Browsing Institute Manuscript Collection Finding Aids by Issue Date

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    • David and Nellie Minnis Interview, 1954 

      Minnis, David; Minnis, Nellie; Minnis, David; Minnis, Nellie (11/13/2012)
      Typed summary of interview with David Minnis and daughter Nellie regarding his emigration to N.D., his business partnerships with Robert Miller, his other businesses, the Dalrymples, with special mention of A.R. and S.A. ...

    • Frank B. Power Interview, 1956 

      Power, Frank B.; Power, Frank B. (11/13/2012)
      Interview and corrections (13 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning his recollections of J.B. Power and Helendale Farm, corrections by Ethelwyn Power. Includes mention of birth and death dates of J.B. Power's children: ...

    • Humboldt and Northcote farms Collection, 1921-1922, 1953. 

      Northcote (Minn. : Farm); Humboldt (Minn. : Farm); Northcote (Minn. : Farm); Humboldt (Minn. : Farm) (11/14/2012)
      Farms in Kittson County, Minn., established by James J. Hill. Son Walter managed parts of the farms, others were managed by the Lohr Brothers. Farm names are taken from Minnesota towns Humboldt and Northcote.

    • Ralph W. Smith collection of papers, 1905, 1949-1953 

      Smith, Ralph W. (Ralph Waldo); Smith, Ralph W. (Ralph Waldo) (11/14/2012)
      Letters, brief genealogical material on the Smith and Sanborn families, a list of publications, primarily agricultural research, which he authored and co-authored, 1905 census of Antler, N.D. and a clipping.

    • J. B. Streeter collection of papers, 1884-1947 (bulk 1884-1900) 

      Streeter, J. B.; Streeter, J. B. (11/14/2012)
      Correspondence, chiefly with S.D. Downes, of Francestown, N.H., concerning Downes's loans and land in the Larimore area; brochures relating to Streeter's real estate, insurance, and farm loan agency, J.B. Streeter, Jr. ...

    • Benson County, North Dakota Maps 

      Unknown author (11/16/2015)
      Photocopy of 1905 map of Benson County showing land ownership by township (incomplete), possibly copied from a large wall map. Some sections illegible.

    • Red River Valley Old Settlers Association Collection 

      Red River Valley Old Settlers Association; Red River Valley Old Settlers Association (11/16/2015)
      Photocopy of a typed list of early Red River Valley settlers who died in 1918, and a photocopy of a partially typed, partially handwritten letter of July 19, 1922 listing deaths of early pioneers in 1922. Letter includes ...

    • It happened in Fargo --: a hint of what life was like in Fargo (N.D.) in 1984 (minus 4) 

      Unknown author (11/16/2015)
      Photocopy of a typed story concerning person's epilepsy, problems with the Fargo, N.D. Police Department, and four days at the Jamestown State Hospital. Mailed anonymously to the Institute.

    • North Dakota Project Collection 

      North Dakota Project; North Dakota Project (11/16/2015)
      Copies of its Fact Sheets, numbers 1-7, and a pamphlet.

    • North Dakota Enforcement League collection of Records 

      North Dakota Enforcement League; North Dakota Enforcement League (11/16/2015)
      Photocopies of some league literature including: flier endorsing Usher Burdick for governor and listing Woman's Christian Temperance Union and Scandinavian Total Abstinence Society as supporters, a bulletin (1 leaf) from ...

    • Prairie Community Design Center Newsletters 

      Prairie Community Design Center; Prairie Community Design Center (11/17/2015)
      Copy of its newsletters, On the boards, and Prairie CDC newsletter. Newsletters describe the Center's purpose, its current and future projects in North Dakota and Moorhead, Minn. Includes staff news.

    • King Olav of Norway Collection 

      Olav V, King of Norway; Olav V, King of Norway (11/17/2015)
      Programs from the 1939 visit of Crown Prince Ola v and Crown Princess Martha of Norway to Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn. Programs and a schedule for the 1982 visit of King Olav.

    • Norma Zimmer National Fan Club newsletter, 1978 - [ongoing] 

      Norma Zimmer National Fan Club; Norma Zimmer National Fan Club (11/18/2010)
      The Norma Zimmer National Fan Club newsletters are complete from 1978 to date. The newsletter is issued quarterly. They vary as to length; however they consistently include a message from Frances Young (president/director) ...

    • Isaac E. Sutherland family Collection 

      Sutherland, Isaac E.; Gilbert, Norma Gooden; Sutherland, Isaac E.; Gilbert, Norma Gooden (11/18/2015)
      Family history, written by Sutherland's granddaughter Norma Gooden Gilbert, containing information relating to the Sutherland and Gooden families, particularly to his daughter Psyche M. Gooden, and to hardships endured by ...

    • Otto Sougstad Papers 

      Sougstad, Otto; Sougstad, Otto (11/18/2015)
      Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings relating to Sougstad's family, local politics and events in Northwood, and his involvement in the Philippines during the Spanish American War; and his obituary.

    • “My Life’s Recollections” Reminiscences 

      Schwartz, Max; Schwartz, Max (11/19/2015)
      Typed reminiscences which mention the first cars he owned, social activities in Belfield, various family members who settled in western N.D., selling out in Belfield, establishing a clothing business in Minneapolis, births ...

    • Peter J. Walburg Interview, 1955 

      Walburg, Peter J.; Walburg, Peter J. (11/20/2012)
      Letter, typed summary of interview (15 leaves) concerning J.B. Power, Helendale Farm, Amenia and Sharon Land Company, and his father Peter Walburg, a Swiss immigrant. Includes mention of their homestead near the Maple ...

    • Catherine Buttery Scrapbooks, 1931-1935 

      Buttery, Catherine; Buttery, Catherine (11/23/2010)
      The Catherine Buttery Throlson Scrapbooks document her life from 1931 to 1935 while attending Warwick High School and Mayville State Teachers College. The scrapbooks are a window to a young woman’s life in rural North ...

    • William L. Guy collection of Papers 

      Guy, William Lewis; Guy, William Lewis (11/24/2015)
      Correspondence concerning Guy's father, William Lewis Guy; campaign brochures; and clippings relating to his political career.

    • Mary Ann Barnes Williams collection of papers, 1931-1971 

      Williams, Mary Ann Barnes; Williams, Mary Ann Barnes (11/26/2012)
      Correspondence and reminiscences, relating to General George Custer, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, forts Buford, Mandan, and Abraham Lincoln, Sakakawea, frontier life, and North Dakota history; and newspaper articles ...