Viva Moffet Papers, 1897-1899
Collection Overview
Title: Viva Moffet Papers, 1897-1899
ID: OGLMC1549
Primary Creator: Moffet, Viva (1881-1922)
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 08/00/2007
Subjects: Barton, North Dakota, Gardar, North Dakota, Women's History
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Viva Moffet (Mabel Elvira Moffet) was probably born in the state of Michigan on February 23, 1881. Her father was Alfred J. Moffet, from Ohio, who was married first to Mary Jane Lyon, from New York, and then to Mary Jane Weber, from Ohio. In total there were 19 children. In about 1897 Viva Moffet moved to North Dakota and initially lived with her brother James. Census records show Viva had a daughter, Cleo, probably during her first marriage in 1903. She then married Phillip A.C. Williams about 1907, and had moved to Fresno County, California by 1910. She died in 1922 in California.
Works Cited: A Century of Area History: Pierce County and Rugby, North Dakota 1886-1986. Rugby, ND: Prairie Publishing, Inc., 1986. Assorted Federal Census Records.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Books and Manuscripts; Acc. #2010-2985
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Viva Moffet Papers. OGLMC 1549, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in December 2013.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, November 11, 1897
- Folder 2: Correspondence, December 10, 1897
- Folder 3: Correspondence, January 14, 1898
- Folder 4: Correspondence, February 24, 1898
- Folder 5: Correspondence, April 8, 1898
- Folder 6: Correspondence, May 20, 1898
- Folder 7: Correspondence, July 26, 1898
- Folder 8: Correspondence, August 18, 1898
- Folder 9: Correspondence, September 14, 1898
- Folder 10: Correspondence, September 27, 1898
- Folder 11: Correspondence, December 3, 1898
- Folder 12: Correspondence, December 19, 1898
- Folder 13: Correspondence, February 26, 1899
- Folder 14: Correspondence, March 2, 1899
- Folder 15: Correspondence, March 14, 1899
- Folder 16: Poem entitled “Three Ships,” n.d.
- Folder 17: Song entitled “Sweet Tillie Taylor,” n.d.
- Folder 18: Story entitled “Lizzie and Fitch,” n.d.
- Folder 19: Story entitled “Old Uncle Peter,” n.d.
- Folder 20: Story entitled “The Milwaukee Fire,” n.d.
- Folder 21: Story entitled “Two Little Girls In Blue,” n.d.
- Folder 1: Correspondence, November 11, 1897
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