Peter Zink Biography
Collection
Identifier: SC 475
Scope and Contents
Original handwritten biographical sketch (24 leaves) of Peter Zink's life in Foster County, N.D. Includes mention of his brothers, Oscar and Wendlin, his children, his efforts to obtain a small loan, starting the Bank of Melville, hunting wild geese, George Palmer building a house as a wedding gift for Peter Zink, Jr., Peter Zink's short course in hog farming at North Dakota Agricultural College, and his suicide after experiencing memory loss. Also includes a typed copy (7 leaves) and a brief letter.
Dates
- 1960.
Creator
- Miller, Ralph L., b. 1884. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Peter Zink was born in Germany, son of Peter and Anna (Bohnet) Zink. Wed Theresa Lettner, a German immigrant, in 1884. She died in 1929. They are buried at Carrington, N.D.
Extent
2 Items (2 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Original handwritten biographical sketch (24 leaves) of Peter Zink's life in Foster County, N.D. Includes mention of his brothers, Oscar and Wendlin, his children, his efforts to obtain a small loan, starting the Bank of Melville, hunting wild geese, George Palmer building a house as a wedding gift for Peter Zink, Jr., Peter Zink's short course in hog farming at North Dakota Agricultural College, and his suicide after experiencing memory loss. Also includes a typed copy (7 leaves) and a brief letter.
Provenance
Unknown.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Banks and banking -- North Dakota.
- Biographies.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Foster County (N.D.)
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Foster County.
- German Americans -- North Dakota.
- Melville (N.D.)
- North Dakota Agricultural College.
- Suicide -- North Dakota.
- Swine -- North Dakota.
- Waterfowl shooting -- North Dakota.
- Zink family.
- Zink, Peter, 1854-1923.
Creator
- Miller, Ralph L., b. 1884. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Peter J. Zink Biography
- 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