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Chester Fritz Auditorium Records, 1972-1998
Collection Overview
Title: Chester Fritz Auditorium Records, 1972-1998
ID: UA104
Primary Creator: Chester Fritz Auditorium (1972-)
Extent: 21.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 06/00/2002
Subjects: University of North Dakota - Buildings, University of North Dakota - Events, University of North Dakota - Theater
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
The Chester Fritz Auditorium is located west of the English Coulee and on the south side of University Avenue. The Auditorium stands 85 feet high, covers 26,000 square feet, with over two acres of interior flooring. The building can seat up to 2,400 people. The Auditorium was constructed with over 12 million pounds of concrete and 1.3 million pounds of steel framing.
The Chester Fritz Auditorium was funded by three sources, the first being Chester Fritz himself. He donated $1 million, which was matched by an appropriation from the State of North Dakota. An additional $1 million was raised from private donations.
The Chester Fritz Auditorium held groundbreaking ceremonies on June 26, 1970. After hard work and some setbacks, including a sheet metal workers strike, the Auditorium was finished and ready for its first event on October 12, 1972. The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Choir was the first event in the "Fritz."
Today the Chester Fritz Auditorium plays an important role on the campus of the University of North Dakota. There are many types of entertainment held there each year, including dance and musical groups, lectures, and theater performances.
When Chester Fritz donated his money to build the Auditorium he stated it would be a place where, "Students, faculty and staff can listen appreciatively to the great dramas, oratorios, operas, concerts, and contemporary thinkers...where students may gain clearer visions of truth, beauty and integrity...and where opportunity for weighing comparative values will inspire listening students to rise to higher planes of world understanding, purpose and stewardship."
Subject/Index Terms
University of North Dakota - Buildings
University of North Dakota - Events
University of North Dakota - Theater
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Chester Fritz Auditorium
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Chester Fritz Auditorium Records. UA 104, Box #, Item #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in February 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: London (Film): February 5, 1972
- Folder 2: Ray Price (UND Fieldhouse): February 6, 1972
- Folder 3: Winnipeg Symphony: October 12, 1972
- Folder 4: Podipto - Front-Grass Roots: October 13, 1972 (includes poster)
- Folder 5: Ed Ames: October 14, 1972 (includes photograph)
- Folder 6: New Generation Brubeck: October 27, 1972 (includes photograph)
- Folder 7: Spain (Film): November 14, 1972
- Folder 8: Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians: November 21, 1972
- Folder 9: Christopher Henkel: December 1-3, 1972 (includes photograph)
- Folder 10: Hawaii (Film): January 9, 1973
- Folder 11: Hong Kong (Film): January 22, 1973
- Folder 12: Rolf Schulte: January 26-28, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 13: Carlos Montoya: February 3, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 14: National of the Deaf: February 6, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 15: Herbie Mann: February 9, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 16: Gita Karsik: February 23-25, 1973
- Folder 17: "I Do, I Do": March 17-18, 1973 (includes photograph and slides)
- Folder 18: Les Ballet African (Dance): March 30, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 19: Australia (Travel film) By Ken Richter: April 2, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 20: Van Cliburn: April 13, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 21: Veronica Tyler: April 28, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 22: Tony Orlando and Dawn: September 15, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 23: Canadian West (Travel film) By Don Cooper: October 2, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 24: Esteban Sanchez with Winnipeg Symphony: October 13, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 25: Mac Davis: November 1, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 26: Norse Adventure (Film): November 6, 1973
- Folder 27: "No Sex Please, We're British": November 19, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 28: The World's Greatest Jazz Band: December 4, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 29: Israel Now and Then (Film): December 12, 1973 (includes photograph)
- Folder 30: Canadian Company Opera: January 22, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 31: Kris Kristofferson: January 24, 1974
- Folder 32: Victor Borge with Winnipeg Symphony: February 15, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 33: "Camelot" (Theater): February 24, 1974
- Folder 34: "Camelot" (Theater): February 24, 1974
- Folder 35: No No Nanette: March 3, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 36: Les Menestries: March 23, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 37: James Metclaf (Travel film): April 2, 1974
- Folder 38: "Twigs": April 8, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 39: Peter Nero: April 26, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 40: Chaplin Series (Film): September 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 41: Melba Montgomery: September 14, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 42: Bobby Goldsboro: September 14, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 43: Guy Lombardo: September 30, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 44: Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Dance): October 7, 1974
- Folder 45: Preservation Hall Jazz Band: October 12, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 46: Polynesia (Dance): October 13, 1974
- Folder 47: Barbara Fairchild (Anne Murray): October 26, 1974 (includes photographs)
- Folder 48: Sonny James (Canceled): October 26, 1974
- Folder 49: "Pippin": October 31, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 50: Roger Chorale Wagner: November 3, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 51: I love Mexico (Film): November 14, 1974
- Folder 52: Anne Murray: November 21, 1974 (includes photograph)
- Folder 53: Arthur Fiedler with Winnipeg Symphony: December 3, 1974
- Folder 54: Sunshine Boys (Theater): January 1, 1975 (includes photograph and slides)
- Folder 55: Up With People: January 13, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 56: Pennsylvania Ballet (Dance): January 23, 1975
- Folder 57: Jose Ferrer with Winnipeg Symphony: February 6, 1975
- Folder 58: "Fiddler on the Roof": February 28, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 59: Trails of the Mountain West (Film): March 12, 1975
- Folder 60: Roger Williams: April 5, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 61: Minnesota Orchestra: April 30, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 62: Gordon Macrae: May 8, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 63: Anthony Paratore and Joseph: June 30, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 64: "Chopin Lives" Robert Guralnik: July 29, 1975
- Folder 65: Ray Charles: September 20, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 66: Suzuki Children's Orchestra: October 2, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 67: Ferrante and Teicher: October 23, 1975
- Folder 68: Irene (Musical comedy): October 30, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 69: Pilolobus (Dance): November 3, 1975
- Folder 70: Johnny Mathis: November 12, 1975 (includes photograph)
- Folder 71: Swedish Radio Choir: November 14, 1975
- Folder 72: Impressions of Greece (Film): January 14, 1976
- Folder 73: Rod McKuen (Canceled): January 23, 1976
- Folder 74: Lady Bird Johnson with Winnipeg Symphony: February 5, 1976 (includes photograph)
- Folder 75: Miguel Rubio: March 4, 1976
- Folder 76: The Letterman: March 19, 1976 (includes photograph)
- Folder 77: America's Secret Places (Film) By James Metcalf: March 24, 1976 (includes photograph)
- Folder 78: Henry Fonda: March 28, 1976 (includes photograph)
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