Archives & Special Collections: Recent submissions
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Nellie McIvor Letters, 1956
(2016-07-26)Two letters from Nellie Fitzpatrick McIvor containing information about her husband, Norman McIvor, born at Ontario, Canada, and worked at Hill Farm, Humboldt Division (Humboldt, Minn.) starting about 1898. They met at the ... -
Barbara Schmitt Whitney Collection, 1955-1956
(7/26/2016)Letter from her sister, Louise Jackson, jacket from her book, "Descent of the white bird," and a newspaper clipping. -
“Two ways to America from Germany” by Diana Deats paper, 1987?
(7/26/2016)Partial biography of the Lauinger, Hahn, Zeigler families and their descendants in the Deats and Lancaster families. Documents primarily the family of Edward and Ethel (Lauinger) Hahn, German Russian immigrants who settled ... -
John and George Lohr Collection, 1917, 1956
(7/26/2016)Letters from John J. Lohr and Mrs. Glenn Hagle giving detailed information about the Tampico, Mont. ranch, livestock, negotiations between James J. Hill and the Lohr brothers on Hill's Humboldt farm and a newspaper clipping. -
Daniel Moe Collection, 1956
(2016-07-25)Letter containing a brief biography and mentioning some of his compositions including his opera "Coventry nativity", "Cantata of prophecy" which was written for Lutheran Seminary, Saint Paul, Minn., Fargo-Moorhead Symphony ... -
Olaus Johnson Family History, 1955-1959
(2016-07-25)Mimeographed copy (18 leaves) of genealogy compiled by Oscar; includes several family obituaries. -
George Montgomery Collection, 1935
(2016-07-25)Consists primarily of two reminiscences written by Mr. Montgomery for his children and grandchildren in 1935. "A message to posterity, collections from 1882 to 1902" (17 typescript leaves) recounts traveling to Dakota ... -
Lars Bernhardson Papers, 1939
(2016-07-25)Consists primarily of two handwritten reminiscences by Mr. Bernhardson about his parents and their pioneer life near Comstock, Minn., as well as his own life. They are titled "Pioneer life of early settlement in the Red ... -
Glenn Akin Interview, 1956
(7/25/2016)Typed summary of interview (9 leaves) with Leonard Sackett, and annotated carbon copy, concerning Mr. Akin and his father, William R. Akin, who worked on the Weible Farm at Larimore and Hunter, N.D., the Darling Farm near ... -
Eunice Radcliffe Collection, 1955-1961
(7/25/2016)Typed summary of interview (8 leaves) done in 1955 with Eunice (Smyth) Radcliffe and her daughter, Helen (Radcliffe) Johnson, relating to the James Smyth family, the Radcliffe family, their move to a farm near Fargo, Tom ... -
Mary E. Mallick Letters, 1955-1956
(7/25/2016)Correspondence concerning mainly the Lyman R. Casey family, with mention of his wife and daughter Theodora who sent letters from overseas to Mary F. Mallick, George Palmer, Carrington & Casey Land Company manager, Carrington ... -
Peder H. Nelson Articles, 1972-1981
(7/25/2016)Several historical articles, in Norwegian, about Norwegian Americans in N.D. and clippings in English about Nelson, his work, and awards he has earned. -
Emil C. Ankerfelt Interview, 1956
(2016-07-22)Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett (10 leaves) and corrections (3 leaves) concerning Ankerfelt's life, and the Helendale Farm upon which he worked. There is also some Ankerfelt family history information. -
Charles H. Eggert Collection, 1950-1959
(7/22/2016)Typed summary (10 leaves) of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning Eggert's work on area farms, including the Leach Farm, and newspaper clippings which mention James Kennedy and the Leach Farm, the golden anniversary ... -
Louis L’Amour Letter, 1939
(7/22/2016)Responding to a request of Mr. Frank of the Fargo Forum newspaper for biographical material, Mr. L'Amour recounts primarily his writing and publications to date, adventure traveling around the world, and writing interests. -
Frank Dau Reminiscences, date unknown
(7/22/2016)Photcopy of a typed reminiscence concerning his parents, Detlef and Elsabe Dau, their life in Ellingstedt, Germany, emigrating to the United States, farming near Bancroft, Neb., and later near Thief River Falls, Minn., and ... -
Charles Sachs Interviews, 1986
(2016-07-21)Mr. Sachs, interviewed by his sister Alice Hamburg, discusses the lives of his parents, Herman and Hannah Sachs, and himself. He recounts his earliest memories of growing up in the Wilton-Wing, N.D. area, his father's life ... -
Effie Rosenberg Scrapbook, 1930s
(2016-07-21)Photocopy of scrapbook compiled by Effie Rosenberg, which documents Olaf Rosenberg's ski jumping, primarily at Fargo, N.D. and California, with some mention of tournaments at S.D. and Minnesota. Includes clippings and ... -
“History of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Indian Reservation” by Fred Trende, date unknown
(2016-07-21)Typescript concerning the Sisseton Wahpeton Reservation (Lake Traverse Indian Reservation). Includes mention of the agency's history, shipping supplies from Minnesota, blizzards, attitudes towards the Indians of agency ... -
Granville Wolbert Papers, 1951-1952
(7/21/2016)Includes a series of letters to Roy P. Johnson of the Fargo Forum newspaper regarding his life in North Dakota. Includes 9 pages of excerpts from an autobiographical manuscript by Wolbert, in which he details his business ...