Anniversaries and Special Events, 1958-
Collection Overview
Title: Anniversaries and Special Events, 1958-
ID: UA001
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Subjects: University of North Dakota - Anniversaries
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection has been divided into two series:
Series 1: 75th Anniversary, 1958
Series 2: President John F. Kennedy Visit, September 25, 1963
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Preferred Citation: 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 June 2022.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: 75th Anniversary, 1958],
[Series 2: President John F. Kennedy Visit, September 25, 1963],
[All]
- Series 1: 75th Anniversary, 1958
- UND celebrated its 75th Anniversary in November 1958. A three day faculty research conference took place November 6-8, while the formal convocation took place on November 8. That event featured the awarding of honorary degrees to fourteen UND alumni including Maxwell Anderson (playwright), Edward Thompson (magazine editor and publisher), and Waldemar Westergaard (historian).
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Invitation
- Folder 2: Calendar of Events, 1958-1959
- Folder 3: Convocation and Faculty Conference Program, November 6-8, 1958
- Folder 4: Convocation and Faculty Conference Proceedings, November 6-8, 1958
- Folder 5: Faculty Conference Correspondence and Biographical Information of Participants, 1958
- Folder 6: Convocation Program, November 8, 1958
- Folder 7: Lecture by Elwyn Robinson (Themes of North Dakota History), November 6, 1958
- Folder 8: "Instruction for Platform Guests, Delegates and Faculty" for the Convocation, November 8, 1958
- Folder 9: Correspondence of Christopher Hamre, Chair of the 75th Anniversary Planning Committee, 1958-1959
- Folder 10: Memoranda to UND Faculty, 1957-1958
- Folder 11: Correspondence to and from UND Departments to Convocation Guests, 1957-1958
- Folder 12: 75th Anniversary Planning Committee Memoranda and Planning Documents, 1957-1958
- Folder 13: Honorary Degree Recipients Biographical Information
- Folder 14: 75th Anniversary Planning Committee Meeting Minutes, 1958
- Folder 15: 75th Anniversary Planning Committee - Public Relations, 1958
- Folder 16: The Towering Vision Cantata, 1957
- Folder 1: Invitation
- Box 1
- Series 2: President John F. Kennedy Visit, September 25, 1963
President John F. Kennedy visited UND September 25, 1963, to deliver a speech at the UND Fieldhouse regarding environmental conservation. Despite the fact that President Kennedy was only on campus for "one magic hour," the event remains one of the most notable in UND history.
Selected materials related to JFK's visit have been digitized (https://commons.und.edu/jfk-archive/).
- Box 1
- Folder 17: Text of Speech
- Folder 18: UND News Bureau Transcript of Kennedy's Speech
- Folder 19: Text of Speech by UND President George Starcher
- Folder 20: Text of Speech by ND Governor William Guy
- Folder 21: Convocation Program
- Folder 22: Convocation Tickets
- Folder 23: "UND Official Car" Sign
- Folder 24: Convocation Press Passes
- Folder 25: Media Coverage
- Folder 26: UND News Bureau Preparations for the Kennedy Visit
- Folder 27: One Magic Hour: John F. Kennedy Visits the University of North Dakota. Published by UND Theta Sigma Phi. 1963. (30 pages)
- Folder 28: John F. Kennedy - Civil Rights letter addressed to UND, July 12, 1963
- Folder 17: Text of Speech
- Box 1
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