Norvin Ovrom Papers

Collection

Identifier: SC 573

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typed summary of interview (10 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning the period his family lived at Clifford, N.D. Includes mention of his father, Waldemar, a Norwegian immigrant who worked as a store clerk in Wisconsin, later managed a general store owned by Anton Kraabel in Clifford, N.D., store robberies and fires in Clifford, Waldemar's own store and post office, his drugstore business, early businessmen in Clifford, installing early telephone lines in Clifford, N.D., description of buildings and equipment at the Jones and Brinker Farm, moving to Saint Paul, Minn. in the early 1900s and his various jobs. Also includes a brief mention of Norvin's daughter, Doris, and a pamphlet.

Dates

1955.

Creator

Ovrom, Norvin, 1890- (Person)

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

Born at Waupaca, Wisc., son of a Norwegian immigrant. Family moved to Clifford, N.D. in 1897. Wed Tacy Wilcox, Oakes, N.D. Employed by H.M. Temple, Saint Paul, Minn. as an accountant. Later worked for C.H. Young Stone and Marble Co., Saint Paul, and with U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps in 1917. Returned to Saint Paul after World War I, employed as executive secretary of Minn. Well Drillers Association.