C. Scott Fletcher
1904-1991

C. Scott Fletcher began his work in the field of non-commercial educational television when he joined the Ford Foundation in 1951 and became president of the Fund for Adult Education.  During his ten years with the Fund, Fletcher helped establish and garner support for educational television (ETV) stations across the country. In 1964, Fletcher, as a consultant to the Educational Television Stations division of NAEB, convened a national meeting on long-range financing.  This meeting saw the formation of the Carnegie Commission on Educational Television which authored the landmark study Public Television: A Program for Action. Fletcher served as liaison officer between the ETS and NAEB from 1967 to 1971 when he then retired for the second time.

C. Scott Fletcher died on March 17, 1991

Bibliography:

Articles

• "NAEB Distinguished Award Acceptance Speech," Educational Broadcasting Review, Vol. 4 (Special Issue 1970, Convention Report): pp. 25-26.

Books:

• Fletcher, C. Scott. The battle of the curriculum. Pasadena, CA: Fund for Adult Education, 1958.
• Fletcher, C. Scott. Education for Public Responsibility. New York: Norton, 1961.
• Fletcher, C. Scott. Education, the Challenge Ahead. New York: W.W. Norton, 1962.
• Fletcher, C. Scott. The Great Awakening, including a plan for education for leadership; an elaboration of a recent address. White Plains, NY: 1958.

Other resources:

Papers of C. Scott Fletcher
Oral History interview by Jim Robertson