Mabel Vold Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 934
Scope and Contents
Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning her father, Martin Hanson, Helendale Farm, and the J.B. Power family. Includes mention of Martin Hanson's coming to N.D., buying land near Helendale Farm, lists names and birthdates of Mabel's siblings, Mabel's employment as nanny and later as cook at Helendale Farm, description of the housing for J.B. Power, his son Allie, and Allie's family, a general store on Helendale Farm, kitchen arrangements, her friendship with the Power family, and the quality and variety of food at Helendale Farm.
Dates
- 1956.
Creator
- Vold, Mabel, 1895- (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
Daughter of Martin and Bertha (Johnson) Hanson, who settled in Sheyenne Township, Richland County, N.D. She worked at Helendale Farm, first as nanny to Allie Power's children, later as a cook. Wed Carl Twedt, after his death she married Berger Vold. They moved to Fargo, N.D.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (8 leaves).)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning her father, Martin Hanson, Helendale Farm, and the J.B. Power family. Includes mention of Martin Hanson's coming to N.D., buying land near Helendale Farm, lists names and birthdates of Mabel's siblings, Mabel's employment as nanny and later as cook at Helendale Farm, description of the housing for J.B. Power, his son Allie, and Allie's family, a general store on Helendale Farm, kitchen arrangements, her friendship with the Power family, and the quality and variety of food at Helendale Farm.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Berger Vold on May 14, 1956 (Acc. 934).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Cookies.
- Farm life -- North Dakota.
- Food -- Quality.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Richland County.
- Hanson, Martin, 1878-1949.
- Helendale Farm (N.D.)
- Interviews.
- Kitchens -- North Dakota.
- Meat -- North Dakota.
- Nannies -- North Dakota.
- Power, J. B. (James Buel), 1833-1912.
- Richland County (N.D.)
- Vold, Mabel, 1895- -- : Interviews.
- Women cooks -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Vold, Mabel, 1895- (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Mabel Vold Interview
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu