934-1965

 File – Box 1, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1934-1965

Minutes, Wood County Park Commission, 1973-1993, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1973-1993, undated

Minutes and agendas, miscellaneous, 1950-1966

 File – Box 1, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1950-1966

Correspondence, outgoing, 1966-1974

 File – Box 1, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1966-1974

Correspondence, 1947-1988

 File – Box 1, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1947-1988

Correspondence, Great Lakes research, 1957-1958

 File – Box 1, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1957-1958

Correspondence, Topographical map research, 1958

 File – Box 1, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1958

Correspondence, Fletcher family Christmas letter (The Buckeye Breeze), 1951-1998

 File – Box 1, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1951-1998

Correspondence, Fletcher 60th wedding anniversary cards, 1993

 File – Box 1, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1993

Correspondence, Fletcher birthday cards, 1995-1999, undated

 File – Box 1, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1995-1999, undated

Bowling Green Kiwanis, 1992, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1992, undated

Bowling Green M.E. Church, Wesleyan Class, 1948-1974

 File – Box 2, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1948-1974

Bowling Green, Parks and Recreation, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Bowling Green, Tree survey, 1968-1993

 File – Box 2, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1968-1993

Bowling Green, Weather study, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

Bowling Green, Fletcher Arboretum, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

Wood County Bicentennial Constitution Citizens Committee , 1989

 File – Box 2, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1989

Wood County Courthouse Centennial, 1994

 File – Box 2, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1994

Wood County Historical Society, 1955-1997

 File – Box 2, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1955-1997

Wood County, County officials and Spirit of Wood County Award winners, 1976-1993, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1976-1993, undated

Wood County Sesquicentennial Committee, 1970

 File – Box 2, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1970

Fletcher honors, 1970-1992, 2000, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1970-1992
Creation: 2000, undated

Fletcher honors, Emeritus certificate, 1971

 File – Box 2, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1971

Legal documents, 1979-1992

 File – Box 2, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1979-1992

Clippings, Lyle Fletcher, 1955-2001

 File – Box 2, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1955-2001

Clippings, Fletcher family, 1955-1959, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1955-1959, undated

Lyle Fletcher's high school annual, 1922

 File – Box 2, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1922

Photographs, Pemberville and misc., 1912, undated

 File – Box 2, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1912, undated

Development of political subdivisions, 1979, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1979, undated

Distances between places in the county, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: undated

Place names and locations, 1957-1977, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1957-1977, undated

Early settlers and residents, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Population, 1822-1970

 File – Box 3, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1822-1970

Cemeteries, 1961-1972

 File – Box 3, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1961-1972

Indexes to county history resources, 1979, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1979, undated

Brief county histories, 1974

 File – Box 3, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1974

Bowling Green roads and streets, 1983, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1983, undated

Bowling Green buildings and businesses, 1910-1997, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1910-1997, undated

Bowling Green historic points of interest, 1965-1977

 File – Box 3, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1965-1977

Bowling Green history by subject (possibly for the Sesquicentennial history of the city), 1975-1983

 File – Box 3, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1975-1983

Bowling Green, History of the First Christian Church, 1955

 File – Box 3, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1955

Bowling Green clippings, 1951-1968

 File – Box 3, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1951-1968

Wood County clippings, 1942-1992

 File – Box 3, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1942-1992

Wood County maps, 1876-1989, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1876-1989, undated

Anthony Wayne Parkway map, 1955

 File – Box 3, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1955

Maumee River Valley maps, 1903, 1973, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1903
Creation: 1973, undated

Ohio Geologic maps and natural vegetation map, 1931-1957, 1966

 File – Box 3, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1931-1957
Creation: 1966

Native Americans of Ohio, undated

 File – Box 3, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: undated

Map of Ohio Country up to 1800, 1963

 File – Box 3, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1963

Map of the Western Reserve 1800-1850, 1964

 File – Box 3, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1964

Map of North Union 1870 (Cleveland, Ohio Shakers), 1961

 File – Box 3, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1961

Wood County history, 1848-1949

 File – Box 4, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1848-1949

Bowling Green buildings and businesses, 1867-1973

 File – Box 4, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1867-1973

Bowling Green, North Baltimore, 1888-1889

 File – Box 4, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1888-1889

Fort Meigs Reveille, 1848-1859

 File – Box 4, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1848-1859

Miami of the Lake, 1836-1854

 File – Box 4, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1836-1854

Prairie Depot Observer, 1900-1950

 File – Box 4, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1900-1950

Pemberville, 1934-1965

 File – Box 4, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1934-1965

Pemberville Leader, 1887-1956

 File – Box 4, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1887-1956

Tri-County News, 1934-1948

 File – Box 4, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1934-1948

Unique Weekly, Rising Sun, 1908-1934

 File – Box 4, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1908-1934

Wayne Observer, 1933-1939

 File – Box 4, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1933-1939

Early Recollections by W.J. Veitch, 1941-1942

 File – Box 4, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1941-1942

Hull’s Trace, Harrison’s Trail, 1876

 File – Box 4, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1876

Newspaper extractions, 1830’s-1840’s

 File – Box 4, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1830’s-1840’s

Newspaper extractions, 1850's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1850's

Newspaper extractions, 1860's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1860's

Newspaper extractions, 1870's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1870's

Newspaper extractions, 1880's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1880's

Newspaper extractions, 1890's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1890's

Newspaper extractions, 1900's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1900's

Newspaper extractions, 1917

 File – Box 4, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1917

Newspaper extractions, 1920's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1920's

Newspaper extractions, 1930's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1930's

Newspaper extractions, 1940's

 File – Box 4, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1940's

Monthly record of climatological observations, 1957-1970

 File – Box 5, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1957-1970

Monthly record of climatological observations, 1971-1984

 File – Box 5, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1971-1984

Monthly record of climatological observations, 1990-1997

 File – Box 5, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1990-1997

Temperature charts, Max. and min., 1858-1973

 File – Box 5, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1858-1973

Temperature charts, Max. and min., 1858-1992

 File – Box 5, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1858-1992

Temperature charts, Max. and min., 1858-1996

 File – Box 5, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1858-1996

Temperature charts, Max. and min., 1858-1997

 File – Box 5, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1858-1997

Temperature charts, Max. and min., 1886-1980

 File – Box 6, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1886-1980

Precipitation charts, 1858-1991

 File – Box 6, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1858-1991

Wood County weather analysis, notes, 1854-1990

 File – Box 6, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1854-1990

Two Centuries of Wood County Weather, notes, 1787-1991

 File – Box 6, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1787-1991

Tornado, 1953

 File – Box 6, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1953

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, The drainage, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Islands in the Maumee River, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, The Portage River System, Toussaint Creek, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio,, Edited manuscript, The Superficies or Land Surface Features, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Bloom Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Center Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Freedom Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Grand Rapids Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Henry Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Jackson Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Lake Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Liberty Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Middleton Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 13
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Milton Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 14
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Montgomery Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 15
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Perry Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 16
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Plain Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 17
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Portage Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 18
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Webster Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 19
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, Weston Township, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 20
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Edited manuscript, End pages and miscellaneous, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 21
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Final manuscript, Pages 1-81, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 22
Dates
Creation: 1988

An Historical Gazetteer of Wood County, Ohio, Final manuscript, Pages 82-146, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 23
Dates
Creation: 1988

Articles about Wood County by Lyle Fletcher or in which he was quoted, 1988

 File – Box 7, Folder: 24
Dates
Creation: 1988

Some Observations on the Additional Climatological Data Needed for Courses in Air Mass Climatology, 1954

 File – Box 8, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1954

Articles by Lyle Fletcher on Wood County weather (taken from the Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune), 1956-1979

 File – Box 8, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1956-1979

Lyle Fletcher autobiography and Wood County History notes, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 3
Dates
Creation: undated

Family history notes, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 4
Dates
Creation: undated

Some Observations on the Geographic Factors Basic to World Power, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 5
Dates
Creation: undated

The Need for an Adequate Public School Curricula and Teacher Training Program in Geography for Understanding the U.S.’s Position in World Power Politics, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 6
Dates
Creation: undated

An Observational Factor Affecting Our Mean and Absolute Temperature Values, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 7
Dates
Creation: undated

Toward Understanding Ohio Weather and Climate, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 8
Dates
Creation: undated

Frequency of Severe Winters in A Century of Wood County Weather (incomplete), undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 9
Dates
Creation: undated

Some Observations on the Distribution of Temperature Over Ohio, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 10
Dates
Creation: undated

Bibliography by Lyle Fletcher for Wood County History class, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 11
Dates
Creation: undated

Student essays on American Indian chiefs, Geography 451, undated

 File – Box 8, Folder: 12
Dates
Creation: undated

Diploma, Lyle Fletcher, 1918

 File – Box 9, Folder: 1
Dates
Creation: 1918

Diploma, Lyle Fletcher, 1932

 File – Box 9, Folder: 2
Dates
Creation: 1932