Contents
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Judge Amidon collection consists of copies of correspondence, and various subject files collected by Professor Kenneth Smemo of Moorhead State University while writing a paper on Judge Amidon. Much of the material comes from the Amidon collection of the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection, University of North Dakota.
The Correspondence Series includes letters from E. F. Ladd, Judge L. Hand, Felix Frankfurter, Rev. R. A. Beard, Theodore Roosevelt, and Zeachariah Chaffee, Jr.; and letters to Oswald Villard, Theodore Roosevelt, Zeachariah Chaffee, Jr., Felix Frankfurter, James A. Frear, M. D. Purdy, and Robert M. La Follette. The later correspondence is between Mrs. Beulah Amidon Ratliff, and Dr. Elwyn Robinson, and of Dr. Smemo.
The Subject Files Series include a copy of Dr. Smemo’s paper, various newspaper clippings, a list of opinions by Judge Amidon in the 8th Court of Appeals, and articles by Eleanor and Beulah concerning their father’s college days.
Dates
- 1892-1939
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu