Institute Manuscript Collection Finding Aids: Recent submissions
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Nikolai Arntson collection, 1954.
(4/5/2013)Letter and family history (6 leaves) of Nikolai Arntson who emigrated from Norway and settled in Richland County in 1880. A daughter Julia married Hans H. Gronbeck and is included in a family history paper (6 leaves) by ... -
Jens Leum collection of papers, 1905-1954.
(4/5/2013)Correspondence with family members in Norway relating to daily life; letters from Gustav Amlund of the Normanden (Norwegian American newspaper) and S.A. Olsness; genealogical information on Leum family; land deed (1881) ... -
History of K.G. Springen, [195-].
(4/5/2013)Typed biographical sketch of Knut Gunder Springen. Includes mention of traveling to N.D. in 1882, settling at Mayville, N.D., his banking interests in Mayville, and Northwood, N.D. and Montana, selling of horses, land, and ... -
Margaret Macnider Johnson collection of papers, 1914-1954.
(4/5/2013)Correspondence; biographical notes and information relating to Taylor Crum, lawyer and politician, of Spiritwood Lake and later Fargo, N.D., and Johnson's parents, William Macnider and Dr. Cynthia (Pingree) Macnider; and ... -
William Farley family collection of papers, 1909, 1928, 1954.
(4/5/2013)Letter, reminiscence of Mrs. Farley entitled "At 85, an old Irish lassie's heart still longs for the old country; Mrs. Farley recalls her life" (5 leaves) by Ina E. Cook, and a typed copy of a newspaper clipping on the ... -
Alfred Aasland Interview, 1956
(4/4/2013)Typed summary of interview by Frank Herman and Leonard Sackett with Alfred Aasland concerning his father, Ole Aasland, who worked on the Grandin farm. -
Clara Hageman Scrapbooks, 1933-1948
(4/4/2013)Consists of four scrapbook/notebooks kept by Mrs. Hageman regarding the John F. Reynolds Corps No. 1 (Fargo, N.D.) of the Woman's Relief Corps. The books contain newspaper clippings, membership and officer lists, notes ... -
Velva Walden Interviews, 1984
(4/4/2013)Contains typed transcriptions of interviews done by Sara Walden with her mother-in-law, Velva Walden. Discussions center around family life, her German-Russian ancestry with the last three sections devoted to her life in ... -
Della Smith Papers, 1955-1956, 1969
(4/4/2013)Typed summary of interview (4 leaves) with Leonard Sackett which concerns the Chaffee family, and F.H. and George N. Smith, brothers who homesteaded north of Amenia, N.D. Includes mention of work at Amenia and Sharon Land ... -
Jimmy Mulligan, fur trader, and scout, 1953.
(3/25/2013)Consists of a typed copy of his biographical story on Jimmy Mulligan's life, Fort Abercrombie and the 1862 Indian conflict. This story is based on what Mr. Mulligan related to Mr. Wiltse in 1900 while working for him. Mr. ... -
Martin Hector collection of papers, 1938-1954.
(3/22/2013)Interview with granddaughter Mary Halland about Hector and his early business ventures. Includes obituaries of Martin Hector, son Fred Hector, newspaper clipping of Fargo home referred to as the Henry Hector home, photocopy ... -
Amos V. Ewen collection of papers, 1954-1955.
(3/22/2013)Letter (5 leaves) written by Mr. Ewen concering his parents Daniel C. and Josephine Ewen, their education and that of Mr. Ewen's children; some family history and Ewen's obituary is included. Mr. Ewen's father worked for ... -
Sadie Walker collection of papers, 1941, 1950, 1954, 1965.
(3/22/2013)Correspondence, typed summary of interview (12 leaves) with Leonard Sackett concerning her father, George Elliot, and life in early Jamestown. Includes mention of George Elliott coming to N.D. in 1879, the family's arrival ... -
John P. Meadors Papers, 1954
(3/22/2013)Correspondence, typed copy of items relating to Meador taken from a Richland County, Mont. history. Briefly mentions his mother teaching school, Meador's participation in an election, sheepshearing, construction of a pontoon ... -
Gayla L. Lang Papers, 1990
(3/22/2013)Typed manuscript of Lang's German Russian family lines, all of whom emigrated from Russia between 1899 and 1909, eventually settling in the Streeter, Gackle, and Fredonia, N.D. areas. Family names include Lang, Kalmbach, ... -
Glen W. Fowler Papers, 1955-1967
(3/22/2013)Correspondence, interviews, including typewritten summaries, and clippings, relating to daily activities, James Kennedy, Fargo contractor and bonanza farm owner, with whom Fowler was employed, Augusta Kennedy, and the ... -
Olaf Leikvam Interview, 1955
(3/22/2013)Typed summary of detailed interview (7 leaves) with Leonard Sackett and corrections concerning his employment on the Richards Farm, the main house, farm buildings, livestock, Richards family members, especially father Harry ... -
John C. Polfuss Interview, 1954
(3/22/2013)Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett mentioning the Keystone and Adams farms, his father's first reaper, breaking his leg, Keystone Farm superintendents Jones, Yunker, and Merrifield. -
Anna Serum Interview, 1955-1956
(3/15/2013)Typed summary of two interviews with Leonard Sackett. First interview (2 leaves) with Anna Serum mentions the death of her father, working for Rachel Holstrom, and some of the men employed at Grandin Farm. Second interview ... -
Farmers’ Grain & Shipping Company Records, 1945, 1973
(3/15/2013)Photocopies of inventories of company records; originals located at the Minnesota Historical Society; records are part of Great Northern Railway Company Archives. Includes company history.