Alvin C. Strutz Papers, 1959-1973

Alvin C. Strutz Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Alvin C. Strutz Papers, 1959-1973

ID: OGLMC440

Primary Creator: Strutz, Alvin C. (1903-1973)

Extent: 8.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 10/27/1977

Subjects: Legal - North Dakota Supreme Court, University of North Dakota - Alumni

Languages: English

Abstract

1903-1973; North Dakota Supreme Court, 1959-1973

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Alvin C. Strutz Papers, 1959-1973, are divided into three series:

Series 1: Personal and Subject Files

Series 2: Lions International

Series 3: Judicial Opinions and Speeches

Collection Historical Note

Alvin Carl Strutz was born May 27, 1903, in Milbank, South Dakota, to Robert and Emma (Kahl) Strutz. He was educated in Bismarck and Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1921. He attended Jamestown College and received a bachelor of arts degree in 1925. He next attended the law school at the University of North Dakota, graduating with a Juris Doctor degree in 1930. Strutz married Ina Vee Minor in 1930. The couple had three children: William, Donna, and Judith.

He practiced law in Jamestown from 1930 to 1933, and in Bismarck from 1933 to 1937. Strutz's first statewide office came with his appointment as Attorney General to replace P. O. Sathre in December 1937. He served in that post until he resigned to run for governor in 1944. After his defeat he returned to private practice, establishing the firm of Strutz, Jansonius, and Fleck in Bismarck. Strutz continued in private practice until 1959 when he was appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court to finish the term of the late Nels C. Johnson. Judge Strutz continued to serve on the Supreme Court until his death on June 16, 1973.

Subject/Index Terms

Legal - North Dakota Supreme Court
University of North Dakota - Alumni

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 Source: Ina Vee Strutz, Bismarck, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 77-461

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Alvin C. Strutz Papers. OGLMC 440, 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 January 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Personal and Subject Files],
[Series 2: Lions International],
[Series 3: Judicial Opinions and Speeches],
[All]

Series 1: Personal and Subject Files

Although predominantly a correspondence series, subjects with considerable amounts of material include Jamestown College, hunting matters, and the Strutz election campaign. The series is arranged alphabetically and covers the years 1959-1967.

Box 1

Folder 1: Americanism
Folder 2: American Bar Association - 90th Annual meetings - Conference of Chief Justices, 1967
Folder 3: American Bar Association - 90th Annual meetings - Conference of Chief Justices, 1967
Folder 4: American Bar Association - Minimum Standards
Folder 5: American Bar Center, 1959-1962
Folder 6: American Law Book Co., 1959-1960
Folder 7: Appellate Judges Conference 1968
Folder 8: Correspondence - A, 1969-1971
Folder 9: Correspondence A, 1961-1967
Folder 10: Correspondence, B 1960-1973
Folder 11: Correspondence, B 1960-1973
Folder 12: Bar - State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1967-1971
Folder 13: Bar - State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1959- 1965
Folder 14: Bar - State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1959- 1965
Folder 15: Bar Associations General, 1967-1971
Folder 16: Bar - SBAND Grievance Committees, 1965-1970
Folder 17: Baseball, 1964-1973
Folder 18: Bismarck Centennial
Folder 19: Correspondence C, 1971-1973
Folder 20: Correspondence - Congressional file, 1960-1971
Folder 21: New North Dakota Constitution
Folder 22: Correspondence D, 1969-1972
Folder 23: Drivers Licensing
Folder 24: Correspondence - B, 1959-1970
Folder 25: Correspondence - B, 1959-1970
Folder 26: Election Matters, 1960
Folder 27: Correspondence, - F, 1968-1973
Folder 28: Correspondence, - F, 1959-1964
Folder 29: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, 1963-1965
Folder 30: Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge - Awards Jury, 1963
Folder 31: Correspondence - G 1959-1973
Folder 32: Correspondence - G 1959-1973
Folder 33: Correspondence - H 1969-1973
Folder 34: Correspondence - H, 1959-1967
Folder 35: Highway Safety Study

Box 2

Folder 1: Correspondence - I, 1969-1973
Folder 2: Correspondence - I, 1959-1965
Folder 3: Correspondence - J, 1969-1973
Folder 4: Correspondence - J, 1961-1964
Folder 5: Correspondence - Jamestown College, 1968-1973
Folder 6: Correspondence - Jamestown College, 1959-1965
Folder 7: Correspondence - Jamestown College, 1959-1965
Folder 8: Jamestown College - Karl Ericson Scholarship Fund, 1965-1971
Folder 9: Jamestown College - Karl Ericson Scholarship Fund, 1965-1971
Folder 10: Jamestown College - Reunion, 1969-1972
Folder 11: Jamestown High School - 50th Anniversary Reunion, Class of 1921
Folder 12: Judicial Council, 1959-1964
Folder 13: Judicial Council, 1959-1964
Folder 14: Judicial Council, Trail by Jury Committee
Folder 15: Judicial Seminar - Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 1970
Folder 16: Correspondence - K, 1960-1973
Folder 17: Correspondence - K, 1960-1973
Folder 18: Correspondence - L, 1960-1973
Folder 19: Correspondence - L, 1960-1973
Folder 20: Correspondence - Mc, 1970-1971
Folder 21: Correspondence - Mc 1959-1967
Folder 22: Correspondence - M, 1969-1973
Folder 23: Correspondence - M, 1959-1967
Folder 24: Correspondence - N, 1959-1962
Folder 25: Correspondence - N, 1959-1962
Folder 26: Newspaper Clippings of Legal Interest
Folder 27: News Media and the Courts, 1960
Folder 28: North Central College
Folder 29: Correspondence - O, 1960-1971
Folder 30: Correspondence - O, 1960-1971
Folder 31: Correspondence - P, 1971-1973
Folder 32: Correspondence - P 1959-1966
Folder 33: Political Literature
Folder 34: Political Material, 1963
Folder 35: Correspondence - R, 1969-1973
Folder 36: Correspondence - R, 1960-1967
Folder 37: Correspondence - S 1959-1967
Folder 38: Strutz, Alvin C. - Biographical Material
Folder 39: Strutz, Alvin C. - Biographical Material - Scrapbook
Folder 40: Strutz, Alvin C. - Election Matters, 1963
Folder 41: Strutz, Alvin C. - Election Matters, 1960

Box 3

Folder 1: Strutz, Alvin C. - Hunting matters
Folder 2: Strutz, Alvin C. - Hunting orders for Wild Game 1959-1973
Folder 3: Strutz, Alvin C. - Hunting orders for Wild Game 1959-1973
Folder 4: Strutz, Alvin C. - The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, 1970
Folder 5: Correspondence - T, 1959-1972
Folder 6: Correspondence - T, 1959-1972
Folder 7: Correspondence - U, 1969-1971
Folder 8: Correspondence - U, 1959-1967
Folder 9: United Methodist Church Matters, 1965-1973
Folder 10: United Methodist Church Matters, 1965-1973
Folder 11: Correspondence - V, 1963-1971
Folder 12: Correspondence - V, 1963-1971
Folder 13: Correspondence - W, 1963-1975
Folder 14: Correspondence - W, 1959-1967
Folder 15: West Publishing Co., 1959-1967
Folder 16: Correspondence - X-Z, 1971
Folder 17: Correspondence - X-Z , 1961-1967

Series 2: Lions International

This series consists of correspondence and subject files relating to Judge Strutz's involvement with the Lions International. Judge Strutz joined the Bismarck Lions Club in 1935. Among the posts he held were Key Member, Master Key Member, President, Zone Chairman, Deputy District Governor and District Governor. The bulk of the material in this series revolves around his position as District Governor in the early sixties. The series is arranged alphabetically by subject and covers the years 1959-1973.

Box 3

Folder 18: Correspondence - General, 1967-1971
Folder 19: Correspondence - General, 1959-1965
Folder 20: Correspondence - General, 1959-1965
Folder 21: Correspondence - General, 1959-1965
Folder 22: Correspondence - Lions International Office, 1960-1961
Folder 23: Correspondence - Lions International Office, 1960-1961
Folder 24: Correspondence - Lions International Office, 1960-1961
Folder 25: Correspondence - Lions International Office, 1960-1961
Folder 26: Correspondence - J. H. Maurer, 1961-1963
Folder 27: Correspondence - J. H. Maurer, 1961-1963
Folder 28: Correspondence - J. H. Maurer, 1961-1963

Box 4

Folder 1: Correspondence - J. H. Maurer, 1960
Folder 2: Correspondence - Harry Zacher, 1961-1962
Folder 3: Multiple District 3, 1972
Folder 4: District 5 - W, 1963-1973
Folder 5: District 5 - Convention Material, 1960-1962
Folder 6: District 5 - Convention Material, 1960-1962
Folder 7: District 5 - Cabinet, 1960-1962
Folder 8: District 5 - Council of Governors, 1960-1962
Folder 9: District Governor's Newsletter
Folder 10: Information - Lions
Folder 11: Lions Hockey Wile
Folder 12: Local Lions Club - Bismarck, 1967-1973
Folder 13: Miscellaneous - Lions
Folder 14: Past District Governors Information Bulletin
Folder 15: Schock for 3rd Vice President, Campaign, 1970-1972
Folder 16: Schock for 3rd Vice President, Campaign, 1961-1963
Folder 17: Speeches - Lions Club
Folder 18: Speeches - Lions Club

Series 3: Judicial Opinions and Speeches

This series consists of judicial opinions and speeches delivered by Judge Strutz. The bulk of the material consists of the released opinions of the North Dakota Supreme Court, 1959-1973. The opinions are arranged first followed by the speeches.

Box 5

Folder 1: Miscellaneous Opinions, 1971-1973
Folder 2: Miscellaneous Opinions, 1971-1973
Folder 3: Pending Opinions
Folder 4: Opinions Released, 1969-1972
Folder 5: Opinions Released, 1969-1972
Folder 6: Opinions Released, 1969-1972
Folder 7: Opinions Released, 1969-1972
Folder 8: Opinions Released, 1969-1972
Folder 9: Opinions Released, 1969-1972
Folder 10: Opinions Released, 1969-1972

Box 6

Folder 1: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 2: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 3: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 4: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 5: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 6: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 7: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 8: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 9: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 10: Opinions Released, 1963-1969
Folder 11: Opinions Released, 1963-1969

Box 7

Folder 1: Opinions Released, 1959-1962
Folder 2: Opinions Released, 1959-1962
Folder 3: Opinions Released, 1959-1962
Folder 4: Opinions Released, 1959-1962
Folder 5: Speeches - General Topics
Folder 6: Speeches - General Topics
Folder 7: Speeches - General Topics
Folder 8: Speeches - Commencement Addresses
Folder 9: Speech Materials
Folder 10: Speech Materials - Miscellaneous Articles
Folder 11: Speeches - Patriotic
Folder 12: Speeches - Religious

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