Papers, 1804-1991

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Papers, 1804-1991

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The Mary Margaret French Frank Papers include a number of items relating to the genealogy of the French family. Two different books, Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French the Joiner, and The Family of David Scott French, examine the history of the French family from the 1600s through the 1900s. The Mallory and French papers establish a connection between the two families four generations before Mary Margaret French Frank was born in 1912. This folder is followed by one which contains material related to French Frank's immediate family. Those folders that do not deal specifically with the genealogy of the French family include a folder on Samuel S. Townsley, who was French Frank's Grandfather on her mother's side. Mary Margaret French Frank contributed one of her mother's letters which was used in the publication Humanities on the Frontier. Blanche Harding was a friend of both Mary Margaret French Frank and her mother, Mabel. John French Jr.'s connection to the other French family could not be established, while the folder on Skulda Banér, an author who wrote about a woman who left home to become a teacher in North Dakota, has no relation to the French Family. This addition to the Mary Margaret French Frank Papers consists of fifteen pieces of correspondence sent and received by Frank, dating from 1926-1984. The main correspondent was Lucy Johnston Sypher, a North Dakota native and author of several children's books. Other correspondents included Dr. James Grassick, a pioneer physician in Grand Forks, UND President Thomas Clifford, and "Jessie," who appears to be a long time friend of Frank's. The identity of "Jessie" remains unknown, although the letter and envelope indicate that she lived in Hales Corners, Wisconsin.

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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French family.

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Mallory family.

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Sypher, Lucy Johnston

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Frank, Mary Margaret, 1912-

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The roots of the French family have been traced as far back as the 1200s. The man believed to have started the French family was Samuel French the Joiner who was born in Dorset, England, on May 15, 1687. He immigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1688 of 1689, and settled in what is now Stratford, Connecticut. Mary Margaret French Frank was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota in 1912 to Harley and Mabel (Townsley) French. She was a 1930 graduate of Grand Forks Central High School. During that ti...

Banér, Skulda V. (Skulda Vanadis)

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Author of Ironwood, Michigan. From the description of Skulda Vanadis Banér papers, 1900-1975 (bulk 1920-1964). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34419059 Skulda Vanadis Banér was a prolific writer of fiction, articles and poetry. A native of Ironwood, Michigan, she achieved popularity during the 1940s and 1950s by writing light fiction for both adults and children. She often transformed personal experience into short stories and descriptive articles...

Townsley, Samuel S., 1852-1928

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Samuel Townsley worked as a teacher and a school superintendent for schools in Brighton, Columbus City, Knoxville, Storm Lake, Hampton and Decorah, Iowa as well as Vermillion, South Dakota, Indiana, Kansas and Arizona. He also worked as a salesman for Johnson's New Cyclopedia in Vermillion. Samuel Townsley was born in Brighton, Iowa; attended Grandview Academy (Grandview, Louisa County, Iowa) and National Normal School (Lebanon, Ohio). In 1872 he married Margaret E. Leech. From the d...

Harding, Blanche L. (Blanche Lillibridge), 1908-2004

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Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Chester Fritz Library)

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