North and South Dakota collection
Scope and Content
The majority of this collection is photocopies of original materials. Some of the primary documents that have been copied include certificates, telegrams, photos, letters, and diaries. A few original materials are in the collection, including the original meeting minute notebooks for Hadassah in South Dakota, going back to 1921. There are also photocopies of essays, pamphlets, chapters from books, and various articles and newspaper clippings. Original thesis papers are included as well. Materials date between 1900 and 2007.
Dates
- 1900-2007
Use of Materials
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives; please contact the archives for more detailed copyright information.
Historical Note
This collection of materials began to take shape under the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest. The subject of Jews in the Dakotas was a common reference question, and their collection of the Jewish Historical Project of North Dakota records had many researchers interested in the topic. Therefore, the historical society began to collect all it could regarding Jewish communities throughout the Dakotas. These materials include primary sources -- autobiographical stories from people who lived on homesteads in the Dakotas, and secondary sources -- photocopied essays and newspaper articles. The collection grew over time and was added to by multiple donors.
Extent
1.4 Cubic Feet (2 boxes -- 1 Paige box, 1 Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of primary and secondary sources collected by the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest that relate to Jewish communities throughout North and South Dakota.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in the order in which it was donated, as listed below.
Source of acquisition
Donated to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest by various donors between 1984 and 2012. Individual donors, when known, are listed after the folder contents. For more detailed donor information, please contact the archivist.
- Cemeteries -- North Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- North Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish families Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish farmers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- North Dakota -- Genealogy Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- North Dakota -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Source
- Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest (Organization)
- Title
- North and South Dakota collection, 1900-2007
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kate Dietrick
- Date
- February 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Collecting Area