Nels Magnuson Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 11
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, including letters from relatives in Norway, relating to daily events; certificate of election (1930) as state senator; miscellaneous financial records; bylaws of Souris Cooperative Elevator Company; historical pamphlet concerning Scandinavian Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Souris; ledger (1928-1946) containing personal
expenses and income; clippings; and financial records (1905-1908, 1916-1924) of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, headquartered in Carbury, N.D.
Dates
- 1893-1955.
Creator
- Magnuson, Nels, 1863-1955. (Person)
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
Norwegian American farmer and state legislator, of Souris, Bottineau County, N.D.
Extent
25 Items (25 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Correspondence, including letters from relatives in Norway, relating to daily events; certificate of election (1930) as state senator; miscellaneous financial records; bylaws of Souris Cooperative Elevator Company; historical pamphlet concerning Scandinavian Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Souris; ledger (1928-1946) containing personal expenses and income; clippings; and financial records (1905-1908, 1916-1924) of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, headquartered in Carbury, N.D.
Provenance
Donated by Oliver Magnuson.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Agriculture -- North Dakota.
- Agriculture, Cooperative -- North Dakota.
- Bottineau County (N.D.) -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- Bottineau County (N.D.) -- Business, industries, and trades -- Grain.
- Bottineau County (N.D.) -- Business, industries, and trades -- Insurance.
- Bottineau County (N.D.) -- Politics and government.
- Bottineau County (N.D.) -- Population elements -- Norwegians.
- Bottineau County (N.D.) -- Public utilities -- Telephone.
- By-laws.
- Carbury (N.D.)
- Elections -- North Dakota.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Grain elevators -- North Dakota.
- Histories.
- Insurance companies -- North Dakota.
- Insurance, Fire -- North Dakota.
- Legislators -- North Dakota.
- Magnuson, Nels, 1863-1955.
- North Dakota -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.
- North Dakota -- Business, industries, and trades -- Grain.
- North Dakota -- Business, industries, and trades -- Insurance.
- North Dakota -- Politics and government.
- North Dakota -- Population elements -- Norwegians.
- North Dakota -- Public utilities -- Telephone.
- Norway -- Family and personal papers -- 19th-20th centuries.
- Norwegian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Scandinavian Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. (Souris, N.D.)
- Souris (N.D.)
- Telephone companies -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Magnuson, Nels, 1863-1955. (Person)
- Souris Cooperative Elevator Company (Souris, N.D.) (Organization)
- Farmers Mutual Telephone Company (Carbury, N.D.) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to Nels Magnuson 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