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Clayton N. Watkins Papers

Collection Overview

Title: Clayton N. Watkins Papers

Predominant Dates:1924-1927

ID: OGLMC/1608

Creator: Watkins, Clayton N.

Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 12/31/2012

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

Assorted materials from a 1928 graduate of the University of North Dakota.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Clayton N. Watkins Papers consist primarily of materials from the 1920s, when Watlkins was a high school student in Fargo and then a student at the University of North Dakota (UND). Included are several letters and postcards from a trip to Europe in 1924 and photographs from his high school and college days. There are also newspaper and magazine articles and a "Beat the Aggies" pin from a football game between UND and the North Dakota Agricultural College (later NDSU).

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additional material donated April 30, 2013 (2013-3205)

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Jean Watkins Northrup, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Acquisition Method: Donation, 2012-3180

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Clayton N. Watkins Papers. OGLMC 1219. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Materials processed by Maureen Hukill, Special Collections intern, in July 2013.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Correspondence, including postcards, 1909-1927Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Photographs, 1920sAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-1: Senior picture, Fargo High School, ca. 1924Add to your cart.
Photograph 1608-2: Graduation picture (high school?), with mother and sisterAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-3: Outdoor football game, possibly Fargo High School or UNDAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-4: Outdoor football game, possibly Fargo High School or UNDAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-5: Sigma Chi fraternity track team with Clayton Watkins in center and possibly Paul Boyd as third from right, 1926Add to your cart.
Photograph 1608-6: Cup with inscription "Most Representative Student - Clayton N. Watkins 1923", probably Fargo High School or DeMolayAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-7: Medals belonging to Clayton Watkins, most of them from track meetsAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-8: Watkins in swimming suitAdd to your cart.
Photograph 1608-9: Portrait of Watkins as a UND studentAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Newspaper and magazine articles, 1924 and 1927Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Momentos and programs for sixth annual North Dakota DeMolay Conclave, 1920sAdd to your cart.