Scope and Contents From the Collection: One of Father William Sherman’s chief interests was to compile documentation about the early settlers of what became North Dakota, their particular ethnic roots, and information about their history and culture. One of ethnic groups studied by Father Sherman was people of Jewish origin and background. In doing this he collected clippings from leading state newspapers. He also did considerable research into legal documents, especially those dealing with the registered owners of specified tracts...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: One of Father William Sherman’s chief interests was to compile documentation about the early settlers of what became North Dakota, their particular ethnic roots, and information about their history and culture. One of ethnic groups studied by Father Sherman was people of Jewish origin and background. In doing this he collected clippings from leading state newspapers. He also did considerable research into legal documents, especially those dealing with the registered owners of specified tracts...