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Christian H. Thue Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 20
Abstract
Postmaster at Horace, N.D. from 1915-1958, succeeded his father, C.H. Thue, who had succeeded his father-in-law. Retired in 1958. Includes a history (3 leaves) of the Horace, N.D. post office entitled "The village postmaster is unsung hero" with mention of his experiences as postmaster, names of the seven previous postmasters, two of whom were relatives, some financial information on the Horace post office, and his civic activities.
Dates:
1958
Found in:
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Claus Jackson Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 901
Abstract
Photocopy of an article written by daughter Claire, recounts his life through various brief clippings compiled from the Cooperstown courier newspaper. Includes mention of his first job working railroad construction from Volga to Pierre, Dakota Territory (now S.D.), 1889 blizzard, his campaign for sheriff, attempting to stop a runaway horse team, his marriage, and births of his children.
Dates:
1939
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Ebenezer Magoffin Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 950
Abstract
Ebenezer Magoffin was a merchant and state legislator, of Monango, N.D.
Dates:
1840-1958.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Hans E. Hanson Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 224
Abstract
Correspondence, reminiscences relating to Hanson's settlement in Hegton Township and early life in the Larimore, N.D., area, land patents, appointment certificate as postmaster (1879), and clippings.
Dates:
1879-1967
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
James A. Trudell Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 349
Abstract
Typed summary of interview (3 leaves) with James and Susanna (Chernich) Trudell. Concerns various people in the Mooreton, N.D. area, including brief mention of her father, Michael Chernich, an Austrian immigrant and early Mooreton businessman, F.A. Bagg, Alex McKinnon, bonanza farms, especially Antelope Farm, James Trudell's mail delivery route, carrying farm workers to Breckenridge, Minn. Also includes obituaries.
Dates:
1924, 1955, 1967
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
National Postal Transport Association, Fargo Branch Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 361-Mss 1576
Scope and Contents
The National Postal Transport Association Fargo Branch Records document the activities of this postal employees union at Fargo, N.D. from the 1930s to 1950s. The meeting minutes are complete from 1940 to 1953 and provide the most complete documentation on branch business. The Membership Index Ledger also is valuable in providing membership information for hundreds of members to include name, position and a date, presumably when employment began. Each entry also has a page number to another...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1931-1960.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Peter J. Walburg Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 498
Abstract
Letter, typed summary of interview (15 leaves) concerning J.B. Power, Helendale Farm, Amenia and Sharon Land Company, and his father Peter Walburg, a Swiss immigrant. Includes mention of their homestead near the Maple River, his work on Dalrymple No. 1 Farm, son Peter's first jobs as mule driver, choreboy, and herding horses for the Dalrymples, cutting wood at Helendale Farm, his father, and later Martin Hanson, hauling mail, Helendale Farm's soil, selling out and moving to Leonard, N.D.,...
Dates:
1955.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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- Confederate States of America. Army. 1
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- Hanson, Hans E., 1850-1940. 1
- Hanson, Martin, 1878-1949. 1
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