North Dakota -- History, Local.
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
A Century Together Papers Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 240
Overview
The research papers amassed by the History Section of the Fine Arts Club of Fargo, that was asked to prepare the Fargo portion of a history of Fargo-Moorhead for the 1975 centennial celebration of Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn.
Dates:
1975
Allen Osmundson Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 250
Abstract
McVille, North Dakota native who had an interest in local history and his Norwegian Lutheran heritage.
Dates:
1924-2001.
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Allen Osmundson Papers
Anne Walters Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 171-Mss 1596.1
Abstract
A prized playwright and dramatist from Webster, North Dakota who wrote several full length plays and books. Includes her works 'Choice' which is the story of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and 'I Remember, I Remember,' a story of a North Dakota childhood. There are also her poetry files, numerous manuscript stories. The 'Anecdotage' manuscript documents memories of a North Dakota childhood which include homesteading, prairie schooner, the threshers, a country school,...
Dates:
1910-1984
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Anne Walters Papers
Benjamin F. Mackall Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC 472
Abstract
Correspondence; interviews with Mackall's son and daughter-in-law, Henry C. and Margaret (Robertson) Mackall, of Minneapolis, Minn., relating to Mackall, the family business, B.F. Mackall Inc., and John L. Grandin, owner of Grandin Farms and family friend, of Warren, Pa., area (original home of Mrs. Mackall); scrapbook compiled by Marjorie Cruikshank, containing information concerning the estate of Jay Cooke, dredging on the Red River, and Red River Valley history; and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1953-1955
Benjamin H. Barrett Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 255
Abstract
Extension agent in Emmons County, N. D. from 1934 to 1959 who wrote about his life as an agent and early farmer.
Dates:
ca. 1950-1976
Christ Menge Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 346
Abstract
Correspondence, interviews, autobiographical sketch, histories of Lockhart Farm, Lockhart, Minn., and Mylo, N.D., legal materials, blueprint maps of several townships in Norman County, Minn., obituaries, and clippings relating to Finley, N.D., and other topics. Includes information relating to Menge's early employment on Lockhart Farm and his lumber and hardware stores in Lockhart, Minn.
Dates:
1934-1967
Found in:
Institute for Regional Studies
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Christ Menge Papers
Don J. Clark Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 660
Abstract
The collection consists of the justice docket for Abercrombie (1907-1940); mortgages; contracts; warranty deeds (1885-1895); First Rifle Regiment of Vermont roll (1843); financial records (1862-1880) of his father, Martin C. Clark; corpse transport permits; county tax receipts; and two scrapbooks (1980-1956) of clippings on people and historical events at Abercrombie and Richland County which were complied by Ethel Clark Hutchinson.
Dates:
1843-1957
Eben E. Saunders Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 61
Abstract
An Englishman whose family immigrated to Michigan who became an ordained Congregational minister and published numerous newspaper articles on the history of North Dakota and the Red River Valley.
Dates:
1914-1926
Fargo (N.D.) Historical Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 414
Overview
The materials in this vertical file (the collection is currently stored in filing cabinets) are an eclectic collection of documents that have some connection to Fargo’s history and institutions. The files are arranged alphabetically by topic or name. In some cases certain categories are grouped together under broader headings, such as businesses, churches, schools, etc. There is no complete consistency in how file headings were established and no attempt has been made to provide complete...
Dates:
1881 - [ongoing]
Florence Folsom Collection of Papers
Collection
Identifier: SC 51
Abstract
Correspondence, historical sketches, and manuscripts of writings. Includes information relating to Ludden and Port Emma, N.D., North Dakota judge William H. Ellis (also known as Will Ellis), area doctors and newspapers, frontier life in Dickey County, and personal, family, and local history.
Dates:
ca. 1920-1954