Adolph Ed Seaburg Collection

Collection

Identifier: SC 1062

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence relating to Willis H. Downs, of Jamestown, N.D., Downs's activities with North Dakota Volunteers, 1st Infantry Regiment, Company H, in the Philippines during the Spanish American War, and his receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1906, and to Seaburg's father, Nels Seaburg, including World War I correspondence; funeral book; pamphlets; program (1910) of Fargo Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; and newspaper clippings.

Dates

1900-1960.

Creator

Seaburg, Adolph E. (Adolph Edward), 1880-1960. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.

Biography

Adolph Edward (Ed) Seaburg, was born March 18, 1879 in Denmark to Nels and Hanne (Sonne) Seaburg. He immigrated with his parents to Fargo, North Dakota in 1884. His father was employed by the Northern Pacific Railway as a boilermaker. Ed joined the railroad at the age of 14. He advanced from fireman to locomotive engineer, retiring in 1951. He was married to Sadie Bump on February 19, 1899. They had two children, Harold and Blanche. He died on September 6, 1960, in Fargo.

Extent

51 Items (51 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Danish-American locomotive engineer for Northern Pacific Railway Company, of Fargo, N.D.; also known as Ed Seaburg. Correspondence relating to Willis H. Downs, of Jamestown, N.D., Downs's activities with North Dakota Volunteers, 1st Infantry Regiment, Company H, in the Philippines during the Spanish American War, and his receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1906, and to Seaburg's father, Nels Seaburg, including World War I correspondence; funeral book; pamphlets; program (1910) of Fargo Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; and newspaper clippings.