Art Raymond Papers, 1924-1993
Collection Overview
Title: Art Raymond Papers, 1924-1993
Predominant Dates:1971-1991
ID: OGLMC1345
Primary Creator: Raymond, Art (1923-2009)
Extent: 18.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 06/17/1997
Subjects: Native Americans, Politics and Government - Republican Party, University of North Dakota - Administration, University of North Dakota - Faculty, University of North Dakota - Native American History
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Art Raymond Papers have been divided into ten series:
Series 1: Personal Materials
Series 2: Raymond Family Members and Friends
Series 3: The University of North Dakota
Series 4: Grants and Special Projects
Series 5: Episcopal Church
Series 6: Grand Forks
Series 7: Political Papers
Series 8: Service to North Dakota
Series 9: Regional Organizations
Series 10: National Organizations
Collection Historical Note
Arthur "Art" (also known as Murphy) Raymond was born January 18, 1923 in Winner, South Dakota. He was one of ten children born to Enoch Wheeler Raymond and Mary (Frazier) Raymond. He is an Oglala Lakota, enrolled at the Rosebud Reservation. He attended the Rosebud Boarding School in Mission, South Dakota, and graduated at the top of his class.
Following graduation, Raymond enlisted in the Army as a private and saw combat in World War II with the 35th Infantry Division, 320th Infantry Regiment. Fighting in the European Theater, Raymond received a battlefield commission and eventually became commander of the rifle company he had originally joined as a replacement.
In 1947, he entered Dakota Wesleyan University (DWU) in Mitchell, South Dakota. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree on May 29, 1951, majoring in Economics with a minor in History. During his time at DWU, he worked for the Mitchell Daily Republic, and was hired full-time in 1953. He was quickly promoted to city editor in October 1953, and served in this capacity until 1962. While in the employ of the Daily Republic, Raymond won a best story award from the Associated Press for a story detailing a robbery, murder and suicide in Mitchell. In 1962, he became the managing editor of the Williston Herald, in Williston, North Dakota. In 1965, he moved to Grand Forks to become Sunday editor and legislative correspondent for the Grand Forks Herald.
Art Raymond was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1970. Following his first term in office, he was named the Outstanding Freshman Legislator by the Eagleton Institute at Rutgers University. A member of the Republican Party, he was re-elected in 1972 and 1974. He was the first person of known American Indian descent to serve North Dakota in the state legislature.
The Department of Indian Studies at the University of North Dakota was established by state law in 1971. Art Raymond was hired as its first director on August 1, 1971. In 1978, he was promoted and became the Director of Indian Program Development. In addition to his administrative duties, Raymond also taught courses in Lakota history, culture and religion, in addition to Plains Indian Sign Language and reservation government and politics.
Art Raymond was active in university affairs. In addition to Indian Studies, he was a founding member of the Indians Into Medicine Program, and was its first (interim) director. He also helped found the Eagle One Aviation Program for Native Americans, the Summer Engineering Program for Native Americans, the Eagle Feather Day Care Center and the Indian Cultural Center. In 1990, he helped to sponsor a symposium entitled "Lest We Forget," commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Wounded Knee. In addition to helping plan the event, Raymond also lectured.
His service extended to local, state and national concerns as well. On the local level, he was a member of Blue Waters Personnel, Inc. (a temporary personnel service), Citizens Against Prejudice, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and the Greater Grand Forks Boxing Association. In addition to his political career, he served North Dakota as a member of the Court Services Administration Committee, the North Dakota Associated Press, the Dakota Leadership Program and the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, to name a few. Raymond served on the NDIAC for over twenty years, and was honored with a Meritorious Service Award from Governor George Sinner in 1989. He was active nationally with the American Diabetes Association, the Boy Scouts of America, the United States Commission on Civil Rights, and the National Diabetes Advisory Board, among others.
In 1980, Raymond earned a Master's degree in American Culture from the University of Michigan. He continued his education at Michigan and completed all the requirements for a Ph.D. in 1985, save for the dissertation. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Dakota Wesleyan University in May 1988 and retired from the University of North Dakota in 1991.
Art Raymond married Rose Marie Schone on April 28, 1950. They have five children: Art Jr., Eric, Mary, Mark and Rebekah. Art Raymond died April 1, 2009, in Grand Forks.
Subject/Index Terms
Native Americans
Politics and Government - Republican Party
University of North Dakota - Administration
University of North Dakota - Faculty
University of North Dakota - Native American History
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: Art Raymond, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; 97-2122
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Art Raymond Papers. OGLMC 1345, 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 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Personal Materials],
[Series 2: Raymond Family Members and Friends],
[Series 3: The University of North Dakota],
[Series 4: Grants and Special Projects],
[Series 5: Episcopal Church],
[Series 6: Grand Forks],
[Series 7: Political Papers],
[Series 8: Service to North Dakota],
[Series 9: Regional Organizations],
[Series 10: National Organizations],
[Photograph 1: Art Raymond, 1986],
[All]
- Series 3: The University of North Dakota
- The third series consists of material related to the University of North Dakota. Arranged first are records from Raymond's tenure as Director of the Indian Studies Program and the Director of Indian Program Development, followed by material relating to the Indians Into Medicine program.
- Sub-Series 1: Indian Studies
- Box 4
- Folder 31: Mission Statement: undated
- Folder 32: History of the Indian Studies Department: undated
- Folder 33: “A Manifesto for an Indian Studies Program:” 1974
- Folder 34: Financial Materials: 1976, undated
- Folder 35: Meeting Minutes, Indian Studies: 1976-1978
- Folder 36: Meeting Minutes, Native American Programs: 1984-1989
- Folder 37: Native American Programs Newsletter: 1989-1991
- Folder 38: Annual Reports: 1978, 1988
- Folder 39: General Correspondence and Memorandum: 1976-1990
- Folder 40: Ad Hoc Committee, Indian Studies Major: 1973-1974
- Folder 41: Advisory Committee, Indian Studies: 1972, 1974
- Folder 31: Mission Statement: undated
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Assessment and Evaluation of Indian Programs at UND: 1976-1979, undated
- Folder 2: Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) Position Within the Indian Studies Department: 1976-1978
- Folder 3: Course Descriptions, Schedules and Lists: 1972-1985, undated
- Folder 4: Curriculum Development: 1972-1975, undated
- Folder 5: Indian Studies Major and Minor: undated
- Folder 6: Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes: undated
- Folder 7: “Office of Indian Studies Programs” (General Presentation by Raymond): undated
- Folder 8: Organizational Survey Regarding Indian Program Development: 1983
- Folder 9: Personnel: 1972-1978, undated
- Folder 10: Program Descriptions and Goals for Native American Programs: 1972-1976, undated
- Folder 11: Student Enrollment and Academic Report: 1986
- Folder 1: Assessment and Evaluation of Indian Programs at UND: 1976-1979, undated
- Box 4
- Sub-Series 2: Indians into Medicine (INMED)
- Box 5
- Folder 12: Consultant Contracts between INMED and Raymond
- Folder 13: "Medical Indian Training Center" by Raymond: August 26, 1971
- Folder 14: INMED Development and Proposal: 1972
- Folder 15: INMED: 1973-1980
- Folder 16: INMED: 1981
- Folder 17: INMED: Women's Educational Equity Act Program, 1981
- Folder 18: INMED: 1982
- Folder 19: INMED: 1983
- Folder 20: INMED: 1984
- Folder 21: INMED: 1985-1990
- Folder 22: INMED: undated
- Folder 23: Indian Health Service: 1971-1986
- Folder 24: MEDEX: 1971-1972, undated
- Folder 12: Consultant Contracts between INMED and Raymond
- Box 5
- Sub-Series 3: General
- Box 5
- Folder 25: Affirmative Action Committee: 1975-1978, undated
- Folder 26: Alcoholism Programming: undated
- Folder 27: Alumni Association, American Indian History Project: 1968
- Folder 28: Alumni Association: 1973-1990
- Folder 29: American Indian AIDS Awareness Council: 1990-1991
- Folder 30: American Indian Week: 1972-1978
- Folder 31: American Indian Week: 1979-1990
- Folder 32: Bicentennial: 1976
- Folder 33: Center for Teaching and Learning: 1972-1973
- Folder 34: Child Evaluation Center: 1974-1981, undated
- Folder 35: Clifford, UND President Thomas J.:1972-1990
- Folder 36: College of Arts and Sciences:1974-1978
- Folder 37: Communiversity, 1979-1986
- Folder 25: Affirmative Action Committee: 1975-1978, undated
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Conferences Attended by Art Raymond: 1976-1977
- Folder 2: Constituency Council 1973
- Folder 3: Cultural Awareness Committee: 1983-1984, 1990
- Folder 4: Cultural Presentations Program: 1977, 1991, undated
- Folder 5: Curriculum Committee: 1972-1977, undated
- Folder 6: Dakota Student: 1990
- Folder 7: Diabetes-Speech Evaluations: 1989
- Folder 8: Diabetes Support Groups
- Folder 9: Employment: 1971-1986
- Folder 10: Fighting Sioux Logo: 1976, 1987, 1990
- Folder 11: Furman, Leola: 1980-1990
- Folder 12: Honors Program for American Indians: undated
- Folder 13: Implementation Committee-Indian Studies Dept.: 1976-1977
- Folder 14: Indian Awareness for Faculty: 1972-1974
- Folder 15: Indian Education Act: 1968, 1972, 1976
- Folder 16: Indian Emergency Fund: 1974, undated
- Folder 17: Indian Juvenile Correctional Center: 1978-1979
- Folder 18: Indian Student Ministry at UND: 1973
- Folder 19: Institute of Gerontology: 1976-1990
- Folder 20: Interdisciplinary Board, Institute for the Study of Crime and Delinquency: 1972- 1978
- Folder 21: International Sample of Alcohol Studies (workshop): 1990
- Folder 22: Journalism: 1985-1988, undated
- Folder 23: Koenker Task Force: 1975
- Folder 24: Memorandum: 1971-79, 1988, undated
- Folder 25: Minority Concerns Committee: 1987
- Folder 26: Multi-cultural Awareness Committee: 1988
- Folder 27: Native American Exposition: 1990
- Folder 28: Native American Recognition Day: 1988-1989
- Folder 29: Native American Students: 1972-1976
- Folder 30: Native American Support Group: undated
- Folder 31: Native American Women Organization: 1972, 1986
- Folder 32: North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (NCACSS) Report of Visit to UND: 1974
- Folder 33: Newspaper Clippings regarding Native Americans at UND: 1970-1987
- Folder 34: Northern Plains Indian Teacher Corps: 1972-1976
- Folder 35: Nursing and Indian Health: 1971-72, 1982, undated
- Folder 36: OMNICIYE (UND Native American Student Newspaper): 1972-1987
- Folder 37: Physical Facilities and Programming for Indian Students: undated
- Folder 38: Public Utility Business Development Workshop: 1974
- Folder 39: Radio and Television: 1980, undated
- Folder 40: Residence Halls-Use of Sage, Sweetgrass and Cedar: 1987-1988
- Folder 41: Sculpture, Ice Indian: undated (possibly 1972)
- Folder 42: Shunk, Harold: 1973-74, undated
- Folder 43: Social Work: 1971-1975
- Folder 44: Special Needs of Indian Youth Committee Report: 1959
- Folder 45: Special Programs Committee: 1972
- Folder 46: Square Dancing: 1972
- Folder 47: Student Opportunities Program: 1972-1976, 1982
- Folder 48: Student Special Services and Upward Bound: 1972, 1984, 1986, 1990
- Folder 49: Study Committee on Planning and Evaluation: 1971-1974
- Folder 50: Taekwon-Do Club: 1978-1979, undated
- Folder 51: Tweton, Jerry: 1975, undated
- Folder 52: UND Indian Association: 1972-1987
- Folder 1: Conferences Attended by Art Raymond: 1976-1977
- Box 7
- Box 5
- Sub-Series 1: Indian Studies
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Personal Materials],
[Series 2: Raymond Family Members and Friends],
[Series 3: The University of North Dakota],
[Series 4: Grants and Special Projects],
[Series 5: Episcopal Church],
[Series 6: Grand Forks],
[Series 7: Political Papers],
[Series 8: Service to North Dakota],
[Series 9: Regional Organizations],
[Series 10: National Organizations],
[Photograph 1: Art Raymond, 1986],
[All]