Bessie Schwartz Reminiscence
Collection
Identifier: SC 1055
Scope and Contents
Typed reminiscence of her life, including life in Romania, immigrating to Minneapolis, adapting to her new life, homesteading in N.D., her wedding, births of her children, marriages of her siblings and her children, life in Belfield, with mention of their store and local residents, moving to Minneapolis, her children adjusting to the move, and her mother's 90th birthday.
See Also: Max Schwartz – SC 1054
Dates
- 1955-1956.
Creator
- Schwartz, Bessie, 1886- (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 Bessie Halpern in Romania, family immigrated in 1901. First settled in Minneapolis, later moved to Fargo. Wed Max Schwartz in 1908. They settled at Dickinson, N.D., later moved to Belfield, N.D. where they managed a general store. Sold the store in 1924 and returned to Minneapolis.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (37 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed reminiscence of her life, including life in Romania, immigrating to Minneapolis, adapting to her new life, homesteading in N.D., her wedding, births of her children, marriages of her siblings and her children, life in Belfield, with mention of their store and local residents, moving to Minneapolis, her children adjusting to the move, and her mother's 90th birthday. See Also: Max Schwartz – SC 1054
Provenance
Donated by Unknown.
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Belfield (N.D.)
- Dickinson (N.D.)
- Fargo (N.D.)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Stark County.
- Jewish families -- Minnesota.
- Jewish families -- North Dakota.
- Jewish way of life.
- Jews -- Minnesota.
- Jews -- North Dakota.
- Land settlement -- North Dakota.
- Minneapolis (Minn.)
- Reminiscences.
- Romanian Americans -- Minnesota.
- Romanian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Schwartz, Bessie, 1886-
- Schwartz, Max.
- Weddings -- North Dakota.
- Women in business -- Minnesota.
- Women in business -- North Dakota.
- Women pioneers -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Schwartz, Bessie, 1886- (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Bessie Schwartz Reminiscence
- 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