Portland, North Dakota

Scope and Contents The Bruflat Academy, Portland, North Dakota, records contain a manuscript with a brief history of the Academy from 1889 to 1918 written by Theodore Gilbertson. Bruflat Academy was one of the first advanced educational institutions in North Dakota. An addition to the collection consists of a textbook, History of the United States, which was used at the Academy. The book was used by Erling Erickson's mother, Anna Odegaarden (later shortened to Odegaard), at...