Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records, 1982-2006
Collection Overview
Title: Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Records, 1982-2006
ID: OGLMC1511
Primary Creator: Greater Grand Forks Coin Club (1959-1975)
Other Creators: Forx Coin Club (1975-2006)
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 10/12/2006
Subjects: Coin Collecting, Grand Forks - Organizations, Organizational Records
Languages: English
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 Materials include the Club's constitution, historical documents, and executive, secretarial, and financial information.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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- Photographs :
- Photographs separated from collection and housed in OGL Photograph file cabinets.
- Photograph 1: Newman Hinkley, stamp dealer, at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 2: Jeanne Kotrba, President, Robert Ovsak, Vice President, and Michael McGurran, Secretary and Treasurer, at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show at the Ramada Inn in Grand Forks on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 3: Cy Pherson, coin dealer, Fargo N.D., attended all annual shows.
- Photograph 4: Michael J. McGurran, Secretary and Treasurer
- Photograph 5: Jeanne Kotrba, President, Coin display at Community National Bank before a local show.
- Photograph 6: Keith Kulwalik, Wisconsin dealer, March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 7: Bob Yarobough at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club Show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 8: Cy Pherson, Fargo, N.D., at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 9: Norm Corn, Wyoming Dealer, at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 10: Roy Comnick, coin dealer, at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 11: Annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 12: Annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 13: Gordon Twedt, a stamp and paper dealer from Maddock, N.D. and Alfred Haugen at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
- Photograph 14: Amos Kotrba, Eileen Cumming, Tom Ovsak, and Elton Cumming at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 15: Amos Kotrba, Eileen Cumming, Tom Ovsak, and Elton Cumming at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 16: Retta Klomisch at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 17: Annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic, 1999.
- Photograph 18: Annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic, 1998.
- Photograph 19: Stanley Lubarski, Robert Ovsak, and Rae Ann McGurran at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 20: Michael McGurran and Rae Ann McGurran at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 21: Jeanne Kotrba, Rae Ann McGurran, and Lonnie Stauffenecker at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 22: Stanley Lubarski, Emery Hovien, Patrick Klemish, Amos Kotrba, Robert Ovsak, and Delwin Johnson playing cards at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic in Warren, Minnesota.
- Photograph 23: Mary Ann Lubarski and Retta Klomisch at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin club family picnic in Warren, Minnesota.
- Photograph 24: Rae Ann McGurran, Jeanne Kotrba, and Millie Horien looking at Threshing Bee pin-back buttons at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic in Warren, Minnesota.
- Photograph 25: Michael McGurran at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic in Warren, Minnesota.
- Photograph 26: Michael McGurran looking at Trade Merchant Tokens at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic in Warren, Minnesota.
- Photograph 27: Elton Cumming, Don Malonark, Mike McGurran, Harry Sailor, Roy Comnick, and Jeanne Kotrba at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic in July of 1986
- Photograph 28: Patrick Klemisch and Alvin Hendrickson at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 29: Patrick Klemisch grilling hamburgers at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic in Warren, Minnesota.
- Photograph 30: Mike McGurran and Tom Ovsak at an annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic.
- Photograph 31: An annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club family picnic
- Photograph 1: Newman Hinkley, stamp dealer, at the annual Greater Grand Forks Coin Club show on March 22, 1997.
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