George F. Shafer Papers, 1928-1933, 1945, 1948

Collection Overview

Title: George F. Shafer Papers, 1928-1933, 1945, 1948

Predominant Dates:1928-1932

ID: OGLMC/0024

Creator: Shafer, George F. (1888-1948)

Extent: 4.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/1959

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The George F. Shafer Papers date from 1928 to 1948, although the vast majority of the materials are from Shafer's time as Governor of North Dakota, from 1929 until 1933. Correspondence makes up the majority of the collection and these letters deal with the governing of the state of North Dakota.

Administrative Information

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

Acquisition Source: Mrs. George Shafer

Acquisition Method: Donation

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). George F. Shafer Papers. OGLMC 24, 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 March 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1929-1930
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1929-1933
Folder 3: Miscellaneous Correspondence
Folder 4: Ward County Applications
Folder 5: Williams County Applications
Folder 6: Loan Application Correspondence
Folder 7: Board of Hairdressers and Cosmetologists, 1930-1933
Folder 8: Missouri River Development Commission, 1929-1933
Folder 9: Fire Marshal, 1931-1933
Folder 10: Extradition
Folder 11: Securities Commission, 1932-1933
Folder 12: Closed Banks, 1928-1933
Folder 13: Receiver of Closed Banks, 1929-1933
Folder 14: Secretary of State, 1929-1933
Folder 15: Industrial Commission, 1931-1933
Folder 16: Highway Commission, 1928-1933
Folder 17: Veterans Service Commission, 1929-1933
Folder 18: H. A. Bronson, 1929-1933
Folder 19: County Commissioners, 1929-1933
Folder 20: Chicago International Exposition, 1931-1933
Folder 21: Motor Vehicle Department, 1929-1933
Folder 22: Land Commission, 1929-1933
Folder 23: Gasoline Tax Evasion Committee; Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Folder 24: Workmen's Compensation Bureau, 1929-1933
Folder 25: State Treasurer, 1930-1933
Folder 26: Penitentiary, 1929-1933
Folder 27: Training School, 1929-1933
Folder 28: Soldiers Home, 1929-1932
Folder 29: Printer
Folder 30: University of North Dakota, 1929-1933
Folder 31: State School of Forestry, 1930-1932
Folder 32: County Auditors
Folder 33: State Mill and Elevator Stocker Proposal
Folder 34: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1929-1933
Folder 35: Auditor, 1929-1933
Folder 36: International Peace Garden
Folder 37: Pharmacy Board, 1929-1933
Folder 38: Emergency Fund, 1929-1933
Folder 39: North Dakota Bankers Association, 1929-1932
Folder 40: Tax Reduction
Folder 41: Suspended Sentences, 1929-1932

Box 2

Folder 1: Agricultural Credit Corporation; Bank Robbery Reward Offer; Bear Claw Necklace; Carl Ben Eielson
Folder 2: Chicago International Exposition; Dickinson Normal Presidency; Dipthteria Prevention Commission; Drought, 1930
Folder 3: Dairy Production Situation; Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Folder 4: Elbowwoods Bridge Project; Employment of Highway Contractors; Alf. Erickson, Marshal of Wyndmere; Flax Tariff; Four Cent Gasoline Tax Proposal
Folder 5: Industrial Survey Commission
Folder 6: International Peace Gardens; Kramer Bank Robbery; Montana Drought and Livestock Situation
Folder 7: National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Folder 8: Non-Resident Tuition Fees; Northern Great Plains Dairy Land Experiment Station; Northwest Shippers Advisory Board
Folder 9: Proclamations Received; Correspondence From Other Governors
Folder 10: Reconstruction Finance Corporation; Revestment Work, Missouri River, Washburn
Folder 11: St. Olaf Celebration in Norway, 1930; Visual Education Test; Taxpayers Association; Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation School, Belcourt
Folder 12: Unemployment Situation
Folder 13: The United States Daily; Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission

Box 3

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1923-1928
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1943-1948
Folder 3: Press Releases and the Text of Speeches, 1923-1928
Folder 4: Press Releases and the Text of Speeches, 1929
Folder 5: Press Releases and the Text of Speeches, 1930
Folder 6: Press Releases and the Text of Speeches, 1931
Folder 7: Press Releases and the Text of Speeches, 1932
Folder 8: Press Releases and the Text of Speeches, 1935-1938
Folder 9: Campaign Data for the June 1932 Primary
Folder 10: Text of Proposed Bills, January 1931
Folder 11: Board of Equalization, 1928-1929
Folder 12: Board of Equalization, 1930
Folder 13: Board of Equalization, 1931
Folder 14: Board of Equalization, 1932
Folder 15: Impeachment of Oscar E. Erickson as Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, 1945
Folder 16: Impeachment of Oscar E. Erickson as Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, 1945
Folder 17: Impeachment of Oscar E. Erickson as Commissioner of Insurance of the State of North Dakota, 1945
Folder 18: Banking Code Report, 1931
Folder 19: Capitol Cornerstone Laying Ceremony, 1932
Folder 20: Miscellaneous State Government Reports

Box 4

Scrapbook 1: North Dakota Miscellaneous, 1908-1909
Scrapbook 2: North Dakota State Mill and Elevator, 1926-1928
Scrapbook 3: North Dakota Miscellaneous, 1926-1928