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William L. Nuessle Papers, 1904-1959
Collection Overview
Title: William L. Nuessle Papers, 1904-1959
ID: OGLMC0044
Primary Creator: Nuessle, William L.
Extent: 12.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 04/04/1970. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Legal - North Dakota Supreme Court, University of North Dakota - Alumni
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The William L. Nuessle Papers date from 1904-1959 and have been divided into six series:
Series 1: Correspondence, 1904-1959
Series 2: Farming, 1914-1959
Series 3: Judicial, 1919-1950
Series 4: Political, 1934-1947
Series 5: Miscellaneous
Series 6: Photographs
Collection Historical Note
William L. Nuessle was born May 5, 1878 in North Boston, New York. He was the son of Christopher and Mary (Vail) Nuessle. His family moved to the Dakota Territory in 1886, and settled on a farm near Emerado. Nuessle was educated at public schools in the area and attended the University of North Dakota following his graduation from high school.
While at UND, Nuessle played tackle on the undefeated 1899 football team. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1899. He also completed a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1901, and was admitted to the North Dakota Bar that same year. He practiced in Grand Forks for a short time before moving to McLean County in 1902. He married Emma Weiss in Crystal, North Dakota, on December 28, 1904. The couple had four children: William, Robert, Francis, and Mary Louise.
Nuessle was elected the State's Attorney for McLean County in 1904, and served in this position until 1909. He was elected to District Court in 1913. He served in the Sixth and Fourth Judicial Districts, and gained notoriety for his decision against Governor Frazier's takeover of the coal mines in 1919. He was elected to the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1922. He retired from the Court when his last term expired on December 31, 1950. Nuessle acted as the Court's Chief Justice in 1928-1929, 1933, 1939-1941, and from 1949-1950.
Nuessle was active in the Boy Scouts of America, and received the Silver Beaver Award from the Missouri Valley Scout Council. He acted as a trustee for the Bismarck Hospital for over twenty five years. He was also an active member in the American and North Dakota Bar Associations, as well as the Masons, Elks, and the Rotary. Nuessle was awarded an Alumni Achievement Citation by the UND Alumni Association in 1956.
William L. Nuessle died in Bismarck on March 30, 1959.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional material was donated by Dr. Robert F. Nuessle on May 16, 1977 (Acc.77-417).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Dr. Robert F. Nuessle
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). William L. Nuessle Papers. OGLMC 44, Box #, Folder #. 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 February 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence, 1904-1959],
[Series 2: Farming, 1914-1959],
[Series 3: Judicial, 1919-1950],
[Series 4: Political, 1934-1947],
[Series 5: Miscellaneous],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[All]
- Series 1: Correspondence, 1904-1959
- William Nuessle was a prodigious letter writer and the majority of the collection consists of his correspondence. Included are business, legal, and personal letters, with a fair amount of the correspondence taking the form of a regular "Newsletter" he wrote to his family. The newsletters discuss everyday events in Nuessle's life and career, as well as current events, local happenings, politics, agriculture, and the weather. Nuessle also used the newsletters to provide updates on various members of his family.
- Box 1
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1917, 1922-1925
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1926-1927
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1928
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1929
- Folder 5: Correspondence, 1930
- Folder 6: Correspondence, January-June 1931
- Folder 7: Correspondence, July-December 1931
- Folder 8: Correspondence, January-June 1932
- Folder 9: Correspondence, July-December 1932
- Folder 10: Correspondence, January-June 1933
- Folder 11: Correspondence July-December 1933
- Folder 12: Correspondence, January-June 1934
- Folder 13: Correspondence, July-December 1934
- Folder 14: Correspondence, January-June 1935
- Folder 15: Correspondence, July-December 1935
- Folder 16: Correspondence, January-June 1936
- Folder 17: Correspondence, July-December 1936
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Correspondence, January-June 1937
- Folder 2: Correspondence, July-December 1937
- Folder 3: Correspondence, January-June 1938
- Folder 4: Correspondence, July-December 1938
- Folder 5: Correspondence, January-June 1939
- Folder 6: Correspondence, July-December 1939
- Folder 7: Correspondence, January-June 1940
- Folder 8: Correspondence, July-December 1940
- Folder 9: Correspondence, January-June 1941
- Folder 10: Correspondence, July-December 1941
- Folder 11: Correspondence, January-June 1942
- Folder 12: Correspondence, July-December 1942
- Folder 13: Correspondence, January-June 1943
- Folder 14: Correspondence, July-December 1943
- Folder 15: Correspondence, January-June 1944
- Folder 16: Correspondence, July-December 1944
- Folder 17: Correspondence, January-June 1945
- Folder 18: Correspondence, July-December 1945
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1946
- Folder 2: Correspondence, January-June 1947
- Folder 3: Correspondence, July-December 1947
- Folder 4: Correspondence, January-June 1948
- Folder 5: Correspondence, July-December 1948
- Folder 6: Correspondence, January-June 1949
- Folder 7: Correspondence, July-October 1949
- Folder 8: Correspondence, November-December 1949
- Folder 9: Correspondence, January-June 1950
- Folder 10: Correspondence, July-December 1950
- Folder 11: Correspondence, 1951-1952
- Folder 12: Correspondence, January-June 1953
- Folder 13: Correspondence, July-December 1953
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Correspondence, January-June 1954
- Folder 2: Correspondence, July-December 1954
- Folder 3: Correspondence, January-June 1955
- Folder 4: Correspondence, July-December 1955
- Folder 5: Correspondence, January-June 1956
- Folder 6: Correspondence, July-December 1956
- Folder 7: Correspondence, January-June 1957
- Folder 8: Correspondence, July-December 1957
- Folder 9: Correspondence, 1958-1959
- Box 8
- Folder 9: Family Correspondence, December 1958-March 1959
- Folder 10: Family Correspondence, June-November 1958
- Folder 11: Family Correspondence, January-May 1958
- Folder 12: Family Correspondence, August-December 1957
- Folder 13: Family Correspondence, January-July 1957
- Folder 14: Correspondence, 1956, A-H
- Folder 15: Correspondence, 1956, I-R
- Folder 16: Correspondence, 1956, S
- Folder 17: Correspondence, 1956, T-Z
- Folder 18: Correspondence, 1956, Miscellaneous
- Folder 19: Correspondence, 1955, A-G
- Folder 20: Correspondence, 1955, H-N
- Folder 21: Correspondence, 1955, O-T
- Folder 22: Correspondence, 1955, U-Z
- Folder 23: Correspondence, 1954, A-F
- Folder 24: Correspondence, 1954, G-O
- Folder 25: Correspondence, 1954, P-Z
- Folder 26: Correspondence, 1952-1953, A-C
- Folder 27: Correspondence, 1952-1953, D-J
- Folder 28: Correspondence, 1952-1953, K-P
- Folder 29: Correspondence, 1952-1953, R-Z
- Folder 30: Correspondence, 1951-1952, A-C
- Folder 31: Correspondence, 1951-1952, E-L
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1951-1952, M-R
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1951-1952, S-Z
- Folder 3: Family Correspondence, May-December 1952
- Folder 4: Family Correspondence, October 1951-February 1952
- Folder 5: Family Correspondence, May-September 1951
- Folder 6: Family Correspondence, 1941-1945
- Folder 8: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, April 1955-July 1956
- Folder 9: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1954-February 1955
- Folder 10: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, August-November 1953
- Folder 11: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, January-August 1953
- Folder 12: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1950-1952
- Folder 13: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1944
- Folder 14: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1943
- Folder 15: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1942
- Folder 16: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1941
- Folder 17: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1940
- Folder 18: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1939
- Folder 19: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1938
- Folder 20: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1936-1937
- Folder 21: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1934-1935
- Folder 22: H.N. Wallin Correspondence, 1933
- Series 2: Farming, 1914-1959
- This series contains correspondence and related materials dealing with Nuessle's farming ventures in the Bismarck, North Dakota, area. The series also contains Federal Income Tax forms, and a Nuessle Estate financial statement. The correspondence files are arranged alphabetically by name of the correspondent.
- Box 1
- Folder 4: McLean County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 5: McLean County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 6: McLean County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 7: McLean County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 8: McLean County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 9: McLean County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 14: Oliver County Farm Correspondence
- Folder 15: Oliver County Farm Correspondence
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Farm Correspondence, A-B, 1946-1950
- Folder 2: Farm Correspondence, C, 1946-1950
- Folder 3: Farm Correspondence, D-N, 1946-1950
- Folder 4: Farm Correspondence, O, 1950
- Folder 5: Farm Correspondence, O, 1949
- Folder 6: Farm Correspondence, O, 1948
- Folder 7: Farm Correspondence, O, 1947
- Folder 8: Farm Correspondence, O, 1946
- Folder 9: Farm Correspondence, P-Z, 1946-1950
- Folder 10: Farm Miscellaneous
- Folder 11: Farm Correspondence, A-B, 1944-1945
- Folder 12: Farm Correspondence, C-D, 1944-1945
- Folder 13: Farm Correspondence, D-J, 1944-1945
- Folder 14: Farm Correspondence, K-N, 1944-1945
- Folder 15: Farm Correspondence, O-R, 1944-1945
- Folder 16: Farm Correspondence, S-Z, 1944-1945
- Folder 17: Farm Correspondence and Miscellaneous Related Materials, 1944-1945
- Folder 18: Farm Correspondence, A, 1943
- Folder 19: Farm Correspondence, A, 1941-1942
- Folder 20: Farm Correspondence, B, 1943
- Folder 21: Farm Correspondence, B, 1941-1942
- Folder 22: Farm Correspondence, C, 1941-1943
- Folder 23: Farm Correspondence, D, 1941-1943
- Folder 24: Farm Correspondence, E-H, 1941-1943
- Folder 25: Farm Correspondence, I-N, 1941-1943
- Folder 26: Farm Correspondence, O, 1941-1943
- Folder 27: Farm Correspondence, P-Z, 1941-1943
- Folder 28: Farm Miscellaneous, 1941-1943
- Folder 29: Farm Miscellaneous, 1941-1943
- Folder 30: Wheat Acreage Allotment Appeal 1950
- Folder 31: Acreage Allotment Appeal 1939
- Folder 32: Boger Land
- Folder 33: J.E Davis Correspondence
- Folder 34: Gregory Farm and General Farm Correspondence and Miscellaneous
- Box 7
- Series 3: Judicial, 1919-1950
- This series includes correspondence relating to judicial matters of the Sixth Judicial District of North Dakota and the Supreme Court of North Dakota. Also included are materials relating to Nuessle's controversial role in the 1919 North Dakota Coal Strike. The files are arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent. The materials in the series date from 1919 to 1922 and from 1949 to 1950.
- Box 1
- Box 5
- Box 7
- Folder 3: Judicial Correspondence, A-B, 1922
- Folder 4: Judicial Correspondence, C, 1922
- Folder 5: Judicial Correspondence, D-E, 1922
- Folder 6: Judicial Correspondence, F, 1922
- Folder 7: Judicial Correspondence, G-J, 1922
- Folder 8: Judicial Correspondence, K, 1922
- Folder 9: Judicial Correspondence, L, 1922
- Folder 10: Judicial Correspondence, M, 1922
- Folder 11: Judicial Correspondence, N-P, 1922
- Folder 12: Judicial Correspondence, R-S, 1922
- Folder 13: Judicial Correspondence, S-V, 1922
- Folder 14: Judicial Correspondence, W-Z, 1922
- Folder 15: Judicial Correspondence, Miscellaneous, 1922
- Folder 16: Judicial Correspondence, A-G, 1949-1950
- Folder 17: Judicial Correspondence, H-L, 1949-1950
- Folder 18: Judicial Correspondence, M-O, 1949-1950
- Folder 19: Judicial Correspondence, P-R, 1949-1950
- Folder 20: Judicial Correspondence, S-Z, 1949-1950
- Folder 21: Judicial Correspondence, A-B, 1921
- Folder 22: Judicial Correspondence, C-D, 1921
- Folder 23: Judicial Correspondence, E-G, 1921
- Folder 24: Judicial Correspondence, H-K, 1921
- Folder 25: Judicial Correspondence, L-M, 1921
- Folder 26: Judicial Correspondence, N-R, 1921
- Folder 27: Judicial Correspondence, S, 1921
- Folder 28: Judicial Correspondence, T-Z, 1921
- Folder 29: Judicial Correspondence, A-B, 1920
- Folder 30: Judicial Correspondence, C-D, 1920
- Folder 31: Judicial Correspondence, E-H, 1920
- Folder 32: Judicial Correspondence, J-M, 1920
- Folder 33: Judicial Correspondence, N-S, 1920
- Folder 34: Judicial Correspondence, T-Z, 1920
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Judicial Correspondence, A-B, 1919
- Folder 2: Judicial Correspondence, C-D, 1919
- Folder 3: Judicial Correspondence, E-H, 1919
- Folder 4: Judicial Correspondence, J-L, 1919
- Folder 5: Judicial Correspondence, M-O, 1919
- Folder 6: Judicial Correspondence, P-S, 1919
- Folder 7: Judicial Correspondence, T-Z, 1919
- Folder 8: Coal Strike Materials 1919
- Box 9
- Series 4: Political, 1934-1947
- Correspondence and related materials of a political nature. Includes letters dealing with Nuessle's reelection efforts to the Supreme Court in 1934 and 1940 and offers a view of the organizational mechanics of putting together a "No-Party" campaign. The series also contains files on the creation of the State Board of Higher Education in 1938 and the Garrison Dam Indian controversy of 1947.
- Box 1
- Box 9
- Folder 24: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 A
- Folder 25: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 A
- Folder 26: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 B
- Folder 27: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 B
- Folder 28: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 C
- Folder 29: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 D
- Folder 30: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 E-F
- Folder 31: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 G
- Folder 32: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 G
- Folder 33: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 H
- Folder 34: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 H
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 I-J
- Folder 2: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 K
- Folder 3: Campaign Correspondence, John Knauf, 1940
- Folder 4: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 L
- Folder 5: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 M
- Folder 6: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 M
- Folder 7: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 M
- Folder 8: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 N
- Folder 9: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 O
- Folder 10: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 P
- Folder 11: Campaign Correspondence, 1940 R
- Folder 12: E.J Taylor Correspondence, 1940
- Folder 13: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 A-B
- Folder 14: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 C
- Folder 15: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 D-E
- Folder 16: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 F-G
- Folder 17: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 H
- Folder 18: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 J-K
- Folder 19: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 L-N
- Folder 20: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 N-O
- Folder 21: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 P-R
- Folder 22: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 S
- Folder 23: Campaign Correspondence, 1934 T-Z
- Folder 24: Campaign Correspondence "Thank You", 1934 A-B
- Folder 25: Campaign Correspondence "Thank You", 1934 C-F
- Folder 26: Campaign Correspondence "Thank You", 1934 G-K
- Folder 27: Campaign Correspondence "Thank You", 1934 L-O
- Folder 28: Campaign Correspondence "Thank You", 1934 P-R
- Folder 29: Campaign Correspondence "Thank You", 1934 S-Z
- Folder 30: Supreme Court Candidacy, 1934 Political Organizational Lists
- Folder 31: Supreme Court Candidacy, 1934 Political Organizational Lists
- Folder 32: Supreme Court Candidacy, 1934 Miscellaneous
- Folder 33: Garrison Dam Controversy Correspondence, 1947, A-T
- Folder 34: Garrison Dam Controversy Correspondence, 1947, U-Z
- Folder 35: Nuessle's Speeches
- Folder 36: Nuessle's Speeches
- Folder 37: Correspondence Relating to State Board of Higher Education, 1938-1940 A-H
- Folder 38: Correspondence Relating to State Board of Higher Education, 1938-1940 K-R
- Folder 39: Correspondence Relating to State Board of Higher Education, 1938-1940 S-Z
- Folder 40: Materials Relating to Creation and Appointment of State Board of Higher Education, 1938-1939
- Folder 41: Materials Relating to Creation and Appointment of State Board of Higher Education, 1938-1939
- Series 5: Miscellaneous
- Series 6: Photographs
- Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.
- Photograph 1: William L. Nuessle, circa 1952
- Photograph 2: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 3: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 4: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 5: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 6: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 7: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 8: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 9: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 10: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 11: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 12: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 13: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 14: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 15: William L. Nuessle, 1934
- Photograph 16: 1940 Nuessle campaign poster in a Grand Forks liquor store
- Photograph 17: Burleigh County Bar Association Members, 1878-1926
- Photograph 18: Supreme Court of the United States, 1943
- Photograph 19: Admiral Homer Wallin and Emperor Haile Selassie, undated
- Photograph 20: Admiral Homer Wallin and Emperor Haile Selassie, undated
- Photograph 21: Admiral Homer Wallin and Emperor Haile Selassie, undated
- Photograph 22: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 23: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 24: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 25: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 26: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 27: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 28: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 29: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 30: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 31: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 32: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 33: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 34: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 35: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 36: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
- Photograph 37: Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, 1952
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Correspondence, 1904-1959],
[Series 2: Farming, 1914-1959],
[Series 3: Judicial, 1919-1950],
[Series 4: Political, 1934-1947],
[Series 5: Miscellaneous],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[All]