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Manuscripts by Subject - Agriculture - #11034

Title: William O'Loughlin Papers

Dates: 1960-2008

Collection Number: MSS 11034

Quantity: 6 feet

Abstract: Correspondence, legal documents, agreements, land titles, and financial materials relating to O'Loughlin's estate and investments, farming, and land purchases in North Dakota and Minnesota. Oliver A. Lumphrey was appointed guardian of O'Loughlin in early 1964. The bulk of the materials date from 1964 to 1971. The collection also contains information about federal crop insurance and other federal agricultural programs. O'Loughlin was born in Rolla, ND, lived in Williston, ND for a time, and spent the final six years of his life in River Falls, WI.

Provenance: This collection was transferred by the Wisconsin Historical Society in August 2009. The finding aid was prepared by Archives Specialist Emily J. Ergen in August 2009.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

William O'Loughlin was born in Rolla, ND in 1896. Throughout his lifetime, O'Loughlin accumulated a large estate with successful investments, farming, and land purchase in Minnesota and North Dakota. After the death of his bachelor brothers in the first half of the twentieth century, Frank and Vincent, William saw very little of his family, except Dr. Raphael J. O'Brien, Sun City, CA. In early 1964, Oliver A. Lumphrey was appointed guardian of O'Loughlin. William O'Loughlin died on November 28, 1968, at the age of seventy-two years, in Minneapolis, MN, after years battling Parkinson's disease. O'Loughlin had been a time resident at St. Joseph Home and Hospital, River Falls, WI since 1962. He willed half of his nearly two million dollar estate to two Catholic Churches and St. Joseph Home and Hospital. The rest was willed to his first cousins John O'Brien, L.M. Dempsey, Robert O'Brien, R. J. O'Brien, Mrs. Harold Deering, and their children. William O'Loughlin was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Williston, ND on December 2, 1964.

BOX/FOLDER INVENTORY

BOX 1

1. Finding Aid
2. Correspondence 1945
3. Correspondence 1951
4. Correspondence 1952
5. Correspondence 1953
6. Correspondence 1957
7. Correspondence 1958
8. Correspondence 1959
9. Correspondence 1960
10. Correspondence 1961
11. Correspondence 1962
12. Correspondence 1963
13. Correspondence, January - June 1964
14. Correspondence, July - December 1964
15. Correspondence, January-March 1965
16. Correspondence, April-July 1965
17. Correspondence, August-December 1965
18. Correspondence 1966
19. Correspondence, January-June 1967
20. Correspondence, July-December 1967
21. Correspondence 1968
22. Correspondence 1969
23. Correspondence 1970
24. Correspondence, January - June 1971
25. Correspondence, July - December 1971
26. Correspondence 1972
27. Correspondence 1973
28. Correspondence n.d.
29. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1914-1919
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
30. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1920-1929
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
31. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1930-1939
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
32. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1940-1949
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
33. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1950-1959
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
34. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1960-1969
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
35. Legal documents, insurance, leases, agreements, death certificates, will, 1970
affidavits, testimony, notices, and contracts
36. Tax material (County, State, National) - folder 1 of 3 1942-1972
37. Tax material (County, State, National) - folder 2 of 3 1942-1972
38. Tax material (County, State, National) - folder 3 of 3 1942-1972
39. Funeral Service material 1968
40. Newspaper clippings

BOX 2

1. Receipts and bills 1960s-1970s
2. Vouchers 1958
3. Crop insurance and government agricultural programs information (1 of 3) 1960s-1970
4. Crop insurance and government agricultural programs information (2 of 3) 1960s-1970
5. Crop insurance and government agricultural programs information (3 of 3) 1960s-1970
6. Mill Tax Levy rates, North Dakota Counties 1966-1970
7. Cashed checks 1927-1964
8. San Diego County memorandum to taxpayers
9. Stock certificates - S. W. Straus Investing Corporation & The Williams County 1919 & 1931 State Bank, of Williston
10. Sister Anita Bruno speech, 5/26/ 1971
11. Publication subscriptions 1960s
12. Rolette ASCS County Committee newsletters 1967
13. Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union of America, North Dakota 1968 Division membership cards
14. Bed-Time Stories for Convalescents (booklet) 1955
15. Photograph - Pat and Dan Deering Family 1964?
16. Check booklet 1964-1968
17. Financial record booklet 1959-1963
18. Financial record booklet 1957
19. Financial record booklet 1956-1957
20. Financial ledger (bills, checks, etc.) 1964-1972
21. Financial ledger (farming information) 1964-1970
22. Trips to North Dakota 1960-1965
23. Albert Lea Federal Savings and Loan Association (Albert Lea, MN) 1964
24. American Express Company (check booklet)
25. Archer-Hoyne Federal Savings and Loan (Chicago, IL) 1971
26. Armourdale Equity Elevator Company (Rock Lake, ND) 1964-1967
27. Ben Franklin Federal Savings and Loan Association (St. Paul, MN) 1964
28. Bottineau Farmer's Elevator (Bottineau, ND) 1971
29. Brownsville Savings and Loan Association (Brownsville, TX) 1971?
30. Calumet Federal Savings and loan Association (Chicago, IL) 1964-1971
31. Calvin Farmers Union Elevator Association (Calvin, ND) 1972
32. Central Federal Savings & Loan Association (San Diego, CA) 1971
33. Central Republic Company (Chicago, IL) 1945
34. Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank of Minneapolis (MN) 1970
35. Farmers Co-op Elevator Company of Arnegard (Arnegard, ND) 1967
36. Farmers Grain Company of Rolla (Rolla, ND) 1962-
37. Farmers Mutual Insurance Company (Cando, ND)
38. Farmer's Union Elevator of New Town (New Town, ND) 1971
39. Farmers Union Elevator of Sanish (New Town, ND) 1965
40. Farmer's Union Elevator Association of Sarles (Sarles, ND) 1971
41. Farmer's Union Grain Terminal Association (St. Paul, MN) 1971?
42. Farmer's Union Grain Terminal Association (St. John, ND) 1964
43. First Bank of Rolla (Rolla, ND) 1964-1971

BOX 3

1. First Bank of Rolla (continued) (Rolla, ND) 1964-1971
2. First Bank of Rolla (continued) (Rolla, ND) 1964-1971
3. First Bank of Rolla (continued) (Rolla, ND) 1964-1971
4. First Federal Savings and Loan Association (Minneapolis, MN) 1971
5. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Albert Lea (MN) 1971
6. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Menomonee Falls (WI) 1966
7. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of St. Paul (MN) 1971
8. First International Bank of Watford City (ND) 1971
9. First International Bank of Williston (Williston, ND) 1933
10. First National Bank & Trust Co. (Fargo, ND) 1967-1971
11. First National Bank of Hudson (Hudson, WI) 1971
12. First National Bank of Minneapolis (Minneapolis, MN) 1964
13. First National Bank of Minneapolis (continued) 1964
14. First National Bank of River Falls (WI) 1963-1974
15. First National Bank of River Falls (continued)(WI) 1963-1974
16. First National Bank of River Falls (continued) (WI) 1963-1974
17. First National Bank of River Falls (continued) (WI) 1963-1974

BOX 4

1. First National Bank of River Falls (continued) (WI) 1963-1974
2. First National Bank (Williston, ND) 1928-1971
3. Gate City Savings and Loan Association (Fargo, ND) 1963-1971
4. Hansboro Farmers Union Elevator (Hansboro, ND) 1964-1967
5. Hennepin Federal Savings and Loan Association (Minneapolis, MN) 1971
6. Home Federal Savings (Minneapolis, MN) 1966
7. Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. 1971
8. Midwest Federal Savings and Loan Association (Minneapolis, MN) 1971
9. Minneapolis Federal Savings and Loan (Minneapolis, MN) 1966-1967
10. Minnesota Federal Savings (MN) 1971
11. Minot Federal Savings and Loan Association (Minot, ND) 1971
12. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. 1964 & 1966
13. New York Life 1966
14. Northern Federal Savings and Loan Association (St. Paul, MN) 1964-1971
15. Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis (MN) 1964-1971
16. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis 1946
17. Perth Farmers Cooperative Association (Perth, ND) 1964-1971
18. Rio Grande Building and Loan Association (Harlingen, TX) 1964-1971
19. River Falls Federal Savings and Loan Association (River Falls, WI) 1964-1978
20. River Falls State Bank (River Falls, WI) 1971-1978
21. Rock Lake Farmers Union Elevator Association (Rock Lake, ND) 1953-1971
22. Rolla Cooperative Grain Company (Rolla, ND) 1958-1971
23. Rolette County Bank (Rolla, ND) 1954-1960
24. St. Paul Federal Savings and Loan Association (St. Paul, MN) 1971
25. State Bank of Roberts (Roberts, WI) 1967-1971
26. Talman Federal Savings and Loan Association (Chicago, IL) 1964-1971
27. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
28. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
29. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
30. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
31. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
32. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
33. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
34. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
35. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
36. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
37. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
38. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
39. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
40. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
41. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
42. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
43. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
44. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
45. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
46. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
47. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
48. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
49. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
50. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
51. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
52. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
53. Texaco Inc. (Houston, TX) 1970
54. Towner County State Bank (Cando, ND) 1970
55. Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association (Minneapolis, MN) 1958-1971
56. Union Central Life Insurance Company (Cincinnati, OH) 1968
57. Union Loan and Thrift Corporation, Minneapolis & St. Paul (MN) 1960-1966
58. Victoria Elevator Company 1966
59. Watford Insurance and Realty (Watford City, ND) 1965
60. Wisconsin Telephone Company 1971-1972

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