Interview
File — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Typed summary of interview (4 leaves) with Leonard Sackett which concerns the Chaffee family, and F.H. and George N. Smith, brothers who homesteaded north of Amenia, N.D. Includes mention of work at Amenia and Sharon Land Co., rules for hired men including church attendance, the Smith brothers' farm partnership, their terms in the N.D. and S.D. legislatures (F.H. elected to S.D. legislature, George N. to N.D. House, F. Paul to N.D. House), losing the S.D. farmland in the 1920s, business interest in the Common Sense Gas Tractor Co., Minneapolis, Minn., death of Della and F. Paul's son William in a plane crash at Hector Airfield, Fargo, and F. Paul's death in 1941. Also includes clippings.
Dates
- 1955-1956, 1969
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Items (4 items.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Smith, Della, 1889-1969. (Person)
- From the Collection: Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
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