Donald C. Macdonald Papers, 1892-1969
Collection Overview
Title: Donald C. Macdonald Papers, 1892-1969
ID: OGLMC384
Primary Creator: Macdonald, Donald C. (1891-1969)
Extent: 10.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 00/00/1976
Subjects: Politics and Government - Nonpartisan League (NPL), Politics and Government - Republican Party, University of North Dakota - Alumni
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Donald C. Macdonald Papers are organized into five series.
Series 1: Political Materials
Series 2: Personal Materials
Series 3: Business Materials
Series 4: Photographs
Series 5: Scrapbooks and Ledgers
Collection Historical Note
"Funeral services for Donald Chester Macdonald, 78, long active in political circles, will be held at the Grand Forks Norman Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Saturday, with Rev. Frederick T. Gillette of St. Paul's Episcopal Church officiating.
Mr. Macdonald died at his home here Tuesday.
The body will lie in state Friday afternoon and evening at the funeral home where a Masonic service will be conducted at 8 p.m.
Palllbearers will be Ralph E. Anderson, John Scott Jr., Donald Bruce MacDonald, Henry Kennedy, Sam Burdick and George Hawkes.
Military honors will be accorded here by members of Grand Forks American Legion Post 6, with burial at Hannah, N.D.
Mr. Macdonald was born July 26, 1891, at Hannah where he first became active in politics with the 1916 birth of the Nonpartisan League.
Although he never won elective public office, he was a candidate for the State Legislature in 1924 and for Congress in 1926. He later held many positions in the Nonpartisan League, and the Republican Party
He was secretary of the Grand Forks County NPL from 1928 to 1938 and was chairman of the Langer for Governor movement in 1932. In 1933 he was appointed a member of the Republican Sate Central Committee, serving through 1936. From 1934-36 he was Grand Forks County Republican chairman
Prior to the United State entry in World War II he organized the North Dakota chapter of America First, a political group of which former Sen. Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota was secretary. He was a long political associate of Nye, as well as of former Senators Lynn Frazier and William Langer.
From 1933 through 1936 he was district inspector for the State Regulatory Department and since 1951 he had been district inspector for the attorney general's Licensing Department.
A veteran of World War I, Mr. Macdonald later attended and graduated from the University of North Dakota. He was married to Evelyn J. Salt her Sept. 25, 1928, and they made their home here continuously from that time.
Mrs. Macdonald survives as do two sons, John W. of Bangkok, Thailand, and Neil C. of Aspen, Colo., and a daughter Mrs. Ralph Anderson, Richfield, Minn. A brother, Colon Macdonald, Grand Forks, and eight grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Macdonald was an insurance agent here from 1925 through 1943 and reportedly wrote the first group hospital insurance program in the country in 1926.
From 1922 though 1940, Mr. Macdonald was correspondent for the United Press for northern Minnesota and North Dakota.
He was active in scouting and a Mason, a Shriner and an American Legionnaire. He was to have received recognition next year for 50-year memberships in each of those organizations.
He was president of the Grand Forks Chess Club for many years and from 1949 until the early 1960s was on the board of directors for the U.S. Chess Federation."
Source: Grand Forks Herald , 11 December 1969
Subject/Index Terms
Politics and Government - Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Politics and Government - Republican Party
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 Method: Donation; The material was separated and transferred from the Neil C. Macdonald Papers, OGLMC 97, in December 1976.
Related Materials: Neil C. Macdonald Papers: OGLMC 97
Preferred Citation: 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 May 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Political Materials],
[Series 2: Personal Materials],
[Series 3: Business Materials],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[Series 5: Scrapbooks and Ledgers],
[All]
- Series 4: Photographs
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Photographs 1-10
- Photograph 1: State Chess Championship players, February 1953
- Photograph 2: "Young for Senator"
- Photograph 3: "Red River of the North, Grand Forks, July 4-'05"
- Photograph 4: "State Sanatorium. San Haven, N. Dak" (postcard)
- Photograph 5: Vernon Squires, June 1900
- Photograph 6: Unidentified Macdonald family members
- Photograph 7: Unidentified
- Photograph 8: Unidentified
- Photograph 9: Neil Macdonald
- Photograph 10: "Prominent Members Nonpartisan League North Dakota", 1917
- Photograph 1: State Chess Championship players, February 1953
- Folder 2: Photographs 11-20
- Photograph 11: Neil Macdonald
- Photograph 12: Chess player James Bagwell of Fargo
- Photograph 13: Hannah, North Dakota (postcard)
- Photograph 14: North Dakota Junior Chess Champion Stephen Robinson of Grand Forks, 1955
- Photograph 15: Unidentified
- Photograph 16: Unidentified
- Photograph 17: Unidentified chess players
- Photograph 18: Unidentified family
- Photograph 19: D.C. Macdonald at the Mayo Clinic
- Photograph 20: Neil Macdonald classroom photograph
- Photograph 11: Neil Macdonald
- Folder 3: Photographs 21-30
- Photograph 21: Republican Headquarters building, 1944
- Photograph 22: William Langer and unidentified (snapshot)
- Photograph 23: Unidentified
- Photograph 24: Kathrine Belanger, UND commencement, 1902
- Photograph 25: Unidentified men with a horse and carriage
- Photograph 26: Unidentified
- Photograph 27: Neil Macdonald
- Photograph 28: Neil Macdonald
- Photograph 29: Unidentified
- Photograph 30: Hamilton, North Dakota
- Photograph 21: Republican Headquarters building, 1944
- Folder 4: Photographs 31-70
- Photograph 31: Telephone pole with campaign materials
- Photograph 32: Telephone pole with campaign materials
- Photograph 33: Telephone pole with campaign materials
- Photograph 34: Display of campaign materials in Hatton, North Dakota, 1962
- Photograph 35: Unidentified campaign volunteer
- Photograph 36: Unidentified
- Photograph 37: Campaign material displayed in back window of a car
- Photograph 38: Unidentified
- Photograph 39: Unidentified
- Photograph 40: Unidentified
- Photograph 41: Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia (postcard)
- Photograph 42: Unidentified
- Photograph 43: Unidentified
- Photograph 44: Unidentified
- Photograph 45: Unidentified
- Photograph 46: Unidentified
- Photograph 47: "Edith Jean and sons April 57" (from back of photograph)
- Photograph 48: Unidentified
- Photograph 49: Unidentified
- Photograph 50: Unidentified
- Photograph 51: "Proud Grandma! Rodney 2 weeks"
- Photograph 52: U.S. Capital, Washington, D.C.
- Photograph 53: Unidentified
- Photograph 54: Unidentified
- Photograph 55: Unidentified
- Photograph 56: Unidentified
- Photograph 57: Unidentified
- Photograph 58: Unidentified
- Photograph 59: Unidentified
- Photograph 60: Unidentified at Macdonald family grave
- Photograph 61: Unidentified
- Photograph 62: Unidentified
- Photograph 63: Unidentified
- Photograph 64: Unidentified
- Photograph 65: "Polly and Norman Xmas morning 1942"
- Photograph 66: Unidentified building
- Photograph 67: Unidentified
- Photograph 68: U.S. Senate building
- Photograph 69: Unidentified
- Photograph 70: Unidentified
- Photograph 31: Telephone pole with campaign materials
- Folder 5: Photographs 71-110
- Photograph 71: Unidentified
- Photograph 72: Chester Fritz and Kathrine Tiffany
- Photograph 73: Dr. Kenneth Dale and D.C. Macdonald at Fargo Airport for a Barry Goldwater campaign event, September 1964
- Photograph 74: Dr. Kenneth Dale, September 1964
- Photograph 75: Unidentified
- Photograph 76: Chester Fritz and Dr. A.C. Macdonald
- Photograph 77: Unidentified building
- Photograph 78: D.A. MacAdam, Mary MacAdam, Mrs. Major Harwood (daughter) and Bernard Fredman (from back of photograph)
- Photograph 79: Pentagon building
- Photograph 80: Unidentified
- Photograph 81: Unidentified
- Photograph 82: Unidentified
- Photograph 83: Unidentified farm scene
- Photograph 84: Unidentified hospital scene
- Photograph 85: Unidentified farm scene
- Photograph 86: Unidentified chess players
- Photograph 87: Unidentified chess players
- Photograph 88: "John W. and Ma Macdonald Feb 2, 1954"
- Photograph 89: Unidentified chess players
- Photograph 90: Grave of Paul Morphy (1837-1884) and Emma Merlin Morphy (1862-1947)
- Photograph 91: Grave of Paul Morphy (1837-1884) and Emma Merlin Morphy (1862-1947)
- Photograph 92: Grave of Paul Morphy (1837-1884) and Emma Merlin Morphy (1862-1947)
- Photograph 93: Grave of Paul Morphy (1837-1884) and Emma Merlin Morphy (1862-1947)
- Photograph 94: "Sharon" (baby photo)
- Photograph 95: "Jane and her bodyguard" (two large dogs)
- Photograph 96: "Mom G."
- Photograph 97: Three unidentified individuals ("Russ always wants to pose" on back of photograph)
- Photograph 98: "Jean and Sharon"
- Photograph 99: "Sharon Ann Froman"
- Photograph 100: Jack, Nell, Mother, Ted, Ethel, Emma (Jack's wife), and Maurice (unidentified)
- Photograph 101: Me, Johnny, Alma (unidentified)
- Photograph 102: Dad and Dol (unidentified-taken in Mexico)
- Photograph 103: Unidentified
- Photograph 104: Unidentified
- Photograph 105: "Kate Smith"
- Photograph 106: Unidentified
- Photograph 107: Unidentified
- Photograph 108: "Bud at Rapid City, S. Dak. With a miner's gold pan and pick and hat"
- Photograph 109: "The family out at San Pedro Park"
- Photograph 110: "Hannah Myself"
- Photograph 71: Unidentified
- Folder 6: Photographs 111-150
- Photograph 111: "Elizabeth Hand and her dad Lake Itasca Park. Aug. 1918"
- Photograph 112: "Myself, Evan and Donalda taken in the dry bed of Los Angeles river, between L.A. and Pasadena. The waters of this river is held back for water power"
- Photograph 113: "Donalda, Evangeline and myself" at a beach in San Diego
- Photograph 114: "Don and Mom"
- Photograph 115: Unidentified
- Photograph 116: Unidentified
- Photograph 117: "Mom and Babe"
- Photograph 118: Unidentified
- Photograph 119: Unidentified
- Photograph 120: Unidentified farm scene
- Photograph 121: "Don taken while home the latter part of July"
- Photograph 122: "Donald McLeod"
- Photograph 123: Unidentified
- Photograph 124: Unidentified
- Photograph 125: Individuals on a beach: Dob, Ruby Vogie, Margaret Heilman, Van, Al Wonders, Mrs. Heilman, Me, Elmer Josephson
- Photograph 126: Unidentified
- Photograph 127: Unidentified
- Photograph 128: Mabel and Douglas
- Photograph 129: Unidentified
- Photograph 130: Mildred and Jean
- Photograph 131: Unidentified room interior
- Photograph 132: Unidentified
- Photograph 133: Unidentified
- Photograph 134: Unidentified
- Photograph 135: Nell, Mother, Jack, Emma, Fred, Ted
- Photograph 136: Jean
- Photograph 137: Rosemary Elaine ?
- Photograph 138: Unidentified
- Photograph 139: "Sharyn Ann Romans age 3 months"
- Photograph 140: Unidentified skiers at a ski slope
- Photograph 141: Three unidentified persons, 1939
- Photograph 142: Unidentified
- Photograph 143: Unidentified
- Photograph 144: Unidentified
- Photograph 145: Unidentified
- Photograph 146: Unidentified
- Photograph 147: Unidentified
- Photograph 148: Unidentified
- Photograph 149: Unidentified
- Photograph 150: Unidentified
- Photograph 111: "Elizabeth Hand and her dad Lake Itasca Park. Aug. 1918"
- Folder 7: Photographs 151-190
- Photograph 151: Unidentified
- Photograph 152: Unidentified
- Photograph 153: Unidentified
- Photograph 154: Unidentified
- Photograph 155: Unidentified
- Photograph 156: Unidentified
- Photograph 157: Unidentified
- Photograph 158: Unidentified
- Photograph 159: Unidentified
- Photograph 160: Unidentified
- Photograph 161: Unidentified
- Photograph 162: Unidentified
- Photograph 163: Unidentified
- Photograph 164: Unidentified
- Photograph 165: Unidentified
- Photograph 166: Unidentified
- Photograph 167: Unidentified
- Photograph 168: Unidentified
- Photograph 169: Unidentified
- Photograph 170: Unidentified
- Photograph 171: Unidentified
- Photograph 172: Unidentified
- Photograph 173: Unidentified
- Photograph 174: Unidentified
- Photograph 175: Unidentified
- Photograph 176: Unidentified
- Photograph 177: Unidentified
- Photograph 178: Unidentified
- Photograph 179: Unidentified
- Photograph 180: Unidentified
- Photograph 181: Unidentified
- Photograph 182: Unidentified
- Photograph 183: Unidentified
- Photograph 184: Unidentified
- Photograph 185: Unidentified
- Photograph 186: Unidentified
- Photograph 187: Unidentified
- Photograph 188: Unidentified
- Photograph 189: Unidentified
- Photograph 190: Unidentified
- Photograph 151: Unidentified
- Folder 8: Photographs 191-230
- Photograph 191: Unidentified
- Photograph 192: Unidentified
- Photograph 193: Unidentified
- Photograph 194: Unidentified
- Photograph 195: Unidentified
- Photograph 196: Unidentified
- Photograph 197: Unidentified
- Photograph 198: Unidentified
- Photograph 199: Unidentified
- Photograph 200: Unidentified
- Photograph 201: Unidentified
- Photograph 202: Unidentified
- Photograph 203: Unidentified
- Photograph 204: Unidentified
- Photograph 205: Unidentified
- Photograph 206: Unidentified
- Photograph 207: Unidentified
- Photograph 208: Unidentified
- Photograph 209: Unidentified
- Photograph 210: Unidentified
- Photograph 211: Unidentified
- Photograph 212: Unidentified
- Photograph 213: Unidentified
- Photograph 214: Unidentified
- Photograph 215: Unidentified
- Photograph 216: Unidentified
- Photograph 217: Unidentified
- Photograph 218: Unidentified
- Photograph 219: Unidentified
- Photograph 220: Unidentified
- Photograph 221: Unidentified
- Photograph 222: Unidentified
- Photograph 223: Unidentified
- Photograph 224: Unidentified
- Photograph 225: Unidentified
- Photograph 226: Unidentified
- Photograph 227: Unidentified
- Photograph 228: Unidentified
- Photograph 229: Unidentified
- Photograph 230: Unidentified
- Photograph 191: Unidentified
- Folder 9: Photographs 231-270
- Photograph 231: Unidentified
- Photograph 232: Unidentified
- Photograph 233: Unidentified
- Photograph 234: Unidentified person watering plants
- Photograph 235: Unidentified person in garden
- Photograph 236: Unidentified, 1935
- Photograph 237: Unidentified
- Photograph 238: Lottie and Evangeline
- Photograph 239: Mary, 1930
- Photograph 240: Unidentified, 1930
- Photograph 241: Dot, Darlene, and Shandry Calhoun, 1934
- Photograph 242: Unidentified
- Photograph 243: Individuals on a beach: Dob, Ruby Vogie, Margaret Heilman, Van, Al Wonders, Mrs. Heilman, Me, Elmer Josephson
- Photograph 244: Unidentified
- Photograph 245: Mary
- Photograph 246: Unidentified
- Photograph 247: Unidentified
- Photograph 248: Unidentified lake cottage
- Photograph 249: Unidentified at Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California, 1930
- Photograph 250: Unidentified
- Photograph 251: Unidentified
- Photograph 252: Mom, Van and a dog at the beach
- Photograph 253: Viola, Evangeline and Helen at the beach
- Photograph 254: Dad and Mom
- Photograph 255: "Singing Mothers" chorus
- Photograph 256: Unidentified
- Photograph 257: Unidentified
- Photograph 258: Dot and Dardun (?)
- Photograph 259: Esther Elliott, Lois Archibald, Dot, and Mom on a beach
- Photograph 260: Mom and Dad, August 12 (no date)
- Photograph 261: "King George and Irene Mary," 1931
- Photograph 262: "Mary in the yard with Collie" (a dog)
- Photograph 263: Darlene
- Photograph 264: Mary
- Photograph 265: John and Evelyn Jean Macdonald, 1955
- Photograph 266: Donald and Evelyn Jean Macdonald, 1955
- Photograph 267: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 268: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 269: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 270: Ralph and Donald Macdonald with pastor at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 231: Unidentified
- Folder 10: Photographs 271-310
- Photograph 271: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 272: John and Donald Macdonald, 1955
- Photograph 273: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 274: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 275: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 276: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Photograph 277: Unidentified
- Photograph 278: Unidentified
- Photograph 279: Unidentified
- Photograph 280: Unidentified house
- Photograph 281: Lena and Lenore Krafechenko (?)
- Photograph 282: High School Senior Portrait of Connie to Neil, 1949
- Photograph 283: High School Senior Portrait of Lois to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 284: High School Senior Portrait of Pat to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 285: High School Senior Portrait of Sheldon to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 286: High School Senior Portrait of Sally to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 287: High School Senior Portrait of Erv to Neil, 1949
- Photograph 288: Unidentified High School Senior Portrait, 1949
- Photograph 289: High School Senior Portrait of Kenny to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 290: Unidentified High School Senior Portrait, 1949
- Photograph 291: High School Senior Portrait of Donna to Neil, 1949
- Photograph 292: High School Senior Portrait of Janet to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 293: Unidentified High School Senior Portrait, 1949
- Photograph 294: High School Senior Portrait of Neyea (?) to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 295: Unidentified
- Photograph 296: High School Senior Portrait of Chuck to "Wheezy", 1949
- Photograph 297: Unidentified building
- Photograph 298: Telephone pole in Traill County
- Photograph 299: Unidentified
- Photograph 300: Unidentified large group
- Photograph 301: Unidentified
- Photograph 302: Unidentified
- Photograph 303: Unidentified
- Photograph 304: Unidentified
- Photograph 305: Unidentified
- Photograph 306: Unidentified
- Photograph 307: U.S.N.S. General Wm. Weigel (ship)
- Photograph 308: Unidentified dogs
- Photograph 309: Unidentified
- Photograph 310: Unidentified
- Photograph 271: Macdonald family members at a wedding, 1955
- Folder 11: Photographs 311-320
- Folder 12: Photographs 321-330
- Folder 13: Photographs 331-344
- Photograph 331: Unidentified
- Photograph 332: Unidentified
- Photograph 333: Unidentified
- Photograph 334: Unidentified
- Photograph 335: Unidentified
- Photograph 336: Unidentified
- Photograph 337: Unidentified
- Photograph 338: Unidentified
- Photograph 339: Unidentified
- Photograph 340: Unidentified
- Photograph 341: Unidentified
- Photograph 342: Gerald P. Nye
- Photograph 343: Unidentified
- Photograph 344: Unidentified
- Photograph 331: Unidentified
- Folder 14: Miscellaneous negatives
- Folder 1: Photographs 1-10
- Box 7
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[Series 1: Political Materials],
[Series 2: Personal Materials],
[Series 3: Business Materials],
[Series 4: Photographs],
[Series 5: Scrapbooks and Ledgers],
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