Women's History

Pearl Johnson Papers

Collection — 1 photo

Identifier: OGLMC-1270

Scope and Contents

The Pearl Johnson Papers consist of a 16-page autobiography in which Johnson relates stories of her father's Norwegian ancestry, her youth, farm life, and growing up in North Dakota. In addition, this collection contains an obituary for Pearl Johnson, a poem that Clara Forde wrote linking her memories with her mother, a memorial card from her funeral, names of children, and a photograph of Pearl from 1972.

Dates: created: 1979-1993; Other: Majority of material found in undated; Other: Date acquired: 05/20/1993

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Pearl Young Papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1602

Abstract

Pearl Young was a 1919 UND graduate and the first female professional to work for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the predecessor of NASA.

Dates: created: 1927-1995; Other: Date acquired: 06/05/2012

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Rita Richard Papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1298

Abstract

Memoirs of a patient who spent two years (1927-1929) at St. John’s Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, with tuberculosis

Dates: created: 1927-1930; Other: Date acquired: 10/00/1994

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Rosamond O'Brien Lowe Papers

Collection

Identifier: OGLMC-018

Abstract

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

Dates: created: 1957-1972, 1974; Other: Majority of material found in 1957-1972

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Rosanna Gutterud Johnsrud Papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: OGLMC-397

Abstract

1912-2002; Norwegian-American playwright

Dates: created: 1904-1984; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1977

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Rosemarie Myrdal Papers

Collection — 5 VHS

Identifier: OGLMC-1541

Abstract

1929-; State legislator (1985-1992), Lieutenant Governor (1992-2000), and volunteer for many organizations throughout North Dakota

Dates: created: 1966, 1975, 1984-2016; Other: Majority of material found in 1984-2016; Other: Date acquired: 03/03/2009

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Ruth G. Gangstad Henson Papers

Collection — Box 1

Identifier: OGLMC-1748

Scope and Contents The Ruth G. Gangstad Henson collection consists of one photo album which contains photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and other military memorabilia detailing her life, along with the lives of other WAVE and Navy members, in the 1950s. Highlights include her swearing in, graduation, wedding, and other outings with friends. The photographs of men and women in uniform give a sense of the WAVE and Naval communities she was part of and some of the newspaper clippings focus on women in...

Dates: 1954-1956 and undated

Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections