Great Plains Software Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3081
Scope and Contents
The collection includes newspaper articles written about the company, internal and external communications, promotional materials, information about corporate retreats, and publications from Great Plains software.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1989-2000
Creator
- Great Plains Software (Firm) (Organization)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.
Biography
Great Plains software firm established in 1981 with headquarters in Fargo, N.D. The company was originally started by Katherine Kilbourne Burgum and her family using a DOS type system for managing their businesses. Doug Burgum took over the company as it’s president until it was purchased by Microsoft in 2001.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (Collection contains papers relating to Great Plains software)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
The collection includes newspaper articles written about the company, internal and external communications, promotional materials, information about corporate retreats, and publications from Great Plains software.
Provenance
Donated by Great Plains Software on December 21, 2010 (Acc.2954).
Property Rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Creator
- Great Plains Software (Firm) (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Great Plains Software Records
- 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