Carl F. Maas Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 265
Scope and Contents
Letters, typed summary of interview (3 leaves) concerning his father, August Maas (d. 1915) who was a field repairman on the Lockhart Farm until 1886 when he quit to start his own general store at Rolette Station, Minn. (later renamed Lockhart), sold it to Carsten and Fred Wichern, built a second store in 1901 which son Carl took over. List of items on account by School District No. 39 (1917-1918) Minn., and an official copy of Heinrich and Mathilde (Wegner) Maas' will (8 pages), August's parents, dated January 11, 1897, in German.
Dates
- 1906, 1918, 1954-1955
Creator
- Maas, Carl F., 1896- (Person)
Language
English and German
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 Rolette, Minn. to August and Kate (O'Rourke) Maas. Took over management of the second store built by his father in Norman County, Minn.
Extent
5 Items (5 items.)
Abstract
Born at Rolette, Minn. to August and Kate (O'Rourke) Maas. Took over management of the second store built by his father in Norman County, Minn.
Provenance
Donated by Carl F. Maas, 1954 (Acc. 265).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Bonanza farms -- Minnesota.
- Businessmen -- Minnesota.
- Correspondence.
- Farm laborers -- Minnesota.
- Financial records.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Minnesota -- Norman County.
- German Americans -- Minnesota.
- Interviews.
- Lockhart (Minn.)
- Lockhart Farm (Minn.)
- Maas family.
- Maas, August, d. 1915.
- Maas, Carl F., 1896-
- Maas, Kate O'Rourke, d. 1914.
- Wills.
Creator
- Maas, Carl F., 1896- (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Carl F. Maas 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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3551 7th Avenue North
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ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu