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John G. Plath Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 752

Scope and Contents

Typed summary of detailed interview (7 leaves) with John G. Plath and his daughter Gladys (Plath) Cavanaugh concerning his father John H. Plath, homesteading at Davenport, N.D. Mentions farm equipment, especially steam engines, buying and selling land, early Davenport, N.D. businesses, Leech Farm, Arthur Lewis, T.S. Lewis, J.B. Powers' Percheron stallions, Helendale Farm, bank at Leonard and its failure, and family clippings.

Dates

  • 1956-1959

Creator

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

Born at Dodge, Wis., son of John Henry and Helena Plath (1828-1901). Family moved to homestead near Davenport, N.D. in 1878. John H. built a shack in Casselton to provide living quarters for his children attending school. Farmed in Davenport, N.D. area. Wed Josephine Bucklin in 1894. Served five terms in N.D. Legislature, 1921-1929, 1931-1933. Retired to Fargo in 1941; Josephine died 1944.

Extent

5 Items (5 items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Typed summary of detailed interview (7 leaves) with John G. Plath and his daughter Gladys (Plath) Cavanaugh concerning his father John H. Plath, homesteading at Davenport, N.D. Mentions farm equipment, especially steam engines, buying and selling land, early Davenport, N.D. businesses, Leech Farm, Arthur Lewis, T.S. Lewis, J.B. Powers' Percheron stallions, Helendale Farm, bank at Leonard and its failure, and family clippings.

Provenance

Donated by John Plath in 1956. (Acc. 752)

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the John G. Plath Papers
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Repository Details

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