William Langer Papers OGLMC 19 BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY Box 1 Folder 1. Personal File--Scattered personal letters of William Langer with his family and college friends. Earliest letter being when Langer was fourteen and written to his sister. 2. Business and Legal File--General letters with no political importance for the years, 1911- 1914. 3. Business and Legal File--General letters with no political importance for the period when Langer was States Attorney of Morton County, 1915. 4. Business and Legal File--General letters with no political importance for the period when Langer was States Attorney of Morton County, 1916. 5. Business-Legal File--Papers dealing with Langer's chairmanship of State Bar Association to prosecute non-qualified individuals from practicing law in the state. January 1, 1916 to March 31, 1916. 6. Business-Legal File, continued--Correspondence relating to Langer's chairmanship of state Bar Association. April 1, 1916 to December 31, 1916. 7. Legal Case--H.W. Smith vs. North Dakota Coast Mining and Milling Co., later vs. Mrs. Quale. November 12, 1913 to November 4, 1916. Good example of Langer's early law practice. 8. Legal Case--Papers dealing with Lignite Rate Case before 1916. 9. Other Legal Cases--General and mostly incomplete correspondence handled by Langer and his law office at Mandan, 1913-1917. 10. Political File--Early letters dealing with Langer's political ambitions and his election to States Attorney of Morton County. 11. Political File--Papers concerned with political matters relating to Langer, Morton County, and higher ambitions, 1915. 12. Political File--Same as above for the period January 1 to February 29, 1916. 13. Political File--More concrete plans for Langer's plans to obtain nomination as Attorney General for the state of North Dakota in the June primary, March 1 to April 30, 1916. 14. Political File--Same as above for the period May 1, 1916 to June 15, 1916. 15. Political File--Correspondence immediately before the primary and letters of congratulation following the primary. June 16, 1916 to July 4, 1916. 16. Political File--Letters of congratulation following the primary election. July 5, 1916 to July 31, 1916. 17. Political File.--Letters pertaining to the fall election and letters of congratulations. August 1 to December 31, 1916. 18. Miscellaneous Political File--For the year 1916. Miscellaneous, largely contains campaign materials such as advertisement and biographies of Langer as well as names of numerous political co-workers. 19. Miscellaneous File--Miscellaneous folder contains unrelated material which is either unreadable or incomplete. Also torn and damaged letters of little or no importance. Box 2 Folder 1. Legal Political File--Letters and reports dealing with action of Langer in regard to registering of births in Morton County, 1915-1916. 2. Legal Political File--Correspondence dealing with the problem of assessment of land. Langer's letters to all assessors in the state and their replies, along with Langer's acknowledgments. A rather unusual project for one states attorney to undertake. September 22 to October 22, 1915. 3. Legal Political File--Same correspondence as above. October 23 to October 31, 1915. 4. Continued--November 7 to November 8, 1915 5. Continued--November 9 to November 14, 1915. 6. Continued--November 15 to November 29, 1915. 7. Continued--December 1, 1915 to March 27, 1916. 8. Legal Political File--Correspondence dealing with good roads committee and petition for public scales. December 1915 to April, 1916. 9. Legal Political File--Correspondence dealing with subject of consolidated schools. February 1 to May 4, 1916. 10. Legal Political File--Correspondence between Langer and William Blake of State Humane Society in regard to the problem of young children, orphans, etc., 1914-1916. Mr. Blake seems to be a much-admired person by Langer. Killed in an automobile accident, July 25, 1917. 11. Legal Political File--This contains the bulk of Langer's correspondence while he was State's Attorney of Morton County. An extremely big operation. Most certainly had political overtones. Most remaining folders contain letters dealing with Langer's strong action against parents not sending their children to school, and against school boards for not providing the basic needs for teachers, pupils, and schools. October 4 to November 15, 1915. 12. School Issue Continued--November 16 to November 18, 1915. 13. Continued--November 19 to November 20, 1915. 14. Continued--November 21 to November 24, 1915. 15. Continued--November 25 to November 28, 1915 16. Continued--November 29, 1915. 17. Continued--November 30, 1915. 18. Continued--December 1 to December 2, 1915. 19. Continued--December 3 to December 4, 1915 20. Continued--December 5 to December 7, 1915. 21. Continued--December 8 to December 10, 1915. 22. Continued--December 11 to December 13, 1915. 23. Continued--December 14 to December 19, 1915. 24. Continued--December 20 to December 29, 1915. 25. Continued--December 30 to December 31, 1915. 26. Continued--January 1 to January 6, 1916. Box 3 Folder 1. Continued Correspondence from Box 2 dealing with school issues. January 7 to January 14, 1916. 2. Continued--January 15 to January 23, 1916. 3. Continued--January 24 to January 31, 1916. 4. Continued--February 1 to February 9, 1916. 5. Continued--February 10 to February 29, 1916. 6. Continued--March 1 to March 31, 1916. 7. Continued--April 1 to September 30, 1916. 8. October 1, 1916 to January 2, 1917. 9. Miscellaneous Legal Political File--Undated letters, newspaper clippings and other general material dealing with the school issues. 10. Personal File--Correspondence of S.L. Nuchols, Langer's law partner containing personal and legal papers. No political importance. January 1 to October 31, 1915. 11. Personal File--S.L. Nuchols continued. November 1 to December 31, 1915. 12. Personal File--S.L. Nuchols continued. 1916. 13. Personal File--S.L. Nuchols continued. 1917. 14. Personal File--S.L. Nuchols continued. January 1 to March 31, 1918. 15. Personal File--S.L. Nuchols continued. April 1 to December 31, 1918. 16. Personal Legal File--Correspondence between S.L. Nuchols and William Langer. June 1917 to May 31, 1918. 17. Personal Legal File--Nuchols and Langer continued. June 1, 1918 to January 11, 1919. 18. Personal File--Langer's correspondence with the Rev. W.J. Arnold, 1913 to 1919. Arnold was editor of The Standard, a prohibition newspaper. 19. Personal File--Langer's correspondence with his father and brother, Frank K. Langer. 1917 -- Little or no political importance. 20. Personal File--Family correspondence continued. 1918. 21. General File, Expenses--Personal receipts and bills of William Langer (incomplete) 1915 to June 31, 1918. 22. Expenses continued--July 1, 1918 to December 31, 1918. 23. Personal File--Correspondence between William Langer and William H. Richmond, 1911-1918. No political importance. Mr. Richmond writing in regard to monopolies of farm equipment. 24. Personal File--Correspondence between William Langer and Miss Genevieve Simpson. General Manager, Merchant's National Bank, Mandan, N.D. April 20, 1917 to March 1, 1919. No political importance. Box 4 General Information: Index for Superintendents of Schools. State Superintendents of Schools, 1917-1920: N.C. McDonald and Miss Minnie J. Nielson. County Superintendents of Schools, 1917-1920: Miss Rose Wagner Adams Nellie B. Whiteher Barnes Peter Anderson Benson Mabel I. Rapp Billings Harry E. Layne & Annie Burr Bottineau H.O. Saxvik Bowman Chas. H. Worf & C.H. Hecht Burke W.E. Parsons Burleigh J.W. Riley & Helen H. Porter Cass Fred J. Reher Cavalier Mattie L. Crabtree & Faith Stevens Dickey J.H. Phelps Divide Cora Christerson & Murle Hill Dunn Jesse Neff Eddy Henry Hanson Emmons Mary K. Beaty Foster Clara L. French Golden Valley M. Beatrice Johnstone Grand Forks Mina Aasued Grant Tena Regner Griggs Shirley G. Fox Hettinger Adria H. Williams Kidder Mrs. Cora E. Sabin & John A. Johnson LaMoure Sol R. Eilert Logan A.C. Berg McHenry George Boschma McIntosh F.J. Steffeck McKenzie M.E. McCardy McLean E.D. Goodwin Mercer H.K. Jensen Morton V.A. Lovel Mountrail P.J. Iverson Nelson F.E. Kerges & N.E. Connolly Oliver Charlotte A. Jones Pembina Sara C. Guss & G.E. Ellsworth Pierce John A Haig Ramsey C.E. Cavett & Anne RuMerford Ransom L.M. Rockne Renville Mrs. E. Mel Mertz Richland Mrs. Mark K. Packard & Margaret Beede Rolette Henry Ulve Sargent James R. Norgaard Sheridan L.W. Colebank Sioux H.H. Bond Slope G.E. Ward Stark Aagot Raaen Steele Miss Mary E. McGinnis Stutsman Mamie Sorenson Towner Anna A. Nestoss Traill W.D. Hoover Walsh A.W. Waller Ward Senney Nertiost Wells Annie McCradie Williams Correspondence dealing with Superintendents of Schools, both state and county with Attorney General's office, 1917-1920. Folders are listed chronologically because subject material is too scattered for classification. 1. Correspondence between State Superintendents of Schools and William Langer, Attorney General. June, 1912 to December, 1920. 2. Correspondence between County Superintendents of Schools and William Langer, Attorney General, 1918. 3. Correspondence between County Superintendents of Schools and William Langer, Attorney General, 1918. 4. Correspondence between County Superintendents of Schools and William Langer, Attorney General, 1919. 5. Correspondence between County Superintendents of Schools and William Langer, Attorney General, 1920. General Information: Index for States Attorneys of Counties States Attorneys of Various Counties, 1917-1920: P.B. Garberg Adams L.S.B. Ritchie Barnes H.A. Mackoff, Victor Wardrope Benson J.K. Swihart & S. Pomerance Billings W.A. Fliming Bowman J.J. Weeks Bottineau H.H. Hanson Burke F.E. McCurdy Burleigh Wm. C. Green Cass D.T. Youker & T.L. Brouillard Dickey C.E. Bract & Olaf Braateliew Divide Mumas A. Johnson & T.H.H. Thoresen Dunn Robert Rinker & James Manly Eddy Scott Cameron & George Lyyn Emmons G.W.