Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway Records
Collection Overview
Title: Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway Records
ID: OGLMC752
Primary Creator: Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway
Other Creators: Sons of Norway (1895-)
Extent: 3.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 00/00/1981. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Ethnicity - Norwegian, Grand Forks - Organizations, Organizational Records
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway Records, 1903-2023, consist of materials about the Gyda Varden Lodge as well as its separate predecessors, Varden Lodge of the Sons of Norway and Gyda Lodge of the Daughters of Norway. Records include meeting minutes, membership information, financial records, and newsletters.
Meeting minutes and newsletters from 2013 through 2023 are available as PDFs. These files are saved on a server in Special Collections and available for examination.
Collection Historical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Additional items were received:
Deposited on permanent loan from Phyllis Johnson, Gyda Varden Lodge, October 10, 1988 (88-1623)
Don Lanes, Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 30, 1995 (95-2023)
Transferred from the Honve House Records, UA 111, in December 2006 (2007-2879)
Donated by Sam Johnson, Gyda Varden Lodge (2024-3506) and Doug Munski, Gyda Varden Lodge (2024-3526).
In 2024, previously processed additions (88-1623 and 95-2023) were transferred to OGLMC 1491 (Sons of Norway, District IV).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Trustees of the Gyda Varden Lodge
Acquisition Method:
Deposited on permanent loan; 82-981
A certificate of gift eliminating the status of permanent loan was signed by Douglas Munski, Gyda Varden Lodge, on 11 October 2024.
Related Materials: Sons of Norway, District IV Records: OGLMC 1491
Preferred Citation: 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 May 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Oversize Folder 1: Photograph of Junior Lodge Dancers, ca. 1980],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, December 13, 1905 - February 4, 1913
- Folder 2: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, March 20, 1913 - August 5, 1918
- Folder 3: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, September 18, 1918 - June 1, 1925
- Folder 4: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, June 17, 1925 - November 28, 1930
- Folder 5: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, December 10, 1930 - May 13, 1936
- Folder 6: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, May 29, 1936 - June 28, 1940
- Folder 7: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, August 23, 1946 - December 30, 1948
- Folder 8: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, January 14, 1948 - February 23, 1951
- Folder 9: Minutes - Sons of Norway, June 12, 1903 - June 26, 1906
- Folder 10: Minutes - Sons of Norway, April 16, 1913 - April 18, 1917
- Folder 11: Minutes - Sons of Norway, May 16, 1917 - December 14, 1932
- Folder 12: Minutes - Sons of Norway, January 11, 1933 - December 13, 1944
- Folder 13: Minutes - Sons of Norway, January 24, 1945 - March 14, 1951
- Folder 1: Minutes - Daughters of Norway, December 13, 1905 - February 4, 1913
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Oversize Folder 1: Photograph of Junior Lodge Dancers, ca. 1980],
[All]