Herman Stern Papers, 1904-1979

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: World War II

Contains correspondence, documents, and other materials related to Stern's work assisting Jewish refugees in escaping Nazi Germany, and, materials related to his work in North Dakota on behalf of the domestic war effort during World War II.

Sub-Series A: Jewish Emigrants from Nazi Germany Correspondence

This sub-series contains the correspondence between Stern and dozens of individuals he assisted in leaving Nazi Germany both before and after World War II.

Box 9

Folder 1: Correspondence - Foreign Doctors Placement 1938-1940.

Folder 2: Correspondence - German (undated and fragments).

Folder 3: Correspondence - German (1925-1978).

Folder 4: Correspondence - German - Eugene Caspary (1974-1976)

Folder 5: Correspondence - German - Elizabeth Dawes (1948-1950).

Folder 6: Correspondence - German - Agnes Heinrirhl (1947-1950).

Folder 7: Correspondence - German - Oberbrechner Inform (February-May 1974).

Folder 8: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Behr-Leske (1935-1940).

Folder 9: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Bein ( 1935-1940).

Folder 10: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Benjamin (1937-1940).

Folder 11: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Blumenthal (1937-1946).

Folder 12: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Eichengrun (1937-1943).

Folder 13: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Falkernstein-Kuhrau (1936-1946)

Folder 14: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Frankel (1918 -1940)

Folder 15: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Goldschmidt (1937-1939).

Folder 16: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Haas (1937-1943).

Folder 17: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Hammerschlag (1936-1939).

Folder 18: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Hayum-Schlafheimer (1935-1941).

Folder 19: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Heimann (1939).

Folder 20: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Henlein (1936-1941).

Folder 21: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Howell (1933 and 1940).

Folder 22: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Israel (1940)

Folder 23: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Jacob (1937 and 1941).

Folder 24: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Jonas (1937-1942).

Folder 25: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Kahn (1938 1940).

Folder 26: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Katz (1941-1942).

Folder 27: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Kaufmann- Schmitzler (1939)

Folder 28: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Klibansky (1938-1939).

Folder 29: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Kopfstein (1938-1941).

Folder 30: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Landburg (1939-1943).

Folder 31: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Levy (1938-1941).

Folder 32: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Lion (1936-19:39).

Folder 33: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Lowenstein (1938).

Folder 34: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Lucas (1938-1941)

Folder 35: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Moser (1936 and 1940).

Folder 36: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Oppenheimer (1935-1938).

Folder 37: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Oswald (1938-1939).

Folder 38: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Reichenberg (1936 1939).

Folder 39: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Rothenberg (1939).

Folder 40: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Schneider (1938-1940).

Folder 41: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Schwarz (1937).

Folder 42: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Spier (1938-1972).

Folder 43: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Alice (1938-1939).

Folder 44: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Arthur (1936-1940).

Folder 45: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Erich and Glare (1932-1942).

Folder 46: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Gustav and Adolf (1940- 1942).

Folder 47: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Gustav and Adolf (1914- 1939).

Folder 48: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Joseph (1938-1940).

Folder 49: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Julius (1928-1941).

Folder 50: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Kurt and Ilse (1938-1941).

Folder 51: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Stern, Moses (1922-1941).

Folder 52: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Strauss-Besmann (1927-1941).

Folder 53: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Vasen (1938-1941).

Folder 54: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: Wertheim (1938-1940).

Folder 55: Correspondence - German Political Refugees: General (1935-1950).

Folder 56: Correspondence: Jewish Resettlement (1938-1942).

Folder 57: Correspondence: United Jewish Appeal (1948, 1950-1951).

Folder 58: Correspondence: Relatives 1945-1966.

Box 20

Folder 7: Hugh Teller Personnel File

Folder 8: Samuel Honacker Personnel File

Folder 20: Miscellaneous Notes and Materials Related to Jewish Emigration

Sub-Series B: World War II-Domestic War Effort Materials

Contains correspondence and other materials related to Stern's work in North Dakota on behalf of the domestic war effort during World War II.

Box 2

Folder 3: Bulletins and correspondence 1943-1944

Folder 4: Correspondence, clippings, some USO, 1943-1944

Folder 5: State Board minutes, correspondence, pamphlets, 1943-1944

Folder 6: Scrap Book War Chest Drive clippings, 1944

Folder 7: Bulletins of national, state, and local drives, 1944

Folder 8: Fifth Bond Drive correspondence, 1943

Folder 9: Fifth and Sixth Bond Drives correspondence 1944-1945

Folder 10: Pamphlets, correspondence 1941-1942

Folder 11: Correspondence and county contribution lists, 1942-1943

Folder 12: Correspondence and county contribution lists, 1944-1945

Folder 13: Correspondence, state organization, state quotas, 1945-1947

Folder 14: Correspondence, newspaper articles, clippings, 1946

Box 12

Folder 33: War Bond Drives (l944-1945)

Folder 34: War Chest (1946-1949)

Box 13

Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings - Seventh War Loan Publicity (April-June 1945).

Series 2: Civic Organizations

Contains correspondence and other materials related to Stern's volunteer work with various civic organizations, including the Greater North Dakota Association, Boy Scouts of America, the North Dakota Winter Show, and Rotary Club among others.

Sub-Series A: Greater North Dakota Association

Includes materials related to Stern's work with the Greater North Dakota Association, which functioned as the North Dakota State Chamber of Commerce. It was organized in 1924, with Stern as a founding member. The material dates from 1935-1962 and comprises five sections: Correspondence, Administration, Finance and Membership, Executive Board, and Miscellaneous. A scrapbook related to the GNDA was placed in Series 5 (Scrapbooks).

Box 1

Folder 1: 1938, Miscellaneous

Folder 2: 1935 Grasshopper plague and economic situation in North Dakota

Folder 3: 1940 President of the GNDA

Folder 4: 1940 -1941, President of the GNDA

Folder 5: 1941, Agriculture and the ND Automobile Club

Folder 6: 1941, Soil Conservation, Agriculture, ND Automobile Club

Folder 7: 1945, Miscellaneous

Folder 8: 1954-1956, Homer Ludwick, President of the GNDA

Folder 9: 1961-1962, Mr. Don Gackle

Folder 10: County Reports and Related Correspondence

Folder 11: Good Roads Committee, membership and Subscriptions 1937-1938

Folder 12: ND Auto Club Reports , Subscription Reports 1938

Folder 13: Subscription Reports, 1939

Folder 14: Budget, Subscription Reports, 1940

Folder 15: Budget (including Auto Club), 1943-1945

Folder 16: Budget, Subscription Reports, ND Auto Club, 1946

Folder 17: Membership Lists, Audits, District Meetings, 1947

Folder 18: Miscellaneous Finance, Committee Meetings, Membership lists, Auto Club, 1948-1951

Folder 19: Membership and Contribution Lists, 1956

Folder 20: Financial statements, Fund-raising Materials, 1957

Folder 21: 1938 Meeting and Board correspondence with Minneapolis St. Paul firms (1934)

Folder 22: 1940 Meeting, correspondence on tourism in N.D.

Folder 23: Correspondence Auto Club and finance, 1941-1947

Folder 24: 1945 Meeting, by-laws miscellaneous correspondence (1950-1954)

Box 2

Folder 1: Industrial Development Program for N.D. (1956) clippings (1956-1959), Annual Meeting, Minneapolis - 1959

Folder 2: GNDA correspondence with Minneapolis St. Paul firms, agriculture studies, 1960

Box 10

Folder 7: Correspondence - Greater North Dakota Association (1935-1944).

Box 12

Folder 16: Greater North Dakota Association Minutes (1930-1934)

Folder 17: Greater North Dakota Association Minutes (1925-1929)

Folder 22: Microfilm - Greater North Dakota Association (1925-197l )

Box 13

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings - Greater North Dakota Association (1930-1977).

Sub-Series B: Boy Scouts

Stern served as a leader within the Boy Scouts of America. This sub-series contains materials related to his work at the local and regional levels of the organization, financial information, fundraising efforts for Camp Wilderness (located near Park Rapids, Minnesota), correspondence, and miscellaneous materials. One scrapbook was placed in Series 5 (Scrapbooks).

Box 2

Folder 15: Correspondence - administration and finance, 1934-1939

Folder 16: Correspondence - administration and finance, 1935-1936

Folder 17: Project proposals

Folder 18: 1955, regional meeting - St. Paul

Folder 19: Correspondence as Regional Vice President, 1955-1956

Folder 20: 1957, regional meeting - Valley City

Folder 21: 1960, regional meeting- St. Paul

Folder 22: 1961, regional meeting- Minneapolis

Folder 23: Correspondence as Regional Vice President, 1961-1965

Folder 24: Region 10 reports, 1962

Box 3

Folder 1: 1962, regional meeting- St. Paul

Folder 2: 1963, regional meeting - Minneapolis

Folder 3: 1964, regional meeting- St. Paul

Folder 4: 1965, regional meeting- Minneapolis

Folder 5: 1960

Folder 6: 1961

Folder 7: 1962

Folder 8: Yellowstone Valley Council, Billings, 1957

Folder 9: Red River Valley Council, 1967-1968

Folder 10: Correspondence - District Presidents and committees, 1948-1951

Folder 11: Valley City District Organization and Extension Committee, 1949-1950

Folder 12: 1959-1963

Folder 13: 1960-1965

Folder 14: 1965

Folder 15: 1965-1966

Folder 16: 1967

Folder 17: 1967-1969

Folder 18: 1969-1970

Folder 19: 1970

Folder 20: Miscellaneous, 1948-1950

Folder 21: Miscellaneous, 1948-1950

Folder 22: Budget, 1964-1965

Folder 23: Audits and reports, 1966, 1969-1970

Folder 24: Budget, 1967-1968

Folder 25: Fargo Board finance campaign 1945-1953

Folder 26: District reports, 1946-1948

Folder 27: Christmas Fund campaign, 1949-1950

Folder 28: Correspondence with Allen King, Council Finance Chairman, 1949-1951

Folder 29: Trading post receipt statements, 1951-1954

Folder 30: Correspondence with elevator managers - fund raising, 1954

Folder 31: Correspondence - contributions and fund raising, 1945-1946

Folder 32: Correspondence - contributions, 1945 -1947

Folder 33: Correspondence - fund raising campaigns, 1945-1948

Folder 34: Correspondence - fund raising articles, clippings, 1945-1948

Folder 35: Subscription forms - 1948

Folder 36: Fund raising drive, 1948-1949

Folder 37: Facilities improvement - donations 1956

Folder 38: Fund raising drive - lists and correspondence, 1957-1958, 1964

Folder 39: 1949-1951, 1954

Box 4

Folder 1: Edger M. Olson, leadership training programs 1948-1952

Folder 2: Max B. Jensen (council executive) 1948-1954

Folder 3: Ralph Kowalke, Henry Schreiber, Clifford Peterson, 1949

Folder 4: Correspondence with Scout Field Representatives, 1949-1950

Folder 5: Correspondence and lists concerning the Silver Beaver award, 1949-1951

Folder 6: 1935-1936

Folder 7: 1935-1936

Folder 8: 1941-1942

Folder 9: 1945-1952

Folder 10: 1949-1955, mainly with the Fargo Scout office

Folder 11: 1958

Folder 12: Clippings on Scouting, 1946-1954

Folder 13: "Jamboree Journal," 1960 National Jamboree

Box 10

Folder 2: Correspondence - Boy Scouts (1938-1939)

Box 12

Folder 5: Boy Scouts (1937-1971)

Sub-Series C: North Dakota Winter Show

Stern founded the North Dakota Winter Show, continuing to serve as an active member for many years. The Winter Show sought to promote and expand agriculture and agri-business. The sub-series contains some introductory and descriptive materials, as well as correspondence, financial information, and other miscellaneous materials. A scrapbook related to the Winter Show was placed in Series 5 (Scrapbooks).

Box 4

Folder 14: Descriptive booklets, 1948-1952

Folder 15: Descriptive booklets, 1957-1958, 1960, 1963, 1967

Folder 16: Newspaper articles and clippings, 1961 and 1963

Folder 17: Newspaper articles and clippings, Scattered

Folder 18: Articles of incorporation and By-laws, 1961-1968

Folder 19: 1963 and 1965

Folder 20: 1966

Folder 21: 1966

Folder 22: Craig Montgomery, (4-H), 1961

Folder 23: Ernest L. De Alton (crops section), 1961

Folder 24: Sears and Roebuck - Minneapolis, 1961-1964

Folder 25: P.M. Rustan, William and Tom Davidson, 1961-1964

Folder 26: "The St. Paul Insurance Companies," 1962 and 1968

Folder 27: Standard Oil managers - Fargo, 1964

Folder 28: B - 1961-1967

Folder 29: C - 1961-1964

Folder 30: D - 1961-1963

Folder 31: E - 1961-1964

Folder 32: F - 1963-1964

Folder 33: G - 1961-1964

Folder 34: H - 1961-1969

Folder 35: J - 1961-1963

Folder 36: K - 1961-1962

Folder 37: L - 1961-1963

Folder 38: M - 1961-1963

Folder 39: N - 1961-1963

Folder 40: O - 1961-1963

Folder 41: P - 1961-1964

Folder 42: R - 1961-1963

Folder 43: S - 1961-1965

Folder 44: T - 1961-1962

Folder 45: W - 1961-1963

Folder 46: Recognition dinner for Herman Stern -invitations and related materials, 1960- 1966

Folder 47: Acknowledgments of gifts to the Winter Show, 1961-1967, 1962 and 1965

Folder 48: 1962-1965

Box 5

Folder 1: Relating to Lawrence Welk's possible visits to the Winter Show, 1963-1969, 1964-1965

Folder 2: 1964-1965

Folder 3: Correspondence - also Finance and Building committees, 1961

Folder 4: Publicity Sub-Committee, 1961

Folder 5: Correspondence - also Finance committee, 1961

Folder 6: Conference, June, 1961

Folder 7: Correspondence with county chairmen of the 1961 fund drive

Folder 8: New building contribution list, 1961-1967

Folder 9: Paying off of building indebtedness, 1962-1963

Folder 10: Pledge lists and budget, 1962.1969

Folder 11: Pledge lists - payments, 1965-1966

Folder 12: Pledge lists and miscellanea

Folder 13: Suggestions for county development campaigns, 1961

Folder 14: Agricultural and rural development committee work, unpaid pledge reports 1961- 1962

Folder 15: Western North Dakota fund-raising campaign, 1963-1964

Folder 16: Pledge collection and new pledges, 1965

Folder 17: Pledge collection reports, 1962-1965

Folder 18: Pledge collection reports, 1963-1965

Folder 19: Fund-raising drive, 1964-1965

Folder 20: 1965

Folder 21: Harold Schafer, possible contributions, 1961-1962

Folder 22: Members of the Fargo Clinic -fund raising, 1963

Folder 23: N.D. Century Code regulations, audit reports, contribution lists, 1958-1967

Folder 24: Budgets, audit reports, contribution lists, 1959-1964

Folder 25: Receipt books, pledge record cards, ca. 1961

Folder 26: Contribution lists, operating lists, 1961-1963

Box 12

Folder 35: Winter Show (1940-1963)

Sub-Series D: Rotary Club

This sub-series includes publications and correspondence related to Stern's involvement with the Rotary Club. Scrapbooks related to the Rotary Club were placed in Series 5 (Scrapbooks).

Box 5

Folder 30: "Weekly Letter," 1932-1933

Folder 31: Rotary International Correspondence, 1933

Box 12

Folder 27: Rotary Club International (1921-1971)

Sub-Series E: Other Organizations

Contains any documents and correspondence related to Stern's work with civic organizations beyond those already noted in previous sub-series and usually consist of one or two folders.

Series 3: Business

Contains correspondence and documents of the Straus Clothing Company and other businesses. Several scrapbooks related to the Straus Company are in Series 5 (Scrapbooks).

Box 5

Folder 27: 1948

Folder 28: Store opening 1950

Folder 29: Store opening, congratulatory letters, cables, replies, 1950

Box 11

Folder 1: Business Correspondence - ABC Kiddie Shop (1972-1976)

Folder 2: Business Correspondence - Ed Brimie (1948-1967)

Folder 3: Business Correspondence - DBA Checkerboard Boutique (1975-1976).

Folder 4: Business Correspondence - Farm (1968-1979).

Folder 5: Business Correspondence - Farm (1946-1967).

Folder 6: Business Correspondence - Fred's Clothing (1975-1976).

Folder 7: Business Correspondence - Glickson's (1968-1977).

Folder 8: Business Correspondence - Grinager Mercantile Company, Inc. (1974-1976).

Folder 9: Business Correspondence - Johnson Stores of Beulah, Inc. (1945-1970).

Folder 10: Business Correspondence - Kindred Hotel Purchase (1945-1970).

Folder 11: Business Correspondence - Land O'Lakes (1953-1963).

Folder 12: Business Correspondence - Mariories's Fashion Shop (1974-1976).

Folder 13: Business Correspondence - Rufus Monke (1975-1976).

Folder 14: Business Correspondence - Rufus Monke (1973-1974).

Folder 15: Business Correspondence - Rufus Monke (1971-1972).

Folder 16: Business Correspondence - Rufus Monke (1968-1970).

Folder 17: Business Correspondence - Nelson Brothers Clothing (1975).

Folder 18: Business Correspondence - Perry's for the Young (1976-1979).

Folder 19: Business Correspondence - Rucker's Clothing Store (1976).

Folder 20: Business Correspondence - Sandager Clothing (1975-1976).

Folder 21: Business Correspondence - Small Business Administration News and State Report (1965-1970).

Folder 22: Business Correspondence - Small Business Administration News and State Report (1965-1976).

Folder 23: Business Correspondence - Squire Shop (1966-1976).

Folder 24: Business Correspondence - Erwin Stiefel (1959-1979).

Folder 25: Business Correspondence - Edward Stern (1974-1979).

Folder 26: Business Correspondence - Edward Stern (1955-1973).

Folder 27: Business Correspondence - John H. Stern Clothiers (1967-1979).

Folder 28: Business Correspondence - Uxbridge Oils, Inc. (1951-1967).

Box 12

Folder 6: Business Correspondence - American Institute of Men's and Boy's Wear, Inc. (1955-1961)

Folder 7: Business Journals (1937-1955)

Folder 8: Business Journals (1930-1934)

Folder 28: Small Business Administration

Folder 29: Small Businessman of the Year (1970)

Folder 31: Straus Clothing Company (1908-1969)

mainly newspaper clippings

Box 13

Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings - Herman Stern and Straus Clothing (1950-1967).

Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings - Straus Clothing Advertisements (1909-1971).

Box 16

Folder 17: Business Correspondence - Development Corporation November 1977 - November 1979

Folder 18: Business Correspondence - Dickinson Shoe Companies 1977

Folder 19: Business Correspondence - Fidelity Savings and Loan Association November 1959 - November 1978

Folder 20: Business Correspondence - flub - Mac Corporation November 1965 - September 1977

Folder 21: Business Correspondence - Jamestown College February 1954 - December 1969

Folder 22: Business Correspondence - Jamestown College October 1970 - November 1975

Folder 23: Business Correspondence - Peggy Lee February 1949 - July 1950

Folder 24: Business Correspondence - Lindy Winky Bootery 1976 - 1977

Folder 25: Business Correspondence - Montrose Orchards March 1964 - October 1978

Folder 26: Business Correspondence - Pamida, Inc. October 1972 - December 1979

Folder 27: Business Correspondence - KSTP Radio Station September 1935 - July 1936

Folder 28: Business Correspondence - Roland K. Risa September 1947 - July 1978

Folder 29: Business Correspondence - Steiger Credit Company August 1963 - October 1979

Folder 30: Business Correspondence - Swift and Company May 1946 - March 1953

Folder 31: Business Correspondence - Tri W-G, Inc. December 1972

Folder 32: Business Correspondence - Tri W-G, Inc. July 1973 and July 1974

Folder 33: Business Correspondence - Tri W-G, Inc. March 1974 - June 1975

Box 20

Folder 18: Straus Company Ad

Series 4: Other Materials

Contains mainly correspondence and other materials of a more personal nature related to Stern's life. This series is divided into sub-series that include correspondence with political figures, correspondence with specific individuals, correspondence divided by subject, and miscellaneous correspondence divided by year.

Sub-Series A: Political Figures

This sub-series contains Stern's correspondence with various political figures, including North Dakota Governors Fred Aandahl and Norman Brunsdale.

Box 6

Folder 4: Governor Fred Aandahl, 1945-1653, and death notices, 1966

Folder 5: Governor Norman Brunsdale, 1945-1954

Sub-Series B: Specific Individuals and Organizations

Contains correspondence between Stern and various specific individuals and/or organizations.

Box 6

Folder 1: Alfred Stern and. unidentified. 1904-1906, 1922, 1927

Folder 2: Dr. Stephen Wise, 1939

Folder 3: F.L. Conklin, 1943-1946

Folder 6: John Cowles - Minneapolis Tribune, 1946-1951

Folder 7: R. J. Hughes (also clippings), 1948-1961

Folder 8: Charles Ward - Brown and Bigelow, Minneapolis, 1952-1959, and death notices, 1959

Folder 9: Henry H. Westler, 1954-1955

Folder 10: Fred Fredrickson, soil conservation projects in N.D., 1957-1959

Folder 11: Fred Fredrickson, oil refineries in N.D., 1957-1959

Folder 12: Michael M. Miller, Lawrence Welk Strausburg reunion, 1965

Box 10

Folder 1: Correspondence - Ray Amdurski (1956-1979).

Folder 3: Correspondence - John Brandt (1945-1953).

Folder 4: Correspondence - Larry R. Capron (1944-1950).

Folder 5: Correspondence - R.W. Clark (I 938-1944).

Folder 6: Correspondence - Fred Fredrickson (1942-1952)

Folder 8: Correspondence - Robert E. Groom (1944-1955).

Folder 9: Correspondence - Fred Irish (1938-1951).

Folder 10: Correspondence - Dr. Irvine Lavine (1932-1942)

Folder 11: Correspondence - Fred F. Murphy (1930-1939)

Folder 12: Correspondence - James Milloy and Ruth Harrison (1938-1942)

Folder 13: Correspondence - Dick Morenus (1937-1942).

Folder 14: Correspondence - John Moses (1938-1945)

Folder 15: Correspondence - Evelyn Nachtway (1965-1976).

Folder 16: Correspondence - National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (1961-1963).

Folder 17: Correspondence - Morton Newhoff (1946-1948)

Folder 18: Correspondence - North Dakota Television Commission (1962-1966).

Folder 19: Correspondence - Sever Odegard (1938).

Folder 20: Correspondence - Karl J. Olson (1938-1969)

Folder 21: Correspondence - Personal (1941-1950)

Folder 22: Correspondence - Personal (1939-1940)

Folder 23: Correspondence - Personal (1931-1938)

Folder 24: Correspondence - Political (1938-1952).

Folder 25: Correspondence - Charles Redman (1949-1969)

Folder 26: Correspondence - Sale KVOC Radio Station (1937-1942).

Folder 27: Correspondence - Salesman of the Year (1964)

Folder 28: Correspondence - Servicemen (1941-1945)

Folder 29: Correspondence - Souris Valley Foundation, Inc. (1958-1961).

Folder 30: Correspondence - Speaking Engagements (1969-1970)

Folder 31: Correspondence - Trip to Israel (1978).

Folder 32: Correspondence - War Finances (1941-1945).

Folder 33: Correspondence - Merle S. Ward (1932-194.5).

Folder 34: Correspondence - Dr. Frederick Weltzin (1937-1943).

Folder 35: Correspondence - Masonic Woodbine Project (1969-1974).

Folder 36: Correspondence - World's Poultry Congress (1938-1939)

Folder 37: Miscellaneous.

Box 12

Folder 3: Barnes County Cooperative Creamery (1930-1959).

Folder 10: Correspondence - Duane N. Crawford (1969-1971)

Folder 11: Correspondence - German Relatives (1903-1948)

Folder 14: Family (1953-1971).

Folder 15: Friends/Acquaintances

Folder 18: Heart Fund Donation (1948).

Folder 20: Jewish Activities (1950-1956).

Folder 21: Marketing Seminar (1965-1968).

Folder 26: Retailing Organizations (1925-1976).

Folder 30: Sheyenne Manor and Memorial Hospital (1955-1962).

Folder 32: Valley City, North Dakota (1961-1971)

Box 14

Folder 1: Correspondence - Clinton Anderson May 1945 - December 1979

Folder 2: Correspondence - Reuben Askanase May 1965 - November 1979

Folder 3: Correspondence - "A" Miscellaneous October 1970 - September 1979

Folder 4: Correspondence - Barnes County Historical Society

Folder 5: Correspondence - Blue Cross Blue Shield August 1964

Folder 6: Correspondence - Temple Beth El May 1957 - November 1979

Folder 7: Correspondence - George Boardman March 1947 - July 1978

Folder 8: Correspondence - Dennis Boom October 1958 - September 1976

Folder 9: Correspondence - Ralph Borman February 1944 - September 1948

Folder 10: Correspondence - Louis Bromberg November 1935 - March 1975

Folder 11: Correspondence - "B" Miscellaneous April 1943 - December 1979

Folder 12: Correspondence - Chamber of Commerce March 1945 - 1979

Folder 13: Correspondence - Ken Coughlin 1927, 1977

Folder 14: Correspondence - North Dakota Community Foundation July 1976 - August 1976

Folder 15: Correspondence - Ralph F. Cook March 1948 - August 1965

Folder 16: Correspondence - "C" Miscellaneous September 1939 - August 1979

Folder 17: Correspondence - Al J. Dexter July 1965 - January 1976

Folder 18: Correspondence - Ray Dobson April 1949 - September 1975

Folder 19: Correspondence - "D" Miscellaneous March 1900 - December 1979

Folder 20: Correspondence - Rabbi M.S. Eisemann February 1958 - September 1975

Folder 21: Correspondence - Jack Evans March 1973

Folder 22: Correspondence - "E" Miscellaneous February 1943 - December 1975

Folder 23: Correspondence - "F" Miscellaneous December 1935 - April 1979

Folder 24: Correspondence - Max Goldberg December 1945 - June 1978

Folder 25: Correspondence - J.J. Grest September 1937 - February 1955

Folder 26: Correspondence - Ben Grotte June 1945 - June 1979

Folder 27: Correspondence - William Guy July 1946 - April 1975

Folder 28: Correspondence - "G" Miscellaneous October 1940 - October 1979

Folder 29: Correspondence - Richard Halverson June 1953 - March 1979

Folder 30: Correspondence - George Hanna March 1945 - June 1974

Folder 31: Correspondence - Peavey Heffelfinger May 1950 - August 1979

Folder 32: Correspondence - "H" Miscellaneous July 1943 - October 1979

Folder 33: Correspondence - Robert Ingstad April 1973 - September 1975

Box 15

Folder 1: Correspondence - International Multifoods October 1974 - November 1974

Folder 2: Correspondence - Jewish Historical Project August 1975 - August 1978

Folder 3: Correspondence - Job Service July 1979

Folder 4: Correspondence - Orland Johnson March 1961 - December 1979

Folder 5: Correspondence - "J" Miscellaneous August 1936 - December 1979

Folder 6: Correspondence - Robert Katz October 1952 - April 19S4

Folder 7: Correspondence - Eugene Kleinpell August 1944 - April 1973

Folder 8: Correspondence - Richard Kuhn June 1961 - August 1965

Folder 9: Correspondence - "K" Miscellaneous May 1953 - December 1979

Folder 10: Correspondence - Albert Lieberman July 1945 - September 1977

Folder 11: Correspondence - "L" Miscellaneous August 1929 - December 1979

Folder 12: Correspondence - Harvey A. Maier September 1953 - June 1967

Folder 13: Correspondence - George Mason April 1947 - December 1954

Folder 14: Correspondence - Masonic Temple May 1961

Folder 15: Correspondence - Mike Mikoda December 1956 - January 1967

Folder 16: Correspondence - James Milloy December 1941 - March 1971

Folder 17: Correspondence - "M" Miscellaneous January 1944 - January 1972

Folder 18: Correspondence - "M" Miscellaneous March 1972 - December 1979

Folder 19: Correspondence - Northern Pacific Railway April 1943 - February 1979

Folder 20: Correspondence - "N" Miscellaneous April 1945 - November 1978

Folder 21: Correspondence - "O" Miscellaneous February 1943 - December 1979

Folder 22: Correspondence - A.M. Paulson August 1975 - January 1978

Folder 23: Correspondence - James O. Peterson May 1959 - December 1968

Folder 24: Correspondence - W.A. Plath February 1960 - March 1960

Folder 25: Correspondence - "P" Miscellaneous May 1943 - February 1979

Folder 26: Correspondence - George V. Ricker March 1958 - January 1966

Folder 27: Correspondence - Lawson H. Riley May 1961 - July 1971

Folder 28: Correspondence - Joyce Roberts November 1935 - May 1979

Folder 29: Correspondence - Charles Robertson July 1944 - July 1948

Folder 30: Correspondence - Sid Rosenberg March 1955 - May 1962

Folder 31: Correspondence - Ben Roth February 1940 - August 1964

Folder 32: Correspondence - M.O. Ryan March 1945 - April 1957

Folder 33: Correspondence - "R" Miscellaneous February 1944 - September 1979

Folder 34: Correspondence - Salvador Nunez Santana December 1949 - February 1955

Folder 35: Correspondence - Harold Schafer July 1969 - September 1976

Folder 36: Correspondence - Richard D. Schnell February 1958 - February 1964

Folder 37: Correspondence - Soo Line Railways February 1950 - May 1951

Folder 38: Correspondence - Cheryl Stern November 1959 - October 1979

Folder 39: Correspondence - Edward Stern June 1954 - September 1975

Box 16

Folder 1: Correspondence - Eric Stern March 1950 - January 1968

Folder 2: Correspondence - Eric Stern January 1970 - January 1973

Folder 3: Correspondence - Jay Stern June 1947 - April 1958

Folder 4: Correspondence - Les Stern August 1973 - April 1976

Folder 5: Correspondence - Renee Stern August 1979 - September 1979

Folder 6: Correspondence - Dorothy Stickney April 1940 - September 1949

Folder 7: Correspondence - Ken Stowell April 1945 - November 1979

Folder 8: Correspondence - "S" Miscellaneous September 1970 - December 1979

Folder 9: Correspondence - Tom Thorson November 1959 - November 1979

Folder 10: Correspondence - Ralph A Trubey December 1943 - October 1955

Folder 11: Correspondence - "'1" Miscellaneous July 1956 - June 1979

Folder 12: Correspondence - Valley City State College March 1978 - March 1979

Folder 13: Correspondence - Merle S. Ward January 1946 - July 1949

Folder 14: Correspondence - Lawrence Welk November 1974 - March 1977

Folder 15: Correspondence - "IV" Miscellaneous May 1925 - November 1979

Folder 16: Correspondence - Milton R. Young January 1960 - November 1977

Box 20

Folder 1: Biographical Materials on Herman Stern

Folder 3: Various Correspondence with Herman Stern

Folder 4: Newspaper Articles about Herman Stern

Folder 6: Stern Letters-Proofed Copies

Folder 9: State Department Inspection Report, 1928

Folder 10: Stuttgart, Germany Consulate State Department Reports

Folder 11: Correspondence with American Consulate in Germany

Folder 12: Copy of and Notes on Adolf Stern's Gestapo File

Folder 13: State Department Inspection Report, 1936

Folder 14: Herman Stern Correspondence with Relatives (copies)

Folder 15: Resolution Honoring Herman Stern

Folder 16: Against the Odds Exhibit Brochure

Folder 17: Notes on Herman Stern

Folder 19: Herman Stern Exhibit Script

Sub-Series C: Subject Files

Contains correspondence divided by subject.

Box 6

Folder 13: North Dakota Highways, 1937

Folder 14: State university salary increase drives, 1937 and 1953

Folder 15: Christmas greetings, 1940

Folder 16: Correspondence with retailers in butter-short areas, 1946 ("Butter for Clothing")

Folder 17: "Butter for Clothing," 1946-1947

Folder 18: National Association of Retail Clothiers, 1956-1964

Folder 19: Upper Midwest Men's Apparel Club, INC., 1957

Folder 20: North Dakota National Statuary Hall Commission, 1950-1960

Folder 21: Vocational Education in North. Dakota, 1961 -1962

Folder 22: Theodore Roosevelt State Park, 1963

Folder 23: Correspondence relating to Herman Stern biographical article in the "North Dakotan," April, 1965

Folder 24: Businessman of the Year Award 1970 - congratulatory letters

Sub-Series D: Miscellaneous

Contains miscellaneous documents, including Upper Midwest Economic Studies and a report to the Midwestern Governors' Conference.

Box 6

Folder 25: D - 1944-1954

Folder 26: E - 1964-1969

Folder 27: F - 1947-1950, 1966-1970

Folder 28: G - 1945-1964

Folder 29: H - 1945-1971

Folder 30: J - 1948-1955

Folder 31: K - 1945-1969

Folder 32: K - 1944-1952

Folder 33: L - 1944-1952

Folder 34: General - 1943-1952

Folder 35: General - 1944-1950 (mostly letters of condolence)

Folder 36: General - 1949-1966

Folder 37: Blank U.S. Visa Applications and other immigration documents, 1940

Folder 38: CARE materials and auto repair receipts, 1947, 1960

Folder 39: Upper Midwest Economic Studies, 1962-1963

Folder 40: Upper Midwest Economic Studies, 1963-1964

Folder 41: U.S. News and World Report, June 8 and November 9, 1959

Folder 42: Progress Report to the Midwestern Governors' Conference Committee on Economic Growth on Factors Influencing the Economic Growth Rate of the Midwestern States, 1963

Box 12

Folder 1: Advertisement of North Dakota.

Folder 2: Awards (1958-1969).

Folder 4: Booklet Correspondence: "Good Rules to Achieve Pride of Accomplishment" (1959-1970).

Folder 9: Certificates "American Religious Town Hall Meeting, Inc." (1957).

Folder 12: Duane F. Crawford Application for Grant about Book on Herman Stern (1970).

Folder 13: Education Beyond High School Program (1956-1957)

Folder 19: Herbert Kaufman Editorials on Northwest from the Minneapolis Tribune (1926)

Folder 23: Miscellaneous.

Folder 24: Notes on Book by Duane Crawford (1970-1971).

Folder 25: Philosophy and General Remarks (1953-1968).

Box 13

Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings - Miscellaneous (1950-1971).

Box 16

Folder 34: Glacier Park Trip 1947

Folder 35: Hospital Records (Herman Stern) 1971

Folder 36: Miller's Breadslicer December 1944 - October 1947

Folder 37: Newspaper Clippings - Greater N.D. Association January 1957

Folder 38: Newspaper Clippings - Herman Stern and Straus Clothing

Folder 39: Ken Coughlin Family

Box 20

Videotape 1: Stern, Ed and Richard-Barnes County Museum, July 24, 2004

Videotape 2: We Were So Beloved: The German Jews of Washington Heights

Series 5: Scrapbooks

Series contains several scrapbooks and scrapbook pages related to Stern's business operations, his volunteer work, and life.

Box 7

Folder 1: Local clippings from the Rotarian, 1932-1933

Folder 2: Clippings related to the N.D. Winter Show, Rotary, Straus Company, 1922-1963

Folder 3: WWII North Dakota War Chest, Barnes County Chairman: clippings, 1944

Folder 4: Sheyenne Manor (Valley City) clippings and articles, 1960-1961

Box 8

Folder 5: Greater North Dakota Association

Folder 6: Personal Clippings of Herman Stern, 1922-1956

Folder 7: Display window settings (Straus Company and War Loan Drives), advertising, clippings, photos, and certificates from the Boy Scouts and the Treasury Department, 1941-1945

Box 18

Scrapbook 1: Straus Company

Contains trade articles, advertising, clippings, photos, and items from "Valley City Trade News," 1923-1953.

Box 19

Scrapbook 1: Straus Company

Contains newspaper advertising from the "Valley City Trade News," 1936-1938.

Scrapbook 2: Sheyenne Manor clippings and articles, 1960-1961

Box 20

Folder 5: Copy of Scrapbook on Herman Stern

Series 6: Photographs

The following photographs were deposited in the Photograph File Cabinets:

Photo Number  Description

OGL#217-1           Herman Stern and unidentified, Atlantic City, 1929

OGL#217-2          Carl Ewald, William R. Woods, Max Amberson, North Dakota Winter Show, 1956

OGL#217-3          Homme Dam, Park River, North Dakota

OGL#217-4          Homme Dam, Park River, North Dakota

OGL#217-5          Homme Dam, Park River, North Dakota

OGL#217-6          Unidentified dam

OGL#217-7          Unidentified dam

  OGL#217-8         Unidentified railroad bridge

OGL#217-9          Unidentified railroad bridge

OGL#217-10       Unidentified railroad bridge

OGL#217-11       Unidentified railroad bridge

OGL#217-12       Unidentified railroad bridge

OGL#217-13       Henry Biel farm, Lefor, North Dakota

OGL#217-14       Wheat field, J. Scott farm

  OGL#217-15       Bald Hill Dam, Lake Ashtabula (north of Valley City)

OGL#217-16       Bald Hill Dam, Lake Ashtabula (north of Valley City)

OGL#217-17       Bald Hill Dam, Lake Ashtabula (north of Valley City)

  OGL#217-18      Bald Hill Dam, Lake Ashtabula (north of Valley City)

OGL#217-19       Peggy Lee publicity photograph

OGL#217-20       Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour (husband), at reunion in Valley City 6 March 1950

OGL#217-21       Peggy Lee and Leonard Egstrom (brother), at reunion in Valley City 6 March 1950

OGL#217-22       Peggy Lee, Leonard Egstrom (brother) and sister-in-law at reunion in Valley City 6 March 1950

OGL#217-23       Peggy Lee, Leonard Egstrom (brother) and sister-in-law at reunion in Valley City 6 March 1950

OGL#217-24       Dave Barbour, Peggy Lee's husband, circa 1950

OGL#217-25       Student judges, 1958 North Dakota Winter Show

OGL#217-26       Student judges, North Dakota Winter Show

OGL#217-27       Aerial view, North Dakota Winter Show building

OGL#217-28       North Dakota Winter Show

OGL#217-29       Hereford, North Dakota Winter Show

OGL#217-30       Herefords in show ring, North Dakota Winter Show

OGL#217-31       Herefords in show ring, North Dakota Winter Show, 1958

OGL#217-32        Open class crop exhibits, North Dakota Winter Show, 1958

  OGL#217-33      4H Grand Champion Angus, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

OGL#217-34       Grand Champion Chester White Gilt, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

OGL#217-35       Grand Champion Hereford, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

OGL#217-36       Grand Champion of All Breeds, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

OGL#217-37       Horse, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

  OGL#217-38      Unidentified building

OGL#217-39       (first name unknown) Montgomery, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

OGL#217-40       (first name unknown) Eastvold, North Dakota Winter Show, 1960

OGL#217-41       Remodeled Straus Store (exterior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-42       Remodeled Straus Store (exterior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-43       Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-44       Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-45       Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-46        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-47        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-48        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-49        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-50        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-51        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-52        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-53        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-54        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-55        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-56        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-57        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-58        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-59        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-60        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-61        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-62        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-63        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-64        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-65        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

OGL#217-66        Remodeled Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1951

  OGL#217-67      Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1961

OGL#217-68       Straus Store (interior), Valley City, 1961

OGL#217-69       Unidentified store interior

OGL#217-70       Unidentified gathering

OGL#217-71       Unidentified group of children

OGL#217-72       Herman Stern at unidentified gathering

OGL#217-73       Elke Dawes, 1949

OGL#217-74       Unidentified

OGL#217-75       Joseph, Frieda, Horst, and Trude Lucas, Germany, undated

  OGL#217-76      Cemetery Weyer (?) - unidentified woman visiting a cemetery

OGL#217-77       Paul Hay, Gertrude, Jupp Kramm

OGL#217-78       L. Schafheimer, Leipzig

  OGL#217-79       Trudl Howell, 1933

OGL#217-80        Trudl Howell, 1933

OGL#217-81       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-82       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-83       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-84       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-85       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-86       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-87       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-88       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-89       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-90       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-91       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-92       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-93       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-94       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-95       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-96       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-97       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-98       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-99       Rotary meeting, undated

OGL#217-100     Straus Company postcard of parade float, undated

OGL#217-101     Straus Company store (interior), Casselton, circa 1900

OGL#217-102     Straus Company store (interior), Casselton, circa 1900

OGL#217-103     Straus Company store (interior), Casselton, circa 1900

OGL#217-104     Straus Company store (interior), Casselton, circa 1900

OGL#217-105     Unidentified

OGL#217-106     Unidentified

Box 20

Folder 21: Miscellaneous Photographs

Folder 22: M. Steiner Photos (on CD)

Series 7: Audio Tapes

Five audio tapes were separated and added to the Audio Tape Collection. Audio tapes related to oral history of Jewish emigrants are located in Series 1, Sub-series B.

Cassette Tape 1: History of Herman Stern (Tape 942)

Deposited in the audio tape collection.

Cassette Tape 2: Interview by Duane Crawford, 1971 (Tape 943)

Cassette Tape 3: Opening of Straus Clothing in Valley City (Tape 944)

Cassette Tape 4: Opening of Straus Clothing in Valley City (Tape 945)

Cassette Tape 5: Unidentified (Tape 946)

Series 8: Oral History

Contains audio tapes and typed transcripts of oral history interviews related to Herman Stern, the Straus Company, and/or his efforts to rescue Jews from Nazi Germany.

Sub-Series A: Oral History Interview Transcripts

Typewritten transcripts of oral history interviews.

Box 16

Folder 40: Interview with K.B. Cummings

Folder 41: Interview with James Hetland

Folder 42: Interview with Lee Isensee

Folder 43: Interview with Hilda Jonas

Folder 44: Interview with Dean McConn

Folder 45: Interview with Lore Moser

Folder 46: Interview with William Mueller

Folder 47: Interview with Myer Shark

Folder 48: Interview with Roy Sheppard

Folder 49: Interview with William Spier

Folder 50: Interview with Margaret Steiner

Folder 51: Interview with Edward Stern

Folder 52: Interview with Michael Stern

Folder 53: Interview with Tea Eichengruen Stiefel

Folder 54: Interview with Lotte Ullmann

Folder 55: Interview with David Walker

Folder 56: Interview with Nathan Crosby

Box 20

Folder 2: Oral History Interview Transcripts

Sub-Series B: Interview Audio Tapes

Cassette tapes of oral history interviews.

Box 17

Cassette Tape 1: Interview with K.B. Cummings

Cassette Tape 2: Interview with James Hetland

Cassette Tape 3: Interview with Lee Isensee

Cassette Tape 4: Interview with Hilda Jonas

Cassette Tape 5: Interview with Dean McConn

Cassette Tape 6: Interview with Lore Moser

Cassette Tape 7: Interview with William Mueller

Cassette Tape 8: Interview with Myer Shark (Tape 1 of 2)

Cassette Tape 9: Interview with Myer Shark (Tape 2 of 2)

Cassette Tape 10: Interview with Roy Sheppard

Cassette Tape 11: Interview with William Spier

Cassette Tape 12: Interview with Margaret Steiner (Tape 1 of 2)

Cassette Tape 13: Interview with Margaret Steiner (Tape 2 of 2)

Cassette Tape 14: Interview with Edward Stern

Cassette Tape 15: Interview with Michael Stern

Cassette Tape 16: Interview with Tea Eichengruen Stiefel (Tape 1 of 3)

Cassette Tape 17: Interview with Tea Eichengruen Stiefel (Tape 2 of 3)

Cassette Tape 18: Interview with Tea Eichengruen Stiefel (Tape 3 of 3)

Cassette Tape 19: Interview with Lotte Ullmann (Tape 1 of 2)

Cassette Tape 20: Interview with Lotte Ullmann (Tape 2 of 2)

Cassette Tape 21: Interview with David Walker

Cassette Tape 22: Interview with Nathan Crosby

Cassette Tape 23: Interview with Thomas Maier

Cassette Tape 24: Interview with Thomas Maier (Tape 2)

This may be a duplicate copy of Cassette Tape 23.

Cassette Tape 25: Interview with Margarette Steiner (Tape 1 of 2)

Cassette Tape 26: Interview with Margarette Steiner (Tape 2 of 2)

Cassette Tape 27: Interview with Tea Eichengruen Stiefel (Master Tape 1)

May be a duplicate of Cassette Tape 16.

Cassette Tape 28: Interview with Hilda Jonas

May be a duplicate of Cassette Tape 4.

Cassette Tape 29: Herman Stern material

Cassette tape contains excerpts of interviews and talks with Herman Stern, as well as material on side 2 of the tape related to the Boy Scouts, Greater North Dakota Association, and the Straus Company.

Cassette Tape 30: Herman Stern

Cassette tape contains material related to Herman Stern.

Cassette Tape 31: Store Meeting, 1972 and H.S. History 1903-1972

Cassette tape contains materials related to a store meeting (likely the Straus Company) in 1972 and materials related to Herman Stern, dated 1903-1972.