William B. Pearson papers, 1911-1987.

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William B. Pearson papers, 1911-1987.

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A scrapbook (1939-1978) containing newspaper clippings and photographs; letters (1932-1941, 1961-1983); a Grange membership application (1911); and a photocopied newspaper obituary documenting an Ogilvie (Minn.) farmer's life and career, primarily focusing on his 30-year term as Minnesota State Grange Master.

0.1 cu. ft. (2 folders)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6694436

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Minnesota State Grange

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Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley and six associates established the National Grange (Order of the Patrons of Husbandry) in Washington, D.C., in 1867. Conceived as a social and educational organization for farmers, it was also involved in cooperation and politics. It described itself as a force for social betterment and as a spokesman for public affairs for the people of rural America. The Grange is a secret and ritualistic fraternal society of farmers and others int...

Pearson, William B., 1897-1987.

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Oliver H. Kelley Farm (Elk River, Minn.)

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