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Cass County Historical Society Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 487
Abstract
Correspondence, notices and minutes of meetings, pamphlets, broadsides, and newspaper clippings. Includes information relating to Bonanzaville U.S.A., a reconstructed village and living history museum commemorating the bonanza farm era, located in West Fargo, N.D., and operated by the society.
Dates:
1955-1980
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
David Anderson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2023
Abstract
David Anderson was an accomplished photographer and his abilities are reflected in the quality of
the images in the collection. There is a broad range of topics and geographic areas represented in
the collection. Fargo is perhaps represented the most, especially as they relate to businesses in the
city. It seems he photographed many grand openings or newly opened businesses. Other notable
photographs include documenting the funeral of aviator Carl Ben Eielson at Hatton, N.D. the visit
of...
Dates:
1920s-1940s
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Doris G. Larsen Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 743
Abstract
Includes a number of writings about the Furnberg and Korum families, ancestral families of Ms. Larsen. Norwegian Roots, A Korum Branch, primarily is the reminiscences (6 leaves) by Johanne (Korum) Furnberg of her youth, growing up at Brandon, Minnesota and also working at Fargo, N.D. The Furnberg items document Anne Furnberg who with her husband Christian Scotsberg immigrated from Norway to America, and settled near Northfield, Minnesota. After Christian's death in 1869, Anna and son settled on...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1950s-1990s
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
George A. Wyum Real Estate Company (West Fargo, N.D.)
Collection
Identifier: Mss-300000
Dates:
circa 1975-2018
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Madalyn Kuhn Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 214
Abstract
The Madalyn Kuhn Papers contains her diaries while living in the Lisbon and Fargo-West Fargo, N.D. area. She kept a daily diary from 1932, when the author was 14, through 2000. From a researcher’s point of view, the diaries offer invaluable information on life in North Dakota, growing up in the 1930s, teen issues, social life, entertainment (especially movies), fashion, finances, diet and nutrition, dating, working conditions for single women, widowhood, single mother issues, and weather. The...
Dates:
1932-2000.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of Fargo, North Dakota [1929-1956]
Item
Identifier: Mss 1564
Abstract
City maps of Fargo, N.D., created for insurance purposes. Includes original maps from 1929 with corrections and additions from 1931 to 1956. Portions of West Fargo and Southwest Fargo are included. Maps show placement, size, and construction materials of all buildings with notes as to location of city water mains, includes street names and subdevelopment names. Buildings are color coded according to use.
Dates:
1929-1956.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
West Fargo Union Stockyards Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: Photo 2036
Abstract
The West Fargo Union Stockyards Photograph Collection gives a fairly comprehensive overview of the operation of the stockyards. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by topic. The topics varying from aerial views of the stockyard to stockyard workers.
Dates:
1940s-1970s.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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- Eielson, Carl Benjamin, 1897-1929. 1
- Fargo College (N.D.) 1
- Fargo Water Treatment Plant (N.D.) 1
- Furnberg family. 1
- Furnberg, Anne, 1836-1912. 1
- Furnberg, Christian C., 1869- 1
- Furnberg, Johanne, 1871- 1
- Korum family. 1
- Kuhn, Madalyn, 1917-2004. 1
- Larsen, Doris Grimstvedt, 1924- 1
- North Dakota Agricultural College. 1
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