George Hilstad Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 269-Tape 11
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, typewritten summaries of interviews, taped interviews with Hilstad and Roy Bunn, relating to the Blanchard, Belle Prairie, and Grandin bonanza farms in Traill and Cass counties, N.D.; abstract of platting of Traill Centre; statistical information concerning Mayville, N.D., churches; articles, several written by Hilstad's wife, Mary (Dunlevy) Hilstad, chiefly concerning Traill County history;
letters written by Torsten Torstenson Kopseng to Norwegian relatives, describing his service during the Civil War; and other papers. Persons represented include Datus C. Smith, owner of Belle Prairie Farm.
Dates
- 1863-1970
Creator
- Hilstad, George, 1884-1969. (Person)
Language of Materials
English and Norwegian.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.
Biography
Superintendent of Belle Prairie Farm, of Mayville, N.D.
Extent
24 Items (24 items.)
1 Audio Cassettes (1 audio tape.)
Abstract
Correspondence, typewritten summaries of interviews, taped interviews with Hilstad and Roy Bunn, relating to the Blanchard, Belle Prairie, and Grandin bonanza farms in Traill and Cass counties, N.D.; abstract of platting of Traill Centre; statistical information concerning Mayville, N.D., churches; articles, several written by Hilstad's wife, Mary (Dunlevy) Hilstad, chiefly concerning Traill County history; letters written by Torsten Torstenson Kopseng to Norwegian relatives, describing his service during the Civil War; and other papers. Persons represented include Datus C. Smith, owner of Belle Prairie Farm.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. George Hilstad, 1954 (Acc. 269).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Belle Prairie Farm (Traill County, N.D.)
- Blanchard Farm (N.D.)
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Bunn, Roy, 1883-1968. -- : Interviews.
- Cass County (N.D.) -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- Church buildings -- North Dakota.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Farms -- North Dakota.
- Grandin Farms (N.D.)
- Hilstad, George, 1884-1969.
- Interviews.
- Kopseng, Torsten Torstenson, d. 1903. -- : Correspondence.
- Maps.
- Mayville (N.D.) -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- Mayville (N.D.) -- Churches and religious affairs.
- North Dakota -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- North Dakota -- Churches and religious affairs.
- North Dakota -- History, Local.
- North Dakota -- Maps.
- North Dakota -- Population elements -- Norwegians.
- Norwegian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Smith, Datus C., 1853-1932.
- Traill Centre (N.D.)
- Traill County (N.D.) -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- Traill County (N.D.) -- History.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Norwegian.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Creator
- Hilstad, George, 1884-1969. (Person)
- Hilstad, Mary Dunlevy, 1889-1973. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the George Hilstad Collection of 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