Special Collections Finding Aids

Abstract The Frank L. Anders Photograph Collection is the amalgamation of two separate donations by his children. The first donation in 1966 was part of an extensive manuscript collection that was processed as Mss 1417. These images generally document Anders' involvement with the building of the North Dakota capitol in the 1930s. The later images were donated by his daughter in 1996 and are primarily related to Camp Grafton, home of the North Dakota National Guard.

Scope and Contents The G. Angus Fraser photograph collection consists of family photographs and numerous photographs taken on site when the North Dakota state capitol building was being constructed in Bismarck. Fraser must have obtained them while serving on the Board of State Capitol Commissioners. The construction photographs were accessioned as part of the G. Angus Fraser papers (organized as Manuscript 74), while the family photographs were accessioned in 2004 and came from the estate of his daughter-in-law...

Scope and Contents The Masonic Grand Lodge of North Dakota Photograph Collection reflects images acquired by the Grand Lodge Library over many years prior to its donation to the Institute. Thus the subjects of the images are very diverse. They have been organized into seven files based upon the subject of the images. The Badlands file includes both color postcards and photographic prints of Badland scenes and the Theodore Roosevelt cabin. It includes a postcard booklet containing 18 images, a map and short...