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 4: Grants and Special Projects
- Series four relates to the numerous grants and special projects in which Art Raymond participated. The folders are arranged alphabetically by either the name of the foundation or the name of the project.
- Box 7
- Folder 7: Alcoholism Projects: 1980-1982, 1987, undated
- Folder 8: American Airlines Foundation: 1972
- Folder 9: American Indian Engineers Grant Proposal: January-September 1973
- Folder 10: American Indian Engineers Grant Proposal: October 1973-1974
- Folder 11: American Lutheran Church: Old Ones in Residence Project: 1975
- Folder 12: American Youth Foundation: 1980, undated
- Folder 13: Bell and Howell Foundation: 1974
- Folder 14: Blair Nebraska Project: 1974, 1983-1991, undated
- Folder 15: Boeing Foundation: 1976
- Folder 16: Bush Foundation: 1972-June 1977
- Folder 17: Bush Foundation: August 1977-1987, undated
- Folder 18: Bush Foundation, Practice of Law by American Indians Program (PLAINS):1986-87
- Folder 19: Chase Manhattan Bank Foundation: 1972
- Folder 20: Chrysler Foundation: 1973
- Folder 21: Continuing Education Mental Health Project: 1972-1978, undated
- Folder 22: Council of Energy Research Tribes: 197-1980, undated
- Folder 23: Cudahy Fund: 1988
- Folder 24: Danforth Foundation: 1972-1983, undated
- Folder 25: Eagle Feather Day Care Center: 1974
- Folder 26: Eagle Feather Day Care Center: January-June 1975
- Folder 27: Eagle Feather Day Care Center: July-December1975
- Folder 28: Eagle Feather Day Care Center: 1976
- Folder 29: Eagle One Aviation Program: 1984
- Folder 30: Eagle One Aviation Program: 1985
- Folder 31: Eagle One Aviation Program: 1986
- Folder 32: Eagle One Aviation Program: 1987
- Folder 33: Exxon Foundation: 1980
- Folder 34: Ford Foundation: 1972, 1974, 1981-1988
- Folder 35: Max C. Fleischman Foundation: 1972
- Folder 36: Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education, the Waonspe Project: 1972
- Folder 37: Fund for Theological Education: 1975
- Folder 38: Gate City Savings Foundation: 1972
- Folder 39: General Mills Foundation: 1975, 1980
- Folder 40: Grotto Foundation, Native American Occupational Therapists: 1988
- Folder 41: Gulf Oil Foundation: 1972-1973
- Folder 42: Charles Hayden Foundation: 1978
- Folder 43: Hill Family Foundation: 1969-1978, undated
- Folder 44: ICAGA Project: 1988-1990, undated
- Folder 45: Innovative Program Proposal: undated
- Folder 46: Johns-Manville Fund: 1972
- Folder 47: Kellogg Foundation: 1972, 1979, undated
- Folder 48: Knapp Foundation: 1972
- Folder 49: Koenker Grant: 1974
- Folder 7: Alcoholism Projects: 1980-1982, 1987, undated
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Leach Foundation: 1978
- Folder 2: Lest We Forget Symposium, General Correspondence and Programs: 1990
- Folder 3: Lest We Forget Symposium, Multi-cultural Awareness Committee Materials: 1990
- Folder 4: Lest We Forget Symposium, North Dakota Humanities Council Materials: 1990
- Folder 5: Lest We Forget Symposium, Miscellaneous Financial Material: 1990
- Folder 6: Lilly Endowment: 1972, 1974, undated
- Folder 7: MacArthur Foundation: 1980
- Folder 8: Macy Foundation: 1971
- Folder 9: McDonald's Foundation: 1987
- Folder 10: Montana Foundation: 1974
- Folder 11: Mott Foundation: 1973, undated
- Folder 12: Myra Foundation: 1970-1988, undated
- Folder 13: National Endowment for the Humanities, Challenge Grant: 1977
- Folder 14: National Endowment for the Humanities, Grant for A Historical Atlas of North Dakota: 1978
- Folder 15: National Endowment for the Humanities, Religion in the American Tradition Grant: 1987
- Folder 16: National Medical Fellowships: 1973
- Folder 17: National Science Foundation, The American Indian and the Natural Sciences Grant: 1978
- Folder 18: National Science Foundation: Minority Project Directors Meeting, 1975
- Folder 19: National Science Foundation, Pre-College Teacher Development in Science Grant: 1981-83
- Folder 20: National Science Foundation, Science Careers for Minorities: 1974-1975
- Folder 21: North American Indian Art Project: 1972-1974
- Folder 22: North Dakota Committee for the Humanities and Public Issues, Eyapaha Grant: 1978-1979, 1983, undated
- Folder 23: North Dakota Facilities Commission, Special Opportunity Grant: undated
- Folder 24: North Dakota Law Enforcement Council: 1973
- Folder 25: Phillips Petroleum Foundation: 1973
- Folder 26: Porter, Ona Lara (Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board): 1982
- Folder 27: Project Anticipation: 1972-1973
- Folder 28: Project Ideal: 1981-1988
- Folder 29: Raymond Foundation: 1980
- Folder 30: Rockefeller Foundation: 1973
- Folder 31: Spencer Foundation: 1972-1973
- Folder 32: Alex Stern Foundation: 1988
- Folder 33: Summer Engineering Program for Native Americans: 1973-1974
- Folder 34: Summer Engineering Institute: 1975-1978
- Folder 35: Symposium on Indian Law: 1971-1973
- Folder 36: Symposium on Indian Law: 1974
- Folder 37: Upper Midwest Indian Employment Project: 1974
- Folder 38: U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, American Indian History Project: 1984
- Folder 39: U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Industrial Education and Technology Grant: 1972
- Folder 40: U.S. Department of Education, Indian Development Program Grant: 1973
- Folder 41: U.S. Department of Education, Indian Studies and Community College Consortium: 1972
- Folder 42: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Centennial Education Program: 1974-1981, undated
- Folder 43: University of North Dakota Indian Association, Cultural Awareness Program Proposal: 1973
- Folder 44: University of North Dakota Indian Association, Cultural Activities Program Proposal: 1972-1975
- Folder 45: Van Pelt Foundation: 1981, 1987, undated
- Folder 46: Lawrence Welk Foundation: 1979
- Folder 1: Leach Foundation: 1978
- Box 7
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]