ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

FRED A. MAIDES PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL# 1023

DATES: 1883 - 1955

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Fred A. Maides Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Jay Hillier, Grand Forks County Historical Society, on June 14, 1985 (Acc.#85-1383).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Fred A. Maides, D.D.S., was born in Croyden, England, on April 5, 1898. He immigrated to the United States as a child, and attended public schools in Ray, North Dakota. During World War I, he served in the United States Navy as a radio electrician. He married Edna Salveson on September 8, 1923, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Dental School in 1925, and began his dental practice in Grand Forks, North Dakota, at the First National Bank Building. Maides was active in the Boy Scouts for over forty years as a scoutmaster, having formed Boy Scout Troop 4, the first troop in Grand Forks. He was also active in the North Dakota State Dental Association, serving in various capacities, including president in 1950. Dr. Maides retired from practice in 1978. He died in Grand Forks on June 28, 1985.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Fred A. Maides Papers date from 1883-1955. Arranged first are Maides' personal materials, including files from his public and dental school education, his activities in World War I, and his service with the 304th College Training Detachment at the University of North Dakota. Maides provided dental service to these Army-Air Force students, who were training at UND.

There are also several files detailing Maides' history with the Boy Scouts in Grand Forks. Maides served as a scoutmaster for over forty years, and formed Boy Scout Troop 4, the first troop in Grand Forks. This material includes letters of recommendation written by Maides on behalf of former scouts seeking positions in the military, as well as correspondence he received from former scouts during World War II.

The collection also contains material related to the practice of dentistry in North Dakota. Included is "History of the North Dakota State Dental Association," a three volume essay which appears to have been written by Mrs. E.H. Crary of Cando, North Dakota. The essay covers the years 1883-1943, which includes the time period before the state association was formed in 1906. The North Dakota State Dental Association traces its roots to the Northwestern Dental Association, which was formed in Fargo in 1883. Also included are general newspaper clippings, correspondence, and materials related to dental laws in North Dakota and the Grand Forks Dental Credit Association.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Correspondence: 1903 - 1944
2. Education: 1914 - 1925
3. High School Class Prophecy
4. World War I Miscellaneous
5. Minnesota Dental School: 1922 - 1926
6. Anatomy Course Diagrams, Dental School
7. North Dakota Dental Laws: 1931 - 1937
8. Dental Accounts, Grand Forks Dental Credit Association: 1926 - 1941
9. Dental Care, 304th College Training Detachment, University of North Dakota: April 1943 - May 1944
10. North Dakota State Dental Association: 1933 - 1955
11. Letter by Dr. Fred Rose to the North Dakota State Dental Association: May 1953
12. Boy Scouts: 1931 - 1944
13. Boy Scouts: 1946 - 1954
14. Correspondence with Former Boy Scouts During World War II: 1942-1944
15. Boy Scouts, Letters of Recommendation for Military Service Positions: 1942 -1943
16. Boy Scouts Newspaper Clippings
17. Dentistry Newspaper Clippings: 1930-1955
18. History of the North Dakota State Dental Association: June 1883 - May 1916
19. History of the North Dakota State Dental Association: May 1917 - April 1940
20. History of the North Dakota State Dental Association: June 1883 - May 1943

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