Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council Records, 1928-1976
Collection Overview
Title: Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council Records, 1928-1976
ID: OGLMC0079
Extent: 1.75 Linear Feet
Subjects: Grand Forks - Education, Grand Forks - Organizations
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
The group which became known as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers was founded on February 17, 1897, in Washington, D.C. The leading figures were Alice Birney, the wife of a Washington D.C. lawyer, and Phoebe Hearst, wife of a United States Senator from California. Membership in the group was originally geared toward mothers, as revealed in the original name of the group, the National Congress of Mothers. After several other name changes, the name National Congress of Parents and Teachers (NCPT) was established in 1924.
The goals of NCPT were to promote the welfare of children, to secure adequate laws for their protection, to develop relationships between parents, teachers and communities, and to raise the standards of home life. The North Dakota branch, the North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers, was organized in May 1915. Grand Forks was represented in this body by the Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council, which was formed in 1926.
The Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council consisted of presidents of local Parent Teacher Associations, principals of local schools and one representative of each PTA. The group sponsored activities which would realize the goals of the NCPT. Some of their activities included: collecting clothes for the needy, purchasing playground and athletic equipment for the schools, purchasing library materials, sponsoring music and essay contests, promoting health issues, and purchasing musical instruments for the schools.
The North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers began publishing a periodical entitled North Dakota Parent Teacher in 1928, although it had been known as P.T.A. Bulletin since 1921. In 1966, the name changed to North Dakota P.T.A. Bulletin, until publication ceased in 1971.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional material was donated on April 15, 1980 (Acc.80-649) and by Betty Fontaine, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on November 22, 1982 (Acc.82-1049).
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). Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council Records. OGLMC 79, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in October 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
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[Series 1: Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council ],
[Series 2: North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers],
[Series 3: National Congress of Parents and Teachers],
[Photographs :],
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- Series 1: Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council
- Box 1
- Folder 1: By-laws and revisions, 1961-1968
- Folder 2: Minutes of meetings, March 1928-April 1935
- Folder 3: Minutes of meetings, May 1935-May 1941
- Folder 4: Minutes of meetings, May 1942-May 1943
- Folder 5: Correspondence, August 1945-November 1947
- Folder 6: Correspondence, April 1953-September 1959
- Folder 7: Correspondence, February 1960-November 1969
- Folder 8: Correspondence, April 1970-April 1972
- Folder 9: Annual reports, activities, and conferences, 1956-1967
- Folder 10: Membership lists, 1961-1971
- Folder 11: Financial materials, 1956-1961
- Folder 12: Workshops, 1955-1961
- Folder 13: Scholarship Fund, 1959
- Folder 14: Founder’s Day Observance, 1954-1961
- Folder 15: Newspaper clippings, undated
- Folder 16: Scrapbook
- Folder 17: Miscellaneous
- Folder 1: By-laws and revisions, 1961-1968
- Box 2
- Box 1
- Series 2: North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers
- Box 1
- Folder 18: By-laws and resolutions, 1960-1966
- Folder 19: Handbooks, 1961-1975
- Folder 20: Policies and practices, 1967
- Folder 21: Functions of state officers, undated
- Folder 22: President’s reports, undated
- Folder 23: Treasurer’s report, 1964-1965
- Folder 24: Scholarship committee reports, 1964-1965
- Folder 25: Annual conventions, 1959-1970
- Folder 26: Membership drive, 1964-1975
- Folder 27: PTA Program Plans, 1964-1975
- Folder 28: PTA Legislative Information Book, undated
- Folder 29: Publications: North Dakota Parent-Teacher, 1947-1964 (incomplete) ; North Dakota PTA Bulletin, 1968-1971 (incomplete)
- Folder 30: Newsletter, December 1973-February 1074
- Folder 31: Miscellaneous
- Folder 18: By-laws and resolutions, 1960-1966
- Box 2
- Box 1
- Series 3: National Congress of Parents and Teachers
- Photographs :
- Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.
- Photograph 1: Adult Resusci Anne: undated
- Photograph 2: Child and adult Resusci Anne, unidentified male: undated
- Photograph 3: Child and adult Resusci Anne: undated
- Photograph 4: Child and adult Resusci Anne: undated
- Photograph 5: Child and adult Resusci Anne, unidentified male: undated
- Photograph 6: Child and adult Resusci Anne, unidentified male: undated
- Photograph 7: Adult Resusci Anne: undated
- Photograph 8: Child and adult Resusci Anne storage cases: undated
- Photograph 1: Adult Resusci Anne: undated
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