Joseph B. Bridston Papers, 1937-1961
Collection Overview
Title: Joseph B. Bridston Papers, 1937-1961
ID: OGLMC0053
Primary Creator: Bridston, Joseph B. (1896-1965)
Extent: 7.5 Linear Feet
Subjects: Politics and Government - Republican Organizing Committee (ROC), Politics and Government - Republican Party
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Joseph B. Bridston was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota in 1896. He was the son of Samuel and Borghild (Huss) Bridston. He was educated at a country school until through the eighth grade, before attending Lutheran Bible School in Wahpeton, Fergus Falls High School (Minnesota), and Central High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota. He later attended the State School of Science in Wahpeton, the University of North Dakota, and while in the U.S. Naval Reserve, the University of Washington.
Bridston taught for one year at Lewistown, Montana and returned to Grand Forks. He worked as a specialty salesman and entered the insurance business. He established the J.B. Bridston Co. in 1934 and organized First Federal Savings and Loan Association in 1938. Also greatly involved in politics, his political career included terms as a North Dakota State Senator (1939-1956), founder of the Republican Organizing Committee, and an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate (1946).
In Grand Forks, Bridston was a former president of the University of North Dakota Alumni Association, and helped with the mill levy for the Medical Center. He also served as president of the Grand Forks Community Chest, chairman of the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce Bridge and Airport Committee, and former director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa.
On September 1, 1920, Bridston married Anna Pederson of Grand Forks. The couple had three children: Keith, Jo Anne, and Paul. Joseph B. Bridston died September 26, 1965 and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Grand Forks.
Source:
Grand Forks Herald: 27 September 1965
Subject/Index Terms
Politics and Government - Republican Organizing Committee (ROC)
Politics and Government - Republican Party
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional materials were donated by Mrs. J. B. Bridston on June 25, 1977 (77-423).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Donation; the original acquisition records are unavailable
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Joseph B. Bridston Papers. OGLMC 53, 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 September 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Folder 1: J. B. Bridston - Miscellaneous political materials, 1946-1951
- Folder 2: Correspondence - Carroll Day and KNOX Controversy, 1955-1956
- Folder 3: Correspondence - Highway Controversy, 1955
- Folder 4: Correspondence - 1955 Legislative Session, 1954-1955
- Folder 5: Correspondence - Milton R. Young, 1954-1955
- Folder 6: Correspondence - Political, 1946
- Folder 7: Correspondence - Political (R.O.C.), 1945
- Folder 8: Correspondence - Milton R. Young, 1945
- Folder 9: Correspondence - Milton R. Young, 1945
- Folder 10: Correspondence - Political, 1944
- Folder 11: Correspondence - Political, 1944
- Folder 12: Correspondence - Political, 1944
- Folder 13: Correspondence - Political, 1944
- Folder 14: Correspondence - Political, 1944
- Folder 15: Correspondence - Political, 1944
- Folder 16: Correspondence - Political, 1943
- Folder 17: Grand Forks Republican Committee - 1956 Campaign Finances and Expenses
- Folder 18: Fire and Tornado Insurance Fund Controversy - Correspondence, 1943-1944
- Folder 19: Fire and Tornado Insurance Fund Controversy - Interim Legislative Committee materials, 1945
- Folder 20: Fire and Tornado insurance Fund Controversy - Reports and related materials
- Folder 21: Langer Political File - Correspondence, 1949-1956
- Folder 22: Langer Political File - Miscellaneous, 1952-1953
- Folder 23: Langer Political File - Correspondence, 1942-1946
- Folder 24: Langer Political File - Miscellaneous, 1941-1946
- Folder 25: 1955 Legislative Session - Bills, reports and related materials
- Folder 26: Newspaper clippings - Oscar Erickson and Insurance Department controversy
- Folder 27: Newspaper clippings - William Langer
- Folder 28: Newspaper clippings - William Langer
- Folder 29: Newspaper clippings - Missouri Valley Authority
- Folder 30: Newspaper clippings - North Dakota Politics
- Folder 31: Republican Organizing Committee - Miscellaneous
- Folder 32: Speeches - Joseph B. Bridston, 1944-1955 and 1961
- Folder 33: Speeches - Political, 1944-1955
- Folder 34: Speeches - R.O.C., 1944 and undated
- Folder 35: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955
- Folder 36: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955
- Folder 37: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955
- Folder 38: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955
- Folder 39: Correspondence - Personal, 1954-1955
- Folder 40: Correspondence - Personal, January-May 1950
- Folder 41: Correspondence - Personal, January-May 1950
- Folder 42: Grand Forks Country Club improvement, 1954
- Folder 43: Miscellaneous
- Folder 44: Small Business Administration - Correspondence and related materials, 1954-1956
- Folder 45: University of North Dakota Alumni Association - Correspondence and related materials, 1953
- Folder 46: University of North Dakota Medical School - Correspondence, 1951-1953
- Folder 47: University of North Dakota Medical School - Correspondence, 1944-1951 and undated
- Folder 48: University of North Dakota Medical School - Reports and Related Correspondence
- Folder 49: University of North Dakota Medical School Survey - Dr. Harold C. Loeth and Dr. Robert C. Lewis (Authors), July-August 1951
- Folder 1: J. B. Bridston - Miscellaneous political materials, 1946-1951
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