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    • History of schools at Fort Yates, North Dakota 

      Rostvedt, Luella; Rostvedt, Luella (11/5/2015)
      Typed carbon copy of manuscript concerning the schools at Fort Yates, N.D. from 1877 through the 1940s. Includes two parts, the first entitled "History of education at Fort Yates, North Dakota" (6 leaves) which describes ...

    • Engvald Jacobson Collection 

      Jacobson, Engvald; Jacobson, Engvald (2015-11-05)
      Photocopy of typed transcription (5 leaves) of taped reminiscence (1964) concerning life in Norway, the family's decision to emigrate, building their house, rebuilding the barn, threshing, mail delivery to Daglum, N.D., ...

    • North Dakota Veterinary Medical Association History 

      Brandenburg, T. O.; Robinson, John W.; Brandenburg, T. O.; Robinson, John W. (2015-11-05)
      Photocopy of typed historical sketch (10 leaves), includes list of association presidents, 1903-1962.

    • Zachariah Munter Family Collection 

      Munter, Zachariah; Munter, Zachariah (2015-11-05)
      Typed copy of a letter relating their early life in N.D., mentions the death of two children, grasshoppers eating the crops, trading butter for molasses. Also includes a list of birth and deaths dates for the Munter children ...

    • John Swanson Family Collection 

      Swanson, John; Swanson, John (2015-11-05)
      Letter given to U.S. soldiers by King George V (1918), brief Swanson family history material, a language handbook, daughter Cora's school souvenir card for School District No. 35 (Cass County, N.D.), programs, and an obituary.

    • Foster School District Survey Records 

      Meier, Dorothy; Meier, Dorothy (2015-11-04)
      Term paper on school reorganization, includes a school district map of Logan County and photographs of several schools in Logan County. Contains corrections written by instructor.

    • Claus Jackson Records 

      Jackson, Claire; Jackson, Claire (2015-11-04)
      Photocopy of an article written by daughter Claire, recounts his life through various brief clippings compiled from the Cooperstown courier newspaper. Includes mention of his first job working railroad construction from ...

    • Norgaard and Berg genealogies Records 

      Norgaard, Sam; Norgaard, Sam (2015-11-04)
      Typed copies of two genealogies, compiled by Mr. Norgaard, on Ole and Agnette (Gulbranson) Norgaard, and Ole and Kristine (Halvorsdatter) Rødningen, all Norwegian immigrants who settled in Newburgh Township, near Hatton, ...

    • Spanish-American War Scrapbook 

      Unknown author (2015-11-04)
      Scrapbook (compiler unknown) of newspaper clippings relating to the North Dakota Infantry and its part in the Spanish-American War. Clippings follow the troop's movements to the Pacific Coast and the trip to the Philippines. ...

    • Arlys E. Thun Collection 

      Thun, Arlys Edman; Thun, Arlys Edman (11/4/2015)
      Typed copies of her article "The Red River Valley of the North," and her poem "The world of the Vikings." Articles includes very brief mention of her maternal grandparents coming to Marshall County, Minn., describes the ...

    • Charles Canning Collection 

      Canning, Charles; Canning, Charles (11/4/2015)
      Biographical sketches of Charles Canning (1 leaf each), reminiscence (3 leaves) concerning Oscar Sjordahl and Green, N.D. by son J.H. Canning, a sketch (2 leaves) on the ferry at Hendrum, Minn.-Quincy, N.D. by Sally Canning, ...

    • “History of my Family” Typed paper 

      Husband, Wilma; Husband, Wilma (2015-11-04)
      Original typed copy of term paper containing family history material on the Bernhoft and Husband families.

    • Martin J. Connolly Collection 

      Connolly, Martin J.; Connolly, Martin J. (2015-11-04)
      Articles written by Mr. Connolly, including "Historical sketch of North Dakota," "The credo of a North Dakota citizen," "North Dakota Badlands intrigue a nation of nature lovers," "Look 30 feet into Hell: description of ...

    • Family of Mr. and Mrs. Thore Erickson Records 

      Unknown author (2015-11-04)
      Family history and genealogy of Thore Erickson and Christi Frosaker Erickson; also contains some short essays and photos of the Erickson family.

    • Sociological survey of Colfax Township, Richland County, North Dakota 

      Hay, Donald G.; Hay, Donald G. (2015-11-04)
      Consists of a sociological survey of this Richland County rural community; survey was done by Donald G. Hay as a senior student project. It includes historical data and information on social institutions and activities.

    • Clement Community Survey 

      Wenzel, Mabel Tusca; Wenzel, Mabel Tusca (2015-10-19)
      Survey compiled as a student project which includes historical material, information on community organizations, church activities on Clement, N.D. Also includes numerous photographs and clippings of the Clement, Ellendale, ...

    • Ole O. Melhus Family History 

      Ellingrud, Christine Melhus; Ellingrud, Christine Melhus (2015-10-19)
      Ole O. Melhus emigrated fron Sogn, Norway to Kenyon, Minn. Wed Christine Hjellum, also of Sogn, Norway in 1884. They settled in Traill County, N.D.

    • Thomas Campbell Collection 

      Campbell, Thomas; Sackett, Leonard; Campbell, Thomas; Sackett, Leonard (2015-10-19)
      Correspondence between Campbell and Leonard Sackett regarding the records of Campbell's wheat farm, the Cream of Wheat corporation, the Bull family, and bonanza farms. Includes newspaper and magazine clippings.

    • Fred Fiechtner Autobiography 

      Fiechtner, Fred; Fiechtner, Fred (2015-10-19)
      Photocopy of handwritten autobiographical sketch of his life which includes genealogical information on his German ancestors, the Fiechtners and the Gebhardts, from Odessa, Russia and Backnang, Württemburg, Germany. Also ...

    • Oliver Almlie Interview 

      Almlie, Oliver; Almlie, Oliver (2015-10-19)
      Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning his father, Engebredt Almlie, and himself, both of whom worked on the Helendale farm of J.B. Power.