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

GRAND FORKS AREA RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL# 1045

DATES: 1965-1986

SIZE: 1.5 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Grand Forks Area Retired Teachers Association Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Amy Lind and Clara Pederson, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on November 7, 1985 (Acc.#85-1423), October 1986 (Acc.#86-1479), and June 15, 1987 (Acc.#87-1519)

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Grand Forks Area Retired Teachers Association was organized in 1963. The purpose of the group was to "bring all retired teachers of this area into a relationship with shall work for the mutual interest of the group, i.e. better legislation, dissemination of information, to voice individual opinions, and to carry out any programs of general interest to the group." Membership was composed of teachers over the age of 55 who were members of the North Dakota Retired Teachers Association (NDRTA). In 1965, application was made to affiliate with the NDRTA, and on November 29, 1965, a Certificate of Affiliation was signed. In 1969, the Grand Forks Area Retired Teachers Association was accepted for Charter membership in the National Retired Teachers Association

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Grand Forks Retired Teachers Association Records date from 1965-1985, and consist of a written history of the group, meeting minutes, constitution and by-laws, contracts, membership lists, scrapbooks, plaques, correspondence and miscellaneous material

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. "History, Grand Forks Area Retired Teachers Association" by Amy Lind: July 1984
2. Minutes: 1965-1969
3. Minutes: 1969-1974
4. Minutes: 1975-1980
5. Minutes: 1981-1985
6. Constitution and By-laws: 1965, 1972, 1984
7. Contracts with Townhouse: 1981-1984
8. Membership Lists: 1976-1985
9. Certificates and Letters of Thanks: 1977 - 1985
10. Membership Lists: 1968 - 1986
11. Miscellaneous

Box 2
Folder

1. Presentation Plaque to Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus
2. Presentation Plaque to Grand Forks Area Retired Teacher Association from the National Retired Teachers Association, May 29, 1969.
3. Scrapbook, 1964 - 1976
4. Scrapbook, 1977 - 1986

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