John Horace Reed Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 1521
Scope and Contents
Typed copies of two poems, "A Yankee farmer in the new west" and "A legend of Hitchcock's corner," from his Three score and ten and extracts from his diary covering March 1885 to August 9, 1925 concerning activities in his life and various Chaffee family members.
Dates
- 1884-1925
Creator
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Born at Amenia Union, N.Y. Attended Williston Seminary, Conn. Wed Florence Chaffee (1849-1881), daughter of E.W. and Amanda Chaffee. Employed by Amenia and Sharon Land Co., as surveyor and manager. Wed Cornelia Lawrence (1855-1892). He and son, Robert B. Reed, established Oswego Cattle Co., Ransom County, N.D.
Extent
3 Items (3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed copies of two poems, "A Yankee farmer in the new west" and "A legend of Hitchcock's corner," from his Three score and ten and extracts from his diary covering March 1885 to August 9, 1925 concerning activities in his life and various Chaffee family members.
Provenance
Donated by FLorence Reed Owens, 1958.
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Amenia (N.D.)
- Amenia and Sharon Land Company.
- American poetry -- North Dakota.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Cass County (N.D.)
- Chaffee family.
- Chaffee, Carrie T. (Carrie Toogood), 1864-1931.
- Chaffee, E. W. (Eben Whitney), 1824-1892.
- Chaffee, Herbert F. (Herbert Fuller), 1864-1912.
- Clippings.
- Diaries.
- Poetry.
- Poets -- North Dakota.
- Reed, J. H. (John Horace), 1846-1925.
- Surveyors -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Reed, J. H. (John Horace), 1846-1925. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the John Horace Reed Collection
- 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