ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP OF GRAND FORKS RECORDS

COLLECTION:OGL #1196

DATES: 1961-1975

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISTION: The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Grand Forks Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Playford V. Thorson on July 12, 1989 (Acc. #89-1666).

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Grand Forks was granted its charter November 18, 1963. The organization's suggested statement of purpose was to bring religious liberals together and to further the principles of Unitarianism and Universalism.

At the end of its first year, the fellowship had 15 members who had signed the By-Laws. There were separate programs for children and adults. The early adult meetings consisted of taped sermons borrowed from the Fargo-Moorhead Fellowship and the Beacon Street Fellowship Extension Office.

Later meetings, planned by the group, consisted of discussions and speeches by guest speakers on subjects such as the definition of Unitarianism, religions, and philosophies.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Grand Forks Records date from 1961-1975 and contain the organization's constitution, the charter, minutes of meetings, correspondence 1961-1975, membership mailing lists, newsletters 1961-1974, organizational newspapers 1974-1975, financial records 1963-1974, and miscellaneous material.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Charter certificate 11/18/1963.
2. Constitution.
3. Minutes of mettings 3/29/1964-1/7/1972.
4. Meeting topics 1964-1966.
5. Correspondence- informational material.
6. Correspondence- mailing list 4/66-10/66.
7. Correspondence- newsletters 6/63-2/73.
8. Correspondence- Bismark newsletters 1966- 9/1974.
9. Correspondence- Fargo-Moorhead newsletters 5/11/63- 3/31/73.
10. Correspondence- newsletters from outside region 9/61-9/69.
11. Correspondence- national office 9/61-9/69.
12. Correspondence- personal 6/19/63-2/25/74.
13. Correspondence- political action 4/16/64- 3/3/65.
14. Correspondence- regional organizations 1961- 1975.
15. Newspaper clippings 4/29/64.
16. Newspapers- Unitarian Universalist World 1/15/74-5/15/75.
17. Religious Council of UND 4/6/65-66.
18. Student Religious Liberals 8/30/64-3/25/65.
19. Local business and budgets 1962-4/4/67.
20. Financial material 1963-74.
21. Membership dues cards 1963-1969.
22. Money receipts for dues 1963-1969.
23. Miscellaneous business 1968-1972.
24. Miscellaneous newsletters.
25. Miscellaneous.

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