McCumber, Porter J. (Porter James), 1856-1933.
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
North Dakota Citizen's Clean Court Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 93
Abstract
The North Dakota Citizens Clean Court Committee Records consist of subject files dealing with the work of the committee in opposing the nomination of Andrew Miller as federal judge. These include: memorandum on the organization of the committee; membership list; correspondence; telegrams; biographical material on Miller; depositions; documents regarding Miller’s legal practice; documents on his involvement with Stark County officials; and documents placed before the Subcommittee of the U.S....
Dates:
1921-1922.
Ralph D. Ward Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 354
Abstract
Mr. Ward was a North Dakota rancher and banker. The collection contains correspondence dealing chiefly with farming, ranching, legal and financial matters, land transactions, politics and banking; and biographical stories by his uncle Henry Ward, about pioneer life in in Dakota Territory to include Black Hills gold mining, 1881 Mandan flood, life in Owego colony in 1873, and hauling freight in a blizzard. There is also clippings and articles on Ward's father-in-law, Reuben N. Stevens, and the...
Dates:
1875-1960.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Ralph D. Ward Papers
Turtle Mountain Indian Commission Report, 1892
Item
Identifier: SC 22
Abstract
Commission established by the U.S. Congress. Commission members included Porter J. McCumber, John W. Wilson, and W. Woodville Flemming. The 1892 treaty was made at the Old Crossing of Red Lake River where the Indians ceded much of their land.
Dates:
1892.