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Harry T. Alsop Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 341
Abstract
Correspondence of Alsop and his father, Harry W. Alsop, concerning steamboating on the Red River, reminiscences and speeches of both Alsops, and newspapers clippings.
Dates:
1882, 1919-1948
Found in:
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Hugh McDonald Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 674
Abstract
Letters, typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning his father, James McDonald, an early settler at Caledonia, and the Grandin boats on the Red River. James McDonald died when a wagon load of wheat overturned and tipped into the Sheyenne River. Interview mentions Asa Sargeant and George Weston, early Traill County settlers. George Weston was later elected Register of Deeds and County Clerk. Letter from Neal Sargeant, son of Asa Sargeant, mentions steamboats "Alsop," "Pluck," and...
Dates:
1955-1956
Found in:
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Jacob Walters Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 534
Abstract
Correspondence, typed summary of interview (5 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his life and the Grandin elevator at Gardner, N.D. Includes mention of the homestead built by his father, Carl Walters, and of the Grandin elevator that stood nearby, hauling grain on the Red River, James Pratt, the first elevator manager, Jacob Walters' job on the steamboat "Minnesota," and its crew, Jacob's brother, Charlie Walters, Jacob's wife, Bertha Swenson Walters, and addendum mentioning Bertha's...
Dates:
1955-1957
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Jon Lindgren Papers on the Fargo 12th Avenue North Bridge
Collection
Identifier: Mss 203
Abstract
North Dakota State University professor and former mayor of Fargo, who became involved with the group protesting the construction of a bridge through their neighborhood.
Dates:
1978-1991
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Lars Bernhardson Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 625
Abstract
Consists primarily of two handwritten reminiscences by Mr. Bernhardson about his parents and their pioneer life near Comstock, Minn., as well as his own life. They are titled "Pioneer life of early settlement in the Red River Valley, 1869 and up" (32 leaves), and "Farming in Red River from 1[8]70 and upward" (6 leaves). He also discusses the journey from Sweden, establishing the homestead, family life, early Red River steamboats, Hudson's Bay Company and farming. Supplementary items include...
Dates:
1939.
Found in:
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Mort L. Mazaheri Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 370
Scope and Contents
The Mort Mazaheri Papers document primarily the work of the many graduate students that studied under Mazaheri in the NDSU Community and Regional Planning program as reflected in the many papers researched and written by the students. Together the papers form a valuable, historical collection related to planning and land use, particularly in Fargo, N.D. and to a lesser extent in Moorhead, Minn. and North Dakota in general. The graduate papers have been organized into topical series, many...
Dates:
1973-2009.
Found in:
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Olaus C. Olson Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 501
Abstract
Typed summary of interview and addenda, with Leonard Sackett, relating to steamboats hauling grain on the Red River, the Richards Farm, includes mention of Harry Richards, his wife, and son, Elliott, the Grandin elevator on the Finney farm, and a handwritten note.
Dates:
1955.
Found in:
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Red River Floods and Urban Development Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2018
Abstract
The Red River Flood & Urban Development Photograph Collection is made up mostly of aerial photographs taken by the company Appraisal Services, Inc. based in Fargo, N.D. They give a record of areas of the Red River Valley affected by flooding between 1969 and 1989, and areas of North Dakota urban development and growth from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Dates:
1969-1990s.
Found in:
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Red River of the North Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 429
Abstract
Term papers and other documents relating to the economic impact of steamboats, sugar beets, and Mexican American labor, and newspaper clippings chiefly concerning steamboats on the Red River.
Dates:
1889-1970.
Found in:
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Robert G. Foss Glass Negative Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2044
Abstract
The Robert G. Foss Glass Negative Collection consists of 301 4x5 inch glass plate negatives and eleven 5x7 inch glass plate negatives (these are filed at the end of the collection, numbered 302-312). Very few of the negatives are identified and thus the collection has been arranged alphabetically by topic. The negatives consist mostly of images of animals, children, farm scenes, funerals, outdoor scenes, people,
river scenes, threshing, and towns. Likely most or all were taken in the...
Dates:
1905 - 1929
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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- Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. 5
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- 12th-15th Avenue Association. 1
- Alsop, Henry T., 1872-1948. 1
- Alsop, Henry White, 1849-1936. 1
- Anders, Frank O. 1
- B.F. Mackall Inc. (Moorhead, Minn.) 1
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- Bernhardson, Lars, 1861-1941. 1
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- Citizens Organized for Residential Protection. 1
- Clara Barton School (Fargo, N.D.) 1
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- Fargo-Moorhead Heritage and Cultural Bridge Task Force. 1
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- Fraser, G. Angus, 1874-1957. 1
- Grady, Charles E., 1875- 1
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- McDonald, Hugh, 1864-1958. 1
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- Minnesota Historical Society. 1
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- North Dakota State Capitol (Bismarck, N.D.) 1
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- Richards, Eliot, 1881- 1
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