Northern States Power began as the Fargo Electric Light and Power Company in 1882.  In 1889, the Fargo Electric Light and Power Company merged with the Fargo Incandescent Light Company and became the Fargo Gas and Electric Company.  Over the years the company merged and changed names several times before becoming known as Northern States Power (NSP).  NSP owned and operated the street cars of Fargo that eventually reached into Dilworth, Minnesota but abandoned them in 1937.  NSP also started a bus company in 1926, Northern Transit Company, but sold it in 1937.

The collection consists of a cookbook containing mimeographed recipes issued by the Home Service Department.  They are not dated, but appear to span the period dating from 1932 to the 1950s.  It is also believed that the recipes were issued from the headquarters in Minneapolis and not Fargo.  The collection also contains newspaper clippings on the ground breaking of the new Fargo office and an 1882 receipt to the Electric Light Company from the Ralph Bros. Dealers in Hardware, Glass, Tinware and Plumbing.

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