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Libby Family Papers, 1969-1988

Collection Overview

Title: Libby Family Papers, 1969-1988

ID: OGLMC/1056

Creator: Barr, Margaret Libby (1904-1988)

Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/00/1986

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Correspondence between Margaret Libby Barr (1904-1988) and her brother, Charles Cory Libby (1910-1996)

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Libby Family Papers consist primarily of correspondence between Charles Libby and his sister, Margaret Libby Barr, from 1969 to the mid 1980s. The collection also includes photographs. Two audio tapes were separated from the collection.

Administrative Information

Accruals:

Six items (letters and poetry) that were the original materials of the Charles Libby Papers (formerly OGLMC 224) were deposited about 1973. Additions to this former collection were made by Charles Libby in 1993 (93-1883) and 1994 (94-2004).

Original materials for the Margaret Libby Barr Papers (formerly OGLMC 652) were transferred from the UND biographical file in November 1981 (81-803).  Additional items were donated by Margaret Libby Barr in March 1985 (85-1364).

These two former collections were transferred into the Libby Family Papers in 2021.

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

Acquisition Source: Charles Libby and Margaret Libby Barr

Acquisition Method: Donation; 86-1443

Related Materials: OGLMC 49: Orin G. Libby Papers

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Libby Family Papers. OGLMC 1056, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Two related collections (Charles Libby Papers - OGLMC 224 and Margaret Libby Barr Papers - OGLMC 652) were transferred into this collection in 2021.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in January 2014.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1969-1972Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1972Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, January-May, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, June-December, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1974Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1975Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1976Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 13: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 14: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1978Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1979Add to your cart.
Folder 18: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 19: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1980Add to your cart.
Box 2Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1981Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1982Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1983Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1984Add to your cart.
Folder 9: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1985Add to your cart.
Folder 10: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1985Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1986Add to your cart.
Folder 13: General Correspondence of Charles Libby, 1972-1986Add to your cart.
Folder 14: General Correspondence of Margaret (Libby) Barr, 1972-1987Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Correspondence between Charles and Florence Libby, 1975-1978Add to your cart.
Folder 16: Info regarding Margaret Barr's illness and death, 1981-1988Add to your cart.
Folder 17: "The Lord and Mildred Fayerman", a chronology by Charles LibbyAdd to your cart.
Folder 18: PhotographsAdd to your cart.

1056-1: Paul and Margaret Libby Barr, 1932

1056-2: Margaret Libby Barr, 1983

1056-3: Margaret Libby Barr, November 17, 1984

1056-4: Charles and Margaret Libby, 1926

1056-5: Charles Libby, April 1983 (polaroid image)

1056-6: Charles Libby, January 1984 (polaroid image)

1056-7: Charles and Florence Libby, September 4, 1984 (polaroid image)

1056-8: Melody and Donna (granddaughter and daughter of Charles/Florence), January 11, 1984 (polaroid image)

Folder 19: Correspondence and poetry from Charles Libby, 1933Add to your cart.
Folders 19-27 of Box 2 were originally the Charles Libby Papers (OGLMC 224).
Folder 20: Correspondence from Orin to Margaret, September 3, 1936Add to your cart.
Folder 21: Newsletters of the John Libby Family Association and Libby Homestead Corporation, 1989-1991Add to your cart.
Folder 22: Libby Family History, January 1992Add to your cart.
Folder 23: Pages from The Libby Family in America, Volume 2 Book 1 (1882-1982), 1993Add to your cart.
Folder 24: Family history correspondence of Charles Libby, 1990-1992Add to your cart.
Folder 25: Family history correspondence of Charles Libby, 1992-1994Add to your cart.
Folder 26: Assorted materialsAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: Photographs of Charles LibbyAdd to your cart.

1056-9: Unidentified girl, undated

1056-10: Frances Merrill (Mrs. John M. Cochrane) of Minneapolis, later married to James Phelan of Bowman, ND, undated

1056-11: Hattie Cole, January 24, 1888

1056-12: Helen Sullivan, ca. 1930

1056-13: Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Grand Forks County, 1884

1056-14: Mrs. George B. Winship, San Diego, CA, undated

1056-15: Elizabeth Abbott, undated

1056-16 through 1056-19: unidentified women, undated

1056-20: two unidentified women (sisters?), undated

1056-21 and 1056-22: unidentified girls, undated

1056-23: "Tulips" oil painting of Eva Cory, ca. 1895 (polaroid image)

1056-24: round plaque of Paul E. Barr, ca. 1950 (polaroid image)

1056-25: "Lavinia, Lake Bemidji" oil painting of Paul E. Barr, 1932 (polaroid image)

1056-26: "Red Murphy's Road, Killdeer Mountains" oil painting of Paul E. Barr, 1937 (polaroid image)

1056-27: untitled oil painting of a Minnesota lake by Paul E. Barr, undated (polaroid image)

1056-28: "Painting of Glacier National Park" oil painting by Paul E. Barr, 1950 (polaroid image)

1056-29: "Fisherman's Cove, Laguna Beach, CA" oil painting by Paul E. Barr, 1939 (polaroid image)

1056-30: "Ranch at Talpa, NM" oil painting by Paul E. Barr, 1946 (polaroid image)

Folder 28: Articles about North Dakota pottery, 1980Add to your cart.
Folders 28-32 of Box 2 were originally the Margaret Libby Barr Papers (OGLMC 652).
Folder 29: Booklet and price guides for UND Pottery The Cable Years, 1977-1982Add to your cart.
Folder 30: Booklets by Margaret Libby BarrAdd to your cart.

Golden Memories of Chapter D (PEO) 1913-1963

Chapter D (PEO) in Retrospect 1913-1983

Windows of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Grand Forks, ND

Folder 31: North Dakota Artists by Paul E. Barr, 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 32: Martha Barr Liebert, 1985Add to your cart.
Mainly pertains to Liebert's work to establish a library in Bernalillo, NM
Cassette Tape 1896: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987Add to your cart.
Separated and placed in the Audio Tape Collection.
Cassette Tape 1897: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987Add to your cart.
Separated and placed in the Audio Tape Collection.