Donald C. Macdonald Papers, 1892-1969
Collection Overview
Title: Donald C. Macdonald Papers, 1892-1969
ID: OGLMC384
Primary Creator: Macdonald, Donald C. (1891-1969)
Extent: 10.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 00/00/1976
Subjects: Politics and Government - Nonpartisan League (NPL), Politics and Government - Republican Party, University of North Dakota - Alumni
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Donald C. Macdonald Papers are organized into five series.
Series 1: Political Materials
Series 2: Personal Materials
Series 3: Business Materials
Series 4: Photographs
Series 5: Scrapbooks and Ledgers
Collection Historical Note
"Funeral services for Donald Chester Macdonald, 78, long active in political circles, will be held at the Grand Forks Norman Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Saturday, with Rev. Frederick T. Gillette of St. Paul's Episcopal Church officiating.
Mr. Macdonald died at his home here Tuesday.
The body will lie in state Friday afternoon and evening at the funeral home where a Masonic service will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Palllbearers will be Ralph E. Anderson, John Scott Jr., Donald Bruce MacDonald, Henry Kennedy, Sam Burdick and George Hawkes.
Military honors will be accorded here by members of Grand Forks American Legion Post 6, with burial at Hannah, N.D.
Mr. Macdonald was born July 26, 1891, at Hannah where he first became active in politics with the 1916 birth of the Nonpartisan League.
Although he never won elective public office, he was a candidate for the State Legislature in 1924 and for Congress in 1926. He later held many positions in the Nonpartisan League, and the Republican Party
He was secretary of the Grand Forks County NPL from 1928 to 1938 and was chairman of the Langer for Governor movement in 1932. In 1933 he was appointed a member of the Republican Sate Central Committee, serving through 1936. From 1934-36 he was Grand Forks County Republican chairman
Prior to the United State entry in World War II he organized the North Dakota chapter of America First, a political group of which former Sen. Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota was secretary. He was a long political associate of Nye, as well as of former Senators Lynn Frazier and William Langer.
From 1933 through 1936 he was district inspector for the State Regulatory Department and since 1951 he had been district inspector for the attorney general's Licensing Department.
A veteran of World War I, Mr. Macdonald later attended and graduated from the University of North Dakota. He was married to Evelyn J. Salt her Sept. 25, 1928, and they made their home here continuously from that time.
Mrs. Macdonald survives as do two sons, John W. of Bangkok, Thailand, and Neil C. of Aspen, Colo., and a daughter Mrs. Ralph Anderson, Richfield, Minn. A brother, Colon Macdonald, Grand Forks, and eight grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Macdonald was an insurance agent here from 1925 through 1943 and reportedly wrote the first group hospital insurance program in the country in 1926.
From 1922 though 1940, Mr. Macdonald was correspondent for the United Press for northern Minnesota and North Dakota.
He was active in scouting and a Mason, a Shriner and an American Legionnaire. He was to have received recognition next year for 50-year memberships in each of those organizations.
He was president of the Grand Forks Chess Club for many years and from 1949 until the early 1960s was on the board of directors for the U.S. Chess Federation."
Source: Grand Forks Herald , 11 December 1969
Subject/Index Terms
Politics and Government - Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Politics and Government - Republican Party
University of North Dakota - Alumni
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 Method: Donation; The material was separated and transferred from the Neil C. Macdonald Papers, OGLMC 97, in December 1976.
Related Materials: Neil C. Macdonald Papers: OGLMC 97
Preferred Citation: 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 May 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Political Materials],
[Series 2: Personal Materials],
[Series 3: Business Materials],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[Series 5: Scrapbooks and Ledgers],
[All]
- Series 1: Political Materials
- This series contains materials relating to D.C. Macdonald's role in North Dakota politics.
- Sub-Series 1: Political Correspondence
- Sub-Series 1 contains political correspondence from 1923 to 1966; when available it has been categorized by correspondent.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: 1952-1966
- Folder 2: 1949-1951
- Folder 3: 1945-1948
- Folder 4: 1944
- Folder 5: 1943
- Folder 6: 1942
- Folder 7: 1941
- Folder 8: 1940
- Folder 9: 1939
- Folder 10: 1938
- Folder 11: 1936
- Folder 12: 1935
- Folder 13: 1933-1934
- Folder 14: 1924-1932
- Folder 15: Quentin Burdick, 1942-1961
- Folder 16: Lynn Frazier, 1939-1941
- Folder 17: Lynn Frazier, 1923-1938
- Folder 18: William Langer, 1955-1959
- Folder 19: William Langer, 1941-1954
- Folder 20: William Langer, 1933-1940
- Folder 21: William Langer, 1932
- Folder 22: William Lemke, 1932-1945
- Folder 23: Nonpartisan League, 1932-1937
- Folder 24: Gerald Nye, 1945-1946
- Folder 25: Gerald Nye, 1944
- Folder 26: Gerald Nye, 1943
- Folder 27: Gerald Nye, 1942
- Folder 28: Gerald Nye, 1932-1941
- Folder 29: John Nystul, 1932
- Folder 30: Republican Organizing Committee, 1944-1952
- Folder 31: Charles Robertson, 1940-1942
- Folder 32: James Sinclair, 1932-1934
- Folder 33: Milton Young, 1940-1959
- Folder 1: 1952-1966
- Box 1
- Sub-Series 2: Political Materials
- Sub-Series 2 is comprised of political and campaign materials from 1932 to 1968. This includes materials from both North Dakota and national campaigns.
- Box 1
- Folder 34: Political material, 1947-1958
- Folder 35: Political material, 1944-1946
- Folder 36: Political material, 1942-1943
- Folder 37: Political material, 1941
- Folder 38: Political material, 1939-1940
- Folder 39: Political material, 1936-1938
- Folder 40: Political material, 1933-1934
- Folder 41: Campaign material, 1932-1938
- Folder 42: Campaign material, 1940-1942
- Folder 43: Campaign material, 1944-1946
- Folder 44: Campaign material, 1948-1950
- Folder 45: Campaign material, 1951-1952
- Folder 46: Campaign material, 1958-1968
- Folder 34: Political material, 1947-1958
- Box 1
- Sub-Series 3: Deputy Inspector's Reports and Correspondence
- Sub-Series 3 contains correspondence, reports and miscellaneous material from D.C. Macdonald's role as Deputy Inspector for the Attorney General's office.
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1968-1969
- Folder 2: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1966-1967
- Folder 3: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1965
- Folder 4: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1964
- Folder 5: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1963
- Folder 6: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1962
- Folder 7: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1961
- Folder 8: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1958-1960
- Folder 9: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1956-1957
- Folder 10: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1948-1955
- Folder 11: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1933-1936
- Folder 12: Licensing Department Inspector's Reports, 1965-1966
- Folder 13: Licensing Department Inspector's Reports, 1957-1964
- Folder 14: Licensing Department Inspector's Reports, 1955-1956
- Folder 15: Licensing Department Inspector's Reports, 1953-1954
- Folder 16: Licensing Department Inspector's Reports, 1951-1952
- Folder 1: Deputy Inspector correspondence, 1968-1969
- Box 2
- Sub-Series 4: America First Committee
- Sub-Series 4 is comprised of material from the America First Committee...
- Box 2
- Folder 17: "Did You Hear" and "Did You Know," July-September 1941 (publications)
- Folder 18: "Did You Hear" and "Did You Know," October-November 1941 (publications)
- Folder 19: Grand Forks Chapter correspondence, 1941-1942
- Folder 20: Grand Forks Chapter correspondence, undated
- Folder 21: Membership list for North Dakota and Minnesota, September 1941
- Folder 22: Flyers and advertisements
- Folder 23: Political expenditures including America First Committee, 1936-1944
- Folder 24: Bulletins 14-97, January 21-March 5, 1941
- Folder 25: Bulletins 104-196, March 5-April 14, 1941
- Folder 26: Bulletins 202-249, April 16-May 9, 1941
- Folder 27: Bulletins 250-296, May 12-June 5, 1941
- Folder 28: Bulletins 301-349, June 7-23, 1941
- Folder 29: Bulletins 353-399, June 24-July 8, 1941
- Folder 30: Bulletins 400-449, July 9-30, 1941
- Folder 31: Bulletins 450-499, July 30-August 18, 1941
- Folder 32: Bulletins 501-549, August 19-September 1, 1941
- Folder 33: Bulletins 551-598, September 11-October 4, 1941
- Folder 34: Bulletins 600-649, October 4-22, 1941
- Folder 35: Bulletins 650-700, October 23-December 4, 1941
- Folder 36: National Office Material, January -June 1941
- Folder 37: National Office Material, July-September 1941
- Folder 38: National Office Material, October-December 1941
- Folder 17: "Did You Hear" and "Did You Know," July-September 1941 (publications)
- Box 2
- Sub-Series 1: Political Correspondence
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Political Materials],
[Series 2: Personal Materials],
[Series 3: Business Materials],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[Series 5: Scrapbooks and Ledgers],
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