Holten Family Century Farm records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0086
Scope and Content
The collection contains records and reports to Holten regarding the management of her farm by the Farmers National Company.
Dates
- 1936-1942
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Biography/Profile
Ruby A. Holten grew up on a farm near Decorah, Iowa and went to Luther College. Her ancestors immigrated from Norway. From 1853-1900 her grandfather farmed the land and from 1900 her father and his family were on the farm. Between 1912 and 1935 her mother and father lived in Decorah and from 1936-1942 the farm was managed by Farmers National Company.
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half-document box)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Released on 2018-11-01.
- Century farms--Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Family farms--Iowa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Reports Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Title
- MS-0086. Holten Family Century Farm records, 1936-1942
- Date
- January 11, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Contact:
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu