James Florance Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 562
Scope and Contents
Typed summary of interview (8 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning the Hill Farm at Northcote, Minn., family history article and newspaper clippings on the Florance Farm at Hallock, Minn., and a poem entitled "The pioneers" by his father Edward. Hill Farm (also known as Northcote Farm) was owned by James J. Hill, later by his son Walter. Most of the original Hill Farm was taken over by Edward Florance Jr. and son Maurice. Florance Farm was strictly grain farming, no livestock was owned.
Dates
- 1935, 1955-1956
Creator
- Florance, James, 1871- (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Born at Collingwood, Ontario in 1871. Storekeeper at Northcote, Minnesota. He died in 1972.
Extent
5 Items (5 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed summary of interview (8 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning the Hill Farm at Northcote, Minn., family history article and newspaper clippings on the Florance Farm at Hallock, Minn., and a poem entitled "The pioneers" by his father Edward. Hill Farm (also known as Northcote Farm) was owned by James J. Hill, later by his son Walter. Most of the original Hill Farm was taken over by Edward Florance Jr. and son Maurice. Florance Farm was strictly grain farming, no livestock was owned.
Provenance
Donated by James Florance on September 13, 1955 (Acc. 562).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Bonanza farms -- Minnesota.
- Businessmen -- Minnesota.
- Canadian Americans -- Minnesota.
- Clippings.
- Florance, E. C. (Edward Charles), b. 1836.
- Florance, James, 1871- -- : Interviews.
- Hallock (Minn.)
- Hill Farm (Minn.)
- Hill, James Jerome, 1838-1916.
- Hill, Walter Jerome, 1885-1944.
- Humboldt (Minn. : Farm)
- Interviews.
- Kittson County (Minn.)
- Northcote (Minn.)
- Poetry.
Creator
- Florance, James, 1871- (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the James Florance 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
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