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Robert S. Saunders Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: SC 751

Scope and Contents

Pages 122-131 of typescript of Saunders reminiscences. These pages deal with his time in North Dakota in 1915, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblie). Places mentioned include Oakes, Jamestown, Carrington, Fessenden, Velva, Voltaire, Mohall, Lansford, Berthold and Williston. He and others labored on various farms during threshing.

Dates

  • 1967.

Creator

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

Robert Saunders was a hobo who joined the Industrial Workers of the World before 1920 and later was an ardent member of the Socialist Party. Before World War I he roamed across the United States, including 1915 in North Dakota.

Extent

11 Sheets (11 leaves.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Pages 122-131 of typescript of Saunders reminiscences. These pages deal with his time in North Dakota in 1915, a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblie). Places mentioned include Oakes, Jamestown, Carrington, Fessenden, Velva, Voltaire, Mohall, Lansford, Berthold and Williston. He and others labored on various farms during threshing.

Provenance

Unknown.

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Robert S. Saunders Reminiscences
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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