ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #79
DATES: 1928-1975
SIZE: 1.25 linear feet
ACQUISITION: The Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council Records were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection on April 15, 1980 (Acc.#80-649).
ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED PERIODICALS: P.T.A. Bulletin, 1921-1928, North Dakota Parent Teacher, 1928-1966, and North Dakota PTA Bulletin, 1966-1971
RELATED PUBLICATIONS: North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers: History, 1958
The group which became known as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers was founded on February 17, 1897, in Washington, D.C.. The leading figures were Alice Birney, the wife of a Washington D.C. lawyer, and Phoebe Hearst, wife of a United States Senator from California. Membership in the group was originally geared toward mothers, as revealed in the original name of the group, the National Congress of Mothers. After several other name changes, the name National Congress of Parents and Teachers (NCPT) was established in 1924.
The goals of NCPT were to promote the welfare of children, to secure adequate laws for their protection, to develop relationships between parents, teachers and communities, and to raise the standards of home life. The North Dakota branch, the North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers, was organized in May 1915. Grand Forks was represented in this body by the Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council, which was formed in 1926.
The Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council consisted of presidents of local Parent Teacher Associations, principals of local schools and one representative of each PTA. The group sponsored activities which would realize the goals of the NCPT. Some of their activities included: collecting clothes for the needy, purchasing playground and athletic equipment for the schools, purchasing library materials, sponsoring music and essay contests, promoting health issues, and purchasing musical instruments for the schools.
The North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers began publishing a periodical entitled North Dakota Parent Teacher in 1928, although it had been known as P.T.A. Bulletin since 1921. In 1966, the name changed to North Dakota P.T.A. Bulletin, until publication ceased in 1971. The Department's holdings for this periodical end in 1970.
The Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council Records consist of material relating to the local, state and national levels of the organization.
Material related to the Grand Forks City Parent Teacher Council Records (GFCPTC) consists of meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, programs, newspaper clippings and financial information. Material relating to the GFCPTC dates from 1928 to 1972. Several black and white photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection. The photographs depict Resusci Anne, a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) practice device.
Information for the North Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers (NDCPT) is also included. This material includes: newsletters, pamphlets, reports, policy manuals and legislative/lobbying information. This material dates from 1948 to 1975, although the majority is from the 1960s.
The collection also contains information from the National Congress of Parents and Teachers (NCPT). By-laws, legislative material, policy manuals and pamphlets are among the included material, which dates from 1963 to 1975.
Folder 1. GFCPTC: By-laws and revisions, 1961-1968
2. GFCPTC: Minutes of meetings, March 1928-April 1935
3. GFCPTC: Minutes of meetings, May 1935-May 1941
4. GFCPTC: Minutes of meetings, May 1942-May 1943
5. GFCPTC: Correspondence, August 1945-November 1947
6. GFCPTC: Correspondence, April 1953-September 1959
7. GFCPTC: Correspondence, February 1960-November 1969
8. GFCPTC: Correspondence, April 1970-April 1972
9. GFCPTC: Annual reports, activities, and conferences, 1956-1967
10. GFCPTC: Membership lists, 1961-1971
11. GFCPTC: Financial materials, 1956-1961
12. GFCPTC: Workshops, 1955-1961
13. GFCPTC: Scholarship Fund, 1959
14. GFCPTC: Founder’s Day Observance, 1954-1961
15. GFCPTC: Newspaper clippings, undated
16. GFCPTC: Scrapbook
17. GFCPTC: Miscellaneous
18. NDCPT: By-laws and resolutions, 1960-1966
19. NDCPT: Handbooks, 1961-1975
20. NDCPT: Policies and practices, 1967
21. NDCPT: Functions of state officers, undated
22. NDCPT: President’s reports, undated
23. NDCPT: Treasurer’s report, 1964-1965
24. NDCPT: Scholarship committee reports, 1964-1965
25. NDCPT: Annual conventions, 1959-1970
26. NDCPT: Membership drive, 1964-1975
27. NDCPT: PTA Program Plans, 1964-1975
28. NDCPT: PTA Legislative Information Book, undated
29. NDCPT: North Dakota Parent-Teacher, 1947-1964 (incomplete)
North Dakota PTA Bulletin, 1968-1971 (incomplete)
30. NDCPT: Newsletter, December 1973-February 1074
31. NDCPT: Miscellaneous
32. NCPT:By-laws and revisions, 1963-1968
33. NCPT:PTA Manual, 1968-1975
34. NCPT:PTA Milestones 1897-1967, undated
35. NCPT:Founder’s Day observance, 1962-1969
36. NCPT:Legislation program, 1959-1971
37. NCPT:Pamphlets, undated
38. NCPT:Pamphlets, undated
39. NCPT:Miscellaneous
OGL#79-1 Adult Resusci Anne: undated
OGL#79-2 Child and adult Resusci Anne, unidentified male: undated
OGL#79-3 Child and adult Resusci Anne: undated
OGL#79-4 Child and adult Resusci Anne: undated
OGL#79-5 Child and adult Resusci Anne, unidentified male: undated
OGL#79-6 Child and adult Resusci Anne, unidentified male: undated
OGL#79-7 Adult Resusci Anne: undated
OGL#79-8 Child and adult Resusci Anne storage cases: undated
| Original Donation | First Addition: 1935-1976 |
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