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J. Edward Tufft Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 3043
Scope and content
The J. Edward Tufft Papers have been organized into three series: Articles, Published Articles and
General Files.
The Article Series consists of numerous typed articles written by J. Edward Tufft that he wrote and submitted for various publications. They are not article copies taken directly from the publications. They are organized alphabetically by article title. Most also have the date of publication spanning from 1915 to 1939 and a label that likely indicated the name of the column in which they were published. Among the labels are: Am. Thresh, Around the Neighborhood, B.B.J., B.J., B. Jones, C.P., Cheerful Plowman, Ill. Farmer, Farm Life, Flicker Tales, For Successful Farming, Illinois Farmer, Mer Trade Jour., Milk the Milkman, Rhyming Farmer, Tickle Grass and Foxtail. Some of the articles are also included in the publication "The Cheerful Plowman". One article ‘The Swede Barber’ (5 pages) does not have his name on it so not sure if written by Tufft.
The Published Articles Series includes published copies of four articles by Tufft. The “The Float’ article does not have his name so not sure if written by Tufft. Not all have copies in the Article Series.
The General Files Series consists of a single letter Tufft wrote Feb. 6, 1934 to Mrs. John T. Bartlett of Boulder, Colorado. The Listing file likely includes various businesses and possible articles from 1938 and 1942 used by Tufft as reference items. Another item from 1942 is regarding ‘Day Zone Warden’ related to calling in an emergency in California. Its heading has ‘ARW VOLUNTEER August 17, 1942’.
The Article Series consists of numerous typed articles written by J. Edward Tufft that he wrote and submitted for various publications. They are not article copies taken directly from the publications. They are organized alphabetically by article title. Most also have the date of publication spanning from 1915 to 1939 and a label that likely indicated the name of the column in which they were published. Among the labels are: Am. Thresh, Around the Neighborhood, B.B.J., B.J., B. Jones, C.P., Cheerful Plowman, Ill. Farmer, Farm Life, Flicker Tales, For Successful Farming, Illinois Farmer, Mer Trade Jour., Milk the Milkman, Rhyming Farmer, Tickle Grass and Foxtail. Some of the articles are also included in the publication "The Cheerful Plowman". One article ‘The Swede Barber’ (5 pages) does not have his name on it so not sure if written by Tufft.
The Published Articles Series includes published copies of four articles by Tufft. The “The Float’ article does not have his name so not sure if written by Tufft. Not all have copies in the Article Series.
The General Files Series consists of a single letter Tufft wrote Feb. 6, 1934 to Mrs. John T. Bartlett of Boulder, Colorado. The Listing file likely includes various businesses and possible articles from 1938 and 1942 used by Tufft as reference items. Another item from 1942 is regarding ‘Day Zone Warden’ related to calling in an emergency in California. Its heading has ‘ARW VOLUNTEER August 17, 1942’.
Dates
- 1915-1939
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
James Edward Tufft was born September 22, 1886 on a farm in the St. Thomas, ND area that was homesteaded by his parents, George W. and Letitia (Grow) Tufft. He graduated from high school at St. Thomas in 1906. He taught a country school a year before he entered Highland Park College at Des Moines, Iowa in 1907. After graduation he and others were editors and publishers of the "Dayton Review" in Iowa from 1909 to 1911. On Nov. 27, 1913 he married Ruby Lucille Scott at Webster County, Iowa. She was born Oct. 18, 1888 at Dayton, Iowa to Lincoln H. and Elizabeth (Watson) Scott. In 1918-1919 he was city editor of the Dickinson, N.D. "Recorder-Post" and state editor for the "Grand Forks Herald" for 1918-1928. He moved to California in 1928 and for several years was a special correspondent for a number of business journals. In 1942 he joined Occidental Publishing Company at Los Angeles as editor of "Optometric World" which he held until retirement in 1956. For a number of years he was president of
the North Dakota Association of Southern California. There he organized and presided over the annual North Dakota picnics in Los Angeles. For many years prior to his death he contributed articles for "The Walsh County Record", writing under the heading “The Gay Nineties.” The book "The Cheerful Plowman: Prose Poems on Life in the Country in Other Days Reflections on Old-Time Farm Life by J. Edward Tufft" was published of many of his writings. J. Edward Tufft died January 11, 1960 in California and Ruby on
June 15, 1973 in Los Angeles.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (0.2 linear feet)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
J. Edward Tufft, was a North Dakota newspaper editor and columnist. This collection consists of articles he wrote and submitted for various publications.
Provenance
Donated by Sherre Robbins, 2014 (2014-070irs).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the J. Edward Tufft Papers
- 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