City of Grand Forks Records, 1878-1981

City of Grand Forks Records

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Collection Overview

Title: City of Grand Forks Records, 1878-1981

ID: OGLMC778

Primary Creator: City of Grand Forks

Extent: 68.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/00/1982. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: City of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Grand Forks

Languages: English

Abstract

Official records of the City of Grand Forks

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The City of Grand Forks Records has been divided into seven series:

Series 1: City Council Proceedings

Series 2: Record of Ordinances

Series 3: Police Department

Sub-Series 1: Police Magistrate

Sub-Series 2: Police Arrests

Sub-Series 3: Records of the Justice's Court

Sub-Series 4: Correspondence of Chief of Police

Sub-Series 5: Miscellaneous

Series 4: Fire Department

Sub-Series 1: Daily Journal

Sub-Series 2: Daily Journal, Southside Fire Hall

Series 5: Board of Health

Series 6: Scrapbooks

Series 7: Photographs

Subject/Index Terms

City of Grand Forks, North Dakota
Grand Forks

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional City Council Proceedings donated by Alice Fontaine, City Clerk, on 20 August 2012 (2012-3182).

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

Acquisition Source: Grand Forks City Council (via Don Tingum, Auditor)

Acquisition Method: Donation (82-1029)

Related Materials:

C.P. O'Neill Papers, OGLMC 970:

https://apps.library.und.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=137

Michael Polovitz Papers, OGLMC 1481

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). City of Grand Forks Records. OGLMC 778, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota.

Processing Information: Addition processed by Amber Bouret, Special Collections student assistant, in September 2012.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in Fall 2012. Extensive reprocessing of the collection was also undertaken at that time resulting in approximately 70 linear feet of non-historical records being discarded according to the records retention guidelines for the state of North Dakota.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: City Council Proceedings, 1882-1981],
[Series 2: Record of Ordinances, 1881-1965],
[Series 3: Police Department, 1878-1965],
[Series 4: Fire Department, 1904-1973],
[Series 5: Board of Health, 1894-1972],
[Series 6: Scrapbooks, 1956-1976],
[Series 7: Photographs, 1963, 1966, 1969],
[All]

Series 1: City Council Proceedings, 1882-1981

Series I contains the official meeting minutes of the Grand Forks City Council, dating from 1882-1981. Indexes to the proceedings are available.

Ledger A: May 16, 1882 - October 23, 1885

Ledger B: November 3, 1885 - May 14, 1889

Ledger C: May 20, 1889 - April 17, 1894

Ledger D: April 17, 1894 - December 12, 1899

Ledger E: January 1, 1900 - May 11, 1905

Ledger F: June 5, 1905 - January 4, 1909

Ledger G: February 1, 1909 - October 4, 1910

Ledger H: November 7, 1910 - April 27, 1912

Ledger I: May 6, 1912 - July 26, 1916

Ledger J: August 7, 1916 - November 21, 1919

Ledger K: December 1, 1919 - October 13, 1927

Ledger L: October 13, 1927 - September 27, 1934

Ledger M: October 1, 1934 - July 5, 1938

Ledger N: July 5, 1938 - October 15, 1940

Ledger O: November 4, 1940 - February 19, 1945

Ledger P: March 5, 1945 - May 3, 1948

Ledger Q: May 3, 1948 - June 18, 1951

Ledger R: July 2, 1951 - December 21, 1953

Ledger S: January 4, 1954 - March 5, 1956

Ledger T: March 19, 1956 - September 9, 1957

Box 1

Ledger 1: September 16, 1957 - January 6, 1958
Ledger 2: January 6, 1958 - May 5, 1958
Ledger 3: May 12, 1958 - July 7, 1958
Ledger 4: July 23, 1958 - January 5, 1959
Ledger 5: January 19, 1959 - July 13, 1959
Ledger 6: July 22, 1959 - February 1, 1960

Box 2

Ledger 7: February 15, 1960 - July 11, 1960
Ledger 8: July 27, 1960 - September 19, 1960
Ledger 9: October 3, 1960 - February 6, 1961
Ledger 10: February 20, 1961 - May 15, 1961
Ledger 11: June 5, 1961 - August 21, 1961
Ledger 12: September 5, 1961 - February 19, 1962

Box 3

Ledger 13: March 5, 1962 - June 4, 1962
Ledger 14: June 18, 1962 - September 17, 1962
Ledger 15: September 19, 1962 - February 4, 1963
Ledger 16: February 18, 1963 - May 6, 1963
Ledger 17: May 20, 1963 - June 17, 1963
Ledger 18: July 1, 1963 - October 21, 1963

Box 4

Ledger 19: November 4, 1963 - April 21, 1964
Ledger 20: May 4, 1964 - September 21, 1964
Ledger 21: October 5, 1964 - May 17, 1965
Ledger 22: May 17, 1965 - June 21, 1965
Ledger 23: July 6, 1965 - October 18, 1965
Ledger 24: October 18, 1965 - June 9, 1966

Box 5

Ledger 25: June 20, 1966 - August 6, 1966
Ledger 26: August 15, 1966 - January 3, 1967
Ledger 27: January 16, 1967 - June 5, 1967
Ledger 28: June 19, 1967 - January 15, 1968
Ledger 29: February 5, 1968 - April 16, 1968
Ledger 30: May 6, 1968 - May 20, 1968

Box 6

Ledger 31: May 20, 1968 - August 5, 1968
Ledger 32: August 5, 1968 - April 7, 1969
Ledger 33: April 7, 1969 - July 7, 1969
Ledger 34: July 7, 1969 - October 6, 1969
Ledger 35: October 20, 1969 - April 9, 1970
Ledger 36: April 20, 1970 - June 29, 1970

Box 7

Ledger 37: July 6, 1970 - September 8, 1970
Ledger 38: September 21, 1970 - April 5, 1971
Ledger 39: April 5, 1971 - June 1, 1971
Ledger 40: June 7, 1971 - October 18, 1971
Ledger 41: October 18, 1971 - April 17, 1972
Ledger 42: April 17, 1972 - June 5, 1972

Box 8

Ledger 43: June 5, 1972 - August 30, 1972
Ledger 44: August 30, 1972 - January 15, 1973
Ledger 48: July 2, 1973 - September 17, 1973
Ledger 49: October 1, 1973 - March 14, 1974
Ledger 50: March 18, 1974 - April 16, 1974
Ledger 51: April 18, 1974 - May 20, 1974

Box 9

Ledger 52: June 3, 1974 - July 22, 1974
Ledger 53: August 5, 1974 - September 16, 1974
Ledger 54: October 7, 1974 - February 17, 1974
Ledger 55: February 17, 1974 - April 7, 1975
Ledger 56: April 7, 1975 - May 15, 1975
Ledger 57: May 15, 1975 - June 23, 1975

Box 10

Ledger 58: July 6, 1975 - July 21, 1975
Ledger 59: August 4, 1975 - November 3, 1975
Ledger 60: November 17, 1975 - March 15, 1976
Ledger 61: April 5, 1976 - May 3, 1976
Ledger 62: May 17, 1976 - August 2, 1976
Ledger 63: August 16, 1976 - February 7, 1977

Box 11

Ledger 64: February 21, 1977 - June 6, 1977
Ledger 65: June 20, 1977 - September 19, 1977
Ledger 66: October 3, 1977 - May 1, 1978
Ledger 67: May 15, 1978 - August 21, 1978
Ledger 68: September 5, 1976 - March 5, 1979
Ledger 69: March 19, 1979 - July 2, 1979

Box 12

Ledger 70: July 16, 1979 - February 4, 1980
Ledger 71: February 18, 1980 - October 6, 1980
Ledger 72: October 20, 1980 - May 4, 1981
Ledger 20: Index, May 4, 1964 - January 4, 1971
Ledger 21.1: Index, January 4, 1971 - ?

Index Ledger 1: 1882-1889

Index Ledger 2: 1890-1910

Index Ledger 3: 1911-1929

Index Ledger 4: 1930-1946

Index Ledger 5: 1946-1958

Index Ledger 6: Grand Forks City Council Minutes Index System Documentation, May 1986

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