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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
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THIRD DISTRICT MEDICAL AUXILIARY RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL #1159

DATES: 1948-1999

SIZE: 2.5 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Third District Medical Auxiliary Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Linda Youngs on February 10, 1988 (Acc.#88-1579). Additional deposits were made by Arona Skogerboe, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in September 1992 (Acc.#92-1846), Linda Paulson, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in May, 1995 (Acc.#95-2020), and Gayle Aafedt, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in December, 1999 (Acc.#99-2390).

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The American Medical Association (AMA) Auxiliary is a non-profit, volunteer service organization consisting of physicians’ spouses. The group had previously been known as the Woman's Auxiliary to the American Medical Association. The primary objective of the organization is to improve the health and welfare of local communities through programs created after identifying specific community needs. Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia has a state organization, which is further divided into districts.

In North Dakota, the Third District Medical Auxiliary was founded in 1948 and centered in Grand Forks. The Auxiliary is involved in many fund raising, education, legislation and community service projects. Some of their major projects include support of the Medical Student Loan Fund at the University of North Dakota, the AMA Educational Research Foundation (AMA-ERF) and numerous other local and regional charities. Members of the Auxiliary have also volunteered in area hospitals in many different capacities.

In 1992, the name of the group was changed to the Third District Medical Alliance.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Records from the Third District Medical Auxiliary date from 1948 to 1988 and include its constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, annual reports, lists of officers, membership rolls, correspondence and scrapbooks. Material from the Women's Auxiliary to the Student American Medical Association is also included, in addition to records of the North Dakota Medical Association Auxiliary, dating from 1949 to 1982.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1

  1. Women's Auxiliary to the American Medical Association
  2. North Dakota State Medical Association: constitution and by-laws
  3. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: constitution and by-laws
  4. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: officers, 1959-1982
  5. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: state convention material, 1949-1982
  6. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: state convention programs,1953-1982 (not all years included)
  7. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: fall board meetings, 1951-1981
  8. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: annual reports, 1980-1982
  9. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: News, Views and Cues, 1965- 1981
  10. North Dakota State Medical Association Auxiliary: special events
  11. Women's Auxiliary to the North Dakota State Medical Association: stationary
  12. Third District Medical Society
  13. Third District Medical Auxiliary: bylaws
  14. Third District Medical Auxiliary: meeting minutes, 1962-1985
  15. Third District Medical Auxiliary: presidential annual reports, 1951-1980
  16. Third District Medical Auxiliary: officers, 1955-1985
  17. Third District Medical Auxiliary: membership, 1954-1985
  18. Third District Medical Auxiliary: Student Loan Fund and Dance, 1957-1982
  19. Third District Medical Auxiliary: treasurer's reports, 1955-1986
  20. Third District Medical Auxiliary: AMA-ERF, 1957-1977
  21. Third District Medical Auxiliary: community health reports, 1953-1978
  22. Third District Medical Auxiliary: councilor's reports, 1952-1965
  23. Third District Medical Auxiliary: courtesy committee reports, 1956-1971
  24. Third District Medical Auxiliary: In Memoriam, memorials of past members who have died
  25. Third District Medical Auxiliary: legislative committee material, 1961-1977
  26. Third District Medical Auxiliary: membership committee material, 1960-1980
  27. Third District Medical Auxiliary: nominating committee reports, 1960-1979
  28. Third District Medical Auxiliary: program committee material, 1952-1980
  29. Third District Medical Auxiliary: publicity and historian's reports, 1955-1983
  30. Third District Medical Auxiliary: Safety Disaster Preparedness material, 1968- 1971
  31. Third District Medical Auxiliary: social chairperson's reports, 1955-1975
  32. Third District Medical Auxiliary: telephone committee reports, 1962-1972
  33. Third District Medical Auxiliary: account ledger, 1954-1973
  34. Third District Medical Auxiliary: annual programs, 1950-1988
  35. Third District Medical Auxiliary: special events
  36. North Dakota Health Careers Committee
  37. Mental Health
  38. Third District Medical Auxiliary: news releases
  39. Third District Medical Auxiliary: correspondence, 1954-1983
  40. Medical Students: University of North Dakota
  41. Women's Auxiliary to the Student American Medical Association: constitution, by-laws, reports, events, newsletters and correspondence
  42. Women's Auxiliary to the Student American Medical Association: membership and meeting minutes, 1961-1976
  43. News clippings
  44. Miscellaneous

Box 2

Scrapbook 1, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1948-1971
Scrapbook 2, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1970-1973
Scrapbook 3, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1973-1977
Scrapbook 4, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1977-1979
Scrapbook 5, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1979-1981
Scrapbook 6, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1981-1984
Scrapbook 7, North Dakota Medical Association Auxiliary, State Convention, held in Grand Forks, 1987

Box 3

Scrapbook 8, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1984-1990
Scrapbook 9, Third District Medical Auxiliary, 1990-1994

Box 4
Folder

  1. American Medical Association Auxiliary: Newsline, February 1993-October 1999
  2. American Medical Association Auxiliary: Direct Line Newsletter, March 1987-March 1988
  3. American Medical Association Alliance: AMA Alliance Today, Spring 1998-October 1999, Facets, November 1992
  4. North Dakota Medical Association Auxiliary: Newsletter, In Touch, 1987-1993
  5. North Dakota Medical Association Auxiliary: Newsletter, News, Views and Cues, 1982-1983, 1986-1987
  6. North Dakota Medical Association: News, November 1995-August 1999
  7. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1980-1981
  8. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1981-1982
  9. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1982-1983
  10. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1983-1984
  11. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1984-1985
  12. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1985-1986
  13. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1986-1987
  14. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1987-1988
  15. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1988-1989
  16. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1989-1990
  17. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1990-1991
  18. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1991-1992
  19. Third District Medical Auxiliary: President’s File, 1992-1993
  20. Third District Medical Alliance: President’s File, 1993-1994
  21. Third District Medical Alliance: President’s File, 1994-1995
  22. Third District Medical Alliance: President’s File, 1994-1995
  23. Third District Medical Alliance: President’s File, 1996-1997
  24. Third District Medical Alliance: President’s File, 1997-1998

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