Torkel Fuglestad Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-307
Scope and Contents
This collection contains newspaper clippings, a copy of a manuscript that has been edited, and a finished copy of said manuscript.
Dates
- 1950-1956
Creator
- Fuglestad, Torkel, 1856-1954. (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
Torkel Fuglestad was born March 13, 1856 in Bjerkrem, Norway. Until 1883, he worked in the shipyards in Stavanger, Norway. Then he and his wife, Abigael (Osland), whom he married in 1880, immigrated to the U.S. After a long journey, he eventually filed for a section of farm land. Near the Sheyenne River in the Broadview township. He would continue to farm until 1922. He and Abigael had seven children. He passed away June 24, 1954 in Greggs County, North Dakota.
Extent
1 Folders (5 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Contains a manuscript most likely writen by Fugelstad, an edited copy, an newspaper clippings.
Provenance
Donated by R.E. Fuglestad in November 1954 (Acc. 307).
Property Rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Autobiographies.
- Blizzards -- North Dakota.
- Clippings.
- Farmers -- North Dakota.
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota -- Hannaford.
- Fuglestad family.
- Fuglestad, Abigail Osland, 1859-1956.
- Fuglestad, Torkel, 1856-1954.
- Griggs County (N.D.)
- Hannaford (N.D.)
- Norwegian Americans -- North Dakota.
- Threshing -- North Dakota.
Creator
- Fuglestad, Torkel, 1856-1954. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Torkel Fuglestad Collection
- 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