Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Dr. Ruth Mirtz Collection contains nine photographs, family documents, and a family kronik all regarding the Wildermuth family. The Photograph Series contains historic family photos and postcards. Most are related to the Mirtz, Wildermuth, and Zacher families. Writing on the back of some photos includes genealogy information and photo descriptions. The Family Documents Series contains a certification of naturalization of Wilhelm Wildermuth, descendent and pedigree charts...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The numerous records of the Fargo Lions club detail the activities of one of the first service clubs in the Fargo area. The Meeting Minutes Series consists of board meetings and minutes of the Lions Club. The Correspondence Series consists of writings of club members, newsletters and brochures. The Annual Event Series consists of the annual Lions All-Star game, its publicity, and other anniversaries of the club. The Program Series consists of activity reports, program schedules,...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Cass Count, N.D. Unfiled Miscellaneous Actions span from a time frame if 1928, to 1946. The files are part of the Cass County Civil Court case files, but were likely not formally brought forward as part of a civil action. The files were originally house in a filing cabinet, in a numbered series, of which the original order has been kept. A majority of the files consist of minutes written in shorthand. In the case files which are solely shorthand minutes, a notation of that point has...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Matthew F. Steele Papers consist of newspaper clippings; a short autobiography, reminiscence of his involvement in the death of Sitting Bull; correspondence from January 1899 until October 1907; and diaries covering January 1920 to February 1952. The newspaper clippings are his obituary and a few articles on Mr. Steele written by Roy P. Johnson, a staff writer for the Fargo Forum, and Steele family obituaries. Among the articles is a copy of Steele’s article published in the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Matthew F. Steele Papers consist of newspaper clippings; a short autobiography, reminiscence of his involvement in the death of Sitting Bull; correspondence from January 1899 until October 1907; and diaries covering January 1920 to February 1952. The newspaper clippings are his obituary and a few articles on Mr. Steele written by Roy P. Johnson, a staff writer for the Fargo Forum, and Steele family obituaries. Among the articles is a copy of Steele’s article published in the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Ernest and Gladys Groves Papers are comprised of eleven series: Legal Documents and Personal Background; Correspondence; Manuscripts/Books; Articles, Bibliographies and Book Reviews; Conferences and Organizations; Notes and Case Studies; Course Materials; School Bulletins; Newspaper Clippings; and Subject File. The collection is not complete and the original filing was either poor or was not retained. However, the collection does give a good indication of the type of work the Groves’ did...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Matthew F. Steele Papers consist of newspaper clippings; a short autobiography, reminiscence of his involvement in the death of Sitting Bull; correspondence from January 1899 until October 1907; and diaries covering January 1920 to February 1952. The newspaper clippings are his obituary and a few articles on Mr. Steele written by Roy P. Johnson, a staff writer for the Fargo Forum, and Steele family obituaries. Among the articles is a copy of Steele’s article published in the...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Fargo-Moorhead Open Forum Collection consists of historical material, the articles of incorporation and by-laws, meeting minutes, membership lists, board of directors and officers lists, financial records, correspondence, biographies, photographs and lists of speakers. The Meeting Minutes Series contains the first meeting of the Board of Directors named in the Articles of Incorporation in 1965. The folder includes only minutes of one meeting in 1940 and one in 1950; therefore this series...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection reflects Rainer Schickele’s career as an instructor and an advisor with the FAO and ADC. The majority of the collection is papers written by Schickele concerning land tenure and using economics as a means for agricultural planning. The collection is divided into nine series: Biography, Papers, Essays and Discussions, California Farms, FAO/ADC, Sri Lanka, Publications, Research, Correspondence and Memoranda, and Book Reviews. The Biographical Series consists of letters of...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The numerous records of the Fargo Lions club detail the activities of one of the first service clubs in the Fargo area. The Meeting Minutes Series consists of board meetings and minutes of the Lions Club. The Correspondence Series consists of writings of club members, newsletters and brochures. The Annual Event Series consists of the annual Lions All-Star game, its publicity, and other anniversaries of the club. The Program Series consists of activity reports, program schedules,...