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

the small voice

COLLECTION: OGL #549

DATES: 1970-2001

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: the small voice was originally deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Rev. Ben Branconnier, Holy Family Church, Grand Forks (Acc.#79-621). Additional accessions: (Acc.#80-641), (Acc.#81-689), (Acc.#2000-2428) and (Acc.#2001-2488). Note: not all additions were formally accessioned.

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

HISTORICAL SKETCH

the small voice (no capitalization) is a Catholic newsletter, occasionally published and designed to cover significant events not included in Catholic Action News, the official publication of the Fargo Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church. The sometimes controversial newsletter began publication in 1972. Robert L. Branconnier, who at one time was pastor of the Newman Center at the University of North Dakota, served as editor of the small voice from 1972-1977. In 1977, Jerome Lamb of Fargo became the editor.

The newsletter contains editorials, special reports and feature guest articles concerning a wide range of issues on both the state and national levels. Politics and religion in society, the Vietnam engagement and war tax resistance, nuclear power and the arms race, revenue sharing, the effects of strip mining in North Dakota, minority rights, women in the priesthood, the actions of the National Federation of Priests Councils, are a few of the topics discussed in the small voice.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

In addition to the small voice, the collection also consists of several issues of Charge: the Windmills are Weakening, a predecessor of the small voice. Several issues of another publication, The Bread is Rising are also included.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Volume

Issue (Month, Year)

Box - Folder

1

1 (March 1972)

1-1

2 (April 1972)

1-1

3 (May 1972)

1-1

4 (June 1972)

1-1

5 (July 1972)

1-1

6 (August 1972)

1-1

7 (September 1972)

1-1

8 (October 1972)

1-1

9 (December 1972)

1-1

2

1 (January 1973)

1-2

2 (January 16, 1973)

1-2

3 (February 1, 1973)

1-2

3 (March 1973)

1-2

4 (February12, 1973)

1-2

4 (April 1973)

1-2

5 ( May 1973)

1-2

6 (June 1973)

1-2

7 (July 1973)

1-2

8 (August/September 1973)

1-2

9 (October 1973)

1-2

10 (November 1973)

1-2

11 (December 1973)

1-2

3

1 ( January 1974)

1-3

2 (February 1974)

1-3

3 (March 1974)

1-3

4 (April/May 1974)

1-3

5 (June 1974)

1-3

6 (September 1974)

1-3

7 (October 1974)

1-3

8 (November 1974)

1-3

9 (December 1974)

1-3

4

1 (February 1975)

1-4

2 (March 1975)

1-4

3 (May 1975)

1-4

4 (September 1975)

1-4

5 (November 1975)

1-4

6 (December 1975)

1-4

5

1 (February 1976)

1-4

2 (March 1976)

1-4

3 (May 1976)

1-4

4 (July 1976)

1-4

5 (September 1976)

1-4

6 (November 1976)

1-4

7 (November 20, 1976)

1-4

8 (December 1976)

1-4

6

1 (January 1977)

1-5

2 (March 1977)

1-5

3 (November 1977)

1-5

7

1 (January 1978)

1-5

2 (May 1978)

1-5

3 (October 1978)

1-5

8

1 (January 1979)

1-5

2 (June 1979)

1-5

9

2 (July 1980)

1-5

3 (1980)

1-5

4 (January 1981)

1-5

10

1 (May 1981)

1-9

2 (September 1981)

1-9

3 (December 1981)

1-9

4 (March 1982)

1-9

11

1 (June 1982)

1-9

2 (October 1982)

1-9

3 (December 1982)

1-9

4 (March 1983)

1-9

5 ( July 1983)

1-9

12

1 (October 1983)

1-9

2 (December 1983)

1-9

3 (February 1984)

1-9

4 (May 1984)

1-9

5 (August 1984)

1-9

6 (November 1984)

1-9

13

1 (December 1984)

1-10

2 (February 1985)

1-10

3 (May 1985)

1-10

3 (August 1985)

1-10

5 (October 1985)

1-10

6 (December 1985)

1-10

14

1 (March 1986)

1-10

2 (June 1986)

1-10

3 (September 1986)

1-10

4 (October 1986)

1-10

5 (December 1986)

1-10

6 (March 1987)

1-10

15

1 (May 1987)

1-11

2 (July 1987)

1-11

3 (September 1987)

1-11

4 (December 1987)

1-11

5 (February 1988)

1-11

6 (May 1988)

1-11

16

1 (August 1988)

1-11

2 (November 1988)

1-11

3 (December 1988)

1-11

4 (March 1989)

1-11

5 (June 1989)

1-11

6 (September 1989)

1-11

17

1 (November 1989)

1-12

2 (February 1990)

1-12

3 (April 1990)

1-12

4 (July 1990)

1-12

5 (October 1990)

1-12

6 (December/January 1990-91)

1-12

18

1 (April 1991)

1-12

2 (Summer 1991)

1-12

3 (Early Fall 1991)

1-12

4 (Christmas 1991)

1-12

5 (March 1992)

1-12

6 (Summer 1992)

1-12

19

1 (Fall 1992)

1-13

2 (December/January 1992/93)

1-13

3 (June 1993)

1-13

4 (Early Fall)

1-13

5 (December/January 1993/94)

1-13

6 (Spring 1994)

1-13

20

1 (August 1994)

1-13

2 (November 1994)

1-13

4 (March 1995)

1-13

5 (July 1995)

1-13

6 (September 1995)

1-13

21

1 (November 1995)

1-14

2 (February 1996)

1-14

3 (June 1996)

1-14

4 (Late Summer-Early Fall 1996)

1-14

5 (November 1996)

1-14

6 (December 1996)

1-14

22

1 (March 1997)

1-14

2 (May 1997)

1-14

3 (Late Summer)

1-14

4 (December 1997)

1-14

23

1 (Late Summer 1998)

1-15

2 (November 1998)

1-15

3 (December/January 1998-99)

1-15

4 (February/March 1999)

1-15

5 (May 1999)

1-15

6 (Late Summer 1999)

1-15

24

1 (November 1999)

1-15

2 (December/January 1999-2000)

1-15

3 (Spring 2000)

1-15

4 (June 2000)

1-15

5 (Late Summer 2000)

1-15

25

1 (February 2001)

1-15

Several issues of The Bread is Rising are found in Box 1, Folder 6 (1971).

Several issues of Charge the Windmills are Weakening are found in Box 1, Folder 7 (1970).

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