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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

Access

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Copyrights

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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.
Title
Finding Aid to the Emil Mecklenburg Papers
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Repository Details

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