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Farmers -- North Dakota.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:

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

Albert Anderson Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Photo 2167
Overview This collection holds only one photograph, pulled from the Small Collection 2167. The photo shows a threshing crew working on Grandin Farm No. 1, in 1920.
Dates: 1920

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 H. Laughlin Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 172
Abstract Correspondence, diary (1917) of Laughlin's son, Leigh Laughlin, train passes, and clippings, chiefly relating to daily activities and local events.
Dates: 1894-1954

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

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

Arne and Josephine Gronbeck Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 873
Abstract Typed summary of interview (4 leaves) with corrections concerning his work on the Helendale Farm. Includes some mention of J.B. Powers, his son Allie, and Gronbeck's wife Josephine Vangsness Gronbeck who worked as nursemaid and cook on the Helendale Farm.
Dates: 1957

Autobiography of William G. Starck

 Item
Identifier: SC 592
Abstract Photocopy of typescript autobiography that documents the lives of his German immigrant parents, Theodore and Wilhelmina Starck, who lived and farmed in Missouri and Nebraska and Starck's homesteading in Oliver County, N.D. in 1902. Includes mention of his parents trying to farm in Nebraska, their return to Missouri and coming back to Nebraska, his own experiences handling horses, the hospitality of German Russians in N.D., threshing, and a rooster used as an alarm clock.
Dates: 1949.

Bert M. Salisbury Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 64
Abstract Correspondence (1935-1936), reminiscences relating to Salisbury's career and local politics, speeches, contracts, and expense account records. Includes information pertaining to the Benson County Holiday Association and his activities as secretary and also to the North Dakota Farm Holiday Association.
Dates: 1935-1953.

Bessie E. McKenzie Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 658
Abstract Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett about her father John Elliott who was foreman at the Rand and Brown Farm, managing various businesses, and family history material. He settled in Traill County, N.D.
Dates: 1956