ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL#1243
DATES: Circa 1920-1989
SIZE: 5.5 linear feet and 210 photographs
ACQUISITION: The Henrietta "Pat" Christopher Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Albert Melbourne Christopher on July 12, 1991 (Acc.#91-1784).
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
Henrietta "Pat" Christopher was born Helen Henrietta Conmy on July 15, 1892, in Pembina, North Dakota. Her parents, Judge Edward W. and Celina Conmy, were pioneers of Pembina County. Pat stated that "I acquired the nickname of Pat before I was old enough to have a say in the matter."
Pat finished high school in Pembina in 3 years and entered St. Mary's Academy in Winnipeg in 1909. In the spring of 1910 she was hospitalized with scarlet fever and returned home to recuperate. She went to Menomonie, WI in 1911 where she completed a 2 year course in home economics at the Stout Institute in 1913. This was followed by 4 years of teaching in Minot, ND. After 3 semesters of study, she graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1922 with a B.S. and then went on to teach in Grand Rapids, MN. This was followed by 2 years of teaching in Sauk Centre, MN.
While attending UND in 1921, Pat won the Neilson Award for Pioneer Stories. The article, "North Dakota's First White Settler," was written about Charles Cavilier of Pembina. The prize of $25 was the first money she ever earned for writing. The article is found in folder 1243-1-4.
"Pat" Conmy married Albert J. Christopher in June, 1925. Albert was born January 1, 1897, to Harley and Mary Christopher at Aitkin, MN. When Albert was 7 years old his father died, so he and his brother went to live with their uncle in Nova Scotia where he grew up. He served 3 years in WWI with the Ninth Canadian Siege Battery. On his return he attended the Denver Engineering Institute. In 1920 he came with his brother to Pembina and bought an automotive business. It was here that he met and married Pat. Melbourne was born to them in 1927 and Catherine in 1931.
In 1939, Pat wrote and directed "Red River Ripples: A Pageant of Pembina, 1818-1889." Pat also was an historical correspondent for the Grand Forks Herald. She helped establish the Pembina County Pioneer Daughters in 1940 and was their first president until 1942 (see Collection: OGL#1210). She continued to remain active with the Pioneer Daughters, serving on various committees and in other positions. During this time she was also active in the American Legion Auxiliary, serving periodically as their District President.
Pat wrote "Early Pembina History" for the North Dakota Clubwoman in 1948 and in 1950 she contributed historical articles and photographs to the North Dakota State Historical Society. She conducted Pembina River Flood Research for the North Dakota State Water Commission in 1957. During this year, she also wrote and directed an outdoor pageant on North Dakota history for the Pembina County Pioneer Daughters. In 1958, she wrote and directed an outdoor pageant for the Minnesota Centennial year.
In 1957, Pat presented historical data on Pembina River flooding to the International Joint Commission, which was studying the feasibility of the Pembilier Dam. She also compiled a history of the Pembilier Dam Project for presentation to the International Joint Commission in 1965.
While Albert served in the North Dakota State Legislature, 1953-1967, Pat was active in the Auxiliary of Wives of Republican Legislators, serving for a time as President. She prepared and presented historical data to the Appropriations Board for the Pembina State Museum at the North Dakota legislative sessions in 1959 and 1963. From 1962-68 she served as the Pembina State Museum Exhibits Chairman. She and Albert received an award from the North Dakota State Historical Society for promotion of the Pembina State Museum in 1962.
Pat was a member of the Dakota Territorial Centennial Commission in 1961 and chairman of the Unwritten Tales Contest. In 1963 she became the charter Director of the Red River Valley Historical Society. She served on the Re-Organization Committee of the North Dakota Historical Society in 1966. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Pembina County Centennial and helped compile the county history, A History of Pembina County. Governor Guy asked Pat to serve on the North Dakota Heritage Committee in 1967 but she had to decline due to ill health. This same year Albert and Pat received a certificate of commendation from the American Association for State and Local History. In 1968, she was chairman of the History Committee for the Sesquicentennial of the Pembina Catholic Church, of which she was an active member. The Minnesota Historical Society presented her an award for her work on early area history in 1972. Henrietta "Pat" Christopher died on August 12, 1989.
Albert J. Christopher, like his wife Pat, lived an active life and one dedicated to helping others. He was a prominent businessman in Pembina, starting Christopher Sales and Service in the 1920's, running a garage and filling station, and later adding on a Chevrolet and John Deere dealership. In World War II, he joined the Seabees as a Chief Petty Officer and served in the Pacific for 2 years.
Albert had the record for the greatest number of consecutive years as a mayor of an American municipality, serving from 1931- 1970. Circa 1950, he became Republican Precinct Committeeman in Pembina County, serving for 13 years. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1953-67. In 1962, he received the Governor's "Man of the Year" award and on Veteran's Day, 1969, he was given special recognition by several state and local officials and also received a letter of commendation from President Nixon.
Over the years, he served as President of the Chamber of Commerce, Pembina River Flood Control Association, Economic Development Corporation, and the Red River Watershed and Flood Control Association. He served as Director of the North Dakota Water User's Association, North Dakota State Historical Society, and the Pembina State Museum which he also helped found. In addition, he was Post Commander of the American Legion and County Chairman of the American Red Cross. Albert J. Christopher died February 26, 1977.
The Henrietta "Pat" Christopher Papers date from circa 1920-1989, though much of the material deals with the 19th century history of Pembina, North Dakota and the Red River Valley. Materials related to Minnesota and Manitoba can also be found. The collection consists of 5 boxes of typed and handwritten papers, newspaper clippings, books, magazines, scrapbooks and newspapers. The collection also includes 210 photographs.
Series 1 consists primarily of articles written by Pat and notes taken by her from various sources. There are also photocopied materials related to Pat and her husband, Albert, articles authored by others, and a few brochures. Most of the materials document the history of Pembina and its surrounding area. The materials are arranged alphabetically by subject. Folders that contain papers written by Pat are identified in the inventory, and these papers are placed in front of their respective folders.
Series 2 contains newspaper clippings and publications. The clippings are arranged alphabetically by subject. The publications are grouped by subject and arranged alphabetically by title within each subject category.
Series 3 contains oversize publications, scrapbooks, and maps.
Series 4 contains 210 photographs. Most of these document Pembina and the surrounding area.
The following is a list of articles known to be published by Henrietta "Pat" Christopher.
"Advent of Christianity Into the Upper Midwest Commemorated at Pembina." Red River Valley Historian, Vol. 2., No. 3, Autumn, 1968. Written with Father Gerald Weber and Dr. Martin H. Luther.
"All Roads Lead to Scenic Pembina." Clipping from newspaper found in folder 1243-2-22.
"Communication." Pembina New Era, Vol. 39, No. 17, July 25, 1969. Clipping from newspaper found in folder 1243-2-22.
"Early Pembina History." The North Dakota Clubwoman, Vol. 32, No. 3, March, 1948.
"Historic Marker Requested." Red River Valley Historian, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1967.
"A History of Pembina County Pioneer Daughters." Thirtieth Anniversary: Pembina County Chapter of Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota, circa 1970.
"In Retrospect." Pembina County Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota, 1940-41.
"Missing Civil War Soldier's Body Located." Red River Valley Historian, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1967.
"Pembina County Historical Society." Red River Valley Historian, Vol. 2, No. 1, March, 1968.
"Pembina County History." Bar North, Vol. 9, No. 8, November, 1961.
"The Pembina State Museum." North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains, Vol. 34, No. 1, Winter, 1967.
"The Red River Cart." North Dakota Service Station News, Vol. 3, No. 6, June, 1961. Also in Rolling Along, Vol. 14, No. 3, March 1961.
The following is a list of papers believed to be authored by Pat and are found in Box #1 of the collection. They are listed under the file name and number in which they are found.
Backoo - 1
"A History of Backoo"
Barry, Elmer E. - 2
"Elmer E. Barry"
Cavileer family - 4
"Charles Cavilier"
Nelson, Nelson E. and Martha Hanson - 22
"The Story of Martha Hanson Nelson"
Pembilier Dam Justification - 24
"Pembina River Floods and Their Relative Causes from 1798 to 1956"
"Records and Reflections in Justification of the Pembilier Dam: A History of
Flooding"
"Statement Before the International Joint Commission for Development of the Water
Resources of the Pembina River Basin"
Pembina - Catholic Church history - 26
"Early Churches and Missionaries"
"Early Churches and Schools at Pembina"
"First Church at Pembina?"
"History of Pembina County: Catholic Missionaries"
"History of the Church in Pembina County"
Pembina cemetery, 1st - 27
"Re-Abstract for Cemetery"
Pembina County - 28
"Early History of Pembina County"
"Historical Pageant Script"
"Pembina County"
Pembina history - 29
"All Roads Lead to Pembina" (published in a newspaper under "All Roads Lead to
Scenic Pembina." Located in Box #2)
"Early Pembina History" (a chronology)
"Early Pembina History" (published in North Dakota Clubwoman, Vol. 32, No. 3,
March, 1948)
"The 1820 Cowboy of North Dakota"
"Old Church Bell"
"Pembina"
"Red River Ripples: A Pageant of Pembina, 1818-1889" This unpublished work was
copyrighted by Pat in 1939.
Pembina history - Various materials - 30
"Oldest in the State, Pembina, the First Settlement Dates from 1780"
Pembina Museum - 31
"Pembina State Museum" (Published in North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern
Plains, Vol. 34, No. 1, Winter, 1967)
Pembina schools - 32
"First Public School at Pembina, 1871-76"
"The Seven Schools of Pembina"
Red River carts - 36
"The Red River Cart" (published in North Dakota Service Station News, Vol. 3, No.
6, June, 1961, and in Rolling Along, Vol. 14, No. 3, March, 1961)
"The Role of the Red River Cart" (a play)
Rolette, Joseph - 37
"Joseph Rolette of Pembina"
Selkirk Settlement - 38
"The Selkirk Settlement"
Stutsman, Enos - 39
"Enos Stutsman"
U.S.S. Pembina and Pembina II - 42
"Gun Boat Pembina"
"The Second Pembina - Pembina II"
Verendrye - 43
"Discovery of the Red River Country"
Folder 1. Backoo - 1 paper written by Pat included.
2. Barry, Elmer E. - 1 paper written by Pat included.
3. Canada - Miscellaneous.
4. Cavalier family - 1 paper written by Pat included.
5. Chaboillez, Charles.
6. Christopher, Albert J.
7. Christopher, Henrietta "Pat."
8. Conmy family.
9. Dakota Territory.
10. Fort Pembina.
11. Goiffon, Father - Frozen Priest of Pembina.
12. Hatch's Independent Battalion.
13. Icelandic pioneers.
14. La Moure, Judson.
15. LeTraille, Louis.
16. Minnesota.
17. Miscellaneous materials.
18. Miscellaneous notes taken from books, etc.
19. Moorhead family.
20. Mother of the Year nominations - 1966.
21. Native Americans.
22. Nelson, Nelson E. and Martha Hanson - 1 paper written by Pat included.
23. North Dakota State Historical Society.
24. Pembilier Dam Justification - 3 papers written by Pat included.
25. Pembina - Catholic Church chronology.
26. Pembina - Catholic Church history - 5 papers written by Pat included.
27. Pembina cemetery, 1st - 1 paper written by Pat included.
28. Pembina County - 3 papers written by Pat included.
29. Pembina history - 7 papers written by Pat included.
30. Pembina history - Various materials - 1 paper written by Pat included.
31. Pembina Museum - 1 paper written by Pat included.
32. Pembina schools - 2 papers written by Pat included.
33. Pioneer Daughters of Pembina County.
34. Railroads.
35. Red River area.
36. Red River carts - 2 papers written by Pat included.
37. Rolette, Joseph - 1 paper written by Pat included.
38. Selkirk Settlement - 1 paper written by Pat included.
39. Stutsman, Enos - 1 paper written by Pat included.
40. Thomson family.
41. Trading posts.
42. U.S.S. Pembina and Pembina II - 2 papers written by Pat included.
43. Verendrye - 1 paper written by Pat included.
44. Walhalla.
45. Walhalla martyrs.
Folder 1. Clippings - American Legion Auxiliary.
2. Clippings - Blizzard - 1966.
3. Clippings - Canada history.
4. Clippings - Chaboillez, Charles Jean Baptiste.
5. Clippings - Christopher, Albert J.
6. Clippings - Christopher, Albert Melbourne.
7. Clippings - Christopher, Henrietta, "Pat."
8. Clippings - Conmy family.
9. Clippings - Fort Pembina.
10. Clippings - Grand Forks history.
11. Clippings - Interstate 29 dedication.
12. Clippings - Minnesota history.
13. Clippings - Native Americans.
14. Clippings - North Dakota Heritage Center.
15. Clippings - North Dakota history.
16. Clippings - North Dakota Territory Centennial.
17. Clippings - Pembilier Dam.
18. Clippings - Pembina bus plant.
19. Clippings - Pembina Catholic church.
20. Clippings - Pembina County Centennial.
21. Clippings - Pembina County Historical Society.
22. Clippings - Pembina history.
23. Clippings - Pembina County history.
24. Clippings - Pembina Museum.
25. Clippings - Pioneer Daughters, Pembina County Chapter.
26. Clippings - Red River carts.
27. Clippings - Red River of the North history.
28. Clippings - Red River Valley history.
29. Clippings - Rolette, Joseph.
30. Clippings - Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
31. Clippings - United States history.
32. Clippings - University of North Dakota.
33. Clippings - Walhalla history.
34. Publications on Canada.
35. Publications on the Catholic Church.
36. Publications on the Christopher family.
37. Publications on Dakota Territory.
38. Publications on the international boundary between Canada and the United
States.
39. Publications on Native American history.
40. Publications on Native American history.
41. Publications on North Dakota - general.
42. Publications on North Dakota - general.
43. Publications on North Dakota - general.
44. Publications on North Dakota - general.
45. Publications on North Dakota - general.
Folder 1. Publications on North Dakota - general.
2. Publications on North Dakota - general.
3. Publications on the Pembilier Dam and the Pembina River Basin.
4. Publications on Pembina County and City.
5. Publications on Pembina County and City.
6. Publications on Pembina County and City.
7. Publications on Pembina County and City.
8. Publications on Pembina County and City.
9. Publications on Pembina County and City.
Folder 1. Publications on persons of historical significance.
2. Publications on persons of historical significance.
3. Publications on the Pioneer Daughters of Pembina County.
4. Publications on the Red River Valley - general.
5. Publications on the Red River Valley - general.
6. Publications on the Red River Valley - general.
7. Publications on United States history.
8. Publications on miscellaneous communities.
Oversize materials including newspapers, 2 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, 2 maps of Pembina and Pembina County,
and miscellaneous publications.
210 photographs have been separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photographic Collection. The following publications have been placed in the Special Collections North Dakota Book Collection:
Answers to Your Questions About American Indians. United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1970.
Rose, Margaret. Dakota Territory Centennial, 1861-1961. Reprinted from Quarterly of the State Historical Society. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 28:4, October 1961.
Connolly, James B. Four Bears. Reprinted from North Dakota History. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 25:4, October 1958.
Historical Album of Minnesota. Minneapolis: Historical Publications, Inc., 1957.
Carlson, William, et.al. - eds. History of Emerson, Featuring Historical Sketches of Surrounding Districts.
Elliot, R.J. North Dakota Forts. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1963.
North Dakota Magazine. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Agriculture, 2:5, June 1908. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F631.N67
The Passing of Old Main (Merrifield Hall). Grand Forks: University of North Dakota Alumni Association, 1924.
Pembina: North Dakota's Oldest Settlement. Pembina, N.D.: Pembina Community Club, 1952.
Pembina County Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota, 1940-1941. Pembina County Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota, 1940.
Putnam, Colleen, and Martinez, C.A. - eds. Red River Valley Heritage Press. Comstock, Minn.: Red River Valley Historical Society. 1:4, March 1977. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 R39
Red River Valley Heritage Press. 1:5, April 1977. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 R39
Red River Valley Heritage Press. 1:6, May 1977. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 R39
Red River Valley Historian. Fargo: North Dakota State University, I:2, February 1967. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian: The Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. Moorhead, Minn.:Red River Valley Historical Society, II:1, March 1968. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. Moorhead, Minn.: Red River Valley Historical Society, II:2, Summer 1968. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. II:3, Autumn 1968. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. II:4, Winter 1968-69. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian and History News: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. Fargo Issue, III:1, Spring and Summer 1969. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian and History News: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. Manitoba Issue No. 1, III:4, Fall and Winter 1969-70. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. Fargo: North Dakota State University, Summer 1975. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Red River Valley Historian: The Quarterly Journal of the Red River Valley Historical Society. Minnesota Issue. Winter 1978- 79. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS F642.R3 F3x
Report of the International Joint Commission, Canada and the United States, on the Cooperative Development of the Pembina River Basin. Ottawa, Canada: Roger Duhamel, 1967.
Reid, Russell. The State Flag of North Dakota. [[s.], s.n., 196-?]. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS JC346.N6 R43
State Parks and Historic Sites in North Dakota. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, State Parks Committee, 1950.
Supplemental Information for Justification of the Proposed Pembilier Dam as Prepared by the North Dakota State Water Conservation Commission. North Dakota State Water Conservation Commission, 1957.
Ville Cathedrale de Saint Boniface, the Cathedral City. Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce, 1958.
The following items have been removed to the Library's general stacks:
Mohberg, Nora Fladeboe. After You, Andrew. Grafton, N.D.: Record Printers, [1970]. Z720.M67 A3
Rolczynski, John. Pages from the Past. Northwood, N.D.: Dakota Publishers, Inc., 1973. E178.6.R64
Souvenir Program Joseph Rolette Memorial Dedication, Pembina, North Dakota, October 13, 1937. Pembina, N.D. [s.n.], 1937. F605.1.R74 S68
McFadden, Molly. "Assiniboine Steamboats". Beaver: A Magazine of the North. Winnipeg, Canada: Hudson's Bay Company. Outfit 284, June 1953. Box 2, folder 34.
Beaver: Magazine of the North. Winnipeg, Canada: Hudson's Bay Company. Outfit 290, Spring 1960. Box 2, folder 34.
Booklet on the history of the Hudson Bay Company and the fur trade. Title page missing. Printed in Canada. Box 2, folder 34.
"Behold a Great Priest Who in His Days Pleased God". Catholic Action News. 39:9, December 1976. Box 5.
"Bishop Leo Ferdinand, 1900-1976". Catholic Action News. 39:9, December 1976. Box 5.
Shanley, John. Blackrobes at the Red River: The Story of Pioneers for Christ. Pembina, N.D.: Assumption Parish, 1958. Box 2, folder 35.
"First Church in North Dakota Established in 1818". Catholic Action News. 31:5, May 1968, p.3. Box 5.
Shanley, John. The Founding of the Catholic Church in North Dakota. Box 2, folder 35.
Macleod, Margaret Arnett. "The Frozen Priest of Pembina". The Catholic World. CXLII:848, p.166. Box 2, folder 35.
"In Huronia . . . 300 Years Ago". Catholic Missions. XXVI:II, p.4. Box 2, folder 35.
Coverage of 150th Anniversary of Assumption Church at Pembina. Catholic Action News. 31:8, September 1968. Box 5.
Coverage of 150th Anniversary of Assumption Church at Pembina. Catholic Action News. 31:10, October 1968. Box 5.
Albert Christopher obituary. North Dakota League of Cities Bulletin, 45:4, April 1977, p.12. Box 2, folder 36.
"Appreciation Day Honors Mayor Christopher for 39 Years in Office". North Dakota League of Cities Bulletin. 37:12, December 1969, p.9. Box 2, folder 36.
"Industrial Competition is Tough". North Dakotan. Fargo, N.D.: Greater North Dakota Association/North Dakota State Chamber of Commerce, 37:12, December 1962, p.2. Box 2, folder 36.
"Manvel Takes Top Community Award". League of North Dakota Municipalities, 30:12, December 1962, p.3. Box 2, folder 36.
"Service Station News Salutes Rep. A.J. Christopher of Pembina". North Dakota Service Station News, Vol. 1, January 1963, p.18. Box 2, folder 36.
"UND Grads Flock to D.C. Meeting". University of North Dakota Alumni Review. Grand Forks, N.D.: University of North Dakota, XXXVII:10, March 1960. Box 2, folder 36.
"Dakota Territory Centennial, 1861-1961". North Dakotan. Fargo, N.D.: Greater North Dakota Association/North Dakota State Chamber of Commerce, 36:3, April 1961, p.2. Box 2, folder 37.
"10,000 Expected July 4 at Bismarck Dakota Territory Centennial Celebration". Service Station News. 3:6, June 1961, p.6. Box 2, folder 37.
North Dakota Outdoors. North Dakota State Game and Fish Department. XXIV:1, July 1961. Box 2, folder 37.
International Boundary - U.S. and Canada
Alexander, Jack. "Border Without Bayonets". The Saturday Evening Post. 212:28, January 6, 1940, p.9. Box 5.
"Men, Moose, and Mink of Northwest Angle". The National Geographic Magazine. XCII:2, August, 1947, p.265. Box 2, folder 38.
Native American History
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Mr. Kyle Presented the Following Papers Relative to an Agreement with the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota. Washington, D.C.: G.P.O., 1900. Senate Documents Vol. 36, Doc. 444, 1899-1900. 56th Congress, 1st Session. Box 2, folders 39-40.
Chapin, Earl V. "The White Avenger of the Chippewa". The West: True Stories of the Old West. 11:6, November, 1969, p.12. Box 2, folder 39.
"Emblems of North Dakota". Bismarck: North Dakota Department of State. Box 2, folder 41.
Robinson, Elwyn B. "Lewis and Clark: The North Dakota Phase". North Dakota Quarterly. Grand Forks, N.D.: University of North Dakota Press, 24:1, Winter 1956, p.5. Box 2, folder 41.
North Dakota Forts. State Historical Society of North Dakota. 1963. Box 2, folder 41.
"North Dakota State Capitol, Bismarck". Bismarck: North Dakota State Board of Administration. Box 2, folder 41.
Cavalier, Lulah. Some Postoffice Incidents of Early Days in North Dakota. Minot: Greater North Dakota Branch of the National League of District Postmasters, 1926. Box 2, folder 41.
Robinson, Elwyn B. The Themes of North Dakota History. Grand Forks, N.D.: University of North Dakota. Box 2, folder 41.
Walsh, Ben. "They Came and Stayed." Plains Talk. 3:1, Winter 1973. Box 2, folder 41.
North Dakota Historical Quarterly: Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Bismarck, N.D.: State Historical Society of North Dakota. VII:2-3, January - April 1933. Box 2, folder 42.
North Dakota Historical Quarterly: Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. VIII:4, July 1941. Box 2, folder 42.
North Dakota Historical Quarterly: Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. IX:2, January 1942. Box 2, folder 43.
North Dakota Historical Quarterly: Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. IX:3, April 1942. Box 2, folder 43.
North Dakota History. Bismarck, N.D.: State Historical Society of North Dakota. 12:3, July 1945. Box 2, folder 44.
North Dakota History. 22:3, July 1955. Box 2, folder 44.
North Dakota History. 24:2, April 1957. Box 2, folder 44.
North Dakota History. 26:3, Summer 1959. Box 2, folder 44.
North Dakota History. 29:4, October 1962. Box 2, folder 44.
North Dakota History. 32:2, April 1965. Box 2, folder 44.
North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. 34:1, Winter 1967. Box 2, folder 45.
North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. 36:1, Winter 1969. Box 2, folder 45.
North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. 37:3, Summer 1970. Box 2, folder 45.
North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. 38:3, Summer 1971. Box 3, folder 1.
North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. 39:1, Winter 1972. Box 3, folder 1.
North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. 42:4, Fall 1975. Box 3, folder 1.
Plains Talk. State Historical Society of North Dakota. March 30, 1967. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals, Official Newsletter of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Coleharbor, N.D. I:1, January-February 1967. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals. 1:4, September-December 1967. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals. 2:2, 1968. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals. 2:3, 1968. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals. 2:4, 1968. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals. 3:1, 1969. Box 3, folder 2.
Trails and Smoke Signals. 3:3, 1969. Box 3, folder 2.
Pembilier Dam and Pembina River Basin
Larson, John. "Forty-eight Hours". News Letter. Rainy River Basins Commission, II:3, May 1971, p.7. Box 3, folder 3.
"Pembina River Hearing Scheduled at Walhalla". News Bulletin. North Dakota Water Users Association. VI:5, May 1965, p.2. Box 3, folder 3.
Supplemental Information for Justification of the Proposed Pembilier Dam as Prepared by the North Dakota State Water Commission. North Dakota State Water Commission, April 1957. (Includes information compiled by Pat Christopher). Box 3, folder 3.
Steffen, Bernard R. and Lloyd B. Parker. All Aboard for Pembina, North Dakota's Oldest Settlement. Pembina, N.D.: Pembina Community Club, 1957, 1967. Box 3, folder 4.
Belleau, J.M. Brief History of Old Pembina: Souvenir of 121st Anniversary of Old Pembina, N.D., 1818-1939. 1939. Box 3, folder 4.
Centennial Chronicles. Photography by James L. Puppe, Henzel, N.D. Published in Pembina County, 1967. Box 5. Early Days in Pembina County and Genesis of Cavalier. City of Cavalier. Box 3, folder 4.
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. "Early Pembina History". North Dakota Clubwoman. XXXII:3, March 1948, p.6. Box 3, folder 4.
Arndt, B. Michael. Geology of Cavalier and Pembina Counties. Bulletin 62 Part 1. Grand Forks, N.D.: North Dakota Geological Survey, 1975. Box 3, folder 5.
Bicentennial Book Committee. Heritage '76: Pembina County, North Dakota, Then and Now. Cavalier, N.D.: Pembina County Commissioners and the Pembina County Historical Society, 1975. Box 3, folder 6.
Pembina Centennial Committee. A History of Pembina County. Grafton, N.D.: Record Printers, 1967. Box 3, folder 7.
"North Dakota's Oldest City Is Getting a New Look". League of North Dakota Municipalities Bulletin. 30:2, February 1962, p.6. Box 3, folder 7.
Steffen, Bernard R. and Parker, Lloyd. Pembina: North Dakota's Oldest Settlement. Pembina, N.D.: Pembina Community Club, 1957. Box 3, folder 7.
"Pembina: Past and Present". MCI Monitor. Motor Coach Industries.2:11, November, 1967. Box 3, folder 8.
"Pembina County Celebrates Centennial". The Nodak Neighbor of the Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. 15:11, April 1967, p.4. Box 3, folder 8.
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. "Pembina County History". Bar North. North Dakota Stockmen's Association, 9:8, November 1961, p.7. Box 3, folder 8.
Pembina County Township Plats of 1893 and Record of Historical Events - calendar, 1981. Box 5.
"Pembina in Spring: Where the Action Is". MCI Monitor. 3:5, May, 1968, p.4. Box 3, folder 8.
Chapin, Earl V. "The Pembina River Post: The Diary of a Fur Trader". Golden West: True Stories of the Old West. 6:4, May, 1970, p.14. Box 3, folder 8.
Christopher, A.J. "Pembina's Water Supply Problem Solved". Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Sewage WorkkConference. Bismarck, N.D., X:3, September 1942, p.15. Box 3, folder 8.
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. Red River Ripples: A Pageant of Pembina. 1939. Box 3, folder 9.
"The Story of Pembina". The Record. I:4, August 1895, p.9. Box 5.
Stoa, Marjorie A. Enos Stutsman: Influential Pioneer, Dakota Territory 1858-1874. Fargo, N.D.: North Dakota State University, 1962. Box 4, folder 1.
Pfaller, Louis. Father De Smet in Dakota. Richardton, N.D.: Assumption Abbey Press, 1962. Box 4, folder 2.
Reid, Russell. Sakakawea: The Bird Woman. Bismarck, N.D.: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1950. Box 4, folder 2.
Souvenir Program Joseph Rolette Memorial Dedication Pembina, North Dakota, October 13, 1937. Pembina, N.D.: [s.n.], 1937. Box 4, folder 2.
Pioneer Daughters of Pembina County
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. A History of Pembina County Pioneer Daughters: Thirtieth Anniversary, Pembina County Chapter of Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota. Box 4, folder 3.
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. "In Retrospect". Pembina County Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota, 1940-1941. Grand Forks, N.D.: Washburn Printing Co. Box 4, folder 3.
Pembina County Pioneer Daughters of North Dakota 1946 - 1947 - 1948. Box 4, folder 3.
"Pioneer Daughters Organize in Oldest North Dakota Town". North Dakota Clubwoman. XXV:2, November-December 1940, p.5. Box 4, folder 3.
Lee, Charles H. The Long Ago: A Collection of Historic Anecdotes of Early Days in the Valley of the Red River of the North. Walhalla, N.D.: The Semiweekly Mountaineer Press, 1899. Box 4, folder 4.
Minutes of the Red River Valley Old Settlers' Association: General Associations, Wahpeton, July 26, 1902, Abercrombie, July 17, 1903, and County Auxilliary Associations. Walhalla, N.D.: Mountaineer Pritt. Box 4, folder 4.
Minutes of the 1904-5-6 Sessions of the Red River Valley Old Settlers' Association, and County Auxilliaries. Walhalla, N.D.: Semi-Weekly Mountaineer Press, 1907. Box 4, folder 4.
Red River Valley Old Settlers' Association. Proceedings of the Red River Valley Old Settlers' Association. Fargo, N.D.: Record Publishing, Co., 1898. Box 4, folder 4.
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. "The Red River Cart". Rolling Along. North Dakota Motor Carriers Association, Inc., XIV:3, March 1961, p.3. Box 4, folder 5.
Christopher, Henrietta Conmy. "The Red River Cart". Service Station News. 3:6, June 1961, p.3. Box 4, folder 5.
Red River Land N.A.. Finley, N.D.: Heritage, Inc., 1973 Summer edition. Box 5.
Red River Land Traveler. Red River Land, North Dakota (Eastern North Dakota Valley Heritage Commission), Summer 1979. Box 4, folder 5.
Rolfsrud, Erling Nicolai. The Story of Red River Land. Fargo, N.D.: North Central Council for School Television, 1967. Box 4, folder 6.
Visit Red River Land N.A., undated. Box 5.
United States History
Lothrop, Margaret M. "Children of the Wayside". Child Life. November, 1938. Box 4, folder 7.
Lothrop, Margaret M. "My House and the Minute Men". Child Life. April, 1952. Box 4, folder 7.
"Tales of the Road: Getting a Mechanic's Attention". The Saturday Evening Post. 177:45, May 6, 1905, p.4. Box 5.
"They Opened the Door to the West". The Humble Way. III:3-4, Fall 1964, p.10. Box 4, folder 7.
Fleming, Thomas. "The War We Almost Fought With France". The American Legion Magazine. 91:6, December, 1971, p.20. Box 4, folder 7.
Peattie, Donald Culross. "We Bought an Empire for Four Cents an Acre". Reader's Digest. 62:371, March, 1953, p.37. Box 4, folder 7.
"Minot Fur Firm Deals Internationally". Industrial News. 4:2, June 1965, p.3. Box 4, folder 8.
Dalzell, Harvey and Myrtle, et.al. Walhalla Quasquicentennial Anniversary, Commemorating 125 Years of History, June 30 to July 7, 1973. Box 4, folder 8.
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