Title: Wynona H. Wilkins Papers, 1956-1994
ID: OGLMC/1296
Creator: Wilkins, Wynona (1916-2021)
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 10/15/1994
Languages: English [eng]
The Wynona H. Wilkins Papers consist mainly of newspaper clippings dating from 1956-1994. These along with magazine articles, postcards, greeting cards and letters are arranged alphabetically by topic. The majority of the material dates from the 1970's.
Wilkins initially gathered items to illustrate the thesis of her article "The Idea of North Dakota", that is, people viewed North Dakota negatively because they were not familiar with the state. Wilkin's project started almost by accident. She was in Oklahoma City, Okla., in a card shop. She picked up a greeting card that read "Hi there! I just arrived here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and that's a bit of a blow 'cause I'm supposed to be in Furdsville, North Dakota. Oh well, see you soon!" She bought it, the first entry in her collection.
Accruals:
Additional materials were received from Robert Wilkins, October 18, 1991; 94-2003
Access Restrictions:
Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source:
Wynona Wilkins, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method:
Donation; 94-1979
Separated Materials:
Six photographs were separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinet.
Related Publications:
God Giveth the Increase: The History of the Episcopal Church in North Dakota by Robert and Wynona Wilkins. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1959.
North Dakota: A Bicentennial History by Robert and Wynona Wilkins. New York: Norton, 1977.
Preferred Citation:
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Processing Information:
Finding aid added to Archon in November 2013
