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Bonanza farms -- North Dakota.

 Subject
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Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

A. G. Holstrom Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 153
Overview Typed summaries of three detailed interviews. One interview (7 leaves) with Rachel Holstrom, widow of A.G., mentions her life at Grandin Farm No. 1, their servants, entertaining the Grandins, and winter vacations in California. Second interview (5 leaves) with Harry Holstrom, nephew of A.G. Holstrom, and his year working on the Grandin Farm, including harvest, laundry, livestock, and his own farm. Funeral book with photo of A.G. Holstrom included.
Dates: 1953-1954.

Alan W. Rice Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 761
Abstract Letter with biographical information on Thomas M. Walker, typed summary of interview (7 leaves) with Leonard Sackett, concerning Thomas Walker and his family who lived near Grandin, N.D. Includes a biographical sketch of Walker, manager of Rand and Brown Farm and Alan Rice's uncle, separation of his parents, his brothers and sisters, growing up in Traill County, raising turkeys at Walker's farm, Blanche Walker, adopted daughter of Thomas and Agnes (Coughay) Walker, taking a bust of grandfather,...
Dates: 1956.

Albert Anderson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 1115
Abstract Correspondence including two letters from John L. Grandin, typed summary of interview (7 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his life, the Grandin farms, John Wyman, and W.H. Leazenby of St. Joseph, Mo., letters from Leonard Sackett to Mr. Anderson; legal and financial material relative to the Grandins and A.G. Holstrom. Legal and financial material includes land rental agreement, an inventory of farm equipment for the Grandin farm, 1921 income tax statement, and a trial balance sheet for...
Dates: 1918-1924, 1956-1960.

Albert Herberg Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 526
Abstract Typed summary of detailed interview with Albert Herberg, regarding his father John Michael Thomassohn Herberg, early Norwegian immigrant settler, Grandin Farms, steamboat "Grandin", grain elevators, farm implements, A.R. Dalrymple. Includes a copy of his mother's, Magel Serina Thorson Herberg, obituary, and clipping of Herberg's own obituary.
Dates: 1955-1956.

Alfred Aasland Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 655
Abstract Typed summary of interview by Frank Herman and Leonard Sackett with Alfred Aasland concerning his father, Ole Aasland, who worked on the Grandin farm.
Dates: 1956.

Alfred N. Terry Interview

 Item
Identifier: SC 244
Abstract Interview with Alfred Terry, bookkeeper for the Dalrymple bonanza farm, Casselton, North Dakota.
Dates: 1954.

Amenia and Sharon Land Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 134-Mss 1596.2-Oversize Collection 11
Abstract The Company was a Cass County Bonanza farm managed and later owned by the late Chaffee family. The collection consists of company records, its subsidiaries, and persons involved.
Dates: 1856-1967

Amos V. Ewen Collection of Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 174
Abstract Letter (5 leaves) written by Mr. Ewen concering his parents Daniel C. and Josephine Ewen, their education and that of Mr. Ewen's children; some family history and Ewen's obituary is included. Mr. Ewen's father worked for Datus Smith on the Cloverleaf Farm.
Dates: 1954-1955

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

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