ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

FRANK G. WILKINS PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1068

DATES: 1882-1984

SIZE: .25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Frank G. Wilkins Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Collection by Barbara Adam, Minot, North Dakota, on June 17, 1986 (Acc. # 86-1461).

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

The Frank G. Wilkins Papers were found in the attic of the Francis G. Wilkins home in Lower Warner, New Hampshire. Frank Wilkins followed Nehemia G. Ordway from New Hampshire to the Dakotas where Ordway served as the last governor of the Dakota Territory from 1880-1884. Wilkins served as Ordway's secretary during this time. Many of the papers within the collection reflect Wilkins' speculation in real estate in Bismarck, North Dakota.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Frank G. Wilkins Papers consists of Bismarck property tax receipts, dated 1909 to 1921. Also included are four folders of correspondence regarding real estate surrounding the Capitol Hill Addition in Bismarck and other business related affairs. The collection also contains miscellaneous materials including checks, a railroad townsite agreement, and a document appointing Nehemia G. Ordway as overseer of Wilkins' interest in the area of Yankton, South Dakota, dated 1882.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

  1. Bismarck Property Tax Receipts: 1909-1921
  2. Correspondence: 1890-1892
  3. Correspondence: 1902-1910
  4. Correspondence: 1914-1920
  5. Correspondence: 1921-1922
  6. Miscellaneous: 1882-1984

SEPARATIONS RECORD

Six photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

 OGL #1068-1   Land in the Bismarck area. Center of Section 28, looking southwest, Capitol Hill Addition. Circa 1914.
 OGL #1068-2   Land in the Bismarck area. Center of Section 28 from Country Club looking northwest. The capitol is in the background. Circa 1914.
 OGL #1068-3  Land in the Bismarck area. Center of 28, looking west, north of Capitol Hill Addition. Circa 1914.
 OGL #1068-4  Land in the Bismarck area. Center of Section 28, looking north. Man standing on prairie trail. Circa 1914.
 OGL #1068-5  Land in the Bismarck area. Center of Section 28, looking south. Capitol in the background. Circa 1914.
 OGL #1068-6   Land in the Bismarck area. Center of Section 28, looking east, Van Eps Addition.

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