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William A. McCain Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 567

Scope and Content

Typed summary of interview and corrections with daughter, Anne Louise McCain Christianson, mentioning the Aurora Borealis Farm, Datus Smith, Charles Sutton, A.F. Sutton, father-in-law to McCain, various McCain and Sutton family members; genealogical material on the McCain family and typed copies of newspaper clippings. Handwritten reminiscence (3 leaves) by Martha Sutton McCain Simpson, his widow, about their first meeting and marriage. Brief typed family history (1 leaf) of McCain's sister, Mary Elizabeth, and parents, William Alexander and Maria Laura McAllister by Aimee Hemingway, William's niece. Application form for D.A.R. membership from Katie Lou McCain, William's niece, which includes McCain genealogy. "History of the McCain family" (3 leaves) by Ned McNeely.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1950-1959

Creator

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.

Biographical / Historical

Born at Carrollton, Miss. Wed Martha D. Sutton in 1899. Farmer at Blanchard, N.D., named his farm Aurora Borealis, referred to as Aurora Farm. Later, appointed postmaster at Hillsboro, N.D. Died from tuberculosis at Hot Springs, Ark. Buried at Hillsboro, N.D.

Biography

Born at Carrollton, Miss. Wed Martha D. Sutton in 1899. Farmer at Blanchard, N.D., named his farm Aurora Borealis, referred to as Aurora Farm. Later, appointed postmaster at Hillsboro, N.D. Died from tuberculosis at Hot Springs, Ark. Buried at Hillsboro, N.D.

Extent

8 Items (8 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Farmer at Blanchard, N.D., who named his farm Aurora Borealis, referred to as Aurora Farm. Later, appointed postmaster at Hillsboro, N.D.

Provenance

Donated by Anne Louise McCain Christianson, 1955 (Acc. 567).

Property rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.

Summary

Typed summary of interview and corrections with daughter, Anne Louise McCain Christianson, mentioning the Aurora Borealis Farm, Datus Smith, Charles Sutton, A.F. Sutton, father-in-law to McCain, various McCain and Sutton family members; genealogical material on the McCain family and typed copies of newspaper clippings. Handwritten reminiscence (3 leaves) by Martha Sutton McCain Simpson, his widow, about their first meeting and marriage. Brief typed family history (1 leaf) of McCain's sister, Mary Elizabeth, and parents, William Alexander and Maria Laura McAllister by Aimee Hemingway, William's niece. Application form for D.A.R. membership from Katie Lou McCain, William's niece, which includes McCain genealogy. "History of the McCain family" (3 leaves) by Ned McNeely.
Title
Finding Aid to the William A. McCain Collection
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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