St. James High School Records, 1926-1969

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Scrapbooks, 1927-1969

The first series consists of scrapbooks, 1927-1969. The scrapbooks primarily include newspaper clippings from the Grand Forks Herald, which outline news and events from St. James High School. The clippings detail results of athletic contests, happenings at the school, and news of students and alumni. Due to their sizes, several scrapbooks were separated and placed on the shelves adjacent to the collection.

Box 1

Scrapbook 1: 1927-1932

Scrapbook 2: 1932-1939

Scrapbook 3: 1940-1944

Scrapbook 4: 1940-1944

Scrapbook 5: 1945-1946

Scrapbook 6: 1947-1948

Scrapbook 7: 1949-1950

Scrapbook 8: Minnesota History, 1951

Box 2

Scrapbook 9: 1953-1956

Scrapbook 10: 1955-1956

Scrapbook 11: 1954-1955

Scrapbook 12: 1957

Scrapbook 13: 1959-1960

Scrapbook 14: 1943-1953

Box 3

Scrapbook 15: 1960-1961

Scrapbook 16: 1961-1962

Scrapbook 17: 1962-1963

Scrapbook 19: 1964-1965

Scrapbook 22: 1967-1968

Series 2: Student Publications, 1926-1968

The second series contains several different student publications, 1926-1968. These include the Signet yearbook, a literary magazine titled the Wild Rose, and the student newspaper Stella Matutina. Lives of the Seniors, by the Juniors, a collection of short biographical sketches of the senior classes of 1938 and 1939, is included as is Trumpet Royal, a general student magazine published in the 1960s. There are also an undated "10:00 World History Class" paper and an edited Our Changing Times, a collection of essays and editorials.

Box 4

Folder 1: Lives of the Seniors, by the Juniors, 1938 and 1939

Folder 2: The Signet (yearbook), 1948, 1949, 1951, and 1954

Folder 3: The Signet (yearbook), 1955-1958

Folder 4: The Signet (yearbook), 1959-1962

Folder 5: The Signet (yearbook), 1963-1965

Folder 6: The Signet (yearbook), 1967-1969

Folder 7: Our Changing Times

Folder 8: The Wild Rose, 1926-1927

Folder 9: Trumpet Royal, vol. 1:2, 3, b

Folder 10: The Wild Rose, 1928

Box 5

Folder 1: Stella Matutina, 1940-1946 (incomplete)

Folder 2: The Morning Star, 1947-1953 (incomplete)

Folder 3: The Morning Star, 1954-1965 (incomplete)

Folder 4: The Wild Rose, 1929-1932

Folder 5: The Wild Rose, 1926-1928 (bound)

Folder 6: The Wild Rose, 1928-1932 (bound)

Folder 7: The Wild Rose, 1930-1932 (bound)

Series 3: Miscellaneous

Box 6

Folder 1: Dedication Programs, 1956

Folder 2: Plaque: "Matrix Plaque Presented to Best High School Publication Edited by a Woman. 1948 NIPA Contests Stella Matutina"

Folder 3: Class Reunions, 1980 and 1994

Programs for 20th reunion for class of 1960 and 30th reunion for class of 1964.

Folder 4: PTA publicity Scrapbook, 1958-1959

Folder 5: PTA publicity Scrapbook, 1959-1960

Separated Materials :

Due to their sizes, nine bound volumes were placed on the shelves adjacent to the collection

Scrapbook 18: 1963-1964

Scrapbook 20: 1965-1967

Scrapbook 21: 1967

Scrapbook 23: 1968

Scrapbook 24: 1969

Volume 25: Catholic Action News, 1940-1969

Volume 26: Bound copies of Stella Matutina, 1940-1941

Scrapbook 27: PTA Publicity Scrapbook, 1956-1957

Scrapbook 28: PTA Publicity Scrapbook, 1957-1958

Oversize Folder 1: Photographs

Separated and place in the Oversize File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: Two students and one teacher working on an engineering experiment (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 2: Student and a rat in a psychology experiment (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 3: Two students and one nun in the library (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 4: Large crowd gathering for Mass in school gym (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 5: Students in a typing class (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 6: Exterior entrance to the building (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 7: Seven students huddle around a model of a building (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 8: Students place an award from the Northern Interscholastic Press Association on a bulletin board (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Photograph 9: One teacher, one nun, and five students by a bookcase in a classroom (Photograph by Cooper Studio, Grand Forks, ND), Undated

Folder 1: Miscellaneous 35mm slides of students and events

One folder of slides was separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photographs :

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 2: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 3: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 4: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 5: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 6: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 7: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 8: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 9: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 10: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 11: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 12: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 13: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 14: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 15: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 16: Students of St. James High School by room, 1962

Photograph 17: Minnie Trepanier, First Valedictorian

Photograph 18: St. James Academy: undated

Photograph 19: Commencement Ceremony: undated

Photograph 20: Father Schiller, Bev Brown, Rita Keegan: 1955

Photograph 21: Students

Photograph 22: Sister M. Hubert, Librarian: undated

Photograph 23: Library during Book Week: undated

Photograph 24: Library during Book Week: undated

Photograph 25: Library during Book Week: undated

Photograph 26: Library during Book Week: undated

Photograph 27: Unidentified Students and Teacher: undated

Photograph 28: Sister Alice Veronica and unidentified nuns

Photograph 29: Christmas scene at St. James High School

Photograph 30: Unidentified nun and student

Photograph 31: Class of 1958 photograph, biographical information, and 25th Class Reunion information