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Frank Wenstrom Papers, 1936-1994
Collection Overview
Title: Frank Wenstrom Papers, 1936-1994
ID: OGLMC1369
Primary Creator: Wenstrom, Frank (1903-1997)
Extent: 8.75 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 08/06/1998. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Politics and Government - 1972 North Dakota Constitutional Convention, Politics and Government - Republican Party
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Frank Wenstrom Papers have been arranged into seven series.
Series 1: Republican Party, 1962-1986
Series 2: Legislative Research Committee
Series 3: Correspondence, 1958-1989
Series 4: North Dakota Water Issues
Series 5: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Confluence Commission/ND Historic Sites
Series 6: North Dakota Silver Haired Assembly, 1980-1988
Series 7: General Legislative Files
Series 8: Certificates and Awards
Series 9: North Dakota Constitutional Convention, 1972
Series 10: Photographs
Additional photographs can be found boxes 4 and 5 (Contents of Binders A through F).
Collection Historical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Politics and Government - 1972 North Dakota Constitutional Convention
Politics and Government - Republican Party
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional materials were donated by Dave Miedema, UND Alumni Association, on February 9, 2004 (2004-2671) and transferred from the Frank Wenstrom Library in Gamble Hall on August 1, 2012 (2012-3181).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Dr. Theodore Pedeleski, UND Department of Political Science
Acquisition Method: Donation; 98-2220
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Frank Wenstrom Papers. OGLMC 1369, 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 May 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Republican Party, 1962-1986],
[Series 2: Legislative Research Committee],
[Series 3: Correspondence, 1958-1989],
[Series 4: North Dakota Water Issues],
[Series 5: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Confluence Commission/ND Historic Sites],
[Series 6: North Dakota Silver Haired Assembly, 1980-1988],
[Series 7: General Legislative Files],
[Series 8: Certificates and Awards],
[Series 9: North Dakota Constitutional Convention],
[Series 10: Photographs],
[All]
- Series 1: Republican Party, 1962-1986
- This series contains information about the North Dakota Republican Party and its activities from the years 1962 to 1986. It includes letters, meeting minutes, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and some financial information. These materials mainly document the campaigning and election of Republicans for state and national offices. General administrative functions are reflected in Executive Committee meeting minutes and reports.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Republican Party, 1962
- Folder 2: Republican Party, 1964
- Folder 3: Republican Party- Legislative Conference, August 24, 1964
- Folder 4: Republican Party- Newspaper Clippings, 1963-65, undated
- Folder 5: Republican Party, 1965-66
- Folder 6: Republican Party, 1967
- Folder 7: Republican Party, 1968
- Folder 8: Republican Party, 1970
- Folder 9: Republican Party, 1972
- Folder 10: Republican Party, 1973
- Folder 11: Republican Party, 1974
- Folder 12: Republican Party- Telephone Polling, 1975
- Folder 13: Republican Party, 1986
- Series 2: Legislative Research Committee
- The Legislative Research Committee, renamed the Legislative Council in 1969, was formed in 1945. Its purpose was to prepare bills for consideration by the legislature, perform legislature directed studies and present the information found. Wenstrom was a member of this committee from 1957-60 and was Chairman of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Revision from 1965-66. This series includes correspondence between committee members, meeting minutes, reports containing background on proposed constitutional revisions. The LRC studied a wide range of subject matters such as taxation, education, and natural resources.
- Box 1
- Folder 14: Facts and Duties of the LRC, undated
- Folder 15: Meeting Minutes, 1965-66
- Folder 16: Notes for Discussion, 1965-66
- Folder 17: Natural Resource Subcommittee, 1960-6
- Folder 18: Article 54, 1963
- Folder 19: Correspondence, 1963-66
- Folder 20: Constitutional Revisions, Reports and Recommendations, undated Comparisons of 4 States, 1965
- Folder 21: Constitutional Revision Proposals, undated
- Folder 22: Constitutional Revision Outline and Analysis, 1966
- Folder 23: Legislative Post Audit and Fiscal Review, 1962
- Folder 24: LRC Newspaper Clippings, 1964, undated
- Series 3: Correspondence, 1958-1989
- This series contains correspondence to and from constituents and colleagues between the years 1958 to 1989.
- Series 4: North Dakota Water Issues
- This series reflects Wenstrom’s concern with North Dakota water issues. It contains information on the North Dakota Water Users Association, the Garrison Diversion, and tribal control of Lake Sakakawea.
- Box 2
- Folder 6: North Dakota Water Users Association, 1956-64, undated
- Folder 7: North Dakota Water Users Association, 1969-73, 1979
- Folder 8: North Dakota Water Users Association, 1992
- Folder 9: Hydroelectric Power Plants on the Missouri River, 1962, 1964
- Folder 10: Garrison Diversion-General, 1960-64, undated
- Folder 11: Garrison Diversion Ground Breaking Ceremony July 13-14, 1968
- Folder 12: Garrison Diversion, 1975,79,84, undated
- Folder 13: Garrison Diversion- Newspaper Clippings, 1975-89, undated
- Folder 14: Garrison Diversion Unit Commission- Newsletters and Press Releases, 1984-89
- Folder 15: Garrison Diversion- Pick-Sloan Plan, 1984,89, undated
- Folder 16: Garrison Diversion- Senate Speech by Wenstrom undated
- Folder 17: Lake Sakakawea, Tribal Control of (Petition, Constituent Correspondence, and Newspaper Clippings), 1982
- Folder 18: Fort Peck Dam, 1990
- Oversize Folder 1
- Separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets.
- Series 5: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Confluence Commission/ND Historic Sites
The Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Confluence Commission was formed to restore Forts Union and Buford and other North Dakota Historic Sites and ensure their preservation. Another closely related organization in which Wenstrom was involved was Friends of Fort Union Trading Post. Included are correspondence, agendas, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and newsletters from 1958-94.
Wenstrom was a member of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, an organization with responsibility for preserving the history of all North Dakota citizens. SHSND files contain speeches, newspaper clippings, and correspondence from 1968-88 pertaining to North Dakota Forts and Historical Sites.
This series also includes information on the Lewis and Clark Trail from 1982 and the North Dakota Heritage Foundation from 1988. These folders include correspondence, pamphlets, and general information.
- Box 2
- Folder 19: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Commission- correspondence, 1958-94, undated
- Folder 20: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Commission- General, 1959, 62-63, 69, 89, undated
- Folder 21: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Commission- Agendas and Meeting Minutes, 1960-63, 1985-94
- Folder 22: Forts Union and Buford- Newspaper Clippings and Pamphlets, 1966-89, undated
- Folder 23: Confluence News, Friends of the Fort Union Trading Post, 1985-90, 1993
- Folder 24: Friends of the Fort Union Trading Post, 1986, 89, undated
- Folder 25: Fort Union Dedication (August 12-13, 1989)- Newspaper Clippings, 1989
- Folder 26: North Dakota Historic Sites, 1958, 69, 75, 1986-87, undated
- Folder 27: Historic Sites of North Dakota, report on and preservation of, 1967, undated
- Folder 28: State Historical Society, 1968-69, 1988, undated
- Folder 29: State Historical Society of ND- Newspaper clippings, 1972-75
- Folder 30: Lewis and Clark Trail Information, 1982, undated
- Folder 31: North Dakota Heritage Foundation, 1988
- Series 6: North Dakota Silver Haired Assembly, 1980-1988
- The North Dakota Silver Haired Assembly was formed in 1980 to educate elderly citizens about the legislative process. Materials in this series include correspondence, newspaper clippings, copies of resolutions, meeting minutes, and notes. Issues concerned include health care, social security, and insurance for the elderly.
- Box 2
- Folder 32: NDSHA, 1984-89
- Folder 33: Elder Abuse Laws: A Survey of State Statutes, undated
- Folder 34: Oasis (Old Age and Survivor Insurance System) SB 2306, undated
- Folder 35: Health Care Reform SB 2278, 1985
- Folder 36: Health Care Costs- Walt Domrese talk to committee, 1985
- Folder 37: Bill of Rights for Elderly and Handicapped SB 2277, 1985
- Folder 38: Retirement Committee Report, 1986
- Folder 39: Silver Haired Legislative Assembly, 1988-89
- Folder 40: Health Care for the Elderly, 1988-89
- Folder 41: Nurse Practitioner Bills, 1980-81, 85, undated
- Series 7: General Legislative Files
Frank Wenstrom was State Senator and Lieutenant Governor for 30 years. This series encompasses a wide variety of topics and is arranged chronologically. Files contain background information on legislative issues including taxation, education, transportation, health, agriculture issues, and management of natural resources. Wenstrom’s State Senator years include correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, reports, and copies of legislative bills. Also included is a scrapbook documenting the 1969 Legislative Session.
During Wenstrom’s tenure as Lieutenant Governor, he visited the Minot Air Force Base to witness the turnover of Minutemen Missiles to Strategic Air Command. This series documents his visit and also contains some background material on the SAC. Wenstrom also attended a Governor’s Conference and a Lieutenant Governor’s Conference from which there are summary reports and correspondence. Also during this time Wenstrom was Chairman of the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee from 1963 to 1964. His activities in this group include an audit of ND State Insurance Commissioner Frank Albers, investigated for the misuse of state funds.
- Box 2
- Folder 42: Speeches (not by Frank Wenstrom), 1954, 61-65, undated
- Folder 43: Education 1957-59
- Folder 44: North Dakota Highway 85 Association and International Parks Highway Association, 1958-64, undated
- Folder 45: Statuary Hall, 1959
- Folder 46: Dakota Salt and General Carbon, 1959-61
- Folder 47: TB and Respiratory Disease Association, 1959-64
- Folder 48: Tax Referral Information, 1961-64, undated
- Folder 49: Personal Newspaper Clippings, 1962-64
- Folder 50: Airport Commission, 1962
- Folder 51: Roosevelt Park Committee, 1959-62
- Folder 52: North Dakota Mental Health Association, 1960, 64, 67
- Folder 53: Speeches on the Oil Industry, 1961-63, undated
- Folder 54: Correspondence with Governor Guy, 1962-64
- Folder 55: Legislative Material (Wenstrom is Lt. Governor), 1963
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Albers, Frank- Audit, 1963
- Folder 2: Governor’s Conference, 1963-64
- Folder 3: National Conference of Lieutenant Governors 1963-64
- Folder 4: Foundation of the North American Indian Culture, 1963-64
- Folder 5: Agriculture, 1963-64, 69
- Folder 6: Minot Air Force Base, 1963-64, undated
- Folder 7: Strategic Air Command, 1964, undated
- Folder 8: General Clippings, 1963-64, undated
- Folder 9: Young Citizens League Convention, 1964
- Folder 10: Employing the Handicapped and Removing Architectural Barriers, 1964
- Folder 11: Young and Burdick Correspondence, 1964, 69-75
- Folder 12: Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review, 1965
- Folder 13: Speech by Wenstrom Before Senate Audit and Fiscal Review Committee, undated
- Folder 14: Junior and Vocational Colleges, 1959, 67
- Folder 15: Education, 1967
- Folder 16: Taxes, 1967
- Folder 17: Soldiers’ Home Check Writing, 1967
- Folder 18: County Commissioners, 1967
- Folder 19: State Planning Agency, 1967(?)
- Folder 20: Milk Prices HB 596, 1967
- Folder 21: Research Subcommittee, 1968
- Folder 22: Speeches by Frank Wenstrom, 1968, 70, undated
- Folder 23: 1969 Legislative Session
- Folder 24: Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings, 1969
- Folder 25: Ignite (Controversial Student Paper at UND), 1969
- Folder 26: Special Elections Committee, 1970, undated
- Folder 27: State Aid to Parochial Schools, 1970-71
- Folder 28: General Clipping, 1970
- Folder 29: Natural Resource Development, 1970-74
- Folder 30: Case and Council- Article on Social Services by Frank Wenstrom, 1972
- Folder 31: Alcoholism and Drug Abuse SB 2346 (introduced by Wenstrom), 1973
- Folder 32: Repeal of Grocery Tax, 1973
- Folder 33: 1973 Legislative Session, Newspaper Clippings folder 1
- Folder 34: 1973 Legislative Session, Newspaper Clippings folder 2
- Folder 35: Appropriations, 1973-74
- Folder 36: Coal Legislation, 1975
- Folder 37: Energy from Natural Resources, 1976-77, 82-83 undated
- Folder 38: Liberty Bell Award, 1977
- Folder 39: School for the Deaf, 1978-79
- Folder 40: Salaries of Elected State Officials, 1979, 85
- Folder 41: Taxing Mineral Acres, 1979
- Folder 42: Muir, Kenneth B., 1980
- Folder 43: Measures #2, 6, and 7, 1981, undated
- Folder 44: Social Welfare Laws (ND, 1862-1979), 1981
- Folder 45: Clippings of North Dakota Legislators, 1981, 88, undated
- Folder 46: State Penitentiary Summit Conference, 1982
- Folder 47: Transportation, 1981-82, 91
- Folder 48: Mondak Bridge- General, 1981, undated
- Folder 49: Mondak Bridge- Correspondence, 1978- 82, undated
- Folder 50: Mondak Bridge Dedication- Sept. 3, 1985
- Folder 51: District Court Library- Williston ND, 1982- 83, undated
- Folder 52: Oil Drilling and Exploration, 1982, undated
- Folder 53: 1983 Legislative Session- General
- Folder 54: Court Records: Destruction and Retention SB 2446, 1983
- Folder 55: Camp Grafton, 1982-85, undated
- Folder 56: Junior and Vocational Colleges, 1983-85
- Folder 57: Weather Modification, 1983-86, 88, undated
- Folder 58: North Dakota State Government, 1984
- Folder 59: Living Wills, 1984
- Folder 60: The Legislative Process in North Dakota 1984, 87, undated
- Folder 61: Frank Wenstrom Library for Student Research of State Government- UND, 1984
- Folder 62: Constitutional Revision notes, 1984-86, undated
- Folder 63: Education, 1984-87
- Folder 64: NDSU Carrington Research/Extension Center, 1985-86
- Folder 65: Great Plains Gasification SB 2257, undated
- Box 4
- Folder 1: North Dakota Department of Human Services, 1985
- Folder 2: Building Authority- HB 1558, 1985
- Folder 3: Legislative Session Newspaper Clippings; Governor Sinner’s Inaugural Message, 1985
- Folder 4: Farm Finance, 1985-86
- Folder 5: Labor Day Speeches, 1986
- Folder 6: Agriculture/The Family Farm, 1986
- Folder 7: Gambling/State Lottery, 1986-90
- Folder 8: Governor’s Conference on Public Education, 1986
- Folder 9: Legislative Compensation Commission- Correspondence, 1987-92
- Folder 10: Legislative Compensation Commission- General Information and Material, 1988-92
- Folder 11: Legislative Compensation Commission- Agendas and Meeting Minutes, 1988-92
- Folder 12: Insurance, Torts, Guardianships, and Trusts, 1988
- Folder 13: Year of the Family Steering Committee, 1988
- Folder 14: Population Trends and Statistics, 1988, 1990
- Folder 15: Job Corps Training Center- Minot, 1989
- Folder 16: Special Election, 1989
- Folder 17: No Vote- Measures 3,4, and 7 (folder 1), 1989
- Folder 18: No Vote- Measures 3,4, and 7 (folder 2), 1989
- Folder 19: Hoffine, Lyla (author of White Buffalo), undated
- Folder 20: Mailing/Contact List of Organizations, undated
- Folder 24: Miscellaneous Correspondence
- Folder 25: Correspondence between Wenstrom and Dr. Gordon Palmer of the "Christian Patriotism Hour"
- Folder 26: Order of the Eastern Star
- Folder 27: 1971 State Constitutional Convention
- Folder 28: Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings
- Folder 29: Vigilance Club of Virginia City, 1936
- Folder 30: Miscellaneous
- Folder 31: Small Scrapbook Containing Miscellaneous Items, 1960-1972
- Folder 32: Contents of Large Scrapbook (1st Folder): Documents Relating to 1962 Election
- Folder 33: Contents of Large Scrapbook (2nd Folder): Documents Relating to 1962 Election (continued)
- Folder 34: Contents of Binder A (1st Folder), 1976-1977
- Folder 35: Contents of Binder A (2nd Folder), 1976-1977
- Folder 36: Contents of Binder B, 1980-1982
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Contents of Binder C (1st Folder), 1984
- Folder 2: Contents of Binder C (2nd Folder), 1984
- Folder 3: Contents of Binder D, 1986
- Folder 4: Contents of Binder E (1st Folder), 1986-1988
- Folder 5: Contents of Binder E (2nd Folder), 1986-1988
- Folder 6: Contents of Binder F (1st Folder), 1990
- Folder 7: Contents of Binder F (2nd Folder), 1990
- Box 7
- Oversize Folder 1
- Separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets
- Series 8: Certificates and Awards
- This series contains various certificates, plaques, and other symbols of recognition presented to Frank Wenstrom for his various achievements and accomplishments throughout his life. Included is an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of North Dakota.
- Box 4
- Box 5
- Folder 9: Miscellaneous Certificates
- Folder 10: UND-Williston Recognition Plaque
- Folder 11: Northwest Human Service Center Appreciation Plaque
- Folder 12: North Dakota State Nurses Association Plaque
- Folder 13: State Bar Association Plaque
- Folder 14: Greater North Dakota Association Service Award
- Folder 15: FFA Plaque-Honorary Chapter Farmer
- Folder 16: Gavel from the People of Williams County, 1963
- Box 6
- Folder 2: Oversize Certificates
- Item 1: Distinguished Service Citation from Bismarck Junior College, May 15, 1981
- Item 2: Citation from the US Treasury Department for the US Savings Bonds Program, March 10, 1964
- Item 3: Pioneer Certificate from the Hamilton County (Indiana) Sesquicentennial Commission to Esther Wenstrom in honor of Harmon Stanley's arrival in Hamilton County in 1854
- Item 1: Plaque of the Seal of the State of North Dakota, signed by attendees at the Frank Wenstrom Appreciation Night, November 16, 1991
- Series 9: North Dakota Constitutional Convention
- This series contains materials related to the Constitutional Convention in North Dakota from 1971-1972, which Wenstrom served as President. Included are programs of the convention, correspondence from residents regarding proposed changes, correspondence to committees, schedules, committee reports, and other items related to the convention.
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Constitutional Convention Business and Correspondence
- Folder 2: Constitutional Convention Correspondence
- Folder 3: Constitutional Convention-Chaplain Schedule, Rules, and Parliamentary Procedures
- Folder 4: Correspondence from Children about Convention
- Folder 5: Maps of ND Capitol Building and 1889 Constitutional Convention Districts
- Folder 6: Correspondence on Resolutions and Political Offices
- Folder 7: Delegates News Service and Misc. Correspondence
- Folder 8: Convention Press Releases, July-December 1971
- Folder 9: Convention Press Releases, December 1971-April 1972 and undated
- Folder 10: Legislative Functions Correspondence
- Folder 11: Executive Functions Correspondence
- Folder 12: Correspondence on Education, Resources, and Public Lands
- Folder 13: Correspondence on Preamble, Bill of Rights, and Suffrage
- Folder 14: Correspondence on Finances and Taxation
- Folder 15: Committee on Education, Resources, and Public Lands Reports
- Folder 16: Committee on Judicial Functions and Political Subdivisions Reports
- Folder 17: Finance and Taxation Committee Report
- Folder 18: Executive Functions Committee Report
- Folder 19: Legislative Committee Functions Report
- Folder 20: Style and Drafting Committee Report
- Folder 21: Preamble, Bill of Rights, and Suffrage Committee Report
- Series 10: Photographs
- Box 4
- Folder 23: Photographs
- Photograph 13: Frank Wenstrom and Dr. Cartwright
- Photograph 14: Group of women, including Esther Wenstrom
- Photograph 15: Frank Wenstrom, Marge Trenbeath, and Grant Trenbeath
- Photograph 16: Federation of Women's Clubs Day at the State Legislature, 1979
- Photograph 17: Esther Wenstrom at Frank Wenstrom's Desk in the State Legislature
- Photograph 18: Frank Wenstrom (portrait)
- Photograph 19: Photograph of Frank and Esther Wenstrom with the Williston School Board, 1992
- Box 5
- Folder 8: Photographs
- Photograph 1: "Colonel Frank Wenstrom Day," 6th Infantry, Fort Buford, June 15, 1969
- Wenstrom is wearing a Civil War era uniform
- Photograph 2: Wenstrom giving a speech behind a podium
- Photograph 3: Wenstrom at his desk in the State Capitol
- Photograph 4: Wenstrom at opening day of the 1963 North Dakota legislative session
- Photograph 5: Wenstrom and Roger Maris
- Photograph 6: Wenstrom seated behind a council dais
- Photograph 7: Wenstrom and William Potter, Executive Vice President of the New York World's Fair, May 21, 1964
- Photograph 8: Wenstrom and ND Governor William Guy at the ND Constitutional Convention, April 6, 1971
- Photograph 9: Wenstrom presiding over the ND Constitutional Convention, April 6, 1971
- Photograph 10: Wenstrom with a large fish taken from Black Bear Island Lake in Saskatchewan, July 1980
- Photograph 11: Wenstrom speaking at the dedication of the Mon-Dak Bridge, September 3, 1985
- Photograph 12: Wenstrom at his desk in the State Capitol
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Oversize Photographs
- Item 1: Frank Wenstrom in the halls of the North Dakota State Capitol
- Item 2: Frank and Esther Wenstrom (portrait)
- Item 3: Wenstrom (portrait)
- Item 4: Wenstrom speaking at a podium
- Item 5: President Richard Nixon and Wenstrom shaking hands in the White House, February 23, 1971
- Item 6: Wenstrom signing documents at his desk
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Republican Party, 1962-1986],
[Series 2: Legislative Research Committee],
[Series 3: Correspondence, 1958-1989],
[Series 4: North Dakota Water Issues],
[Series 5: Yellowstone, Missouri, Fort Union Confluence Commission/ND Historic Sites],
[Series 6: North Dakota Silver Haired Assembly, 1980-1988],
[Series 7: General Legislative Files],
[Series 8: Certificates and Awards],
[Series 9: North Dakota Constitutional Convention],
[Series 10: Photographs],
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