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Flickertail Girls State Records, 1956-1996
Collection Overview
Title: Flickertail Girls State Records, 1956-1996
ID: OGLMC1283
Primary Creator: Flickertail Girls State (1947-)
Extent: 4.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 08/25/1993
Subjects: Politics and Government, Women's History - Women's Organizations
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Flickertail Girls State Records, 1956-1996, have been divided into five series:
Series 1: History
Series 2: Correspondence and Memorandum
Series 3: General Papers
Series 4: Manuals and Forms
Series 5: Miscellaneous
Collection Historical Note
In 1947, Mrs. Myrtle Anderson, president of the American Legion Auxiliary (1946-1947), organized the first Flickertail Girls State session. The American Legion Auxiliary is the sponsor of this annual event. The first session was held at Jamestown College in June 1947, when 116 girls attended. It was also held in Jamestown in 1948 and 1949. Since 1950, it has been held in Grand Forks at the University of North Dakota (UND) and throughout the years attendance has risen to 700 or more girls.
The Flickertail Girls State program seeks to simulate real life North Dakota politics at city, county, and state government levels. During Girls State, each governmental activity is preceded by a lecture given by a political science faculty member at UND. The staff establishes the government process after consultation with the American Legion Auxiliary. Counselors, who are political science students at UND, work closely with the girls to encourage and enhance their understanding of government functions. The goal is to give participants in Girls State experience in the political process.
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: Dr. Ron Pynn, UND Political Science Department
Acquisition Method: Donation; 94-1939
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Flickertail Girls State Records. OGLMC 1283, 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 December 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: History],
[Series 2: Correspondence and Memoranda],
[Series 3: General Papers],
[Series 4: Manuals and Forms],
[Series 5: Miscellaneous],
[All]
- Series 1: History
- This first series includes lists of past American Legion Auxiliary presidents, locations and names of American Legion Auxiliary units, past Girls State governors and directors, newspaper clippings, and a description of the government program and process of study at Flickertail Girls State.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Past Legion Auxiliary Department presidents and addresses, 1922-1985
- Folder 2: Lists of Girls State Governors, 1947-1988
- Folder 3: Girls State directors, 1947-1988
- Folder 4: Locations and unit names of American Legion Auxiliaries, June 1976
- Folder 5: Newspaper clippings, 1956, 1980, and undated
- Folder 6: Government program and process of study, February 1980
- Series 2: Correspondence and Memoranda
- This series, 1957-1977, has correspondence and planning memoranda for participation at Girls State. There can also be lists of attendees, political party assignments, lists of counselors, daily schedules, Flickertails newsletters, directories, Girls Nation reports, and some financial information.
- Box 1
- Folder 7: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1957-1958
- Folder 8: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1959
- Folder 9: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1960
- Folder 10: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1961
- Folder 11: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1962
- Folder 12: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1963
- Folder 13: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1964
- Folder 14: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1965
- Folder 15: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1966
- Folder 16: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1967
- Folder 17: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1968
- Folder 18: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1969
- Folder 19: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1970
- Folder 20: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1971
- Folder 21: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1972
- Folder 22: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1973
- Folder 23: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1974
- Folder 24: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1975
- Folder 25: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1976
- Folder 26: Correspondence and Memoranda, 1977
- Series 3: General Papers
- This series, 1971-1989, includes lists of attendees, lists of those holding specific positions, and award winners. There are also lists of legislature members, lists of counselors and their instructions, the Federalist and Nationalist platforms, election results, Flickertails newsletters, certificates, and some memoranda and financial information.
- Box 1
- Folder 27: General Papers, 1971
- Folder 28: General Papers, 1972
- Folder 29: General Papers, 1972
- Folder 30: General Papers, 1973
- Folder 31: General Papers, 1974
- Folder 32: General Papers, 1974
- Folder 33: General Papers, 1974
- Folder 34: General Papers, 1974
- Folder 35: General Papers, 1975
- Folder 36: General Papers, 1975
- Folder 37: General Papers, 1975
- Folder 38: General Papers, 1975
- Folder 39: General Papers, 1976
- Folder 40: General Papers, 1977
- Box 2
- Folder 1: General Papers, 1977
- Folder 2: General Papers, 1978
- Folder 3: General Papers, 1979
- Folder 4: General Papers, 1979
- Folder 5: General Papers, 1980
- Folder 6: General Papers, 1980
- Folder 7: General Papers, 1981
- Folder 8: General Papers, 1981
- Folder 9: General Papers, 1982
- Folder 10: General Papers, 1982
- Folder 11: General Papers, 1983
- Folder 12: General Papers, 1983
- Folder 13: General Papers, 1984
- Folder 14: General Papers, 1984
- Folder 15: General Papers, 1985
- Folder 16: General Papers, 1985
- Folder 17: General Papers, 1986
- Folder 18: General Papers, 1986
- Folder 19: General Papers, 1987
- Folder 20: General Papers, 1987
- Folder 21: General Papers, 1987
- Folder 22: General Papers, 1988
- Folder 23: General Papers, 1988
- Box 3
- Series 4: Manuals and Forms
- This series, 1956-1989, contains manuals for participants with daily schedules, expectations of the girls, and patriotic songs. There are also original forms (for photocopying) of tests, quizzes, and voting ballots.
- Box 3
- Folder 4: Manuals, 1956 and 1957
- Folder 5: Manuals, 1959 and 1962
- Folder 6: Manuals, 1963-1964
- Folder 7: Manuals, 1965-1966
- Folder 8: Manuals and Forms, 1967-1968
- Folder 9: Manuals and Forms, 1969
- Folder 10: Manuals and Forms, 1970
- Folder 11: Manuals and Forms, 1971-1972
- Folder 12: Manuals and Forms, 1973-1974
- Folder 13: Manuals and Forms, 1975-1976
- Folder 14: Manuals and Forms, 1977
- Folder 15: Manuals and Forms, 1978-1979
- Folder 16: Manuals and Forms, 1980-1981
- Folder 17: Manuals and Forms, 1982 and 1984-1985
- Folder 18: Manuals and Forms, 1986-1988
- Box 4
- Series 5: Miscellaneous
- This series has newspaper clippings for 1986 and 1987 from various newspapers about those who attended Girls State. The articles have been alphabetized within each folder according to the name of the town where the newspaper was published. Other assorted items are also located in this series.
- Box 4
- Folder 2: Flickertail Girls State Annuals, 1973 and 1976
- Folder 3: North Dakota Government Guidebook, ca. 1950
- Folder 4: Newspaper clippings, 1986
- Folder 5: Newspaper clippings, 1987
- Folder 6: Flickertails newspaper, June 8, 1990
- Folder 7: Stencils for 35th Annual Session
- Folder 8: Flickertales Newsletters, 1957-1972
- Folder 9: Flickertail Girls State 50th Annual Session Memory Book, 1947-1996
- Folder 10: Girls Nation Report, 1950, and Correspondence from Mary MacGregor Mather - 1950 Girls State/Nation, June 2, 1996
- The 1950 report was written by Mary MacGregor of Fargo and Kathleen Lewis of Wahpeton. They were the two delegates from North Dakota Girls State.
- Folder 11: Photographs
1283-1: Flickertail Girls State graduation ceremony, ca. 1955
1283-2: Theodore Pedeliski, UND professor of political science, ca. 1970
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[Series 1: History],
[Series 2: Correspondence and Memoranda],
[Series 3: General Papers],
[Series 4: Manuals and Forms],
[Series 5: Miscellaneous],
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