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

O. H. THORMODSGARD PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #189 (addition)

DATES: 1912-1973, undated

SIZE: 2.5 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: This addition to the O. H. Thormodsgard Papers was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Rita Reusch of the University of North Dakota's Thormodsgard Law Library on December 9, 1981 (Acc.# 82-982).

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

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

This addition to the O. H. Thormodsgard papers consists primarily of papers, articles, and lectures by Dean Thormodsgard. However, it also includes a large quantity of personal and professional correspondence, academic theses, and various diplomas and certificates, as well as reports by committees on which Thormodsgard sat. Unfortunately, Thormodsgard often did not sign and/or date the documents he kept, so many documents have been preserved as part of this collection on the assumption that they were written by him, but without conclusive proof thereof.

In addition to documents, this collection also contains a World War I-era blue star banner. A blue star banner consists of a white field edged in red with one or more blue five-pointed stars centered on the white field. In the United States, it is traditionally displayed by families, communities, and organizations with members currently serving in the armed forces, and the number of stars corresponds to the number of members serving. This particular banner has the number "103" superimposed on the star, suggesting that 103 men from that organization or community were serving at the time the banner was made. It is unknown which community or organization this banner represented, but the fact that Thormodsgard was teaching high school in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, at the time the First World War broke out suggests that the banner may have originated in that community. Alternatively, the banner may have also represented individuals affiliated with the University of North Dakota or the UND Law School who were serving in uniform, and later found its way into Thormodsgard's possession when he became dean of the law school.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

  1. Miscellaneous Biographical Information
  2. "A Tribute Honoring O. H. Thormodsgard", January 1971
  3. Retirement Banquet Program, May 26, 1962
  4. Presidential Reports and Letters
  5. UND Law Library
  6. UND Law School Curriculum
  7. Legal Aid Clinic
  8. Estate of J. F. T. O'Connor
  9. Miscellaneous Correspondence and Memoranda, 1924-1968
  10. Miscellaneous Correspondence and Memoranda (undated)
  11. List of Unpublished Writings
  12. "The Farmer's Co-operative Movement", Thormodsgard's MA Thesis, St. Olaf College, 1916
  13. "Crime - It's Causes and Remedies", Thesis by Thormodsgard
  14. "Dacotah Annual" Articles
  15. "Dakota Student" Articles
  16. Articles for "Law School News"
  17. Autobiographical Speech (Possibly a Farewell Address)
  18. "The Church and the Law", Paper
  19. "Citations" Written by Dean O. H. Thormodsgard
  20. "Collective Security", Paper
  21. "The Constitution of the United States", Paper
  22. "Constitutional Liberties", Lecture for New Citizens, May 3, 1962
  23. "Counsel for the Defense", Paper
  24. "History of Roman Law", Paper
  25. "Homesteads", Paper
  26. "Implied Powers and Implied Limitations in Constitutional Law", Paper
  27. "Interrelation of Law and Economics", Paper
  28. "Joys of Christmas", Paper (written at Spokane College, 1912-1913)
  29. "Law and Power", Paper
  30. "Law as a Vocation", Paper
  31. Lecture on American Government for New Citizens
  32. "Legal Condition of Women", Paper, and "Married Women's Property Rights in North Dakota"
  33. "Leif Erickson", Paper
  34. Letter from Thormodsgard to Friends of UND Shortly After Pearl Harbor, 1941
  35. "Memorandum on the Admission to the Practice of Law"
  36. "Our American Heritage", Lecture Given at 1952 Freemason Reunion, Duluth, Minnesota
  37. Paper on Marriage
  38. "The Pathways of Perfection", Paper
  39. "Philosophy of Property", Fortnightly Paper
  40. "Protestantism", Manuscript
  41. "Retirement Annuities for Teachers and Employees of State Educational Institutions", Legal Opinion Paper
  42. "Selection of Jury Panel in North Dakota", Paper
  43. "Statehood - North Dakota", Paper
  44. "Statelessness - Of Women and Minors", Paper
  45. "The Study of Law", Manuscript
  46. "Tenancy by Entirety", Paper
  47. Text to a "Preface"
  48. Tribute to Tracey R. Bangs
  49. "The Treaty Power", Paper, September 3, 1955
  50. "Trends in Legal Education", Paper
  51. Two Fortnightly Papers: "Background of International Law" and "War - An International Law Concept"
  52. "Why Make a Will", Paper
  53. "World Peace in History", Paper
  54. Writings on Ethics and the Legal Profession
  55. Book Reviews
  56. American Bar Association Committee on Legal Education, Reports
  57. Address to the American Association of University Professors
  58. Draft Report on Legal Education in North Dakota
  59. "National Conference on Uniform State Laws"
  60. Order of the Coif
  61. "Report on the First National Conference of Law Review Editors"
  62. UND Law Alumni Association
  63. Memorial Addresses
  64. American Legion Speeches
  65. Newsletters and Newspaper Clippings
  66. Legal Opinions
  67. Domicile: Questions of Legal Residence
  68. "Forum" Debating Society (Thormodsgard was an Honorary Member)
  69. Miscellaneous

Box 2
Folder

  1. Certificates of Admission to Practice Law Before State and Federal Courts
  2. Academic Diplomas, etc.
  3. Certificates of Appreciation
  4. Certificates of Organizational Membership

Additional Item: Large Blue Star Banner from 1917 with "103" superimposed upon the star

 Original Donation  First Addition: 1912-1973, undated

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