Collection 00/MS.329 - Agnetha Duerksen Papers

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Reference code

US BCMLA 00/MS.329

Title

Agnetha Duerksen Papers

Date(s)

  • 1917-1979 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.00 Cubic Feet

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 29 Jan 1903, Hillsboro, Kansas. Parents Heinrich J. Duerksen and Helena Friesen.

Teacher in Goessel, Wichita, and Buhler. Never married.

Died 20 September 1985 at Schowalter Villa, Hesston, Kansas.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donation by Ruth Linscheid, a niece of Agnetha Duerksen.

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Scope and content

Correspondence 1930-47 with gaps

diaries 1917-79 with gaps

autograph books

clippings

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Accruals

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unprocessed

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open for research use

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Language of material

  • English
  • German

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We have papers of quite a few of her family members, such as her brother Edward Duerksen (MS.331).

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ArchonInternalCollectionID:129

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