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Manuscripts by Subject - Family / Local History - #10743

Title:   Lars Soiseth Family Papers

Dates: 1900-1996

Collection Number:    MSS 10743

Quantity:  1.25 feet

Abstract:   Papers consist of correspondence, love letters, travel logs, datebooks, birthday book, Lars Soiseths' diary (original and transcribed), genealogical information, "Fjords to Frontiers from Four Generations" and miscellaneous material.

Provenance:    The Papers were donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Marilyn H. Boraas on June 9, 1999. Additional material was donated by Arne Olsen on November 8, 2011.

Property Rights:  The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.

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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.

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BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1:
1  Henrikka’s love letters to Lars, 1902-1904
2  Correspondence to Lars, 1902-1904
3  Correspondence to Lars, 1904-1929
4  Correspondence, Lars and Henrikka family, 1968-1995
5  Travel logs, datebooks, birthday book, 1905-1970
6  Lars Soiseth diary (in Norweigan), 1926- August 3, 1927
7  Lars Soiseth diary (continued), August 6, 1927 – May 2, 1929

Box 2:
1  Lars Soiseth diary (continued), May 3, 1929 – January 10. 1932
2  Lars Soiseth diary (continued), January 12, 1932 – April 3, 1935
3  Lars Soiseth diary (continued), April 17, 1935 – April 8, 1950
4  Lars Soiseth diary – transcribed

Box 3:
1 Genealogy
Fjords to Frontiers from Four Generations, by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Soiseth, Lynn Soiseth, and Marilyn Soiseth Boraas, 1992
3  Miscellaneous, 1904-1979

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