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Ralph L. Miller Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 447
Abstract Letter, and two interviews. First interview (3 leaves) with Leonard Sackett mentions Melville, N.D., a business partnership with his uncle, T.N. Putnam, Carrington & Casey farm lands, Peter Zink, an area pioneer, Melville baseball team, and its most famous player, Billy Sunday. Second interview (7 leaves) with Ralph Miller and James Edward (Ed) Galehouse mentions Charlie Wing (known as C.K.), his trading and poker playing, a brothel near Carrington, brief mention of Mrs. Galehouse and Mabel...
Dates: 1954-1961.

Robert Shanks Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: SC 784
Abstract Scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting the baseball career of Robert "Ralph" Shanks while with the Fargo Athletics in 1922 and the Moorhead Athletics in 1923 and one clipping from 1928 when playing with the Fargo-Moorhead Twins. The scrapbook appears to have been compiled by Veda Cavers, his future wife. There is also a letter about getting employment in Fargo and a flyer from a game with the Verona, N.D. team.
Dates: 1922-1928.

Roger Maris Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 1167
Abstract Newspaper clippings, articles and programs documenting his baseball career, including several items on the Maris exhibit at West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo and funeral card.
Dates: 1960-1998.