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            <titlestmt>
                <titleproper>Guide to the William Ray Flesher Papers, 1925-1981
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                <author>Finding aid prepared by Zoe MacLeod</author>
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                <publisher>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</publisher>
                <address>
                    <addressline>1858 Neil Avenue</addressline>
                    <addressline>Columbus, OH, 43210</addressline>
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                <date>2016 September</date>
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                <p>b24987700 catalog record needs to be overlaid</p>
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                <date>2019-04-18T14:16-0400</date>
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            <unittitle>William Ray Flesher Papers</unittitle>
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                <extent>2.95 Cubic feet</extent>
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            <unitdate>1925-1981</unitdate>
            <abstract id="ref55" label="Abstract">William Ray Flesher was a professor of education at Ohio State University. The William Ray Flesher Papers contain publications and writings, research, and artifacts, such as academic hoods and a cap.</abstract>
            <physdesc id="ref50" label="Physical Description">(2) cartons; (1) flat box</physdesc>
            <langmaterial id="ref43" label="Language of Materials">English</langmaterial>
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                <persname rules="rda" source="naf">Flesher, William Ray, 1901-</persname>
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            <head>Arrangement of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials are arranged in the order received.</p>
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            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>Accession Number UA.1982.0072: College of Education</p>
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            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[identification of item], William Ray Flesher Papers, RG 40.89, Ohio State University Archives, The Ohio State University</p>
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            <head>Access to Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection are available for patron research, but may be used only in the University Archives Reading Room. Audiovisual materials may need a use copy produced before access is allowed. Some materials in this collection may be stored off-site, and are only available if requested 72 hours in advance of your visit. Contact the University Archives for more information.</p>
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        <userestrict id="ref44">
            <head>Use of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.</p>
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        <bioghist id="ref52">
            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>William Ray Flesher (1901-1981) was a professor of education at Ohio State University.</p>
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            <head>Scope and Contents</head>
            <p>The William Ray Flesher Papers contain scrapbooks, awards, biographical materials, publications and writings, Ph.D. materials, college yearbooks, four academic hoods, and one cap.</p>
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            <head>Related Materials</head>
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                <defitem>
                    <label>Ohio State University Archives Biographical File</label>
                    <item>William Ray Flesher</item>
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            <persname rules="rda" source="naf">Flesher, William Ray, 1901-</persname>
            <corpname rules="rda" source="naf">Ohio State University--Faculty.</corpname>
            <corpname rules="rda" source="naf">Ohio State University--History.</corpname>
            <corpname rules="rda" source="naf">Ohio State University. College of Education.</corpname>
            <subject source="lcsh">College teachers--Ohio--Columbus--20th century</subject>
            <genreform source="aat">Cultural artifacts</genreform>
            <subject source="lcsh">Education--Research--Ohio--Columbus--20th century</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">Education--Study and teaching (Higher)--Ohio--Columbus--20th century</subject>
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                        <unittitle>Biographical Material and Photographs for William and Marie Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unittitle>Commencement Program: Master of Arts Degrees Awarded to William and Marie A. Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1935 August 13</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Diploma: Master of Arts: William Ray Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1935</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Diploma: Doctor of Philosophy: William Ray Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1942</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Diploma: Master of Arts: Marie Adamson Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unittitle>Diploma: Doctor of Philosophy: Marie Adamson Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1951</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Christmas Greetings Sent by the Fleshers</unittitle>
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                        <unittitle>The Maroon and Gold(yearbook)</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1928</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Some of the highlights in the lives of Bill and Marie Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unittitle>Sweet Sixteen Photo albums: Sweet Sixteen and Flesher Fellows-Greetings from some of the Sweet Sixteen: (The Sweet Sixteen were the 16 men for whom Dr. William Flesher served as a major advisor in their doctoral programs at the Ohio State University)</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Administration of the Academic Program Colorado College: William R. and Marie A. Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1969</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref17" level="file">
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                        <unittitle>An Analysis of the Effects of College Acceleration: S. L. Pressey and Marie A. Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1944</unitdate>
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                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Collection and Classification of Business Transactions for Curriculum Purposes: William Ray Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1935</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref19" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>A College Degree in Less Than Three Years: Marie A. Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <container parent="cid743486" type="Folder">4</container>
                        <unitdate>1944</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref20" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>A Decade of Development in Educational Leadership: W. R. Flesher and A. L. Knoblauch</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743485" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743485" type="Folder">5</container>
                        <unitdate>1958</unitdate>
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                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Educational Research Bulletin: College of Education, The Ohio State University</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743484" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743484" type="Folder">6-7</container>
                        <unitdate>1944-1945</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref22" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Educational Specifications for the New Boardman High School Building: Educational Planning Service, W. R. Flesher, Director</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743483" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743483" type="Folder">8</container>
                        <unitdate>1966</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref23" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Improving Public Vocational-Technical Education in East-Central Illinois: School Survey Service, W. R. and Marie A. Flecher, Directors</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743482" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743482" type="Folder">9</container>
                        <unitdate>1965</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref24" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Improving Opportunities for Vocational-Technical Education in Montana: School Survey Service</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743481" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743481" type="Folder">10</container>
                        <unitdate>1968</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref25" level="file">
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                        <unittitle>An Intensive Study of Seventy-six Women Who Obtained their Undergraduate Degrees in Three Years or Less: Marie A. Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>1946</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Journal of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars</unittitle>
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                        <container parent="cid743479" type="Folder">12</container>
                        <unitdate>1947</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>The Journal of Educational Psychology</unittitle>
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                        <container parent="cid743478" type="Folder">13</container>
                        <unitdate>1955</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Local Advisory Committees for Vocational Education in Ohio Public Schools Educational Research Associates</unittitle>
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                        <container parent="cid743477" type="Folder">14</container>
                        <unitdate>1970</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref29" level="file">
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                        <unittitle>Mariettana: Marietta College</unittitle>
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                        <container parent="cid743476" type="Folder">15-16</container>
                        <unitdate>1927-1931</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Memories: Pomeroy High School</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743475" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743475" type="Folder">17-20</container>
                        <unitdate>1933-1936</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Miscellaneous Hand-out Items: W. R. and Marie A. Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref32" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Ohio College of Applied Science, Ohio Mechanics Institute, A Critical Evaluation: School Survey Service</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743473" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743473" type="Folder">22</container>
                        <unitdate>1961</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref33" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Ohio Schools</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743472" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743472" type="Folder">23-24</container>
                        <unitdate>1943</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Prediction of Freshman Achievement in the College of Engineering, Ohio State University: Marie Adamson Flesher</unittitle>
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                        <container parent="cid743471" type="Folder">25</container>
                        <unitdate>1935</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref35" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Problems of School and Community, Relationships of Beginning Teachers: William Ray Flesher</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743470" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743470" type="Folder">26</container>
                        <unitdate>1942</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref36" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Public Education in Ohio: School Survey Service</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743469" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743469" type="Folder">27</container>
                        <unitdate>1962</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref37" level="file">
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                        <unittitle>The Purple and Gold: St. Marys High School</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743468" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743468" type="Folder">28</container>
                        <unitdate>1925</unitdate>
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                <c02 id="ref38" level="file">
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                        <unittitle>The September Exploratory Experience Program of the College of Education, The Ohio State University: Marie Adamson Flesher</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743467" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743467" type="Folder">29</container>
                        <unitdate>1951</unitdate>
                    </did>
                </c02>
                <c02 id="ref39" level="file">
                    <did>
                        <unittitle>Vocational-Technical Education in the Public Schools of New Castle County, Delaware: School Survey Service</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743466" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0002</container>
                        <container parent="cid743466" type="Folder">30</container>
                        <unitdate>1964</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Academic Hoods - 4</unittitle>
                        <container id="cid743465" type="Box" label="Mixed Materials">UA.1982.0072.0003</container>
                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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                        <unittitle>Cap - 1</unittitle>
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                        <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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