Flickertail Girls State Records, 1956-1996

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: History

This first series includes lists of past American Legion Auxiliary presidents, locations and names of American Legion Auxiliary units, past Girls State governors and directors, newspaper clippings, and a description of the government program and process of study at Flickertail Girls State.

Box 1

Folder 1: Past Legion Auxiliary Department presidents and addresses, 1922-1985

Folder 2: Lists of Girls State Governors, 1947-1988

Folder 3: Girls State directors, 1947-1988

Folder 4: Locations and unit names of American Legion Auxiliaries, June 1976

Folder 5: Newspaper clippings, 1956, 1980, and undated

Folder 6: Government program and process of study, February 1980

Series 2: Correspondence and Memoranda

This series, 1957-1977, has correspondence and planning memoranda for participation at Girls State. There can also be lists of attendees, political party assignments, lists of counselors, daily schedules, Flickertails newsletters, directories, Girls Nation reports, and some financial information.

Box 1

Folder 7: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1957-1958

Folder 8: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1959

Folder 9: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1960

Folder 10: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1961

Folder 11: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1962

Folder 12: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1963

Folder 13: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1964

Folder 14: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1965

Folder 15: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1966

Folder 16: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1967

Folder 17: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1968

Folder 18: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1969

Folder 19: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1970

Folder 20: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1971

Folder 21: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1972

Folder 22: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1973

Folder 23: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1974

Folder 24: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1975

Folder 25: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1976

Folder 26: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1977

Series 3: General Papers

This series, 1971-1989, includes lists of attendees, lists of those holding specific positions, and award winners. There are also lists of legislature members, lists of counselors and their instructions, the Federalist and Nationalist platforms, election results, Flickertails newsletters, certificates, and some memoranda and financial information.

Box 1

Folder 27: General Papers, 1971

Folder 28: General Papers, 1972

Folder 29: General Papers, 1972

Folder 30: General Papers, 1973

Folder 31: General Papers, 1974

Folder 32: General Papers, 1974

Folder 33: General Papers, 1974

Folder 34: General Papers, 1974

Folder 35: General Papers, 1975

Folder 36: General Papers, 1975

Folder 37: General Papers, 1975

Folder 38: General Papers, 1975

Folder 39: General Papers, 1976

Folder 40: General Papers, 1977

Box 2

Folder 1: General Papers, 1977

Folder 2: General Papers, 1978

Folder 3: General Papers, 1979

Folder 4: General Papers, 1979

Folder 5: General Papers, 1980

Folder 6: General Papers, 1980

Folder 7: General Papers, 1981

Folder 8: General Papers, 1981

Folder 9: General Papers, 1982

Folder 10: General Papers, 1982

Folder 11: General Papers, 1983

Folder 12: General Papers, 1983

Folder 13: General Papers, 1984

Folder 14: General Papers, 1984

Folder 15: General Papers, 1985

Folder 16: General Papers, 1985

Folder 17: General Papers, 1986

Folder 18: General Papers, 1986

Folder 19: General Papers, 1987

Folder 20: General Papers, 1987

Folder 21: General Papers, 1987

Folder 22: General Papers, 1988

Folder 23: General Papers, 1988

Box 3

Folder 1: General Papers, 1988

Folder 2: General Papers, 1989

Folder 3: General Papers, 1989

Series 4: Manuals and Forms

This series, 1956-1989, contains manuals for participants with daily schedules, expectations of the girls, and patriotic songs. There are also original forms (for photocopying) of tests, quizzes, and voting ballots.

Box 3

Folder 4: Manuals, 1956 and 1957

Folder 5: Manuals, 1959 and 1962

Folder 6: Manuals, 1963-1964

Folder 7: Manuals, 1965-1966

Folder 8: Manuals and Forms, 1967-1968

Folder 9: Manuals and Forms, 1969

Folder 10: Manuals and Forms, 1970

Folder 11: Manuals and Forms, 1971-1972

Folder 12: Manuals and Forms, 1973-1974

Folder 13: Manuals and Forms, 1975-1976

Folder 14: Manuals and Forms, 1977

Folder 15: Manuals and Forms, 1978-1979

Folder 16: Manuals and Forms, 1980-1981

Folder 17: Manuals and Forms, 1982 and 1984-1985

Folder 18: Manuals and Forms, 1986-1988

Box 4

Folder 1: Manuals and Form Guides, 1989

Series 5: Miscellaneous

This series has newspaper clippings for 1986 and 1987 from various newspapers about those who attended Girls State. The articles have been alphabetized within each folder according to the name of the town where the newspaper was published. Other assorted items are also located in this series.

Box 4

Folder 2: Flickertail Girls State Annuals, 1973 and 1976

Folder 3: North Dakota Government Guidebook, ca. 1950

Folder 4: Newspaper clippings, 1986

Folder 5: Newspaper clippings, 1987

Folder 6: Flickertails newspaper, June 8, 1990

Folder 7: Stencils for 35th Annual Session

Folder 8: Flickertales Newsletters, 1957-1972

Folder 9: Flickertail Girls State 50th Annual Session Memory Book, 1947-1996

Folder 10: Girls Nation Report, 1950, and Correspondence from Mary MacGregor Mather - 1950 Girls State/Nation, June 2, 1996

The 1950 report was written by Mary MacGregor of Fargo and Kathleen Lewis of Wahpeton. They were the two delegates from North Dakota Girls State.

Folder 11: Photographs

1283-1: Flickertail Girls State graduation ceremony, ca. 1955

1283-2: Theodore Pedeliski, UND professor of political science, ca. 1970