OGLMC. Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection

The John B. Johnson Papers include biographical information, a list of Johnson's poetry, and a number of publications relating to physics, investigations of the cathode ray tube, and his work at Bell Laboratories. For more detailed information regarding this material, please contact the Department of Special Collections.

The Martin J. Ekdahl Ledger contains summary financial information from 1889 to 1911 with most entries in Swedish. The ledger was found in the home of his son, John William, after his death in 1967. The pages are copies and the owner of the original is unknown. A partial English translation along with footnotes was made by Patti Thureen, possibly as part of a class project at UND. After the death of Martin, his widow continued with entries until 1911.

The W.H. Elznic Papers consist of "Dakota Pioneers," a 22 page autobiography written in 1961.

1883-1959; active in the Nonpartisan League and Republican Party

1884-1959; newspaper columnist

The M.F. Murphy Papers consist of records for early Grand Forks businesses and organizations.

Student literary society established in 1904

1884-1949; United States Comptroller of Currency, 1933-1938

This collection consists of the typewritten manuscript for Stoeser's autobiography Saga of a Prairie Teacher, which chronicled her life and career teaching in rural schools in North Dakota. This book was published in 1950.

The Hebron Colony Records consist of historical materials related to the Hebron and New Salem colonies.  This includes meeting minutes from the German Evangelical Colonization Society and the German Evangelical Association,  correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs and biographical information sheets from pioneers in both colonies.