Articles Series

Those Days: An American Album Series
     Preliminary Work
     First Draft: Work in Progress, by Richard Critchfield-A Family Documentary
     Fourth Draft: Those Days: An American Album
     Copyeditied Draft
     Galley Proof

Oral History Series

Box 1 

1     Biographical material and finding aid

Articles Series

2     Articles about Critchfield, 1966, 1979-1986

   Articles by Critchfield -
3      1953, 1972, 1978-1980
4      1981-1982
5      1982-1984
6      1985-1986
7      Not dated
8      Lecture at North Dakota State University, November 15, 1983
9      Lecture tour, 1986
10    Forum feature, May 18, 1986

Those Days:  An American Album Series

11   Correspondence, 1986

12   Project outline, May 10, 1982
13   Preliminary chronology, April 1, 1982
14   Interim working chronology, June 10, 1982
15   Family Album, 1880's-1940's, by Richard Critchfield-
   Iowa notes
16       pp. 1-34
17       pp. 35-69
18       pp. 70-104
   Fessenden chronology and notes, 1925-1932-
19       pp. 1-50
20       pp. 51-100
21       pp. 151-219

Box 2

1      pp. 151-219
2      Additional notes
3      Hunter chronology
   Hunter notes -
4         pp. 1-50
5         pp. 51-100
6         pp. 101-160
7     Maddock notes, pp. 1-41
8     Coroner reports, 1927, 1931
9     Music lyrics
10   Notes on nursing home scene, April 7, 1980
11   Miscellaneous notes

12   Contents, acknowledgments, titles under consideration

Part One:  Preacher's Daughter, Iowa, 1884-1920 -
13    Saints...
14    Hadwen and Jessie
15    Anne
16    Hadwen
17    Anne
18    Anne
19    Anne
20    Hadwen
21    Narrator
22    Narrator

23   Part Two:  North Dakota Boy...and Sinners, 1901-1938 - Hunter, 1910-1918
24    Jim
25    Jim
26    Anne
27    Anne
28    Jim
29    Narrator
30    Narrator
31    Narrator

Box 3

1      Narrator

Maddock, 1922-1925
2      Anne
3      Narrator
4      Jim
5      Jimmy
6      Sports (Jim)
7      Narrator

Fessenden, 1925-1932
8      Narrator
9      Jimmy
10    Betty
11    Betty
12    Betty
13    Jim
14    Narrator
15    Narrator
16    Narrator
17    Narrator (movies and sports)
18    Narrator, notes on Lucille Hanson

Fargo, 1932-1938
19    Jimmy
20    Betty
21    Billy
22    Narrator

Part Three:  Five Little Peppers Fargo, 1938-1940's
23    Anne
24    Billy
25    Betty
26    Narrator

Sirmione, Italy, 1950
27    Peggy

Berkeley, California and Viola, Iowa, 1982
28    Pat

Third Draft:  Those Days

29   Contents, Introduction

Part One:  Preacher's Daughter
30    Saints...
31    Hadwen and Jessie
32    Anne
33    Hadwen
34    Anne
35    Anne
36    Anne
37    Hadwen
38    Anne
39    Anne
40    Anne

41   Part Two:  The North Dakota Boy...and Sinners

Box 4

1      Jim
2      Jim
3      Anne
4      Jim
5      Anne and Jim
6      Anne
7      Anne
8      Hadwen
9      Anne and Jim
10    Jim
11    Jim
12    Jim
13    Jimmy
14    Jessie
15    Betty
16    Betty
17    Betty
18    Jim
19    Anne
20    Jim
21    Jim

Part Three:  Five Little Peppers
22    Jimmy
23    Betty
24    Billy
25    Anne
26    Anne
27    Anne
28    Billy
29    Betty
30    Peggy
31    Pat
32    Acknowledgments
 

33   Contents, Prologue, pp. 1-2

34   Part One:  Preacher's Daughter, Saints..., pp. 13-25
35       Chapters 1-2, pp. 26-50
36       Chapters 3-5, pp. 51-87
37       Chapters 6-10, pp. 88-125

38   Part Two:  The North Dakota Boy...and Sinners, pp. 126-133

Box 5

1     Chapters 1-2, pp. 134-170
2     Chapters 3-5, pp. 171-206
3     Chapters 6-9, pp. 207-248
4     Chapters 10-13, pp. 249-293
5     Chapters 14-16, pp. 294-329
6     Chapters 17-19, pp. 330-369
7     Chapters 20-21, pp. 370-403

8     Part Three:  An Open Place, Chapters 1-2, pp. 404-432
9         Chapters 3-5, pp. 433-487
10   Epilogue and Acknowledgments, pp. 488-512

11   Author's memos
12   Title page, preliminaries and Prologue

13   Part One:  Preacher's Daughter, Saints..., pp. 13-25
14       Chapters 1-2, pp. 26-50
15       Chapters 3-5, pp. 51-87
16       Chapters 6-10, pp. 88-125

17   Part Two:  The North Dakota Boy...and Sinners, pp. 126-133
18       Chapters 1-2, pp. 134-170
19       Chapters 3-5, pp. 171-206
20       Chapters 6-9, pp. 207-248
21       Chapters 10-13, pp. 249-293
22       Chapters 14-16, pp. 294-329
23       Chapters 17-19, pp. 330-369
24       Chapters 20-21, pp. 370-403

Box 6

1     Part Three:  An Open Place, Chapters 1-2, pp. 404-432
2          Chapters 3-5, pp. 433-487
3     Epilogue and Acknowledgments, pp. 488-512

4     Title page, preliminaries, and Prologue
   Part One:  Preacher's Daughter
5         pp. 25-36
6         pp. 37-120
   Part Two:  The North Dakota Boy
7         pp. 121-240
8         pp. 241-338
9     Part Three:  An Open Place
10   Book mock-up
11   Photocopied photographs and captions
12   Dust jacket
   Reviews
13    January-March, 1986
14    April-September, 1986
15    Undated reviews and paperback press release

Oral History Series

Box 7

Anderson, Edwin, Maddock-
1     Interview transcript
       Tape 255   1 July 1982
       Tape 257B   7 July 1982

2     Tape 256  Battagler, Bill, Hunter, 28 July 1982

3     Tape 257A  Bergsgaardt, Agneta Nielsen, South Viking, 7 July 1982
       Tape 307B  7 July 1982
       Tape 258A  Blanich, Beverly Halbeisen, Fargo, 28 June 1982
       Tape 259  Borlaug, Dr. Norman, Texas A&M, 24 February 1985
       Tape 260   27 February 1985
       Tape 261   28 February 1985

4     Tape 262  Brekke, Ed, Fargo, November 1983

Carr, Merland, Hunter-
5     Interview transcript
       Tape 263B   28 July 1982
       Tape 264   28 July 1982
       Tape 265   28 July 1982
       Tape 266   6 October 1984

6     Tape 313B  Carter, Mary Olslager, Fessenden, 11 July 1982

7     Tape 267  Clark, Irving, Fessenden, 22 June 1982

8     Tape 268A  Collins, Fay, Iowa, May 1982
       Tape 269   May 1982
       Tape 270   May 1982

Collins, Helen, Viola, Iowa-
9     Interview transcript
       Tape 268B   May 1982
       Tape 271   11 June 1982
       Tape 272   November 1984
       Tape 273   November 1984
Critchfield, Anne, Long Beach, California-
       Tape 274   1972
       Tape 275   16 February 1980, Berkeley, California
       Tape 276   Easter, 1980
       Tape 277   7 April 1980 (nursing home scene)
       Tape 278   Fall 1980

Critchfield, Harry, St. Helena, California
10     Interview transcript, 9 March 1983
11     20 September 1983
       Tape 279   29 March 1983
       Tape 280   19 September 1983
       Tape 281   20 September 1983
       Tape 282   20 September 1983
       Tape 283   1983

Critchfield, James, McLean, Virginia-
12     Interview transcript
       Tape 285   25 August 1982
       Tape 290B   3 September 1982
       Tape 286   4 September 1982

13    Tape 287  Dunn, Barbara, Des Moines, Iowa, 6 June 1982

Box 8

Edwards, Kathryn Critchfield, Livermore, California-
1     Interview transcript
       Tape 288   31 December 1983
       Tape 289   1 January 1984

2     Tape 290A  Garrett, Kathryn, Fargo, 4 August 1982
       Tape 291   4 August 1982

3     Tape 292  Gronlund, E. Louise, Fargo, 20 November 1983
       Tape 293   20 November 1983

4    Tape 294  Graves, Helen Hope, Seattle, Washington, December 1983
      Tape 295   December 1983

5    Tape 296  Kieper, Elsie Engbrecht, Fessenden, 2 July 1982

6    Tape 258B  Kotchian, Helen, Fargo, 26 June 1983

Mietz, Fred, Fessenden-
7     Interview transcript, 9 July 1982
       Tape 297   8 July 1982
       Tape 299A   8 July 1982
       Tape 298   9 July 1982

Moen, Emil, Hunter-
8     Interview transcript, 27 July 1982
       Tape 300   27 July 1982
       Tape 301   27 July 1982
       Tape 263A   28 July 1982
       Tape 303  Moffett, Peggy Critchfield, Berkeley, California, 14 August 1983
       Tape 304A   9 October
       Tape 305  Mohr, Alvin, Fessenden

9     Interview transcript, 7 July 1982
       Tape 306   6 July 1982
       Tape 307A   7 July 1982

10   Tape 308  Musha, Helen Litke, Harvey, 8 July 1982
      Tape 299B   8 July 1982
      Tape 309A   8 July 1982
Old World Wisconsin-
       Tape 310   Spring 1982
       Tape 311   Summer 1982

11    Tape 326B  Olson, G.C., Maddock, 7 July 1982
       Tape 327B   7 July 1982

12    Tape 312  Olson, Myrtle Legreid, Esmond, 10 July 1982
       Tape 313A   10 July 1982

13    Oser, Ben, Fessenden, June 1983

14    Tape 309B  Oser, Jess, Fessenden, 9 July 1982

15    Tape 314  Parsons, James, Fargo, 16, June 1983
       Tape 315A   16, June 1983

16    Tape 316  Paulsrud, Marjorie, Fargo, 1983

17    Tape 317  Price, Rees, Fessenden, 3 July 1982
       Tape 318A   3 July 1982

18    Tape 319  Pritchard, Lois, Hunter, 6 July 1982

19    Tape 320A  Rassmussen, Harry and Ella, Hunter, 27 July 1982

20    Tape 320B  Rassmussen, Rose Winistofer, Hunter, 27, July 1982
       Tape 322B   27 July 1982

21    Tape 321  Rock, Irene and Don, St. Paul, Minnesota, 15 August 1982

Sayer, Beatrice Carr, Hunter-
22     Interview transcript
       Tape 322A   22 July 1982
       Tape 323   27 July 1982

23    Tape 324  Solberg, Mac, Fessenden, 28 June 1982
       Tape 304B  Strauss and Lebar, New York City Ballet

Swanson, Mabel Esmond
24     Interview transcript, 7 July 1982
       Tape 325   7 July 1982
       Tape 326A   7 July 1982
       Tape 327B   21 June 1983
       Tape 328   21 June 1983

25   Tape 318B  Zumpf, Chester L., Fessenden, 5 July 1982
       Tape 329   5 July 1982
       Tape 330  Richard Critchfield interview, on Focus radio series by Harry Ellis
 
 

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