Lydia Topping Scrapbooks

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: OGLMC-768

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two scrapbooks compiled by Lydia Topping. Each scrapbook contains news clippings, announcements, photographs, programs, letters, postcards, cartoons, invitations and memorabilia concerning the people and events of both Grand Forks and Clearwater County, Minnesota, from 1938 to 1943.

Dates

created: 1938-1943
Other: Date acquired: 07/15/1982

Creator

Topping, Lydia (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

Lydia Weisser was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on March 27, 1905. She married Ralph E. Topping in Crookston, Minnesota, on December 7, 1927. The couple had three children: Lawrence, Gerald and Elaine. They lived in Grand Forks until the family moved to Bemidji, Minnesota, in 1945. Lydia was employed as a merchandising coordinator for the state of Minnesota, a position she held for 32 years. Ralph Topping died in 1961, while Lydia Topping died on December 25, 1976, in Bemidji.

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