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Arley R. Bjella Papers, 1946-1968

Collection Overview

Title: Arley R. Bjella Papers, 1946-1968

ID: OGLMC/297

Creator: Bjella, Arley R. (1916-2001)

Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet

Languages: English [eng]

Abstract

1916-2001; UND Class of 1941 and active member of the North Dakota Republican Party

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Arley R. Bjella Papers date from 1946 to 1968 and mainly concern the history of the North Dakota Republican Party. Bjella was an active member of the party and was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1950. He was involved in the Republican Organizing Committee, which was successful in eventually separating the Republican Party from the Nonpartisan League. The majority of the collection contains general political files, which typically include correspondence from other party members, as well as newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and publications.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additional material was donated by Liv Norderhaug, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, in March 2015 (Acc.2015-3303) and September 2024 (2024-3522; via Dr. Melissa Gjellstad, UND Languages Department).

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

Acquisition Source: The original acquisition records are unavailable

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Arley R. Bjella Papers. OGLMC 297, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid input to Archon in August 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: General political file for 1950: correspondence regarding campaign for North Dakota Lieutenant Governor (March-June)Add to your cart.
Folder 2: General political file for 1958: correspondence, clippings, 1956 and 1958 Republican platformsAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: General political file for 1957: correspondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: General political file for 1958: correspondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Republican Organizing Committee platforms: 1946 and 1952; Williams County Republican Organizing Committee platform: 1952Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Republican Organizing Committee Executive Committee meeting minutes: May 1, 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Republican Organizing Committee recommended revised constitution and by-laws: 1954Add to your cart.
Folder 8: General political file for 1964: correspondence and other documents related to the state and national Republican conventionsAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: General political file for 1962: correspondence and clippings related to the March Republican convention and June primary electionAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: General political file for 1959: correspondence, clippings, pamphletsAdd to your cart.
Folder 11: General political file for 1957: correspondence and clippings related to the September meeting of the Republican State Central CommitteeAdd to your cart.
Folder 12: General political file for 1958: correspondence, pamphlets, maps, clippingsAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: General political file for 1954: ROC correspondence, clippings, pamphlets and lists of Williams County Republican CommitteemenAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: General political file for 1952: ROC correspondence, Williams County ROC platformAdd to your cart.
Folder 15: General political file for 1951: correspondenceAdd to your cart.
Folder 16: General political file for 1950: Correspondence (January-March)Add to your cart.
Folder 17: "Sketch of Arley R. Bjella, Williston, North Dakota"Add to your cart.
Folder 18: General political file for 1946: primary election statistics, ROC voter guides, ROC form letter to Williams County votersAdd to your cart.
Folder 19: General political file for 1968: correspondence from Senator Milton Young and invitation to the inauguration of President Richard NixonAdd to your cart.
Folder 20: General political file for 1966: correspondence from Senator Milton Young and the state Republican platformAdd to your cart.
Folder 21: General political file for 1962: correspondence and clippings related to Bjella's resignation as State Republican ChairmanAdd to your cart.
Folder 22: General political file for 1961: correspondence, clippings, pamphletsAdd to your cart.
Folder 23: General political file for 1960: correspondence, clippings, pamphletsAdd to your cart.
Folder 24: General political file for 1959: correspondence, clippings, pamphletsAdd to your cart.
Folder 25: General political file for 1948: sample ballots, correspondence, clippingsAdd to your cart.
Folder 26: General political file: By-laws of the Republican Party of North DakotaAdd to your cart.
Folder 27: General political file for 1962: correspondence regarding Lincoln DayAdd to your cart.
Folder 28: General political file: Senate and House Elections Committee, 1959-1962Add to your cart.
Folder 29: General political file: 1962 Campaign CommitteeAdd to your cart.
Folder 30: General political file: correspondence regarding election laws, 1959-1961Add to your cart.
Folder 31: General political file: correspondence regarding Republican Party platform, 1959-1961Add to your cart.
Folder 32: General political file for 1962: correspondence and publicationsAdd to your cart.
Folder 33: General political file for 1962: meeting minutes of the State Republican Convention, held in Bismarck, March 29, 1962Add to your cart.
Folder 34: Text of sermon entitled "First or Last" by Pastor Chris Nelson, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota: March 1, 2015Add to your cart.
The sermon relates a story of Bjella, who served as a Judge Advocate General during the Nuremberg War Crimes Trails.
Folder 35: Information on and photographs of the Gokstad Ship modelAdd to your cart.
This model hung in the Lutheran Brotherhood building in Minneapolis; Arley Bjella was Chairman of the Board when the model was commissioned in 1982. The ship was moved to Norway House in Minneapolis in 2023.