Farmers & Merchants Bank Correspondence: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Nicholas S. Hall, March 7, 2009.
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Overview of the Collection

Title: Farmers & Merchants Bank Correspondence
Dates (inclusive): 1907-1942
Collection Number: mssFarmers & Merchants Bank
Creator: Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.)
Extent: 656 items in 5 boxes
Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists entirely of the incoming correspondence to Farmers & Merchants Bank of Sheyenne, North Dakota, between 1907 and 1942. The correspondence reveals the thoughts and feelings of the Swedish immigrant farmers the bank served throughout the northern Plains Subjects in the collection include: Agriculture of the Great Plains; Indians in North Dakota; 20th century agricultural history; divorce; real property; rental housing management; Swedish-Americans; World War I; and World War II.
Language: English, with several letters in Swedish.

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Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item]. Farmers & Merchants Bank Correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Provenance

Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino Rare Books and Manuscripts, November 2004.

Biographical Note

The Farmers & Merchants Bank of Sheyenne, North Dakota. was established on January 1, 1906. Although the bank worked primarily to secure loans, mortgages, seed purchases, and land for their largely agrarian, Swedish American clientele - many of whom had long since moved on from North Dakota - they also helped manage their customers' rental properties and other investments in Sheyenne. The bank received Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance during the Great Depression, on January 1, 1934. After nearly a century in business, the bank closed its doors permanently on October 26, 1990.

Scope and Content

The collection consists entirely of the incoming correspondence to Farmers & Merchants Bank of Sheyenne, North Dakota. between 1907 and 1942. It is arranged alphabetically by author then by recipient. Prominent among the addressees are bank employees Henry Grinde, Joseph E. Johnson, John F. Swenson, Emil. B. Norin, and Alfred Garnaas. Though largely prosaic in their content, the correspondence reveals the thoughts and feelings of the Swedish immigrant farmers the bank served throughout the northern Plains, with correspondence from all over the United States and some from as far away as Sweden and Norway. The letters highlight salient historical events such as political turmoil in Europe during World War I, comparisons of agricultural conditions in the United States and Sweden, and the individual financial crises brought on by the Great Depression.
Subjects in the collection include: Agriculture of the Great Plains; Indians in North Dakota; 20th century agricultural history; divorce; real property; rental housing management; Swedish-Americans; World War I; and World War II.

Arrangement

Correspondence arranged alphabetically. There are three miscellaneous documents at the end of the collection.

Indexing: Subjects

Agriculture--Great Plains
  • Subject in Carl Andersen letters (1907-1928) to Henry Grinde. 19 items. Box 1 (9).
  • Subject in Wade Brown letters (1909-1910) to Joseph E. Johnson. 5 items. Box 1 (47).
  • Subject in Amanda Dyer letters (1933-1935) to Emil Norin. 4 items. Box 2 (32).
  • Subject in J.F. Egan letters (1923-1925) to Henry Grinde. 3 items. Box 2 (34).
  • Subject in Elizabeth Hagan letters (1926) to “Gentlemen.” 4 items. Box 3 (1).
  • Subject in George Haggerty letters (1924-1925) to Henry Grinde. 5 items. Box 3 (2)
  • Subject in Severin M. Hendrickson letters (1918-1926) to Henry Grinde. 7 items. Box 3 (19).
  • Subject in Ed McKelvey letters (1926-1929) to Henry Grinde. 13 items. Box 4 (15).
  • Subject in Carey Walters letters (1914-1917) to John F. Swenson. 17 items. Box 5 (60).
Agriculture--United States--History--20th century
  • Subject in Carl Andersen letters (1907-1928) to Henry Grinde. 19 items. Box 1 (9).
  • Subject in Amanda Dyer letters (1933-1935) to Emil Norin. 4 items. Box 2 (32).
  • Subject in J.F.Egan letters (1923-1925) to Henry Grinde. 3 items. Box 2 (34).
  • Subject in Elizabeth Hagan letters (1926) to “Gentlemen.” 4 items. Box 3 (1).
Divorce
  • Subject in Abbie McCue letters (1924-1926) to Henry Grinde. 16 items. Box 4 (9).
Indians of North America--North Dakota--History
  • Subject in Carey Walters letters (1914-1917) to John F. Swenson. 17 items. Box 5 (60).
Real property
  • Subject in C.W. Brolin letters (1926) to Henry Grinde. 2 items. Box 1 (44).
  • Subject in Medora Cedarburg letters (1909-1910) to Joseph E. Johnson. 3 items. Box 2 (7).
  • Subject in A.J. Clure letters (1909) to C.R. Wattles. 7 items. Box 2 (12).
  • Subject in Elizabeth Hagan letters (1926) to “Gentlemen.” 4 items. Box 3 (1).
  • Subject in George Haggerty letters (1924-1925) to Henry Grinde. 5 items. Box 3 (2)
  • Subject in Abbie McCue letters ( (1924-1926) to Henry Grinde. 16 items. Box 4 (9).
  • Subject in Ed McKelvey letters (1926-1929) to Henry Grinde. 13 items. Box 4 (15).
  • Subject in L.B. Nottingham letters (1911-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 5 items. Box 4 (38).
  • Subject in Mrs. M. Westad letters (1931-1935) to Emil Norin. 29 items. Box 5 (71).
Rental housing--United States--Management
  • Subject in Elizabeth Hagan letters (1926) to “Gentlemen.” 4 items. Box 3 (1).
  • Subject in W.O Landsverk letters (1914) to John F. Swenson. 3 items. Box 3(59).
  • Subject in Mrs. M. Westad. letters (1931-1935) to Emil Norin. 29 items. Box 5 (71).
Swedish Americans
  • Subject in Carl Andersen letters (1907-1928) to Henry Grinde. 19 items. Box 1 (9).
  • Subject in Fritz Borjeson letters (1910-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 5 items. Box 1(40).
  • Subject in Alfred Cedarlind letters (1910) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items. Box 2 (8).
World War, 1914-1918
  • Subject in Carl Andersen letters (1907-1928) to Henry Grinde. 19 items. Box 1 (9).
World War, 1939-1945
  • Subject in “Haskon” letters (1941-1942) to Alfred Garnaas. 3 items. Box 3 (13).

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.  

Subjects

Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.)
Agriculture -- Great Plains.
Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Depressions -- 1929.
Divorce.
Indians of North America -- North Dakota -- History -- Sources.
Real property -- North Dakota.
Sheyenne (N.D.)
United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources.

Forms/Genres

Letters (correspondence) -- Norway -- 20th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- Sweden -- 20th century.
Letters (correspondence) -- United States -- 20th century.

Additional Contributors

Grinde, Henry.


Box 1

Correspondence, A-B

Folder 1

Abrahamson, Alex. 1 letter [undated] to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 2

Abrahamson, Algot E. 1 letter [undated] to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 3

Abrahamson, Algot E. 1 letter (1933, July 11) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 4

Abrahamson, Algot E. 1 letter (1930, Nov. 17) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 5

Ahern, Matthew. 2 letters (1928) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 6

“Alfred.” (1941, Sept. 19) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 7

Andersen, Carl. 4 letters (1919-1929) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 4 items.

Folder 8

Andersen, Carl. 1 letter (1916, Oct. 7) to “Friend.” 1 item.

Folder 9

Andersen, Carl. 19 letters (1907-1928) to Henry Grinde. 19 items.

Folder 10

Andersen, Carl. 1letter (1912, Feb. 15) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 11

Andersen, Carl. 2 letters (1913-1914). No addressee. 2 items.

Folder 12

Andersen, Carl. 3 letters (1915-1916) to “Sir & Friend.” 3 items.

Folder 13

Andersen, Carl. 1 letter (1911, Jan. 30) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 14

Anderson, Albin. 1 letter (1939, Jan. 25) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 15

Anderson, Alf J. 1 letter (1911, Oct. 5) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 16

Anderson, Bertha. 1 letter (1908, Dec. 24) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 17

Anderson, Ed. 4 letters (1928-1938) to “Sir.” 4 items.

Folder 18

Anderson, J.M. 1 letter (1927, Feb. 9) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 19

Aslakson, Liquid. 1 letter (1925, Dec. 30) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 20

Auringer, Geo[rge]. 1 letter (1926, Dec. 31) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 21

Babcock, J.E. 1 letter (1940, Dec. 21) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 22

Bakke, Thomas, Rev. 1 letter (1925, Dec. 21) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 23

Banander, L. 1 letter (1909, Jan. 30) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 letter.

Folder 24

Barby, C.P. 2 letters (1910-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 25

Barby, C.P., Mrs. 1 letter (1910, Jan. 8) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 26

Belcher, C.S. 2 letters (1927) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 27

Belcher, C.S. 1 letter (1925, Nov. 25) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 28

Belcher, C.S., Mrs. 1 letter (1926, Mar. 1) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 29

Benson, B.N., Mrs. 2 letters (1923-1926) to “Sir.” 2 items.

Folder 30

Berglund, Elmer. 1 letter (1928, Mar. 7) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 31

Bergrud, Melvin. 1 letter (1926, Feb. 10) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 32

Bergstrom, E.C. 1 letter (1928, Aug. 5) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 33

Bergstrom, P.E. 1 letter [undated] to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 34

“Bert.” 1 letter (1925, Aug. 11) to “Brother.” 1 item.

Folder 35

Birkeland, John. 1 letter (1925, Oct. 1) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 36

Bjugstad, Art. 1 letter (1935, June 27) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 37

Bogt, L.H.R.I. 1 letter (1926, Dec. 28) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 38

Bolland, J.W. 1 letter (1935, Dec. 20) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 39

Börg, Jakob. 1 letter (1914, Mar. 28). No addressee. 1 item.

Folder 40

Borjeson, Fritz. 5 letters (1910-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 5 items.

Folder 41

Borstad, Andrew. 1 letter (1925) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 42

Borstad, H.A. 2 letters (1934-1935) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 43

Brandjord, Jonas. 2 letters (1924-1927) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 44

Brolin, C.W. 2 letters (1926) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 45

Brown, J.A. 1 letter (1910, Jan. 15) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 46

Brown, Stagle. 1 letter (1934, Nov. 28) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 47

Brown, Wade. 5 letters (1909-1910) to Joseph E. Johnson. 5 items.

Folder 48

Brown, Wade. 1 letter (1912, Oct. 15) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 49

Brunelle, Philip. 1 letter (1925, Apr. 18) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 50

Brunsvold, A.A. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 11) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 51

Brunsvold, A.A. 1 letter (1934, Oct. 8) to Emil Norin. 1 letter.

Folder 52

Brunsvold, A.A. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 20) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 53

Buckner, W.A. [undated] to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 54

Burnson, Iver. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 8) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Box 2

Correspondence, C-G

Folder 1

Campion, M.E. 1 letter (1926, Apr. 5) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 2

“Cara.” 1 letter (1931, May 13) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 3

Carleen, Ernest. 1 letter (1925, Apr. 3) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 4

Carlson, O.A. 1 letter (1935, Oct. 2) to Margaret Westad. 1 item.

Folder 5

Carlson, Paul. 1 letter (1913, Apr. 11) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 6

Carter, Frank, Jr. 1 letter (1933, Apr. 7) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 7

Cedarburg, Medora. 3 letters (1909-1910) to Joseph E. Johnson. 3 items.

Folder 8

Cedarlind, Alfred. 2 letters (1910) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 9

Chance, Frances. 1 letter (1930, Nov. 22) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 10

Charlesworth, G.A. 1 letter (1909, Jan. 19) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 11

Chilson, Jas. B. 3 letters (1909) to C.R. Wattles. 3 items

Folder 12

Clure, A.J. 7 letters (1909) to C.R. Wattles. 7 items.

Folder 13

Colby, Lester L. 1 letter (1939, Mar. 20) to “Friends.” 1 item.

Folder 14

Comer, Walter. 1 letter [undated] to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 15

Comstock, Ruth L. 1 letter (1942, June 4) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 16

Conley, Maud. 1 letter (1924, Mar. 10) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 17

Craig, Mary. 1 letter (1924, Feb. 17) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 18

Cringstad, C.P. 1 letter (1909, Jan. 11) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 19

“Dad.” 1 letter [undated] to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 20

Dailey, Florence. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 18) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 21

Dalthrop, Caroline, Mrs. 1 letter (1934, Oct. 2) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 22

Danielson, Clarence. 1 letter [undated] to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 23

Davis, F.C. 1 letter (1918, June 15) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 24

Davis, F.C. 1 letter (1908, Dec. 29) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 25

Deine, R.H. 1 letter (1938, Aug. 8) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 26

Dent, Ida B.M. 4 letters (1934-1935) to Emil Norin. 4 items.

Folder 27

Derleth, William. 1 letter (1926, Dec. 15) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 28

Dickinson, Andrew Miller. 1 letter (1909, Mar. 1) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 29

Drew, A.E. 2 letters (1909) to C.R. Wattles. 2 items.

Folder 30

Dreyer, Henry. 1 letter (1926, Dec. 14) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 31

Driewold, Carl. 1 letter (1927, May 26) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 32

Dyer, Amanda. 4 letters (1933-1935) to Emil Norin. 4 items.

Folder 33

Eastman, H.R. 1 letter (1934, Oct. 21) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 34

Egan, J.F. 3 letters (1923-1925) to Henry Grinde. 3 items.

Folder 35

Eichman, L.E. 2 letters (1935) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 36

Ellsworth, N. 1 letter (10, Mar. 4) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 37

Elmgren, Chas. 2 letters (1910-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 38

Elmgren Drusilla. 11 letters (1925-1935) to Emil Norin. 11 items.

Folder 39

Elmgren, Mrs. 1 letter (1914, June 8) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 40

Erickson, C.E. 1 letter (1911, Mar. 3) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 41

Esmond, Albine. 1 letter (1911, May 1) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 42

Evans, G.E. 2 letters (1932) to “Sir.” 2 items.

Folder 43

Evanson, Minnie. 1 letter (1940, May 27) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 44

Faar, J. 1 letter (1928, Jan. 23) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 45

Fagre, C.P. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 4) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 46

Finke, H.L. 1 letter (1923, Oct. 23) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 47

Fjeseth, C.P. 2 letters (1927) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 48

Fogelstrom, E.A. 3 letters (1909-1911) to Joseph E. Johnson. 3 items.

Folder 49

Foor, Jul. 1 letter [undated] to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 50

Foss, Lars. 1 letter (1929, Dec. 20) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 51

Fountain, Carrie H. 1 letter (1925, Nov. 2) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 52

Fox, Stanley. 1 letter (1927, June 9) to “Bank of Cheyenne.” 1 item.

Folder 53

“Frank.” 1 letter 91935, July 19) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 54

Froisaker, O.O. 1 letter (1925, June 1) to “Sheyenne Agricultural Credit Corp.” 1 item.

Folder 55

Galijen, S.T. 1 letter (1913, June 22) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 56

Gannsle, George. 3 letters (1909) to “Gentlemen.” 3 items.

Folder 57

Gannsle, George. 7 letters (1909-1913) to Mr. Peterson.7 items.

Folder 58

Gannsle, George. 1 letter (1909, Feb. 20) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 59

Gardner, A.G. 1 letter (1933, Feb. 21) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 60

Garnaas, Jon. 1 letter (1925, Apr. 18) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 61

Garnaas, N.B. 1 letter (1934, Mar. 21) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 62

Garnaas, O.B. (Mrs.) 1 letter (1927, Apr.1) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 63

Garnaas, Oscar. 5 letters (1941) to Alfred Garnaas. 5 items.

Folder 64

Gelstruck, A.S.M. 2 letters (1913-1914) to “Gentlemen.” 2 items.

Folder 65

Gibbons, F.H. 2 letters (1935) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 66

Golseth, M. 2 letters (1908-1909) to “Sirs.” 2 items.

Folder 67

Graham, J.J. 1 letter (1912, Dec. 10) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 68

Grauberg, L. 1 letter (1926, June 1) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 69

Grinde, [Henry]. 1 letter (1933, June 19) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 70

Grinde, J. and Son. 1 letter (1923, Feb. 25) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 71

Grinde, Knute. 1 letter (1926, Mar. 19) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 72

Gross, Egidi. 1 letter (1923, July 11) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 73

Guleen, L.G. 1 letter (1922, Dec. 16) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Box 3

Correspondence, H-L

Folder 1

Hagan, Elizabeth. 4 letters (1926) to “Gentlemen.” 4 items.

Folder 2

Haggerty, George. 5 letters (1924-1925) to Henry Grinde. 5 items.

Folder 3

Hagin, P.P. 1 letter (11926, Jan. 12) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 4

Hagin, P.P. 1 letter (1911, Nov. 21) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 5

Hallerim, Julius. 1 letter (1923, Feb. 5) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 6

Halverson, C.J. 1 letter (1938, Mar. 29) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 7

Halverson, H.D. (Rev.) 5 letters (1923-1930) to “Gentlemen.” 5 items.

Folder 8

Halverson, Julius. 3 letters (1930) to Emil Norin. 3 items.

Folder 9

Harris, B.H. 1 letter (1927, Feb. 21) to Henry Grinde. 1 letter.

Folder 10

Harris, Ben. 1 letter (1926, Feb. 12) to Henry Grinde. 1 letter.

Folder 11

Harris, N.E. 1 letter (1921, Dec. 6) to Henry Grinde. 1 letter.

Folder 12

Harris, Will. 1 letter (1916, Jan. 8) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 13

“Haskon.” 3 letters (1941-1942) to Alfred Garnaas. 3 items.

Folder 14

Heath, Fannie M. 1 letter (1928, July 17) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 15

Hedberg, Agnes. 1 letter (195, July 19) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 16

Hedlund, Andrew. 1 letter (1925, Oct. 10) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 17

Hedstrom, C.E. 1 letter (1908, Dec. 26) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 18

Hendrickson, N.J. l letter (1923, Feb. 10) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 19

Hendrickson, Severin M. 7 letters (1918-1926) to Henry Grinde. 7 items.

Folder 20

Hennsel, Hugo. 1 letter (1924, Feb. 26) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 21

Hensel, C.J. 1 letter (1909, Mar. 4) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 22

“Herman.” 1 letter (1940, Sept. 10) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 23

Hermanson, Starry. 1 letter (1923, July 3) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 24

Hewes, R.V.R. 1 letter (1921, Feb. 16) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 25

Hewes, S.T. 2 letters (1930) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 2 items.

Folder 26

Hewes, S.T. 5 letters (1925-1926) to Henry Grinde. 5 items.

Folder 27

Hewes, S.T. 1 letter (1930, Feb. 2) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 28

Hill, Elam. 1 letter (1931, Oct, 6) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 29

Hinzel, J.A. 2 letters (1911) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 30

Hoffort, John. 1 letter [undated] to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 31

Hollekim, Lina. 2 letters (1926-1929) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 32

Holst, Lulu. 1 letter (1928, Aug. 2) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 33

Holsted, Johnson. 1 letter (1923, July 20) to “Sir.” 1 l item.

Folder 34

Holven, John. 2 letters (1915-1918) to John F. Swenson. 2 items.

Folder 35

Hoppers, Charles J. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 24) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 36

Hovick, N.T. 1 letter (1927, Feb. 1) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 37

Husom, Peter. 1 letter (1929, Nov. 29) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 38

Iking, J.H. 1 letter (1930, Jan. 15) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 39

Isakson, J.A. 1 letter (1925, May 23) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 40

Isakson, Peter. 1 letter (1926, June 19) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 41

Janssen, John. 1 letter (Feb. 15) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 42

Jardre, Lewis, I. 1 letter (1916, Jan. 12) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 43

Jelstrup, Mrs. 2 letters (1928) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 44

Johnson, A.B. 1 letter (1921, Feb. 18) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 45

Johnson, Arthur. 1 letter (1924, July 12) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 46

Johnson, Arthur. 1 letter (1940, Mar. 18) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 47

Johnson, Henry. 1 letter (1941, June 22) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 48

Johnson, J.C. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 20) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 49

Jordre, Ray J. 1 letter (1940, Mar. 4) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 50

Karch, Margaret. 2 letters (1934-1935) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 51

Kovatch, John. 1 letter (1930, Dec. 4) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 52

Krider, Albert. 2 letters (1926) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 53

Krider, S.M. 2 letters (1918) to “Sir.” 2 items.

Folder 54

Krider, Sam. 6 letters (1931-1934) to Emil Norin. 6 items.

Folder 55

Kristiansen, F.T. 1 letter (1933, Mar. 20) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 56

Kuoli, C.E. 1 letter (1933, Oct, 25) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 57

Kvale, J.E., Mrs. 1 letter (1933, Oct, 24) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 58

Kyle, Olga. 1 letter (1934, Oct. 8) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 59

Landsverk, W.O. 3 letters (1914) to John F. Swenson. 3 items.

Folder 60

Lansverk, O.C. 2 letters [undated] to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 61

Larsen, Olof. 1 letter (1926, Mar. 10) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 62

Lee, Severt O. 1 letter (1918, Dec. 3) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 63

Leemaster, S.W. 1 letter [undated] to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 64

Lenherr, Mathilda, Mrs. 1 letter (1923, July 24) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 65

Lies, Rudolph N. 1 letter (1930, June 28) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 66

Lind, John. 2 letters (1926) to “Sir.” 2 items.

Folder 67

Lind, N.H. 2 letters (1923) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 68

Lindeland, J.O., Rev. 1 letter (1923, July 11) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 69

Linner, John. 1 letter (1913, Apr. 28) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 70

Lockrem, Ole. O, Jr. 1 letter (1927, Feb. 15) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 71

Lund, Allen. 1 letter (1940, May 22) to J.O Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 72

Lyford, C.C. 1 letter (1909, Jan. 25) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 73

Lynn, Hannah K. 1 letter (1935, Nov. 29) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Box 4

Correspondence, M-R

Folder 1

Manning, C.C., Mrs. 1 letter (1935, Dec. 7) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 2

Manning, E.R. 1 letter (1927, Mar. 9) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 3

Manning, Lillian. 1 letter (1928, Apr. 4) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 4

Marchau, Mary F. 1 letter (1938, Dec. 1) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 5

Mason, Nellie M. 1 letter (1928, Nov. 6) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 6

Mattson, Bert. 1 letter (1935, Nov. 13) to T.B. Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 7

Maurer, Fred. 1 letter (1930, Oct. 13) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 8

McCue, Abbie. 16 letters (1924-1926) to Henry Grinde. 16 items.

Folder 9

McCue, Abbie. 1 letter (1926, Feb. 23) to J[im] McCue. 1 item.

Folder 10

[McCue], Jim. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 25) to “Gussie.” 1 item.

Folder 11

McCue, Jim. 1 letter (1926, Jan. 18) to Mrs. McCue. 1 item.

Folder 12

McCollum, Philip. 1 letter (1926, Mar. 15) to Cheyenne Agricultural Credit Corporation. 1 item.

Folder 13

McKelvey, Ed. 1 letter (1928, Oct. 16) to “Friends.” 1 item.

Folder 14

McKelvey, Ed. 13 letters (1926-1929) to Henry Grinde. 13 items.

Folder 15

McKelvey, Ed. 3 letters (1929-1934) to Emil Norin. 3 items.

Folder 16

McKelvey, Ed. 1 letter (1914, Feb. 21) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 17

McKelvey, Ed. 1 letter (1914, Feb. 15) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 18

McLean, E. 1 letter [undated] to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 19

McLeish & Flanders. 2 letters (1909) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 20

Melin, Richard. 1 letter (1913, Feb. 7) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 21

Mickelson, John. 1 letter (1918, Jan. 22) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 22

Milne, Wallace. 1 letter (1933, May 17) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 23

Nash, M.F. 1 letter (1917, Mar. 22) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 24

Nast, J.M. 1 letter (1939, July 30) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 25

Nellis, L.K. 1 letter (1939, Mar. 8) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 26

“Nels.” 1 letter (1933, Apr, 10) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 27

Nelson, E.E. 1 letter (1909, Jan. 29) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 28

Nelson, E.N. 1 letter (1913, June 9) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 29

Nelson, N.W. 7 letters (1920-1923) to Henry Grinde. 7 items.

Folder 30

Nelson, O.H. 1 letter (1916, Oct. 26) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Folder 31

Nelson, S.M. 2 letters (1925-1927) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 32

Nelson, W.B. 2 letters (1911-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 33

Nesvig, L.L. 2 letters (1934-1935) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 34

Nielson, J.P. 1 letter (1930, May 14) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 35

Nielson, Myrtle H. 2 letters (1934-1935) to “Sirs.” 2 items.

Folder 36

Nilson, Hillary. 1 letter (1928, June 18) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 37

Nordlund, John H. 1 letter [undated] to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 38

Nottingham, L.B. 5 letters (1911-1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 5 items.

Folder 39

Nunn, F.A. 1 letter (1934, Jan. 22) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 40

Olsen, Ed. 1 letter (1922, Jan. 29) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 41

Olsness, Sveinung Anundsen. 1 letter (1941, Dec. 20) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 42

Olsness, Sveinung Anundsen. 2 letters (1940) to J.O Severtson. 2 items.

Folder 43

Olson, Edward. 1 letter (1923, July 23) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 44

Olson, Ed. 1letter (1934, Apr. 20) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 45

Olson, Harold. 1 letter (1935, Jan. 30) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 46

Olson, Harold. 3 letters (1934-1935) to “Sir.” 3 items.

Folder 47

Olson, John. 1 letter (1934, Feb. 6) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 48

Olson, Knute. 5 letters (1928-1934) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 5 items.

Folder 49

Olsson, Fredrik. 1 letter (1926, Nov. 28) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 50

Orvick, Edith M. 3 letters (1934-1935) to Emil Norin. 3 items.

Folder 51

Orvick, Edith M. 1 letters (1935, Jan. 20) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 52

“Pearl.” 1 letter [undated] to “Dad & Alf.” 1 item.

Folder 53

“Pearl.” 1 letter (1942, Nov. 2) to Alfred Garnaas. 1item.

Folder 54

Pederson, Lind. 1 letter (1927, Nov. 14) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 55

Peterson, Clara. 1 letter (1928, Nov. 13) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 56

Peterson, Fred. 1 letter (1909, Feb. 23) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 57

Peterson, Kate A. 3 letters (1925-1927) to “Sir.” 3 items.

Folder 58

Peterson, Olof. 1 letter (1924, Feb. 4) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 59

Peterson, P.S. 1 letter (1928, Mar. 4) to Emil Norin. 1item.

Folder 60

Peterson, Palmer. 1 letter (1925, Oct. 6) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 61

Peterson, Palmer. 4 letters (1923-1926) to “Sirs.” 4 items.

Folder 62

Pomranke, Laura. 1 letter (1924, Jan. 28) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 63

Pomranke, Mabel M. 1 letter (1923, Mar. 6) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 64

Power, Joseph J. 1 letter (1916, Oct. 30) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 65

Profrock, C.W. 1 letter (1926, Aug. 3) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 66

Reed, Mary S. 1 letter (1921, May 25) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 67

Reynolds, E.P. 1 letter (1929, Feb. 2) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 68

Reynolds, J.M., Mrs. 3 letters (1921-1923) to Henry Grinde. 3 items.

Folder 69

Richter, J.W. 1 letter (1912, Jan. 23) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 70

Risbeck, J.M., Mrs. 1 letter (1938, Aug. 22) to J.O. Severtson . 1 item.

Folder 71

Roberts, Mary. 1 letter (1913, Feb. 5) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 72

Röderk, Sign. 1 letter (1925, Nov. 23) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 73

Roemmich, H. 1 letter (1939, Aug. 12) to Alfred Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 74

Rye, H.N. 1 letter (1917, June 21) to John F. Swenson. 1 item.

Box 5

Correspondence, S-W

Folder 1

Salmonson, William. 1 letter (1922, Jan. 27) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 2

Salte, John. 1 letter (1927, Mar. 18) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 3

Sanderson, L.S. 1 letter (1925, Feb. 2) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 4

Sanderson, L.S. 1 letter (1922, Sept. 15) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 5

Sanker, John. 1 letter (1940, Feb. 9) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 6

Schnissler, Henry. 1 letter (1927, Jan. 19) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 7

Schultz, O.E. 1 letter (1927, Feb. 4) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 8

Scott, Lucile. 1 letter [undated] to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 9

Seagren, Arthur. 3 letters (1925) to “Sir.” 3 items.

Folder 10

Seastrand, E.W. 1 letters (1914, June 15) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 11

Seastrand, E.W. 1 letter (1914, Feb. 21) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 12

Sedahl, Carl. 1 letter (1923, July 23) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 13

Seindvold, T.J. 5 letters (1931-1935) to “Sir.” 5 items.

Folder 14

Sheldon, C.E. 1 letter (1914, Feb. 16). No addressee. 1 item.

Folder 15

Sinclair, John H. 1 letter (1930, Dec. 14) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 16

Skui, H.O. 1 letter (1927, Feb. 28) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 17

Smith, Frank E. 1 letter (1941, June 16) to L.B. Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 18

Smith, Frank E. 1 letter (1924, Mar. 28) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 19

Soderholm, Esther. 1 letter (1934, Mar. 3) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 20

Soderholm, Esther. 1 letter (1929, Dec. 2) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 21

Sowde, L.O 1 letter (1926, Jan. 25) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 22

Stauton, Perry. 2 letters (1912) to Joseph E. Johnson. 2 items.

Folder 23

Stedman, O.B. 1 letters (1938, Dec. 27) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 24

Steen, Fred. 1 letter (1927, Mar. 1) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 25

Stensby, Lillian. 1 letter (1938, Feb. 12) to J.O. Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 26

Stranch, Ivan. 1 letter (1926, Oct. 18) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 27

Sullivan, Ada. 1 letter (1912, Oct, 21) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 28

Sundberg, J.V.N. 1 letter (1908, Dec. 30) to Joseph E. Johnson. 1 item.

Folder 29

Sunde, John S., Rev. 1 letter (1934, Oct. 1) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 30

Sunde, John S., Rev. 10 letters (1930-1935) to “Sirs.” 10 items.

Folder 31

Sundell, John. 2 letters (1913) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 32

Swanson, S.W. 1 letter (1939, Mar. 24) to “Brother.” 1 item.

Folder 33

Sylling, Alfred T. 3 letters (1930-1934) to Emil Norin. 3 items.

Folder 34

Sylling, Alfred T. 2 letters (1938-1939) to J.O. Severtson. 2 items.

Folder 35

Sylling, Alfred T. 1 letter (1940, Feb. 13) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 36

Sylling, Alfred T. 4 letters (1916-1923) to John F. Swenson. 4 items.

Folder 37

Sylling, Alfred T., Mrs. 1 letter (1941, Mar. 31) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 38

Sylling, Alfred T., Mr. and Mrs. 1 letter (1933, Nov. 27) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 39

Sylling, Alfred T., Mr. and Mrs. 1 letter (1939, Dec. 27) to J.O Severtson. 1 item.

Folder 40

Thollehaug, S.K. 1 letter (1923, July 5) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 41

Thompson, Luella, M. 1 letter (1927, Apr. 15) to “Mayor of Sheyenne.” 1 item.

Folder 42

Thomson, E.B. 1 letter fragment [undated]. 1 item.

Folder 43

Thomson, E.B. 1 letter (1915, Mar. 8) to Farmers & Merchants Bank (Sheyenne, N.D.). 1 item.

Folder 44

Thomson, E.B. 1 letter (1926, Feb. 22) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 45

Thomson, E.B. 5 letters (1916-1928) to “Sirs.” 5 items.

Folder 46

Tieglis, M.A. 1 letter (1934, Jan. 15) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 47

Toews, P.N. 1 letter (1941, Oct. 28) to L.B. Garnaas. 1 item.

Folder 48

Tollefson, Olof. 1 letter (1927, Mar. 1) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 49

Tomlinson, R.A. 1 letter (1923, July 11) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 50

Tomlinson, Roy and Albert Thompson. 1 letter [undated] to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 51

Trooen, Halvor. 1 letter (1925, Aug. 30) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 52

Tuleen, N.P. 3 letters (1921-1926) to Henry Grinde. 3 items.

Folder 53

Tweten, Gus. 1 letter (1925, Aug. 3) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 54

Ukkelberg, O.B. 1 letter (1931, Dec. 26) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 55

Ulferts, M. 1letter (1926, Dec. 25) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 56

Viek, Andrew. 1 letter [undated] to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 57

Wallace, Annie. 1 letter (1925, Oct. 20) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 58

Wallace, Fred. 1 letter (1924, Apr. 5) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 59

Walters, A.E. 1 letter (1925, Feb. 24) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 60

Walters, Carey. 17 letters (1914-1917) to John F. Swenson. 17 items.

Folder 61

Watson, Lake G. 19 letters (1933-1935) to Emil Norin. 19 items.

Folder 62

Watts, N.R. 1 letter (1920, Mar. 8) to E.J. Dahlstedt. 1 item.

Folder 63

Welkur, I.K. 2 letters (1925) to Henry Grinde. 2 items.

Folder 64

Welsh, Ellen. 2 letters (1934) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 65

Welsh, W.H. 2 letters (1933-1934) to Emil Norin. 2 items.

Folder 66

Welsh, W.H. 6 letters (1925-1934) to “Sirs.” 6 items.

Folder 67

Welsh, W.H. 3 letters (1915-1924) to John F. Swenson. 3 items.

Folder 68

Welsh, W.H., Mrs. 1 letter (1935, Nov. 13) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 69

Wendt, William. 1 letter (1926, July 8) to “Sirs.” 1 item.

Folder 70

Wesslen, P.A. 4 letters (1923) to Henry Grinde. 4 items.

Folder 71

Westad, M., Mrs. 29 letters (1931-1935) to Emil Norin. 29 items.

Folder 72

Wicks, A.V.N. 1 letter (1934, Oct. 15) to “Gentlemen.” 1 item.

Folder 73

Williams, C.B. 1 letter (1920, Apr. 26) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 74

Wold, N.O. 1 letter [undated] to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 75

Wormer, J.F. 1 letter (1925, July 22) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 76

-----. 2 incomplete letters (1925-1926) to Henry Grinde. 1 item.

Folder 77

-----. 1 incomplete letter (1935, Nov. 17) to Emil Norin. 1 item.

Folder 78

-----. 1 incomplete letter (1927, Mar. 10) to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 79

-----. 1 incomplete letter [undated] to “Sir.” 1 item.

Folder 80

-----. 1 letter (1924, May 26) to Telephone Operator, Sheyenne, N.D. 1 item.

Folder 81

Miscellaneous documents (1920-1938). 3 items.