Round Table Records

Collection — Box: Scrapbook

Identifier: OGLMC-569

Scope and Contents

The Round Table Records, 1929-1996, consist of a scrapbook, membership information, and meeting minutes. The scrapbook contains materials spanning the years 1931-1979. These materials include group photos of members, yearly programs, newspaper clippings, two essays and a 1976 Christmas card from Margaret Starcher, Round Table member and wife of former UND President George Starcher. The programs contain meeting schedules, membership rosters, and lists of the topics of discussion at meetings. Newspaper clippings document club elections and annual meetings with the North Dakota Dames, a sister literary club not restricted to wives of faculty. Some clippings also document personal events, such as birthdays and wedding anniversaries. The two essays were written on the occasion of the club's 20th and 50th anniversaries and describe highlights of its history.

Dates

created: 1929-1996
Other: Date acquired: 03/04/1980

Creator

Round Table (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

Round Table, a social-literary club, was organized by the faculty wives at the University of North Dakota in 1929. The club served as a means for the "... study and discussion of literary, social, political, economic, historical and kindred subjects and problems."

Note written by

Full Extent

0.50 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Mrs. Edward Nelson, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Method of Acquisition

Donation; 80-643

Accruals and Additions

Additional material was donated by: Beverly Bale, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on October 7, 1996 (97-2100) Harriet Thorson, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on January 16, 1998 (97-2176)