Eunice Gronvold Kalloch Papers, 1873-1983

The Eunice Gronvold Kalloch Papers primarily consist of materials related to the political career of her father, F.T. Gronvold. Also included are photographs, newspapers, periodicals, and books. In addition, there are materials about Eunice Kalloch Park in Albuquerque, the teaching career of Kalloch's mother, Alice Egeland Gronvold, and about the Ellingson Gronvold Hardware Store and Gronvold Motor Company, both in Rugby,

Fingar Thorsen Gronvold was born 25 April 1868 in Eggedal, Buskerud, Norway. He received his education at a common school in Norway and emigrated in 1886. Gronvold came to North Dakota and settled near Rugby. He owned and operated a hardware store called Gronvold-Halseth Company. He later went into the automobile business with his sons.

In 1899, Gronvold became active in politics and was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the state senate in 1908 and held this seat until 1918. In 1930, he returned to the senate and served until his death on 7 November 1941. Gronvold was involved in community affairs, serving 23 years on the Board of Directors for the Good Samaritan Hospital in Rugby. He was also a member of the Rugby City Council.

Collection Historical Note

Eunice Constance Gronvold Kalloch was born 5 May 1908 near Rugby, North Dakota. She was the daughter of F.T. (Fingar Thorsen) and Alice (Egeland) Gronvold. After attending one year at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, she enrolled at the University of North Dakota in 1927 and graduated with a B.S. in Education in 1930. She was a member of Chi Omega sorority, Zeta Phi Eta - an honorary drama fraternity, and played intramural womens hockey, basketball, and volleyball. Kalloch earned a Master's in Geography from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and worked for a time at the Pentagon with U.S. Army intelligence.

Eunice married Parker Cromwell Kalloch, Jr., in 1940 and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1945. She was an active member of many community and civic organizations including the League of Women Voters, the Albuquerque Bicentennial Commission, the Bernalillo County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. In 1973, New Mexico Governor Bruce King declared a Eunice Kalloch Day and, in 1978, a park in Albuquerque was named in her honor.

Kalloch authored two books: The First Ladies of New Mexico (1982) and Papa and Mama Were Pioneers (1983). Eunice Kalloch died 8 September 1988 in Albuquerque.

Subject/Index Terms

New Mexico
Politics and Government - Republican Party
University of North Dakota - Alumni

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Eunice Gronvold Kalloch donated additional materials in the summer of 1982: 82-1001, 82-1003, and 82-1019.

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Eunice Gronvold Kalloch, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Acquisition Method: Donation; 80-659

Related Publications:

Kalloch, Eunice Gronvold. The first ladies of New Mexico. Santa Fe: Lightning Tree, 1982.

Kalloch, Eunice Gronvold. Papa and mama were pioneers. Albuquerque, 1983.

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Eunice Gronvold Kalloch Papers. OGLMC 578, 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 March 2013.

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Box 1

Folder 1: Political Papers, 1908
Folder 2: Political Papers, 1910
Folder 3: Political Papers, 1926, 1928
Folder 4: Political Papers. 1930
Folder 5: Political Papers, 1932
Folder 6: Political Papers, 1934
Folder 7: Political Papers. 1936
Folder 8: Political Papers, 1940, 1948, 1957, 1958
Folder 9: Post Cards
Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings, 1936-1957
Folder 11: School Memorabilia of Eunice Gronvold Kalloch
Folder 12: History of the Bethany Ladies Aid, Rugby, 1900-1959
Folder 13: Good Samaritan Hospital, Rugby, 1940-1960
Folder 14: Custer's March to Little Bighorn 1896 (incomplete series)
Folder 15: International Peace Gardens, Aug. 1-3, 1936
Folder 16: Souvenir album, 19th Annual Convention, Lions International, July 23-26, 1935
Folder 17: Norwegian Singers Association of America, 13th Biennial Sangerfest, July 6-8, 1916, Grand Forks [Removed to the Department of Special Collections Rare Book Collection]
Folder 18: Norese-American Centennial
Folder 19: Miscellaneous Pamphlets
Folder 20: Personal Memorabilia
Folder 21: Album of Advertising Cards

Box 2

Folder 1: Pierce County Republican Committee Records, July 1906-Aug 6, 1910
Folder 2: Cash Journal Gronvold-Halseth Company, June 1898-Dec. 1906
Folder 3: Invoices-Gronvold-Halseth Company, June 15, 1900-Dec. 1907

Box 3

Item 1: Normanden
Item 2: Our poets Their Portraits and Poems
Item 3: Fras Betlehem til Golgata
Item 4: Unionsperioden og Norges Gjenreising
Item 5: Lutherans In All Lands
Item 6: Nye Og Udvalgte Sange
Item 7: The Finest of the Wheat
Item 8: Augsburg Songs
Item 9: Den Lyngende Evangelift
Item 10: Busholdninhsbog
Item 11: Ratetisinus
Item 12: Evangeline Courtship of Miles Standish Favorite Poems
Item 13: Elementary Lessons in English
Item 14: The School Reader Fifth Book
Item 15: Digt Og Drama
Item 16: Kristelig Folkeklandar
Item 17: Cbangelift-Lutherft Folke- Kalender, 1908
Item 18: Den Norste Rirtes Historie
Item 19: Den Lutherfte Fritirtes-Gedningemission
Item 20: Kristelig Folke-Kalendar 1926
Item 21: Skandinaven Almanak Og Kalendar 1940
Item 22: Holdes Per Husandagt
Item 23: Kristelig Folke-Kalendar 1903
Item 24: Kristelig Folke-Kalendar 1914
Item 25: Kristelig Folke-Kalender 1915
Item 26: Terje Vigen

Box 4

Oversize Folder 1: Pierce County Elections 1909
Oversize Folder 2: Republican Primary Elections June 1910-1929
Oversize Folder 3: McHenry County Primary Elections 1906
Oversize Folder 4: Pierce County 1909
Oversize Folder 5: North Dakota Senate 1915 (3 copies)
Oversize Folder 6: Defenders of the constitution, North Dakota Senate 1917
Oversize Folder 7: Senate Judiciary Committee, 1917
Oversize Folder 8: Senate Committee on Taxes and Tax Laws. 1917
Oversize Folder 9: Senate Appropriations Committee 1917
Oversize Folder 10: Senate Chambers
Oversize Folder 11: Republican National Convention 1928
Oversize Folder 12: Bird's Eye view of Rugby, North Dakota
Oversize Folder 13: 39th Annual Convention of North Dakota Fireman's Association, June 5-7, 1923
Oversize Folder 14: 25th Annual Convention Siadalsaquet, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, June 24-26, 1935
Oversize Folder 15: Herbert Hoover

Box 5

Item 1: The Bismarck Capital Aug. 22, 1937
Item 2: The Bismarck Tribune Aug 22, 1939
Item 3: Camp Dodgers Aug 30, 1918
Item 4: The Daily Argus - Women's Edition undated
Item 5: Dakota Territorial Centennial, Feb. 28, 1961
Item 6: Des Moines Register, Dec. 8, 1941-October 1, 1962
Item 7: Fargo Forum September 2, 1918
Item 8: The Farmer - Dakota Edition, March 12, 1938
Item 9: Farmer's Union Page Dec. 23, 1936
Item 10: Grand Forks Herald, Dec. 7, 1977-June 20, 1954
Item 11: The Leader, June 17, 1954
Item 12: Mandelia Times-Messenger, June 4, 1948
Item 13: Minot Daily News July 1, 1939, May 20, 1940
Item 14: Normanden, Fargo North Dakota, Aug. 10, 1950
Item 15: North Dakota Democrat, Oct. 31, 1918
Item 16: North Dakota Nonpartisan June 17-Oct.28, 1936
Item 17: Northwest Farmstead, July 19. 1913
Item 18: Pierce County Tribune, Oct. 31, 1918 and June 10, 1920
Item 19: St. Paul Sunday Tribune, Dec. 1, 1918
Item 20: Skandinaven, June 27, 1939, June 30, 1939
Item 21: The Sunday Journal - Women Section, March 19, 1960
Item 22: The Wolford Mirror, Oct. 31, 1SID
Item 23: Kvinden og Hjemmet, Feb. 1933
Item 24: Minot Daily News, June 2, 1939

Box 6

Photograph 1: North Dakota Senate, 1909
Photograph 2: North Dakota Senates 1911
Photograph 3: Senate Committee (undated)
Photograph 4: North Dakota House of Representatives 1899-1900 copy 1
Photograph 5: North Dakota House of Representatives 1899-1900 copy 2
Photograph 6: North Dakota Senate 1913, Copy 1
Photograph 7: North Dakota Senate 1913, Copy 2
Photograph 8: North Dakota Senate 1913, Copy 3
Photograph 9: North Dakota Senate 1913, Copy 4
Photograph 10: North Dakota Senate 1915
Photograph 11: Senate Affairs Committee 1915
Photograph 12: Senate Judiciary Committee 1915
Photograph 13: North Dakota Senate 1931
Photograph 14: North Dakota Senate 1935
Photograph 15: North Dakota Senate 1937
Photograph 16: North Dakota Senate 1939
Photograph 17: North Dakota Senate 1941
Photograph 18: Senate Chamber Copy 1
Photograph 19: Senate Chamber Copy 2
Photograph 20: W.L. Carter-Richland County
Photograph 21: Chas Ellingsor-Stee1e County
Photograph 22: Judson LaMoure-Pembina County
Photograph 23: Jus Duncan
Photograph 24: Jerome Ruzicka-Walsh County
Photograph 25: FT. Gronvold, Pierce County
Photograph 26: North Dakota State Capital, 1884-1930
Photograph 27: Basketball team-Rugby High School, 1922
Photograph 28: New Great Northern Depot, Rugby North Dakota, 1906
Photograph 29: Street Scene - Rugby 1900s
Photograph 30: Gronvold garage 1916
Photograph 31: First Home of Fingar and Mrs. Gronvold-Barton. North Dakota, June 1900
Photograph 32: Picnic at Elling Engers place, 1899
Photograph 33: Egeland Family Christmas 1906
Photograph 34: Good Samaritan Hospital Graduates, 1915
Photograph 35: Hardware Store, Rugby, North Dakota, 1900
Photograph 36: First Hardware store in Rugby-Ellingson-Gronvold Company
Photograph 37: Gronvold Motor Company- Rugby, 1950
Photograph 38: Gronvold- Halseth Company 1890-early 1900s-Barton, North Dakota
Photograph 39: West Barton School 1900
Photograph 40: Mr. and Mrs. John Saunde-west Barton, 1889
Photograph 41: ES, Gronvold Home, Rugby, 1900
Photograph 42: Mr. and Mrs. John Kellesvig, 1906
Photograph 43: Harvesting on Gronvold Farm. 1898
Photograph 44: Alise and Fingar, 1897
Photograph 45: Party- Rugby, North Dakota, 1900s
Photograph 46: Gronvold brothers 1930s
Photograph 47: Viking Debating Club-Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn, 1895
Photograph 48: Eunice Gronvold 1891
Photograph 49: "Windmills Holland" Girls Glee Club Grand Forks, April 26-27, 1926
Photograph 50: "Windmills Holland" Girls Glee Club Grand Forks, undated
Photograph 51: Bookkeeping class at Grand Forks 1898
Photograph 52: JT. Frauie
Photograph 53: Unidentified
Photograph 54: Unidentified
Photograph 55: Unidentified
Photograph 56: Unidentified
Photograph 57: Unidentified
Photograph 58: Unidentified
Photograph 59: Unidentified
Photograph 60: "Steam Vessels"
Photograph 61: Kronprins Okay og Kronprinsesse Martha, 4 copies

Box 7

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings Re: Eunice Kalloch Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico and First Ladies of New Mexico, 1983.

Folder 2: Alice Egeland Gronvold - Miscellaneous Material Re: Teaching Career.

Folder 3: Alice Egeland Gronvold - Sunday School Teacher Books, 1894-1895; Common School Book of Vocal Music 1904.

Folder 4: Ellingson Brothers and Gronvold and Gronvold Motor Co., Rugby, North Dakota - miscellaneous.

Folder 5: "American Celebration in Eggedal," September 1914.

Folder 6: Personal Memorabilia.

Folder 7: Fingar Thorsen Gronvold books: Bibelhistorie..., 1873, and Forklaring, 1875

Folder 8: Dr. Martin Luther's Katetismus and Other Church Books, 1897-1916

Folder 9: World War I Handbills

Folder 10: Photographs

578-1: Fingar Thorsen Gronvold farmstead, Barton, Pierce County, North Dakota, 1900

578-2: Unidentified nursing school graduates

578-3: Same as 578-1

578-4: Ellingson-Gronvold Hardware Store in Rugby. North Dakota (Henry Ellingson is first on left, F.T. Gronvold is first on right, other six men unidentified), undated

578-5: Ellingson-Gronvold Hardware Store in Rugby, North Dakota (four men unidentified), undated

578-6: Gronvold Motor Co., Rugby, North Dakota (from left - Joel, Gronvold, Olavson), undated

578-7: Postcard of parade in Rugby (Joel Gronvold, age 7, at far right with wide straw hat), June 7, 1913

Box 8

Folder 1: "Amiable Libels of the Great and Near Great at the State Capitol", Grand Forks Herald, February 6, 1915 (cartoon).
Folder 2: Framed Cartoon from Above Article - Sketch.
Folder 3: Presentation Document of Abraham Lincoln Statue Presentation Committee to People of Norway. April 22, 1914.
Folder 4: Senate Memorial Resolution B Presented by Senator Oksendahl, January 5, 1943 to Finger Thorsen Gronvold.
Folder 5: Photograph - Fingar Thorsen Gronvold

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