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Description

Lydia O. Jackson wrote several autobiographical sketches at different points in her life. In this 8-page document, Jackson wrote about her birth in Grafton, North Dakota and the Red River Valley; her childhood and adolescence, including remaining in North Dakota to finish high school when her family moved away; her time as a teacher; her marriage and family; favorite books; organizations she joined, like the Riverside Homemaker’s Club and the American Poetry League; and her writing career and the recognition she received for her poetry.

Keywords

biography, Grafton, home, homemaking, literature, memoir, Minnesota, North Dakota, Norway, poetry, politics, reading, Red River Valley, women’s organizations

Organizations Referenced

Epsilon Sigma Omicron,Federation Church, Grafton News and Times, Ladies Aid Society, National Farmers Union Educational Department, North Dakota Farmers Union, North Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs, North Dakota Grand Chapter of Eastern Star, North Dakota Poetry Society, Midwest Federation of Chaparral Poets, Riverside Homemaker’s Club, Sigma Rho Club, Walsh County Republican Committee, Walsh County School Officers Association

People Referenced

Fred G. Aandahl, Elizabeth Jackson Bygland, Robert Bygland, Roberta Bygland, Arthur F. Jackson, Lydia O. Jackson, Mrs. John Stockman, Albert G. Tverberg

Physical Location

Lydia O. Jackson Collection (OGLMC 987), Series: Biographical Material, Box 1, Folder 1: Autobiographies.

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