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Copy of A Pioneer Story of Agnethe Thompson by Frances Sjuggerud, Mildrd Holter, and Thomas Johnson of Holmen, Wisconsin MISC MSS 293

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

MISC MSS 293

Summary Information

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.
Collection Title
A Pioneer Story of Agnethe Thompson by Frances Sjuggerud, Mildred Holter, and Thomas Johnson of Holmen, Wisconsin
Date of Materials
circa 1936-1939
Creator
Johnson, Thomas
Creator
Mildred Holter
Creator
Sjuggerud, Frances
Call Number
MISC MSS 293
Amount
0.02 cubic feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Box
MISC 63
Folder
1
Repository
La Crosse Public Library Archives

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], A Pioneer Story of Agnethe Thompson by Frances Sjuggerud of Holmen, Wisconsin, MISC MSS293, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

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Existence and Location of Originals note

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

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Federal Writers' Project.

Genre(s)

  • Oral histories

Geographic Name(s)

  • Holmen (Wis.)--History

Personal Name(s)

  • Thompson, Agnethe (Fixen), 1863-1934

Subject(s)

  • Education--Wisconsin--Holmen
  • Emigration and immigration--Norwegian--Wisconsin--Holmen
  • Norwegian Americans--Wisconsin--Holmen

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