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A Pioneer Story of Agnethe Thompson by Frances Sjuggerud, Mildred Holter, and Thomas Johnson of Holmen, Wisconsin

 Collection — Box: MISC 63, Folder: 1
Identifier: MISC MSS 293

Abstract

Copy of "A Pioneer Story" by Frances Sjuggerud, a sixteen year old high school student from Holmen, Wisconsin, and written between 1936-1939. Sjuggerud's writing is a brief biography of her neighbor Agnethe (Fixen) Thompson, born October 29, 1863, in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. This typed transcript forms part of the U. S. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project. The original transcript is housed as part of the Library of Congress' Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-1939.

Dates

  • circa 1936-1939

Creator

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Extent

0.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Originals

The original is held by the Library of Congress and is a part of the Folklore Project, Life Histories, 1936-1939

Creator

Source

Title
Copy of "A Pioneer Story" of Agnethe Thompson by Frances Sjuggerud, Mildred Holter, and Thomas Johnson of Holmen, Wisconsin, circa 1936-1939
Status
Completed
Author
Hannah L Weber
Date
2016 March
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository

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