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Cal Olson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2098
Abstract
A diverse collection of images taken by Mr. Olson, that spans from the 1950s to the 1980s and its images include such topics as the Fargo tornado in 1957, Native Americans, and the Vietnam War. Most were taken by Cal Olson while photographic journalist for the Fargo Forum. These negatives give a good reflection of life in Fargo, Moorhead and the Red River Valley, featuring newsworthy events of the era.
Dates:
1950s-1980s
Carl E. Elofson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1165
Abstract
A Minnesota native who received his medical degree from the University of Kansas and served three terms as Cass County Coroner from 1933 to 1939.
Dates:
1933-1941
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Carl E. Elofson Papers
Carl F. Jurgens Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 678
Abstract
Notebook of handwritten entries listing performances in Fargo Opera House (1896-1911), Grand Theater, referred to as Grand Opera House in notebook, (1906-1911), The Bijou (1908-1911), The Ideal (1908-1909), and Savoy Theater (1910-1911). Performances included musicians, singers, magicians, dancers, and skits. Entry for Fargo Opera House includes seating capacity and prices for various seating sections. Also includes a postcard from Scott Leslie to Emil Jurgens, Medford, Oregon, and a...
Dates:
1896-1911
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Carl F. Jurgens Papers
Cass County Cemetery (Fargo, N.D.) Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 24
Abstract
Photocopy of handwritten and typed originals. The first list is a chronological record of burials in the county cemetery, beginning in 1903 and ending in 1934; a map of the cemetery is included. This list gives name, age, and occasionally, cause of death. Many of these burials were from the Cass County Poor Farm located in the same area. The other list begins with burials in 1947 and goes through 1984. It gives name, date of burial, age, and funeral home in charge of arrangements.
Dates:
1903-1984
Cass County Historical Society Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 487
Abstract
Correspondence, notices and minutes of meetings, pamphlets, broadsides, and newspaper clippings. Includes information relating to Bonanzaville U.S.A., a reconstructed village and living history museum commemorating the bonanza farm era, located in West Fargo, N.D., and operated by the society.
Dates:
1955-1980
Cass County Welfare Board Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 124
Abstract
The Welfare Board was formed in 1933 to recommend general policies for administering relief in Cass County. The records have been organized into five series: Regulations, Meeting minutes, Correspondence, Financial Records, and Subject Files.
Dates:
1933-1935
Catholic Diocese of Fargo Historical Survey Sheets
Collection
Identifier: Mss 258
Abstract
The Catholic Diocese Historical Survey Sheets Collection consists of old photocopies of a questionnaire sent to priests across the state by Bishop John Shanley in July 1908. The four-page form asked a series of questions with space for the priest to respond. A sampling of the questions includes: "The History of your place before it had a church" "Record the visits of the earliest missionaries to your place or district" "Were there any noteworthy laymen? Give their names" "When was the first...
Dates:
1908
Charles Bohnsack Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 451
Abstract
Typed summary of interview (10 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning the Grandin farms where Bohnsack worked, his early life, and clippings about him, his children, and their farmland.
Dates:
1954-1968
Clara Hageman Scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: SC 653
Abstract
Consists of four scrapbook/notebooks kept by Mrs. Hageman regarding the John F. Reynolds Corps No. 1 (Fargo, N.D.) of the Woman's Relief Corps. The books contain newspaper clippings, membership and officer lists, notes regarding meetings and her own work in the corps, plus several letters.
Dates:
1933-1948
Clarence S. Putnam Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 24
Abstract
A collection complied by the Institute staff from various sources to honor the former medical doctor turned music instructor at the North Dakota Agricultural College.
Dates:
1899-1944