Ruth Lima McMahon papers, 1866-1976

Title

Ruth Lima McMahon papers, 1866-1976

Identifier

P0844

Date

1866-1975

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)

Type

Clippings
Correspondence
Manuscripts

Citation

McMahon, Ruth Lima, “Ruth Lima McMahon papers, 1866-1976,” Norwegian-American Historical Association, accessed May 8, 2024, https://naha.omeka.net/items/show/822.