Emil Mecklenburg Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 607
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, typed summary of detailed interview (18 leaves) with Emil and Mary (Radovich) Mecklenburg concerning the Keystone Farm, its horses, the buildings, owner Robert Jones, seeding fields, cutting hay, fight between hired men, farm superintendent Jim Carter who preceded W.G. Merrifield, Adams Farm (also known as Fairview Farm), its food, Downing Farms, Steven Gerard Downing, burning of the Downing elevator in 1918, sale of the Downing Farm at Mooreton, N.D., sale of W.P. Adams farmland, and Mecklenburg's obituary.
Dates
- 1954-1956
Creator
- Mecklenburg, Emil, 1885-1956. (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
Born at Rugenwalt, Pomerania, immigrated to Henderson, Minn. in 1900. Started work at Keystone Farm, N.D. in 1904, worked briefly at Adams Farm in 1906. Wed Mary Radovich in 1917. Worked at Downing Farms at Mooreton and LaMoure, N.D. Later worked for the Great Northern Railway Company, retired to Wahpeton, N.D. in 1951.
Extent
4 Items (4 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, typed summary of detailed interview (18 leaves) with Emil and Mary (Radovich) Mecklenburg concerning the Keystone Farm, its horses, the buildings, owner Robert Jones, seeding fields, cutting hay, fight between hired men, farm superintendent Jim Carter who preceded W.G. Merrifield, Adams Farm (also known as Fairview Farm), its food, Downing Farms, Steven Gerard Downing, burning of the Downing elevator in 1918, sale of the Downing Farm at Mooreton, N.D., sale of W.P. Adams farmland, and Mecklenburg's obituary.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown (Acc. 607).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Adams Farm (N.D.)
- Adams, William P., 1863-1937.
- Auctions -- North Dakota.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Correspondence.
- Downing Farm (N.D.)
- Downing, Steven Gerard, 1874-1957.
- Farm laborers -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Richland County.
- German Americans -- North Dakota.
- Grain elevators -- North Dakota.
- Hay -- Harvesting -- North Dakota.
- Horses -- North Dakota.
- Interviews.
- Keystone Farm (N.D.)
- Mecklenburg, Emil, 1885-1956. -- : Interviews.
- Mecklenburg, Mary, 1890-1960. -- : Interviews.
- Quantity cooking.
- Railroads -- Employees -- North Dakota.
- Sowing -- North Dakota.
- Wahpeton (N.D.)
Creator
- Mecklenburg, Emil, 1885-1956. (Person)
- Mecklenburg, Mary, 1890-1960. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Emil Mecklenburg 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:
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3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
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