Andrew H. Laughlin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 172
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, diary (1917) of Laughlin's son, Leigh Laughlin, train passes, and clippings, chiefly relating to daily activities and local events.
Dates
- 1894-1954
Creator
- Laughlin, Andrew H., 1848-1914. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Andrew Hugh Laughlin was born near Markeson, Wisconsin in 1848. He came to Minnesota in 1876. He homesteaded near Lisbon, North Dakota in 1882. He was a farmer, Ransom County Register of Deeds, Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor, and member of the North Dakota State Legislature. He was married to Marion J. Dunbar in 1883, and she died in 1886, leaving him with two children, Leigh and Lulu. He married a second time to Eliza Sargent, and they had one son Dell. Andrew and Eliza were divorced in 1896. He married a third time to Mary Ayers Mcassey in 1904. Andrew died in Moorhead, Minnesota in 1914. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, in Lisbon.
Extent
23 Items (23 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, diary (1917) of Laughlin's son, Leigh Laughlin, train passes, and clippings, chiefly relating to daily activities and local events.
Provenance
Donated by Leigh Laughlin, 1954 (Acc. 172).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Agriculture -- North Dakota.
- Diaries.
- Farm life -- North Dakota.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota.
- Laughlin family.
- Laughlin, Andrew H., 1848-1914.
- Lisbon (N.D.) -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- North Dakota -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- North Dakota -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries.
- North Dakota -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Pioneers -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Laughlin, Andrew H., 1848-1914. (Person)
- Laughlin, Leigh. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Andrew H. Laughlin Family Papers
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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