Collection Overview
Title: Joseph B. Bridston Papers, 1937-1961
ID: OGLMC/0053
Creator: Bridston, Joseph B. (1896-1965)
Extent: 7.5 Linear Feet
Languages: English [eng]
Abstract
1896-1965; North Dakota State Senate, 1939-1956, and co-founder of the Republican Organizing Committee
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Joseph B. Bridston Papers consist primarily of political materials (1937-1961). Included is general correspondence, newspaper clippings, campaign material, texts of speeches, and general subject files.
Administrative Information
Accruals:
Additional materials were donated by Mrs. J. B. Bridston on June 25, 1977 (77-423).
Access Restrictions:
Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method:
Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable
Preferred Citation:
(Description of Item). Joseph B. Bridston Papers. OGLMC 53, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History:
Finding aid added to Archon in September 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1

- Folder 1: 1941 Legislative Session

- Folder 2: Langer Hearings, 1941-1942

- Folder 3: Political, 1939-40

- Folder 4: General Correspondence, January 13-March 30, 1942

- Folder 5: General Correspondence, March 30-May 15, 1942

- Folder 6: General Correspondence, May 15-29, 1942

- Folder 7: General Correspondence, June 1-30, 1942

- Folder 8: General Correspondence, July 1-August 14, 1942

- Folder 9: General Correspondence, August 14-October 9, 1942

- Folder 10: General Correspondence, October 9-28, 1942

- Folder 11: General Correspondence, October 28-November 11, 1942

- Folder 12: General Correspondence, November 12-December 11, 1942

- Folder 13: General Correspondence, December 11-30, 1942

- Folder 14: Miscellaneous, 1942

- Folder 15: General Correspondence, January 11-March 16, 1943

- Folder 16: General Correspondence, March 16-April 3, 1943

- Folder 17: General Correspondence, April 7-May 1, 1943

- Folder 18: General Correspondence, May 3-17, 1943

- Folder 19: General Correspondence, May 17-June 30, 1943

- Folder 20: General Correspondence, July 1-August 13, 1943

- Folder 21: General Correspondence, August 13-September 21, 1943

- Folder 22: General Correspondence, September 22-October 31, 1943

- Box 2

- Folder 1: General Correspondence, November 1-30, 1943

- Folder 2: General Correspondence, December 3-31, 1943

- Folder 3: General Correspondence, 1943

- Folder 4: General Correspondence, January 3-May 24, 1944

- Folder 5: General Correspondence, May 25-September 29, 1944

- Folder 6: General Correspondence, October 2-November 15, 1944

- Folder 7: General Correspondence, November 15-December 30, 1944

- Folder 8: General Correspondence, 1944

- Folder 9: General Correspondence, 1950

- Folder 10: General Correspondence, January 3-February 9, 1951

- Folder 11: General Correspondence, February 9-March 19, 1951

- Folder 12: General Correspondence, March 20-May 10, 1951

- Folder 13: General Correspondence, May 11-September 29, 1951

- Folder 14: General Correspondence, October 1-December 28, 1951

- Folder 15: General Correspondence, 1951

- Folder 16: General Correspondence, January 2-March 7, 1952

- Folder 17: General Correspondence, March 8-April 3?, 1952

- Folder 18: General Correspondence, May 1-31, 1952

- Folder 19: General Correspondence, June 2-30, 1952

- Folder 20: General Correspondence, July 2-September 30, 1952

- Folder 21: General Correspondence, October 21-December 31, 1952

- Folder 22: General Correspondence, 1952

- Folder 23: General Correspondence, 1953

- Folder 24: General Correspondence, 1955

- Box 3

- Folder 1: Chamber Bridge and Highway

- Folder 2: Clippings - general and personal, 1945

- Folder 3: Inkster Mail Route

- Folder 4: Politics, January 1955

- Folder 5: Politics, June 1955

- Folder 6: UND 4-year medical school

- Folder 7: Miscellaneous papers

- Box 4

- Folder 1: Political and legislative pamphlets, flyers, and bills

- Folder 2: Radio addresses - various people

- Folder 3: Personal receipts

- Folder 4: Correspondence - political and insurance, 1937-1949

- Folder 5: Clippings - political and legislative

- Folder 6: Osteopathic pamphlets and bulletins

- Folder 7: William Langer vs. John Gray, Tax Commissioner - memo opinion, 1937-1938

- Folder 8: North Dakota News (Bismarck), September 5, 1940

- Folder 9: Clipping, editorial. "Langer Is Seated, Not Vindicated," March 1942

- Folder 10: Harvey H. Springer, Money Grows on Trees (Englewood, CO: Western Voice Publishers), 1943

- Folder 11: Radio talk - "Corrupt Political Machines" by Bridston, May 1945

- Folder 12: Radio talk - "A Story of North Dakota" by Sen. William J. Braun, May 1945

- Folder 13: Correspondence, 1946

- Folder 14: Correspondence, 1946

- Folder 15: Correspondence, 1948

- Folder 16: Correspondence, 1949

- Folder 17: Correspondence, 1951

- Folder 18: Correspondence, 1952

- Folder 19: Statement by Bridston - 1953 North Dakota legislature

- Folder 20: Correspondence, 1957

- Folder 21: Correspondence, 1959

- Folder 22: Correspondence, 1960

- Folder 23: Correspondence and papers, undated

- Box 5

- Folder 1: 1938 general election

- Folder 2: Implement Dealers Mutual, confidential file

- Folder 3: R.O.C. Grand Forks County - Bills and bank account, 1942-1948

- Folder 4: Interim Investigation Committee, 1944

- Folder 5: National politics - general, 1944

- Folder 6: State Fire and Tornado Fund, 1944

- Folder 7: Special session, 1944

- Folder 8: Senator Nye, 1944

- Folder 9: Senatorial appointment, 1945

- Folder 10: Personal policies, 1945

- Folder 11: Personal, July-September 1945

- Folder 12: Clippings and correspondence, 1945

- Folder 13: Legislative presession, 1945

- Folder 14: Legislative session, 1945

- Folder 15: 1946 general election advertising, November 5, 1946

- Folder 16: Bridston campaign advertising, 1946

- Folder 17: Bridston campaign - general, 1946

- Folder 18: R.O.C. state convention and senate endorsement, 1946

- Folder 19: 1947 legislature, 1946

- Folder 20: General election, 1946

- Folder 21: North Dakota politics - general, January-June 1948

- Folder 22: Politics, March 1949

- Folder 23: Politics, June 1949

- Folder 24: Politics, November 1949

- Folder 25: William Langer, 1940-1948

- Folder 26: Legislative session, 1949

- Folder 27: County Republican Committee, 1948-1949

- Folder 28: Speeches and notes - nonpolitical, 1949-1951

- Folder 29: Politics, February 1952

- Folder 30: Fred G. Aandahl, 1952

- Folder 31: Politics, June 1952

- Folder 32: Communism, 1958-1960

- Folder 33: Grand Forks Country Club, 1959-1960

- Box 6

- Folder 1: North Dakota Politics, March-December 1945

- Folder 2: Personal Correspondence, April-June 1945

- Folder 3: Petition Filed by Bridston Against the Seating of Senator Langer, 1952

- Folder 4: North Dakota Politics, 1950

- Folder 5: Governor John Moses, November-October 1943

- Folder 6: Campaign Pamphlets, 1942

- Folder 7: Air Reserve Training Manual, February 25, 1960

- Folder 8: Personal Correspondence, November-December 1956

- Folder 9: Personal Correspondence, July-August 1956

- Folder 10: Personal Correspondence, May-June 1956

- Folder 11: Personal Correspondence, March-April 1956

- Folder 12: Personal Correspondence, January-February 1957

- Folder 13: Personal Correspondence, March-April 1957

- Folder 14: Personal Correspondence, May-June 1957

- Folder 15: Personal Correspondence, July-August 1957

- Folder 16: Personal Correspondence, January-February 1956

- Folder 17: Anti-Communism Materials, 1958

- Folder 18: Personal Correspondence, October-December 1957

- Folder 19: Press Release by Bridston, December 4, 1957

- Folder 20: June Primary, 1956

- Folder 21: Republican Dinner, February 13, 1956

- Folder 22: North Dakota Politics, January 1956

- Folder 23: Bridge Committee (Grand Forks and East Grand Forks), 1955

- Folder 24: North Dakota Politics, May 1956

- Folder 25: North Dakota Politics, August-December 1956

- Folder 26: North Dakota Politics, February-April 1956

- Folder 27: Anti-Communism, 1957

- Folder 28: UND, 1953-1956

- Folder 29: Republican Committee - Grand Forks County, 1952-1958

- Folder 30: Correspondence - Flood, 1950

- Folder 31: Clippings, 1948

- Folder 32: Personal Correspondence, January-April 1945

- Folder 33: Correspondence with Fred Aandahl, 1945

- Folder 34: Housing Committee, 1945

- Folder 35: UND, 1948-1953

- Folder 36: Interim Investigating Committee, 1945

- Folder 37: North Dakota Politics, 1957

- Folder 38: Reinsurance, 1957

- Folder 39: Clippings (Letters to Editor), 1959

- Folder 40: Campaign Materials, 1946

- Folder 41: The Leader - Bismarck, North Dakota, 1955

- Folder 42: Clippings, 1952-1955

- Folder 43: Clippings - Letters to Editor, 1950s

- Folder 44: Postmaster Appointment (Reynolds), 1957

- Folder 45: Postmaster Appointment (Emerado), 1958

- Folder 46: UND Alumni Association, 1953-1954

- Folder 47: Newspaper Clippings Regarding Senator Langer, 1957-1959

- Folder 48: Great Northern Railroad, 1955-1956

- Folder 49: Speeches by Bridston, May 10-11, 1961

- Folder 50: Reinsurance, 1945

- Folder 51: Speeches by Bridston, 1946 and 1958

- Folder 52: R.O.C. Messenger, June 1946

- Folder 53: Campaign Materials - Miscellaneous

- Folder 54: House Bill nos. 681 and 682, 1957

- Box 7

- Folder 1: J. B. Bridston - Miscellaneous political materials, 1946-1951

- Folder 2: Correspondence - Carroll Day and KNOX Controversy, 1955-1956

- Folder 3: Correspondence - Highway Controversy, 1955

- Folder 4: Correspondence - 1955 Legislative Session, 1954-1955

- Folder 5: Correspondence - Milton R. Young, 1954-1955

- Folder 6: Correspondence - Political, 1946

- Folder 7: Correspondence - Political (R.O.C.), 1945

- Folder 8: Correspondence - Milton R. Young, 1945

- Folder 9: Correspondence - Milton R. Young, 1945

- Folder 10: Correspondence - Political, 1944

- Folder 11: Correspondence - Political, 1944

- Folder 12: Correspondence - Political, 1944

- Folder 13: Correspondence - Political, 1944

- Folder 14: Correspondence - Political, 1944

- Folder 15: Correspondence - Political, 1944

- Folder 16: Correspondence - Political, 1943

- Folder 17: Grand Forks Republican Committee - 1956 Campaign Finances and Expenses

- Folder 18: Fire and Tornado Insurance Fund Controversy - Correspondence, 1943-1944

- Folder 19: Fire and Tornado Insurance Fund Controversy - Interim Legislative Committee materials, 1945

- Folder 20: Fire and Tornado insurance Fund Controversy - Reports and related materials

- Folder 21: Langer Political File - Correspondence, 1949-1956

- Folder 22: Langer Political File - Miscellaneous, 1952-1953

- Folder 23: Langer Political File - Correspondence, 1942-1946

- Folder 24: Langer Political File - Miscellaneous, 1941-1946

- Folder 25: 1955 Legislative Session - Bills, reports and related materials

- Folder 26: Newspaper clippings - Oscar Erickson and Insurance Department controversy

- Folder 27: Newspaper clippings - William Langer

- Folder 28: Newspaper clippings - William Langer

- Folder 29: Newspaper clippings - Missouri Valley Authority

- Folder 30: Newspaper clippings - North Dakota Politics

- Folder 31: Republican Organizing Committee - Miscellaneous

- Folder 32: Speeches - Joseph B. Bridston, 1944-1955 and 1961

- Folder 33: Speeches - Political, 1944-1955

- Folder 34: Speeches - R.O.C., 1944 and undated

- Folder 35: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955

- Folder 36: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955

- Folder 37: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955

- Folder 38: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955

- Folder 39: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955

- Folder 40: Correspondence - Personal, January-May 1950

- Folder 41: Correspondence - Personal, January-May 1950

- Folder 42: Grand Forks Country Club improvement, 1954

- Folder 43: Miscellaneous

- Folder 44: Small Business Administration - Correspondence and related materials, 1954-1956

- Folder 45: University of North Dakota Alumni Association - Correspondence and related materials, 1953

- Folder 46: University of North Dakota Medical School - Correspondence, 1951-1953

- Folder 47: University of North Dakota Medical School - Correspondence, 1944-1951 and undated

- Folder 48: University of North Dakota Medical School - Reports and Related Correspondence

- Folder 49: University of North Dakota Medical School Survey - Dr. Harold C. Loeth and Dr. Robert C. Lewis (Authors), July-August 1951
