Vernice Aldrich Papers, 1902-1959

Vernice Aldrich Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Vernice Aldrich Papers, 1902-1959

Predominant Dates:1923-1947

ID: OGLMC0027

Primary Creator: Aldrich, Vernice (1901-1959)

Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet

Subjects: Agriculture, University of North Dakota - Alumni, University of North Dakota - Wesley College, Women's History - Women's Organizations

Languages: English

Abstract

1901-1959; Editor, <cite>Wheat Grower,</cite> Wesley College Registrar

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Vernice Aldrich Papers consist of correspondence, financial records, programs, pamphlets, minutes, reports, articles, manuscripts, periodicals, newspaper clippings, and photographs, primarily 1923-1947. The contents are arranged chronologically.

Correspondence pertains mainly to the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Wesley College, and the Psi Gamma Chapter of Chi Omega. In addition, there are folders for the Army Air Force program at UND, and agricultural bulletins and reports. Personal papers include photographs and Christmas cards. There are also articles, manuscripts, and poetry by Aldrich about North Dakota history, agriculture, and cooperatives.

Other contents include assorted brochures, booklets, and newspaper articles. Additionally, several folders pertain to UND and Wesley College include materials on Panhellenic, the Philymnian Club, and the University Club. Presidential campaign and inauguration materials include pamphlets and flyers on the campaigns of Frank O. Lowden and Herbert Hoover, and press releases issued by Vernice, who covered the 1929 Washington DC inauguration. Lastly, a ledger book for the Aldrich Elevator Company (Kempton, ND) contains stock certificates and records (1902-1903).

Collection Historical Note

Born July 27, 1901, on a farm near Kempton, North Dakota, Vernice was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Aldrich. Her parents farmed and owned the Aldrich Elevator Company in Kempton, where they were pioneers. Vernice attended Central High School in Grand Forks and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1923 with a B.A. in English. She earned an M.A. in Geography from UND in 1924, and a diploma in voice from Wesley College in 1935. While at UND, she was affiliated with Chi Omega, a social sorority, and with the following academic societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Pi Zeta, and Mortar Board. From 1925 to 1930, she served as editor of Wheat Grower, the monthly periodical of the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association. In 1931, she became the registrar for Wesley College and was a faculty member at UND during World War II. Vernice authored numerous articles about North Dakota politics, agriculture, and history. She was active in several Grand Forks clubs: Business and Professional Women’s Club, Quota Club, YWCA, and the Thursday Music Club, for which she served as president. She was also active in local Democratic party politics. She died in a Grand Forks hospital January 25, 1959.

Subject/Index Terms

Agriculture
University of North Dakota - Alumni
University of North Dakota - Wesley College
Women's History - Women's Organizations

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: Donation; the acquisition records are unavailable.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Vernice Aldrich Papers. OGLMC 27, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in January 2014.

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Folder 1: General Correspondence, July 1923-June 1927: Mostly pertains to North Dakota Wheat Growers Association including issues of The Co-operator: Better Grain Marketing (Minneapolis, MN); February and April 1926.
Folder 2: General Correspondence, June 1927-March 1930: Includes materials from the 11th Annual Meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation, December 6-11, 1929, and minutes from the Northwest Grain Association meeting, Grand Forks, March 20, 1930.
Folder 3: General Correspondence, March-December 1930: Includes article written by Vernice, “The Co-operative Farmer and the Federal Farm Board” and a transcript of the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, pertaining to “Investigates [sic] and Answers [to] Charges Made by F. W. Copeland and Associates” (Grand Forks, N.D., October 18-20, 1927).
Folder 4: General Correspondence, January 1931-January 1935: Includes correspondence pertaining to Wesley College.
Folder 5: General Correspondence, February 1935-March 1938: Includes correspondence pertaining to Wesley College.
Folder 6: General Correspondence, April 1938-March 1940: Includes correspondence pertaining to Wesley College.
Folder 7: General Correspondence, March 1940-November 1941: Includes correspondence pertaining to Wesley College.
Folder 8: General Correspondence, November 1941-April 1947: Includes correspondence pertaining to Wesley College.
Folder 9: Chi Omega Correspondence, 1922-1932: Includes correspondence for Psi Gamma Chapter of Chi Omega and the national organization, and Sigma Alpha Iota Yearbook, 1924-1926 (Ann Arbor Press).
Folder 10: Chi Omega Correspondence, 1933-1937
Folder 11: Chi Omega Correspondence, 1938-1939
Folder 12: Chi Omega Correspondence, 1940-1945
Folder 13: Chi Omega - financial records, bills, receipts, budgets, and plans, 1922-1945: Some contents transferred to University Publications in September 1981.
Folder 14: Chi Omega – bylaws, meetings, minutes, exams, alumni list: Some contents transferred to University Publications in September 1981. Includes Chi Omega examinations (1932 and 1938) and “Bylaws of the Gamma Psi House Association of the Chi Omega Fraternity.”
Folder 15: Army Air Force Program at UND – Geography Correspondence, 1942-1946
Folder 16: Army Air Force Program at UND – Syllabi and Geography, 1942-1946
Folder 17: Undated Correspondence
Folder 18: Administrative Committee Minutes, September 1981: Transferred to University Publications.
Folder 19: Agricultural Bulletins and Reports, 1921-1945: Mostly Department of Commerce publications (1928). Also includes newspaper clippings from Wheat Grower (Grand Forks, N.D.), and copies of Pooling for Profits (North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, July 1928) and Merchandise!: You, too, can solve your Marketing Problem by Commodity Cooperative Marketing(North Dakota – Montana Wheat Growers Association, September 15, 1929).
Folder 20: Agricultural Bulletins and Reports, 1920-1935: Includes Aaron Sapiro, Cooperative Marketing (1920) and “Notes on Governor Frank O. Lowden’s Speech at Crookston, Feb. 10, 1926.”

Box 2

Folder 1: Aldrich, Vernice, 1923-1959: Includes photographs, Christmas cards, and her obituary.
Folder 2: Articles, Manuscripts, and Poetry by Aldrich, 1926-1929: Subjects are North Dakota history, agriculture, and cooperatives.
Folder 3: Articles, Manuscripts, and Poetry by Aldrich, 1926-1929: Subjects are North Dakota history, agriculture, and cooperatives.
Folder 4: Articles, Manuscripts, and Papers by others, 1920-1923: Includes J. Elmer Switzer, The Geography of North Dakota (Ph.D. dissertation, Clark University, June 1923), p. 1-101.
Folder 5: Articles, Manuscripts, and Papers by others, 1923: Includes pages 102-197 of Ph.D. dissertation by J. Elmer Switzer.
Folder 6: Brochures, Booklets, and Newspapers: Includes publications of the National Geographic Society and various Protestant churches; a cloth map of the U.S. (1935); James Montgomery, Nothing but the Truth: A Comedy in Three Acts (New York: Samuel French, 1920).
Folder 7: Isis E. Campbell - School work, 1943-1944: Newspaper Clippings
Folder 8: Farmers & Mechanics Land Bank, Farm & Home Financial Records, 1921-1947
Folder 9: Government Statistics by Counties and States, 1925-1928
Folder 10: Mathematical Statistic notebook materials, McNary-Haugen Bill comment, and music survey: Includes pamphlets and newspaper clipping relating to agriculture, primarily from 1927 North Dakota newspapers.
Folder 11: Panhellenic (1929); Philymnian Club of Wesley College (Voice Department): Some contents transferred to University Publications in September 1981
Folder 12: Presidential Campaign and Inauguration, 1928-1929: Includes campaign pamphlets, flyers, ribbons, etc. relating to presidential candidates Frank O. Lowden and Herbert Hoover. Inaugural materials include two press releases authored by Vernice, who attended the event in Washington DC in February and March 1929.
Folder 13: University Club and University-Faculty Grades, 1942-1945: Some contents transferred to University Publications in September 1981
Folder 14: UND - miscellaneous, 1924-1940: Some contents transferred to University Publications in September 1981. Includes pamphlets and programs from UND events, and miscellaneous materials from other universities.
Folder 15: Wesley College and North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, 1929-1941: Some contents transferred to University Publications in September 1981. Includes programs and pamphlets from Wesley College, and Articles of Incorporation and Constitution and Bylaws of the North Dakota Wheat Growers Association, Incorporated and Wheat Grower 8:3 (Grand Forks, ND, October 1930).
Folder 16: Record, Stock, Ledger, & transfer Book for Aldrich Elevator Company, 1902-1903: Edgar M. Aldrich, Vernice’s father, was president of the Aldrich Elevator Company, located at Kempton, ND.

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