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

FORTNIGHTLY CLUB RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL #38

DATES: 1909-1955

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Fortnightly Club Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection. The acquisition records are unavailable.

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Fortnightly Club was founded by Rev. Frank Hays, a Grand Forks Presbyterian minister, on October 20, 1898, with sixteen charter members. Meetings were held the first and third Monday from October through May. As stated in the constitution, “The object of this club shall be the cultivation of social relations, and as a means thereto the discussion of literary, scientific, and current topics.” Membership included prominent persons at the University of North Dakota, as well as members of the business, legal and medical communities.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Fortnightly Club Records consist mainly of papers read before the Fortnightly Club, and minutes of their meetings. Also included are newspaper clippings, programs, codes of conduct correspondence, membership information and the constitution.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

  1. Constitutions, Lists of members, and Orders of 1928-1953.
  2. General Correspondence, 1922—1952.
  3. Minutes of the Meetings, 1947—1952.
  4. Programs. 1900—1940, Not Complete.
  5. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  6. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  7. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  8. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  9. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  10. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  11. Papers read before the Fortnightly Club.
  12. Newspapers Clippings, the KIWI, 1943—1944, and Miscellaneous.
  13. UND Carney Sings and Carney Song Contest.
  14. Minutes of Meetings, 1941-1947.
  15. Minutes of Meetings, 1932-1941.
  16. Minutes of Meetings, 1925-1931.
  17. Minutes of Meetings, 1917-1924.
  18. Secretary's book containing notices, rosters, and minutes of meetings to Oct., 1955.
  19. Annual Club Programs 1909-1940 (Incomplete file).
 Original Donation  First Addition: undated

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