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Box 1

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Contains 1 Collection or Record:

“Interview with Harry Ostby, born Jan. 30, 1893 near junction of Red & Sheyenne Rivers, 12 miles north of Fargo. Parents came to area in 1886. Conducted June 19, 1968 by Ardith M. Braaten.”

 Item — Box: 1, Object: 12
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Food Habits of Pioneers of the Red River Valley of the North Oral History Collection consists of thirteen audio tapes of oral history interviews done by Ardith M. Braaten as part of research for her master of science degree in food and nutrition at North Dakota State University in 1968. Her research study “was undertaken in an attempt to preserve some of the food habits and customs of the early settlers in the Red River Valley of the North.” Taken from the Method of Research text in her...
Dates: 1968