William L. Nuessle Papers, 1904-1959

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

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

Folder 18: General Correspondence, 1904-June 1905

Folder 19: General Correspondence, July-August 1905

Folder 20: General Correspondence, September-October 1905

Folder 21: General Correspondence, November-December 1905

Folder 22: General Correspondence, 1905

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

Folder 1: Nuessle Federal Incentive Tax Forms, 1955-1958

Folder 2: Nuessle Estate, December 31, 1959

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

Folder 10: Judicial Council

Folder 11: Judicial Council

Folder 12: Judicial Council

Folder 13: Judicial Council

Box 5

Folder 10: Bartels Oil Co. vs. Johnson

Folder 11: Bartels Oil Co. vs. Johnson

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

Folder 7: Law School Notes

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

Folder 1: Campaign Correspondence, S-Z, 1940

Folder 2: Campaign Correspondence, S-Z, 1940

Folder 3: Campaign Correspondence, S-Z, 1940

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

Box 1

Folder 16: Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conf. No. 14

Folder 17: Defense Joint Civilian Orientation Conf. No. 14

Box 9

Folder 23: Eddie Rickenbacker File

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