Alex McKinnon Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 160
Scope and Contents
Typed summary of interview (2 leaves) with Alex McKinnon and daughter Gladys concerning his association with Frank Lynch, rounding up Frank Lynch's horses, brief mention of a California lumber company in which McKinnon tried to convince L.B. Hanna to invest, farm machinery purchased by John S. Dalrymple, obituaries of Alex and Margaret Ford McKinnon and Frank Lynch Company letterhead.
Dates
- 1954, 1964.
Creator
- McKinnon, Alex, 1874-1954. (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
Born at Ontario, Canada, son of Donald and Flora McMillan McKinnon. He emigrated in 1888, settling at Buffalo, N.D. Began working in 1890 with Frank Lynch in a farm implement business at Casselton, N.D. Formed partnership of Lynch-McKinnon in 1925. McKinnon also became director of First National Bank, Casselton. 1893 wed Margaret Ford; she also emigrated from Ontario.
Extent
4 Items (4 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed summary of interview (2 leaves) with Alex McKinnon and daughter Gladys concerning his association with Frank Lynch, rounding up Frank Lynch's horses, brief mention of a California lumber company in which McKinnon tried to convince L.B. Hanna to invest, farm machinery purchased by John S. Dalrymple, obituaries of Alex and Margaret Ford McKinnon and Frank Lynch Company letterhead.
Provenance
Donated by Alex McKinnon, 1954 (Acc. 160).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Agricultural implement industry -- North Dakota.
- Banks and banking -- North Dakota.
- Businessmen -- North Dakota.
- Canadian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Casselton (N.D.)
- Clippings.
- Frank Lynch Company (Casselton, N.D.)
- Horses -- North Dakota.
- Interviews.
- Investments -- North Dakota.
- Lynch, Frank, 1853-1939.
- McKinnon, Alex, 1874-1954. -- : Interviews.
- McKinnon, Gladys, 1895-1966. -- : Interviews.
- McKinnon, Margaret, 1874-1964.
Creator
- McKinnon, Alex, 1874-1954. (Person)
- McKinnon, Gladys, 1895-1966. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Alex McKinnon Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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