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Red River Valley Woodcarvers Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3063

Overview

This collection contains the history of the Red River Valley Woodcarvers Association, their constitution and by-laws, meeting notes and minutes, and finally newsletters

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1975-2011

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.

Biographical / Historical

The first meeting of the Red River Valley Woodcarvers Association was held October 14, 1973, though it was unofficial at the time. It was held in the home of Stewart and Marion Bakken. There was interest in forming a group and next meeting, held November 4, 1973 at the home of Porter Eide, was the first official meeting. At this meeting, the first officers were held and a committee formed to create the constitution. It was agreed upon at this meeting that the second Sunday of each month, the meeting would be held. The first couple of meetings were held in Butch Anton’s shop. Then they were held in the Indian Center which was formally St. John’s hospital Nurses’ home. The Association would continue to meet there until 1974.

After the Indian Center, the club would continue to meeting monthly in Dolve Hall on the NDSU campus. Then the meetings were moved to Bethany Homes. Currently, the Association holds its meeting and classes the first Saturday of every month, at In The Chips in Moorhead, Minnesota.

The Association is still active and has a website: https://rrvwoodcarvers.wordpress.com/

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (This collection contains the paper records of the Red River Valley Woodcarvers Association which dealing with the meetings, the news letter, history, and constitution of the Association.)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Donated by Red River Valley Woodcarvers Association via Wayne Hankel on November 3, 2001 (Acc. 2640).

Property Rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Red River Valley Woodcarvers Association Records
Description rules
Appm
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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