Typescripts, Historical Notes, 23 November 1990 - 7 May 1999
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Allen Osmundson Papers consist of newspaper articles written by Mr. Osmundson, other writers’ articles that Mr. Osmundson collected, and a small collection of photographs. A large number of Mr. Osmundson’s newspaper articles, which were published in the Griggs County Sentinel-Courier, in a reoccurring column titled “Historical Notes”, are included in this collection. These articles are concerned, for the most part, with the local history of Griggs County during the first half of the twentieth century. Many of the typescripts for these columns were also included. There are also a number of Letters to the editor that Mr. Osmundson wrote for the “Sentinel-Courier.” This collection also holds articles by other writers that Mr. Osmundson collected through the years. These articles cover a wide range of subjects from Runic inscriptions found in Spokane, Washington to a thirty-five meter ski jump that was built on a hill outside of Hannaford, North Dakota in 1924. The collection includes a small number of pictures of people and places in Griggs County. The collection has been organized into two series: Osmundson Writings and Subject Files.
The Osmundson Writings Series contains Mr. Osmundson’s Historical Notes columns, the typescripts for many of those columns, letters to the editor, and a number of other newspaper articles that he wrote. This series contains one eleven-page manuscript titled Memories from the Great Depression, Allen Osmundson, Binford, North Dakota, A Brief History of the Jessie Post Office”. The Osmundson family file includes several short articles by Allen Osmundson as well as photocopies of the funeral books for Aslak H. Osmundson who died in 1945 and his wife Gurine who died in 1976 and a copy photographic print of the family. There is also a translation from Norwegian by Osmundson with additional information related to the murder at Kloten, N.D. of Sveinung S. Quanbeck and his brother-in-law Olaf Arneson by a Theodore Larson of Edinburg, N.D. in 1924.
The Subject Files Series contains a collection of articles about Runic inscriptions found in the 1920s in Spokane, Washington. This series also contains a number of articles by other writers that Mr. Osmundson collected, including a series of articles by Edward Johnson that were published in 1974 in the Griggs County Sentinel-Courier and that deal with local Griggs County history. There is a small collection of photocopies of pictures of people and places associated with Griggs County. A final folder in this series contains, among other things, a list of early settlers in Willow Township, correspondence concerning information about the Willow Cheese Factory, a list of people that Mr. Osmundson has been pallbearer for, and a list of Sheyenne River benchmarks.
Dates
- 1924-2001.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: .4 Linear Feet (.4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Osmundson, Allen, 1926-2008. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
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Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu