Miscellaneous

The Anna V. Kirk Papers consist of a scrapbook, photographs, family history information, and a newspaper clipping pertaining to a 1925 Grand Forks trial where Anna Kirk served as a juror. Anna Kirk created the scrapbook, which contains photographs of groups in which she was a member, ribbons from the WCTU annual conventions, and newspaper articles, many written by Kirk, about women and politics, suffrage, and WCTU activities. She personalized the scrapbook with a selection of poems, quotes, and pictures of people, such as past U.S. Presidents, who inspired her. Two photographs are included in the collection. One is from 1925 of a grand jury in the Grand Forks County District Court. Kirk was the first woman to serve on a jury in this court. The other photograph is a 1962 portrait of Kirk. A family history contains a brief biography of her husband, Ernest Kirk, and their children, Sidney, Harvey, and Dorothy Ann. Also included is an article written by Milt Winger, resulting from an interview with Dorothy Ann Kirk, Anna's only daughter, on December 6, 1993.