Art Raymond Papers, 1924-1993

Art Raymond Papers

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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

1923-2009; Oglala Lakota and First Head of the Department of Indian Studies at the University of North Dakota, 1971-1978. Head, Indian Program Development at UND, 1978-1991. First person of known Native American descent to serve in the North Dakota State Legislature.

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 5: Episcopal Church

The fifth series incorporates Raymond's service to the Episcopal Church. Some material is related specifically to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Grand Forks, where Raymond is a member. Other material incorporates Raymond's service to the Diocese of North Dakota and the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Sub-Series 1: Executive

Box 9

Folder 1: Constitutions and Canons of the Episcopal Church of North Dakota: 1971
Folder 2: Mission Goals and Strategy of Diocese of North Dakota: 1990
Folder 3: History of Episcopal Churches: 1990
Folder 4: Executive Counsel of the Episcopal Church of North Dakota: 1978-1985
Folder 5: Executive Counsel Membership: 1980-1985
Folder 6: Executive Counsel, Art Raymond's Election to: 1978-1979
Folder 7: Executive Counsel, National Missions: 1979-1981
Folder 8: Executive Counsel, Small Communities Committee: 1979-1982
Folder 9: San Francisco Trip of Executive Counsel: 1984

Sub-Series 2: Financial

Box 9

Folder 10: Financial Statement of St. Paul's: 1985-1990, undated

Sub-Series 3: Correspondence

Box 9

Folder 11: Correspondence: 1960-1983
Folder 12: Correspondence: 1984-1991
Folder 13: Bishop Harold Hopkins: 1979-1983

Sub-Series 4: Membership

Box 9

Folder 14: Diocesan Calendar: 1986-1991
Folder 15: Annual Parish Meetings: 1983-1988, 1991
Folder 16: Membership Statistics: undated
Folder 17: Diocesan Press Service:1979-1985
Folder 18: The Epistle (Newsletter): 1990-1991

Sub-Series 5: Committee Service

Box 9

Folder 19: Commission on Ministry:1972-1977
Folder 20: Committee on the Nomination of a Bishop:1979, 1989
Folder 21: Diocesan Counsel: 1971-1990
Folder 22: Education for Mission and Ministry Committee: 1977, 1982-1985
Folder 23: Ethnic Minority Local Church Task Force: 1984-1986
Folder 24: Membership of Work Committee: 1969
Folder 25: National Mission Concerns Committee:1980-1982
Folder 26: Partners in Mission: 1978
Folder 27: Regional Counsel:1986-1987
Folder 28: Search Committee for Clergy Position: 1987
Folder 29: Worship Committee: 1987-1991

Sub-Series 6: North Dakota Conventions

Box 9

Folder 30: Annual Conventions, Diocese of North Dakota: 1972-1975, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1990, undated
Folder 31: Annual Convention, Diocese of North Dakota: 1983
Folder 32: Annual Convention, Diocese of North Dakota: 1986
Folder 33: Annual Convention, Diocese of North Dakota: 1987
Folder 34: Annual Convention, Diocese of North Dakota: 1987
Folder 35: Annual Convention, Diocese of North Dakota: 1988
Folder 36: Annual Convention, Diocese of North Dakota: 1988
Folder 37: Diocesan Conventions: 1972-1980, 1982

Box 10

Folder 1: Diocesan Convention: 1985, 1986, 1990

Sub-Series 7: Regional and National Conventions

Box 10

Folder 2: Province VI: 1966, 1978-1980
Folder 3: Province VI: 1981-1982
Folder 4: Province VI: 1983
Folder 5: Province VI: 1984-1985
Folder 6: Special General Convention II: 1969
Folder 7: General Convention, New Orleans: 1982
Folder 8: National Gathering: 1983-1984
Folder 9: General Gathering #68: 1985

Sub-Series 8: Native American Issues

Box 10

Folder 10: Commission on Indian Affairs for the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota: 1979- 1980
Folder 11: Episcopal Commission on Indian Ministry (ECIM): 1990
Folder 12: Executive Counsel, National Committee on Indian Work: 1973-1983
Folder 13: Indian Convocation Newsletter: 1986
Folder 14: Indian Task Force: 1986-1987
Folder 15: Indian, Miscellaneous Issues: 1975-1990
Folder 16: Native Americans in the Episcopal Church (General): 1988-1990
Folder 17: Native American Task Force: 1986
Folder 18: "An Order for Celebrating the Holy Eucharist Incorporating Ancient Themes of American Indian Spirituality and Tradition": undated
Folder 19: Unknown Committee Related to Native Americans: undated

Sub-Series 9: General

Box 10

Folder 20: Affirmative Action: 1979-1984, undated
Folder 21: Alcoholism: 1978-1983
Folder 22: Brotherhood of St. Andrew: 1982-1988
Folder 23: Dakota Alliance for Curriculum Development: undated
Folder 24: Deacon, Art Raymond's Pursuance of: 1984-1991
Folder 25: Directory of National and Provincial Networks: 1984-1985
Folder 26: Episcopal Foundation for Higher Education: 1973-1977, undated
Folder 27: Gillette, Rev. Frederick: 1980, undated
Folder 28: Homosexuality, Resolutions on: 1976-1988
Folder 29: Lay Readers: 1963, 1980-1981, 1984, 1991, undated
Folder 30: "Looking at Our Future: A Time Line": 1985
Folder 31: Miscellaneous Handwritten Notes
Folder 32: Order of the Holy Cross: 1984-1985
Folder 33: Report, Special Parochial: 1990
Folder 34: Senior Warden Description: 1986
Folder 35: Sermons: 1985, 1990-1991
Folder 36: Service Programs: 1977-1991
Folder 37: Stewardship: 1991
Folder 38: Talent Tithe: Dec. 20, 1986, undated
Folder 39: Teens Encounter Christ: 1986, undated
Folder 40: United Christian/Campus Ministry: 1972-1978
Folder 41: Venture in Mission: 1976-1979
Folder 42: Vestry: 1960, 1985-1986
Folder 43: Vestry: 1987-1988, 1990

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