Otto Wendt Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 916
Scope and Content
The Otto Wendt Family Collection contains four items, a blank sheet of stationary belonging to Otto F. Wendt’s plumbing business, a legal document entitled “Notice of Period of Redemption” from Otto Wendt, Elinor B. Smith to Margaret Cavanaugh, a Baptism Book for Otto’s son, Herman August Wendt, and also his Baby Record Book, both from the year 1916.
Dates
- 1916-1935
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
NDSU Archives hold the copyrights to this collection.
Biography
Otto Fred Wendt was born in Plymouth, Iowa on December 15, 1886. His mother and father were August and Berta (Rondeshaugen) Wendt. On April 10, 1912 he got married to his wife, Gertrude Stoffels in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gertrude was born in Minneapolis on April 12, 1889 to Maria and John Stoffels. In 1911, Otto and Gertrude moved to 1432 Front Street S. (Main Avenue), Fargo, North Dakota. Otto worked for his plumbing company, “Wendt the Plumber” from 1921 to 1945. They had five sons and five daughters born between 1912-1932; Arnold (1912-1988), Fred (1914-2004), Herman (1916-1943), Marie (1918-1998), Florence (1920-2018), George (1925-1996), Helen (1926-2002), Ruth (1929), Lawrence (1930-2008), and Gertrude (1932-1994). Otto Wendt passed on March 19, 1961 in Moorhead, Minnesota and Gertrude, passed on November 23, 1975, they were both buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Fargo.
Extent
4 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of ephemora and documents belonging to Otto and Gertrude (Stoffels) Wendt. Mr. Wendt was a Fargo, N.D. plumber, and owner of the business "Wendt the Plummer".
Provenance
Donated by Muriel Brown, 2010 (Acc. 2922).
Separation Record - Institute Photograph Collection
Added to the Otto Wendt Family Photograph Collection (Photo 2149)
149 photographic prints.
34 film negatives
149 photographic prints.
34 film negatives
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Otto Wendt Family Collection
- 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