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Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League Records, 1903-1970

Collection Overview

Title: Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League Records, 1903-1970

ID: UA/139

Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League Records contain materials regarding formal debates and oratorical contests held at and involving the University of North Dakota. The collection contains documents dating from 1903 until 1970.

Administrative Information

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

Acquisition Method: Transferred from University Publications in June 2018.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League Records.  UA 139, Box #, Folder #.  Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League Constitution, 1912Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Various Programs, 1903-1970Add to your cart.
Item 1: UND Annual Oratorical Contest, February 1903Add to your cart.
Item 2: Inter-Collegiate Debate, University of Manitoba vs. UND, March 1903Add to your cart.
"Resolved that Undenominational Religious Instruction Should Be Given in Our Public Schools"
Item 3: Inter-State Oratorical Contest, June 1905Add to your cart.
Item 4: Second Annual Oratorical Contest for the Department of Public Instruction Prize, June 1905Add to your cart.
Item 5: Third Annual Interscholastic Declamation Contest, May 1906Add to your cart.
Item 6: Western League of Oratory, Interstate Oratorical Contest, May 1907Add to your cart.
Item 7: Annual Declamation Contest, June 1907Add to your cart.
Item 8: Ninth Annual Debate for the Gansl MedalAdd to your cart.
"Resolved, That Woman Should Have Equal Suffrage with Man in the United States"
Item 9: International Debate, Oxford University vs. UND, October 1929Add to your cart.
"Resolved, That the Talking Film Will Strike a Deadly Blow at Western Culture"
Item 10: Annual King Contest, May 1933Add to your cart.
Item 11: Annual Merrifield Oratorical Contest, January 1935Add to your cart.
Item 12: "Who Should Pay the Doctor? The United States and Socialized Medicine", November 1963Add to your cart.
Cambridge University vs. UND
Item 13: "Debate between Dean John Wynne (Dean of Men) and Glenn Meidinger (Lambda Chi Alpha), Matt Benzmiller (Delta Tau Delta), and Joel Finlay (Married Student Housing) on the Campus 'Booze Ban'", November 1967Add to your cart.
Item 14: "British-American Debate" between University of Nottingham, University of Keele, and UND, November 1970Add to your cart.
"Resolved, That the Power of the Student Has Increased, Is Increasing, and Ought to be Diminished"
Item 15: Main Declamation Contest, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Text of Speeches, 1907-1921Add to your cart.
Item 1: "The Passing Peril" by J.F.T. O'Connor. North Dakota State Oratorical Contest, April 1907Add to your cart.
Item 2: "America's Last Frontier" by Howard R. Huston. Inter-State Oratorical Contest, York, Nebraska, April 1917Add to your cart.
Item 3: "America's Second Line Trench" by Gjems Fraser. Interstate Oratorical Contest, Missouri, April 1920Add to your cart.
Item 4: "The Master Builder" by Howard C. Ackley. Interstate Oratorical Contest, Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 1921Add to your cart.
Item 5: "The Pillars of the Temple by Oliver A. Peterson. Representing University of North Dakota in Oratorical Contest", undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 6: "The Valley of Ignorance by Glenn B. Sanberg. Representing University of North Dakota in Oratorical Contest", undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Debate Handbooks Published by UND: Unemployment Insurance (1931) and Taxation (1932)Add to your cart.
Folder 5: High School Debate Conferences, 1909-1917Add to your cart.
Folder 6: High School Debate Conferences, 1918-1926Add to your cart.
Folder 7: High School Debate Conferences, 1927-1944Add to your cart.