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Samuel M. Francis Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 757
Abstract
Typed summary of interview with corrections concerning his father, his mother's family, the McEldowney's, homesteading near Ayr, N.D., the Elgin Farm, the Dalrymple Farm, the Park Farm, and their operation, including use of steam engine tractors.
Dates:
1956.
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Sargent Farm Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 333
Overview
Biographical notes about the farms of Homer E. Sargent, jr. whom Sargent county North Dakota is named after.
Dates:
1954-1955
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Simon V. Hoag Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 643
Abstract
Simon Hoag was a Cass County, ND pioneer. The collection consists of correspondence (1907-1926) and records relating to the Dakota Territory, Fargo, and national Granges; and the Red River Valley Old Settlers' Association.
Dates:
1874-1926.
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Sven E. Ulsaker Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 143
Abstract
Typed copy of his reminiscence concerning his childhood home in Norway and early years in Kindred, N.D. Includes mention of his education in Norway, his cattle buying job in Norway, immigrating to the U.S., working as a hired man for other Norwegian settlers, a bout of typhoid fever, early settlers around Kindred, N.D. and on the Sheyenne and Wild Rice Rivers, brief mention of James Hill, and the Norman Lutheran Church.
Dates:
Majority of material found within [193-].
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Sybella P. Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 213
Abstract
Correspondence, her typed manuscript "Small stories of early days in Spiritwood and community," (23 leaves) concerning her parents, Peter and Jane Pearson, other pioneers, and pioneer life in Spiritwood, N.D. Includes mention of Sadie (Elliott) Walker, a schoolteacher, her mother planting the first sweet corn in the area, Will and Mary Agnes Farley, and anecdotes about other Spiritwood residents. Also includes clippings.
Dates:
1952-1954.
Found in:
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The Early History of Mohall, North Dakota
Collection
Identifier: SC 598
Abstract
Photocopy of her typed history of Mohall, N.D. founded in 1901 by M.O. Hall, in Renville County. The four chapters are: 1. "Physiography of the Mouse River Loop, North Dakota," 2. "The founding of Mohall," 3. "The coming of the railroad," and 4. "The reorganization of Renville County." The history generally covers through 1903 except the county reorganization which goes to 1910. Chapters include a description of the area, and mention blizzards, floods and the effect on travel from Minot, N.D.,...
Dates:
[1923?]
Found in:
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“The Grand Valley” by Hugh Militt Poem
Item
Identifier: SC 1515
Overview
Typed copy of his poem, "The Grand valley," taken from The Fargo republican, Nov. 22, 1879, written from the Goose River in Traill County concerning homesteading. Typed on Fargo forum letterhead.
Dates:
reprint from 1879.
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Theodore Roosevelt Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 1119
Abstract
Pamphlets and newspaper clippings related to his years in North Dakota (1884-1886), with mention of his Maltese Cross ranch, located near the Little Missouri River. Includes Spring 1958 issue of News and home featuring Roosevelt.
Dates:
1922-1959.
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Thomas and Frank McKenzie Family Collection
Collection — Folder: SC 539
Identifier: SC 539
Abstract
Collection of materials relating to Frank and Thomas McKenzie who were settlers in the Wild Rice, North Dakota area.
Dates:
1936-1954.
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Thomas Hall Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 1247
Abstract
Typed manuscript (142 leaves) of his memoirs including his parents Richard and Ellen Peters Hall, their move from Michigan to Eldridge, N.D. in 1883, farming, working with mules, and newspaper reporting, with mention of the 1899 Republican caucus at Bismarck, N.D. A photocopied article about his speech on North Dakota pioneer women and newspaper clippings also included.
Dates:
1938, 1946, 1952.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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