Special Collections Finding Aids

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.

Abstract Ebenezer Magoffin was a merchant and state legislator, of Monango, N.D.

Scope and Contents The Erling N. Rolfsrud Photograph Collection consists of 221 photographic prints, which are organized into nineteen files. They were withdrawn from the Rolfsrud papers when they were being processed. These images were collected or taken by Mr. Rolfsrud in connection with his research and writing on North Dakota. The first file consists of three portraits of Mr. Rolfsrud. They include a formal portrait, Mr. Rolfsrud seated at his work desk and outside his Minnesota home. The Portraits Series...

Abstract Term paper by Linda Christenson relating to relocation and readjustment; reminiscence of Dora Hall Hertz; pamphlets and newspaper clippings, including information concerning the dispute over the expansion of the reservation (1970-1971).

Abstract Letter and report (1869) of Capt. William J. Twining relating to his reconnaissance of the territory from the Red River to the Mouse (also known as Souris) River; historical sketches; and pamphlets and newspaper clippings, concerning Fort Totten, which was established as a military base near Devils Lake in 1867 and abandoned 1890. Includes information pertaining to Fort Totten Indian Reservation.

Abstract Short histories, pamphlets, and clippings, relating to Fort Union, a trading post of American Fur Company, ca. 1829-1864, which became a military installation in 1864 and was abandoned in 1865.

Abstract Community survey (1936), including photos, compiled by Vivian E. Luther; "Record of the Proceedings of an Institute of the Schools of Standing Rock Agency" (1904); fact sheet; clippings; and other materials, relating to Fort Yates, the headquarters for Standing Rock Indian Reservation, and the reservation.

Abstract Editor of the Bismark Tribune when the paper won a Pulizer Prize.

Abstract Jewish immigrant from the Ukraine who became one of Fargo's most successful lawyers and most active community and Jewish leaders in the state. This collection provides a good example of a lawyer's case work.