Elva Preston Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-313
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an interview with Elva Preston about her father and his live in the upper Midwest and then correspondence between Elva and Leonard Sackett.
Dates
- 1954-1957.
Creator
- Preston, Elva, 1883- (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
Elva Duncanson Preston was born to Joseph and Ellen (McCarthy) Duncanson on April 18, 1883 in Glyndon, Minnesota. She married Arthur M. Preston on June 17, 1922 in Snohomish, Washington. She eventually became a teacher in the Belllingham, Washington area. Not much is known about her life in Washington, or how she ended up in San Francisco, where she died November 5, 1966 at Little sisters of the Poor.
Extent
1 Folders (10 items of materials relating to Elva Preston and her father Joseph Duncanson)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Collection contains papers relating to Elva Preston and her family including her father Joseph Duncanson.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Arthur Preston October 12, 1954 (Acc. 313).
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Preston, Elva, 1883- (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Elva Duncanson Preston 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