Grand Forks Federated Church Records, 1881-2012
Collection Overview
Title: Grand Forks Federated Church Records, 1881-2012
ID: OGLMC759
Primary Creator: Grand Forks Federated Church (1945-)
Other Creators: First Baptist Church, Grand Forks (1881-1945), Plymouth Congregational Church (1885-1945)
Extent: 9.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 06/22/1982. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Grand Forks - Churches, Religion - Church Records
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Grand Forks Federated Church Records consist of materials related to the church, as well as from the two independent churches prior to the federation. Material includes the constitution and by-laws, articles of incorporation and federation, correspondence, meeting minutes, financial records, annual reports, membership lists, scrapbooks and newspaper clippings. The collection dates from 1887 to 2012.
Additions to the collection include increased materials on the Federated Church, ranging from photo albums to bulletins to pastor photographs. Also included are various items pertaining to Mark Warren Spaulding, who was a prominent member of the 1st Baptist Church.
Collection Historical Note
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional materials were donated by: Mary Margaret Frank, August 12, 1999 (99-2357); Victoria Swift, September 3, 2013 (2013-3218); Richard Beringer; May 15, 2015 (2015-3276); and Kirk Hallahan, Menor, Minnesota, November 2020.
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Mary Margaret Frank, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; 82-992
Related Materials: First Baptist Church of Grand Forks Records: OGLMC 152
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks Federated Church Records. OGLMC 759, 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 July 2014
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: First Baptist Church: Articles of Incorporation, 5 September 1887
- Folder 2: First Baptist Church: Correspondence, January 1955-July 1956
- Folder 3: Plymouth Congregational Church: Articles of Incorporation, 9 February 1885
- Folder 4: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, 1911-1917
- Folder 5: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, 1921-1923
- Folder 6: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, 1924-1926
- Folder 7: Plymouth Congregational Church: Correspondence, undated
- Folder 8: Plymouth Congregational Church: Meeting minutes (incomplete), 1911-1948
- Folder 9: Plymouth Congregational Church: Financial materials, 1890-1918
- Folder 10: Plymouth Congregational Church: Historical materials
- Folder 11: Plymouth Congregational Church: Miscellaneous
- Item 1: First Baptist Church: Ladies Aid Society, (includes constitution, by- laws, meeting minutes), 1921-1926
- Item 2: First Baptist Church: Scrapbook, 1914-1923
- Item 3: Plymouth Congregational Church: Meeting minutes, (includes lists of pastors, deacons, members, officers, baptisms and marriages), 1882-1940
- Item 4: Plymouth Congregational Church: Meeting minutes, (includes lists of members, clerks, treasurers, deacons, trustees, ministers, baptisms, marriages and deaths), 1937-1945
- Item 5: Plymouth Congregational Church: Plymouth Congregational Guild, (includes constitution and members), 1933-1941
- Item 6: Plymouth Congregational Church: Board of Trustees proceedings, 1938-1951
- Item 7: Grand Forks Federated Church: Women's Guild minutes, 1941-May 1950
- Item 8: Grand Forks Federated Church: Women's Guild minutes, September 1950- September 1957
- Item 9: Grand Forks Federated Church: Women's Guild minutes, October 1957-September 1968
- Folder 1: First Baptist Church: Articles of Incorporation, 5 September 1887
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[Box 5],
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