Bea Peterson Papers, 1895-1986
Collection Overview
Title: Bea Peterson Papers, 1895-1986
ID: OGLMC1154
Primary Creator: Peterson, Beatrice M. (1916-2000)
Extent: 4.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 09/00/1987
Subjects: Newspapers, Politics and Government - Democratic/Nonpartisan League (Dem/NPL), Stark County, North Dakota
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Bea Peterson Papers have been divided into four series:
Series 1: Biographical Information
Series 2: Newspaper Columns and Feature Articles
Series 3: Political and Community Activities
Series 4: Photographs
Collection Historical Note
Beatrice "Bea" Marion Olson was born June 25, 1916 in Badger, Iowa. She was one of ten children of Olaus and Ida Olson. In 1920, the Olson family moved to a homestead near Belfield, North Dakota. Bea Olson earned a teaching certificate from Dickinson State College in 1935 and taught in the Stark County school system before marrying Gilman F. Peterson on June 25, 1937. Gilman Peterson was a native North Dakotan, born April 14, 1913 in Hettinger County. The couple had five daughters and owned Flag Staff Farms, near South Heart, North Dakota. On this 3300 acre farm, the Petersons planted grain and raised cattle.
Bea Peterson began a long career in journalism in 1949, writing for several western North Dakota newspapers and Lutheran Church periodicals. She was active in the North Dakota Press Women organization, serving as its president in 1964. She was twice awarded the Press Woman of Achievement award in 1974 and 1981.
Peterson was active in North Dakota politics and the Democratic/Non-Partisan League party. She served this party in several different capacities: chair of the Democratic National Committee Women's Caucus (1979-1980); Democratic National Committee Woman for North Dakota (1972-1984); delegate to the North Dakota Constitutional Convention (1972); and candidate for the North Dakota House of Representatives. She was voted the Democratic Women for all Decades honoree in 1980 and North Dakota Woman of the Year by the North Dakota Women's Coalition in 1975.
Bea Peterson was appointed to various state and national committees dealing with women's issues and agriculture. She was a supporter for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in North Dakota; a delegate to the World Conference of the United Nations, Decade for Women (1980); a board member of Rural American Women, Inc.; and member of the National Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee, 1977-1981. In addition to these appointments, she served on the North Dakota Medical Advisory Committee, the U.S. SALT II Advisory Committee, the North Dakota State Advisory Committee for Civil Rights and the North Dakota Criminal Justice Commission, to name a few.
Peterson's community service was also extensive. She was an active member of Daglum Lutheran Church for over forty years, member and director of the North Dakota State Mental Health Association, charter member and president of North Dakota CowBelles, regional alumni director for Dickinson State College, and contributor to several Stark county history books.
Bea Peterson moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1986 to be closer to family. She died May 2, 2000.
Subject/Index Terms
Newspapers
Politics and Government - Democratic/Nonpartisan League (Dem/NPL)
Stark County, North Dakota
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 Source: Bea Peterson, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Acquisition Method: Donation; 87-1563
Related Publications:
Hendrickson, Lucille. "Bea Peterson" in Women on the Move. Edited by Pearl Andre. 1975.
Hunke, Linda and Jason Yecoshenko. "Bea's Busy Life" in Dakota Days. Dickinson: LEAP, Dickinson Public School District, 1986.
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Bea Peterson Papers. OGLMC 1154, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in December 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Newspaper Columns and Feature Articles],
[Series 3: Political and Community Activities],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[All]
- Series 4: Photographs
- The photographs date from 1895-1986 and depict the Peterson-Olson families, as well as Stark County pioneers, schools, farms, businesses, houses and organizations. Photographs of North Dakota political figures, women's organizations and the Democratic-NPL Party are also included. The photographs were separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.
- Photograph 1: Bea Peterson, 1935
- Photograph 2: Bea Peterson, 1935
- Photograph 3: Bea Peterson, Daglum, Stark County, 1935
- Photograph 4: Bea Peterson with class, Fischer #15, Daglum, Stark County, 1935
- Photograph 5: Bea Peterson, 1950
- Photograph 6: Bea Peterson, 1953
- Photograph 7: Bea Peterson, 1954
- Photograph 8: Bea Peterson, 1950s
- Photograph 9: Bea Peterson, 1964
- Photograph 10: Bea Peterson, 1968
- Photograph 11: Bea Peterson
- Photograph 12: Bea Peterson, 1972
- Photograph 13: Bea Peterson, 1974
- Photograph 14: Bea Peterson, 1977
- Photograph 15: Bea Peterson, 1978
- Photograph 16: Bea Peterson’s home in Dickinson, 1985
- Photograph 17: Bea Peterson, 1986
- Photograph 18: Bea Peterson, June 1986
- Photograph 19: Bea Peterson, 1986
- Photograph 20: Bea Peterson, Fischer #15, Daglum, Stark County, 1935
- Photograph 21: Daglum 4-H, 1962
- Photograph 22: Bea Peterson, Ida Olson (mother), Alvin Olson (brother), 1968
- Photograph 23: Bea Peterson and grandson Jeff, Flag Staff Farms, 1978
- Photograph 24: Gilman Peterson and grandson Jeff, Flag Staff Farms, 1978
- Photograph 25: Holt Combine of Halvor and Nancy Peterson, 1947
- Photograph 26: Self propelled combine, Flag Staff Farms, 1952
- Photograph 27: Massey-Harris combine, Bea and Debbie Peterson, Flag Staff Farms, 1958 or 1959
- Photograph 28: Swathing, Bea Peterson, Flag Staff Farms, 1970
- Photograph 29: Stacking bales, Flag Staff Farms, 1970s
- Photograph 30: Bea Peterson’s home in Dickinson, 1980s
- Photograph 31: Debbie Peterson, 1960s
- Photograph 32: Sonja and Bea Peterson, 1986
- Photograph 33: Bea and Vickie Peterson, 1958
- Photograph 34: Peterson family, 1961
- Photograph 35: Rumley combine and John Deere tractor, Gilman and Halvor Peterson, 1930s
- Photograph 36: Hauling hay to cattle, Peterson farm, Stark County, 1940s
- Photograph 37: Steamer and plow, Peterson farm, Stark County, 1941
- Photograph 38: Putting hay in barn, Peterson farm, Stark County, 1947
- Photograph 39: Peterson farm harvest crew, 1941
- Photograph 40: Gilman Peterson seeding, 1940s
- Photograph 41: Peterson family home
- Photograph 42: Peterson family home
- Photograph 43: Rainy Buttes, west of New England, near Flag Staff Farms
- Photograph 44: Bea Peterson's home office, 1968
- Photograph 45: Bea Peterson's home office, 1968
- Photograph 46: Jacob and Martha Wulff (Bea Peterson's grandparents from Norway)
- Photograph 47: Knute and Beste Olson (Bea Peterson's grandparents), Olaus Olson (Bea's father) and Bea Peterson
- Photograph 48: Halvor Peterson family, homestead in Daglum, 1919
- Photograph 49: Emma and Halvor Peterson wedding portrait, Dickinson, 1912
- Photograph 50: Ida and Olaus Olson (Bea Peterson's parents), Bea Peterson, Stark County, 1924
- Photograph 51: Ida and Olaus Olson (Bea Peterson's parents), Badger, Iowa
- Photograph 52: Bea Peterson and Leone Ingmore, Stark County, 1933
- Photograph 53: Bea Peterson, Flag Staff Farms, 1941
- Photograph 54: Hans Peterson farm, Stark County, 1917
- Photograph 55: Bea Peterson (on right), Belfield, 1933
- Photograph 56: Gilman, Bea, Nancy and Diane Peterson, Stark County, 1943
- Photograph 57: Daglum Pioneers, Stark County, 1960
- Photograph 58: Olaus Olson family, Stark County, 1947
- Photograph 59: Bea Peterson and Mark Andrews at Rural Telephone Conference, Washington, DC, 1970
- Photograph 60: National League of American Pen Women (Bea Peterson at far right), 1969
- Photograph 61: Bea Peterson and Grace Link, undated
- Photograph 62: Bea Peterson, Official U.S. delegate to International Women's Year Conference, 1980 - Copenhagen, Denmark
- Photograph 63: Nancy Johnson presents Bea Peterson with her second North Dakota Press Woman Achievement Award, 1981
- Photograph 64: Bea Peterson, Liz Carpenter and Millie Jeffreys, Washington, DC, 1978
- Photograph 65: Bea Peterson, State Cowbelles President, 1958
- Photograph 66: New England Centennial Book Committee (Bea Peterson at far left)
- Photograph 67: Gilman, Bea and Debbie Peterson, with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Greenwood at Art Link's first Inaugural Ball
- Photograph 68: Gilman and Bea Peterson, Rollie Redlin, undated
- Photograph 69: Oldea Myring, Bea Peterson and Gladys Rorem (sisters), 1979
- Photograph 70: Bea Peterson (far left), President of North Dakota Pen Women, 1968
- Photograph 71: Byron Dorgan and Bea Peterson, 1984
- Photograph 72: Gilman and Bea Peterson at the White House, 1976
- Photograph 73: ND Cowbelles officers, 1957-58
- Photograph 74: Art and Grace Link, Bea Peterson, 1983
- Photograph 75: Bea Peterson and Lois Vogel at the North Dakota Constitutional Convention, 1972
- Photograph 76: Bea Peterson (at microphone) at Ethnic Festival in Dickinson
- Photograph 77: Silver Haired Legislature, Bismarck, 1984
- Photograph 78: Jean Guy, Bea Peterson and Governor’s Wives, Governor’s Mansion, Bismarck, 1973
- Photograph 79: Democratic Women’s Caucus in the White House, Bea Peterson chair, 1979
- Photograph 80: Bea Peterson and Senator Quentin Burdick, North Dakota Rural Telephone Cooperative Meeting, 1969
- Photograph 81: Bea Peterson at 1972 North Dakota Constitutional Convention
- Photograph 82: Muriel Humphrey, speaker at Rural American Women Conference
- Photograph 83: Bea Peterson at unidentified, undated meeting
- Photograph 84: Bea Peterson, undated
- Photograph 85: Cowbelles luncheon, ca. 1956
- Photograph 86: Mabel Guy (Governor William Guy’s mother) and Bea Peterson at Mother of the Year reception, 1960s
- Photograph 87: Muriel Humphrey, Rural American Women Convention, 1978
- Photograph 88: Muriel Humphrey and Bea Peterson, Rural American Women Convention, 1978
- Photograph 89: Muriel Humphrey and Bea Peterson, Rural American Women Convention, 1978
- Photograph 90: Eleanor McGovern, Bea Peterson, Art and Grace Link, Corliss Mushik, 1975
- Photograph 91: Bea Peterson presenting Bill Stebens’ Special Recognition, undated
- Photograph 92: Bea Peterson, 1979
- Photograph 93: Gilman and Bea Peterson, 1966
- Photograph 94: American Lutheran Church Women, Badlands Conference, 1965
- Photograph 95: North Dakota Mother of the Year Reception, 1972
- Photograph 96: Bea Peterson, undated
- Photograph 97: Dick and Diane Ista, Mr. and Mrs. George Gaulker, and Bea Peterson at the Democratic Convention, 1976
- Photograph 98: Bea Peterson (far right), Democratic National Convention, 1976
- Photograph 99: Unidentified, ca. 1918
- Photograph 100: Cowpunchers, Western North Dakota
- Photograph 101: Peg Gorgen, Amidon, ND, undated
- Photograph 102: Rural Ladies Aid, Shalesmode, ND, 1908
- Photograph 103: Rural Ladies Aid, Gaylord, ND, ca. 1918
- Photograph 104: South Heart, North Dakota, ca. 1908
- Photograph 105: Horse and buggy, undated
- Photograph 106: McAdams Drug, Belfield, North Dakota, ca. 1910
- Photograph 107: Norwegian Family in Norway, ca. 1895
- Photograph 108: Funeral hearse, Dr. Gumper and Kenneth Olson (on right), Belfield, ND
- Photograph 109: Joe Wandler’s rock house (built ca. 1907) and Model T Ford, Stark County
- Photograph 110: Horse and wagon, ca. 1906
- Photograph 111: Stone House, 1906
- Photograph 112: Postcard, "Bad Land Scenery in North Dakota," 1918
- Photograph 113: Badlands Lutheran Bible Camp
- Photograph 114: Post card, "Birds Eye View, Medora, North Dakota," undated
- Photograph 115: 1948 Snow
- Photograph 116: Ladies Aid meeting, Shollsmade, ND, ca. 1914
- Photograph 117: Pioneer residence of Ole Ellestad, Dunn Center, 1907
- Photograph 118: Amidon, North Dakota, ca. 1915
- Photograph 119: Grassy Butte Roundup, September 1916
- Photograph 120: Oil rig, Marmath, ND
- Photograph 121: Belfield, North Dakota, school group, late 1920s
- Photograph 122: Fischer School #4, Stark County, 1968
- Photograph 123: Fischer School #4, Stark County, 1968
- Photograph 124: Buffalo near Medora, North Dakota, 1985
- Photograph 125: 1958 wheat
- Photograph 126: Truck Hauling Wheat From Flag Staff Farms, 1970
- Photograph 127: Custom combines, Flag Staff Farms, 1984
- Photograph 128: Second Daglum Lutheran Church
- Photograph 129: Interior of Third Daglum Lutheran Church, dedicated 1960
- Photograph 130: Exterior of Third Daglum Lutheran Church, dedicated 1960
- Photograph 131: Exterior of Third Daglum Lutheran Church, dedicated 1960
- Photograph 132: John Bell School, Daglum, ND, ca. 1907-1908
- Photograph 133: Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Daglum
- Photograph 134: Flag Staff Farms Flag Pole, 1972
- Photograph 135: Flag Staff Farms Flag Pole, 1961
- Photograph 136: Aerial View, Flag Staff Farms, 1984
- Photograph 137: Aerial View, Flag Staff Farms, 1984
- Photograph 138: Horse Corral at Badlands Lutheran Bible Camp, Medora, ND, 1950s
- Photograph 139: Casey Tibbs, Rodeo Cowboy
- Photograph 140: Badlands Lutheran Bible Camp, Medora, ND
- Photograph 141: Aerial View of Retzlaff Farms, Griggs County
- Photograph 142: Williston Salt Plant
- Photograph 143: Valley City Winter Show Building
- Photograph 144: Roll Call Board for 1972 Constitutional Convention
- Photograph 145: North Dakota Conference on Aging
- Photograph 146: Mrs. John Bell of Ellendale, North Dakota, Mother of the Year
- Photograph 147: Antoine de Vallombrose (Grandson of the Marquis de Mores), Medora, ND, 1967
- Photograph 148: Elderhostel, Dickinson State College, 1981
- Photograph 149: Unidentified North Dakota governmental figures, undated
- Photograph 150: Jerry Olson and son, horse jumping show, Valley City Winter Show, 1966
- Photograph 151: Jerry Olson, horse jumping show, Valley City Winter Show, 1966
- Photograph 152: James Randall, Stark County Schools
- Photograph 153: Daglum Lutheran Church, 1982 Confirmation Service
- Photograph 154: Jean Guy, Grace Link, and Barbara Olson (North Dakota Governors’ Wives), ca. 1980
- Photograph 155: Jean Guy (left)
- Photograph 156: Mrs. John Jelle, Bismarck
- Photograph 157: 1972 Mother of the Year, Ella Stedjec of Hettinger
- Photograph 158: 1972 Mother of the Year, Ella Stedjec with Bill Guy
- Photograph 159: Daglum Young Citizens League
- Photograph 160: Senator Rick Maxiner with father Dick and son Jack
- Photograph 161: Jocelyn and Quentin Burdick, 1980s
- Photograph 162: Warner Litten and Frank Wenstrom, 1972 Constitutional Convention
- Photograph 163: Ben Bird, 1961
- Photograph 164: Agnes Geelan, 1978 Democratic Convention
- Photograph 165: Quentin Burdick, Rollie Redlin, Sam Ewonick and Jim Christian
- Photograph 166: Cowbelles Annual Picnic, undated
- Photograph 167: Mother of the Year Search Committee, 1950s
- Photograph 168: Art and Grace Link, undated
- Photograph 169: Jean and Bill Guy, 1968
- Photograph 170: Agnes Geelan, North Dakota Press Woman Achievement Award
- Photograph 171: Harold and Sheila Schafer
- Photograph 172: Mabel Schafer
- Photograph 173: Hubert Humphrey and Jean Guy at dedication of Kennedy Center, 1968
- Photograph 174: Officers of 1968 North Dakota League of Pen Women
- Photograph 175: Bea Peterson and Clarice Ressler, North Dakota League of Pen Women, 1970
- Photograph 176: North Dakota League of Pen Women Display, 1969
- Photograph 177: North Dakota League of Pen Women, Representative Fern Lee, 1967
- Photograph 178: Peg Pohorney (left), President of North Dakota Democratic Women, 1970s
- Photograph 179: Officers of North Dakota Democratic Women, 1975
- Photograph 180: Nellie Olynick in Ukrainian costume, 1950s
- Photograph 181: Senator Quentin Burdick Riding in a Car in a Parade, 1972
- Photograph 182: Delegates to Rural Telephone Conference, Bea Peterson at far right
- Photograph 183: Earl Rundle and Marion Piper Sullivan, Rundle’s Ranch, New England, ND, ca. 1958
- Photograph 184: James Randall, Marion Connelly and Dorothy Harnick, Senior Citizens Officers, Belfield, ND, 1970
- Photograph 185: Doris Eastman and Rosamund O’Brien Lowe at Cowbelles Luncheon
- Photograph 186: Art and Grace Link with Mrs. Adolph Silverman at her First Ladies of the Land Doll Show, 1967
- Photograph 187: Bea Peterson with President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Photograph 188: Dean’s Chair presented to Bea Peterson by the UND Medical School
- Photograph 189: Bea Peterson’s Wall of Awards
- Photograph 190: Aerial View of Flag Staff Farms, 1981
- Photograph 1: Bea Peterson, 1935
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Newspaper Columns and Feature Articles],
[Series 3: Political and Community Activities],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[All]