Libby Family Papers, 1969-1988
Collection Overview
Title: Libby Family Papers, 1969-1988
ID: OGLMC1056
Primary Creator: Barr, Margaret Libby (1904-1988)
Other Creators: Libby, Charles (1910-1996)
Extent: 2.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 05/00/1986. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: University of North Dakota - Alumni, University of North Dakota - Faculty, Women's History
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Margaret Libby Barr was born September 8, 1904 in Harriman, Tennessee. She was the daughter of Dr. Orin G. Libby and Eva Cory Libby. Dr. Libby was chair of the history department at the University of North Dakota (UND) from 1902 to 1945. Margaret graduated from UND with a bachelor of science degree in commerce in 1926 and taught in the Bemidji, Minnesota, school system.
She moved back to Grand Forks after marrying Paul E. Barr on June 8, 1932. Paul Barr was head of the art department at UND for 25 years, from 1928 to 1953. She assisted with the publication of his book, North Dakota Artists, in 1953. Paul Barr died December 22, 1953. They had two children: Robert and Martha.
After her husband's death, Margaret became an associate professor of Business and Vocational Education at UND from 1954 until 1975. She added a master of science degree in education from UND in 1956. In 1974, she was awarded the Charles DeBruyn Kops award for excellence in teaching and loyal service to UND. She co-authored the 1977 book University of North Dakota Pottery: the Cable Years, with her son Robert Barr and UND art professor Donald H. Miller. In 1987, she was presented with the Elwyn B. Robinson award for preservation of North Dakota history. This award was given because of her establishment of the Cable Pottery Collection at the UND's Hughes Fine Arts Center. During that same year, she was bestowed with the President's Award for outstanding service to UND.
She was also active in several Grand Forks organizations: Chapter D of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Franklin Club, Round Table Club, Business and Professional Women, UND Faculty Wives, Alpha Phi and was an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. She was chair of the publications committee, which published Windows of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1880-1980.
Margaret Libby Barr died May 16, 1988, in Grand Forks.
Charles Cory Libby was born October 10 1910, in Grand Forks. He was the son of Dr. Orin G. Libby and Eva Cory Libby. Charles graduated from UND with a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1931. He attended graduate school at the University of Cincinnati, where he obtained a M.S. in electrical engineering in 1933. Charles married Florence Mentnech, a nurse in training, on September 7, 1934. Charles and Florence had two children: a daughter, Donna, born August 19, 1940, and a son, Ross, born August 13, 1943. Upon graduation, Charles worked for the Electric (motor) Division of Fairbanks Morse for the next 25 years in numerous cities including Chicago, New York City, Glen Rock, NJ, and Freeport, IL.
In 1960, Charles wrote a book titled "Motor Selection and Application." After the Electrical Division was dropped at Fairbanks Morse, Charles moved to Mansfield, Ohio and worked for Ideal Electric, a motor manufacturer. In 1962, Charles moved to Columbus, Ohio, and worked for The Ohio State University for ten years doing research and teaching electrical engineering as applied to welding engineering. Charles was voted a recipient of the McQuigg Award for excellence in teaching by the students, before retiring in 1972 as Assistant Professor. Charles continued to live in Columbus after retirement until his death on August 28, 1996.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
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
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Cassette Tape 1896: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987],
[Cassette Tape 1897: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1969-1972
- Folder 2: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1972
- Folder 3: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, January-May, 1973
- Folder 4: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, June-December, 1973
- Folder 5: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1973
- Folder 6: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1974
- Folder 7: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1974
- Folder 8: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1975
- Folder 9: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1975
- Folder 10: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1976
- Folder 11: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1976
- Folder 12: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1977
- Folder 13: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1977
- Folder 14: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1978
- Folder 15: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1978
- Folder 16: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1979
- Folder 17: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1979
- Folder 18: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1980
- Folder 19: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1980
- Folder 1: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1969-1972
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1981
- Folder 2: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1981
- Folder 3: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1982
- Folder 4: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1982
- Folder 5: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1983
- Folder 6: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1983
- Folder 7: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1984
- Folder 8: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1984
- Folder 9: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1985
- Folder 10: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1985
- Folder 11: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1986
- Folder 12: Correspondence: From Margaret to Charles and Florence, 1986
- Folder 13: General Correspondence of Charles Libby, 1972-1986
- Folder 14: General Correspondence of Margaret (Libby) Barr, 1972-1987
- Folder 15: Correspondence between Charles and Florence Libby, 1975-1978
- Folder 16: Info regarding Margaret Barr's illness and death, 1981-1988
- Folder 17: "The Lord and Mildred Fayerman", a chronology by Charles Libby
- Folder 18: Photographs
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, 1933
- Folders 19-27 of Box 2 were originally the Charles Libby Papers (OGLMC 224).
- Folder 20: Correspondence from Orin to Margaret, September 3, 1936
- Folder 21: Newsletters of the John Libby Family Association and Libby Homestead Corporation, 1989-1991
- Folder 22: Libby Family History, January 1992
- Folder 23: Pages from The Libby Family in America, Volume 2 Book 1 (1882-1982), 1993
- Folder 24: Family history correspondence of Charles Libby, 1990-1992
- Folder 25: Family history correspondence of Charles Libby, 1992-1994
- Folder 26: Assorted materials
- Folder 27: Photographs of Charles Libby
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, 1980
- 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, 1977-1982
- Folder 30: Booklets by Margaret Libby Barr
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, 1954
- Folder 32: Martha Barr Liebert, 1985
- Mainly pertains to Liebert's work to establish a library in Bernalillo, NM
- Folder 1: Correspondence: From Charles to Margaret, 1981
- Cassette Tape 1896: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987
- Separated and placed in the Audio Tape Collection.
- Cassette Tape 1897: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987
- Separated and placed in the Audio Tape Collection.
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Cassette Tape 1896: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987],
[Cassette Tape 1897: Interview by Kathie Anderson with Margaret Libby Barr and family members during Homecoming 1987],
[All]