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

USHER L. BURDICK PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #21 (addition)

DATES: 1881-1960

SIZE: 5.0 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: This addition to the Usher L. Burdick Papers was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Eugene Burdick, Williston, North Dakota, on November 8, 1985 (Acc.#85-1419).

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

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Series I, business correspondence, deals with the Williston Ranch, Burdick's law office and Burdick's political career. Correspondence from Milo Scherer and Dwight I. Todd are included.

Series II includes historical research. Material in this series focuses on the early history of North Dakota including research on the Marquis de Mores and Major James McLaughlin.

Series III folders contain miscellaneous items, including speeches, memorabilia, news-clippings and autobiographical data.

Series IV consists mainly of financial records and property documents. The financial records include papers of bills as well as his personal accounts. One folder of correspondence is also included.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 34A
Folder
SERIES I BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE

  1. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1920-1934.
  2. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1935-1936.
  3. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1937-1938.
  4. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1939-1940.
  5. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1941-1942.
  6. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1943-1944.
  7. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1945-1946.
  8. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1947-1949.
  9. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1950-1953.
  10. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1954-1957.
  11. Correspondence- Eugene Burdick, 1958-1960.

Box 34
Folder

  1. Correspondence, Business -Indian Artifacts and Issues.
  2. Correspondence, Business -Gerald D. Nye, 1958.
  3. Correspondence, Business Milo Scherer, 1951-1960.
  4. Correspondence, Business -American Quarter Horses, 1955-1959.
  5. Correspondence, Business -Appaloosa Horse Club.
  6. Correspondence, Business -Pony of the America's Club.
  7. Correspondence, Business -Angus Breeder's Association.
  8. Correspondence, Business -Buford-Trenton Canal, Paul Motzko.
  9. Correspondence, Business -Burdick's Law Office, 1905-1949.
  10. Correspondence, Business -Williston Ranch, 1955-1956.
  11. Correspondence, Business -Williston Ranch, 1957.
  12. Correspondence, Business -Williston Ranch, 1958.
  13. Correspondence, Business -Williston Ranch, 1959-1960.
  14. Correspondence, Business -Letters from Congressional colleagues.

Box 35
Folder

  1. Correspondence, Business -Dwight I. Todd, 1947-1950.
  2. Correspondence, Business -Dwight I. Todd, 1951-1952.
  3. Correspondence, Business -Dwight I. Todd, 1953-1954.
  4. Correspondence, Business -Dwight I. Todd, 1955-1959.
  5. Correspondence, Business -District Attorney's Office, 1931-1932.
  6. Correspondence, Business -Seth W. Richardson, 1932.
  7. Correspondence, Business -John Burke, 1925-1958.
  8. Correspondence, Business -Library of Congress, 1942-1950.
  9. Correspondence, Business - Valentine Paint & Glass, Williams Electric Cooperative, Gardner Electric, KUMV-TV
  10. Correspondence, Business -State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1930-1957.
  11. Correspondence, Business -South Dakota State Historical Society, 1947-1960.

SERIES II HISTORICAL RESEARCH

  1. Historical Research -Battle 0£ the Little Big Horn, Custer's Last Stand. (also contains poem written about the June 16, 1887, Grand Forks tornado)
  2. Historical Research -Biographies of Pioneers.
  3. Historical Research -Fort Buford.
  4. Historical Research -John Burke, biographical notes.
  5. Historical Research -Canadian History.
  6. Historical Research -Lewis F. Crawford, Correspondence.
  7. Historical Research Devils Lake.
  8. Historical Research -Dunseith, Will I. Ohmer.
  9. Historical Research -History of the Range Cattle Trade of the Dakotas or The Life of G.E. (Ed) Lennnan.
  10. Historical Research -George Loftus.
  11. Historical Research -George Loftus, Correspondence.
  12. Historical Research -The Life of George Sperry Loftus, Militant Farm Leader of the Northwest.
  13. Historical Research -Major James McLaughlin, Correspondence 1881-1896
  14. Historical Research -Major James McLaughlin, Correspondence 1897-1912,
  15. Historical Research -Major James McLaughlin, Correspondence 1913-1920
  16. Historical Research -Major James McLaughlin, Correspondence 1921-1928,
  17. Historical Research -Marquis de Mores, Correspondence.
  18. Historical Research -Marquis de Mores, Biographical data.
  19. Historical Research -The Marquis at War in the Badlands.
  20. Historical Research -Recollections of Munich, North Dakota, 1905-1909, by Jim J. Scott.
  21. Historical Research -My Experience and Investment in the Badlands of Dakota and Some of the Men I met There, by A.C. Huidekoper.
  22. Historical Research -News Items -Badlands Cowboy, Dickinson Press, Mandan Pioneer
  23. Historical Research -George W. Newton, biography.
  24. Historical Research -North Dakota.
  25. Historical Research -The Northwest Territory.
  26. Historical Research -The Northwest Territory.
  27. Historical Research -Populist or People's Party.
  28. Historical Research -Presidential Message on the Pacific Railway Commission, 1888.

Box 36
Folder

  1. Historical Research -Reminiscences of Mayville, the State Normal School, North Dakota, by Usher L. Burdick.
  2. Historical Research -The Republic of Indian Stream Side Lights of the Depression, by Usher L. Burdick.
  3. Historical Research -Theodore Roosevelt, news items.
  4. Historical Research -Sitting Bull's Arrest and Death.
  5. Historical Research -Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
  6. Historical Research -U.S. History.
  7. Historical Research -Wyoming Cattle War.

SERIES III MISCELLANEOUS

  1. Miscellaneous -Legislative Activities of Usher L. Burdick.
  2. Miscellaneous -Reports to Congressional Sub-committees Indian Affairs.
  3. Miscellaneous -Reports to Congressional Sub-committees Indian Affairs.
  4. Miscellaneous- Speeches and News Releases.
  5. Miscellaneous -50th Anniversary of the Little Brown Jug, 1953.
  6. Miscellaneous -Wedding Memories Book, Usher L. and Edna Burdick.
  7. Miscellaneous Funeral Memorial Book of Edna Burdick.
  8. Miscellaneous -Black Cattle Pedigrees.
  9. Miscellaneous -Income Tax Information, 1941-1959.
  10. Miscellaneous -News Clippings.

Box 37
Folder
SERIES IV FINANCIAL

  1. Correspondence
  2. Financial- General Information
  3. Financial- Accounts Receivable
  4. Financial- Bank Statements, Canceled Checks
  5. Financial- Bills: Death, Insurance, Legal, Taxes
  6. Financial- Bills: Ranch, Book Business, Household
  7. Book Business
  8. Cattle and Horse Business
  9. Wells County, ND Farm Property
  10. Williams County, ND Farm Property
  11. Edna Burdick Farm Property, NH
  12. Maryland Farm Property
  13. Virginia Farm Property
  14. Virginia Mountain Property

SEPARATIONS RECORD

72 photographs of Burdick, his family and friends, in addition to photographs used in Burdick's historical research, were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

OGL#21-1 Ozias W. Burdick, 1860s
OGL#21-2 Usher L. Burdick, about 1899
OGL#21-3 Usher Burdick, 1899
OGL#21-4 William Porter and Usher Burdick, 1899
OGL#21-5 Group photograph of Usher Burdick, William Porter, Dr. Calvin, Dr. Sleivarl (?), and William Hillier (?) at Mayville during Normal School days, about 1899
OGL#21-6 Miss Mopke's (?) Latin class, Mayville Normal, 1899
OGL#21-7 Usher Burdick in library at Mayville, 1899
OGL#21-8 Group photograph, probably of Mayville State Normal School. Includes Emma Robertson Burdick, Usher L. Burdick and William Porter and others, about 1895
OGL#21-9 Group photograph with Emma Robertson Burdick, probably females at Mayville State Normal School, about 1895
OGL#21-10 Group photograph with Usher Burdick, probably males at Mayville State Normal School, about 1895
OGL#21-11 Stereographs of Minnesota Scenery, 1900
OGL#21-12 Stereoscopic views of Minnesota, 1900
OGL#21-13 Mississippi, Minnesota and Missouri Rivers, 1881
OGL#21-14 View at White Bear Lake, Minnesota, 1900
OGL#21-15 View from up the Mississippi, from Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 1900
OGL#21-16 Albert G. Nueessle (?), Springfield, Minnesota, 1903
OGL#21-17 Malion (?) and Helge Hall, 1908
OGL#21-18 Usher Burdick, Speaker of the House (ND), 1909
OGL#21-19 Usher Burdick as Lt. Gov., 1910 or 1911
OGL#21-20 Usher Burdick, Charles Blackorby, Dr. McLutyre, and Dr. William Porter, 1910
OGL#21-21 Usher Burdick, Dr. Stewart, Dr. William Porter, and Charles Blackorby, 1910
OGL#21-22 Usher Burdick as County Attorney, 1913-1914
OGL#21-23 "Two good sheep and one bad one," Ausberry Whulock (?) 1915
OGL#21-24 Probably child of Usher Burdick, about 1915
OGL#21-24AUsher Burdick's first house in Williston, ND, 1910
OGL#21-24BResidence photograph of Usher and Emma Burdick, 1913
OGL#21-25 Burdick's Indian artifact collection, undated
OGL#21-26 Stalle Hendrickson, undated
OGL#21-27 Joe Cutting and W.H. Westergaard (?), October 1, 1941
OGL#21-28 Group photograph with Usher Burdick at Carharl (?) Day Mayville, about 1930
OGL#21-29 Group photograph of breakfast with the President, 1953
OGL#21-30 Usher Burdick, ND delegate to Girls Nation, 1953
OGL#21-31 House Judiciary subcommittee members visit the Paramount Lot, August, 1954
OGL#21-32 Judiciary Committee trip, Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA, August 29, 1954
OGL#21-33 Judiciary subcommittee at Los Angeles, October 1955
OGL#21-34 Usher Burdick, Young, Krueger, Rulon, Langer, and Jack Williams confer in Langer's office, March 1, 1955
OGL#21-35 Hearing on damage to highways, 1955
OGL#21-36 Group photograph with Usher Burdick, Member of Congress, 1955
OGL#21-37 Group photograph of Usher Burdick, Members of Congress and Committee memebers, 1955
OGL#21-38 Fort Berthold delegation discussing problems with ND delegation, about 1956
OGL#21-39 Usher Burdick visits with farmers representing 8 counties in ND, February 29, 1956
OGL#21-40 Farmer's Union delegation at Washington, 1957
OGL#21-41 Cub Scout John Paulsen pins badge on Congressman Burdick designating him as honorary member of Boy Scouts of America, 1956
OGL#21-42 Fort Berthold Indians, Senators Langer and Young, Reps. Burdick and Kruegger, 1956
OGL#21-43 Group photograph with Usher Burdick, 1956
OGL#21-44 Dedication National Cowboy Hall of Fame, Oklahoma City, January 1958
OGL#21-45 Washington D.C., 1950s
OGL#21-46 Washington D.C., 1950s
OGL#21-47 Washington D.C., 1950s
OGL#21-48 Washington D.C., 1950s
OGL#21-49 Washington D.C., 1950s
OGL#21-50 Washington D.C., 1950s
OGL#21-51 Hand feed thresher sold in 1895, 1895
OGL#21-52 Avery wood yellow fellow thresher, 1905
OGL#21-53 Four old steam engines hauled to Minnesota for steams threshers reunion, 1902
OGL#21-54 26 H P direct flue Advance steam traction engine, 1902
OGL#21-55 J I Case single cylinder, 1902
OGL#21-56 25 H P direct flue double cylinder, 1902
OGL#21-57 18 H P Nichols & Shepard steam traction engine, 1902
OGL#21-58 Avery 18 H P direct flue double cylinder steam engine, 1912
OGL#21-59 30 H P return flue huber steam traction, 1905
OGL#21-60 25 75 belt, 25 H P direct flue reeves cross compound steam traction engine, undated
OGL#21-61 20 H P direct flue Case steam engine, 1909
OGL#21-62 Newspaper plate of Representative Burdick, undated
OGL#21-63 Newspaper plate of Usher Burdick, M.C., undated
OGL#21-64 Newspaper plate of Rep. Burdick, undated
OGL#21-65 Newspaper plate of Rep. Burdick, undated
OGL#21-66 Newspaper plate of Rep. Burdick, undated
OGL#21-67 Newspaper plate of Usher Burdick, M.C., undated
OGL#21-68 Newspaper plate of Rep. Burdick, undated
OGL#21-69 Newspaper plate of "Discuss Indian Problems," with Congressman Usher Burdick, undated
OGL#21-70 Newspaper plate of "Burdick Host to North Dakota Farmers," undated
OGL#21-71 Negative of Usher Burdick, undated
OGL#21-72 Negatives, undated
OGL#21-73 Usher L. Burdick, January, 1935
OGL#21-74 Fred Dale and Charles Dale, 1940

 Original Donation  First Addition: 1901-1960
 Second Addition: 1881-1960  Third Addition: 1882-1883, 1949
 Fourth Addition: 1908-1950s  Fifth Addition: undated
 Sixth Addition: 1937  Seventh Addition: 1935

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