Abstract Correspondence; family history concerning the Guthrie name; historical sketch of Alice Rutledge, early North Dakota teacher; poetry; pamphlets, chiefly tributes on the death of Guthrie; and clippings. Includes information relating to Guthrie's career as deputy Cass County, N.D., auditor and secretary of Fargo Board of Education; and Brig. Gen. Maxon S. Lough, prisoner of war in the Philippines during World War II, originally of Fargo, and son-in-law of Guthrie.

Abstract Jewish immigrant from the Ukraine who became one of Fargo's most successful lawyers and most active community and Jewish leaders in the state. This collection provides a good example of a lawyer's case work.