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Title: Bismarck-Mandan Women's Bowling Association (N.D.)
Dates: 1940-2017
Collection Number: 11355
Quantity: 2 feet
Abstract: Consists of minutes, correspondence, records from local, state, national and international tournaments, membership information, statistics, records of activities, organizational history, printed articles and newspaper clippings, by-laws, procedures, and photographs depicting teams, members, tournaments and organizational activities. The collection also includes records of the Strike Searchers Bowling league.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the SHSND by Bruce Rauser in February 2018. Additional material was added to the collection by Mary Ann Hoesel in April 2018.
Property Rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to this collection.
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
The Bismarck Women's Bowling Association held their first meeting on November 26, 1940, under the direction of Sally Hall, President. They chartered with the Women's International Bowling Congress (WIBC) on December 11, 1940. They bowled at Capitol Recreation, which had eight lanes, with Abe Abrahamson, proprietor. In 1946, Capitol Recreation was destroyed by fire. The Bismarck Bowling Center opened with eight lanes on North 5th Street, where White Drug stands today, with Joe Zahn and Art Bentson, proprietors. By 1950, the Association had grown and they bowled at the Bismarck Bowling Center and Nicola Lanes. In 1956, the Bismarck Bowling Center moved to 23rd Street, as a 12 lane center, and in 1958, added 8 more lanes. Ten Spot Lanes was built and opened its doors in December 1958. The Bismarck Women's Bowling Association amended their by-laws and became the Bismarck-Mandan Women's Bowling Association on August 27, 1959. In the 1960s, Midway Lanes, a 24 lane center, was built on the strip in Mandan by Harry Semerad. Capitol Plaza Lanes, a 40 lane center, was built and opened its doors in January 1982. Bismarck Bowling Center closed in May 1983.
In 1985, the Bismarck-Mandan Women's Bowling Association made their bid at the 1985 Women's International Bowling Congress Annual Meeting in Toledo, Ohio, to host the 1989 Women's International Bowling Congress in 1989. The tournament was held in April 1989. The association celebrated its 50 year anniversary in 1990.
Source: Bismarck-Mandan Women's Bowling Association Records (MSS 11355), Box 1, Folder 7.
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
1 By-laws 2012
2 Correspondence 1984-2002
3 Membership information 1940-2008
4 Yearbooks and averages 1988-2008
5 Yearbooks and averages 2008-2014
6 Annual meetings 1975-2002
7 Activities and history 1940-ca. 1994
8 50th Anniversary statistics 1940-1990
9 Newsletter 1969-2002
10 Certificates 1951-2006
11 Civic Center proposal 1984
Box 2:
1 Minutes 1939-1964
2 Minutes 1965-2006
3 Special board minutes and correspondence 1987-1989
4 Board of Directors minutes 1965-2005
5 Local Tournaments 1954-2001
6 State Tournaments 1954-1997
7 Championship Tournaments 1966-1981
8 National and International Tournaments 1989-1997
Box 3:
1 Newspaper clippings 1965-2008
2 Strike Searchers Bowling League 1971-1990
3 Procedures Manual 10/1986
4 Ephemera ca. 1940-2000
Box 4: Bowling Extra sections from the Bismarck Tribune and score sheet for 1974 game between Pioneer Realty and Cowan Drug 1974-1989
Box 5: Photographs: 00001-00075 ca. 1940-2002
Box 6: Photographs: 00076-00150 ca. 1940-2002
Box 7: Photographs: 00151-00170 ca. 1940-2002
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