Fargo Forum Blizzard Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: SC 1936
Scope and Contents
The collection contains four letters to the editor of the Fargo Forum, regarding their coverage of the blizzard of March 15, 1941, as well as the editor’s replies. In the letters several recollections are made of earlier blizzards in 1888, 1891 and 1897. There is also a letter from the United States Weather Bureau forwarding their correspondence to Sen. William Langer explaining their forecasting of the storm.
Dates
- 1941
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are not held by the NDSU Archives.
History
On March 15, 1941, North Dakota was struck by a massive blizzard, whichith took the lives of 151 people in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Extent
4 Items (4 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains four letters to the editor of the Fargo Forum, regarding their coverage of the blizzard of March 15, 1941, as well as the editor’s replies. In the letters several recollections are made of earlier blizzards in 1888, 1891 and 1897. There is also a letter from the United States Weather Bureau forwarding their correspondence to Sen. William Langer explaining their forecasting of the storm.
Provenance
Donated by The Fargo Forum, 2013.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Fargo Forum Blizzard Correspondence
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
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