Carrie Craker Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 735
Scope and Contents
Transciption of 35 letters written by Carrie and and W.A. Craker from Gladstone, N.D. primarily to her brother Eldorus Labare at Omena as well as her parents. There are also several letters by Eldorus when in North Dakota and Wisconsin. In addition there is a copy of a newspaper article written in 1883 by W.A.'s uncle Robert Lee from Gladstone regarding the area and promoting immigration. It was published in The Enterprise of Leelanau, Michigan.
Dates
- 1887-1891
Creator
- Craker, W. A., 1868- (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
Craker was born at Omena, Michigan on July 6, 1868. He went to Dakota Territory in 1884 near Gladstone where he began to farm. He returned to Omena and married Carrie Labare in 1887. They farmed near Gladstone for nine years before returning to Omena.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (29 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Transciption of 35 letters written by Carrie and and W.A. Craker from Gladstone, N.D. primarily to her brother Eldorus Labare at Omena as well as her parents. There are also several letters by Eldorus when in North Dakota and Wisconsin. In addition there is a copy of a newspaper article written in 1883 by W.A.'s uncle Robert Lee from Gladstone regarding the area and promoting immigration. It was published in The Enterprise of Leelanau, Michigan.
Provenance
Unknown
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Craker, Carrie. -- : Correspondence.
- Craker, W. A., 1868- -- : Correspondence.
- Farm life -- North Dakota -- Gladstone.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Gladstone.
- Gladstone (N.D.)
- Labare, Eldorus.
- Lee, Robert.
- Letters.
- Omena (Mich.)
- Women -- Correspondence.
- Women pioneers -- North Dakota -- Gladstone.
Creator
- Craker, W. A., 1868- (Person)
- Novak, Janet Kinnucan. (Person)
- Craker, Carrie. (Person)
- Labare, Eldorus. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Carrie Craker Letters
- Description rules
- Rda
- 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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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu