Dr. Fredrick Barrett family papers

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3747

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of eight items: three letters from George M. Smith, general agent, Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway; two letters from Mr. Ransom Metcalfe dated May 17, 1895 regarding the purchase of The Range; Duluth Boat Club family ticket, 1910; program booklet for the 4th Annual Bonspiel at Eveleth, Minnesota, 1923, and a program for the annual banquet of the Gilbert Curling Club, 1927.

Dates

Creation: 1892-1927

Creator

Barrett, Dr. Frederick , 1843-1895 (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

Dr. Fredrick Barrett was born Nov. 5, 1843 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. He served in the Civil War until Dec. 1892, released due to disability. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1866. He moved to the south and lived in New Orleans and Mississippi, marrying C.L. Redmond in 1874, and then lived in Washington D.C. In 1887 he moved to Tower, Minnesota, purchasing the Tower Press, and established newspapers in Ely, Merritt, Virginia, and Biwabik.

Dr. Fredrick Barrett had four children, Fred, Fannie, George, and Corrie. Fred, the younger, was also a doctor and served seventeen terms as mayor of Gilbert, Minnesota, dying in 1931.

Extent

8.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.