Special Collections Finding Aids

Abstract It was a study group that provided women with an opportunity to come together and explore various historical subjects. The purpose of the club, as stated in the constitution, was to widen women's outlooks, to keep them in touch with the present and to make them more familiar with the past.

Abstract Letter from Mrs. Haug; typed and handwritten copies of "Early experiences in the Mouse River Loop," by Mrs. Haug, concerning her homesteading and teaching experiences; "A history of the Congregational Church of Deering"; "A short history of the N.C. Abbott and O.C. Haug families," pamphlet entitled "Farm lands in the Mouse River Loop, North Dakota" from Hovland-Walstad Company, Lansford, N.D., and obituaries.

Abstract Lutheran Church originally located in Moorhead, Minnesota before its members moved it to its present site south of Fargo along U.S. Highway 81.

Abstract Scrapbook (compiler unknown) of newspaper clippings relating to the North Dakota Infantry and its part in the Spanish-American War. Clippings follow the troop's movements to the Pacific Coast and the trip to the Philippines. Includes some personal correspondence reprinted in the newspaper.

Abstract Massachusetts native, active in the North Dakota Legislature and served as a U.S. Marshal.

Abstract Correspondence, her typed manuscript "Small stories of early days in Spiritwood and community," (23 leaves) concerning her parents, Peter and Jane Pearson, other pioneers, and pioneer life in Spiritwood, N.D. Includes mention of Sadie (Elliott) Walker, a schoolteacher, her mother planting the first sweet corn in the area, Will and Mary Agnes Farley, and anecdotes about other Spiritwood residents. Also includes clippings.

Abstract Copy of typescript history of the early banks in Dakota Territory, and including information on the Dakota Bankers Association and the North Dakota Bankers Association.

Overview Small Collection pertaining to Red River Valley pioneer, Olav Thortvedt and his family.

Abstract Norwegian immigrant who started a contracting business and became a successful Fargo contractor. Responsible for building the Carnegie Library (Putnam Hall) and its addition on the North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University).

Overview Photocopy of Lenore Nordwall's typed manuscript, "We came to North Dakota".