Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Strand Studio Photograph Collection is a wealth of visual resources related to the people and institutions of Rugby, N.D. and the north central part of North Dakota, through the photographic work of Curtis and Maxine Strand. Also impressive is that it spans forty years from 1948 when they established their studio until their retirement in 1988. The collection consists primarily of portraiture, together with commercial photography for area businesses, schools, organizations and churches, as...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Glückstal Colonies Research Association Collection is an archive of resources concerning Germans from Russia and their descendants that was maintained by the GCRA, from 1986 until it was donated to the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection in 2010. The GCRA Materials Series contains resources related to the Glückstal Colonies Research Association, as well as the operation and activities of the organization. The Club Materials Folder contains mailers and membership...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains all the documents and products related to the Dakota Memories Oral History Project. It has been organized into three series: Narrator, Administration, and Oral History with numerous Sub-Series. The Narrator Series contains information relating to the 199 narrators and their interviews. Each folder contains the interview, forms used during video processing, a biography form of the narrator, and often photos and documents from the narrator. There is also...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains all the documents and products related to the Dakota Memories Oral History Project. It has been organized into three series: Narrator, Administration, and Oral History with numerous Sub-Series. The Narrator Series contains information relating to the 199 narrators and their interviews. Each folder contains the interview, forms used during video processing, a biography form of the narrator, and often photos and documents from the narrator. There is also...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains all the documents and products related to the Dakota Memories Oral History Project. It has been organized into three series: Narrator, Administration, and Oral History with numerous Sub-Series. The Narrator Series contains information relating to the 199 narrators and their interviews. Each folder contains the interview, forms used during video processing, a biography form of the narrator, and often photos and documents from the narrator. There is also...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains all the documents and products related to the Dakota Memories Oral History Project. It has been organized into three series: Narrator, Administration, and Oral History with numerous Sub-Series. The Narrator Series contains information relating to the 199 narrators and their interviews. Each folder contains the interview, forms used during video processing, a biography form of the narrator, and often photos and documents from the narrator. There is also...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Glückstal Colonies Research Association Collection is an archive of resources concerning Germans from Russia and their descendants that was maintained by the GCRA, from 1986 until it was donated to the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection in 2010. The GCRA Materials Series contains resources related to the Glückstal Colonies Research Association, as well as the operation and activities of the organization. The Club Materials Folder contains mailers and membership...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Andrew Johs Collection consists of copied German folksongs, a script to Easter Cantata “Passion,” and four books. The collection has been organized into three series: Folk Song, Subject, and Book. The Folk Song Series contains many handwritten and typed folk songs. The vast majority of them are in the German language but some are in English. [See the collection inventory for a full listing of the folksongs]. The ...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Andrew Johs Collection consists of copied German folksongs, a script to Easter Cantata “Passion,” and four books. The collection has been organized into three series: Folk Song, Subject, and Book. The Folk Song Series contains many handwritten and typed folk songs. The vast majority of them are in the German language but some are in English. [See the collection inventory for a full listing of the folksongs]. The ...