Bardi G. Skulason Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 252-Mss 1500
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, including letters from Skulason's father, G. Skulason, to his brother, Eirik Skulason, in Iceland, recounting pioneer life in Pembina County; address of J.F. Douglas given at a North Dakota Association picnic (1949) in Los Angeles, Calif., documenting the life of his father, James A. Douglas, and the Icelandic community of Mountain, N.D.; biographical information; documents and agreements, pertaining to 1907 North Dakota House of Representatives; scrapbook (Mss 1500) containing information (partially in Icelandic) relating to Skulason's professional and political career and his unsuccessful candidacy for U.S. Congress in 1909-1910; and newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1901-1955
Creator
- Skulason, Bardi G., b. 1871. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Icelandic American lawyer and state legislator, of Mountain, N.D., and later of Oregon.
Extent
19 Items (19 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Icelandic American lawyer and state legislator, of Mountain, N.D., and later of Oregon.
Provenance
Donated by Bardi G. Skulason, 1954 (Acc. 252).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Biographies.
- California -- Societies, etc. -- Social.
- Douglas, J. F., b. 1874.
- Douglas, James A., b. 1846.
- Elections -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota.
- Iceland -- Resident of.
- Icelandic Americans -- North Dakota.
- Lawyers -- North Dakota.
- Legislators -- North Dakota.
- Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Societies, etc. -- Social.
- Mountain (N.D.)
- North Dakota -- Family and personal papers -- 20th century.
- North Dakota -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- North Dakota -- Legal affairs.
- North Dakota -- Politics and government.
- North Dakota -- Population elements -- Icelanders.
- North Dakota Association (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- North Dakota. Legislative Assembly. House of Representatives
- Oregon -- Resident of.
- Pembina County (N.D.) -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Pembina County (N.D.) -- Population elements -- Icelanders.
- Scrapbooks.
- Skulason, Bardi G., b. 1871.
- Skulason, Eirik. -- : Correspondence.
- Skulason, G. (Gudmundur), 1836-1914. -- : Correspondence.
- United States. Congress. House. -- : Elections, 1910.
Creator
- Skulason, Bardi G., b. 1871. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Bardi G. Skulason Collection of Papers
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu