The records of Fletcher Fisheries span the years 1938 to 2003, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1958 to 1994. Douglas Fletcher was born in McCook, Nebraska in 1939. He graduated from Colorado State University with a BS in Biological Science in 1964 and a BS in Fisheries Science in 1966. He was a life member of the American Fisheries Society, and a Certified Fisheries Scientist since 1982. The Fletcher Fisheries Collection was Douglas H. Fletcher’s private reference files when he worked for the US Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (1962-63), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (1965), The US Bureau of Sport fisheries and Wildlife (1966-67), the Florida Game and Fresh Water Commission (1967-71), and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (1971-98). These papers, articles, notes, publications and personal research span the years from 1938 to 1998.