OGLMC. Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection

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1883-1965; Nelson County suffragette, Woman's Christian Temperance Union member

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Correspondence between Margaret Libby Barr (1904-1988) and her brother, Charles Cory Libby (1910-1996)

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1904-1974; Newspaper columnist, Walsh County, North Dakota

Scope and Contents The first folder has UND documents containing Douglas McKay’s membership certificate in Sigma Chi, pages and photocopies from The Dacotah with pictures of Harriet McKay and information about the UND football team, as well as photocopies from The Alumni Review with information about the lives of Harriet and Douglas McKay, as well as Olive Mills Moe. The second folder consists of the program from Douglas McKay’s high school...

Scope and Contents The Mrs. Hans Mollerud Papers consist of photocopies of a handwritten autobiographical sketch written in 1952. The sketch concerns the Mollerud and Paulsness family histories, detailing Mrs. Mollerud's recollections of farming, social and church activities, and neighbors in Goodhue County, Minnesota, Grafton, North Dakota, and Hanley, Saskatchewan. Of particular interest are her memories of the epidemic of scarlet fever which struck Grafton in the summer of 1904. The original is preserved at...

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The Elsie Brown Papers consist primarily of diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. The diaries and correspondence span the years 1932-1935 as well as 1949. Also included are newspaper clippings about other family members.

Scope and Contents The Catholic Diocese of Fargo Publications consists of two different periodicals by the Diocese. Published by John Shanley, Bishop of the Fargo Diocese, The Bulletin (1909-1910) covered a wide range of topics, including the national and international activities of the Catholic Church, financial conditions, and the seminary, as well as the educational and religious concerns of the day. The second publication is Catholic Action...

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The Children of Israel Congregation Records consist of materials related to the construction of the synagogue. Included is correspondence between Isadore Papermaster and the Royal Finance Company of Fargo regarding interest on a note for the building fund. Also included are two ledgers and several financial reports regarding the building fund.

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The Church Women United of Grand Forks Records date from 1961 to 2003 and have been divided into seven series: Series 1: Executive Series 2:  Membership Series 3:  Community Projects Series 4:  Financial Series 5:  State Documents Series 6:  National Documents Series 7:  Miscellaneous

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Organized in Grand Forks in 1881 and became part of the Federated Church of Grand Forks in 1945.