Thistle Houses: A Series of Autobiographical Episodes, written and illustrated by Margaret Aandahl Moran
Item
Identifier: SC 783
Scope and Content
Typed manuscript (96 leaves) written by Margaret Aandahl Moran regarding her childhood years on the family farm near Litchville, N.D. up to the time her father was elected governor of North Dakota and the family moved to Bismarck, N.D. Organized into 20 chapters; among chapter titles are "Thistle houses", "Our house", "Pray for rain", "The Chicken project", "Saturday night in town", "Threshing town", "Svea", "Christmas", "Crocus hunting", and "And then there was light". There are also photocopies of several newspaper articles regarding Mrs. Moran and her obituary.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1962-1963.
Creator
- Moran, Margaret Aandahl, 1930-1968. (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
Margaret Aandahl Moran grew up on a farm near Litchville, North Dakota. Her father was elected governor of North Dakota and they moved to Bismarck, North Dakota.
Extent
96 Sheets (96 leaves : illustrations.,)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Typed manuscript written by Margaret Aandahl Moran regarding her childhood years on the family farm near Litchville, N.D. up to the time her father, Fred Aandahl, was elected governor of North Dakota and the family moved to Bismarck, N.D.
Provenance
Donated by Unknown.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Summary
Typed manuscript (96 leaves) written by Margaret Aandahl Moran regarding her childhood years on the family farm near Litchville, N.D. up to the time her father was elected governor of North Dakota and the family moved to Bismarck, N.D. Organized into 20 chapters; among chapter titles are 'Thistle houses' 'Our house' 'Pray for rain' 'The Chicken project' 'Saturday night in town' 'Threshing town' 'Svea' 'Christmas' 'Crocus hunting' and 'And then there was light.' There are also photocopies of several newspaper articles regarding Mrs. Moran and her obituary.
Creator
- Moran, Margaret Aandahl, 1930-1968. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the “Thistle Houses: a series of autobiographical episodes” Records
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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