Agnes Quirk Papers

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1269

Scope and Contents

The Agnes Quirk Papers, 1918-1926, consist of a number of books she used while attending nursing school, and notes she took from both English and physiology classes. There are a couple of notebooks that contain songs and also music notes.

Dates

created: 1918-1926, 1990
Other: Majority of material found in 1918-1926
Other: Date acquired: 04/28/1993

Creator

Quirk, Agnes (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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

Biographical or Historical Information

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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.

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