Collection: Ada Claire Bergan Papers | Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

Typescript of reminiscence written by Mrs. Bergan and dated 1982. It includes descendants and ancestors listing. Also includes update compiled by Junior Palmer, son-in-law, on her life.

Dates

1994.

Creator

Bergan, Ada Claire Brownson, 1900-1994. (Person)

Access

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

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.

Biography

Ada Brownson was born in 1900 at Williston, N.D. She married Thomas A. Bergan and lived in Fargo, N.D. She worked as a legal secretary and as a clerk of the Selective Service Board. She also owned the Commercial Bureau printing service. She was active in local organizations, including the Order of the Eastern Star, Quota Club, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Daughters of the American Revolution, and North Dakota Society of Mayflower Descendants. She died in 1994 at the age of 94.

Extent

1 Items (45 pages)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Typescript of reminiscence written by Mrs. Bergan and dated 1982. It includes descendants and ancestors listing. Also includes update compiled by Junior Palmer, son-in-law, on her life.