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The heart of the RRVSGA collection is the transcripts of interviews conducted with several dozen individuals involved in the sugarbeet industry in the Valley. Most of those interviewed are members of the RRVSGA, although former employees of the old American Crystal Company, some migrant laborers, and a few elected officials were also interviewed. Each interview transcription is fully described in the inventory. In addition to the transcript, a tape of the interview is also available.
This collection contains old photographs, newspaper articles, newspapers, books, pamphlets and broadsides pertaining to the history of Minnesota, the Red River Valley and individual communities in northwest Minnesota.
The Red River Valley [Minnesota-North Dakota] Chapter of the American Guild of Organists developed out of the local Pipe Organ Group. In its early years the Pipe Organ Group provided the community with annual organ recitals, workshops, and programs. The Group was formally organized as a Chapter of the National American Guild of Organists in September of 1945.
The documents and interviews in this collection were assembled to provide background on the development of electrical power in the rural areas of northwest Minnesota and portions of North Dakota. Much of the rural power in this area was first provided under the aegis of the Rural Electrification Administration.
The Red River Reading Council (RRRC) was established in October 1958, by professor Allen Erickson of Moorhead State University. A year later it affiliated with the Minnesota Reading Association. Membership is open to anyone interested in the promotion of reading and research in reading.
Incorporated in 1964, the Red River Valley Historical Society is “a central agency for coordinating and encouraging the preservation and making known of those aspects of Red River Basin history that would be of general concern.” The society acts as a liaison among historical groups in the Red River Valley area, including organizations in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Canada.
Established in 1939 to promote the cultivation of potatoes in the region, the Red River Valley Potato Growers Association contributes to agricultural research, acts as a source of information for potato farmers, and lobbies for and to the potato industry, especially for those involved in Minnesota and North Dakota.
The Red River Rehabilitation and Recycling, Inc. [Moorhead, Minnesota] was established by a non-profit group working to recycle cardboard and paper. Due to equipment problems and the resignation of the part-time director, the group ceased to operate in April 1982.
An overview of the European exploration and early trade in the Red River Valley, prior to the 1870s.
Randolph M. Probstfield was born in Prussia in 1832. He emigrated to the United States in 1852, living in Wisconsin and Michigan prior to coming to Minnesota. It is known that he worked in the lumbering business out of St. Paul and traveled through much of the country and to Latin America during the mid 1850s. In 1859, Probstfield moved to the Red River Valley area, becoming so far as to be known, as the first white settler in Clay County.