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Ernest Brownson Family Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 76

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, including information relating to Brownson's professional and personal activities and his attendance at State Normal School, Valley City, N.D.; memorial to Lura Lavonia Perrine, college teacher, of Valley City, N.D.; genealogical material on the Brownson family; and two typewritten mss., one by Brownson's wife, Frances (Williams) Brownson, entitled Pioneering in North Dakota (12 p.), relating to the Williams family of White Earth, N.D., and one by his mother, Cora (Brown) Brownson entitled Memories of My Childhood (41 p.), concerning her childhood near Waterbury, Vt., and attendance at University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis.

Dates

  • 1851-1970

Creator

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

Teacher in Williams County, N.D., and chiropractor in Mayville and Fargo, N.D.

Extent

64 Items (64 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, including information relating to Brownson's professional and personal activities and his attendance at State Normal School, Valley City, N.D.; memorial to Lura Lavonia Perrine, college teacher, of Valley City, N.D.; genealogical material on the Brownson family; and two typewritten mss., one by Brownson's wife, Frances (Williams) Brownson, entitled Pioneering in North Dakota (12 p.), relating to the Williams family of White Earth, N.D., and one by his mother, Cora (Brown) Brownson entitled Memories of My Childhood (41 p.), concerning her childhood near Waterbury, Vt., and attendance at University of Minnesota, at Minneapolis.

Provenance

Donated by Ernest Brownson in 1953 (Acc. 76).

Property rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Ernest Brownson Family Papers
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:
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3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States