Anton Orvik Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 264
Scope and Contents
Letters, typed summary of interview (13 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his years as foreman on the Clark Dalrymple and A.R. Dalrymple farms, and obituaries. Interview includes mention of runaway horse teams, including one of his own, A.R. Dalrymple's deliberate blinding of horses, hired men drinking, raising hogs on Clark Dalrymple Farm, details of farm operations and management on the Clark and A.R. Dalrymple farms, wheat rust, wet years and small crops, dissolving of the A.R. Dalrymple Farm, cutting grain with horses and tractors.
Dates
- 1954-1957
Creator
- Orvik, Anton, 1883-1957. (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
Born at Norman County, Minn. Wed Clara Gilbertson in 1908. Worked as foreman at Robineau Farms, Kelso, N.D., Clark Dalrymple and A.R. Dalrymple farms. Began farming for himself in 1927, moved to Halstad, Minn. in 1934.
Extent
7 Items (7 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Born at Norman County, Minn. Wed Clara Gilbertson in 1908. Worked as foreman at Robineau Farms, Kelso, N.D., Clark Dalrymple and A.R. Dalrymple farms. Began farming for himself in 1927, moved to Halstad, Minn. in 1934.
Provenance
Donated by Anton Orvik, 1954 (Acc. 264).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Agricultural laborers -- North Dakota.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Clippings.
- Dalrymple Farms (N.D.)
- Dalrymple, A. R. (Alton R.)
- Dalrymple, Clark, b. 1863.
- Farm management -- North Dakota.
- Farm managers -- North Dakota.
- Farmers -- Minnesota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Traill County.
- Halstad (Minn.)
- Harvesting -- North Dakota.
- Harvesting machinery -- North Dakota.
- Horses -- North Dakota.
- Interviews.
- Letters.
- Orvik, Anton, 1883-1957. -- : Interviews.
- Robineau Farms (N.D.)
- Swine -- North Dakota.
- Traill County (N.D.)
- Wheat -- Diseases and pests.
Creator
- Orvik, Anton, 1883-1957. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Anton Orvik Collection
- 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:
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu