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Title: Society for the Preservation of the Former Governor’s Mansion
Dates: 1929-2017
Collection Number: MSS 10765
Quantity: 2 cubic feet
Abstract: Consists of the records of the Society of the Preservation of the Former Governor’s Mansion. Records include bylaws, membership records, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, histories of the Society and of the Former Governor’s Mansion, copies of photographs of the Mansion, and videos of lawn parties held at the Former Governor’s Mansion.
Provenance: The collection was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota by Richard Palmer in December 1992. Additional accessions have been added to the collection from Merl Paaverud,
Dr. Herb Wilson, Marilyn Campbell and Deb Igoe.
Property rights: The State Historical Society of North Dakota owns the property rights to the collection.
Copyrights: Copyrights to materials in this collection remain with the donor, publisher, author, or author's heirs. Researchers should consult the 1976 Copyright Act, Public Law 94-553, Title 17, U.S. Code and an archivist at this repository if clarification of copyright requirements is needed.
Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the collection title, collection number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.
BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY
Box 1:
1 Minutes, roll calls, membership, projects 2009-2012
2 Minutes 2001-2009
3 Minutes 1995-2000
4 Minutes 1974-1994
5 Founding documents, charger members 1974
6 Correspondence 1967-1980
7 Correspondence and form letters 1998-2005
8 Subject Files (history of Former Governor’s Mansion, Society for the Preservation of the former Governor’s Residence and preservation work), ca. 1974-1981
9 Legal documents and agreements, 1977-1979
10 Lawn party/ice cream social 1994-2004
11 Lawn party/Lloyd Aandahl 2000
12 Lawn party/ice cream social 2005-2017
13 Fiddle fest 2010
14 Fiddle fest 2009
15 Fiddle fest 2008
16 Videotape program scripts 2004-2007
17 Obituaries and news clippings 2000-2008
18 Newspaper Clippings (history of Former Governor’s Mansion and preservation work done by the Society for the Preservation of the Former Governor’s Residence), 1929-1980
19 Pamphlets, 1978-1980
20 Photographs (many are copies), 1907-1981
Box 2: Videotapes 10765-00001 – 10765-00013 (see inventory below), 1997-2011
Box 3: Videotapes 10765-00014 – 10765-00032 (see inventory below), 2003-2011
Box 4:
1 Organizational papers regarding board members and projects, 1974-2015
2 Organizational papers regarding board members and projects, 1974-2015
Videotape Inventory
10765-01 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, Aug. 1997
10765-02 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 1998
10765-03 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2000
10765-04 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2001
10765-05 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2002 - Link and Wilson
10765-06 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2002
10765-07 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2004
10765-08 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2005 - (for Ray Towne)
10765-09 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2006
10765-10 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2006
10765-11 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2007
10765-12 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2008
10765-13 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2009
10765-14 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2003 - Volume 1 west
10765-15 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2003 - Volume 1 north
10765-16 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2003 - Volume 2 west
10765-17 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2003 - Volume 2 north
10765-18 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2003 - Volume 3 north
10765-19 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2004
10765-20 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2005
10765-21 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2007
10765-22 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2008
10765-23 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party, 2008
10765-24 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party - First two hours, 2009
10765-25 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party - Last 40 minutes, 2009
10765-26 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party - First two hours, 2010
10765-27 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party - First two hours, 2010
10765-28 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party - Second half, 2010
10765-29 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party -Tape 1, 2011
10765-30 Former Governor's Mansion Lawn Party -Tape 2 - Ice cream social, 2011
10765-31 Former Governor’s Mansion Lawn Party #6 RCA, 1999
10765-32 Former Governor’s Mansion Lawn Part #7, 1999
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