Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records, 1982-2006
Collection Overview
Abstract
Grand Forks area club started in 1959 for collectors to buy, sell, trade, and exhibit coins.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records date from 1982 to 2006, although a majority of the early records were destroyed in the 1997 Red River Valley Flood. Materials include the Club's constitution, historical documents, and executive, secretarial, and financial information. There is also information on the annual shows the club planned, membership cards, annual picnic information, and correspondence to the club. Finally, there is a newspaper article on one of the members of the club. Thirty-one photographs were separated and added to the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.
Collection Historical Note
The Greater Grand Forks Coin Club was a nonprofit organization started in 1959 by Homer Reese, Larry Berg, and John Bonneville. In 1975, the name was changed to the Forx Coin Club. The purpose of the club was to buy, sell, and trade coins; the club also held annual shows in Grand Forks and Fargo where they sold their own wooden collector's nickels. Although the last show was held in 1999, the club continued to have their annual family picnic until 2006.
Subject/Index Terms
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 Source:
Ellen Kotrba (on behalf of Jeanne Kotrba), Warren, Minnesota
Acquisition Method:
Donation; 2006-2863
Preferred Citation:
(Description of Item). Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records. OGLMC 1511, 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 December 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Section 1: Executive Records
- Folder 1: Constitution and by laws
- Folder 2: History, written August 2006
- Folder 3: Presidential records
- Folder 4: Secretarial records, meeting minutes, 1997-2001
- Folder 5: Correspondence to the club, 1991-1999
- Section 2: Financial Records
- Folder 6: Treasurer's Records, 1986-2001
- Folder 7: Bank Statements 12/1994-2/2002
- Folder 8: Matching Funds, 1994
- Folder 9: Donation to Heritage Foundation, 8/1998
- Section 3: Show Records 1979-1999
- Folder 10: Attendance, Organization, and Advertisements
- Folder 11: Wooden Nickel Collection
- Section 4: Miscellaneous
- Folder 12: Membership cards to the Dedicated Wooden Money Collector's Club, 1992-2002
- Folder 13: Annual Family Picnic Information
- Folder 14: Newspaper Article: "Buffalo King". The Exponent. March 26, 1980
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