Peter C. Olsen Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 303
Scope and Contents
This collection contains interview notes from Leonard Sackett’s interview with Peter’s wife and daughter, an interview/biography of another part of the family, two shares of organizations, a land issue, and newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1911-1959
Creator
- Olsen, Peter C., 1872-1948. (Person)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives
Biography
Peter Christian. Olsen was born to Iver and Helen (Johnsen) Olsen in March 1873. He and his parents immigrated to North Dakota in 1882.He did a variety of work from farming to mail service. He married Randi Artzen in Formen North Dakota. They had one child, Isabelle who studied at both Julliard and Northwestern. He died December 25, 1948 in Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Extent
1 Folders (7 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Contains items relating to the family of Peter C. Olsen.
Provenance
Donated by Mrs. Peter Olsen on November 25, 1954 (Acc. 303).
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.
- Certificates.
- Clippings.
- Dalrymple Farms (N.D.)
- Dalrymple, Oliver, d. 1908.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Dickey County.
- Geister, Theodore. -- : Interviews.
- Hample (N.D.)
- Hample-Crete Telephone Co. (N.D.)
- Interviews.
- Lutheran Hospital Association (N.D.)
- Norwegian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Olsen, Helena, 1850-1937.
- Olsen, Iver, 1848-1937.
- Olsen, Peter C., 1872-1948. -- : Interviews.
- Olsen, Randi, 1882-1982. -- : Interviews.
- Railway mail service -- Employees -- North Dakota.
- Wahpeton (N.D.)
Creator
- Olsen, Peter C., 1872-1948. (Person)
- Olsen, Randi, 1882-1982. (Person)
- Geister, Theodore. (Person)
- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Peter C. Olsen Records
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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