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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 10
- Folder 1: Ricky Skaggs: December 8, 1989 (includes photograph)
- Folder 2: Romeo and Juliet (Hartford Ballet): March 26, 1990
- Folder 3: Romeo and Juliet (Hartford Ballet): March 26, 1990 (includes photograph)
- Folder 4: Anna of Green Gables (Royal Winnipeg Ballet): October 26, 1990
- Folder 5: Anna of Green Gables (Royal Winnipeg Ballet): October 26, 1990 (includes photograph and slide)
- Folder 6: Sawyer Brown: October 21, 1991 (includes photograph)
- Folder 7: Oklahoma: April 21, 1994 (includes photograph)
- Folder 8: Waicipi: April 8-9, 1995
- Folder 9: Chorus Line: April 3, 1998 (includes photograph and computer disk)
- Folder 10: Applause: November 28, 1972
- Folder 11: The Bellamy Brothers: February 14, 1981
- Folder 12: Camelot: October 10, 1981
- Folder 13: John Conlee/ Carolina Fever: March 31, 1984
- Folder 14: Janie Fricke (KKXL): June 28, 1984
- Folder 15: Osmond Brothers: July 7, 1984
- Folder 16: Kiss: March 10, 1985
- Folder 17: The Mystery of Edwin Drood: November 28, 1988
- Folder 18: Nylons: November 7, 1989
- Folder 19: Boy meets Girl/ Phantom Tollbooth: January 13, 1989
- Folder 20: Bobby Vee: February 2, 1990
- Folder 21: Southern Pacific: February 4, 1990
- Folder 22: Big River: February 9, 1990
- Folder 23: Mummemschanz Mime: February 11 & 12, 1990
- Folder 24: Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius: February 24, 1990
- Folder 25: Wayne Newton: March 17, 1990
- Folder 26: Limbaugh- Rush: May 5, 1990
- Folder 27: Phantom of the Opera: June 12 & 13, 1990
- Folder 28: Richard Marx: April 1, 1990
- Folder 29: Richard Marx: April 1, 1990
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