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

N. H. WHITCOMB PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #484

DATES: 1919-1945

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The N. H. Whitcomb Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Acc. #78-511).

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

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Noyes Hartly Whitcomb was born on October 2, 1875 to John and Irene Howe Whitcomb in Monticello, Minnesota. "Whitecomb" was the original spelling, but follwoing the previous generations' move from England, it was changed.

Whitcomb's application for his homestead was dated and signed by Theodore Roosevelt on October 19, 1908. He then moved to North Dakota. He first lived in a shack and later built a stone house of native rock. Later, a pole barn was built. He was married and they had one daughter, Muriel. After losing his wife, Whitcomb rented his farm and moved into Flasher, North Dakota.

He served as postmaster for twelve years and then entered a partnership in a service station. He served on the school board and was involved in other community activities. In 1925, Whitcomb married Marie Ketterling of Logan County, south of Streeter, North Dakota, daughter of Christoph and Barbara Perman Ketterling. They had three sons, John, Curtis, and Dale.

Whitcomb died in June 1948.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The N. H. Whitcomb Papers contains the account books, receipts, invoices and ledgers of Whitcomb and Darger for the years 1919-1945. Whitcomb and Darger operated a service station at Flasher, North Dakota. The service station later became known as Flasher Service and Produce. The account books give an example of the prices paid and the changes in prices for oil products and car parts between 1919 and 1945.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Correspondence - Whitcomb and Darger, September 1919 - June 1921.
2. Invoices and Receipts of Whitcomb and Darger, 1919-1921
3. Monthly balances of Whitcomb and Darger, March 1919 - December 1920.
4. List of patrons for Whitcomb and Darger.
5. Sales - Cash Ledger, Whitcomb and Darger, January 1919 - August 1920.
6. Credit Ledger, Whitcomb and Darger, 1933-1945.
7. Account Books Whitcomb and Darger. January 1919 - July 1921.
8. Account Books Whitcomb and Darger, 1933-1934.
9. Account Books. Whitcomb and Darger, 1935-1939.
10. Account Books, Whitcomb and Darger, 1940-1945.
11. Loan Agreement. N.H. Whitcomb, October 1937.
12. Miscellaneous - Whitcomb and Darger.
13. Annual Report of Flasher Equity Exchange, 1938.

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