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North Dakota Local History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 130

Scope and Contents

The North Dakota Local History Collection is an eclectic assortment of documents that have been organized around the appropriate North Dakota community or county. Not all communities or counties are represented in the collection. The collection has been organized alphabetically by the name of the town or county. The files contain a wide variety of historically related material that are not substantial enough to warrant a separate collection. Materials include pamphlets, local programs, short histories, school material, term papers and newspaper clippings. No item-level listing is maintained. The materials could be considered ephemeral in nature, yet of potential value in the research of a particular community or county. The material has been collected by the archives staff, donated, or found in other collections while being processed. Substantial materials normally would not be added to this collection but would be either cataloged into the Institute publications collection or established as a separate collection.

Dates

  • ca. 1880-ca. 1980.

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are not held by the Institute for Regional Studies.

History

Most of these files were originally established as separate collections within the Small Collections of the Institute. In 1984 they were withdrawn from the Small Collections, reappraised and established as a single collection within the Institute. Additions have been made over the years and likely will continue on a limited basis in the future.

Extent

3.2 Linear Feet (3.2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

An ecletic collection of documents related to North Dakota communities and counties.

Provenance

Acquired from various sources and donors by the Institute staff, 1950s- [ongoing].

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the North Dakota Local History Collection
Description rules
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Language of description
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Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States