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

ERICK A. ERICKSON PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1466

DATES: 1936-1971

SIZE: .25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Erick A. Erickson papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Erling Erickson, Cold Stream, British Columbia, Canada on July 17, 2003 (Acc. #2003-2644).

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

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Erick A. Erickson was born to Anders E. Haugen, and Siri Christine Wold Haugen on December 21, 1876 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. It is believed that sometime shortly after Anders' death in 1878 the family changed their last name to Erickson, but it is unclear why that was done. Erickson's mother remarried in 1879 to Anders Flatbraaten who later changed his last name to Gilbertson, the reason for this is also unclear. She died in 1913. Erickson's family left Grand Meadow in the spring of 1881 and moved to Primrose Township in Steele County, Dakota Territory.

In 1903 Erickson married Oline Kjos, a Norwegian immigrant. Erickson spent the majority of his life farming, but also was involved in other activities around North Dakota. For thirty years he served as the secretary, treasurer and director of the Steele County Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company. He also served two terms as the treasurer of Steele County, and was a director and adjuster for the North Dakota Farmers Mutual Tornado and Cyclone Insurance Company. Erickson also made an unsuccessful election bid for the North Dakota legislature. He worked as a farmer until his death in 1934.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Erick A. Erickson papers are comprised of two parts. Part one consists of records regarding the estate sale of Erick A. Erickson after his death in 1936. The second part consists of the drafts his son Erling A. Erickson wrote for an article in North Dakota Quarterly in the winter of 1971 regarding the estate sale.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Typed copy of the auction announcement - 1936
2. Original copy of auction records - 1936
3. Typed copy of original auction records - 1936
4. Two bills of sale for cattle - 1936
5. Draft copy of article in North Dakota Quarterly.
6. Final copy of article in North Dakota Quarterly - 1971

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