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Mary Etta Hagan Papers, ca. 1834-1995



Summary Information

Mary Etta Hagan Papers, ca. 1834-1995 Creator: Hagan, Mary Etta, 1917-1995
Call No.: River Falls Mss EJ; PH River Falls Mss EJ
Extent: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) and 572 photographs, 9 negatives and 1 transparency in 2 archives boxes, and 1 oversize folder

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / River Falls Area Research Center
Contact Information
See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:
Papers of Mary Etta Hagan, a descendant of early settlers of New Richmond, Wis., consisting mainly of papers from her genealogical research into her Donohue and Hagan ancestry and collected family papers. Included are brief family histories and group sheets; both family correspondence and Hagan's research correspondence; clippings; photographs; copies of pages from family Bibles recording births, deaths, and marriages; and collected miscellaneous items relating to various family members. Other family names represented in the papers include Barger, Carroll, McGoldrick, McConville, Mahoney, Scott, and Martin. In addition, there is a scrapbook compiled by S. N. Hawkins containing clippings about an 1899 cyclone that devastated New Richmond, and obituaries of prominent New Richmond citizens.

Note: There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Administrative/Restriction Information

Access Restrictions:

Box 2, Folder 4 containing Correspondence with the Rev. Barry Hagen is closed to researchers until January 1, 2021.

Acquisition Information:

Presented by the Estate of Mary Etta Hagan via Judith A. Remington, New Richmond, Wis., 1996. Accession Number: M98-122

Processing Information:

Processed by Patrick Strabala and Donna Sereda, 1998.

Contents List

  Container   Title
River Falls Mss EJ
Series: Donohue and Related Families
Box 1 Folder 11
Barger Family
Box 1 Folder 2
Barger, Thomas, 1934-1986
Box 1 Folder 3
Carroll-McGoldrick Families
 
Donohue Family
Box 1 Folder 4
Clippings, 1891-1966
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1894-1995
Box 1 Folder 6
Family Histories, Group Sheets, and Miscellaneous Records
Box 1 Folder 7
Genealogy Correspondence, 1985-1992
Box 1 Folder 8
Miscellany
Box 1 Folder 9
Donohue Allied Families
Box 1 Folder 10
McConville Family
Box 1 Folder 11
Mahoney-Scott Families
Box 1 Folder 12
Martin Family
 
Series: Hagan and Related Families
Box 2 Folder 1
Hagan Family, 1906-1986
Box 2 Folder 2
Hagan-Gavin Families, ca. 1834-1990
Box 2 Folder 3
Hagan, Anna (Donohue), Correspondence, 1906-1943
Box 2 Folder 4
Hagan, Barry (Rev.), Correspondence, 1959-1995
Box 2 Folder 5
Hagan, J.M., Dr. Materials
Box 2 Folder 6
Hagan, Mary Etta, Family Correspondence, 1928-1987
Box 2 Folder 7
Hagan, Mary Etta, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1953-1995
Box 2 Folder 8
Hagan Opera House, New Richmond
Box 2 Folder 9
Series: New Richmond, Wis.: Scrapbook, 1899-1921, compiled by S.N. Hawkins

Scope Note: Clippings re: the 1899 cyclone and obituaries of prominent New Richmond citizens

PH River Falls Mss EJ
Series: Photographs
 
Subseries: Donohue and Related Families
Box 1 Folder 1
Barger Family
Box 1 Folder 2
Donohue Family
Box 1 Folder 3
Donohue, Charles and Family, New Richmond, Wis.
Box 1 Folder 4
Donohue, Dan (Dr.) and George T. McConville (Evelyn Donohue) Family
Box 1 Folder 5
Donohue, McCabe, Cashman, Tobin Families (mostly New Richmond, Wis.)
Box 1 Folder 6
McConville Family
Box 1 Folder 7
McGoldrick Family
Box 1 Folder 8
McGoldrick, Mary Carroll (Mrs. Patrick), ca. 1820-1909
Box 1 Folder 9
Miller, Richard D. and Catherine Kane Family, Seattle, Wash.
Box 1 Folder 10
Scott Family
Box 1 Folder 11
Scott, Michael and Jane Mahoney, New Richmond, Wis.
 
Subseries: Hagan and Related Families
Box 1 Folder 12
Hagan Family
Box 1 Folder 13
Hagan, John Sr. and Family
Box 1 Folder 14-15
Hagan, J.M. and Family
Oversize folder  
Hagan, J.M. (2 photographs, one with John Parden at the J.W. McCoy Home)
Box 1 Folder 16
Eureka Drug Store, New Richmond, Wis. (owned by J.M. Hagan)
Box 1 Folder 17
Hagan, Mary Etta, Childhood Photo Album
Box 1 Folder 18
Hagan, Mary Etta, Portraits
Box 1 Folder 19-20
Hagan, Thomas J. and Family (Erin, Wis.)
Oversize folder  
Hagan, Thomas J. (Mrs.), charcoal portrait
Box 1 Folder 21
Cole, Kane, and Bolduc Families, Wash.
Box 1 Folder 22
Kane Family, Seattle, Wash.
Box 1 Folder 23
MacGregor Family, Duluth, Minn.
Box 1 Folder 24
Mason Family, Oak Harbor, Wash., 1980s-1990s
Box 1 Folder 25
O'Neil Family, Glendive, Mont.
Box 1 Folder 26
Smith Family, Minnetonka, Minn.

Additional Descriptive Information

Appendix: Information from Donor:

There are some family members with more extensive correspondence or materials. They include:

Charles Donohue (MEH grandfather). Charlie Donohue was born in Ireland and had a varied career in mining, farming, politics, and various businesses.

Anna Maria Donohue Hagan (MEH mother). Anna was the oldest daughter of Charles and Mary Margaret McGoldrick Donohue. When her mother died, she assumed much of the responsibility for her younger siblings. She married John Hagan in 1906: Their only child was MEH.

John M. Hagan (MEH father). John was born in Erin, Wisconsin and his family later moved to the nearby town of New Richmond. He studied to be a dentist and practiced for one year in Glendive, Montana. At the end of that year, he returned to New Richmond and married Anna Donohue. Although he continued to use the title, Doctor, he never practiced dentistry in New Richmond. He had various businesses and primarily worked in insurance and real estate. He was also involved in local (Democratic) politics. John Hagan always had a drinking problem. His nephew, James D. Barger, says that John was one of the funniest men he ever met.

Thomas C. Barger (MEH first cousin, son of Matye (Mary Margaret) Donohue and Michael Thomas Barger). Tom was eight years older than MEH and she said she always felt like he was her brother. He worked as a geologist and mining engineer in the Arctic Circle region of Canada, was briefly a professor at University of Montana in mining engineering. In 1937, he married Kathleen Ray and left for Saudi Arabia. He remained in Arabia for 32 years and held various positions in the Arabian American Oil Company. His final position was that of President.

G. T. McConville (Terry McConville) (MEH second cousin, grandson of Dr. Daniel J. Donohue). Terry carried on an extensive correspondence with MEH concerning the Donohue family and also the connection of the family to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the signer of the Declaration of Independence. This connection is through Mary Carroll the wife of Patrick McGoldrick and mother of Mary Margaret McGoldrick Donohue (wife of Charles Donohue). The exact relation is still unknown.

Fr. Barry Hagan, CSC (MEH second cousin, part of the Glendive, Montana Hagan family). Fr. Hagan is an historian and currently, the Archivist at University of Portland (Oregon). He and MEH collaborated on the history of the Hagan family. Their correspondence should be closed for 25 years, at his request.

Florence Simon (MEH second cousin through the Scott line - part of the Donohue clan) Provided information on the Scott family and their relation to the Donohue family.

M. Susan Barger (MEH second cousin, granddaughter of Matye (pronounced "maytee") (Mary Margaret) Donohue and Michael Thomas Barger, daughter of James D. Barger, MD). Correspondence related to the Barger part of the family.


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