Richard Bardon papers

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3182

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains five photocopied letters, typed copies of four of those letters, and an “Alphabetical Rhyme on Names of Early Residents”. The letters are from Father Baraga (1860) Bishop of Sault Saint Marie, Michigan, E. Vanpaemel (1861), D. Du Runquet (?) (1868), an unknown source (1869), and A. Carpentier (1870).

Dates

Creation: 1860-1871

Creator

Bardon, Richard, 1814-1889 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Richard Bardon came to the United States in 1840 and settled in Maysville, KY. In 1857 he moved to Superior, Wisconsin and by the 1860s he was teaching school at Grand Portage, Minnesota. He held many public offices in Douglas County, Wisconsin and was County Judge at the time of his death. He had 7 children: James, Thomas, Anna, Mary, Jane, Eliza, and John Alexander. The two youngest children were born in Superior.

Extent

15.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains five photocopied letters, typed copies of four of those letters, and an “Alphabetical Rhyme on Names of Early Residents”.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.