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Interview

 File — Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Typed summary of interview (5 leaves) mentioning McFarlane's uncle, Henry C. Lyon, foreman and manager of Rand and Brown Farm (1881-1882), John Elliot who followed Lyon as foreman, a description of Rand and Brown Farm's location, General Thomas M. Walker, a Civil War veteran from Erie, Penn., who managed the Rand and Brown Farm and later bought his own farm, a brief mention of his wife Agnes Coughey Walker, a description of the Rand and Brown Farm buildings including the grain elevators, and typed copies of Moorhead daily news clippings from 1896 about the railroad accident of Frank Coughey; Coughey, foreman at Walker's farm, died in the winter of 1896-1897 and was buried on General Walker's farm.

Dates

  • 1896, 1956.

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Items (3 items.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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