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Aden S. Pratt Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 1043
Overview
Photocopy of letter by Mr. Pratt to relatives in Michigan concerning the winter of 1897 and pioneer life in North Dakota and brief Pratt family history.
Dates:
1897; 1983
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Alfred N. Terry Interview
Item
Identifier: SC 244
Abstract
Interview with Alfred Terry, bookkeeper for the Dalrymple bonanza farm, Casselton, North Dakota.
Dates:
1954.
Found in:
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Andrew Jensen Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 77
Abstract
Invitation, fiftieth wedding anniversary booklet, and newspaper articles. Articles include obituaries of various family members, wedding announcements, historical piece on Ingeborg Jensen, and two articles on son Thomas D. and life in Alaska.
Dates:
1926-1960
Found in:
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Andrew Jespersen Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 502
Abstract
Letter, typed interview summary (9 leaves) and copy with notations concerning the Park Farm, steam engines, death of his brother-in-law from a steam engine explosion, digging wells for water, military and Indian artifacts found on his land, tree planting, father Peter Jespersen. Also includes obituary of Jespersen.
Dates:
1954; 1959
Found in:
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Andrew Nelson Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 53
Abstract
Typed summary of interview (3 leaves) concerning his attempts at farming and his years as manager of the Howe Farm. Includes description of the buildings on the farm, the horses, and the field work. Also includes newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1953-1957
Found in:
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Arthur E. Elwell Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 703
Abstract
Interview (3 leaves) with Arthur and Lettie Elwell, concerning his father, Joseph Elwell, who managed the James C. Gill farm (1883-1897) near Wheatland, N.D., electrostatic copy of Joseph Elwell's birth certificate (1862), and clippings.
Dates:
1932-1954
Found in:
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Burton Palmer Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 541
Abstract
Typed summary of brief interview (1 leaf) with Leonard Sackett concerning his parents, Frederick and Anna (Johnson) Palmer, who emigrated from Canada, worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad, later homesteaded near Wheatland, N.D. Includes mention of Burton meeting his future wife, Katherine, his farming and different jobs after leaving the farm in 1940.
Dates:
1955
Found in:
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Daisy Punton Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 510
Abstract
Typed summary of interview (3 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning her husband, Thomas J. Punton; her father-in-law, Thomas Punton, Sr.; her sister-in-law, Bessie Punton; includes mention of John Burns, Park Farm and its steam engines, Thomas Punton Sr.'s purchase of Elgin Farm. Also includes clippings of various Punton family members.
Dates:
1954-1956
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Datus C. Smith Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 159
Abstract
Owner and operator of bonanza farm, Belle Prairie Farm (formerly Cloverlea Farm), near Blanchard, N.D., in Traill County.
Dates:
1871-1922
Found in:
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David and Nellie Minnis Interview
Collection
Identifier: SC 497
Abstract
Typed summary of interview with David Minnis and daughter Nellie regarding his emigration to N.D., his business partnerships with Robert Miller, his other businesses, the Dalrymples, with special mention of A.R. and S.A. Dalrymple, Minnis' blacksmith work for the Dalrymples, Harry Richards, Perley, Minn., Robert Lunday, second cousin to David Minnis, and the decline of the blacksmithing business.
Dates:
1954
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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