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Cora Dean Papers, 1895-1941

Collection Overview

Title: Cora Dean Papers, 1895-1941

ID: OGLMC/1456

Creator: Dean, Cora (1883-1962)

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 08/26/2002

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

UND Class of 1910, principal of Towner High School, and first contributor to the Student Union Fund in 1938

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Cora Dean Papers consist of correspondence from the late 1930s, letters of acknowledgment for donations to both the Phi Beta Kappa Society and to the Student Union Fund, and membership certificates. Also includes are photographs of Cora Dean, her family, and her farm. An additional photograph album contains pictures ranging from college at the University of North Dakota to the church where she and M. John Furlong wed.

One oversized folder was separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets. The folder contains her UND Bachelor of Arts diploma and drawings by her mother, Katherine.

Administrative Information

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

Acquisition Source: Raymond Larson, McGregor, Minnesota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 2003-2612

Separated Materials: One oversized folder was separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinet. The folder contains her Bachelor of Arts diploma and drawings by her mother, Katherine.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item) Cora Dean Papers. OGLMC 1456. Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in January 2013.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Photograph copy of the Mayville State Teacher's College Basketball Team, 1905-1906Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Membership certificate (copy) to the American Flag House & Betsy Ross Memorial Association, 1912Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Letter of recommendation from J.S. Conyers, 3/27/1914Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Phi Beta Kappa Society membership certificate, June 13, 1914Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1937-1938Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Letter & recognition for donating money to Phi Beta Kappa, 2/7/1939 & 2/7/41Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Photo AlbumAdd to your cart.
Folder 8: Photographs:Add to your cart.
Photograph 1: Dean Farm 1.5 miles south of Mayville, North Dakota.Add to your cart.
Photograph 2: Dean Farm 1.5 miles south of Mayville. Homesteaded by Samuel Dean, 1888Add to your cart.
Photograph 3: Picnic in the Cottonwood Grove on the Northwest corner of the Dean Farm, 1895 or 1896Add to your cart.
Photograph 4: The children of Samuel and Katherine Dean: Susie, Horace, Colleen, Cora and Blanche, October 1887Add to your cart.
Photograph 5: Michael John Furlong who married Cora DeanAdd to your cart.
Photograph 6: Cora Dean, August 12, 1912Add to your cart.
Photograph 7: Cora Dean at cooking class in Minneapolis old Marcy SchoolAdd to your cart.
Photograph 8: Cora Dean holding hat at Mt. Tamalpais and Muir Woods, CaliforniaAdd to your cart.
Photograph 9: Katherine Cotton Neilson Dean (Cora's mother), Summer 1910Add to your cart.
Photograph 10: Aunt of Cora Dean Mrs. Herbert TutherlyAdd to your cart.
Photograph 11: Cora's grandmother Mrs. Susan Chellis CottonAdd to your cart.
Photograph 12: Monument in Claremont, New Hampshire, in memory of Cora's grandparents Charles Cotton and Susan F. ChellisAdd to your cart.
Photograph 13: Initiation of Phi Beta Kappa Foundation Members at UND, June 1914Add to your cart.
Photograph 14: Senior high school building where Cora Dean was principal, Fall 1911Add to your cart.
Photograph 15: Group of senior high pupils in Towner High School, 1911Add to your cart.
Photograph 16: "Mr. Samuel Dean was superintendent of this farm before moving to Mayville"Add to your cart.
Oversize Folder 1Add to your cart.
One oversized folder was separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinet. The folder contains her Bachelor of Arts diploma and also drawings by her mother, Katherine.