Ralph W. Smith Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 122
Scope and Contents
Letters, brief genealogical material on the Smith and Sanborn families, a list of publications, primarily agricultural research, which he authored and co-authored, 1905 census of Antler, N.D. and a clipping.
Dates
- 1905, 1949-1953.
Creator
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
Born at Spring Valley, Minn., son of Eber Allis and Sara L. (Sanborn) Smith. Wed Effie Christian in 1904. Homesteaded at Antler, N.D. Graduated from North Dakota Agricultural College in 1914, later received his master's degree from there. Employed as agronomist at Dickinson, N.D. experiment station from 1914 to 1948. Studied art through correspondence courses. Retired to California in 1948.
Extent
6 Items (6 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters, brief genealogical material on the Smith and Sanborn families, a list of publications, primarily agricultural research, which he authored and co-authored, 1905 census of Antler, N.D. and a clipping.
Provenance
Donated by Ralph W. Smith, 1953 (Acc. 122).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Agricultural research managers -- North Dakota.
- Agriculture -- Research -- North Dakota.
- Antler (N.D.) -- Census, 1905.
- Antler (N.D.) -- Genealogy.
- Artists -- California.
- Artists -- North Dakota.
- Bottineau County (N.D.)
- Clippings.
- Genealogy.
- Letters.
- North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station (Fargo). Dickinson Branch.
- Painters -- North Dakota.
- Registers of births, etc. -- North Dakota -- Antler.
- Sanborn family.
- Smith family.
- Smith, Ralph W. (Ralph Waldo), b. 1877.
Creator
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Ralph W. Smith Collection of Papers
- 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