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Scrapbook – Northwest Blade and Aberdeen American News, 1971-1978 [2011.28.02]

 Item — Box: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Wilma (Beck) Haupt Collection consists of two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings from the Northwest Blade and the Aberdeen American News ; dating from 1934-1948 and 1971-1978. The scrapbooks were kept by Anna Pfeifle, who was the aunt of Emanuel Haupt.

The first scrapbook (2011.28.01) contains newspaper clippings from the 1930s and 1940s, most date from 1943-1945. The clippings are from the Northwest Blade , Eureka, South Dakota. The content of the clippings consists of marriages, military, obituaries, accidents, and famous people.

The second scrapbook (2011.28.02) is comprised of newspaper clippings from 1971 to 1978. The clippings are from the Northwest Blade , Eureka, South Dakota and some from the Aberdeen American News , Aberdeen, South Dakota. The content of the clippings includes marriages, career notices, anniversaries, military, famous people, obituaries, and funeral programs. The center and back sections have regular scrapbook pages added. First of these is one page inscribed “Peggy Jone’s [sic] [scrap]book.” One double page has Pfeifle family names and dates covered by clippings. Second to last page has family list for Gottlieb Jochaim Family. Inscribed on the last page is “belongs to Art or Norman Pfeifle.”

As part of processing this collection, GRHC staff developed databases for each scrapbook. The databases serve as an index to the clippings in the scrapbooks. They databases include names, dates, and other relevant information. These databases can be accessed on DSpace below the finding aid.

Dates

  • 1934 - 1948
  • 1971 - 1978

Access

Access to the physical collection is available upon request. Request must be made at least three (3) business days prior to ndsu.grhc@ndsu.edu.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection Repository

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