Clippings
File — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Typed summary of first interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett includes mention of the Chaffee family, Helendale Farm, description of a round grain elevator at Amenia, handling grain, his uncle, Cornelius Reed, who worked at the Amenia grain elevator, plows and grain binders used at Amenia and Sharon, Amenia store, description of various sections of Amenia and Sharon land, Robert and John Reed buying cattle and sheep, raising sheep at the Amenia and Sharon, the Reed-Sargent farm partnership (John and Robert Reed, E.C. and Frank Sargent), and Billy Sunday.
Second interview (2 leaves) with corrections concerns Allie Power, a roommate of Robert Reed when they attended North Dakota Agricultural College. Includes a brief mention of J.B. Power's Shorthorn cattle, Allie Power's funeral, and firewood from Helendale Farm. Also includes a reminiscence (2 leaves) of an 1898 cattle drive, two clippings, and a list of names of the first North Dakota Agricultural College football team, identified from a photograph (held in Institute collections).
Dates
- 1955-1960.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Extent
From the Collection: 6 Items (6 items.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Reed, Robert B., 1874-1960. (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