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Title: Frances Wold
Dates: 1881-1994
Collection Number: 10680
Quantity: 15.25 feet
Abstract: Consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, note cards, greeting cards, World War I and World War II ephemera, interviews, local history files on Burleigh County and North Dakota, a scrapbook of poems for children, ephemera, and working papers for articles in various publications.
Provenance: The State Historical Society of North Dakota acquired the Frances Wold Papers from Meryl R. Atterberry, Janet Kamnikar, and Clark Wold in December 1995. Additional material was donated by Clark Wold in February 2013.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researcher should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94‑553, Title 17 U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
Transfer: Twelve books were transferred to the library collection.
Biographical Sketch
Frances Margaret Cox Wold was born to Leonard and Faye Lesley Cox on October 2, 1915 in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Wolds had another daughter, Ruth and a son, Winston. The family lived in Benedict, Fort Clark and Sanger, ND. Frances attended Garrison High School and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1933. She passed her state teacher examinations in 1934 and from 1934 to 1938 was a rural school teacher in Sheridan and Oliver counties. She married Joseph Wold on November 2, 1938 in Bismarck and they raised three children: Janet, Meryl, and Clark.
Frances no longer taught school after she married, however, in the 1950s she began work as a reporter and weekly columnist for the Wilton News. In 1986 the Wilton News became the Leader/News and Frances continued her weekly column, “From the Files.” She continued to write for the Leader/News as well as the Bismarck Tribune and a biweekly column for the Farm and Ranch Guide, “Then and Now,” until 1994. She had a special interest in North Dakota history and this collection contains her extensive research files on a variety of topics.
Frances had articles and book reviews published in a variety of newspapers, magazines and journals including North Dakota Outdoors, REC Magazine, the Minneapolis Star & Tribune, North Dakota History, and the Fargo Forum. Two collections of her columns have been published: Prairie Scrapbook and Then and Now.
Frances was the Regan Town Clerk for 28 years, was Treasurer for the Regan School Board, Burleigh County Special Education Board member for nine years, taught Sunday School, Bible School, Adult Bible classes and vacation Bible School at Sunne Lutheran Church in Regan and was a guest speaker for a North Dakota history class at the University of Mary for six years. Frances earned many awards including one from the American Association for State and Local History in 1978, the Woman of Achievement award from the ND Press Women in 1985, and Excellence in Local History award from the ND State Historical Board in 1988.
Frances Wold died in Bismarck September 20, 1995. Her husband Joseph preceded her in death in Regan in 1971.
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
1 Hamburg Papers (Jews)
2 Sach, Charles Recollections-early Wing
3 Jews: Toba Geller Correspondence
4 Jews
5 Trupin Letters
6 Trupin, Sophie, "Dacotah Diaspora", Jews
7 Cross Ranch 1979
8 Centennial, North Dakota 1989
9 From the files: Aug. 15, 1984-Aug. 28, 1994
Box 2:
1 North Dakota Mines: Bibliography
2 Chronological Notes: 1889-1913
3 Chronological Notes: 1914-1919
4 Strike Material, 1924
5 Chronological Notes: 1920-1930
6 Chronological Notes: 1930-
7 Pix
8 Personalities, Bios, Obits
9 Miscellaneous Notes and Copies
10 Burleigh Mines other than WLCC
11 Chapin, Longhorn, Macomber Beanery
12 Manuscript
13 Correspondence: Larry Remele
14 Correspondence: Miscellaneous
15 AML Database
16 General Mining Material, Not Wilton
17 Government Reports
18 Washburns and Norlands, Some Correspondence
19 North Dakota History (2 copies)
20 Wilton's 90th Jubilee (newspaper)
21 Note Cards
22 Photos
23 Still S.S. and Choir
24 Misc. Clippings
25 Correspondence, Manuscripts, Interviews
26 Richardson, W.B. and Gordon Correspondence
27 Photos
28 1975 to Present
29 Old Items
30 Redington, Marianne, Drawing of Depot
31 Wilton Soo Depot
32 Wilton History-Yellow Sheets
33 History-General
34 News Stories: Celebrations, Storms, Etc.
Box 3:
1 Remele, Larry-Death 1988
2 Lone Scout Troops
3 Mail Carriers and Handling
4 Mosquitoes
5 Newspapers and News People
6 Northern Lights
7 Welk, Lawrence
8 Musicians and Singers
9 Norwegians
10 Personalities-North Dakota
11 North Dakota Politics, See Also Politicians
12 North Dakota Politicians
13 Post Offices
14 Post Offices and Mail Carriers
15 Historic Preservation-General
16 Quality of Life, See also-Rural life, etc.
17 Railroads
18 Ranches-Northern Burleigh County
19 REC
20 Reptiles, Amphibians
21 Rodeo
22 Rosemeade
23 Roughrider Awards
24 Rural Life and Development
25 Russian Thistles
26 Scandinavians, see also ethnic groups
27 Stars-The Heavens
28 Sewing and Clothing, Needlework
29 Sunflowers
30 Swedes
31 Telephones
32 Transportation and Roads
33 Trapping, Fur Trade
34 Trees, Shrubs and Berries
35 1920's and 1930's
36 Ukrainians
37 Weather
38 Wells and Water
39 Windmills
40 Women's Rights, ERA
Box 4:
1 World War II
2 Anderson, Kathie
3 Berg, Francie
4 Mabin, Mike, Poetry
5 Cowboy Poets
6 Foley, James W.
7 Hagstrom, Jerry
8 Hudson, Lois
9 L'Amour, Louis
10 Rolfsrud, Erling
11 Taylor, Joseph Henry
12 Thompson, Era Bell
13 Trapp, Lois
14 Barnes-Williams, Mary Ann
15 Woiwode, Larry
16 Group Stories of North Dakota Writers
17 North Dakota Writers I
18 North Dakota Writers II
19 History of Regan and Regan Community 1912-1962
20 Regan High School Reunion 1980
21 Photos
22 Photos
23 Anniversaries
24 Banks
25 History, Chronology, Notes, Photos
26 Churches
27 F.H. Elevator
28 Regan History
29 Newspapers
30 Local People
31 Obituaries (more recent)
32 Obituaries and Bios (old)
33 Post Office
34 Weddings
35 Notes for Regan History for 75th Jubilee 1987
36 Regan Jubilee, 1962
37 Regan Jubilee, 1972
38 Regan Jubilee, 1987
39 Newspaper clippings
Box 5:
1 Anniversaries
2 Ambulance
3 Anstrom, Otto
4 Local People-Moved Away
5 Local People-Deceased
6 Local People
7 Businesses
8 Bank
9 Buildings
10 Churches: Ukrainian
11 Churches: Sacred Heart
12 Churches: First Presbyterian
13 Churches: Painted Woods
14 Churches: Swedish Baptist
15 Churches: Greek Orthodox
16 Churches: Bethelhene Lutheran
17 Churches: Mission Free
18 Churches: Saints Peter and Paul
19 Churches: General
20 City Government-recent
21 City Government-old
22 Clubs: Lions, Jaycees, Jaycettes, etc.
23 Community Betterment
24 Clippings-old
25 North Dakota Centennial-Wilton
26 Eastman House
27 Fire Department
28 F, General 1993
29 Wilton Jubilee, 1974
30 Jahr House
31 Legion and Auxiliary
32 Moonshining, Liquor, etc.
33 Nursing Homes
34 Biographies and Obituaries
35 Obituaries and Biographies - more recent
Box 6:
1 7th Cavalry, Local
2 Senior Citizens
3 Wilton sports-more recent, not school
4 Wilton Sports-old, not school
5 Hrumby, Joan and science kids
6 School History
7 Special Ed
8 School-General
9 Wilton School Difficulties 1981-1982
10 School-Meslowski Ranches
11 School Sports
12 Faculty, School Boards, Annual Schedules
13 School-Graduates and Alumni
14 Weddings
15 Wilton News
16 Leader, Staff etc.
17 Animals
18 Architecture, Buildings, Old Homes
19 Miller, Gary
20 Artists
21 Birds
22 Blue Laws and Prohibition
23 Bookmobile, Libraries
24 North Dakota Books, Magazines, etc.
25 Burleigh County History Book
26 Boxelder Bugs and other bugs
27 Cars
28 Early Days-Stories and Memories
29 Education-Schools
30 Environment and Recycling
31 Ethnic Origins-North Dakota Character
32 Misc. Ethnic Groups
33 Families-Women and Their Work
Box 7:
1 Farming-Recent
2 Farming-Old
3 Finns
4 Fish and Fossils
5 Wildflowers, Prairie, Vegetation
6 Flu-Medicine, Doctors
7 Food and Cooking
8 Fuel and Stoves
9 Germans From Russia
10 Grasshoppers
11 Health
12 Heritage Foundation
13 Homesteading
14 Horseshoes
15 Housekeeping, Lifestyles, Furnishings
16 Interviews
17 Ku Klux Klan
18 Lutefiske
19 Lutefiske, Lefse
20 Cemeteries, Funerals
21 Canfield Schools
22 Canfield Township
23 Broders, Emil-Canfield
24 Photos-Kids
25 Estherville
26 Ghylin Township, Burleigh County
27 Grass Lake, Burleigh County
28 Rock Hill, Burleigh County
29 Schrunk
30 Pleasant View, Burleigh County
31 Later Ecklund History
32 Anderson, Victor, Ira Falkenstein
33 Ecklund Township, Old History
34 Painted Woods
35 Baldwin
36 Simons-Wogansport
37 General Burleigh County History
Box 8:
1 Jefferies and McLean Newspapers
2 McLean County
3 Fort Clark
4 Washburn
5 Oliver County
6 Oliver County, Hazel Miner
7 RC & D
8 Schools, Rural
9 School Histories-Mine, Burleigh County
10 Haystack Butte
11 Wing-Anniversaries & Weddings
12 Wing-Churches
13 Wing-General and Businesses
14 Kerr, Alma Kjelland
15 Wing History
16 Wing Obits
17 Wing-Organizations
18 Wing-People
19 Wing-School
20 Photos
21 Misc. loose Regan, Wing
22 Photos, Newspapers
23 Clippings-Later
24 Programs, etc.
25 Regan School
26 High School Reunion 1980
27 Misc. Issues-Regan Reporter
28 History
Box 9:
1 Church-Photos, Misc.
2 Photos-General
3 Minister, Confirmation, Membership 1992
4 Sunne Centennial and Book
5 Clippings
6 History
7 Museums
8 Peace Gardens
9 Assumption Abbey
10 Misc. Sites
11 Sibley Park, Driscoll
12 General Booklets and Maps
13 Fort Totten, Devils Lake
14 Knife River Sites, Stanton, Highway 200
15 Medora, Roosevelt Park
16 Washburn, Mandan, Lewis and Clark
Box 10:
1 Missouri Valley Historical Society
2 Booklets
3 File 13
4 Conservation, Ecology & Reclamation
5 Photos-North Dakota
6 Business
7 Irrigation and Garrison Diversion
8 State Library
9 Heritage Center
10 Bismarck Buildings
11 Bismarck History
12 Bismarck People
13 North Dakota Capitol
14 Steamboating
15 Fort Lincoln
16 Modern Bismarck
17 Mary College
18 Little Big Horn, Sitting Bull, Custer
19 Custers
Box 11:
1 Fjelde: Bio., Correspondence
2 Coal and Power
3 Indians and Archaeology
4 Blizzard of 1966
5 History-General ND, old news stories
6 Little Casino
7 Borner, Florence
8 Slaughter, Linda
9 Scrapbook
10 Guide Country by Frances Wold
11 Prairie Scrapbook by Frances Wold
Box 12:
1 Awards, Certificates, Information
2 Woman of Achievement
3 AASLH History Award
4 History Award 1988
5 Heritage Center Advisory Panel
6 Westworks Writers Workshop, Billings 1986
7 Washburn Forum 1978
8 My Book Reviews
9 Pride of Dakota Box Elder Bug Books
10 Dakota Farmer Book Review
11 Correspondence about my writing-old
12 Correspondence-articles, editors, etc.
13 Correspondence-mostly about writing 1973-1983
14 Correspondence-general 1965-1989
15 Correspondence about my writing 1983-1988
Box 13:
1 High School Reunion
2 Local History Helps
3 Genealogy and Genealogical Sheets
4 Family Histories
5 Smoke Signals and Private Historical Soc
6 Ethics
7 My Kind of Writing
8 Religion
9 Travel
10 Poetry and Verse
11 Ideas
12 Business
13 Interviewing
14 Practical Helps
15 Actual Writing
16 Writing in General
17 Antiques and Collecting in general
18 Books and Catalogs
19 Dishes
20 Farming Tools, Barbed Wire, etc.
21 Glassware
22 Jugs, Jars and Bottles
23 Mirrors, Furniture, Clocks
24 Needlework, Fabrics
25 Paper Stuff, including post cards
27 Photography
28 Small Collectibles
29 Spoons and Metalware
30 Tokens
31 Agencies
32 Caregivers
33 Elderhostel
34 Poems, Jokes, Quotes, etc.
35 Growing Old and Retirement
36 Education
37 Grandparents
38 Health, etc.
39 Housing and Homes, safety
40 Living Wills, powers of Attorneys, etc.
41 Medicare, Social Security, Insurance
42 Medicine, Drugs, Addiction
43 Nutrition and Food
44 Transportation
45 Lord of Life Newsletter
Box 14:
1 Newspapers
2 Photos
3 Wilton News-my features and copies
4 Anniversaries, birthdays, reunions
5 Cameras and Picture Taking
6 Cars and Driving
7 C.C. Fund
8 Deaths and Funerals
9 Education and Teaching
10 Health
11 IBP
12 Worth re-reading
13 Programs, Songs, Etc.
14 Lent and Easter
15 Prayer
16 The Church and Churches, incl. Lutherans
17 The Bible and Bible Studies
18 Christianity and Religions in general
19 Stewardship
20 Biographies
21 Church-at-large
22 Living the Christian Life
23 Bible Studies, Devotions, etc.
24 Society
25 Travel
Box 15:
1 Tribune Stories
2 Wilton Photos, Calendars
3 Publications, Reviews
4 Scrapbook
5 Certificates, Diplomas
6 Cassette Tapes
Box 16:
1 Correspondence 1936-1977
2 Certificates 1945-1980
3 Newspaper clipping re: holiday greeting cards
4 Regan, ND
5 Ephemera
Box 17:
1 Greeting cards, 1909-1948
2 “Khaki Komedy” that belonged to Leonard Cox (father of Frances Wold), 1918
3 Silk fringe Christmas card sent to relative of Frances Wold, 1881
4 World War I thrift card (thrift stamps), ca. 1917
5 “Wooden nickels” cards from the Bismarck Golden and Diamond Jubilees, 1939 and 1947
6 Ration books and World War II ephemera, ca. 1944-1945
Box 18:
Scrapbook of poems for children, compiled in 1935-1936
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