North Dakota Depression Interviews

Title: North Dakota Depression Interviews

ID: OGLMC/274

Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/1974

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The first 35 folders contain materials from a History class at the University of North Dakota in 1974 titled "North Dakota in the Depression." Students in the class interviewed North Dakotans about their experiences during the Great Depression. In some cases, a transcription of the interview is included.

The remaining items result from a 1999 oral history project by the Walsh County Historical Preservation Commission. These interviews were recorded on audiocassettes and transcribed, and then were given to Dr. Kim Porter of the UND History Department, who then donated them to the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additional material was deposited by Dr. Kim Porter, UND History Department, on 6 August 2009 (2011-3068).

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

Acquisition Source: The original acquisition records are unavailable.

Preferred Citation: 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 February 2013.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1

Item 1: Aas, Martin: New Rockford
Item 2: Aberle, George: Dickinson
Item 3: Acosta, Mr. and Mrs. E.V. :Grand Forks
Item 4: Adolf, Mrs. Edward : Zap
Item 5: Allard, Frank : St. John
Item 6: Alveshere, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harlow : rural
Item 7: Anderson, Alice : rural, Marshall Township
Item 8: Anderson, Clarence : rural, Reynolds
Item 9: Anderson, Jalmar : Binford and local vicinity
Item 10: Anderson, John
Item 11: Anderson, John : Trail County
Item 12: Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph : DeGroat Township
Item 13: Anderson, Leonard : Devils Lake
Item 14: Antonson, Art : rural, SW ND
Item 15: Auch, Henry : rural, Burt
Item 16: Austin, Alvin : town

Folder 2

Item 1: Baird, Rachel : rural, Bowman County
Item 2: Bakkegard, Mike:rural, Fullerton
Item 3: Barnell, Charlotte
Item 4: Barthell, Betty: rural, Buchanan
Item 5: Benson, Olive : town
Item 6: Berdahl, Mrs. Andrew: Hoople
Item 7: Berg, Mr.
Item 8: Bergquam, Rachel: Grafton
Item 9: Bernhardt, Leopold : rural, Linton
Item 10: Bettschen, Mr. and Mrs. B.L. : Arthur
Item 11: Bilquist, Emil : Alamo
Item 12: Binder, Gustav : rural
Item 13: Blaine, Harold :Gilby
Item 14: Breidenbach, William : rural, Reynolds and Divide Counties
Item 15: Brevig, Christie : rural
Item 16: Brevik, Mary :rural
Item 17: Bringewatt, Albert:rural, Grand Forks
Item 18: Brossart, Frank :rural, Rugby
Item 19: Brown, Maynard :rural
Item 20: Bruner, A.K. :rural, Drake
Item 21: Buckey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred :rural, Logan County
Item 22: Burdick, Eugene :town
Item 23: Burkhardt, Mr. Adolf :rural, Hebron
Item 24: Buroor, Hans and Ole
Item 25: Buroor, Melvin
Item 26: Busch, Henry :rural, Lignite
Item 27: Bye, Howard :town

Folder 3

Item 1: Carbonneau, Herman :rural
Item 2: Cariveau, Margaret :rural
Item 3: Carson, Thomas, Sr. :Ervin and Bingham Townships
Item 4: Cleven, Helen
Item 5: Connell, Jack :Medora
Item 6: Cordes, Elsie :rural
Item 7: Cowley, Daniel :rural, Guelph
Item 8: Coyle, Charlie :rural
Item 9: Crammer, Karl: Maida
Item 10: Crane, Zina :rural
Item 11: Crank, Charles :Garrison
Item 12: Curran, Margaret :rural

Folder 4

Item 1: Dammen, Maghilda
Item 2: Danielson, Mrs. Gordon :Berthold and Minot
Item 3: Davidson, Winfred :Grand Forks
Item 4: Davies, Ronald N (Judge) :town
Item 5: Dehm, Fred :Grand Forks
Item 6: Donahue, Fred :rural, Manvel
Item 7: Drewry, Floyd :rural
Item 8: Duff, Walter :rural

Folder 5

Item 1: Ellingson, Lannes :rural
Item 2: Ellingson, Selmer and Carl :rural, Penn
Item 3: Elsaas, Clarence :Pekin
Item 4: Engbrecht, Erwin :Fessenden
Item 5: Erickson, Fred:St. Paul, MN
Item 6: Evju, Arther :Wildrose

Folder 6

Item 1: Fairles, Marion :Jamestown, Dunseith, Bottineau
Item 2: Ferguson, Georgene :town
Item 3: Ferebee, Mrs. George :rural
Item 4: F. F. :Dickey County
Item 5: Fitzsimmons, Mrs. J.R. :Mandan
Item 6: Flait, Erma :Bowman
Item 7: Foss, A.M.:rural, Minot
Item 8: Friesz, Mrs. R.V.
Item 9: Fuchs, Ralph J. :rural, Foxholm
Item 10: Furnace, Dick :Mott

Folder 7

Item 1: Gandrud, Ervin
Item 2: Garness, Earl :rural, New Town
Item 3: Gemmill, Andrew :town, Cavalier County
Item 4: Gemmill, Opal :rural, Walsh County
Item 5: Geyer, Mrs. Victor :rural
Item 6: Glunberg, Oscar:rural, Kloten
Item 7: Good, Alvin :rural
Item 8: Good, Eva
Item 9: Gothberg, Bob :town
Item 10: Gray, Bert :rural, Medina
Item 11: Grinde, Richard :East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Item 12: Guler, George:town
Item 13: Gunderson, George :rural
Item 14: Gustafson, Ben

Folder 8

Item 1: Hall, Bjorn :Edinberg
Item 2: Hall, Wanda (Samson):Fairdale
Item 3: Halvorson, Harold :rural, Alamo
Item 4: Hansen, Ruth :rural
Item 5: Hanson, Clifford and Lloyd
Item 6: Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Harold :Honeyford and Gilby
Item 7: Harr, Martha
Item 8: Hartman, Arnold :rural, Ashley
Item 9: Hasset, James :rural, Edmore
Item 10: Haykel, Mildred :town
Item 11: Heinley, Robert :Parshall and Lawton
Item 12: Held, Robert R. :rural, Bisbee
Item 13: Held, Mrs. Robert R. :rural, Willow City
Item 14: Helferich, C.M.
Item 15: Henry, Fannie :rural
Item 16: Herr, Gladys :New Rockford and Minot
Item 17: Hilb, John :Dickinson and Red River Valley
Item 18: Hochhalter, Gottlief :Williston
Item 19: Hoffert, J.C. (Charlie) :Carrington
Item 20: Holter, Nonne (male):town
Item 21: Homes, Grace :Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Item 22: Huber, Otto :rural
Item 23: Hurning, Mrs. H.H. :Grand Forks
Item 24: Hussey, LeRoy :East Grand Forks and Grand Forks
Item 25: Hvinden, Oscar :Maddock

Folder 9

Item 1: Jackson, Elizabeth :town
Item 2: Jacobson, Marius :town
Item 3: Jakes, Mr.
Item 4: Jangleward, Emma (Brossart)
Item 5: Jangleward, B. Victor
Item 6: Jasendahl, Christie :rural, Northwood
Item 7: Jelinek, Anton :rural
Item 8: Jenson, Harold, Sr. :rural
Item 9: Johnson, Paul
Item 10: Johnston, Eugene :Grand Forks

Folder 10

Item 1: Katus, Ralph :rural, Watauga, SD
Item 2: Kaufman, Martin :town
Item 3: Kelly, Anna Elizabeth :rural, Ramsey County
Item 4: Kelly, Bill :rural ND and Chicago
Item 5: Kessler, Lydia
Item 6: Kittelson, Mrs. Clifford :Grand Forks
Item 7: Klein, Freda :Cathay
Item 8: Klimpel, Fern
Item 9: Knauf, Mrs. John :Grand Forks
Item 10: Krobetsky, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. :rural, Angus, Minnesota
Item 11: Krough, Marie :rural, Regent
Item 12: Kuntz, Reinhold :rural, Dickinson
Item 13: Kusler, Albert :rural

Folder 11

Item 1: Lack, Olga :rural
Item 2: Lander, Mrs. L.K. :town
Item 3: Larson, Elmer :Des Lacs
Item 4: Larson, Norris
Item 5: Lechner, Ida :Fargo
Item 6: Lee, Mrs.
Item 7: Lee, Mrs. Richard
Item 8: Liebelt, Larry :town
Item 9: Logan, Royal :Sanish
Item 10: Lowe, Rosamond O'Brien :Bottineau and Park River

Folder 12

Item 1: Malm, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur :town
Item 2: Malm, Arthur :town
Item 3: Marcotte, Oscar :rural and Langdon
Item 4: Markheim, Frank :Williston
Item 5: Markwardt, Albert :rural
Item 6: Martin, Walter
Item 7: Maste, Della
Item 8: McCloskey, Mabel :rural
Item 9: McConachie, Dr. G.A. :town
Item 10: McCormick, Ann :rural, Grand Forks
Item 11: McLean, Pearl :Williams and Divide Counties
Item 12: McMaster, Mrs. Beulah:rural and Westhope
Item 13: McPhail, Alex :Fargo
Item 14: Meiers, Glenn :rural, Ross
Item 15: Messmer, Roy :town
Item 16: Meyer, Edwin
Item 17: Miller, Henry :rural, Harvey
Item 18: Misslin, Pete :Garrison
Item 19: Mitzel, Anna :rural
Item 20: Mork, Sam :town

Folder 13

Item 1: Nelson, Leonard :rural
Item 2: Nelson, Mathilda :rural
Item 3: Nelson, McKinley
Item 4: Nelson, Viran :rural
Item 5: Nestegard, Helmer :Churches Ferry and Knox
Item 6: Nicoll, R.G. :rural, Grace City
Item 7: Nordgart, Roy :rural, Antler
Item 8: Norsby, Norvel :rural, Glenburn

Folder 14

Item 1: Ohlheiser, Mr. :rural, Langdon
Item 2: Olson, Selma :Grand Forks
Item 3: Opdahl, Lottie:rural, Oslo, Minnesota
Item 4: Osborn, Lawton :Dickinson
Item 5: Osen, Clarence :rural
Item 6: Oster, Mrs. Eugene

Folder 15

Item 1: Parsons, Avis :Mayville
Item 2: Pearson, Erick :rural
Item 3: Pennington, Lillian :rural
Item 4: Perius, Helen :Langdon and Cavalier
Item 5: Peterson, Bertha
Item 6: Pierboom, Harry :rural, central ND
Item 7: Porter, Charlie :rural

Folder 16

Item 1: Quesnell, Margaret

Folder 17

Item 1: Ramstad, Thora:Minot
Item 2: Rask, Ted
Item 3: Rath, Chris :rural
Item 4: Reddig, Albert
Item 5: Rhode, Theodore :rural, New Town
Item 6: Richter, Karl
Item 7: Robinson, J.W.
Item 8: Roles, Henry :rural, Glenburn
Item 9: Ronning, Mrs. Ole:Wells and Divide Counties
Item 10: Ronnigson, Mansfield :rural, Binford
Item 11: Rose, John :town
Item 12: Rudrud, Ralph :Hillsboro
Item 13: Rugroden, Helmer :rural and Devils Lake
Item 14: Running, Elsie :Grand Forks
Item 15: Rusch, Helen :town

Folder 18

Item 1: Sackman, Andrew :rural, Turtle Lake
Item 2: Sauve, Si :town
Item 3: Scanson, Emma :rural
Item 4: Schiermesiter, Albert :rural, Zap
Item 5: Schmitz, John :Harvey
Item 6: Shearer, Frank:Dazey and Valley City
Item 7: Skjsonby, Alfred
Item 8: Sletten, Mr. :rural
Item 9: Smith, John :rural
Item 10: Sorenson, Oscar :rural, Buxton
Item 11: Spicer, Arthur :rural, Grand Forks
Item 12: Staupe, Laura:rural, Hatton
Item 13: Steinke, Mr. and Mrs. Henry :rural, Niagara
Item 14: Stenehjem, Emma :Arnegard and Minot
Item 15: Stott, Mrs. Frank :Montpelier
Item 16: Striebel, Frieda
Item 17: Strom, Ed :rural, SW Barnes County
Item 18: Stutrud, Mrs. Petra :rural, Rugby
Item 19: Svidal, Olaf :Ramsey, Rollette, Towner, Nelson, Mountrail Counties
Item 20: Sweeney, Emma :rural, Manvel
Item 21: Swenson, Clarence :rural, Reville County and Hoople

Folder 19

Item 1: Tebelius, Emanuel :rural, Harvey
Item 2: Thomte, Archie :rural, Ambrose
Item 3: Thorpe, Noel :town
Item 4: Thorson, Alton :rural
Item 5: Thorson, Ann :Tioga
Item 6: Thurn, John :rural, near Venturia and Wishek
Item 7: Timm, Henry :Wishek, ND and Pollock, SD
Item 8: Tisdale, Dr. Harry :Grand Forks
Item 9: Tollefson, Luella
Item 10: Triebold, Elmer :rural
Item 11: Trom, Louise :Kindred
Item 12: Tuchsherer, Fr. Vincent :rural, Rugby
Item 13: Tufte, Theodore :Northwood
Item 14: Tweet, Arthur :Grand Forks

Folder 20

Item 1: Unkenholz, Grant :rural

Folder 21

Item 1: Van Ornum, Verne :Langdon
Item 2: Vleck, Theodore :rural, Cavalier County
Item 3: Volk, Mattie :rural

Folder 22

Item 1: Wagner, Rudoplh :rural
Item 2: Waite, Mary :rural, Guelph
Item 3: Walker, Emett :rural, Maddock
Item 4: Warner, Harvey :rural
Item 5: Warra, Leo :rural
Item 6: Weberg, Oscar :Grand Forks
Item 7: Weller, Jack :Grand Forks
Item 8: Will, Adolph :Mott and Hettinger County
Item 9: Williams, Orville :Sanish
Item 10: Wills, Bernt :Braddock
Item 11: Wohlfiel, Leonard :town
Item 12: Wolfe, Mrs. Frank :Minot

Folder 23

Item 1: Young, Roy :town

Folder 24

Item 1: Zippoy, Mrs. Jenny :
Item 2: Zerr, Leo :rural
Item 3: Zolondek, Bernard: rural, Ardoch

Folder 25: Combined reports of James Aarhus and Harry Gershman

Folder 26: Combined reports of Emil Albers, Gene Hammack, and Leonard Loewen

Folder 27: Combined reports of John Backmann and Oscar Holmberg

Folder 28: Combined reports of J.M. Bell and Edward Huber

Folder 29: Combined reports of Mrs. Bertha Bergman, Jack Platz, and Dr. Bernt L. Wills

Folder 30: Combined reports of Gladys Danner, and Mary L.

Folder 31: Combined reports of Duncan, James and Duncan, Juell.

Folder 32: Combined reports of Chester Gornowich and Earl McKay

Folder 33: Combined reports of Katie Jangula and Pete Wolfe

Folder 34: Combined reports of Sam Silverman and Mrs.Luella Stori

Folder 35: Combined reports of an Unknown female

Folder 36: Joe and Adele Anderson; Walsh County; transcripts

Folder 37: Norman Bjorneby;North Dakota; transcript

Folder 38: Ray Carlson; Grafton, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 41: Alida Goodman; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 42: Tilford Grove; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 43: Edith Harris; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 44: Joe Holm; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 45: Sig Jagielski; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 46: Bertha Jenson and Bernice Flanagan; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 47: Vic and Verna Johnson; North Dakota; transcript

Folder 48: Ann Kelly; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 49: Vivian and Charlotte Levang; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 50: Helen Lizakowski; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 51: Harold and Loretta McLaughlin; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 52: Lynn McMillan; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 53: Dennis Monson; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 54: Steve Nozinski; Minto, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 55: Lloyd Omdahl; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 56: Hazel Pfannsmith; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 57: Frank Rose; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 58: Marvin Ulberg; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 59: Percy Walstad; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 60: Frank Wysocki; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 39: George Chyle; Piesk, North Dakota; transcript

Folder 40: Warren Evans; Walsh County, North Dakota; transcript

Box 2

Folder 1: Audio Cassette recordings for the 1999 interviews

North Dakota Depression Interviews

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing