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Finding aid, and Historical information

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Rasmus Gunderson family scrapbook contains 42 leaves. It includes photographs of family, friends and places relating to the Gunderson and Klingenberg families. Most of the photographs are unidentified. There are also a large number of postcards from Bergen, Norway, as well as several North Dakota locations including Minot, Kenmare. The scrapbook also holds greeting cards, telegrams and letters addressed to both Rasmus and Martha Gunderson. Other items include the State of North Dakota Stallion Registration Board 21st Annual Report dated December 1930, Rasums Gunderson’s draft registration card from 1918, a Sunnhordlands ribbon from 1935, and a copy of The Ambrose Herald newspaper from June 25, 1936. Also included is Ragna Marie Gunderson’s baptismal certificate dated December 14, 1908. The scrapbook was in poor condition, and has undergone archival reconstructed.

Dates

  • 1900s-1957

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Linear Feet (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Norwegian

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States