Bessie Punton Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 314
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two letters discussing the Punton family as well an article from the Fargo Forum.
Dates
- 1954-1960.
Creator
- Punton, Bessie, 1877-1960. (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
Elizabeth “Bessie” Punton was born April 13, 1876 in Scotland to Thomas and Elizabeth (Bell) Punton. Her father around from Scotland and went to work at the Park Farm in Ayer, North Dakota. Bessie would die April 3, 1960 in Morton county, North Dakota and is buried in Buffalo Cemetery, in Cass county, North Dakota.
There are several mentions of the Punton family in the North Dakota State University Archives Biography Index as well as the NDSU Fargo Forum Obituary index.
There are several mentions of the Punton family in the North Dakota State University Archives Biography Index as well as the NDSU Fargo Forum Obituary index.
Extent
1 Folders (4 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
This collection contains correespondence related to the Punton family.
Provenance
Donated by Bessie Punton on October 12, 1954 (Acc. 314).
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Punton, Bessie, 1877-1960. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Bessie Punton Collection
- 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