J. Hollis Gale Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 442
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and summary of interview (10 p.) with Gale's son, Harry F. Gale, relating to J. Hollis Gale's life, family affairs, and early pioneers of Cass County, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., including James Holes and David H. Houston; reminiscence of Gale's daughter, concerning her parents and grandmother, Julia Simmons, of Woodstock, Vt., and later California; audit report of Gale's estate and final decree; autograph book; and clippings. Other family members represented include Gale's wife, Jennie Simmons Gale; her brothers, Frederich B. and William H. Simmons, of Hunter, N.D., and her father, Nathan Simmons.
Dates
- 1880-1971
Creator
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
Pioneer and businessman, of Hunter, N.D.; originally of Au Sable Forks, N.Y.
Extent
14 Items (14 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence and summary of interview (10 p.) with Gale's son, Harry F. Gale, relating to J. Hollis Gale's life, family affairs, and early pioneers of Cass County, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., including James Holes and David H. Houston; reminiscence of Gale's daughter, concerning her parents and grandmother, Julia Simmons, of Woodstock, Vt., and later California; audit report of Gale's estate and final decree; autograph book; and clippings. Other family members represented include Gale's wife, Jennie Simmons Gale; her brothers, Frederich B. and William H. Simmons, of Hunter, N.D., and her father, Nathan Simmons.
Provenance
Donated by Harry F. Gale in 1955 (Acc.442).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Au Sable Forks (N.Y.)
- Audits.
- Businessmen -- North Dakota.
- California -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries.
- Cass County (N.D.) -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Decedents' estates -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota.
- Gale, J. Hollis (Josiah Hollis), 1849-1937.
- Gale, Jennie Simmons, 1853-1928.
- Holes, James, 1845-1916.
- Houston, David H. (David Henderson), 1841-1906.
- Hunter (N.D.)
- Interviews.
- Minnesota -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Moorhead (Minn.) -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- New York (State) -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries.
- North Dakota -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries.
- North Dakota -- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Pioneers -- North Dakota.
- Reminiscences.
- Simmons, Frederich B., 1856-1916.
- Simmons, Julia E., 1820-1895.
- Simmons, Nathan, d. 1862.
- Simmons, William H., 1858-1925.
- Vermont -- Resident of.
- Woodstock (Vt.)
Creator
- Gale, J. Hollis (Josiah Hollis), 1849-1937. (Person)
- Gale, Harry F. (Harry Foster), 1890-1971. (Person)
- Gale family. (Family)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the J. Hollis Gale Family 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