Collection Overview
Title: Mary C. Wilde Papers, 1976-1979
ID: OGLMC/601
Creator: Wilde, Mary (1887-1980)
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 03/27/1980
Languages: English [eng]
Abstract
1887-1980; Autobiography of life on her parents’ homestead in Emmons County, North Dakota
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Mary C. Wilde Papers consist of a photocopy of a typescript "Memories of Mary C. Wilde, Minnie Mary Wilde," a thirty-one page autobiography written in 1976. Also included are additional handwritten notes for the essay. In her autobiography, Wilde recalls her early life on her parents' homestead in Emmons County as well as some events and experiences that shaped her life, including the Spicer family murder trial, a diphtheria epidemic in 1897, and the flu epidemic of 1918.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source:
Catherine E. Morris, Bismarck, North Dakota
Acquisition Method:
Donation; Acc. #81-697
Preferred Citation:
(Description of Item). Mary C. Wilde Papers. OGLMC 601, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Finding aid migrated to Archon in November 2013.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1

- Folder 1: “Memories of Mary C. Wilde," (typescript), 1976

- Folder 2: Additional handwritten notes not included in autobiography, 1977

- Folder 3: "Autobiography Relates Life of Emmons Native," Bismarck Tribune, p. 6., April 24, 1979
