Scope and Contents

Richard W. Nicholson has been a resident of Lynd, Minnesota since 1901 when his family moved to Lynd from Burt, Iowa. The Nicholson family ran a lumber and hardware business in Lynd from 1901-1962. Nicholson tells of the changes that have occurred in the businesses in Lynd. There is also information on the telephone company, the school system, the churches, and other general information on the history of Lynd .

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two volumes of Clerk's Book of Records for School District No. 86, Sundown Township, Redwood County, Minnesota. The volumes contain records of annual school meetings, names of elected members of the school board, record of teachers employed, teacher's contracts, District Treasurer's Bond, notice of acceptance, and clerk's register of receipts and disbursements. Volume 1 - Clerk's Book of Records (1925-1930); Volume 2 - Clerk's Book of Records (1937-1941)

Scope and Contents Marion w. Andrew (1908-1975) a farmer in Springdale Township, Redwood County, and later an insurance agent for various companies. Papers contain 3 volumes of annual reports of the Southwest Minnesota Farm Management Service for 1943 - 1945, showing income and liabilities for his farm submitted to the farm management service. Also contains a report on an experimental corn plot, showing results of leaf loss damage to corn at various stages of growth, done in 1952 for the Farm Owners Insurance...