John Burns Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 302
Scope and Contents
The collection contains interview notes with Leonard Sackett, a newspaper clipping, and some other biographical notes.
Dates
- 1954-1964
Creator
- Burns, John, 1868-1956. (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
John Burns was born October 17, 1868 in Linton, Scotland to Thomas Sanderson and Agnes Alice (Hepburn) Burns. He came to Winnipeg, Canada when he was 14. He then came to Cass county when he was 16 or 17 with his uncle, Peter Achison. With his uncle, he would help farm several farms in the Ayer, North Dakota area.
He married Elizabeth Hyslop, on November 22 1893. They had ten children, the youngest being born in 1916 and the eldest being dorn January, 12, 1895. In addition to farming in the Ayer, North Dakota area, he also participated on the local school boards. He died June 30, 1956.
He married Elizabeth Hyslop, on November 22 1893. They had ten children, the youngest being born in 1916 and the eldest being dorn January, 12, 1895. In addition to farming in the Ayer, North Dakota area, he also participated on the local school boards. He died June 30, 1956.
Extent
1 Folders (1 folder containing biographical materials.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Biographical material relating to John Burns and the Burns family near Ayer, North Dakota.
Provenance
Donated by John Burns on November 13, 1954 (Acc. 302).
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Ayr (N.D.)
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Burns family.
- Burns, John, 1868-1956. -- : Interviews.
- Burns, Sylvia, b. 1896. -- : Interviews.
- Cass County (N.D.)
- Clippings.
- Correspondence.
- Elgin Farm (N.D.)
- Family histories.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Cass County.
- Interviews.
- Park Farm (N.D.)
- Reminiscences.
- Scottish Americans -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Burns, John, 1868-1956. (Person)
- Burns, Sylvia, b. 1896. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the John Burns Records
- 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