Finding Aids: Recent submissions

Now showing items 1881-1900 of 2066

    • Myrtle (Bemis) Porterville Collection, 1879-1960 

      Porterville, Myrtle; Porterville, Myrtle (2008-10-08)
      Griggs County, N.D. native and resident whose avocation was collecting the history of Griggs County, amassing an amazing collection on the county's history and the people who lived there. The collection is a major genealogical ...

    • Christine Corse Pollock Family Papers, 1869-1915 

      Pollock, Christine Corse; Pollock, Christine Corse (2008-10-08)
      The Christine Corse Pollock Family Papers include letters written to Mrs. Pollock while she was in school in Racine, Wisconsin in 1871-1872. There are also numerous compositions written by Mrs. Pollock while in Racine High ...

    • Robert M. Pollock Papers, 1880-1914 

      Pollock, Robert M.; Pollock, Robert M. (2008-10-08)
      Present at the Constitutional Convention in 1889 and authored the prohibition clause and helped to fight the Louisana Lottery.

    • Wallace E. Petrie Papers, 1885-1957 

      Petrie, Wallace E.; Petrie, Wallace E. (2008-10-08)
      Wallace Petrie was an Emmons County, ND pioneer. The papers include material on homesteading in Dakota Territory, his sister's ranch and Petrie family clippings.

    • Gladys M. Pearce Papers, 1936, 1956-1957 

      Pearce, Gladys M.; Pearce, Gladys M. (2008-10-08)
      Her manuscript "Claimed by the Prairies" (187 p.) covers the life of her grandmother Winnie Winston Nicholls (1830-1914) dealing particularly with her life after 1873 as a Bismarck pioneer. Among people mentioned are ...

    • John D. Paulson Papers, 1932, 1958, 1981-1985, 1998 

      Paulson, John D.; Paulson, John D. (2008-10-08)
      Retired editor of the Fargo Forum who wrote numerous essays on North Dakota's political figures in preparation for the state centennial.

    • William R. Page Papers, 1937-1991 

      Page, William R.; Page, William R. (2008-10-08)
      Page served as a Grand Forks County agricultural extension agent. He deposited his diaries with the Institute. The diaries document his work as a county agent and his family life.

    • Thorvald Ostbye Family Papers, 1884-1947 

      Ostbye, Thorvald; Ostbye, Thorvald (2008-10-08)
      Norwegian immigrant who started a contracting business and became a successful Fargo contractor. Responsible for building the Carnegie Library (Putnam Hall) and its addition on the North Dakota Agricultural College (now ...

    • Allen Osmundson Papers, 1924-1999 

      Osmundson, Allen; Osmundson, Allen (2008-10-08)
      McVille, North Dakota native who has an interest in local history and his Norwegian Lutheran heritage.

    • Orestes Brownson Study Club No. 3 (Fargo, N.D.) Records, 1933-1977 

      Orestes Brown Study Club No. 3 (Fargo, N.D.); Orestes Brown Study Club No. 3 (Fargo, N.D.) (2008-10-08)
      Study group founded in Fargo, N.D. in 1923 by the women of three Catholic parishes so they could study subjects pertaining to Catholic beliefs and intelligently discuss topics from a Catholic viewpoint. Its records include ...

    • Ole H. Olson Papers, 1887-1952 

      Olson, Ole H.; Olson, Ole H. (2008-10-08)
      Olson was a New Rockford settler and North Dakota governor. The collection contains threshing account books, travel expense, stallion service books, and homestead deeds. The collection also contains material relating to ...

    • Ole A. Olson Papers, 1950s-1968, 1980 

      Olson, Ole A.; Olson, Ole A. (2008-10-08)
      Ole A. Olson was a North Dakota poet and writer. The collection consists of biographical material, the original typescript copy (238 p.) of his autobiography, poems by himself and others, and his manuscript, "One Day on ...

    • S.A. Olsness Papers, 1884-1954 

      Olsness, S. A.; Olsness, S. A. (2008-10-08)
      North Dakota's Insurance Commissioner from 1916 to 1934 when he was defeated by the supporters of William Langer.

    • Miss O'Keefe Manuscript 

      O'Keefe, Miss; O'Keefe, Miss (2008-10-08)
      Miss O'Keefe is the author of a typed Manuscript, entitled “Pioneer History of North Dakota.” It contains material on Indians, including the Minnesota Massacre episode, Chief Gall, Jumping Bear, Sitting Bull, Indian agents ...

    • Hjalmar Nygaard Papers, 1954-1963 

      Nygaard, Hjalmar; Nygaard, Hjalmar (2008-10-08)
      U.S. Representative for North Dakota from 1961-1963.

    • Northwest Farm Management Association Records, 1917-1984 

      Northwest Farm Management Association; Northwest Farm Management Association (2008-10-08)
      The Association was organized in 1909 to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas and farm practices. The collection consists of the the executive committee meeting minutes (1925-1980, incomplete); extensive correspondence; ...

    • Northern States Power Company. Fargo Branch Records, 1882, 1928-1976 

      Northern States Power Company. Fargo Branch; Northern States Power Company. Fargo Branch (2008-10-08)
      Began as the Fargo Electric Light and Power Company in 1882 and underwent several mergers with local rivals until being bought out by Northern States Power, a Minneapolis, Minnesota based company.

    • Northern School Supply Records, 1918-1998 

      Northern School Supply; Northern School Supply (2008-10-08)
      Locally owned school supply company that once had stores and warehouses in Portland, Oregon and Great Falls, Montana. Co-founder Walter L. Stockwell was on Hitler's enemy list due to his membership in the Masons.

    • North Dakota State Federation of Garden Clubs Records, 1963-1995 

      North Dakota State Federation of Garden Clubs; North Dakota State Federation of Garden Clubs (2008-10-08)
      The federation was founded in the 1960s, serving as a central unit to connect the various garden clubs across the state devoted to gardens and gardening. Its records consist of Bylaws and Standing Rules, Meeting Minutes, ...

    • North Dakota Sheet Music Collection 

      North Dakota Sheet Music Collection; North Dakota Sheet Music Collection (2008-10-08)
      A collection of North Dakota related sheet music.