United Commercial Travelers. Fargo Council #65 Photograph Collection
File
Identifier: Photo 2148
Scope and Contents
The United Commercial Travelers. Fargo Council #65 Photograph Collection has been broken down into two folders. The first folder, Group Portraits are mostly professional studio photographs showing various members, some likely of leadership councils.
The second folder entitled Activities and Events, holds snapshots from two separate events. The first set shows an award ceremony, with one person identified as Paul Lanier. They appear to be taken in the 1940s, perhaps at their meeting place in the Sons of Norway Lodge. Two more photos show the Patrol of Fargo Council in uniform at the North Dakota State Fair in Fargo, likely taken in the 1920s.
One panoramic photo was separated and placed in Institute for Regional Studies Oversize Photo collection under Oversize 5.21. The photo shows the North Dakota State Fair grandstand in Fargo, with group members in the stand. It has a caption stating, “U.C.T. Convention at the Races & Airship Flights, Fargo, N.D. 6-9-1911.
The second folder entitled Activities and Events, holds snapshots from two separate events. The first set shows an award ceremony, with one person identified as Paul Lanier. They appear to be taken in the 1940s, perhaps at their meeting place in the Sons of Norway Lodge. Two more photos show the Patrol of Fargo Council in uniform at the North Dakota State Fair in Fargo, likely taken in the 1920s.
One panoramic photo was separated and placed in Institute for Regional Studies Oversize Photo collection under Oversize 5.21. The photo shows the North Dakota State Fair grandstand in Fargo, with group members in the stand. It has a caption stating, “U.C.T. Convention at the Races & Airship Flights, Fargo, N.D. 6-9-1911.
Dates
- 1910s-1940s.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection remain with the NDSU Archives.
History
The Order of United Commercial Travelers of America was founded in 1888 with the purpose of uniting
fraternally all commercial travelers and wholesale salesmen. It was a secret society with local lodges
called councils, chartered by state lodges called grand councils. The international headquarters was and
continues to be headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Today it is a non-profit fraternal benefit society
offering its members various insurance products and other benefits. UCT also pursues community service
activities including youth programs, public safety and drug awareness campaigns, cancer education and
prevention, and aid to people with mental retardation. With a total membership of nearly 90,000, UCT currently has 416 local councils and operates in 47 states, the District of Columbia and 10 provinces of
Canada.
Fargo Council No. 65 was organized September 24, 1894 by supreme counselor A.J. Dowd of Chicago, Illinois. Meetings were held in the Knights of Pythias hall until 1895 when they moved to the Odd Fellows Hall. In 1910 it moved to the A.O.U.W. The Grand Council for Minnesota and North Dakota was organized September 29, 1894 at Duluth, of which the Fargo council was a member. By 1895 the Fargo council had eighty-one members and increased to 516 by 1924. In 1950 they had 517 members. By 1987 the council was still in existence, although further details are not known regarding membership.
Fargo Council No. 65 was organized September 24, 1894 by supreme counselor A.J. Dowd of Chicago, Illinois. Meetings were held in the Knights of Pythias hall until 1895 when they moved to the Odd Fellows Hall. In 1910 it moved to the A.O.U.W. The Grand Council for Minnesota and North Dakota was organized September 29, 1894 at Duluth, of which the Fargo council was a member. By 1895 the Fargo council had eighty-one members and increased to 516 by 1924. In 1950 they had 517 members. By 1987 the council was still in existence, although further details are not known regarding membership.
Extent
10 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs from the local Fargo council of national organization uniting fraternally all commercial travelers and wholesale salesmen.
Provenance
Donated by the Council, 1987 (Acc. 2207).
Property rights
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the United Commercial Travelers. Fargo Council #65 Photograph Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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