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UND Artifacts

Collection Overview

Title: UND Artifacts

ID: UA/124

Extent: 21.0 Linear Feet

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of various artifacts related to the history of the University of North Dakota. Many of the artifacts are on display in Special Collections.

Administrative Information

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

Acquisition Method: Many of the collection items were acquired by the Department of Special Collections over many years. When applicable, donors have been listed under the description for each item.

Processing Information: Processed by Curt Hanson in February 2017.


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: AthleticsAdd to your cart.
Sub-Series 1: BasketballAdd to your cart.
Item 1: UND Basketball Player Christmas OrnamentAdd to your cart.

Crafted by Badman Design, Grand Forks, North Dakota (Number 208 out of 250)

Location: Box 1

Sub-Series 2: FootballAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Football ButtonsAdd to your cart.

1. "Bury the Bison (Moo-U)"

2. "Nothing Left But the Chips"

3. "Dad's Day '51 Sioux vs Vikings"

4. "U.N.D. Fighting Sioux Spirit Thru 72"

Location: Box 1

Item 2: Homecoming ButtonsAdd to your cart.

1966; 1978; 1983; 2016

Location: Box 1

Item 3: Jim Kleinsasser BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 10
Item 4: UND Football Player Christmas OrnamentAdd to your cart.

Crafted by Badman Design, Grand Forks, North Dakota (Number 208 out of 250)

Location: Box 1

Item 5: Miniature Nickel TrophyAdd to your cart.

The Nickel Trophy was awarded to the winner of University of North Dakota vs. North Dakota State University football game from 1937 until 2003. The trophy was a replica of the U.S. buffalo nickel with a buffalo on one side representing the NDSU Bison and a Native American head on the other side representing the UND Fighting Sioux. The miniature is 3 inches wide.

Donated by Allan and Linda Vingelen, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in August 2019.

Location: Special Collections Reading Room

Sub-Series 3: HockeyAdd to your cart.
Item 1: King Kold Carnival Button, 1952Add to your cart.
Location: Box 1
Item 2: Hockey Cheerleading Uniform worn by Laura (Peterson) Glen, 1970-1972Add to your cart.

The uniform is a green sweater and skirt. The sweater has the interlocking "ND" on the front and a Sioux head logo on the left shoulder.

Donated by Laura (Peterson) Glen, Metairie, Louisiana, in July 2016 (124-17-1)

Location: Box 4

Item 3: "2000 Ice Hockey Champions" Commemorative Crystal Hockey PuckAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 4: Ed Belfour BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 8
Item 5: Coach Brad Berry BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 8
Item 6: Mike Commodore BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 8
Item 7: Matt Frattin BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 9
Item 8: Chay Genoway BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 9
Item 9: Matt Greene BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 9
Item 10: Coach Dave Hakstol BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 10
Item 11: Brock Nelson BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 10
Item 12: T.J. Oshie BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 11
Item 13: T.J. Oshie UND Hockey/St. Louis Blues Commemorative Hockey PuckAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 11
Item 14: Zach Parise BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 11
Item 15: Jonathan Toews BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 11
Item 16: Commemorative Cups from the Ralph Engelstad Arena, 2011Add to your cart.

There is one cup for the NCAA Men's Hockey Championships won by UND in 1959, 1963, 1980, 1982, 1987, and 2000. Besides a team photograph of that year's champions, each cup also features sections entitled "Legends" and "Leaders."

Donated by Dan Sauerwein, graduate student in the UND History Department.

Location: Box 11

Item 17: UND Hockey Player Christmas OrnamentAdd to your cart.

Crafted by Badman Design, Grand Forks, North Dakota (Number 208 out of 250)

Location: Box 1

Item 18: Brock Boeser BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 8
Item 19: Magnetic WCHA Standing BoardAdd to your cart.

This is a dry erase board with magnets for each WCHA team: Alaska, Bemidji, Colorado College, Denver, Duluth, Fighting Sioux, Mankato, Michigan Tech, Minnesota, Nebraska-Omaha, St. Cloud State, and Wisconsin. The board hung in the UND Men's Hockey locker room at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.

Donated by the UND Athletic Department.

Location: Special Collections Room 435

Item 20: UND Hockey PuckAdd to your cart.

The puck features the Bennett Brien designed Fighting Sioux logo.

Donated by Allan and Linda Vingelen, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in August 2019.

Location: Box 11

Item 21: Ralph Engelstad BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 9
Item 22: Zane McIntyre BobbleheadAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 10
Sub-Series 4: Women's AthleticsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Grace O. Rhonemus Award Trophy, 1969-1978Add to your cart.

For an Outstanding Women Athlete at UND. Plaque on the trophy lists the award winners:

1969: Grace O. Rhonemus

1970: Jean Hand

1971: Nancy Demmers

1972: Linda Jackson

1973: Lorraine Scherman and Nancy Anderson

1974: Sheila Halper

1975: Cynthia Bohlman

1976: Laralie Higginson

1977: Jeanne Dipple, Margaret Peterson, and Barbara Stoesz

1978: Connie Gebhardt

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Sub-Series 5: GeneralAdd to your cart.
Item 1: UND Parents Day Pottery, 1935Add to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 2: Nickel Trophy Coin, 1913Add to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 3: UND Sioux Head PatchAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 4: UND Sioux MatchesAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 5: People Not Logos ButtonAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 6: Stop Cultural Genocide ButtonAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 7: UND Change the Name ButtonAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 8: UND Change the Nam PlacardAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 9: UND Bookstore MatchesAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Item 10: Beat the Aggies ButtonAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Series 2: AlumniAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Sioux Award Presented to Leon L. Wiltse, M.D., 1986Add to your cart.

This is the highest award given by the UND Alumni Association. Dr. Wiltse graduated from UND in 1937 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in in 1938 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He went on to receive an MD from Northwestern in 1941 and become a world renowned spinal surgeon.

Donated by Barry Branvold, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Wayne Stenehjem, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Location: Box 12

Item 2: "University of North Dakota Alumni Days" Yard StickAdd to your cart.

"Fight on Sioux" is printed on one side.

Donated by Robert and Shirley Pederson, Spokane, Washington, in July 2018

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 3: Alumni Tours Passport HolderAdd to your cart.

This 4" x 8" passport holder was given to those taking part in tours sponsored by the UND Alumni Association. The holder is green and features the geometric Fighting Sioux logo.

Location: Box 12

Item 4: UND Autographed Hound, 1959Add to your cart.

Donated by Kathleen Snell. The hound was her father's, Douley Jack Hosna, of Adams, ND who was the graduating class of 1959.

Location: Box 2

Series 3: BuildingsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Staircase Bannister from Old Main, 1901Add to your cart.

Numerous UND students signed the underneath side of the bannister in 1901.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 2: Brick from Old ScienceAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 1
Item 3: Old Science Hall MugAdd to your cart.

This mug features a sepia tone image of "Science Hall Grand Forks ND" on the front.

Donated by Jean Meline, Macomb, Illinois, in April 2014 (124-14-3).

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 4: Handheld mirror from the Campus BarbersAdd to your cart.
Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections
Item 5: Old Main Commemorative Plate from UND's Centennial, 1983Add to your cart.
Location: Box 1
Item 6: Memorial Student Union Commemorative Plate from UND's Centennial, 1983Add to your cart.
Location: Box 1
Item 7: Old Science Candy DishAdd to your cart.

"Science Hall Grand Forks N.D."

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 8: Old Main PlateAdd to your cart.

"State University, Grand Forks, N. Dak."

The plate was made in Germany for the R.B. Griffith department store in Grand Forks.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 9: Old Main Candy DishAdd to your cart.

"Main Building State University Grand Forks N.D."

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 10: Old Main PaperweightAdd to your cart.

Features a photograph with the caption "Main Building, University, Grand Forks, N.D."

Location: Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 11: Woodworth Hall PaperweightAdd to your cart.

This takes the form of a blacksmith's anvil. The caption has a misspelling that reads "Woodworth Hall U of D Grand Forks N.D."

Location: Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 12: University Book Store Match BookAdd to your cart.

The match book has "University of North Dakota University Book Store" on one side and the Sammy Sioux logo on the other.

Donated by Allan and Linda Vingelen, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in August 2019.

Location: Special Collections Reading Room

Item 13: "U.N.D." ForkAdd to your cart.

The fork has "U.N.D." engraved on the handle.

Donated by Allan and Linda Vingelen, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in August 2019.

Location: Special Collections Reading Room

Item 14: Memorial Stadium Time Capsule, 1927Add to your cart.

This time capsule was laid as part of the cornerstone at Memorial Stadium on 21 September 1927. The capsule was recovered when Memorial Stadium was razed in March 2021.

Box 6, Folder 1: Documents. "It Can Be Done" (promotional pamphlet); "A Modern Fable" (promotional pamphlet); "What Purpose Will the Stadium, Gymnasium, and Athletic Field Serve at the University of North Dakota?" (promotional pamphlet); Ticket for the Homecoming game/Dedication, 8 October 1927; Press Release Written by Jack Stewart, Publicity Manager of the Memorial Drive, 21 September 1927

Box 6, Folder 2: Dakota Student. 22 February 1926, 26 February 1926, 23 October 1926,

Box 6, Folder 3: The UND Alumni Magazine. January 1927

Box 6, Folder 4: Grand Forks Herald. 18 October 1925

Box 7: Copper Time Capsule

Item 15: Miniature Ralph Engelstad ArenaAdd to your cart.
Location: Box 13
Series 4: Ceremonies/Special EventsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Crown Prince Olav's Chair, 1939Add to your cart.

Crown Prince Olav of Norway visited the University of North Dakota in 1939 and gave the commencement address. He sat in this chair during the ceremony.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 2: UND Centennial Wine, Bottled for Happy Harry's Bottle Shop in Grand Forks, 1983Add to your cart.

1981 Sonoma County Johannisberg Riesling

Produced and bottled by Healdsburg Cellars of Windsor, California

Donated by Carolyn Amundson and Elden Clemenson

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 3: AIDS Quilt, 1999Add to your cart.

This AIDS Memorial Quilt was part of The Names Project. The quilt features signatures and messages from numerous UND students, faculty and staff.

Donated by Bonnie Solberg, UND Memorial Union, in June 2016 (124-17-2).

Location: Box 3

Item 4: Academic Regalia Worn by Phil Jackson, August 25, 2008Add to your cart.

Cap, hood, gown worn by UND Alumni Phil Jackson when he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on August 25, 2008.

Donated by Dawn Botsford, UND Events Coordinator, in July 2012 (124-17-3)

Location: Box 2

Item 5: UND 125th Lamp Post Flag, 2008Add to your cart.
Location: Box 5
Item 6: UND 125th Full Size Flag, 2008Add to your cart.
Location: Box 5
Item 7: UND 125th Green T-Shirt, 2008Add to your cart.
Location: Box 1
Item 8: UND 125th Green T-Shirt, 2008Add to your cart.
Location: Box 1
Item 9: UND 125th Key Ring, 2008Add to your cart.
Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections (hanging on the Sioux Award)
Item 10: UND Pennant with Buttons, 1964-1968Add to your cart.

The pennant is approximately 21 inches in length, with the Sammy Sioux logo. It has the following buttons pinned to it:

"Acne Begins with AC"

"Warriors of the Northern Plains: Homecoming '66"

"Grand Forks - Hockeytown U.S.A. - King Kold Karnival '68"

"Nothing Left but the Chips"

"Greek Week '65"

"Bury the Bison (Moo - U)"

"Homecoming 1964 University of North Dakota Grand Forks: 75th Anniversary State of North Dakota"

"Warriors of the Northern Plains: Homecoming 67"

"Bat the Bison: Hate State"

"Scalp the Gophers"

"Greek Week: University of North Dakota '64"

"Greek Week Swings at UND 1967"

"1966 King Kold Karnival February 24-26"

"U.N.D. Homecoming 1965: Our Growing University U.N.D. Sioux vs. S.D. Jackrabbits"

The pennant was donated by Lisa Schuster, via the UND Alumni Association and Foundation

Location: Box 2

Item 11: UND and Minnesota Twins Baseball Hat, June 24, 2022Add to your cart.

From UND Night at Target Field, this green hat features the logos of UND and the Minnesota Twins, along with an Alerus bank tag

Donated by Shane Nackerud, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Location: Special Collections Reading Room

Item 12: UND Homecoming 'Massacre the Coyotes' Button, 1950Add to your cart.
Location: Box 12
Series 5: FacultyAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Dr. Elwyn Robinson's Desk from Merrifield HallAdd to your cart.

Dr. Robinson's signature can be seen in the middle drawer.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 2: "Tom Petros UND Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor" BobbleheadAdd to your cart.

Dr. Tom Petros is a Professor in the Psychology Department. The bobblehead was signed by him.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 3: "Frank White: The Man, the Myth, the Legend: BobbleheadAdd to your cart.

Frank White is a Professor in the Sociology Department. The bobblehead was signed by him.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Series 6: Fraternities and SororitiesAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Tau Kappa Epsilon Beer SteinAdd to your cart.

Donated by Dave Beach and has "Dave" painted on the stein.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Series 7: PresidentsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Presidential MedallionAdd to your cart.

This medal is awarded at the discretion of the President for distinguished service to UND. The medallion is 2.75" in diameter. One side features an Ancient Greek man surrounded by the words "An Invitation to Learning: Seek Knowledge, Gain Wisdom, Render Love for Humanity Through Greater Service," as well as "Alma Mater." The reverse side features two men and one woman surrounded by the words "The University of North Dakota." The medallion was designed by Avard Fairbanks and was first awarded in 1971.

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Series 8: StudentsAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Autograph Book of UND Student Rose Anderson, 1894Add to your cart.

This book contains autographs and short, witty entries by Anderson's fellow UND students.

Donated by Jon Henslin, Clear Lake, South Dakota, on December 2, 2014 (124-14-1)

Location: Box 1

Item 2: Small, Leather Pocket Calendar, 1928Add to your cart.

Belonged to Hazel Leet Gransberg, Class of 1930

Donated by Glen and Janice Gransberg, Grand Forks, North Dakota in April 2011 (124-11-1).

Location: Box 1

Item 3: Plaque: Beatrice Olson Award, 1949-1961Add to your cart.

Beatrice Olson was the UND Dean of Women from 1923 until 1933. The Beatrice Olson Award was given to the outstanding woman from each senior class. The plaque measures 20 inches tall by 14 inches wide and has the following names engraved upon it:

1949: Marjorie Rendahl

1950: Marjory Jacobsen

1951: Lois JoAnne Bridston

1952: Marlene Thompson

1953: Jean Witmer

1954: Dorothy Jarman

1955: Marilyn Simonson

1956: Dianne Kay Smith

1957: Constance Carignan

1958: Darlene Doherty

1959: Karen Sethre

1960: Carol Rose

1961: Eldora Burns

Location: Box 5

Item 4: Pink PennantAdd to your cart.

This pennant is 19 inches long and is pink in color with "U of ND" in green letters.

Location: Box 5

Item 5: Green PennantAdd to your cart.

This pennant is 28 inches long and is green in color with "N.D." in pink, gothic script letters.

Location: Box 5

Item 6: Pennant with UND SealAdd to your cart.

This pennant is 31 inches long and features the UND Seal. It also has "North Dakota" written in pink letters above the seal.

Location: Box 5

Item 7: Green "ND" BlanketAdd to your cart.

This green blanket is 100% wool and was produced by College Pacific of Ames, Iowa. It measures approximately 5.5 feet by 4.5 feet and features the interlocking "ND" logo.

Location: Box 5

Item 8: Military Cadet Uniform of Edgar Syverud, 1903Add to your cart.

Box 14

Includes the cadet coat & trousers, collared shirt with cuff links, the cap, and white gloves. Worn in 1903 for military drill and by the UND band.

Series 9: TrophiesAdd to your cart.
Item 1: "N.I.C. Interfraternity Council Award. First Place. University of North Dakota", 1909Add to your cart.
Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections
Item 2: "Class of 1930 Freshman Carney Attendance: Won by Budge Hall", 1930Add to your cart.

Handwritten note inside the trophy reads:

"Stolen (For Fun) in 1943. I Lived in Budge. Now Returned (Seriously). Name Withheld by Request"

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections

Item 3: The Gansl Cup, 1925-1966Add to your cart.

Engraved on the front of the Cup:

The Gansl Cup

Scholarship Liberal Arts

Presented to the University of North Dakota by J. Gansl of Santa Barbara, California

Commencement, June 9, 1925

Names engraved on the back of the Cup:

J. Duane Squires, 1925

Robert Cory, 1926

Robert Birdzell, 1927

Marie Youngberg, 1928

Nora Fluevoy, 1929

Geraldine Babler, 1930

Jay Donald Henderson, 1931

Grace LaBrant, 1932

Merle Schroeder, 1933

George Feinstein, 1934

Alice Hafdahl, 1935

Helen Reis, 1936

Lucinda Kuecks, 1937

Ellen Bek, 1938

Leslie Kremer, 1939

Jean Stebbins, 1940

Juel Schroeder, 1941

Betty Barry, 1942

Warren Patterson, 1943

Joan Melicher, 1944

Solange Anderson, 1945

Thea Schmidt, 1946

Marguerite Todd, 1947

Lorna Eyolfson, 1948

Norman Haugan, 1949

Malcolm Goddard, 1950

Louvan Nolting, 1951

Virginia Thompson, 1952

Alice Johnson, 1953

Ruth Nelson, 1954

Kenneth Oslund, 1955

Dorothy Manz, 1956

Karen Jensen, 1957

Anne Shafer, 1958

John Gilsdorf, 1959

Sandra Robinson, 1960

Names written on loose pieces of paper inside the Cup:

Jane Lehr, 1961

Sister M. Victorine Fenton, August 1961

Fred Johnson, 1962

Roland Barden, 1964?

William Grams, 1965

Charles Orvik, 1966

Location: Main Reading Room, Special Collections