Lobben Sisters Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 531
Scope and Content
The Lobben Sisters Photograph Collection has been broken down into three folders. The first folder shows photographs of teachers, and an organizational workshop that appears to have been taken in Evanston, Illinois in 1950. Names of participants, including Clara Lobben handwritten on back. The second folder contains a number of photographs that show students in classrooms, group photos, and in a class play. Some of the identified photographs include, Central High Junior Music Club Grand Forks, Mother's Party Roosevelt School, and scenes from the class play Mozart. The third folder contains pages that appear to have been removed from two separate photograph albums. One features the Roosevelt School bands with students and teachers, Helen House, Mrs. C. C. Thayer, and Gertie A. Lobben. The second set of album pages appear to be from 1926 Child Health Demonstration Project at Fargo's Roosevelt School.
Dates
- 1920s - 1950s
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection remain with the creator or are in public domain.
Biography
Clara, Gertrude and Katie Lobben were the daughters of Hans O. and Caroline (Bergan) Lobben who were Norwegian immigrants. They first came to Benson, Minnesota in 1880, and then to Fargo in 1881. At Fargo they operated the Scandinavian Hotel for a short time and then homesteaded near Oakes, North Dakota. In 1884 they returned to Fargo and resumed operation of the Scandinavian Hotel. About 1890 Mr. Lobben began working for the Northern Pacific Railway where he was in charge of the bridge building work in this division. He retired about 1919 and died November 11, 1925. Mrs. Lobben died May 8, 1935. They are buried at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo.
Clara H. Lobben was born July 9, 1883 at Oakes, North Dakota. She attended the Fargo schools and later taught school at Perley, Minnesota and Moorhead, Minnesota. In 1918 she graduated from Moorhead State Normal School, after which she taught in Fargo's Longfellow and Wilson schools. In September 1927 Miss Lobben became principal of the new Ben Franklin School where she remained until her retirement in 1948. She was active in the PTA, National and North Dakota Education Associations, Pioneer Daughters, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Mu Phi Epsilon and First Lutheran Church. She died July 21, 1963 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.
Gertrude A., or Gertie, Lobben was born May 25, 1892 at Fargo. She attended the local schools and in 1914 began studying at Concordia College, completing her degree in 1949. She began teaching music in Fargo, including at Oak Grove. She also graduated from the Fargo College Conservatory and did postgraduate work in 1935 and 1940 in Chicago. Miss Lobben was very active in musical groups including the North Dakota Federation of Music Clubs, Fargo Organ Guild and the Phi Iota chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. She was also a member of the Pioneer Daughters and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Miss Lobben died September 25, 1967 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.
Katie Mathilda Lobben was born March 15, 1886 in Fargo. She attended the local schools and became a teacher. She taught for a short time around 1907 at New York Mills, Minnesota. Miss Lobben returned to Fargo and taught in various schools including Washington, Roosevelt and Horace Mann. On December 4, 1940 Miss Lobben died and was buried at Riverside.
Clara H. Lobben was born July 9, 1883 at Oakes, North Dakota. She attended the Fargo schools and later taught school at Perley, Minnesota and Moorhead, Minnesota. In 1918 she graduated from Moorhead State Normal School, after which she taught in Fargo's Longfellow and Wilson schools. In September 1927 Miss Lobben became principal of the new Ben Franklin School where she remained until her retirement in 1948. She was active in the PTA, National and North Dakota Education Associations, Pioneer Daughters, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Mu Phi Epsilon and First Lutheran Church. She died July 21, 1963 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.
Gertrude A., or Gertie, Lobben was born May 25, 1892 at Fargo. She attended the local schools and in 1914 began studying at Concordia College, completing her degree in 1949. She began teaching music in Fargo, including at Oak Grove. She also graduated from the Fargo College Conservatory and did postgraduate work in 1935 and 1940 in Chicago. Miss Lobben was very active in musical groups including the North Dakota Federation of Music Clubs, Fargo Organ Guild and the Phi Iota chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon. She was also a member of the Pioneer Daughters and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Miss Lobben died September 25, 1967 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.
Katie Mathilda Lobben was born March 15, 1886 in Fargo. She attended the local schools and became a teacher. She taught for a short time around 1907 at New York Mills, Minnesota. Miss Lobben returned to Fargo and taught in various schools including Washington, Roosevelt and Horace Mann. On December 4, 1940 Miss Lobben died and was buried at Riverside.
Extent
37 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Lobben sisters were three Fargo residents who all taught in the Fargo school systems. Clara Lobben was the first principal at Ben Franklin School.
Provenance
Donated by Dr. Leo Hertel, Fargo, North Dakota, 1965 (Acc. 1369).
Separation Record- Manuscript Materials
Collection of papers processed into MSS 18.
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Lobben Sisters Photograph 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