00957.xml NORMAN W. KITTSON: 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 HuebscherAugust 2011 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Kittson, Norman W. (Norman Wolfred), 1814-1888. Norman W. Kittson papers. [undated] and 1841-1889. Materials in English. Fur trade account books (1851-1853, 1863-1866) and miscellaneous papers pertaining to lands, accounts, and other investments of this fur trader and businessman who came to Minnesota in 1834, eventually settling in St. Paul. 0.5 cubic feet (1 box, including 5 volumes and 1 item in Reserve). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. RELATED MATERIALS

Records of the Red River Transportation Company, including some transferred from the Kittson papers, are cataloged as part of the Great Northern Railway Company archives. Kittson was a founder of the company.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Fur trade -- Minnesota. Fur trade -- Red River Valley (Minnesota and N.D.-Man.). Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County. Persons: Kittson family. Yorks, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1829-1918. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Kittson, Norman W. Norman W. Kittson papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession number: none; 2198; 5791; 6815; 16,505

 Processing Information:

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

Catalog ID number: 1733276

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION P1097 Notes on Kittson account books. Genealogical chart of Kittson and related families compiled by Frederick Stevens Kittson, circa 1824-1938. Land warrant issued to Kittson from the land office at the Falls of St. Croix, March 24, 1849.

Land warrant was for 68.25 acres of land in Section 32, Township 29N, Range 22W in what later became New Canada Township, Ramsey County.

 Correspondence from Kittson to Thomas J. Yorks and S. E. Thompson of Stillwater regarding land registration and abstracts, 1862-1864. Volume 1: Fur trade journal, 1851-1853.

Accounts of supplies purchased by customers.

 Volume 2: Fur trade account book, September 1851-June 1853.

Indian book ledger; supplies and trade goods.

 Volume 3: Fur trade outfits ledger, 1863-1865.

Supplies purchased and shipped.

 Volume 4: Fur trade outfits ledger, August 1, 1865-August 27, 1866.

Alexander Paul, Red River settlement.

 Volume 5: Miscellaneous record book, 1888-1889.

Stocks, bonds, notes, etc.

 Reserve 126 Letter from Norman Kittson to K. McKenzie, January 6, 1841.

Access Restricted

Letter gives status of Kittson's account with the estate of Benjamin Franklin Baker and notes that Franklin Steele is authorized to receipt the account.

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