Daphna Nygaard Papers, 1928-1977

Daphna Nygaard Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Daphna Nygaard Papers, 1928-1977

ID: OGLMC418

Primary Creator: Nygaard, Daphna (1896-1978)

Extent: 13.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/1977. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Jamestown, North Dakota, Politics and Government - Democratic Party, Women's History

Languages: English

Abstract

1896-1978; Active member of the Democratic Party on both the state and national level. Democratic National Committeewoman from North Dakota, 1940-1964

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Daphna Nygaard Papers, 1928-1977, have been divided into three series:

Series 1: North Dakota State Health Council

Series 2: Democratic Party

Series 3: Personal Materials

Collection Historical Note

Daphna Nygaard, Democratic National Committeewoman for North Dakota, was born March 14, 1896, in Ypsilanti, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Frank J. and Anna (Scholiander) Heuser, and graduated from Jamestown College. She married Jesse J. Nygaard in June 1916, and later assisted him in his 1936 campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives and his 1938 campaign for the U.S. Senate.

Nygaard served as North Dakota's Democratic National Committeewoman from 1940 to 1964, and was the first person from North Dakota to serve, beginning in 1944, on the Democratic Executive Committee. Nygaard was also very active in the North Dakota State Democratic Party as a campaigner, a member of the party's State Central Committee, and as a speaker, fundraiser, and women's leader. She has been a member of the State Health Council since 1971, and served on the Governor's Coordinating Committee on Water Resources in the 1950s.

In her home community of Jamestown, North Dakota, Mrs. Nygaard has been a member or officer of the Jamestown Arts and Sciences Club, Book Review Club, Civic Club, Music Club, and the North Dakota Federation of Music Clubs. She was appointed to and served on the Jamestown Airport Committee, and chaired the Women's Committee for the Freedom Train in 1946. She was for many years a Panhellenic Advisor to Alpha Zeta Sorority at Jamestown College. Nygaard also served on the National Advisory Committee for Women's Participation in the New York World's Fair in 1939.

Daphna Nygaard died in September 1978.

Subject/Index Terms

Jamestown, North Dakota
Politics and Government - Democratic Party
Women's History

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional material was donated in December 1978 (Accession 78-553)

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

Acquisition Source: Daphna Nygaard, Jamestown, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; Accession 77-439

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Daphna Nygaard Papers. OGLMC 418, 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 February 2014.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: North Dakota State Health Council],
[Series 2: Democratic Party],
[Series 3: Personal Materials],
[Photographs :],
[All]

Series 2: Democratic Party

This series contains materials and correspondence related to Daphna Nygaard's 24-year term as Democratic National Committeewoman for North Dakota (1940- 1964). The primary arrangement of this series is alphabetical.

Box 2

Folder 18: Bailey, John H. ,Chairman, Democratic National Committee, April 28, 1961- August 11, 1964.
Folder 19: Boyle, William Marshall, Chairman, Democratic National Committee., February 25, 1949-November 13, 1951.
Folder 20: Burdick, Quentin N., U. S. Senator, November 2, 1946- March 20, 1964.
Folder 21: Burdick, Usher L.,U, S. Representative, May 2, 1949- June 6, 1949.
Folder 22: Callahan, Irma, Vice-Chairman, North Dakota State Democratic Committee; Co- Chairman, Jefferson-Jackson Day Committee; August 18, 1954-March 9, 1956.
Folder 23: Edwards, India, Democratic National Committee, Women' s Division, Executive director, October 1, 1946-August 4, 1953.
Folder 24: Guy, William L., Governor of North Dakota, April 19, 1952- May 23, 1972.
Folder 25: Hocking, Dr., S. Burdette, Democratic National Committeeman for North Dakota, September 10, l948-April 74, 1962.
Folder 26: Kelly, David C., Democratic National Committeeman for North Dakota, August 6, 1946-November 26, 1954.

Box 3

Folder 1: Kerr , Robert S., U. S. Senator from Oklahoma; Kerr-for- President Clubs; November 17, 1946-January 3, 1955.
Folder 2: King, Gorman H., Secretary, North Dakota Democratic State Central Committee, June 19, 1950-August 15, 1950.
Folder 3: Langer, William, U. S. Senator for North Dakota, May 2, 1949 - January 4, 1951.
Folder 4: Larson, Abner B., Chairman, Democratic State Central Committee, November 2, 1946-June 13, 1953.
Folder 5: Layne, John A., Chairman, Democratic Stave Executive Committee, April 1, 1947-July 19. 1950.
Folder 6: Maddock Walter J., State Farmers Home Administration Director, November 6, 1949 - May 5, 1949.
Folder 7: McGrath, Senator J. Howard, Chairman Democratic National Committee November 17, 1947-June 17, 1949.
Folder 8: Mitchell, Steven A., Chairman, Democratic National Committee, August 12, 1952-December 15, 1954.
Folder 9: Moen, Evelyn, Chairman, North Dakota Dollars for Democrats and Operation Support Campaigns, January 6, 1961-July 2, 1963.
Folder 10: Nygaard, Jesse A, (includes correspondence on Farmer's Home Administration position sought by J. J. Nygaard, July 21, 1949- March 12, 1951.
Folder 11: Nystul, John, Organization Director, North Dakota State Democratic Committee, December 29, 1945-March 15, 1950.
Folder 12: Price, Margaret, Vice-Chairman, Democratic National Committee, October 10, 1960-August 14, 1964.
Folder 13: Sullivan, Gael, Executive Director, Democratic National Committee, March 11, 1947-November 24, 1947.
Folder 14: Woodhouse, Chase Going, U. S. Congresswoman; Executive Director Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, March 11, 1947- February 1, 1949.
Folder 15: Young, Senator Milton H., June 6, 1949-May 29, 1952.
Folder 16: Democratic-NPL Women's Clubs of' North Dakota, April 13, 1961- July 28, 1964.
Folder 17: Democratic State Committeewomen, March 11, 1946-October 16, 1950.
Folder 18: Democratic Women Clubs of North Dakota, April 14, 1958- December 10, 1958.
Folder 19: Democratic Women's Day Campaign Fund, October 25, 1946- December 5, 1949.
Folder 20: Democratic Women's Day/Truman Day (October 10, 1958), May 1, 1958- December 8, 1958.
Folder 21: Garrison Diversion; Governor's Coordinating Committee on Water Resources, May 1956 to June 17, 1959.
Folder 22: Government Employment Requests, Party Patronage, October 20, 1946-June 14, 1962.
Folder 23: Jamestown Airport, May 7, 1942-August 26, 1942 and March 9, 1946-November 21, 1946.
Folder 24: Jefferson-Jackson Day Committee, North Dakota Democratic; August 4, 1951- November 7, 1951.
Folder 25: Democratic National Committeewoman for North Dakota; General Correspondence, March 8, 1951- December 6, 1963.
Folder 26: Democratic National Committeewoman for North Dakota; General Correspondence, May 2, 1949- November 2, 1950.
Folder 27: Democratic National Committeewoman for North Dakota; General Correspondence, January 17, 1948 - April 15, 1949.
Folder 28: Democratic National Committeewoman for North Dakota; General Correspondence, April 10, 1945-January 18, 1948.
Folder 29: Stutsman County Seventeenth Decennial Census (1950); employment lists and applications, October 28, 1949- March 29, 1950.
Folder 30: Young Democrats, July 6, 1951-February 25, 1963.
Folder 31: Campaign Conference for Democratic Women, 1964.
Folder 32: Campaign Conference for Democratic Women Leaders, 1958.
Folder 33: Candidates Campaign Fliers.
Folder 34: Campaign Costs and Fund Raising.
Folder 35: Democratic Campaign, Local-State-National, 1964.
Folder 36: Democratic Campaign, 1954.
Folder 37: Democratic Campaign, 1950.
Folder 38: Democratic Caravan, 1950.

Box 4

Folder 1: Democratic National Convention, 1956.
Folder 2: Democratic National Convention, 1956.
Folder 3: Democratic National Convention, 1952.
Folder 4: Democratic National Convention, 1952; Credentials Committee.
Folder 5: Democratic State and County Conventions, 1952.
Folder 6: Democratic National Committee Miscellaneous, 1944-1964.
Folder 7: Democratic National Committee News Releases and Publications, 1963.
Folder 8: Election Statistics, 1944-1958.
Folder 9: Freedom Train, 1948.
Folder 10: Fund Raising, Contributing Democrats Lists, 1950s.
Folder 11: Garrison Diversion, Governor's Coordinating Committee on Water Resources, 1938.
Folder 12: Jefferson-Jackson Day Committee (Democratic fund-raiser), 1950.
Folder 13: Midwest Democratic Conference, 1963-64.
Folder 14: Midwest Democratic Conference, 1959-1962.
Folder 15: Midwest Democratic Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1961.
Folder 16: Midwest Democratic Conference, 1947-1948.
Folder 17: National Farmers Union Newsletter, 1964.
Folder 18: Newspaper Clippings, miscellaneous political
Folder 19: Newspaper Clippings, Nygaard political careers.
Folder 20: North Dakota Candidates for Political Offices, 1962.

Box 5

Folder 1: North Dakota Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-1951.
Folder 2: North Dakota Democratic State Committee Miscellaneous, 1940s.
Folder 3: North Dakota State Democratic Convention, newspaper clippings, 1968.
Folder 4: North Dakota State Democratic Contention, 1950.
Folder 5: North Dakota State Democratic-NFL Women's Clubs, 1960-1964.
Folder 6: North Dakota State Democratic-NFL Women's Fourth Annual convention, Minot, 1963.
Folder 7: Operation Support (Kennedy Administration), 1962.
Folder 8: Sheyenne Dam, 1947.
Folder 9: Speech Materials, 1962.
Folder 10: Speech Materials, 1950-1956.
Folder 11: Speech Materials, 1951-1952.
Folder 12: Speech Materials, 1950s.
Folder 13: Speech Materials, 1949.
Folder 14: Leo C. Stein Family Immigration File, January 11, 1949- March 11, 1951.
Folder 15: Stutsman County Democratic-Nonpartisan League, 1960s.
Folder 16: Women Democratic Workers Lists, 1954-1956.
Folder 17: Women Democratic Workers Lists, 1946-1950.
Folder 18: Young Democrats, 1949-1963, Two Convention Fans.

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