Benton B. Byers papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a diploma, photograph and news clippings from 1904–1972, a plant sketchbook, a scrapbook, and various items of Benton Byers' father Fredrick W. Byers including journals, notes, and letters from the Civil War.
Dates
- 1861-1972
Creator
- Byers, Benton B., 1880-1972 (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
Benton B. Byers was a Duluth pharmacist, son of Fredrick W. Byers. Benton Byers came to Duluth in 1905 and operated three pharmacies. His father was a doctor in Monroe, Wisconsin, where Benton Byers was born. In 1926, Byers married Mary Elizabeth Rayne.
Extent
2.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a diploma, photograph and news clippings from 1904–1972, a plant sketchbook, a scrapbook, and various items of Benton Byers' father Fredrick W. Byers including journals, notes, and letters from the Civil War.
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.
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Diaries Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Benton B. Byers papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: B.H. Bruemmer.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
