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

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL #1397

DATES: 1978-1999

SIZE: 3 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The International Credit Association Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Leslee Smart of Grand Forks, North Dakota on August 19,1999 (Acc.#99-2368).

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

The International Credit Association (ICA) was organized to educate individuals on the importance of good financial credit. According to the 1994 Local Association Guide, the ICA mission statement was "to provide support, research and other services for those whose business or professional affiliation is to provide financial services or extend credit for consumer, business or agricultural purposes or provide investigation, collection, computer or ancillary services."

The earliest references to the Grand Forks ICA Chapter date fall 1982. Membership by application was open to individuals representing corporations, co-partnerships, banks and insurance companies in good standing. Individuals who did not fit into these categories could also apply for membership and were made members by a 2/3 majority vote by the Board of Directors. Members of the ICA organization attended local, district and national meetings and conferences and sponsored seminars and lectures on the importance of good financial credit. Grand Forks ICA members also worked to educate UND students regarding the importance of maintaining good financial credit. The Grand Forks ICA chapter disbanded December 31, 1998 due to lack of membership.

The International Credit Association disbanded on May 1, 1999.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The International Credit Association, Grand Forks Chapter Records contain material regarding local, district and national ICA organizations between the late 1970's and the spring of 1999. The records are arranged by the local, district and national levels of the organization. Local ICA records contain by-laws, as well as material related to the board of directors and officers, membership rosters, meeting minutes and agendas, committee information, conferences attended and conducted, and a proposed district V and VI consolidation blueprint and surveys.

North Dakota, South Dakota Minnesota, Nebraska, Manitoba and parts of Wisconsin made up District VI. District VI records contain bylaws, mission statement, 1996 Roster (staff, by-laws, mission statement, membership), as well as material related to the board of directors and officers, meeting minutes and agendas, long range plans, financial records, committee information, conferences attended and conducted, newsletters and surveys.

National ICA records contain bylaws, material related to the board of directors and officers, membership rosters, meeting minutes and agendas, committee information, surveys, correspondence and newsletters. Also included are national ICA Educational Material: How to Use Consumer Credit Wisely and Train the Trainers.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folders:

  1. Grand Forks ICA
  2. Constitution and Bylaws (1982)
  3. Board of Directors and Officers (1981-84, 1991-98)
  4. Membership (1982-1996)
  5. Committee Information (1984, 1994-1998)
  6. Minutes and Agendas (1989-1994)
  7. Minutes and Agendas (1995-1998)
  8. Conferences (1982-84, 1992)
  9. Surveys (1981-1984)
  10. Local Association Guide (May 1994)

  11. District 6 ICA
  12. Bylaws and Mission Statement (1975, 1981-98)
  13. Guests of Karen Nygaard District 6 President: April 27, 1996, Aberdeen SD
  14. Minutes, Agendas and Long Range Plans (1982-1997)
  15. Financial Information (1981-1998)
  16. Committee Information (1983-1985)
  17. Board of Directors and Officers (1982-98)
  18. Conferences (1982-86, 1993-97)
  19. 1996 Roster (Staff, Bylaws, Mission Statement, Membership)
  20. Newsletters(1982-86, 1995-96)
  21. Surveys (1982, 1985, 1989, 1995)
  22. Proposed district Consolidation Blueprint (1997)

  23. National ICA
  24. Bylaws (1979, 1984, 1997)
  25. Board of Directors and Officers (1935-85, 1990-92, 1997-98)
  26. Executive Membership Roster: 1991, 1995-1996, 1996-1997
  27. Board of Directors Special Meeting (1996-1997)
  28. Membership (1982-1998)
  29. Minutes and Agendas (1982-86, 1990, 1997)
  30. Committee Information (1982, 1985, 1990, 1996)
  31. Correspondence (1980-1982)
  32. Correspondence (1983-1984)
  33. Correspondence (1985-1990)
  34. Correspondence (1991-1996)
  35. Correspondence (1997-1999)
  36. Newsletters: Board Briefs (1984-89, 1998)
  37. Newsletters: Executive Report (1982-1983)
  38. Newsletters: Leadership Line 1982-1998)
  39. Newsletters: ICCA (1985-86)
  40. The Key to Being a Successful ICCA Officer, Director or Committee Chairman (1975)
  41. ICCA Education Foundation
  42. ICA: Strategic Initiatives for 2000

  43. National ICA Educational Materials
  44. Poster: National Credit Education Week April 19-25, 1998
  45. Teaching Guide: How to Use Consumer Credit Wisely (Units 1-3)
  46. Teaching Guide: How to Use Consumer Credit Wisely (Units 4-11)

Box 2
Folders:

  1. Train the Trainers: General (1998)
  2. Train the Trainers Guide (1997)
  3. Train the Trainers: Personal Economics for High School Students
  4. Train the Trainers: Answer Sheets
  5. Train the Trainers: Course Feedback and Seminar Evaluations (1998)

Box 3
Flag: “Good Credit the Key to Your Future”

SEPARATIONS RECORD

8 photos were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection.

1397-1 to 1397-8: 1991 Christmas Party

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