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
- From the Collection: McFarlane, Neil, 1890-1967. (Person)
- From the Collection: Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu