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Richard Lyons Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 151
Abstract
North Dakota State Univeristy English professor and poet. This collection, donated upon his retirement, documents his literary career.
Dates:
1938-1982.
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Roy Frydenlund Paper
Collection
Identifier: SC 554
Overview
A paper written by Roy Frydenlund about the threshing machine known as the Sageng Combination Gasoline Thresher.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1984
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Saga of a Prairie Teacher
Collection
Identifier: SC 227
Abstract
Galley proof of her book, Saga of a prairie teacher, which includes mention of her family, life in Minnesota, her father's drinking, moving to North Dakota, the death of a sister and a brother, her teaching experiences in Grand Forks County rural schools and in Williston, N.D. public school, attending college at Mayville and Valley City, N.D., her operation and convalescence in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and traveling after her retirement from teaching.
Dates:
[1950?].
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Si Poppler Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 70
Abstract
His recollections of a moose hunting trip to The Pas in northern Manitoba, Canada, illustrated with his sketches.
Dates:
Majority of material found within [195-?].
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Socio-Economic Farm Organization Development in North Dakota Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 1338
Abstract
Incomplete carbon typed copy and serialized newspaper edition of his paper which is a history of the development of farm organizations in North Dakota, particularly the Farmers Union. Article mentions early organizers A.W. Ricker of Saint Paul, Minn., and C.C. Talbott of Dickey County, N.D., North Dakota Farmers Union, and Northwest Producers Alliance. Paper assumed to be a student project done while attending North Dakota Agricultural College.
Dates:
1939.
Found in:
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Sod House Days in the Red River Valley Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 1058
Abstract
Typed reminiscence (19 leaves) on his pioneer Norwegian immigrant parents, Andrew and Christine Overby, who settled in Wilkin County, Minn. in 1890. Includes mention of digging water wells, plowing with oxen, description of a sod house, David McCauley and McCauleyville, Minn., road construction, peddlers, threshing, butchering, stage coaches, passenger and freight traffic on the Red River, expansion of the railroad, blizzards and weather during the 1896-1897 winter, and the naming of Wilkin...
Dates:
Majority of material found within [196-].
Found in:
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Sondre Norheim: Forgotten Man of Skiing
Collection
Identifier: SC 604
Abstract
Short typed biographical article on Sondre Norheim, the father of modern skiing, who emigrated from Morgedal, Norway to Denbigh, N.D. in McHenry County. Includes mention of early skiers, Torjus and Mikkel Hemmestvidt, competing with Norheim in Norway, Norheim's development of a skiing style and technique still used today, and of the ski bindings developed by Norheim.
Dates:
Majority of material found within [198-]
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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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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?]
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The Loss of the Andrews Estate Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 1036
Abstract
Electrostatic copy of original typed manuscript of his unpublished novel concerning the effects of alcoholism on a family. The story takes place in England. Some pages are missing pieces, and some pages are partially illegible.
Dates:
1900
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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