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North Dakota -- Agriculture -- Farms and farming.

 Subject
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Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:

John Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 84
Abstract Copies of correspondence, biography by William C. Hunter, and clippings, relating to Miller's career and his various business interests, including Dwight Farm and Amenia and Sharon Land Company.
Dates: 1908-1970

Nels Magnuson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 11
Abstract Correspondence, including letters from relatives in Norway, relating to daily events; certificate of election (1930) as state senator; miscellaneous financial records; bylaws of Souris Cooperative Elevator Company; historical pamphlet concerning Scandinavian Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., of Souris; ledger (1928-1946) containing personal expenses and income; clippings; and financial records (1905-1908, 1916-1924) of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, headquartered in Carbury, N.D.
Dates: 1893-1955.

Oscar J. Sorlie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 868
Abstract Correspondence, including letters (1931) to Sam Shevchenko of Buxton, from relatives in the Ukraine describing the famine there; copies of speeches; pamphlets; scrapbook, containing several letters from L.B. Hanna and William Langer; photos of Sorlie's family home in Norway; and material relating to National Nonpartisan League, his general store and farm in Buxton, and other topics.
Dates: 1919-1941.

Ralph F. Gunkelman Collection of Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 569
Abstract Typewritten summaries of interviews with Gunkelman and his son, John L. Gunkelman; ms. histories concerning R.F. Gunkelman & Sons and the Gunkelman family by Gary Hedstrom and Christopher T. Bucholz; and clippings. Includes information relating to the Rand and Brown Farm, grain elevators, and Ralph Gunkelman's founding of Farmers Grain Co., Grandin, N.D. (1913), his ownership of Interstate Seed & Grain Co., Fargo (1917-1943), and of R.F. Gunkelman & Sons (1943- ).
Dates: 1955-1986.

Samuel Hovland Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 656
Abstract Typewritten summary of interview with Hovland's daughter and her husband, Lena (Hovland) and Martin Martinson, chiefly relating to Hovland's early employment as cook and the Grandin Farms by whom he was employed; legal documents; certificates, including seaman's certificate; biographical sketch; deeds; and clippings. Persons represented include Hovland's son, Elvin Hovland, and members of the Dalrymple family.
Dates: 1868-1956.

Thortvedt Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 332
Overview Small Collection pertaining to Red River Valley pioneer, Olav Thortvedt and his family.
Dates: 1941-1955

Thorvald Thorson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3059
Overview This collection of papers from the Dalrymple Bonzana farms that Thorvald managed. It contains farm records, seed and crop records, biographical information, and correspondence. This papers are split into four series.
Dates: 1923 -1942

William Keating Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 350
Overview This collection contains correspondence and interviews with William Keating's sons John Keating and Peter Keating.
Dates: 1925-1963.