Joseph B. Bridston Papers, 1937-1961

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

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