Julius Sgutt was born May 21, 1867 in Romania.In 1886 he immigrated to the United States, living for a time in New York City, then settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In 1896 he moved to Harvey where he started the Chicago Store. The business expanded to stores in Manfred, Martin, Selz and Goodrich. In 1913 he purchased the North Dakota Drug Company chain of drug stores in eight cities.  In 1914 the Chicago Store burned down, but was soon rebuilt. Mr. Sgutt retired in 1932 and moved to Fargo, where he died at the age 85 on April 16, 1953.

The Sgutt collection consists of correspondence and subject files. The correspondence is chiefly from Emanuel Sgutt describing life in France during World War I.  There are a few letters from Simone Rossi and Mark Staples.  The subject file is mainly Sgutt family items. There are some World War I souvenirs including an autographed photo of French Minister of Commerce, Jean Rossi, a drawing by Simone Rossi, a photo album of the Cote d'Azur, and a photo of soldiers.

Military  Personal and Family Papers