Sioux Logo and Nickname Collection, 1902, 1930, 1959, 1965, 1969-

Sioux Logo and Nickname Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Sioux Logo and Nickname Collection, 1902, 1930, 1959, 1965, 1969-

ID: UA113

Extent: 11.75 Linear Feet

Subjects: University of North Dakota - Athletics, University of North Dakota - Fighting Sioux Logo

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Sioux Logo and Nickname Collection, 1902 to present, has been divided into seven series:

Series 1: Newspaper Clippings

Series 2: Books, Journals, and Magazines

Series 3: Other Media

Series 4: University of North Dakota Materials

Series 5: Native American Perspective

Series 6: Miscellaneous

Series 7: Oversize Materials

Collection Historical Note

The University of North Dakota adopted the Sioux nickname in 1930.

Subject/Index Terms

University of North Dakota - Athletics
University of North Dakota - Fighting Sioux Logo

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 Method: The Sioux Logo and Nickname Collection was created by the Department of Special Collections to aid researchers examining the history of the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux logo and nickname. The collection is added to on a regular basis.

Separated Materials:

BOOKS:

Bohnet, Lee. A Century of UND Sports: An Athletic History of the University of North Dakota. UND Foundation, 1994.

Spidel, Carol. Dancing at Halftime: Sports and the Controversy Over American Indian Mascots. NYU Press, 2000.

VIDEOS:

“Changing Face of UND.” Produced by the UND School of Communication and the UND Television Production Center, 1993. Video Number: V 520

"Indian Mascots: Honor or Insult?" Produced by the South Dakota Public Television Network, 1995. Video Number: V 1134

"In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports." A Documentary by Jay Rosenstein and New Day Films. 1997. Video Number: V 1750

“Outside the Lines: Honor or Shame?” Produced by ESPN, 11 March 2001. Video Number: V 1467

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Sioux Logo and Nickname Collection. UA 113, 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 June 2014.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Newspaper Clippings],
[Series 2: Books, Journals, and Magazines],
[Series 3: Other Media],
[Series 4: University of North Dakota Materials],
[Series 5: Native American Perspective],
[Series 6: Miscellaneous],
[Series 7: Oversize Materials],
[All]

Series 4: University of North Dakota Materials

The fourth series contains various materials originating from the University of North Dakota.

Sub-Series 1: UND President's Office

This series consists of files kept by the President's Office. They were deposited in Special Collections through the UND Records Management program on September 13, 2013. The files were kept in their original order.

Box 1

Folder 50: 1982: Includes sub-folders: News Articles, FY 70-82; Athletic Dept Position, FY 77; Complaint, FY 73; SBHE Minutes, 7-21-72
Folder 51: 1987
Folder 52: 1988
Folder 53: 1989
Folder 54: 1991
Folder 55: 1992: Includes sub-folders: News Articles; Florida State Seminoles
Folder 56: 1993: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Tribal Resolutions and Correspondence; News Articles; Misc. Correspondence; Nonsupport of Nickname; Support Use of Nickname
Folder 57: 1993: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Homecoming Parade Incident; History Articles; Ford Foundation Report on Diversity; Baker Statement, 1-12-93; Florida State Univ; Univ of Illinois; Michigan Universities; SOAR (Students Organized Against Racism)

Box 2

Folder 1: 1994: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Task Force on Sioux Pride Recommendations, 10-20-93; Baker Statement, 7-27-93; News Articles; Support Use of Nickname; Non-Support of Nickname Use; Florida State & U of Wisconsin
Folder 2: 1995
Folder 3: 1998: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Resolution; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Resolution; Support Use of Nickname; Non-Support of Nickname Use; News Articles; U of Illinois
Folder 4: 1999: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Tribal Resolutions & Correspondence; Miscellaneous Items; Nonsupport of Nickname Use; Senate Bill 217, House Resolution 3024; Student Government Resolution; Support Use of Nickname; Sioux Tribes in North America; News Articles
Folder 5: Alumni Hockey Survey: 2000: This is a large file and consists of a letter written by Ralph Engelstad to UND President Charles Kupchella on 28 April 2000. Attached to the letter are 1997 resolutions from 383 former UND hockey players requesting a return to the "old Indian head logo on the University of North Dakota hockey jerseys." A photocopy of a letter written from Engelstad to UND President Kendall Baker on January 26, 1998, regarding the survey.
Folder 6: 2000: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: News Articles-Other Schools; News Articles-UND; Misc. Articles; Misc. Items; FacTalk Discussion on Logo
Folder 7: 2000: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Kupchella Statements; Ben Brien Logo Assignment; Misc. Correspondence; Nonsupport of Nickname Use; Tribal Correspondence & Resolutions; Nickname/Logo History (Vorland); Songs of UND
Folder 8: 2000: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Support Use of Nickname; Survey; Student Survey

Box 3

Folder 1: 2000: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Executive Summary; Membership List; Member Biographical Sketches; Invite to Serve on Committee; Meeting Agenda/Correspondence; Nominations for Committee; Misc.; Reference Documents
Folder 2: 2001: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Kupchella Statements; Tribal Support: The Committee for Understanding and Respect; Tribal Resolutions; Letters of Non-Support; Letters of Support
Folder 3: Miscellaneous Correspondence: 2001
Folder 4: 2001: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Misc. Items, Tribal Correspondence; Univ. of Illinois
Folder 5: UND Alumni, Employees, Students and Minority Students Survey Results: October 23, 2000: The survey was conducted by the UND Social Science Research for the Commission to Study the Fighting Sioux Athletic Team Nickname
Folder 6: News Articles, 2001

Box 4

Folder 1: 2001: Reference Documents
Folder 2: 2001: UND Nickname Study Commission
Folder 3: 2002: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Correspondence; Misc Items; News Articles; Statement
Folder 4: 2003: Correspondence
Folder 5: 2003: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: NCAA; News Articles; Audet, Maury-Paper; Tribal Resolution
Folder 6: 2004
Folder 7: 2006: Letters of Support

Box 5

Folder 1: 2006: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Tribal Correspondence; Am. Indian Student/Alumni Support; Nickname-Legal Aid Offered; Letters of Support-Financial; Letters of Non-Support; Misc Correspondence
Folder 2: 2006: NCAA Letters
Folder 3: 2006: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Florida State University Appeal; University of Illinois Appeal; Williams and Mary College Appeal; Nickname-Kupchella Statement; Indian Related Programs Meeting; Other Misc Items; Process Chronology; Material from Gordon Caldis; News Articles
Folder 4: 2007: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Non-support; Misc Corr.; Dartmouth; Support-Am. Indians; Support-Financial; Support

Box 6

Folder 1: 2007: NCAA Ruling on Nickname

This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Standard Response Letter to Opponents; President's Statements; Spirit Lake Tribe Resolution; Misc. Items; Univ. of Minnesota; News Articles

Folder 2: 2007: NCAA Ruling on Nickname

This is a large folder with the following sub-divisions: UND Presidential Actions/Statements; UND Internal; Tribal Statements; Organization Resolutions; Petitions; Faculty Petitions; Misc; Recent Print Media; Letters to Keep Name; Letters to Change Name; Other Universities

The folder is historical in nature.

Folder 3: 2007: NCAA Ruling on Nickname: NCAA Document Requests

Folder 4: 2015: Nickname Voting Process

Folder 6: Confidential Draft "Fighting Sioux"

Folder 7: 2007: Letter from Louise Erdrich to President Kupchella

Folder 8: "Ideas & Suggestions About Enhancing the UND's Native American Programs . . .", ca. 2001

Folder 9: "Recommendations to the Department of Athletics on American Indian Programming", 1993

Folder 10: "Diversity & Cultural Pluralism at the UND", 1993

Folder 11: UND Cultural Diversity Forums, 1993-1994

Folder 12: UND Campus Climate Surveys: Students, Faculty, and Staff, 1996

Folder 21: 2008: NCAA Ruling on Nickname

This is a large folder with the following sub-divisions: Settlement Agreement w/ NCAA; 1969 Grand Forks Herald Article on Standing Rock Right to Use Name; Sioux Referendum; Tribal Letters; Settlement Agreement-Statement by Attorrney General Stenehjem; Support Letters; Non-Support Letters; Miscellaneous Correspondence; Nickname Change Suggestions; News Articles

Folder 22: 2009: Nickname and Logo

This is a large folder with the following sub-divisions: Support Nickname; Oppose Nickname; Name Change Suggestions; News Articles; Ralph Engelstad Arena Correspondence; Tribal Correspondence

Folder 23: 2010: Nickname and Logo

This is a large folder with the following sub-divisions: Chancellor's Letter; Legal; Miscellaneous Correspondence; Tribal Correspondence; Tribal Correspondence; Support Nickname; Do Not Support Nickname; Name Change Suggestions; News Articles; Transition Team-Agendas; Transition Team-Minutes;Transition-President's Statement; Transition-Organizational Chart; Transition-Team; Transition-General Correspondence

Box 8

Folder 1: 2011: Nickname and Logo: This is a large folder with the following sub-divisions: NCAA; Miscellaneous Correspondence; NDUS/SBHE Correspondence; Tribal Resolutions; Big Sky Conference; Legislation; News Articles
Folder 2: 2011: Nickname and Logo - Transition Background Research: This is a large folder with the following sub-divisions: SBHE Info-Logo/Nickname Committee; UND Info; Outside Info; Tribal Info; NCAA Info; History of Use; Surveys; "Campus racial climate as perceived by undergraduate American Indian students attending the University of North Dakota," 2006 Ph.D. dissertation by Cynthia Lindquist; A Century of UND Sports by Lee Bohnet
Folder 3: 2011: Nickname and Logo Transition - Honoring History and Tradition Committee: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Members; Charge; Time Line; Agenda and Minutes; 1st Charge-Recommendations; 106 Group; Correspondence
Folder 4: 2011: Nickname and Logo Transition - Communications Committee: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Members and Charge; Agendas and Minutes; Correspondence;Timeline; Strategy and Message; Padela, Speer and Breadsley
Folder 5: 2011: Nickname and Logo - Transition: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Transition Team; Transition Cabinet; Transition Partners; Transition Connectors; Transition Connectors and Newsletter Briefings; Chancellor's Letter, 4-9-10; President's Statement, 5-6-10; Chronological History; Time Line; Organizational Chart; Correspondence
Folder 6: 2011: Nickname and Logo - Transition: This is a large folder with several sub-folders: Logo-Explanation; Tribal Resolutions; NCAA Settlement Agreement; NDUS/SBHE; Legislation; Paul Omodt; Vendors/Licenses; American Indian Contacts; News Articles; Q and A Guide; Core Messages/Talking Points; Miscellaneous; "A Report on the Transition Process for the Retirement of the UND Athletic Nickname and Logo," Submitted by Dr. Robert Boyd, Transitional Officer

Sub-Series 2: Miscellaneous UND (Non President's Office)

Box 1

Folder 27: “UND Yells and Songs,” 1902

Folder 28: Photocopied Photographs (Originals in University Archives Photograph Collection), 1959, 1969, 1971

Item 1: UND President George Starcher in Headdress at “Know Your Indian Neighbor” Convocation: February 1959 (UAP#15,728)
Item 2: UND President George Starcher in Headdress at “Know Your Indian Neighbor” Convocation: February 1959 (UAP#15,729)
Item 3: UND President George Starcher at Standing Rock Pow-Wow at Memorial Union, July 1969 (UAP#15,730)
Item 4: UND President George Starcher in Headdress, May 1971 (UAP#15,876)
Item 5: UND President George Starcher in Headdress, May 1971 (UAP#15,873)
Item 6: UND President George Starcher in Headdress, May 1971 (UAP#15,874)

Folder 29: “UND Native American Logo Survey” by the UND Division of Student Affairs: 1987

Folder 30: “The Fighting Sioux Team Name and Logo at the University of North Dakota: An Historical and Contextual Summary.” Report to UND President Charles Kupchella by David Vorland, Assistant to the President. February 2000

Folder 31: UND Nickname Commission: October 2000

Item 1: Survey to all UND Employees: 3 October 2000
Item 2: Meeting Notice: 23 October 2000

Folder 32: UND President’s Office Correspondence: 2001-

Item 1: Letter to the Editor, Grand Forks Herald: 12 January 2001
Item 2: Letter to UND Faculty, Staff, and Students: 21 March 2001
Item 3: Letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA): 7 June 2006
Item 4: Letter to the University Community: 28 September 2009

Folder 33: UND Provost's Office Correspondence: 2009-

Item 1: Letter to UND Faculty: 10 September 2009

Folder 34: “Northern Plains Conference on American Indian Team Names and Logos,” UND: October 2001

Item 1: Conference Announcement and Agenda

Folder 35: “Graphic Design Regulations: Logo and Name.” UND Office of University Relations. 2001

Folder 36: Various Sioux Logos (Originals in University Archives Photograph Collection)

Item 1: “A Changing Face” Historical Retrospective of UND Sioux Logos, Grand Forks Herald
Item 2: Sioux Logo on the Nickel Trophy (UAP#6319, 6320)
Item 3: “Sammy Sioux” (UAP#6316)
Item 4: Sioux Logo Used on Cover of Notebooks and Folders Sold at the UND Bookstore (UAP#6317, 6318)
Item 5: “UND Sioux, a Century of Sucking: 1890-1990.” Design on Apparel Worn at Athletic Contests Between UND and NDSU
Item 6: “Blow Us: We Saw, They Sucked, We Came.” Design on Apparel Worn at Athletic Contests Between UND and NDSU

Folder 37: University Senate resolution to retire the logo and nickname: 19 November 2009

Folder 38: Twamley Shuffle (Satirical Student Newspaper): 23 April 2010

Folder 39: UND Logo and Nickname Transition: 2010-

Item 1: Statement by UND President Robert Kelley: 9 April 2010
Item 2: Materials from the Public Briefing on the Transition: 20 September 2010

Box 6

Folder 5: UND Factalk Exchanges, 2001-2006: Factalk is a listerv for UND faculty
Folder 15: Sioux Logo Mascot Die (for use on a printing press)

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