Verlie Aird Papers, 1951-2006
Collection Overview
Title: Verlie Aird Papers, 1951-2006
ID: OGLMC1525
Primary Creator: Aird, Verlie (1918-2007)
Extent: 5.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 04/15/2007
Subjects: Women's History
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Verlie Aird Papers consist of handwritten diaries beginning in 1951 and ending in 2006. With the exception of 1959 and 1960, Verlie Aird wrote everyday. In the earlier diaries she wrote mostly about everyday activities such as cooking, cleaning, work, and what she was wearing. She also wrote about visits she had with her friends, coworkers and family. She also wrote some stories about what her students said in the classroom. In these earlier diaries the sentences were very short and precise. As the diaries progress the sentences become longer and more involved. As she ages her diaries become more personal and story-like rather than a record of what occurred during the day. In later years, her diaries relate many visits with her children and grandchildren. Also in the later diaries Verlie Aird wrote about her trips to Bingo and senior dinners with her friends and husband.
Verlie Aird commented on the weather but would only state the temperature and report if the sun was out. She also wrote some comments on current/political events such as the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan, the freeing of the hostages in Iran, and September 11th. Those entries, however, were very short and not very in depth. Also, throughout the diaries she wrote notes to self, resolutions, and also included inspirational newspaper clippings. In the later diaries she included an index of the year which consisted of a list of days and the main event from that day.
Collection Historical Note
Verlie Wayanne Fisher was born on January 14, 1918, to Thomas and Anna Fisher near Dickinson, North Dakota. She graduated from high school in Dickinson in 1936, after which she attended Dickinson State University. She graduated from DSU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She married Maurice Aird on June 1, 1940. The Airds had five sons: Douglas, Thomas, Maurice Jr., Dan and Lowell. Verlie Aird taught at several elementary schools in North Dakota, Montana, and South Dakota. Following her retirement in 1981, she was an active member of several organizations in Rolette County, including the Order of the Eastern Star, St. John Presbyterian Church, the Tri-Home Health Board, and the Rolette County Historical Society.
Maurice Aird died August 20, 1994. Verlie Aird then married Lyndon Clark, a mutual friend of Maurice’s, on February 2, 1996. Clark died two years later, on April 9, 1998. She lived the last of her years in Rolla and died on March 7, 2007, at the age of eighty-nine.
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.
Acquisition Source: Dan Aird, Kindred, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.# 2007-2919
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Verlie Aird Papers. OGLMC 1525, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in June 2013.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Biographical Information
- Folder 2: January-January, 1951- 1952
- Folder 3: January-December, 1952
- Folder 4: January-December, 1953
- Folder 5: January-December, 1954
- Folder 6: January-December, 1955
- Folder 7: January-December, 1956
- Folder 8: January-December, 1957
- Folder 9: Out of Order, 1958-1959
- Folder 10: January-December, 1961
- Folder 11: January-December, 1962
- Folder 12: 1963 January-April 28th
- Folder 13: 1963 April 29th-September 26th
- Folder 14: 1963 November 12th-December
- Folder 15: 1964 January-December
- Folder 16: 1965 January-June 4th
- Folder 17: 1965-1966 June 5th- September (1966 first)
- Folder 18: 1966-1967 September-September
- Folder 19: Out of Order, 1967-1968
- Folder 20: 1969 January-September
- Folder 21: 1969 November 11th-December
- Folder 22: 1970 January-December
- Folder 23: 1971 January-October
- Folder 24: 1971 October-December
- Folder 25: 1972 January-December
- Folder 26: 1973 January-December
- Folder 1: Biographical Information
- Box 2
- Folder 1: 1974 January-December
- Folder 2: 1975 January-December
- Folder 3: 1976 January-December
- Folder 4: 1977 January-December
- Folder 5: 1978 January-June 16th
- Folder 6: 1978 June 17th-November 23rd
- Folder 7: 1978 November 24th-December
- Folder 8: 1979 January-July
- Folder 9: 1979 August-December
- Folder 10: 1980 January-December
- Folder 11: 1981 January-December
- Folder 12: 1982 January-December
- Folder 13: 1982 July-December
- Folder 14: 1983 January-November 2nd
- Folder 15: 1983 November 3rd-December
- Folder 16: 1984 January-August
- Folder 17: 1984 September-December
- Folder 18: 1985 January-June 8th
- Folder 19: 1985 June 10th-December
- Folder 1: 1974 January-December
- Box 3
- Folder 1: 1986 January-June 19th
- Folder 2: 1986 June 20th-December
- Folder 3: 1987 January-July 28th
- Folder 4: 1987 July 30th-December
- Folder 5: 1988 January-May
- Folder 6: 1988 June-December
- Folder 7: 1989 January-June 7th
- Folder 8: 1989 June 8th-October
- Folder 9: 1989-1990 November-April 20th
- Folder 10: 1990 April 21st-October 1st
- Folder 11: 1990 October 2nd-December
- Folder 12: 1991 January-June 23rd
- Folder 13: 1991 June 24th-October 22nd
- Folder 14: 1991-1992 October 23rd -February 18th
- Folder 15: 1992 February 19th-September
- Folder 16: 1992 October-December
- Folder 17: 1993 January-December
- Folder 18: 1994 January-November 12th
- Folder 19: 1994 November 13th-December
- Folder 1: 1986 January-June 19th
- Box 4
- Folder 1: 1995 January-December
- Folder 2: 1996 January-December
- Folder 3: 1997 January-June 12th
- Folder 4: 1997 June 14th-December
- Folder 5: 1998 January-August
- Folder 6: 1998 August 11th-December
- Folder 7: 1999 January-May 12th
- Folder 8: 1999 May 15th-September 16th
- Folder 9: 1999 September 17th-December 31st
- Folder 10: 2000 January-April 11th
- Folder 11: 2000 April 12th-September 27th
- Folder 12: 2000 September 28th-December
- Folder 13: 2001 January-May 2nd
- Folder 14: 2001 May 3rd-August
- Folder 15: 2001-2002 September 1st - March 10th
- Folder 16: 2002 March 12th-July 8th
- Folder 17: 2002 July 9th-December
- Folder 18: 2003 January-April
- Folder 19: 2003 May-August
- Folder 20: 2003 September-December
- Folder 1: 1995 January-December
- Box 5
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