W.P. Kenney
File — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Typed copies of correspondence from Nils A. Olsen, of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, C.C. (Chester) Morrison, Great Northern Railway employee, E.C. Leedy, R. Budd, and W.P. Kenney, possibly a Great Northern Railway Company employee. The corespondence discusses the business papers of James J. Hill, original owner of the farms and the fact that the papers had been disposed of previously. Also includes a typed carbon copy of a paper entitled "Humbolt & Northcote farms" by C.C. Morrison, (1953). This history gives a detailed look at the livestock which included Belgian horses, milking Shorthorn cattle, the acreage, other large but not bonanza farms such as Elk Valley Farm (Larimore, N.D.), Garnett Farm (Saint Thomas, N.D.), Fingal Enger Farm (Hatton, N.D.), and large farms in general. Also discusses Walter Hill's farm plan as developed by James J. Hill.
Dates
- 1921-1922, 1953
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Extent
From the Collection: 9 Items (9 items)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu