College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Departmental Records
Collection
Identifier: UA 0057
Scope and Contents
This collection was originally Record Group 11. These materials are arranged in the order they were originally processed and folder names retained. The following materials in the Lyceum Series are now located in the Alfred Arvold Collection, Box 1/39 – Box 2/15: The Citizen’s Lecture Series, the A.C. Lyceum Course and the Annual Lyceum Series through the 1952-1953 season.
Little Country Theater series is missing several folders from the original inventory. Original inventory can be found in workflow packet>university archives>C>College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences>UA 0057>LittleCountryTheatre-PrintMaterials PDF.
The following are departmental series: Sociology/Anthropology Series, Humanities Series, Pre-Law Series, Social Sciences Series, Visual Arts and Fine Arts Series, Women and Gender Studies Series, Theatre Arts Series, Division of Fine Arts Series: Concert Choir Sub-Series, Gold Star Band (Concert, Marching, Cadet) Sub-Series, Madrigal Sub-Series, Recitals (Student, Faculty, Guest) Sub-Series, Spring Gala Sub-Series, Fine Arts Events Sub-Series, NDSU Invitational High School Jazz and Choral Festival Sub-Series, NDSU Jazz Ensemble, Dakota Jazz, and Jazz Combo Sub-Series, Christmas Concerts/Convocations Sub-Series, Scholarship Concerts Sub-Series, Wind Ensemble Sub-Series, Spring Pops Concert Sub-Series , Men & Women’s Glee Club Sub-Series, Opera Workshops Sub-Series, Brass Sub-Series, Band Sub-Series, Percussion Ensemble Sub-Series Choral Concert – Winter/Fall/Spring Sub-Series, Woodwind Chamber Night Sub-Series, University Chorus Sub-Series, Hard Bop Saxophone Quartet Sub-Series, Saxtravaganza Sub-Series, Convocation Recitals/Concerts Sub-Series; Festival Preview - Publication of Festival Concert Hall Sub-Series; Art Gallery – Memorial Union Sub-Series, Reineke Visual Arts Gallery Sub-Series, Wide-Ranging Events/Information Sub-Series, Lyceum Sub-Series, Festival Concert Sub-Series, Baroque Festival Sub-Series; and The Little Country Theatre Series: History/Background LCT (Little Country Theater) Sub-Series, Newsletters Sub-Series, Anniversaries Sub-Series, Edwin Booth Sub-Series, Auditions Sub-Series, NDSU Student Productions/Showcases (Non-LCT Productions) Sub-Series, Events (Non-LCT Productions) Arvold Productions Sub-Series, Community Theatre Related Activities – Arvold Productions Sub-Series, Little Country Theatre Sponsored Events/Productions Sub-Series, Little Country Theatre Productions Sub-Series, Recitals Sub-Series, Scrapbook Sub-Series, NDRT General History and Administration Sub-Series, NDRT Season One 1981 - Two by Two; Angel Street; 6 Rms Riv Vu Sub-Series, NDRT Season Two 1982 - Night Watch; Mary, Mary; Perfectly Frank Sub-Series, NDRT Season Three 1983 - Side by Side by Sondheim; the Odd Couple; Little Mary Sunshine Sub-Series, NDRT Season Four 1984 - Godspell; Barefoot in the Park; Deadwood Dick Sub-Series, NDRT Season Five 1985 - Twigs; Hayfever; The Robber Bridegroom Sub-Series, NDRT Sixth Season 1986 - The Importance of Being Earnest; Brighton Beach Memories; Dames at Sea Sub-Series, NDRT Seventh Season 1987 - El Grande De Coca-Cola; Butterflies are Free; The Shadow Box Sub-Series, NDRT Eighth Season 1988 - You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; The Fantasticks Sub-Series, NDRT Ninth Season 1989 Sub-Series, The Prairie Stage Records Sub-Series.
Little Country Theater series is missing several folders from the original inventory. Original inventory can be found in workflow packet>university archives>C>College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences>UA 0057>LittleCountryTheatre-PrintMaterials PDF.
The following are departmental series: Sociology/Anthropology Series, Humanities Series, Pre-Law Series, Social Sciences Series, Visual Arts and Fine Arts Series, Women and Gender Studies Series, Theatre Arts Series, Division of Fine Arts Series: Concert Choir Sub-Series, Gold Star Band (Concert, Marching, Cadet) Sub-Series, Madrigal Sub-Series, Recitals (Student, Faculty, Guest) Sub-Series, Spring Gala Sub-Series, Fine Arts Events Sub-Series, NDSU Invitational High School Jazz and Choral Festival Sub-Series, NDSU Jazz Ensemble, Dakota Jazz, and Jazz Combo Sub-Series, Christmas Concerts/Convocations Sub-Series, Scholarship Concerts Sub-Series, Wind Ensemble Sub-Series, Spring Pops Concert Sub-Series , Men & Women’s Glee Club Sub-Series, Opera Workshops Sub-Series, Brass Sub-Series, Band Sub-Series, Percussion Ensemble Sub-Series Choral Concert – Winter/Fall/Spring Sub-Series, Woodwind Chamber Night Sub-Series, University Chorus Sub-Series, Hard Bop Saxophone Quartet Sub-Series, Saxtravaganza Sub-Series, Convocation Recitals/Concerts Sub-Series; Festival Preview - Publication of Festival Concert Hall Sub-Series; Art Gallery – Memorial Union Sub-Series, Reineke Visual Arts Gallery Sub-Series, Wide-Ranging Events/Information Sub-Series, Lyceum Sub-Series, Festival Concert Sub-Series, Baroque Festival Sub-Series; and The Little Country Theatre Series: History/Background LCT (Little Country Theater) Sub-Series, Newsletters Sub-Series, Anniversaries Sub-Series, Edwin Booth Sub-Series, Auditions Sub-Series, NDSU Student Productions/Showcases (Non-LCT Productions) Sub-Series, Events (Non-LCT Productions) Arvold Productions Sub-Series, Community Theatre Related Activities – Arvold Productions Sub-Series, Little Country Theatre Sponsored Events/Productions Sub-Series, Little Country Theatre Productions Sub-Series, Recitals Sub-Series, Scrapbook Sub-Series, NDRT General History and Administration Sub-Series, NDRT Season One 1981 - Two by Two; Angel Street; 6 Rms Riv Vu Sub-Series, NDRT Season Two 1982 - Night Watch; Mary, Mary; Perfectly Frank Sub-Series, NDRT Season Three 1983 - Side by Side by Sondheim; the Odd Couple; Little Mary Sunshine Sub-Series, NDRT Season Four 1984 - Godspell; Barefoot in the Park; Deadwood Dick Sub-Series, NDRT Season Five 1985 - Twigs; Hayfever; The Robber Bridegroom Sub-Series, NDRT Sixth Season 1986 - The Importance of Being Earnest; Brighton Beach Memories; Dames at Sea Sub-Series, NDRT Seventh Season 1987 - El Grande De Coca-Cola; Butterflies are Free; The Shadow Box Sub-Series, NDRT Eighth Season 1988 - You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown; The Fantasticks Sub-Series, NDRT Ninth Season 1989 Sub-Series, The Prairie Stage Records Sub-Series.
Dates
- 1918 - 2013
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.
Biographical / Historical
Prior to 1920, the courses that make up the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences were sorted under the heading of Group of Applied Sciences. As reported in the November-December 1919 issue of College and State, “Those departments which have heretofore been without group organization, serving as supplementary departments to the other schools, have now been organized into the school of science and literature and Professor A.E. Minard has been appointed chairman of the school.” (p.8)
In 1920, the School of Science and Literature was established with the following departments: biology, English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history, mathematics, modern languages, public discussion and social science, and social and economic science. By 1935, the School, as well as all other schools of NDAC, had been replaced by the Division of Applied Arts and Sciences. Departments within this grouping included: botany and plant physiology, education, English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history, mathematics, modern languages, pharmacy, public discussion and social service, social and economic sciences, and zoology and physiology.
In 1939, Schools were once again established and the School of Applied Arts and Sciences appeared. Departments within the school were: botany, economics and sociology, education and psychology, English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history and political science, mathematics, modern languages, speech, and zoology and physiology. By 1960, the School had changed names to the School of Arts and Sciences, with the following departments: bacteriology, botany, communications, economics, education, English and philosophy, entomology, geography, geology, history, library science, mathematics, modern languages, music, physical education, political science, psychology, related art, sociology, speech, and zoology. Upon the change of NDAC to NDSU in December of 1960, the School became a College.
Early in 1973, the College consisted of the following majors: art, bacteriology, biological science, botany, economics, business economics, earth science, English, entomology, history, mathematics, computer science, French, German, music, physical education, psychology, science, speech and drama, speech pathology and audiology, social science, sociology, zoology, and medical technology. In March, 1973, the State Board of Higher Education approved a “reorganization of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Chemistry and Physics to reduce the disparity in size and complexity.” The Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences and Science and Mathematics are created. The majors in the newly formed College of Humanities and Social Sciences were: art, economics, business economics, English, history, humanities, French, German, music, physical education, political science, speech and drama, speech pathology and audiology, social science, and sociology.
As of the 1996-98 Bulletin, the majors in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are: art, economics, English, French, German, history, humanities, mass communications, music, political science, social science, sociology, Spanish, speech communications, and theatre arts. In January 1998 the North Dakota Board of Higher Education confirmed the college name change to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. “The new name explicitly recognizes the centrality of the three departments of the Division of Fine Arts to the mission of the college.” (AHSS Alumni Newsletter, 1998) As of September 2003, The North Dakota Board of higher Education, approved a name change to: Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science. In addition, a B.S. with a major in Criminal Justice and a B.F.A. in Art was also approved.
As per the web site of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (February 2005), the following majors are offered: anthropology, broadcast journalism, broadcast production, criminal justice, criminology/corrections/law enforcement, emergency management, English, French, general communications, German, history, political science, print media, public history, public relations, public service, mass communications, music, natural resource management, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, speech communications, theater arts, and visual arts.
In addition, the following interdisciplinary programs were available as of 2006: gerontology, humanities, pre-dentistry, pre-law, pre-med, social science and women's studies. In February 2006, it was announced that five new majors would be offered from the Communications Department in the fall 2006: management communication; journalism, broadcasting and communication technology; health communication; agricultural communication and public relations and advertising.
The origins of theatre at North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC) pre-date the founding of the Little Country Theatre (LTC) in February of 1914 . On January 18, 1907 the NDAC Dramatic Club was founded and they “produced their first play Captain Racket on June 6, 1907 at the Grand Theatre [downtown Fargo]. In the 1907 Agassiz (Volume One) yearbook there is a Program list for that play and a picture of the 8 young women and 10 young men with the ‘Director’ Professor Keene.” Edward Spencer Keene came to NDAC in the fall of 1892, with a BS degree from the University of Illinois and two years of teaching experience. He was hired to head the Mechanical Arts program.” Professor Keene, as with most of the early faculty members at NDAC, wore many hats. Not only was he involved with drama at NDAC, he organized the military training program (eventually evolved into ROTC), the Engineering Club (Lyceum of Engineers) and the first men’s social fraternity, Alpha Mu (eventually became Theta Chi fraternity). He also became Dean of the School of Mechanical Arts and served as Interim President of the College (1921). [Information excerpted/paraphrased from Don Larew’s presentation to LCT alumni at a reception at the University President’s home on December 9, 2004.]
The phenomenal growth of theatre and related entertainment at NDAC was due primarily to Alfred G. Arvold, originally hired in the fall of 1907 as an Instructor in English and Oratory. By the time of his retirement in 1953 he was Chairman and Professor of Speech, and Leader in Neighborhood Activities, which he held until his retirement in 1953. Prior to his founding of the LCT in 1914, Arvold immersed himself in theatre and theatre related activities almost upon his arrival at NDAC. In October 1907, Arvold was elected Director of the Dramatic Club, that Keene helped to found, and soon after the name was changed to the Edwin Booth Dramatic Club, the name of the dramatic club at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Arvold’s alma mater. The Edwin Booth Dramatic Club’s first production, The Professor’s Predicament premiered on February 12, 1908, at the Fargo Opera House.
In 1911, in conjunction with the Extension Service at NDAC, Professor Arvold established the lending Package Library. “The aim of the package library system is to vitalize all the sources of information which can be used for material for presentation on public programs.” (The Little Country Theater. Arvold, Alfred G. Macmillan: NY. 1922, pp. 46-47.)
Probably Arvold’s most ambitious, non-LCT undertaking was in the winter of 1913, with the NDAC Student Life Train, which was manned and operated by students and left Fargo on Monday, February 10, 1913 for three days, and 30 North Dakota towns and communities promoting NDAC. On board were exhibits from all departments of the college, President and Mrs. Worst were the major chaperones, students from the Cadet Band, the Crack Squad, the College “Y” quartet, two Programs from the Edwin Booth Dramatic club, the college Orchestra, and student demonstrators. [Information excerpted/ paraphrased from Don Larew’s presentation to LCT alumni at a reception at the University President’s home on December 9, 2004.]
The Little Country Theatre, as we know it, was dedicated at North Dakota Agricultural College on February 10, 1914. Since the chapel in Old Main was not being used, Arvold decided that was the place to set a permanent theatre at NDAC. Through his efforts, the chapel was transformed into a theatre, eventually seating 350. Within ten years the theater plant had grown and occupied most of the second and third floors of Old Main. Including the theater proper, its adjuncts included the Lincoln Log Cabin, the Ibsen Room, the Green Room, the Village, the Library, the Tower Study, and the main office and makeup room. “The aim of The Little Country Theater is to produce such plays and exercises as can be easily staged in a country school-house, the basement of a country church, the sitting room of a farm home, or the village or town hall, or any place where people assemble for social betterment. Its principal function is to stimulate an interest in good, clean drama and original entertainment among the people living in the open country and villages.” Arvold, Alfred G. (1957). Alfred.....In Every Man’s Life. Fargo: Ulsaker Printing Co., p. 25. With the completion of Askanase Hall in 1968, the theater plant which had been in Old Main for fifty-four years relocated to a 400-seat theater, classrooms, and workrooms.
The North Dakota Repertory Theatre (NDRT), a summer repertory company, had its opening performances in the summer of 1981 and ran through the summer of 1988. Numerous proposals to fund the company were presented to the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Alumni Association and Development Foundation, beginning in October, 1979. In late 1980, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Development Foundation agreed to loan $36,000 over the next five years to start the company.
Tal Russell, director of the Little Country Theatre (LCT) at NDSU, along with LCT staff, hoped to build a self-sufficient repertory company. Indeed, NDRT would be the only repertory theatre in North Dakota. Prior to the creation of the NDRT, The Prairie Stage, an NDSU touring summer stock company, played during the summers of 1972 through 1976.
Repertory companies are unique from other types of companies, in that they rehearse several plays simultaneously and then alternate productions over several weeks, which results in higher quality shows due to the extra time spent rehearsing. The North Dakota Repertory Theatre lasted for nine seasons.
The Prairie Stage Records was summer touring company From 1972-1976 NDSU. Dr. Fred Walsh, Theatre Chairman, at this time, explained the concept of the Prairie Stage in his unpublished autobiography: “That moment when for the first time I saw the Prairie Stage tent erected and fully equipped with stage, rows of platforms for the seating area supporting approximately 200 colorful contoured seats, all awaiting the arrival of an audience, was a proud one.” “Why do something like the Prairie Stage which is a lot harder work than teaching a few summer school classes? Well, first of all---and this is so very important---for the pure joy of doing it. Secondly, it gave our student actors that much more experience. Thirdly, it fulfilled two of the three functions of a land-grant institution, teaching and service.” “After five seasons, I brought the tent show to a halt. Costs had risen to such a level that to have continued we would have been as the saying goes, ‘sending good money after bad.’ We would have lost money even playing to capacity crowds.”
In 1920, the School of Science and Literature was established with the following departments: biology, English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history, mathematics, modern languages, public discussion and social science, and social and economic science. By 1935, the School, as well as all other schools of NDAC, had been replaced by the Division of Applied Arts and Sciences. Departments within this grouping included: botany and plant physiology, education, English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history, mathematics, modern languages, pharmacy, public discussion and social service, social and economic sciences, and zoology and physiology.
In 1939, Schools were once again established and the School of Applied Arts and Sciences appeared. Departments within the school were: botany, economics and sociology, education and psychology, English and philosophy, geology and mineralogy, history and political science, mathematics, modern languages, speech, and zoology and physiology. By 1960, the School had changed names to the School of Arts and Sciences, with the following departments: bacteriology, botany, communications, economics, education, English and philosophy, entomology, geography, geology, history, library science, mathematics, modern languages, music, physical education, political science, psychology, related art, sociology, speech, and zoology. Upon the change of NDAC to NDSU in December of 1960, the School became a College.
Early in 1973, the College consisted of the following majors: art, bacteriology, biological science, botany, economics, business economics, earth science, English, entomology, history, mathematics, computer science, French, German, music, physical education, psychology, science, speech and drama, speech pathology and audiology, social science, sociology, zoology, and medical technology. In March, 1973, the State Board of Higher Education approved a “reorganization of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Chemistry and Physics to reduce the disparity in size and complexity.” The Colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences and Science and Mathematics are created. The majors in the newly formed College of Humanities and Social Sciences were: art, economics, business economics, English, history, humanities, French, German, music, physical education, political science, speech and drama, speech pathology and audiology, social science, and sociology.
As of the 1996-98 Bulletin, the majors in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are: art, economics, English, French, German, history, humanities, mass communications, music, political science, social science, sociology, Spanish, speech communications, and theatre arts. In January 1998 the North Dakota Board of Higher Education confirmed the college name change to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. “The new name explicitly recognizes the centrality of the three departments of the Division of Fine Arts to the mission of the college.” (AHSS Alumni Newsletter, 1998) As of September 2003, The North Dakota Board of higher Education, approved a name change to: Department of Criminal Justice and Political Science. In addition, a B.S. with a major in Criminal Justice and a B.F.A. in Art was also approved.
As per the web site of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (February 2005), the following majors are offered: anthropology, broadcast journalism, broadcast production, criminal justice, criminology/corrections/law enforcement, emergency management, English, French, general communications, German, history, political science, print media, public history, public relations, public service, mass communications, music, natural resource management, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, speech communications, theater arts, and visual arts.
In addition, the following interdisciplinary programs were available as of 2006: gerontology, humanities, pre-dentistry, pre-law, pre-med, social science and women's studies. In February 2006, it was announced that five new majors would be offered from the Communications Department in the fall 2006: management communication; journalism, broadcasting and communication technology; health communication; agricultural communication and public relations and advertising.
The origins of theatre at North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC) pre-date the founding of the Little Country Theatre (LTC) in February of 1914 . On January 18, 1907 the NDAC Dramatic Club was founded and they “produced their first play Captain Racket on June 6, 1907 at the Grand Theatre [downtown Fargo]. In the 1907 Agassiz (Volume One) yearbook there is a Program list for that play and a picture of the 8 young women and 10 young men with the ‘Director’ Professor Keene.” Edward Spencer Keene came to NDAC in the fall of 1892, with a BS degree from the University of Illinois and two years of teaching experience. He was hired to head the Mechanical Arts program.” Professor Keene, as with most of the early faculty members at NDAC, wore many hats. Not only was he involved with drama at NDAC, he organized the military training program (eventually evolved into ROTC), the Engineering Club (Lyceum of Engineers) and the first men’s social fraternity, Alpha Mu (eventually became Theta Chi fraternity). He also became Dean of the School of Mechanical Arts and served as Interim President of the College (1921). [Information excerpted/paraphrased from Don Larew’s presentation to LCT alumni at a reception at the University President’s home on December 9, 2004.]
The phenomenal growth of theatre and related entertainment at NDAC was due primarily to Alfred G. Arvold, originally hired in the fall of 1907 as an Instructor in English and Oratory. By the time of his retirement in 1953 he was Chairman and Professor of Speech, and Leader in Neighborhood Activities, which he held until his retirement in 1953. Prior to his founding of the LCT in 1914, Arvold immersed himself in theatre and theatre related activities almost upon his arrival at NDAC. In October 1907, Arvold was elected Director of the Dramatic Club, that Keene helped to found, and soon after the name was changed to the Edwin Booth Dramatic Club, the name of the dramatic club at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Arvold’s alma mater. The Edwin Booth Dramatic Club’s first production, The Professor’s Predicament premiered on February 12, 1908, at the Fargo Opera House.
In 1911, in conjunction with the Extension Service at NDAC, Professor Arvold established the lending Package Library. “The aim of the package library system is to vitalize all the sources of information which can be used for material for presentation on public programs.” (The Little Country Theater. Arvold, Alfred G. Macmillan: NY. 1922, pp. 46-47.)
Probably Arvold’s most ambitious, non-LCT undertaking was in the winter of 1913, with the NDAC Student Life Train, which was manned and operated by students and left Fargo on Monday, February 10, 1913 for three days, and 30 North Dakota towns and communities promoting NDAC. On board were exhibits from all departments of the college, President and Mrs. Worst were the major chaperones, students from the Cadet Band, the Crack Squad, the College “Y” quartet, two Programs from the Edwin Booth Dramatic club, the college Orchestra, and student demonstrators. [Information excerpted/ paraphrased from Don Larew’s presentation to LCT alumni at a reception at the University President’s home on December 9, 2004.]
The Little Country Theatre, as we know it, was dedicated at North Dakota Agricultural College on February 10, 1914. Since the chapel in Old Main was not being used, Arvold decided that was the place to set a permanent theatre at NDAC. Through his efforts, the chapel was transformed into a theatre, eventually seating 350. Within ten years the theater plant had grown and occupied most of the second and third floors of Old Main. Including the theater proper, its adjuncts included the Lincoln Log Cabin, the Ibsen Room, the Green Room, the Village, the Library, the Tower Study, and the main office and makeup room. “The aim of The Little Country Theater is to produce such plays and exercises as can be easily staged in a country school-house, the basement of a country church, the sitting room of a farm home, or the village or town hall, or any place where people assemble for social betterment. Its principal function is to stimulate an interest in good, clean drama and original entertainment among the people living in the open country and villages.” Arvold, Alfred G. (1957). Alfred.....In Every Man’s Life. Fargo: Ulsaker Printing Co., p. 25. With the completion of Askanase Hall in 1968, the theater plant which had been in Old Main for fifty-four years relocated to a 400-seat theater, classrooms, and workrooms.
The North Dakota Repertory Theatre (NDRT), a summer repertory company, had its opening performances in the summer of 1981 and ran through the summer of 1988. Numerous proposals to fund the company were presented to the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Alumni Association and Development Foundation, beginning in October, 1979. In late 1980, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Development Foundation agreed to loan $36,000 over the next five years to start the company.
Tal Russell, director of the Little Country Theatre (LCT) at NDSU, along with LCT staff, hoped to build a self-sufficient repertory company. Indeed, NDRT would be the only repertory theatre in North Dakota. Prior to the creation of the NDRT, The Prairie Stage, an NDSU touring summer stock company, played during the summers of 1972 through 1976.
Repertory companies are unique from other types of companies, in that they rehearse several plays simultaneously and then alternate productions over several weeks, which results in higher quality shows due to the extra time spent rehearsing. The North Dakota Repertory Theatre lasted for nine seasons.
The Prairie Stage Records was summer touring company From 1972-1976 NDSU. Dr. Fred Walsh, Theatre Chairman, at this time, explained the concept of the Prairie Stage in his unpublished autobiography: “That moment when for the first time I saw the Prairie Stage tent erected and fully equipped with stage, rows of platforms for the seating area supporting approximately 200 colorful contoured seats, all awaiting the arrival of an audience, was a proud one.” “Why do something like the Prairie Stage which is a lot harder work than teaching a few summer school classes? Well, first of all---and this is so very important---for the pure joy of doing it. Secondly, it gave our student actors that much more experience. Thirdly, it fulfilled two of the three functions of a land-grant institution, teaching and service.” “After five seasons, I brought the tent show to a halt. Costs had risen to such a level that to have continued we would have been as the saying goes, ‘sending good money after bad.’ We would have lost money even playing to capacity crowds.”
Extent
17 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Prior to 1920, the courses that make up the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences were sorted under the heading of Group of Applied Sciences. As reported in the November-December 1919 issue of College and State, “Those departments which have heretofore been without group organization, serving as supplementary departments to the other schools, have now been organized into the school of science and literature and Professor A.E. Minard has been appointed chairman of the school.” (p.8)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This is was an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records
transfers, the university campus mail, or donations by various individuals.
Legal Status
The North Dakota State University Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Departmental Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
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West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu