Institute Manuscript Collection Finding Aids: Recent submissions

Now showing items 381-400 of 1193

    • Hunting on the Island Column 

      Ward, Steve; Ward, Steve (2015-09-08)
      Series of 52 weekly articles written by Ward and published in the Benson County Farmers Press newspaper in 2005 and 2006. Inventory of the articles compiled by Ward list the genre as 'memoir, seasoned with nostalgia.' Some ...

    • Richard T. Bostwick Reminiscence Papers 

      Bostwick, Richard T; Bostwick, Richard T (2015-09-08)
      Reminiscence (72 typed leaves) written by Richard T. Bostwick later in life (1970s and 1980s?) regarding his years living in Fargo, N.D. from circa 1926 to the 1940s when the family moved to Washington. The two major topics ...

    • Eleanor A. Nesheim Collection 

      Nesheim, Eleanor Albertson; Nesheim, Eleanor Albertson (2015-09-02)
      Programs from various concerts, operas, and music festivals in Fargo-Moorhead including Fargo Music Festival (1905), Fargo Symphony Orchestra, Fargo Boy Scout Band, Fargo Opera House, Norrona Singing Society, Fargo Concert ...

    • Juliet's Story 

      Hanson, Juliet Olfa Ledry; Hanson, Juliet Olfa Ledry (2015-09-02)
      Reminiscence written by Juliet Hanson detailing her life, especially her youth, growing up in Becker County, Minn. It is organized into 18 chapters.

    • Elliot W. McCleary Collection 

      McCleary, Elliot W.; Danielson, Fern; Sackett, Leonard; McCleary, Elliot W.; Danielson, Fern; Sackett, Leonard (2015-09-02)
      Letter, and typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett, corrections by sister Fern McCleary Danielson, concerning their father, David McCleary, who managed the James J. Hill Farm for twenty years at Northcote, Minnesota, ...

    • Pokodot Cereal Company Collection 

      Pokodot Cereal Company; Pokodot Cereal Company (2015-09-02)
      Two booklets published by the company. 'Dollar seed and money crops' contains a history of the company, based in Fargo, N.D. with commentary on its product line Pokodot Pancake Flour and Breakfast Dwarfies. 'The Story of ...

    • Gertrude Monson Fredrikson Autobiographical Papers 

      Fredrikson, Gertrude Monson; Fredrikson, Gertrude Monson (2015-09-02)
      Typed draft (29 pages) of autobiographical sketch detailing the lives of her parents and herself from 1881 to 1966, written in a diary format. Also includes listing of where she taught school from 1900 to 1948 together ...

    • North Dakota Victory Garden Committee Lists 

      North Dakota Victory Garden Committee; North Dakota Victory Garden Committee (2015-09-02)
      Lists for North Dakota counties giving names of appointed members of local victory garden committees, usually by town or township.

    • Thomas Pughe Reminiscences 

      Pughe, Thomas; Pughe, Thomas (9/2/2015)
      Two original typed reminiscences in which Pughe recounts his life, particularly after immigrating to America, coming to Bowman County, N.D. in 1908 where he homesteaded land, farmed, and worked on area farms and ranches. ...

    • William J. Hudson Collection 

      Hudson, William J.; Hudson, William J. (2015-09-02)
      Mortgage deeds, most with William Hudson's name, one is between Hudson and his son William J. Hudson, family history on Hudson's wife, Martha Manetta Grant, and their daughter, Blanche Emma Hudson Mosher. Blanche married ...

    • S. Dave Bateman Papers 

      Bateman, Simeon David; Bateman, Simeon David (2015-08-05)
      Collection of newspaper clippings, letters and awards related to the career of S. David Bateman. Many of the items pertain to his work as farm broadcaster at WDAY of Fargo.

    • Robert Shanks Scrapbooks 

      Shanks, Robert Gordon; Shanks, Robert Gordon (8/5/2015)
      Scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting the baseball career of Robert "Ralph" Shanks while with the Fargo Athletics in 1922 and the Moorhead Athletics in 1923 and one clipping from 1928 when playing with the Fargo-Moorhead ...

    • “Thistle Houses: a series of autobiographical episodes” Records 

      Moran, Margaret Aandahl; Moran, Margaret Aandahl (2015-08-05)
      Typed manuscript (96 leaves) written by Margaret Aandahl Moran regarding her childhood years on the family farm near Litchville, N.D. up to the time her father was elected governor of North Dakota and the family moved to ...

    • Tom Fricke Papers 

      Fricke, Tom; Fricke, Tom (2015-08-05)
      Copies of various publications by and about Tom Fricke pertaining to his career on ethnology studies regarding western North Dakota. Monographs include 'Studying West River: North Dakota Field Letters, 2000,' and 'Habits ...

    • Charles D. Brown Diary 

      Brown, Charles D.; Brown, Charles D. (2015-08-05)
      His diary while serving in the military during the Civil War. All entries are very complete, includes his incidental expenses.

    • History of Divorce in Fargo, North Dakota in the 1890s Papers 

      Clarens, Rachel Anne; Clarens, Rachel Anne (2015-08-04)
      Data sheets Clarens prepared in analyzing divorces handled in Cass County District Court in Fargo, N.D. in the 1890s and a copy of her final paper, 'Fargo, North Dakota: An 1890s Divorce Mecca' completed in 2003.

    • Letter to Sharon Hilber 

      Moline, Melva; Moline, Melva (2015-08-04)
      Letter written by Moline to NDSU student Sharon Hilber in response to an interview request regarding her career in the newspaper and television industries. Apparently there were 13 questions to which Moline responded. Based ...

    • “My Pioneer Mother” a biography of Isabella McKinley Roberts 

      Jensen, Mae Roberts; Jensen, Mae Roberts (2015-08-04)
      This reminiscence of Isabella McKinley Roberts was written by one of their children recounting events in the life of the family.

    • Duane E. Lund Papers 

      Lund, Duane E.; Lund, Duane E. (2015-08-03)
      Small collection primarily of military documents including his military service record, honorable discharge, certificate of service upon his death, article on his death, and obituaries for Lund and his parents.

    • H. Engerud Papers, 1975 

      Engerud, Harold; Engerud, Harold (2015-08-03)
      Photocopy of typescript reminiscence by Mr. Engerud regarding growing up in Fargo, N.D. at the turn of the 20th century. He describes the town of Fargo, brother Karl, brother Louis and his Leghorn chickens, politics, ...