Granville Wolbert Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 611
Scope and Contents
Includes a series of letters to Roy P. Johnson of the Fargo Forum newspaper regarding his life in North Dakota. Includes 9 pages of excerpts from an autobiographical manuscript by Wolbert, in which he details his business and political careers in N.D. Includes mention of living in Fargo, N.D., being in the train that overturned at Fargo during the 1890 tornado, serving in the N.D. legislature, Judson LaMoure, Alexander McKenzie, Tom Hall and others.
Dates
- 1951-1952
Creator
- Wolbert, Granville W., 1864-1955. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Granville W. Wolbert was born in 1864 and came to Fargo, N.D. in 1891 as a traveling salesman and later lived in Casselton and Bismarck. He was elected to the N.D. House of Representaives in 1898 and 1908 and the N.D. Senate in 1900. He later lived at Owatonna, Minnesota and died in 1955.
Extent
10 Items (10 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes a series of letters to Roy P. Johnson of the Fargo Forum newspaper regarding his life in North Dakota. Includes 9 pages of excerpts from an autobiographical manuscript by Wolbert, in which he details his business and political careers in N.D. Includes mention of living in Fargo, N.D., being in the train that overturned at Fargo during the 1890 tornado, serving in the N.D. legislature, Judson LaMoure, Alexander McKenzie, Tom Hall and others.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown (Acc. 611).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Wolbert, Granville W., 1864-1955. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Granville Wolbert 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