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

JAMES GRASSICK PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #135

DATES: 1917-1943

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The James Grassick Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection. The acquisition records are unavailable.

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

Dr. James Grassick was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on June 29, 1850. His childhood was spent in Ontario, Canada. At age thirty-five, he graduated from Rush Medical College in Chicago. Soon after receiving his degree in 1885, Grassick established a medical practice in Buxton, North Dakota. In 1905 he moved to Grand Forks where he became quite active in the campaign for public health. Two years later he was appointed State Superintendent of Public Health. In 1909 Grassick helped found the North Dakota Anti-Tuberculosis Association and served as its first President. In 1917 Grassick was appointed University of North Dakota physician, a position he held for many years. In 1923 be was elected to the Presidency of the North Dakota State Medical Association. Camp Grassick, named in honor of this pioneer doctor, was established in 1928 and was designed to combat tuberculosis in children. Dr. Grassick died on December 19, 1943 at Grand Forks, North Dakota.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The James Grassick Papers contain primarily the published writings and correspondence of Dr. James Grassick, noted North Dakota pioneer physician. The published works include both fiction and non- fiction writings relating to pioneer life, his Scottish heritage, medicine in North Dakota and other significant events in his life from 1917 to 1943. The correspondence dates from 1927 to 1943.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Pamphlets: Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, 1917; The Pioneer Physician in North Dakota, 1923.
2. Pamphlets: Traveling Health Clinic, 1924; The Paisley Shawl, 1926; Arts and Crafts of the American Indian, 1927.
3. Pamphlets: One Christmas Eve, 1927; A Happy New Year, 1928.
4. Pamphlets: A Silver Spoon, 1929; A Song and a Story, 1930.
5. Pamphlets: The North Dakota State Medical Association, 1931; Prairie Folk, 1931.
6. Pamphlets: Along the Way, 1932; Light and Shade, 1933.
7. Pamphlets: Bush Folk, 1934; Ding Dons Bell, 1935.
8. Pamphlets: Wood Notes, 1936; Inns and Outs, 1937.
9. Pamphlets: Ye Gypsy Man, 1938; Trails and Trends, 1939.
10. Pamphlets: Bits O'Living, 1940; In the Gloaming, 1941.
11. Pamphlets: Doctor Luke, 1942; Miscellaneous Poetry and Greeting Cards.
12. Pamphlets: The New Day, 1942; Out of the Mists, 1943.
13. Correspondence: October 39, 1927 - February 11, 1938.
14. Correspondence: March 21, 1938 - December 21, 1943; The Penant, January 1944 (biographical information on Grassick).

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