This issue of Lux et Lex, a publication of the Chester Fritz Library at the University of North Dakota, was published in April 1995

Slater, Sandy

English

UND Scholarly Commons (University of North Dakota)

University of North DakotaUND Scholarly CommonsLux et Lex Elwyn B. Robinson Department of SpecialCollections4-1995Lux et Lex: Volume 3, Number 1Sandy SlaterUniversity of North DakotaFollow this and additional works at: https://commons.und.edu/lux-et-lexPart of the Higher Education CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at UND Scholarly Commons. Ithas been accepted for inclusion in Lux et Lex by an authorized administrator of UND Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contactzeineb.yousif@library.und.edu.Recommended CitationSlater, Sandy, "Lux et Lex: Volume 3, Number 1" (1995). Lux et Lex. 5.https://commons.und.edu/lux-et-lex/5olwne 3 Number l Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota April 1995 OUR WRITIEN HERITAGE The Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, in 1LS nussion to 1dcntll)·, prcserve, and mtcrprct the wottcn heritage of North Dakota for future gencrauons, has recently made :available several manuscnpt coUcc-tions for scholarly research. The collections span more thm the last hun-dred years and uniquely document the political, econonuc and social history of the state, the Red Riv« Valley and the city of Grand Foru. The poliucal pa~rs of the late Senator Quentin Burdick document his two rcan m the U.S. I louse of Rcprcsentauvcs as North Dakoto's fint Democrat dccted to Congress m 1958 and his tlurty-two years from 1960 to 1992 in the U.S. Senate. BurdJck staunchly defended North Dakota's agricultural community and family Canner, aod was a lifdong champion of the state's Native American communities. He wielded considerable politi-cal clout in his laucr years as Chau:man of the Sena~ Enviroomcnt and Public Works Comnuttcc and the Senate Appropriations Subcomnuuee on Agoculturc, Rural Development and Related Agencies Burdick's papers total 966 tincar feet and contatn correspondence, sub1ect files, lcgislauvc materials, and photographs The American Legion Auxiliary sponsored the first Flickertail Girl1 State m 1947 at Jamestown College. Held on the University of North Dakoto campus smcc 1950, the program allows partiapants to experience rcal-tifc politics in North Dakota at the aty, county, and state level Records trace the cvolutton of the program from 1956 to 1989. Business records of ~cvf'ral companies reveal the cconotruc climate of the Red River Valley from 1881 to 1990. The A.L I lan1on Papen outline Hanson's banking career wbtch began in Iowa m 1878 and conunued tn Hillsboro, Dakota Temtory. From 1881 to 1893, Hanson orgaruzed and became an officer of the I lillsboro Bank, Buxton Bank and the Bank of WapbetotL The ma1ority of his papers reflect loan and mortgage activ1ttes of these three banks, as well as his real estate and tax utle business The nation's tenth largest wholesaler, the Nub Finch Company, began as a small family-owned confectionery and tobacco store in Dcv~s Lake tn 1885. Business thrived with the addition of two stores and expanded into retail fruiL After fire destroyed the original store in 1887, the Nash broth-ers relocated to Grand Forks where they developed a wholesale tine. By 1891, Nash Brothen Company was entirely wholesale aod included frum and other grocery tines. Nash Finch Company rcmatru"d tn Grand Forks until 1919 when 1t moved to Minneapolis, a rapidly growing regional whole-sale distnhuuon center Nash Finch Company records contain 48 tincar feet of financial records dating from 1911 to 1979, although the ma1ority date from 1919 to 1960. The records detail the financial activities of the Nash Brothers Company, Nash Coffee Company, Nash Finch Company, the Nash Shareholders Company, and the Nash Foundation. Three indexes offer detailed access Nash Brothers Wholesaler, 112-114 North Tomi Street, Grand Forks 1890's. and organize the records by date, creattng agency, and document type. The Implement Oealcn Mutual Fire In1urance Company was o,ga-nizcd in 1903 by the Retail Implement Dealers Associatton of North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota. The company experienced several affiliations 211d name changes, and is presently American West lnsu.cancc Company. Although it has operated in thirty-four states at one time or an-other, the lugbcst number of policies have been wntten 1D North Dakota. Ccruficatcs of Authonty, annual reports, and yearbooks outline the history of the company from 1903 to 1990, while correspondence, mmutes of meetings of both policy holden and Board of Dirrcton, and financial re-ports document the company's early ycan through 1 ?48. The depression ycan began in North Dakota m tl1c 1920's and conttnucd mto the Grc..at Depression. The McCanna Farming Company was estab-lished in 1881 near present-day McCanna, ND, and operated conttnuously through the 1960's. Nine tincar feet of farm records contatn a wealth of correspondence and financial records, which tell the story of the faon's survival ducing the Dcpres51on and rccovciy during and after WWII. The collection's bank records for 1922 to 1930, however, reveal the oppoS1tc outcome for small bank operations m northeastern North Dakota. The majonty of these banu closed thcu doors A simibr scenario was played out for two Grand Forks busmcsscs. The N orthern Packing Company opened for operauon in Grand Forks on December 9, 1919, :md proccs!>cd a variety of meats and meat products Annual reports, correspondence, and financial records document the company's high business cxpcct2tions, but d.isclo,e: that area fanners found it more convenient to take their business to local butchcn. In 1935, the Reconstruction Finance Corpora.tion foreclo1ed on its unpaid mortgage and the plant closed A small Grand Focks business, the Oacotah Custom Shirt Shop, cxpctienccd a sunihr fate. In operauon from 1919 to 1934 at Page 2 .ta et ,t.,, April 1995 the hands of several propcicton. shop records disclmc a tenacious effort to succtt:d, but not enough business lo meet cxpmscs Records from the Grand Forks County Register of Deed's Officc offer ninety-rune joumals that record and document several diffcl'Cllt types of property traouctmns between county residents and busmcsscs. The Registry Indexes of Chattel Mortagages date from 1875 to 1966, Rcccpt.100 Books from 1895 to 1967. Register of Deeds Cash Book, 1885 to 1895, and the Index of Continutng Crop Liens, 1929 to 1949. In addition to these, Bond Record Journals record the bonds and affadavits for county officials from 1884 to 1923 Several wtcrcstJng coUections offer glimpses mto the social and cultural life of the state. Manus Gjclsnes un-migratcd from Norway to Reynolds, Dakota Territory m 1881, as did Caroline Olsen 10 1886. Marius and Car-oline Gjclsnca exchanged lcncn duang their courtship from 1886 to 1888, poor to lhc1e mamagc m Hillsboro, August 21, 1888, and agam I.he summer of 1892 whro Caroline rctumt'd to Norway with thCll youngest child co atccnd her parent's 25th wedding anruvenuy ccl<"bra-tion. Scvmty-six ongmal and translated letters describe life 10 North Dakota during the transition period from frontJer to statehood and reveal the Americani2atJon process a.!i experienced by Norwegian unmigrants Paolo Conte was bom U1 Palecmo, Italy. He taught p1200 and comp0S1t1on 2l Wesley Coll<ge from 1914 to 1923 whc:n h< b<c1m< D<an of Fin< Arts at Oklahoma Baptist Uruvcn1ty until 1936. He continued his catett at the Univcn1ty of Wichita and as the miruster of music for the First Baptist Church 10 Wicluta, sem.Mcunng 10 1952. The Coote Papers contam b10-graplucal material and I nea:dy complete collection of hu compos1bons, orchestral music, symphonic poems, piano and orchestra concertos, light opera and numerous sclc:crions for voice, organ, piano and violin. Several valuable additions have bcco made to Lhe papers of Thomas McGrath, nationally rcknown North Dakota poeL They mcludc ''lbomas McGrath," a memoir by fellow poet, Jack Bttching. and letters exch2nged with Mc-Grath; corr:espondcnce with foancr wife, Alice McGraLh, and with Ann Lewin Diament, god· mother to McGrath's son, Tomas.ito; drafts of the manuscript for Frederick Stem's book, The Rsvolutmnary Pcx;t in the United Stares: The Poetry of Thomas McGrath· m addition to, ~everal audio and video tapes of poc:ery read-wgs and 10tcrviews with McGrath. Henrietta "Pat" Christopher was dedicated to the preservation of Pembina County and Red River Valley hmory and conveyed her interest through many articles and several pageants, including "Red River Ripples: A Pagc2nt of Pembina, 1818-1889." She esublished the Pioneer Daughters Club of Pembina County in 1940, became the charter Di.rector of the Red River Valley Historical Society, and was active to numerous capacities with the North Dakota State I listoncal Society and the Pcmbma State Museum. Pat Christopher's writings Paolo Conte m !us studio tn Wesley College, UND. circa 1920 UND Law School gradual<, Judge Edward J. Devitt, led a long and exccpuonaUy disClo-guished career as Chief U.S. District Judge for Mmncsota. His papen Ulcludc 58 linear feet of legal documents from civil and criminal cases which record social, economic, and envi-ronmental issues of the 1970's and 1980's, as well as biograplucal materials and publications. A number of criminal cases arc cross-referenced to Appeals Court records in the papen of Judg< Myron H. Brigh<. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing a researcher to follow the cnurc case from 1u.ry crial through subsequent appeal compose the majority of her papen and complement the Pioneer Daugh-ters Club of Pembina County records which arc rich 1n the histoiy of Dakota Territoiy and northeastern North Dakota. Titirty-s'ix diant's penned by I lclen Normand Murphy from 1937 lo 1973 detail daily life on a Niagara area faan until 1958. She writes about house-hold chores, the weather, special events, and World War II, as her son was m the service. The d.ianes continue to relate her life as a widow and express her feelings and involvement with the church. lo a similar vem, a mcmolC and tlurty-thrce yean of letters from 1925 to 1958 written by Burt Finney, a pbannac:1st 10 Bismarck, to his only daughter describe Casselton in the late 1890's and relate Finney's observations about life m Bismarck from 1901 un-nl JUst before bis death ,n 1959 & North Dakota's Fint Lady from 1984 to 1992, Jane Sinner iruuatcd ,ev-eral social and cultural projecu. Sinner's papers describe her concerns rc-gwling mental health, television violence, and teenage pregnancy. In addi-tion, they document Sinner's promotion of North Dakota arts and the beauti-fication of stare lands th.rough her wildflower program, "North Dakota Goes Wddl" Organized w 1966, the North Dakota China Painters Guild promotes the fine art of china painting tn all 1u aspects. Minutes, news cLppwgs, and an-nual china show programs describe Guild activities which encourage the ta.I· cots of individual mcmbcn. The Department of Special Collections recently has acqmrcd several microfilmed collections of mtcrcst to researchers Bureau of Customs. Record Group 36 reproduces copies of ongmal passenger hsts or abstracts of passenger hsts of vessels arriving at 63 ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coosts and at t\\n ports on the Great Lakes. 1820-1873 Farmer's Wife Magazine .. Published m St, Paul. Minnesota. this women's fann journal docwncnts agriculture, fann life and the activities of rural Mmen from 1906 to 1939. North Dakota Post Office. Rerords of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971, and Reports of Site Locations, 1837-1950, detail the establtshment of North Dakota post offices Papen of the SL Louis Fur Trade. Seventy-four indexed ledgers and accowit books. 1802-1871. reveal the businc-ss hfc of the Western Department of the Amen can Fur Trade Company. The papers are particularly rich m economic mfonnauon from the Jacksoman era through the pre-Civil War years Sandy Slater. Head Special Collections e-mail slater(/J)plams nodak.edu A NOTE OF THANKS! State H.istoacal Society of North Dakota Students, professors, and libraries arc = :;:!~r;c:1&soci2tion not alone 10 advan~ l~g aod Ull tt Fund knowledge at the UruvcnnyofNorth U~ Alumw Association ~ota. The role of our d~on ts UNO Bookstore v1cal. ThCll gene~us contributJoi:_15 UND Center for Teaching have ~ade a sigruficant impact 10 and Lcammg unp~vmg our coll~tJons and UNO Coounuing Education services. The University Libraoes Division grat<fully ,cknowl,dge thoS< UND G«>gnphy Dqmtmc:nt mdividuaJs, comparues, and UNO Health, Ph sical Education, orgamzau.oos who have recently and Recreation bcpartmcnt donated gifts. If your name has bcco UNO History Department ov:rlooked, please contact the UND Modem and Oassical Li cary: Languages & Literatures D<putmcnt MATCHING GIFT COMPANIBS ~~ ~~~~ D<partmc:nt IBM Matcbmg Grants Program 3M Corporauon CORPORATION DONORS All Se:asons Garden Center and Floral AA.RP Senior Employment Service Assumpnon Abbey Jossey Bass Publishers, Inc. Bas10 Electric BIil< Qoud Abbey Otto Bremer Foundation Center for lnoovation & Business Dcvdopmcnt Center for Peace Studies Dakota Books Dr. Eliot's Twice Sold Talcs Fon &rthold Public Libmy Grand Fodu County CommUlllty Service Restitution Program Government of Canada Govcmmrot of Norway Government of the Province ofQucb<c H,ppy Harry's Botti< Shop North Dakota Institute for RegioIUI Studies North Dakota Museum of Art KFJM McLean County Historical Society Mcdcc:nt<r One College of Nurnng Merck and Company, Inc. Nash Finch Company National Pasta Association North Dakota Dames Opwnist Oub of Fa,go Prame Public Television Sigma Nu Epsilon Kappa Education Foundation UNO Student Govemment UNO Summer Institute of LmgwstJcs UNO Women's Center University of Oslo Library Valley Bank & Trust Company Velva Association of Commerce Vdva Dcvdopment Corporation Walden Book, Walsh County Historical Society lNDlVIDUAL DONORS Mabir Ali Rob<ert C. Allen Mr. & Mn. C. Andcnon Earl W "Bill" And<n<>n Owc:n & l<atlu< And<non Kmdall & Toby Balm Harold & &v,rly Bal< O.v,d E. &ach Julie &,g K<Jth& Kay &rg lbert & Pat Berger Orville V Bergren R.icbud &ringer Laurence C. Bergquist Charlotte Bertsch Suczettc Bieri Pnscill> K. Bin, Hatley Bjdland Roh<rt BJoding Leonud Blanding Joy V Bliss Edna Boardman Lee Bohn<t Mr. & Mrs. Robert Booker Virginia Bowman Dr. & Mn. Robert Boyd Gordon Brandvold Ame Brekke Small Business Development Center Guttoan & Char Brekke Gyd, Vardc:n Lodge Soos of Judge Myron Bught Norway Jeny Bulisco Rex Burgbduff Arlcsn Bryngehnn Muy Ellen Caldw<ll Murphy C,D,lw, Madelyn Camrud Lois). Cos< J= F Cballey Robert Cb,tfi<ld MuyAnnCb« Chest« Fritz Library Staff Gladys 0. Clusholm Albert Cbnstopber Alice Dark Thomas Clifford . Duane & Ev<lyn Col< William R. Cont< Roh<rt D,Jz,cJ Frank and Dan.a D'Andraia Mtc& Mrs. P<t<r Daru<lson Margaret B. Davenport Lillian Disher Sondra Donaldson Gen Durbcn G.L Dybwad Rebecca Dyer Ruth C. Ellis Phyllis Erickson Fam Ericluon-Aanstrong Waucn Evans Sharon Fleur Clan Forde Nita Fox R.,cbud & Muy M:atg'1Ct Frank Davina French Vera Fritz Louis Garcia V,mon E. Garder Dcnrus Gartner Kuen A Gasp<rino Louis Gcigt:r Gerald). G<mno Sandy Glu Menne Kaste Grcdv1g Eve Groberg Anna Gruber Dan Gunderson Odin F Gund<n<>n Ruth L Gusufson CatlosGuticnu CbucltH,g, Alfttd Hagen BcmiccHall KmHall .Kidt Hallahan Hcnnan Hamm<l Elizabeth Hampsten Sara Hanhan John Huapwt Sbclby Harken Nancy Harvey Gloria Hauge Daniel L Hendricltson page 3 t. et t. April 1995 Eugene & Elizabeth Hensley D<tn Hcnnmsoo Cada Hess TomH>ggm, Richud Hill Kuen Ho<lzct: Steve Hoffbcck. Dr. & Mrs. F.D. Holland,Jr Milan & OraBcll< Hollc:n Mugan,t A Roberts How<ll Charles R. Jacobi Mike Jacobs James & Katlllyn J acobscn Emil Jacobson Dr. & Mrs Harvey K Jacobson Lathrop King Jcnwson &v,rly Jc:nson Alfred & Palma Johnson David "Doc" Johnson Marilyn J. Johnson Susan G. Johnson Vemcr & Eilene Johnson William Johnson O.W.Jotn« DanJon<1 Lawrenc< J. Joos Berth, Kaldor Paul & Phyllis Kannowsln Eliz,b<th Kapt.n J.W. Kellogg Muy E. Kelsch George Kcnnedy.Jtc Family Kathy Coudlc King Robert King Dorothy Kirl< Sylv<Stcr Kliwclt< Harvey Knull Darrel Koehler Knstine Koozio-Door Donn, & Dick Koppcohav<r Gordon Kro<b<r Fran Krysko Jane Kuru R.icbud La&tgc Russdl Lake Uoyd Lanon Robert Lewis Cbatlcs Co,y Libby Delcie D. Light Alice Lillie Donald & Joline Lindgr= Evan E. Lips H<nnm & Janet Mac Livmgstoo Ina A Luadtke Lynn D.W. Luckow Bemcicc Scbicld Lunday John H. Lunscth D<an & Sheny Lyst< John Madigan. Col Rec Joyce Snowfeath« Mahmcy Mary H. Mansdl Oscar Manz O.vid Manball page 4 t.c a t. April 1995 Do,cenc Roscvold Earl Strinden Mel Ruder Lowsc Am<W,J Stockman Rod Nelson EdWlllJ Rupp Ann Sukumlyn Bill Marttn,Jr Mayme Russcll-Ouisten JmcSummcn Dr. I.l Mayba Jenny Newton Marun Rutherford Wilifrcd Swanson Margeiy McCmna Betty Nielsen Mr & Mn William R. Sandberg Mr. & Mn. Eugene V. Swartz M. Elizabeth Niclscn Jcnrufcr A. Mamn Ann Sande l-lamct M Sweetland John McClintoc.k Judith F. Niles Elaine Sandeen Hugh Swofford J aclric McElroy-Edwards John Norby Cordcla M Sayler Mr. & Mn. Doug P Szarkowski Rodney Med.Jen Patrick O'Connell Harold Schafer Ross Talbot Jay md Martha Meck FL V alcti.an Odcanan.o Robin Schnaidt B. Tangy SusanMe1er John Odegard George Schubert M arioo Thomas Debra Melby Robert E. O'Hcam Mn. Walter H. Schulte Playford Thonon Jcao Meline George Olson Carol Hanson Schwinkcndorf EdwmM Tofte Marcella Mclstcd Laura Opp Cynthia and John Shabb Gordon Twedt Vivian Merkel Bruce & Kirky Otto Robert Shaw Pearl Ulseth Lois Merril Mr. & Mn. John B. Owen Glenn Sheldon Wilhelmine Ulven Theodore Messenger Jay Padden Bill Shcmorry George F Vaughan Jon Mielke Theodore Pcdcliski Fr. William Sherman J amcs Vivian Douglas K Miller Myrtle Pcdcncn Don & Marijo Shidc F. Kent Vosper Willis H. Miller Mary Helen Pelton Kenneth Simen,en William R Walters Ginnie Milne Paul Picha Jane Sinner Rosalyn Watncrno Betty Monkman Shirley Pictron Oiaplm & Mn T.K Skramstad R MllXlllc Widner Thomas Potter Robert C. Moore Sandy Slater Frank Wilde Mn. M.S Mortenson Rose Potulny ErudSmcall Thelma Willett RachJlcl L Murdock WilliamR. Pratt Mark & Jane Solseng Robert Wtlkins Sister Ellen Murphy Ron Pyon Olive Sol,cng Wyonna Wtlkins Tun Murphy Barbara l..cvorscn Quinn Michael Sponberg OnnWiltsc Dr. & Mn.Jame, M. Murray Tamar Recd John E. Stann,,rd, Major Gen., Ret. Richard M. Wmant Duane Renville Dr & Mn. Athar Murtuza F ranccs & Ro,coc Stensrud EugcncMycn Mr. & Mn. Donald Robertson Dim and Leo Stem John Nash Dr. & Mn. Gordon F. Robinson Naomi Stem Nichow Nash Stephen W. Robinson Marlene I. Strathc Edward 0. Nelson Katleen Home Rosucn Sen. Bryce Strcibcl BE A FRIEND OF THE LIBRARY! ... Spread the word about Library collection activiucs m your newsletter or publication ''*Obt21n your company's parucipatton m I matcht.ng gtft program. u•Scnd u, names of pcnoru to whom we ought ,end~ Lonny Winrich Dean Yates Betty Zink ***Let us know about collections of books ffld manuscripts we Ill.lg.bl punuc for the Librancs Unrvc.n1ty ubmncs Box9000 Uruvcn1ty of North Dakota G1"IUld Forks, ND 58202-9000 <701)m-2189 e-nw1cshabb@plains.nodak.edu "'Participate in the Commemorative Gift Program CONSIDl!R Ml! A FRll!ND OF 11-!E LIBRARY My tax-deducoble contnbuoon, p<yable to the Unrvcn1ty of North Dakota Foundabon, is enclosed. __ Benefactor. 1500 _Sponsor. 1100 _Contnbutor. 125 _Patron: 1250 _Supporter. 150 _Student 110 '"The Library depends on the generosity of alumni and other friends to maintam and tmprove its quality collections and innovative information services ." Frank D'Andraia Director of Libraries, Library Adrrunistration 

Lux et Lex: Volume 3, Number 1

https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=lux-et-lex

Lux et Lex: Volume 3, Number 1

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

UND Scholarly Commons (University of North Dakota)