Joseph R. Truscott Papers
Collection Overview
Title: Joseph R. Truscott Papers
ID: OGLMC583
Primary Creator: Truscott, Joseph R. (1870-1959)
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 08/21/1080. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Binford, North Dakota, Health and Medicine
Languages: English
Abstract
1870-1959; physician from Binford, North Dakota
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Joseph R. Truscott Papers mainly consist of materials documenting the lives of Dr. Joseph Truscott and his son, Robert. This includes Dr. Truscott's autobiography, as well as files and photographs regarding businesses of Robert Truscott.
Collection Historical Note
Joseph Robert Truscott was born September 9,1870. At the age of 15, his father moved the family from New York City to Dakota Territory. In 1891, his father left farming and moved to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. The following year, Joseph Truscott returned to the U.S., where he held several jobs in both North Dakota and Minnesota. After graduating from high school in 1895, he entered the University of Minnesota. He graduated in 1901 with a medical degree and moved to Binford, North Dakota, where he began practicing medicine in August 1902. In the same year, he married Eva Eleonora Florentina of St. Paul, Minnesota. The couple had two children: Robert Leroy (born 1905) and Donald Lorne (born 1909). Joseph and Eleanor Truscott lived in Binford throughout their married life. After Eleanor's death in 1928, Joseph Truscott dedicated his life to this medical practice. Upon his retirement in 1947, Binford honored him for 45 years of service to the community. Dr. Truscott died June 27, 1959.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Dean Truscott, Medford, Oregon, donated additional materials January 20, 1999; 99-2262
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Kent Alm, North Dakota State Board of Higher Education
Acquisition Method: Donation; 80-665
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Joseph R. Truscott Papers. OGLMC 583 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 March 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Photographs :],
[Oversize Folder 1: Photograph 30 - Binford, North Dakota, general store],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Autobiography of Joseph R. Truscott, Chapters 1-7
- Folder 2: Autobiography of Joseph R. Truscott, Chapters 8-9
- Folder 3: Autobiography of Joseph R. Truscott, Chapters 10-14
- Folder 4: Autobiography of Joseph R. Truscott, Chapters 15-19
- Folder 5: Joseph R. Truscott - miscellaneous
- Folder 6: Research file - Sibley Expedition
- Folder 7: Research file - Fort Totten trail
- Folder 8: Robert Truscott, Park Food Store (grocery store)
- Folder 9: Eva Eleonora Florentina baptismal certificate, German Lutheran Church, Cooperstown, North Dakota, 1905
- Folder 1: Autobiography of Joseph R. Truscott, Chapters 1-7
- Photographs :
- Photograph 1: Dr. Joseph Truscott in exam room in his office in Binford, North Dakota, 1910s
- Photograph 2: Dr. Joseph Truscott outside his office in Binford, North Dakota, 1920s
- Photograph 3: Joseph and Robert Truscott, 1909
- Photograph 4: Joseph Truscott with his Model T Ford, 1910s
- Photograph 5: Joseph Truscott with his 1938 Chevrolet two-door coup
- Photograph 6: Joseph Truscott's house in Binford, North Dakota, 1906
- Photograph 7: Main Street (looking south) in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 8: Removing snow from in front of the Truscott house in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 9: Removing snow in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 10: Truscott family members (unidentified)
- Photograph 11: Robert Truscott family with Electrolux salesman, Arnold Christianson - promo for the Bismarck Tribune, 1946
- Photograph 12: Robert Truscott family with Electrolux salesman, Arnold Christianson - promo for the Bismarck Tribune, 1946
- Photograph 13: Robert Truscott promoting Nash coffee in Williston, North Dakota, 1940s
- Photograph 14: Park Foods grocery store, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1946
- Photograph 15: Park Foods grocery store collapse, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Photograph 16: Truscott's Gift Shop, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1950
- Photograph 17: Truscott's Gift Shop, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1950
- Photograph 18: Binford, North Dakota, snow movers, 1936
- Photograph 19: Public School in Binford, North Dakota (postcard)
- Photograph 20: Binford, North Dakota, school classroom
- Photograph 21: Boy Scout Troop in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 22: Concrete sidewalk installation in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 23: Railroad vehicle in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 24: Store in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 25: Store in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 26: Store in Binford, North Dakota
- Photograph 27: Old state capitol. Bismarck, North Dakota
- Photograph 28: Loyalton, South Dakota, 1922
- Photograph 29: Main street parade in Williston, North Dakota, circa 1939
- Photograph 1: Dr. Joseph Truscott in exam room in his office in Binford, North Dakota, 1910s
- Oversize Folder 1: Photograph 30 - Binford, North Dakota, general store
- Separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets.
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Photographs :],
[Oversize Folder 1: Photograph 30 - Binford, North Dakota, general store],
[All]