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Title: Telle Rudser Papers, 1946-1989

ID: OGLMC/1069

Creator: Rudser, Telle (1910-1981)

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 06/23/1986

Languages: English [eng]

1910-1981; Artist who specialized in Norwegian inspired wood carvings

The Telle Rudser papers consist mainly of correspondence (1973-1981) and newspaper clippings (1946-1989). The correspondence was with the donor of the collection, Mary Margaret Frank. Also included are selections from North Dakota Artists by Paul E. Barr and Extraordinary North Dakotans by Erling Nicolai Rolfsrud, which both feature Rudser. Both titles were published in 1954. There are also several miscellaneous items: a sheet of Rudser’s stationery, two price tags from Telle’s Hobby Lab, and two photographs of her wood carvings.

Accruals: Additional material was received from Mary Margaret Frank in May 1988 (88-1586)

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

Acquisition Source: Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 86-1462

Related Publications: Olson, Arley H. North Dakota Wood Carvers. Dickinson, ND, 2019.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Telle Rudser Papers. OGLMC 1069. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in November 2013