Finding Aid
Item — Folder: Photo 405.1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The North Dakota Council of Churches Photograph Collection, is made up of 62 photographic prints. Most of the photos are unidentified. They have been organized and broken down topically into five folders.
The People folder contains mostly professional portraits of various leaders of the organization, those identified are C. A. Armstrong, Rev. Ronald D. Erickson, and Rev. Calvin Petersen. There is also a series of professional photographs of a family praying and entering a church, which can be identified as Plymouth Congregational Church in Fargo, at the time Rev. Clarence E. Parr was minister (1935-1944).
The Buildings folder contains four photographs of buildings, with out people visible. These include, the Canaan Moravian Church in rural Davenport, N.D., the Fargo Union Mission, the North Dakota State Capitol Building in winter, and a view of some unidentified tourist cabins.
The Meetings folder contains 15 photographic prints, many appear to show council leaders and members who appear to be reviewing paperwork, perhaps as a convention. There are also three photos that show Rev. A. W. Heidinger and C. A. Armstrong leaving on the Christian Education tour. Their automobile is parked in the 1000 block, of 6th Street South in Fargo.
The Events folders contain a number of images likely of the North Dakota Council of Christian Education tours across the state visiting various unidentified schools and churches. There is also several group photos taken in front of the lodge at the International Peace Gardens, and the final photo is identified as the Laboratory & Council Officers School, 1935 in Lake Geneva, College Camp, Penn.
The People folder contains mostly professional portraits of various leaders of the organization, those identified are C. A. Armstrong, Rev. Ronald D. Erickson, and Rev. Calvin Petersen. There is also a series of professional photographs of a family praying and entering a church, which can be identified as Plymouth Congregational Church in Fargo, at the time Rev. Clarence E. Parr was minister (1935-1944).
The Buildings folder contains four photographs of buildings, with out people visible. These include, the Canaan Moravian Church in rural Davenport, N.D., the Fargo Union Mission, the North Dakota State Capitol Building in winter, and a view of some unidentified tourist cabins.
The Meetings folder contains 15 photographic prints, many appear to show council leaders and members who appear to be reviewing paperwork, perhaps as a convention. There are also three photos that show Rev. A. W. Heidinger and C. A. Armstrong leaving on the Christian Education tour. Their automobile is parked in the 1000 block, of 6th Street South in Fargo.
The Events folders contain a number of images likely of the North Dakota Council of Christian Education tours across the state visiting various unidentified schools and churches. There is also several group photos taken in front of the lodge at the International Peace Gardens, and the final photo is identified as the Laboratory & Council Officers School, 1935 in Lake Geneva, College Camp, Penn.
Dates
- 1910s-1950s
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSu Archives.
Extent
From the Collection: 62 Photographic Prints (62 Photographic prints)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu