Nels N. Land Diary
Collection
Identifier: SC 605
Scope and Contents
Relates, in very good detail, the daily activities of Mr. Land who moved from Davenport, N.D. to homestead in Bottineau County near Mohall, N.D. with Halvor Haugan and his sons, Martin and Louis Haugan. They traveled by railroad car to Minot and then by wagon to their claims. There is an entry for every day detailing such activities as hauling their possessions and lumber from Minot, constructing the shacks, breaking the sod, and the weather, including a June snowstorm.
Dates
- 1901 May 25-July 12.
Creator
- Land, Nels N., 1862-1938. (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
Norwegian immigrant and homesteader in Cutbank Township, Bottineau County, N.D.
Extent
1 Items (1 item (8 p.).)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Relates, in very good detail, the daily activities of Mr. Land who moved from Davenport, N.D. to homestead in Bottineau County near Mohall, N.D. with Halvor Haugan and his sons, Martin and Louis Haugan. They traveled by railroad car to Minot and then by wagon to their claims. There is an entry for every day detailing such activities as hauling their possessions and lumber from Minot, constructing the shacks, breaking the sod, and the weather, including a June snowstorm.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown (Acc. 605).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Land, Nels N., 1862-1938. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Nels N. Land Diary
- 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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3551 7th Avenue North
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