ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL#958 (addition)
DATES:1887-1948
SIZE:1.5 linear feet
ACQUISITION: This addition to the Grand Army of Republic, Grand Forks Chapter Records was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by the Grand Forks County Historical Society January 28, 1993 (Acc. #93-1865).
ACCESS: Open for inspection under rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
This addition to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Grand Forks Chapter Records consists of two scrapbooks and 3 convention proceedings of the Women's Relief Corps (WRC), Department of North Dakota. The material dates from 1887 to 1948. The Convention Proceedings date from 1938 Convention, held in Valley City; the 1941 meeting held in Jamestown; and the 1943 Convention held in Grand Forks.
Both of the scrapbooks were created by the WRC. The first scrapbook won first prize at the 1936 Convention, held in Devils Lake. This scrapbook contains war clippings, a history of Abraham Lincoln, ribbons from the GAR and WRC, brochures and programs, Memorial Day recollections, photographs and a list of the deceased.
The second scrapbook includes photographs of GAR and WRC officers, newspaper clippings on WRC and GAR events, poems, financial information, pamphlets, information regarding George Washington's bicentennial, letters and ribbons.
Box 1
Folder
Box 2
Scrapbooks
| Original Donation | First Addition: 1887-1948 |
| Second Addition: 1900 |
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