Autobiography of William G. Starck
Item
Identifier: SC 592
Abstract
Photocopy of typescript autobiography that documents the lives of his German immigrant parents, Theodore and Wilhelmina Starck, who lived and farmed in Missouri and Nebraska and Starck's homesteading in Oliver County, N.D. in 1902. Includes mention of his parents trying to farm in Nebraska, their return to Missouri and coming back to Nebraska, his own experiences handling horses, the hospitality of German Russians in N.D., threshing, and a rooster used as an alarm clock.
Dates
- 1949.
Creator
- Starck, William G., 1875- (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.
Biographical / Historical
Born at Corondolet, Mo., son of Theodore and Wilhelmina (Junke) Starck. Homesteaded in Oliver County, N.D.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (10 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Donated by Bill Benjamin, 1978 (Acc. 2184)
Location of Originals Note
Holder of duplicates: Transcript from the original, transcribed by Bill and Cindy Benjamin, 1984.
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Summary
Photocopy of typescript autobiography that documents the lives of his German immigrant parents, Theodore and Wilhelmina Starck, who lived and farmed in Missouri and Nebraska and Starck's homesteading in Oliver County, N.D. in 1902. Includes mention of his parents trying to farm in Nebraska, their return to Missouri and coming back to Nebraska, his own experiences handling horses, the hospitality of German Russians in N.D., threshing, and a rooster used as an alarm clock.
Creator
- Starck, William G., 1875- (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Autobiography of William G. Starck
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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