Pratt Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 608
Scope and Contents
Two interviews concerning the Pratt family. First interview (9 leaves) with R.W. (Robert Wesley) Pratt and his wife, Anne (Margach) Pratt, concerns George and Mathilda (Dempsey) Pratt moving to N.D. in 1880 from Ontario, George's brothers, James, WIlliam, and R.J., who moved to N.D., difficulties in plowing, W.J. Pratt and his wife, Dr. Charlotte Campbell, George Pratt's gift of property to his four children, James Pratt selling his business to L.J. (Lewis) Margach, mention of General Thomas M. Walker and his wife, their potato field, R.W's first car, sharpening a plowshare. Second interview (3 leaves) with R.W. Pratt concerns his grandfather, James Pratt, who survived being caught in a blizzard, his farm near the Red River, R.W. and his brother, John D., plowing, selling wheat, and his father, George. Also includes obituaries.
Dates
- 1924, 1956-1957.
Creator
- Pratt, R. W. (Robert Wesley), 1887- (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
Son of George and Mathilda (Dempsey) Pratt who settled in Cass County, N.D. in 1880.
Extent
5 Items (5 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two interviews concerning the Pratt family. First interview (9 leaves) with R.W. (Robert Wesley) Pratt and his wife, Anne (Margach) Pratt, concerns George and Mathilda (Dempsey) Pratt moving to N.D. in 1880 from Ontario, George's brothers, James, WIlliam, and R.J., who moved to N.D., difficulties in plowing, W.J. Pratt and his wife, Dr. Charlotte Campbell, George Pratt's gift of property to his four children, James Pratt selling his business to L.J. (Lewis) Margach, mention of General Thomas M. Walker and his wife, their potato field, R.W's first car, sharpening a plowshare. Second interview (3 leaves) with R.W. Pratt concerns his grandfather, James Pratt, who survived being caught in a blizzard, his farm near the Red River, R.W. and his brother, John D., plowing, selling wheat, and his father, George. Also includes obituaries.
Provenance
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wesley Pratt on February 6, 1956 (Acc. 608).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Blizzards -- North Dakota.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Businessmen -- North Dakota.
- Cass County (N.D.)
- Clippings.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Cass County.
- Gardner (N.D.)
- Interviews.
- Land settlement -- North Dakota.
- Ontario.
- Plowing -- North Dakota.
- Plows -- North Dakota.
- Pratt family.
- Pratt, Anne, 1891- -- : Interviews.
- Pratt, George, 1851-1924.
- Pratt, Mathilda, 1852-1930.
- Pratt, R. W. (Robert Wesley), 1887- -- : Interviews.
- Rand and Brown Farm (N.D.)
- Walker, Thomas McCormick, 1834-
Creator
- Pratt, R. W. (Robert Wesley), 1887- (Person)
- Pratt, Anne, 1891- (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Pratt Family Collection
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu