Sadie Walker Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 173
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, typed summary of interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning her father, George Elliot, and life in early Jamestown. Includes mention of George Elliott coming to N.D. in 1879, the family's arrival in 1880, getting a contract to build railroad grade, buying a farm near Spiritwood, N.D., blizzards, the homesickness of Sadie's mother, description of their home, her father's attempts at gardening, digging a well, entertaining visitors, their move to Jamestown, N.D. where Sadie attended Jamestown College, her teaching career in Jamestown and Fargo, N.D.
Dates
- 1941, 1950, 1954, 1965.
Creator
- Walker, Sadie, 1865-1965. (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
Born in Chester County, Penn., daughter of George Elliott. The family moved to Spiritwood, N.D. in 1880. She was one of the first students at Jamestown College and among the first in its teacher training classes. She taught in Jamestown, and Fargo, N.D., later became elementary principal in Fargo. She retired in 1941.
Extent
11 Items (11 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, typed summary of interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning her father, George Elliot, and life in early Jamestown. Includes mention of George Elliott coming to N.D. in 1879, the family's arrival in 1880, getting a contract to build railroad grade, buying a farm near Spiritwood, N.D., blizzards, the homesickness of Sadie's mother, description of their home, her father's attempts at gardening, digging a well, entertaining visitors, their move to Jamestown, N.D. where Sadie attended Jamestown College, her teaching career in Jamestown and Fargo, N.D.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Sadie Walker, 1954 (Acc. 173).
Separated Materials
2 carte de visite photographs processed as Photo 537
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Blizzards -- North Dakota.
- Clippings.
- Education -- North Dakota -- Fargo.
- Education -- North Dakota -- Jamestown.
- Elliott, George.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Stutsman County.
- Hospitality -- North Dakota.
- Interviews.
- Jamestown (N.D.)
- Jamestown College.
- Letters.
- Railroads -- Grades -- North Dakota.
- Spiritwood (N.D.)
- Teachers -- North Dakota.
- Walker, Sadie, 1865-1965. -- : Interviews.
- Wells -- North Dakota.
- Women teachers -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Walker, Sadie, 1865-1965. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Sadie Walker Collection of Papers
- 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