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

P.E.O. CHAPTER D RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL #878

DATES: 1913-1995

SIZE: 5.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The P.E.O. Chapter D Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Margaret Libby Barr, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 26, 1983 (Acc.#83-1168) and on May 18, 1984 (Acc.#84-1299).. Additional materials were deposited by Mavis Ness, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on May 22, 2001 (Acc.#2001-2506).

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

RELATED COLLECTIONS: OGL#1012, P.E.O. Chapter T Records, OGL#1330, Chapter AI Records, and OGL#302, Carrie Simpson Papers

RELATED PUBLICATIONS: Fifty Years of P.E.O. in North Dakota, 1906-1956 and Chapter D in Retrospect, 1913-1983

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The P.E.O. Sisterhood was established on January 21, 1869 in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan University. The organization was established as philanthropic and educational society for women. Although comprised of only seven members at its founding, P.E.O. now has thousands of chapters and members throughout the United States.

The first Grand Forks Chapter, known as Chapter D, was established on April 7, 1913. Charter members of Chapter D included Ada Bek, Chrissie Budge, Lillian Budge, Mable French, Margaret Gillette, Eva Libby, Carrie Simpson, Leila Sturtevant and Gertrude Sturtevant. The President of Chapter D at its founding was Carrie Simpson.

Chapter D was a very active chapter in North Dakota. It hosted several state conventions, participated in many P.E.O. sponsored activities on both a local, state and national level, and provided several state chapter presidents. It also has been responsible for sponsoring several other P.E.O. chapters in the area. The Chapter has hosted many educational lectures and meetings for both its members and the greater community at large. Chapter D has also raised funds for several P.E.O. fund drives, including the Peace Scholarship Fund and the Educational Fund. In the aftermath of World War I, Chapter D adopted a French war orphan; during World War II, Chapter D and the entire P.E.O. organization was very active in raising funds and boosting morale for the war effort.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The P.E.O. Chapter D Records date from 1913-1995 and consist primarily of meeting minutes, scrapbooks, membership information, financial records, and historical materials.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Membership Book, 1925-1943
2. Membership Book, 1943-1957
3. Roll Call Book, 1913-1932
4. Roll Call Book, 1913-1932
5. Roll Call Book, 1946-1954
6. Roll Call Book, 1954-1963
7. Treasurer's Record Book, Membership Dues: 1913-1923
8. Treasurer's Record Book, Receipts and Disbursements: 1913-1926
9. Treasurer's Record Book, Receipts and Disbursements: 1926-1937
10. Treasurer's Record Book, Receipts and Disbursements: 1937-1944
11. Treasurer's Record Book, Receipts and Disbursements: 1942-1952
12. Treasurer's Record Book, Receipts and Disbursements: 1953-1969
13. Program, Prominent P.E.O.s by M. Beatrice Johnstone: 1943
14. Program, To Seek Wisdom from Books by Carrie Simpson: 1950
15. B.I.L. Ritual: undated
16. Proceedings from 1940 P.E.O. State Convention
17. Delegates Report of 1915 Supreme Convention, by Chrissie Budge
18. Demit cards, 1913
19. Margaret Libby Barr, Chapter D in Retrospect, 1913-1983

Box 2

Folder

1. Minutes: April 7, 1913-June 3, 1919
2. Minutes: September 29, 1919-April 13, 1925
3. Minutes: April 25, 1925-November 16, 1931
4. Minutes: December 21, 1931-March 21, 1938
5. Minutes: April 4, 1938-April 6, 1942
6. Minutes: April 20, 1942-March 17, 1947
7. Minutes: April 7, 1947-February 18, 1952
8. Minutes: March 3, 1952-February 20, 1956
9. Minutes: March 5, 1956-February 20, 1961
10. Minutes: March 6, 1961-December 6, 1965
11. Minutes: January 3, 1966-March 4, 1968
12. Minutes: March 18, 1968-February 21, 1977

Box 3
Scrapbook

1. 1913-1919
2. 1919-1929
3. 1929-1948
4. 1948-1955
5. 1955-1962 (missing at the time of donation)
6. 1962-1973
7. 1973-1980

Box 4
Folder

1. By-laws, 1977-1985
2. By-laws, 1986-1994
3. Officers, 1977-94
4. Minutes, March-December 1977
5. Minutes, 1978
6. Minutes, 1979
7. Minutes, 1980
8. Minutes, 1981
9. Minutes, 1982
10. Minutes, 1983
11. Minutes, 1984
12. Minutes, 1985
13. Minutes, 1986
14. Minutes, 1987
15. Minutes, 1988
16. Minutes, 1989
17. Minutes, 1990
18. Minutes, 1991
19. Minutes, 1992
20. Minutes, 1993
21. Minutes, 1994
22. Minutes, January-February 1995

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