Buildings and Landmarks

Title: Buildings and Landmarks

ID: UA/032

Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet

Arrangement: Alphabetical by subject

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This record group contains assorted materials regarding buildings and other campus features associated with the University of North Dakota (UND). For the buildings, much of the content is general in nature and includes items such as programs for groundbreaking and dedication events. Floor plans and newspaper articles are other common items. Not every structure is physically located on the UND campus. Histories of UND buildings and other entities by Elwyn Chandler, written in the 1940s, are also included.

Record groups that had relatively small amounts of materials for various buildings (museum, bookstore, Old Main, Human Nutrition Research Center, and Winter Sports Building) have been deleted and the materials inserted into this collection. Separate record groups for select campus buildings, such as the Memorial Union and Chester Fritz Library, still remain.

Administrative Information

Accruals:

The only formally accessioned materials were for the University Museum (78-112) and the University Bookstore (2019-58-1).

Additions are expected as general information about other buildings and landmarks is obtained.

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

Acquisition Source: Most of the items had been collected and added to University Publications through the years. Other materials were transferred from smaller, existing record groups.

Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Processing Information: Processing completed in October 2019

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Abbott Hall

Folder 2: Bek Hall

Folder 3: Brick Selection for Campus Buildings - Correspondence, 1950-1953

Folder 4: Budge Hall

Folder 5: Building Foundation Difficulties - History by Elwyn Chandler

Folder 6: Building History by Elwyn Chandler, 1942

Folder 7: Building List (Chronological), 1884-1955

Folder 8: Building Planning

Folder 9: Building Programs and Needs, 1921-1954

Folder 10: Buildings - Miscellaneous

Includes a futuristic campus map (ca. 1915), a handbook for the head resident of the men's residence halls (ca. 1958), and an information sheet for UND Sioux Laundry (1970s).

Folder 11: Burtness Theatre - Events

Folder 12: Burtness Theatre - Expansion & Lighting

Folder 13: Burtness Theatre - General

Folder 14: Campus Bus

Folder 15: Campus Master Plan, July 1964

Folder 16: Campus Maps, 1908-1960

Folder 17: Campus Maps, 1961-1970

Folder 18: Campus Maps, 1971-1980

Folder 19: Campus Maps, 1981-1990

Folder 20: Campus Maps, 1991-2000

Folder 21: Campus Maps, 2001-

Folder 22: Campus Maps, undated

Folder 23: Canterbury House/Episcopal Student Center

Folder 24: Carillon

Folder 25: Center for Human Development

Folder 26: Center of Excellence in Life Sciences and Advanced Technologies (REAC 1)

Folder 27: Chester Fritz Auditorium

Folder 28: Chester Fritz Library

Folder 29: Christus Rex/Lutheran Student Center - Events

Folder 30: Christus Rex/Lutheran Student Center - General

Folder 31: Christus Rex/Lutheran Student Center - Publications

Folder 32: Cora Smith Hall

Folder 33: Davis Hall, 1935-1965

Folder 34: Dormitories and Dining Halls - History by Elwyn Chandler

Folder 35: Edmond A. Hughes Fine Arts Center

Folder 36: Edwin C. James Medical Research Facility

Folder 37: Ella L. Fulton Hall

Folder 38: Ernest F. Fox, Sr., Service Complex

Folder 39: Floor Plans of Various Buildings

Armory

Chandler Hall

Corwin-Larimore Hall

Gamble Hall

Gymnasium & Fieldhouse

Medical Science

Merrifield Hall

Robertson-Sayre Hall

Stadium

Wilkerson Hall

Witmer Hall

Folder 40: Flower Gardens

Folder 41: Fox Memorial Bridge

Folder 42: Gamble Hall

Folder 43: Gershman Graduate Center

Folder 44: Gillette Hall

Folder 45: Gorecki Alumni Center

Folder 46: Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Folder 47: Gustafson Hall

Folder 48: Guy & Bertha Ireland Research Laboratory

Folder 49: High Performance Center - UND Athletics

Folder 50: Hyslop Sports Center

Folder 51: John C. West Hall

Folder 52: John M. Hancock Hall

Folder 53: Karl Christian Wold Bio-Information Learning Resources Center

Folder 54: Landmarks

Folder 55: Landscaping on Campus - Correspondence, 1944-1957

Folder 56: Leonard Hall

Folder 57: Loren F. Swanson Family Housing Complex

Box 2

Folder 1: M. Beatrice Johnstone Hall
Folder 2: McCannel Hall (Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit)
Folder 3: Medical Education Center - Fargo
Folder 4: Memorial Stadium
Folder 5: Memorial Stadium - Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Documentation, 2021 (1 of 2)
Folder 6: Memorial Stadium - Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Documentation, 2021 (2 of 2)
Folder 7: Merrifield Hall (Liberal Arts Building)
Folder 8: NDUS/UND Information Technologies Building
Folder 9: New Leaf Bookstore
Folder 10: Newman Center - Events
Folder 11: Newman Center (Catholic Student Center) - General
Folder 12: Newman Center - Newman Club Annuals, 1937-1942
Folder 13: Newman Center - Newsletters, 1936-2011
Folder 14: Newman Center - Parish Council, 1964-1965
Folder 15: Northern Plains Center for Behavioral Research
Folder 16: Nursing, College of
Folder 17: Observatory, April 1884
Folder 18: O'Kelly Hall (Medical Science Building)
Folder 19: Old Main - Contracts
Folder 20: Old Main - Cornerstone Coins, Cards, and Stamps
Folder 21: Old Main - Cornerstone Program and Contents List
Folder 22: Old Main - Cornerstone Publications
Folder 23: Old Main - General
Folder 24: Old Main - Legislative Acts
Folder 25: Old Main Memorial Sphere
Folder 26: Old Science Hall: Includes floor plans from the early 1900s
Folder 27: Original Campus Area - History by Elwyn Chandler
Folder 28: Power Plant and Steam Heating - Reports, 1910 & 1948
Folder 29: Public Health Laboratory: Includes a 1932 history of public health laboratories in North Dakota.
Folder 30: Ralph Engelstad Arena
Folder 31: Ray Richards Golf Course
Folder 32: Residence Halls Constitutions (Larimore, Macnie, and Princeton Halls)
Folder 33: Robertson Hall (Robertson-Sayre)
Folder 34: Rural Technology Center
Folder 35: Ruth A. Noren Hall
Folder 36: Scandinavian Cultural Center (Honve House)
Folder 37: Sculptures of Avard Fairbanks at UND
Folder 38: Selke Hall
Folder 39: Soaring Eagle Prairie and Statue
Folder 40: Soil analysis - various building sites, 1947
Folder 41: Squires Hall
Folder 42: Starcher Hall
Folder 43: Streibel Hall
Folder 44: Strinden Center
Folder 45: Thomas J. Clifford Hall
Folder 46: Twamley Administration Building
Folder 47: University Bookstore - Cooperative Store Correspondence, 1935-1944
Folder 48: University Bookstore - Cooperative Store Stockholder Meetings
Folder 49: University Bookstore - Correspondence, 1947-1963
Folder 50: University Bookstore - Events
Folder 51: University Bookstore - Financial Statements
Folder 52: University Bookstore - General
Folder 53: University Bookstore - History by Elwyn Chandler
Folder 54: University Bookstore - Newsletters
Folder 55: University Bookstore - Survey
Folder 56: University Children's Center
Folder 57: University Commons/Montgomery Hall, 1918: Survey Report on Food Service in the Commons

Box 3

Folder 1: University Museum - Assorted Correspondence, 1907-1934
Folder 2: University Museum - Assorted Materials
Folder 3: University Museum - Collections Catalog, 1889
Folder 4: University Museum - Lettie Dobell Collection, 1894-1941
Folder 5: University Museum - Mastodon Skeleton Correspondence, 1899-1902
Folder 6: University Museum - Reports and Procedures
Folder 7: UND Historic District (Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission Brochure), 2012
Folder 8: University Post Office - History by Elwyn Chandler
Folder 9: University Station - History by Elwyn Chandler
Folder 10: Upson Engineering Buildings
Folder 11: Walking Tours of Campus
Folder 12: Walsh Hall
Folder 13: West Green Complex (Brannon, Gillette, McVey, Selke, West, and Wilkerson Halls)
Folder 14: Wilson M. Laird Core & Sample Library
Folder 15: Winter Sports Building - Application for Government Funding
Folder 16: Winter Sports Building - Contracts
Folder 17: Winter Sports Building - Correspondence, 1935-1937
Folder 18: Winter Sports Building - Financial Information
Folder 19: Winter Sports Building - General
Folder 20: Winter Sports Building - Payments
Folder 21: Winter Sports Building - Specifications
Folder 22: Witmer Art Gallery
Folder 23: Witmer Hall (Math and Physics Building)
Folder 24: Wittenberg Lutheran Chapel
Folder 25: Woodworth Hall Fire
Folder 26: Woodworth Hall Demolition, 1949
Folder 27: Woodworth Hall Replacement (new Science building) - Correspondence, 1951-1952

Oversize Box 1

Item 1: Campus Master Plan, March 1994 (2 copies)

Oversize Folder 1: Campus Building Program - summary and maps, 1972-1974

Oversize Folder 2: Campus Maps and Plans

Campus Map, September 1922

Campus Map (2 copies), 1949

Plans - Maxwell Upson Theater and Chapel (3 sheets), undated

Plat Map of University Place (2 copies), undated

Topographic Campus Maps (9 sheets), April 1968

Oversize Folder 3: Campus Views - printed aerial photographs (3 copies), 1948 and 1988

Oversize Folder 4: Abbott Hall - Dedication

Dakota Student newspaper, April 27, 1962 (pages 1, 6, and 7 have information about the dedication)

Oversize Folder 5: Ralph Engelstad Arena - posters, newspapers, architect book, 1999-2001

Oversize Folder 6: Old Main Cornerstone Newspapers

Grand Forks Daily Herald, October 2, 1883

Grand Forks Daily Plaindealer, September 28, 1883

Grand Forks Tidende (Norwegian), September 21, 1883

Grand Forks Weekly Herald, September 28, 1883

Oversize Folder 7: University Bookstore (Barnes and Noble) - Drawing and Newspaper, 1999-2000

Oversize Folder 8

Item 1: Plans - Historic UND Memorial Stadium Survey (6 sheets), 2020: Historic American Buildings Survey Documentation (see also Box 2, Folders 5 and 6)
Item 2: Plans - Commons Building (2 sheets), undated
Item 3: Sketches for Old Main Plaque, Nelson-Harkins Industries, ca. 1960s
Item 4: Plans - Medical Research Lab (1 sheet), 1958
Item 5: Campus Blueprint Map (1 sheet), Samuel Lewis & Associates, March 1948

Oversize Folder 9

Item 1: "A Petition to the Legislature of the State of North Dakota and the Administration of the University of North Dakota," 1961: Regarding the need for an auditorium on campus. The signers, all UND students, pledge to be charged $5.00 per student per semester, 17 pages

Buildings and Landmarks

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing