Papers, 1936-1971

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Papers, 1936-1971

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The Erick A. Erickson papers are comprised of two parts. Part one consists of records regarding the estate sale of Erick A. Erickson after his death in 1936. The second part consists of the drafts his grandson Erling A. Erickson wrote for an article in North Dakota Quarterly in the winter of 1971 regarding the estate sale.

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library

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Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection (Chester Fritz Library)

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Erickson, Erick A., 1876-1934

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Erick A. Erickson was born to Anders E. Haugen, and Siri Christine Wold Haugen on December 21, 1876 in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. It is believed that sometime shortly after Anders' death in 1878 the family changed their last name to Erickson, but it is unclear why that was done. Erickson's mother remarried in 1879 to Anders Flatbraaten who later changed his last name to Gilbertson, the reason for this is also unclear. She died in 1913. Erickson's family left Grand Meadow in the spring of 1881 and ...