Grand Forks Federated Church Records, 1881-2012

Grand Forks Federated Church Records

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Collection Overview

Title: Grand Forks Federated Church Records, 1881-2012

ID: OGLMC759

Primary Creator: Grand Forks Federated Church (1945-)

Other Creators: First Baptist Church, Grand Forks (1881-1945), Plymouth Congregational Church (1885-1945)

Extent: 9.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 06/22/1982. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Grand Forks - Churches, Religion - Church Records

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Grand Forks Federated Church Records consist of materials related to the church, as well as from the two independent churches prior to the federation. Material includes the constitution and by-laws, articles of incorporation and federation, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, annual reports, membership lists, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. The collection dates from 1887 to 2012.

Additions to the collection include increased materials on the Federated Church, ranging from photo albums to bulletins to pastor photographs. Also included are various items pertaining to Mark Warren Spaulding, who was a prominent member of the 1st Baptist Church.

Collection Historical Note

The Grand Forks Federated Church was formed when the First Baptist Church and Plymouth Congregational Church merged. The First Baptist Church was founded October 16, 1881, while the Plymouth Congregational Church was incorporated February 9, 1885. The two churches merged to form the Federated Church on August 7, 1945.

Subject/Index Terms

Grand Forks - Churches
Religion - Church Records

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional materials were donated by: Mary Margaret Frank, August 12, 1999 (99-2357); Victoria Swift, September 3, 2013 (2013-3218); Richard Beringer; May 15, 2015 (2015-3276); and Kirk Hallahan, Menor, Minnesota, November 2020.

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

Acquisition Source: Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 82-992

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks Federated Church Records. OGLMC 759, 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 July 2014

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: First Baptist Church: Articles of Incorporation, 5 September 1887
Folder 2: First Baptist Church: Correspondence, January 1955-July 1956
Folder 3: Plymouth Congregational Church: Articles of Incorporation, 9 February 1885
Folder 4: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, 1911-1917
Folder 5: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, 1921-1923
Folder 6: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, 1924-1926
Folder 7: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, undated
Folder 8: Plymouth Congregational Church: Meeting minutes (incomplete), 1911-1948
Folder 9: Plymouth Congregational Church: Financial materials, 1890-1918
Folder 10: Plymouth Congregational Church: Historical materials
Folder 11: Plymouth Congregational Church: Miscellaneous
Item 1: First Baptist Church: Ladies Aid Society, (includes constitution, by- laws, meeting minutes), 1921-1926
Item 2: First Baptist Church: Scrapbook, 1914-1923
Item 3: Plymouth Congregational Church: Meeting minutes, (includes lists of pastors, deacons, members, officers, baptisms and marriages), 1882-1940
Item 4: Plymouth Congregational Church: Meeting minutes, (includes lists of members, clerks, treasurers, deacons, trustees, ministers, baptisms, marriages and deaths), 1937-1945
Item 5: Plymouth Congregational Church: Plymouth Congregational Guild, (includes constitution and members), 1933-1941
Item 6: Plymouth Congregational Church: Board of Trustees proceedings, 1938-1951
Item 7: Grand Forks Federated Church: Women's Guild minutes, 1941-May 1950
Item 8: Grand Forks Federated Church: Women's Guild minutes, September 1950- September 1957
Item 9: Grand Forks Federated Church: Women's Guild minutes, October 1957-September 1968

Box 2

Item 1: Grand Forks Federated Church: Annual Reports, 1938-1961
Item 2: Grand Forks Federated Church: Scrapbook, 1941-1954
Item 3: Grand Forks Federated Church: Scrapbook, 1955-1960
Item 4: Grand Forks Federated Church: Scrapbook, 1960-1964
Item 5: Grand Forks Federated Church: Cradle Call Scrapbook, 1954-1960
Item 6: Grand Forks Federated Church: Centennial, 1881-1981

Box 3

Folder 1: Afternoon Circle Minutes, 1975 - 1981
Folder 2: Afternoon Circle Minutes, 1981 - 1997
Folder 3: Annual Meetings, 1987 - 2011
Folder 4: Annual Reports, 1965 - 1972
Folder 5: Annual Reports, 1972-1981, 1984-1985, 1987-1992
Folder 6: Annual Reports
Folder 7: Architectural Specifications
Folder 8: Blue Prints / Plot Plans
Folder 9: Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes, 1989 - 1992
Folder 10: Budget & Bills to be Paid, 1987 - 1990
Folder 11: Budget & Bills to be Paid, 1990 - 1991
Folder 12: Budget & Bills to be Paid, 1991 - 1992
Folder 13: Budget & Bills to be Paid, 1992 - 1993, n.d.
Folder 14: Budget & Bills to be Paid, 1993-1996, 1999-2000, 2010-2012
Folder 15: Building Committee
Folder 16: Building Committee Minutes, 1972 - 1975
Folder 17: Bulletins
Folder 18: Called to Care
Folder 19: Church Committee
Folder 20: Church Council Meeting Minutes
Folder 21: Church History
Folder 22: Congregational Meeting Minutes

Box 4

Folder 1: Constitutions

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1914, 1989-2012

Folder 3: Directories

Folder 4: Envisiong Task Force

Folder 5: Financial Ledger, 1899 - 1903

Folder 6: Financial

Folder 7: Flood, 1997

Folder 8: Flood Fund Correspondence

Folder 9: Inventory of Church Possenssions, 1971

Folder 10: Letters Accompanying Donations to Flood Fund

Folder 11: "In Remembrance of. . ."

Folder 12: Insurance

Folder 13: Joint Administrative Group Meeting Minutes, 2001 - 2012

Folder 14: Letters to Mrs. M. W. Spaulding

Folder 15: Memorial Fund

Folder 16: Memories & Reflections, Ruth Gustafson

Folder 17: Ministry of Administration Meeting Minutes

Folder 18: Miscellaneous

Folder 19: Morning Circle Minutes, 1971 - 1985

Folder 20: Mortgage and Abstract

Folder 21: Newsletters / Church Publications

Folder 22: Nominating Committee

Folder 23: Obituaries & Funeral

Folder 24: Organ Information

Folder 25: Pastoral Search

Folder 26: Pastor Photographs, 1946-2001, n.d.

OGLMC 759-1 : Hubert N. Dukes, 1946-1956

OGLMC 759-2 : George M. Macaulay, 1957-1964

OGLMC 759-3 : Cecil H. Robinson, 1964-1971

OGLMC 759-4 : Walter R. Scott, 1971-1990

OGLMC 759-5 : Jack E. Anderson, 1990-1991

OGLMC 759-6 : Guy E. Stone Jr. : 1991-1996

OGLMC 759-7 : Richard Tosh, 1996-2001

OGLMC 759-8 : Dr. David Hartson, n.d.

Folder 27: Photographs I

OGLMC 759-9 : Quartet practicing music, probably Thelma Willett on piano, ca. 1950s

OGLMC 795-10 : pen drawing of Federated Church

OGLMC 759-11 : black and white photograph of 1st Baptist Church

Folder 28: Photographs II

Box 5

Folder 1: Photographs III
Folder 2: Photographs IV
Folder 3: Photographs of Parking Lot Renovations
Folder 4: Plaques
Folder 5: Plays, 1977-1984
Folder 6: From Photo Album Containing UND Photos
Folder 7: Rev. Hubert N. Dukes
Folder 8: Secretary
Folder 9: Special Meeting Minutes
Folder 10: Stewardship & Planning Committee
Folder 11: Treasurer's Ledger, 1902-1906
Folder 12: Treasurer's Ledger, 1907-1909
Folder 13: Treasurer Info, 2001-2004
Folder 14: Vision for Church's Future
Scrapbook 1: Grace Willett
Folder 15: Photo Album Pertaining to Thelma Willett
Scrapbook 2: Thelma Willett
Folder 16: Loose Materials from Thelma Willett Scrapbook
Folder 17: Thelma Willett Funeral
Folder 18: Women's Guild: Constitution, Budget, & Correspondence, 1965-1982
Folder 19: Women's Guild Handbooks, 1986-1987, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1992-1993, 1994-1995
Folder 20: Women's Guild Minutes, 1968-1988

Box 6

Photographs 1: Polaroid Album, 1974 - 1981
Scrapbook 6: 1996 - 2001
Photographs 2: Album, 1971 - 1981
Scrapbook 7: 2007

Box 7

Scrapbook 2: 1978-1984
Scrapbook 1: 1964-1979
Item 1: Contributors Record, 1st Baptist, 1911 - 1913
Item 2: Contributors Record, 1st Baptist, 1914 - 1919
Scrapbook 5: 1995-1996

Box 8

Scrapbook 3: 1985 - 1989

Item 1: Contributors Record 1st Baptist, 1908 - 1909

Scrapbook 4: 1990 - 1995

Folder 1: "History of the Congregational Church as written by Mrs. George Smith, Grand Forks, N.D., November 1943"

Folder 2: Photographs

Photograph 1: Exterior view of Plymouth Congegational Church, undated
Photograph 2: Altar of Plymouth Congregational Church, undated

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