"Welcome to our City: A Double Barreled Story of Success", by William P. Fay
Item
Identifier: SC 581
Scope and Content
Handwritten fiction story recounting the lives of two families who moved to Fargo, N.D. in 1927 as a
place of opportunity. It was written as a tribute to the newspaper want ad, featuring the Fargo forum.
Dates
- 1927.
Creator
- Fay, William P. (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
William P. Fay was born in Winona, Minnesota on January 3, 1880. He moved with his family to Moorhead, where he attended schools. He was employed at the Moorhead Post Office, Manchester Biscuit Company and the Great Northern railway before his employment at the Standard Oil Company office in Fargo. He worked there for 21 years. He was married to Harriet Corbett in 1898 in Moorhead. They moved to Fargo in 1905. They had one daughter, Margaret. He died on December 7, 1936.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (21 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Handwritten fiction story recounting the lives of two families who moved to Fargo, N.D. in 1927 as a place of opportunity. It was written as a tribute to the newspaper want ad, featuring the Fargo Forum.
Provenance
Donor unknown.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Fay, William P. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to "Welcome to our City: A Double Barreled Story of Success", by William P. Fay
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
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3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu