Title: Agnes Quirk Papers, 1918-1926, 1990

Predominant Dates:1918-1926

ID: OGLMC1269

Primary Creator: Quirk, Agnes (1905-1990)

Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 04/28/1993

Subjects: Health and Medicine - Nursing, Women's History

Languages: English

Bridget Agnes Brandle was born January 22, 1905, in Missoula, Montana. She was the daughter of Michael and Mathilda (Faas) Brandle. Following the death of her father, she was placed in an orphanage in St. Paul, Minnesota, while her mother worked outside the home. She was adopted by her step-father, William Quirk, after he married Mathilda Brandle.

She attended high school at St. Benedict's in Collegeville, Minnesota, and continued her education at St. Alexis Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota. She graduated as a registered surgical nurse and followed that with one year of training in massage. She married Frank J. Wetch and the couple moved to Thief River Falls, Minnesota. They operated Frank's Eat Shop, a small café, as well as the Northern Hotel. They later opened the Wetch Hotel, which Agnes Wetch operated until 1989. Frank and Agnes Wetch had two children: Gerald and Mary Ann.

She married Ole Hegtvedt on August 18, 1979, in Thief River Falls. Agnes Wetch Hegtvedt died February 19, 1990, in Thief River Falls.

Health and Medicine - Nursing
Women's History

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Lily Francis, East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 93-1874

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Agnes Quirk Papers. OGLMC 1269, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in July 2012.