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Ruth Lima McMahon papers, 1866-1976
- Title
- Ruth Lima McMahon papers, 1866-1976
- Identifier
- P0844
- Date
- 1866-1975
- Creator
- McMahon, Ruth Lima
- Description
- Correspondence, articles, clippings, and accounts concerning the settlement of Griggs County, Dakota Territory (1881), and pioneer life there. Letters written by Mrs. McMahon's parents, Ole Lima (1860-1931) and his wife Martha (1868-1900), make up the bulk of the collection. Translations of most of the letters and accounts are by Mrs. McMahon.
Includes:- Correspondence and Explanatory lists, 1976
- Article about Rølvaag. Clipping from "The Dakota Scientist" titled "Program Includes Tribute to Rølvaag" (student publication of the North Dakota State School of Science, Nov. 20, 1931)
- "Ole Lima Story," by Ole Lima and Ruth McMahon (9 pg. Typescript), 1929
- Ole and Martha Lima letters, 1866-1927
- Andreas and Ane Lima Vatne letters, etc, 1886-1939
- Ole H. Westley accounts and letters, Westley Church History, 1881-1976
- Greetings [from North Dakota] to David and Gunhild Lima, Golden Wedding in Norway, 1905'
- Clippings from Cooperstown, N.D., newspaper, 1975-1976
- "Ættetavler for Ruth Lima" by S. Arneson (Dec. 4, 1928. 2 v. *32, 26 p.)
- Stavanger Settlement, Griggs County, North Dakota. Includes: "The Elling (Johnson) Froiland Story" (1928); "Our Family in North Dakota [Story of Endre Aarestad family] by Mrs. Lorraine Barr (n.d.); "Betuel Herigstad's Story of the Stavanger Settlement in Griggs County, Dakota, 1881) (1928)
- Extent
- 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box)
- Subject
- Griggs County (N.D.)
- Arneson, Søren
- Holland, Melvin
- Lima, Martha
- Lima, Ole
- Vatne, Andrew
- Vatne, Ane
- Westley, Hans
- Westley, Ole
- Herigstad, Betuel
- Froiland, Elling Johnson
- Fuglestad, Trygve
- Barr, Lorraine
- Ueland, Martin
- Aarestad, Endre
- McMahon, Ruth Lima
- Type
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts
Citation
McMahon, Ruth Lima, “Ruth Lima McMahon papers, 1866-1976,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed September 19, 2024, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/10319.