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Title: Eric C. Jacobsen

Dates:  1883-1939

Record Series: 10898

Quantity: 1.35 feet and digital

Abstract: Contains photographs and papers related to Eric C. Jacobsen’s family and work.  Consists of a photo album containing photos of bridge construction in North Dakota.  Bridges featured may include the Lost Bridge in Dunn County (N.D.), Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), and the Four Bears Bridge at Elbowwoods (N.D.).  Also includes photographs of archaeological sites, the Mandan Fair, and the Fort Berthold area. Correspondence in the collection is from America Elmira Collins, Jacobsen’s grandmother, and Mary C. Collins, Jacobsen’s great-aunt.  Topics included in the correspondence include John Grass, Sitting Bull, and the Ghost Dance.  Digital scans of papers are also included in the collection. Digital scans include correspondence with Mary C. Collins, John Grass, Russell Reid, George F. Will Sr., the Department of the Interior and include topics like genealogy, land allotments, archaeology, songs and stories in the Lakota language, day school students and research for bridge work.

Provenance: The photo album of bridge construction was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota on December 31, 2003 by Susan M. Job, John L. Jacobsen, and Dr. Thomas E. Jacobsen.  The letters from America Elmira Collins (previously MSS 20255) were donated on September 7, 1961 by Eric Collins Jacobsen to Russell Reid as indicated in a note included in the case file. The photographs of the archaeological sites, Mandan Fair, Fort Berthold, and the dedication of the Four Bears Bridge (previously Photo Collection 00246) were loaned to be copied by the State Historical Society of North Dakota on March 14, 1983, as documented by loan form signed by Dr. Thomas Jacobsen and Gerald Newborg, State Archivist. Later the original negatives by Eric C. Jacobsen were donated. Dr. Thomas E. Jacobsen donated the scans of the digital objects in January 2016; the originals remain with the donor. The provenance of the Fort Berthold manuscript (previously MSS 20717) is unknown.

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

Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs.  Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.  Permission to use any radio or television broadcast portions of the collection must be sought from the creator.

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.

Collection Note: Manuscript collections 20255 and 20717 and Photograph Collections 00246 and 2003-P-015 were added to MSS 10898 in January 2016.

Historical Sketch

Eric C. Jacobsen 68, a veteran of World War I died unexpectedly at his home on August 30, 1965.  Mr. Jacobsen was a draftman for the Federal Bureau of Reclamation.  He also was a bridge engineer on bridges like the 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre, SD, the Lost Bridge in Dunn County, ND, the original Four Bears Bridge at Elbowwoods, ND, and the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston, ND.  Mr. Jacobsen was born January 2, 1897 at Pierre, SD, a son of Elias and Ethel Collins Jacobsen. He graduated from Beloit College, Beloit, WI and served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in France during World War I. He married Rachel Unzelman on June 19, 1933 at Philip, SD.  They had two sons and one daughter, John, Thomas, and Susan.  Mr. Jacobsen had three sisters and one brother, Dorothy, Helen, Edith, and Edmund.  Mr. Jacobsen was a member of the Masons and the American Legion. 

Source: The Bismarck Tribune, August 31, 1965

Mary C. Collins was born in Upper Alton, IL on April 18, 1846. Her family later moved to Keokuk, IA; there Mary became a member of Keokuk’s First Congregational Church. She received a Master’s Degree from Ripon College and taught school in Keokuk for three years. In 1875, Mary began her mission work in Dakota Territory with Reverend and Mrs. Thomas L. Riggs at the Oahe Mission near Fort Sully.  She was both teacher and social worker and quickly learned the Lakota dialect of the Sioux language.

In December 1885, Mary began her own mission work at Little Eagle on the Standing Rock Reservation. Mary was quickly admired by the population of Little Eagle, earning the Sioux name “Winona” which means princess. Her gifts as preacher, teacher and doctor were invaluable on the reservation. Mary was known as a friend of the Indians.  She later became acquainted with Sitting Bull., who adopted her into his tribe. Mary was ordained as a minister of the Congregational Church in October of 1899, allowing her to conduct religious ceremonies such as marriages, baptisms, and funerals. Mary returned to Keokuk, IA in 1910 to live with her sister. She lived in Iowa until her death on May 25, 1920. 

Source: Mary Collins Collection finding aid from South Dakota State Archives
 
Mary C. Collins is the sister of Williamson Lewis Collins who married America Elmira Collins.  Williamson and America had a daughter named Ethel Lynn Collins who married Elias Jacobsen.  Eric C. Jacobsen is the son of Ethel and Elias Jacobsen.

Source: Ancestry

Box/Folder Inventory

Box 1:
1 Copies of excerpts from letters from America Elmira Collins to her daughter, Ethel Warner Collins in Keokuk (Iowa), concerning the Ghost Dance movement, Sitting Bull, Mary C. Collins, and the Battle of Wounded Knee
2 Indian stories gathered at Fort Berthold Indian Reservation by Eric C. Jacobsen, 1933

Box 2:    Photograph album (10898-00005 – 10898-00187)

Box 3:    Photographs (10898-00001 – 00004, 10898-00188 – 00214)

Box 4:    Negatives (10898-00188 – 10898-00214)

Digital    Scans of original items (10898-00215 – 10898-00259)
               
Photograph Inventory
10898-00001       Eric C. Jacobsen standing on an unfinished bridge that he was working on, ca. 1931-1933
10898-00002       Bridge camp at Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00003       Eric C. Jacobsen at bridge camp at Elbowwoods (N.D.), ca. 1931
10898-00004       Interior of Eric C. and Rachel Jacobsen’s first home at bridge camp, Elbowwoods (N.D.), 1933     
10898-00005       Bridge spanning a river, ca. 1930s             
10898-00006 - 00009        Bridge culvert, ca. 1930s
10898-00010       Bridge spanning a dry creek, ca. 1930s
10898-00011       Bridge spanning a small creek, ca. 1930s
10898-00012       Crane working on a bridge over several railroad tracks, ca. 1930s
10898-00013       Construction of a bridge across body of water showing roadbeds and a road base being built, ca. 1930s
10898-00014       Men working on the roadbed of a bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00015       Building a causeway, ca. 1930s
10898-00016       Dredger putting some mud on a barge, men are working on the dredger and another boat seems to be keeping the barge in place as the dredger fills it up, ca. 1930s
10898-00017       Crane working on a bridge over several railroad tracks, ca. 1930s
10898-00018       Three dredges working along the pylons already cast for support in the water, ca. 1930s
10898-00019       Bridge spanning a short gully or stream, ca. 1930s
10898-00020       Bridge just before the downtown area showing many trees and buildings in the far background, ca. 1930s
10898-00021       Bridge from a bottom view showing the supports across gully, ca. 1930s
10898-00022       Bridge Spanning a Gully, ca. 1930s
10898-00023       Small bridge with steel sides spanning a creek or a gully, ca. 1930s
10898-00024       Approach span over dry land to the actual bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00025       Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge and 1926 Missouri River Bridge in Pierre (S.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00026       Two men standing beside bridge construction material, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00027       Man working a bucket hanging on a cable coming from some kind of suspended cable machine, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00028       Crane moving material for the roadway base of a bridge and three men working on the bridge, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00029       Two men digging trench with a large bucket for removal, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00030       Bridge spanning a river, June 24, 1926
10898-00031       1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.) under construction showing a crane on the bridge and the causeway, 1926
10898-00032 - 00033        1926 Missouri River Bridge pillars under construction, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00034 - 00035        Crane working on the bridge roadway, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00036 - 00038        Cranes and equipment working on the bridge in the wintertime, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00038       Man standing on bridge approach, 1926 Missouri River Bridge at Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00039       View of 1926 Missouri River Bridge approach, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00040       View of the bottom of the 1926 Missouri River Bridge, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00041       1926 Missouri River Bridge, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00042       Aerial view of 1926 Missouri River Bridge, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00043       Aerial view of land near 1926 Missouri River Bridge, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00044       Two men with the 1926 Missouri River Bridge and the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge in the background, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00045       1926 Missouri River Bridge pillars spanning the river ready to have the roadbed constructed on them, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00046       1926 Missouri River Bridge under construction, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00047 - 00049        Cranes laying roadway on the 1926 Missouri River Bridge in Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00050       Construction crew celebrating on the 1926 Missouri River Bridge in Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00051       1926 Missouri River Bridge and the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge span the Missouri River, Pierre (S.D.), 1926
10898-00052       Possibly Eric C. and Rachel Jacobsen near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00053       Missouri River from the Sanish Golf Course, Sanish (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00054       Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00055       Construction materials for Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00056       Plaque on the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00057       Three men standing on Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927           
10898-00058       Wood frame building, ca. 1927
10898-00059       Paving the Lewis and Clark Bridge roadway in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00060 - 00061        View of bottom of the Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00062       Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00063 - 00064        Aerial View of Lewis and Clark Bridge in Williston (N.D.), ca. 1927
10898-00065       Man at “Inspector’s Office,” ca. 1927
10898-00066       Crane on a scaffold overlooking a gully, ca. 1930
10898-00067       Crane working on a railroad bridge, ca. 1930
10898-00068       Crane lifting a bridge girder amid some logs on the ground, ca. 1930
10898-00069       Crane working on a bridge amid several pieces of bridge pieces, ca. 1930
10898-00070       Two men working on a bridge pillar that will hold up the roadbed, ca. 1930
10898-00071       Men working on concrete forms for a pillar, ca. 1930
10898-00072       Lift bridge from water level showing the roadway on the pillars, ca. 1930
10898-00073       Side view from water level of the lift bridge, ca. 1930
10898-00074       Top view of lift bridge, ca. 1930
10898-00075       Bridge supports that are going across the river ready for a roadbed to be built on them, ca. 1930
10898-00076       Men working on the roadbed at edge of pylon over the water, ca. 1930
10898-00077       Men building on top of pylons and wood frame buildings and boats in the background, ca. 1930
10898-00078       Men putting up the side forms and supports for the roadbed, ca. 1930
10898-00079       Crane working on bridge, ca. 1930
10898-00080       Steam equipment working on a section of the bridge over the water, ca. 1930
10898-00081       Crane working on the roadbed and men standing on the roadbed just off the shoreline, ca. 1930
10898-00082       Crane working on a bridge over several sets of railroad tracks, ca. 1930
10898-00083       Bridge spanning a gully and a small river, ca. 1930
10898-00084       Bridge spanning a gully and a small river, ca. 1930
10898-00085       Men and machines laying girders on a bridge roadbed before any surface is put down, ca. 1930
10898-00086       View of Badlands, n.d.
10898-00087       Distant view of hills, possibly Badlands, n.d.
10898-00088       Badlands, n.d.
10898-00089       View of Badlands, n.d.
10898-00090       View of river, possibly Little Missouri River, n.d.
10898-00091       Excavation of a caisson for construction on the Lost Bridge, Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00092       View of Lost Bridge over Little Missouri River, Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00093       Bend in Little Missouri River, ca. 1930
10898-00094       Man using jackhammer during construction of the Lost Bridge in Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00095       View of Lost Bridge across Little Missouri River, Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00096       Lost Bridge and Badlands in distance, Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00097       Placing revetment on shoreline to prevent erosion near Lost Bridge over Little Missouri River, Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00098       Setting up construction equipment near Lost Bridge in Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00099       “On Highway #22 near Killdeer, N. Dak.,” view of Lost Bridge in Dunn County (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00100       Bridge spanning river, ca. 1930
10898-00101       Construction on bridge, ca. 1930
10898-00102       Man standing beside construction machinery, ca. 1930
10898-00103       Close up of bridge construction, ca. 1930
10898-00104       View of river, possibly Missouri River near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00105       View of construction on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00106       View of river, possibly Missouri River near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00107 - 00110        View of construction on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00111       Truck with construction equipment, near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00112       Crane working on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00113       Construction on bridge column and construction equipment, Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00114       Crane working on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00115 - 00116        Road under construction on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00117 - 00118        Construction on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00119       Pile driver and other construction equipment on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00120 - 00124        Construction of the bridge pillars on the Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00125       Completed bridge pillars from bank, Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00126       Completed bridge pillar in the middle of icy Missouri River, Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00127       Construction of bridge pillars on the Four Bears Bridge near Elbowwoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00128       Men and cranes work on road construction on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowwoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00129       Construction on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00130       Raising a girder on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00131       Men placing a girder on a support beam on Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1930
10898-00132 - 00136        Remains of Four Bears Bridge after it caved in due to the rise in the Missouri River in June 1933
10898-00137 - 00138        Crane cleaning up Four Bears Bridge cave in from rise in Missouri River in June 1933
10898-00139 - 00140        Part of Four Bears Bridge being demolished during cleanup from rise in Missouri River in June 1933
10898-00141       Pile of rubble from collapse in Four Bears Bridge from rise in Missouri River in June 1933
10898-00142       Cleaning up Four Bears Bridge cave in from rise in Missouri River in June 1933
10898-00143       Four Bears Bridge construction site out buildings, near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00144       Four Bears Bridge construction campsite, near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00145       I. P. Baker towboat pushing barge of material on Missouri River, ca. 1933
10898-00146       Crane constructing Four Bears Bridge near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00147       Distant view of Four Bears Bridge construction near Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00148 - 00149        Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00150       View of Four Bears Bridge construction during winter, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00151       Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00152       Four Bears Bridge, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00153       Men riveting a girder on Four Bears Bridge, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00154       Men moving a girder, Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00155       Men working on crossbeams, Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00156       Men working on girders, Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00157       Man standing on bridge base, Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00158 - 00159        Men riveting beams, Four Bears Bridge construction, Elbowoods (N.D.), ca. 1933
10898-00160       Northern Pacific wrecking crane in railroad yard, ca. 1930s
10898-00161 - 00162        Railroad crane lifting bridge beam, ca. 1930s
10898-00163       Bridge beam being loaded on to a truck by railroad crane, ca. 1930s
10898-00164       Placing girder on a column on bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00165       Crane placing girder on bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00166       Crane unloading bridge beams from truck, ca. 1930s
10898-00167       Men standing below bridge during construction, ca. 1930s
10898-00168       Crane placing girder on bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00169       Crane lifting girder on bridge into place, ca. 1930s
10898-00170       Men working on the outside of roadway on bridge, standing on wooden supports, ca. 1930
10898-00171       View of bridge under construction, ca. 1930s
10898-00172       Viaduct over Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00173       Side view of viaduct over Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00174       Side view of viaduct over Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00175       Walkway tunnel under viaduct over Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00176       Automobile crossing viaduct over Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00177       Three children in pedestrian walkway under Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00178       View of bridge pillars under the viaduct over the Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00179       View of bridge pillars under the viaduct over the Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00180       View under the viaduct over the Great Northern Railway in Minot (N.D.), ca. 1930s
10898-00181       Four men surveying land, ca. 1930s
10898-00182       Five men surveying land, ca. 1930s
10898-00183       Close up of column under bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00184       Column under bridge sitting on girders, ca. 1930s
10898-00185       Close up of column under bridge sitting on girders, ca. 1930s
10898-00186       Close up of cracked column in base of bridge, ca. 1930s
10898-00187       Two boys in yard in front of house sitting behind two scooters, ca. 1930s
10898-00188       Excavation of earth lodge at Ward Site, Bismarck (ND)
10898-00189       Earth Lodge on capitol grounds  under construction, Bismarck (ND)
10898-00190       Earth Lodge on capitol grounds  construction done, Bismarck (ND)
10898-00191       Fort Clark Trading Post site (ND)
10898-00192       Boulder with pictographs, Fort Berthold (ND)
10898-00193       "Big Canoe" Mandan ceremonial structure                          
10898-00194       "Big Canoe"                       
10898-00195       "Big Canoe"
10898-00196       Mandan Indian interments, Fort Berthold (ND), 1932-1933
10898-00197       Gasoline powered towboat owned by Benton Transportation Co. at a landing, 1934        
10898-00198       Towboat R.J.B. towing a barge with structural steel for Four Bears Bridge at Elbowoods (N.D.), 1934        
10898-00199       Towboat R.J.B. at mooring, 1934              
10898-00200       Crows Heart’s cabin at Fort Berthold Reservation (ND), 1932
10898-00201       Fort Berthold Indians awaiting church services, 1932
10898-00202       Indians on horseback at Four Bears Bridge dedication, July 1934
10898-00203       Indians on horseback at Four Bears Bridge dedication, July 1934
10898-00204       Dakota dancers at Northern Pacific Depot, Mandan (ND), 1931
10898-00205       Native American woman at Mandan Fair, 1931
10898-00206       Native American man at Northern Pacific Depot, Mandan (ND), 1931
10898-00207       Holy Horse, dancer at Northern Pacific Depot, Mandan (ND), 1931
10898-00208       Native American man with drum at Mandan Fair, 1931
10898-00209       Camp of an archaeological party at the Leavenworth Arikara Village: George Will, Gordon Hewes, William Duncan Strong, August 22, 1932
10898-00210 - 00214        Leavenworth Site excavation under the direction of Dr. William Duncan Strong August 22, 1932
10898-00260                     Fort Sully (D.T.) ca. 1880
10898-00261                     Fort Sully (D.T.) from a distance ca. 1880
10898-00262                     Painting of Fort Sully (D.T.) ca. 1880
10898-00263                     Fort Sully (D.T.) ca. 1880                                 

Digital Inventory
10898-00215       Correspondence to Elias Jacobsen from John P. Williamson, March 8, 1886          
10898-00216       Note in Lakota language regarding John Grass family, n.d.
10898-00217       Correspondence to Mary C. Collins from Sam Bruguier, February 2, 1894
10898-00218       Correspondence to Mary C. Collins in Lakota language, June 18, 1881
10898-00219       Poem in English and Lakota language, August 1891
10898-00220       Note regarding Running Antelope, in English and Lakota language, n.d.
10898-00221       Correspondence between Rachel Jacobsen and Ben “Ohitiki” Brave, March 20, 1939
10898-00222       Correspondence to Mary C. Collins from Louis Sitting Bull, March 3, 1892
10898-00223       Correspondence to Mary C. Collins from Mrs. John Grass in Lakota language, December 13, 1904
10898-00224       Correspondence to Mary C. Collins from John Grass in Lakota language, January 8, 1892
10898-00225       “Story of the Little Calf” in Lakota language, n.d.
10898-00226       Interest coupon for Peoria School Township in Hughes County (D.T.), December 6, 1884
10898-00227       Notes and manuscript regarding Fort Berthold and the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, n.d.
10898-00228       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Russell Reid discussing Elbowoods bridge and citizens, Alfred Bowers, and archaeology, December 20, 1932
10898-00229       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Russell Reid pertaining to Indian mounds southwest of Dickinson, a book review of “Sakakawea,” and the Elbowoods Bridge, October 5, 1933
10898-00230       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Russell Reid discussing Ben Benson, De Trobriand’s journal, Pat Starr, Nishu, bronze statuary work for the Elbowoods Bridge, and Alfred Bowers, February 2, 1934
10898-00231       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from George F. Will Sr. regarding Dr. Strong’s camp, Alfred Bowers, and Ben Benson, January 4, 1933
10898-00232       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from George F. Will Sr. discussing Alfred Bowers, appropriation for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Ben Benson, and Alec Sage, January 31, 1933
10898-00233       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from George F. Will Sr. regarding Jacobsen’s wedding and ceremonies on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, July 10, 1933
10898-00234       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from George F. Will Sr. pertaining to the ceremonies on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, July 31, 1933
10898-00235       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Russell Reid discussing oral histories of the Mandan people, March 30, 1933
10898-00236       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Russell Reid discussing De Trobriand’s journal and Alfred Bowers, March 29, 1934
10898-00237       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from William E. Budge regarding Native American pottery and archaeology, May 5, 1933
10898-00238       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Dr. William Duncan Strong, November 22, 1933
10898-00239       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from Dr. William Duncan Strong regarding prehistoric villages near Pierre (S.D.), February 17, 1939
10898-00240       Correspondence to Eric C. Jacobsen from George F. Will Sr., March 1, 1934
10898-00241       Correspondence to Elias Jacobsen from Knute Nelson possibly regarding the Dawes Allotment Act of 1887, May 7, 1886
10898-00242       Correspondence to Elias Jacobsen from Elaine Goodale regarding an Indian Teachers’ Institute on the Cheyenne River Agency (S.D.), September 8, 1890
10898-00243       “O hunkakan lila waste,” Lakota story told by Kate Otaktewin, n.d.
10898-00244       List of students at the day school at Little Eagle (S.D.), n.d.
10898-00245       Dakota song, n.d.
10898-00246       Mary C. Collins notes about the Seven Council Fires in English and Lakota, n.d.
10898-00247       “Story of the Little Calf” as told by Amy Dupirs, English translation of Lakota, n.d.
10898-00248       Correspondence to Mr. Wanbliwahacanka from the Department of the Interior, General Land Office of Silas W. Lamoreaux, March 5, 1895
10898-00249       Correspondence to Ivan W. Goodner from the Department of the Interior, General Land Office of Fred Dennett regarding an allotment of Mr. Wanbliwahacanka, October 22, 1907
10898-00250       Correspondence to Elias Jacobsen from the Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs regarding an allotment of Mr. Wanbliwahacanka, January 25, 1909
10898-00251       Correspondence to Elias Jacobsen from the Department of the Interior, United States Indian Service regarding Indian homestead patents, January 12, 1909
10898-00252       “A Medicine Man’s Vision,” n.d.
10898-00253       “The Story of the Little Calf,” n.d.
10898-00254       Tribute to Miss Mary C. Collins from the First Congregational Church in Keokuk (Iowa), n.d.
10898-00255       Teton love songs in Lakota, n.d.
10898-00256       Song, n.d.
10898-00257       Song in Lakota and English, n.d.
10898-00258       Elias Jacobsen homestead declaratory statement from Oahe (D.T.), April 15, 1884
10898-00259       Isaac Whitefield homestead declaratory statement from Oahe (D.T.), June 15, 1883

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State Archives: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F, except state holidays; 2nd Sat. of each month, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Appointments are recommended. To schedule an appointment, please contact us at 701.328.2091 or archives@nd.gov.
State Historical Society offices: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F, except state holidays.

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phone: 701.328.2666
email: history@nd.gov

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