00884.xml OLIVER E. JAMTAAS: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Jennifer HuebscherMay 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Jamtaas, Oliver E., 1897-1983. Oliver E. Jamtaas papers. 1920-1983. Materials in English. Autobiographical reminiscence (1975) with 48 accompanying photographs (undated, 1920-1921), and obituary and death certificate (1983) of Oliver E. Jamtaas, pioneer and business/civic leader of the Blackduck, Minnesota area. 0.15 cubic feet in partial box. P2734: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

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Topics: Business enterprises -- Minnesota. Places: Blackduck (Minn.) -- History. Document Types: Photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Jamtaas, Oliver E., Oliver E. Jamtaas Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: 16,399

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Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher, May 2011.

Catalog ID number: 007359103

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION P2734 The memories of a pioneer. July 1975. 38 leaves.

Photocopy of typed reminiscence of Oliver E. Jamtaas covering his life and work in the Blackduck area from 1902 through 1975; also includes photocopies of clippings about Jamtaas.

 Photographs: 1. Mike Keating on homestead. 2. Henry Green Place (now Weisert Resort). 3. John Schuller homestead. 4. Fairbanks house. 5. Jamtaas house on homestead. 6. View from house to creek. 7. Jamtaas house on homestead in winter. 8. Jamtaas homestead building, east view. 9. Woodshed, shop and warehouse on homestead. 10. Tina Jamtaas bedroom. 11. Jamtaas living room with organ. 12. Jamtaas barn. 13. Warehouse/school. 14. Pete Bohn place/Rosy post office. 15. Bohn orchestra. 16. Tina Jamtaas, Oliver and Jamie Jamtaas and Milton Anderson at boathouse. 17. Milton Anderson bringing in wood. 18 and 19 are missing. 20. Original road to Blackduck from Dixon Lake. 21. Corduroy road. 22. Cows and milkmaid Miss McDonald. 23. Father of Oliver Jamtaas and horse team. 24 is missing. 25. Mother of Oliver Jamtaas and sister Decca driving Henry Green's oxen. 26. Family heading for a picnic. 27. Picnic at John Gilstad's. 28. Father Jamtaas and Jamie carrying shock of hay to stack. 29. Hay shocked in meadow. 30. Finishing the hay stack. 31. Hauling hay. 32. Jamtaas grain binder. 33. Digging potatoes. 34. Scaling the logs. 35. Sawyers cutting white pine. 36. Modern logging camp of Blackduck area. 37. Sluicing logs from Dixon Lake to Third River. 38. Camp crew. 39. Chow time at logging camp. 40. Load of logs ready to move on iced road. 41. Rut cutter preparing for iced road. 42. Steam skidder. 43. Railroads were built timber area. 44. First train into Blackduck. 45. Praught's livery stable in Blackduck. 46. Winter roads in Blackduck area, 1920. 47. Road to International Falls, 1921. 48. Forest fire at Jamtaas place. 49. Playhouse of Jamtaas twins. 50. First airplane to come to Blackduck, World War I. 51. Indian-made birch bark canoe found on shore of Red Lake, with Oliver Jamtaas and Alice Kolden. Obituary and death certificate, 1983.

Obituary from the November 1, 1983 issue of the Blackduck American.