NDSU Archives

09/17/2026

Today NDSU’s University Archivist, Rachel Po**en, led a project to create Book Futons. Pictured are the assembly crew, Library Dean Jolie Graybill, Special Collections Director, Susan Curtis.

08/31/2026

Extended Wednesday Evening Hours at NDSU Archives

The NDSU Archives will be open for public research until 7 P.M. on Wednesday evenings. Starting this Wednesday, September 2nd. These extended hours will not be available for November 11th (Veterans Day), or November 25th (Thanksgiving Holiday). The 2026 Wednesday evening hours will end on December 16th (Finals Week) for the fall semester. Evening hours will resume on January 13th for the 2027 spring semester.

04/09/2026

Learn about the history of Little "I" through an article published in the latest issue of "Herd: A Magazine for NDSU Alumni & Friends". The article was written by Special Collections Archivist, Wyatt Atchley

A century later, this legacy livestock show remains the largest student-sponsored event at NDSU.

04/09/2026

The research collections of the N.D.S.U. Archives are featured in the latest "Herd: A Magazine for NDSU Alumni & Friends"

Generations reflect on the trailblazing home economists who sowed seeds of opportunity in their communities, families, and alma mater.

12/26/2025

The NDSU Archives featured in today’s Forum

A trove of historical treasures lines the shelves and vaults inside a sprawling and anonymous north Fargo warehouse, the off-campus home of the university's special collections.

11/10/2025

NDSU Archives featured on KVLY news story about the Horace Mann Elephant Ghost:

FARGO — More than a hundred years after neighbors first petitioned the city to build a school for elementary schoolkids on the city’s north side, it’s surprising how much of the Horace Mann neighborhood still revolves around children. Missy Tedford’s been manning the front desk here for 21 y...

10/15/2025

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10/15/2025

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09/30/2025

Last night, as part of the 75th Anniversary celebrations for the Institute for Regional Studies, featured speakers Catherine McMullen and Jamie Parsley discussed the 1957 Fargo Tornado. Catherine’s father was Cal Olson, the Pulitzer Prize Fargo Forum photographer whose negatives are now part of the Institute’s archival collections. Jamie Parsley, Associate Poet Laureate of North Dakota, discussed his NDSU Press book, “Fargo, 1957”.

09/16/2025

The NDSU Archives will close at 3:30 on Monday, Sep. 22, so that staff can attend the 2025 Gunlogson Presentations. This presentation is open to the public and we encourage our patrons to join us!

You're invited to the 2025 Gunlogson Presentation: Monday, 9/22/25 from 4-5:30pm at the Anishinaabe Theater in the NDSU Memorial Union. This year the Gunlogson Award winners explore stories of bonanza farms and tenant families, flooding and conservation, in addition to cultural and ecological heritage of grasslands and native plants. Their work reveals how resilience, memory and place continue to shape life on the plains.