Title: Old State Capitol Cornerstone
Dates: 1883
Collection Number: MSS 10266
Quantity: .25 ft and oversize
Abstract: Consists of the contents of the cornerstone in the 1883 State Capitol in Bismarck (ND) including a program of the dedication ceremony, calling cards, North Dakota newspapers, a speech by Governor Nehemiah Ordway, and letters.
Provenance: The provenance of the collection is unknown.
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BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
1 List of contents of cornerstone and those present at laying of cornerstone, n.d.
2 Calling cards of those present at the laying of the cornerstone, September 5, 1883
3 Ephemera from cornerstone consisting of advertisements for railroads and newspapers, a program for the laying of the cornerstone, railroad tickets, and a layout of the ND Capitol grounds and surroundings, September 5, 1883
4 Ephemera from cornerstone including a schedule of events for day, a blank receipt of the Inter-Mountain Freeman, signatures of those attending ceremony, September 5, 1883
5 Copy of address given by Governor N.G. Ordway at laying of the cornerstone, September 5, 1883
Oversized (in map case drawer):
Original copy of Governor N.G. Ordway’s address at ceremony, September 5, 1883
Steele Herald, September 1, 1883
Daily Globe, St. Paul, September 1, 1883
Daily Globe, St. Paul, September 4, 1883
Bismarck Daily Tribune, September 5, 1883
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