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State Agency Records - Council on the Arts. Folklife Centennial - #32097

Title: Council on the Arts - Folklife Centennial Files

Dates: 1987-1989

Record Series: 32097

Quantity: 8.5 feet

Abstract: Consists of subject files, correspondence, posters, financial files, and audio/visual tapes dealing with planning for the Centennial of Statehood event.

Provenance: The Council on the Arts transferred the records to the State Historical Society in July 2003.

Copyright: Public records are not subject to copyright restrictions, although record series may contain copyrighted material. Consideration of such copyrights is the responsibility of the author and publisher.

Access: These records are available for public inspection under provision of the North Dakota Century Code, 55-02.1-08.

Citation: Researchers are requested to cite the record group, series name and number, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota in all footnote and bibliographic references.

BOX / FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1:
1 Arts Organizations Address Lists            1989
2 Agreements   1988
3 Arts Organizations BAGA           1988
4 Arts Organizations Arts Letters               1988
6 Auditors-State               1988-1989
7 Balloon Palace-Patti Hale           1989
8 Best Products, Corp Headquarters 1989
9 Bismarck Parks & Rec.                 1988
10 Bismarck Centennial Commission        1988
11 Bismarck-Mandan Clubs & Organizations         1988-1989
12 Bismarck Mandan Security     1989
13 Bismarck Public Schools           1989
14 Bismarck Rental-Festival Site, Mike Ingemansen 1989
15 Bismarck State College             1988-1989
16 Bismarck Tribune        1989
17 Booths, Appendix A 1988-1989
18 Boy Scouts of America 1989
19 Budget 1988
20 Burleigh County Commission 1989
21 Bus Schedules 1988-1989
22 Butternut Coffee       1988
23 Centennial Commission-Minutes, Steering Committee (Wed. Meetings) 1989
24 Centennial Commission-Marilyn Kipp 1988-1989
25 Centennial Events-Mandan   1989
26 Centennial Commission-Party of the Century-Logs & Schedules 1989
27 Centennial Commission Plan                 1989
28 Centennial Commission Sanctioned Performers 1989
29 Centennial Commission Staff/Members          1988-1989
30 Centennial Commission-Contract        1988
31 Centennial Committee-Constitution Days Agenda 1988-1989
32 Centennial Committee-KXMB              1988
33 Centennial Commission-Miscellaneous            1989
34 Centennial Committee-Transportation Committee (Traffic & Law Enforcement)1988-1989
35 Centennial Committee-Power Committee     1988-1989
36 Centennial Special Events       1989
37 Centennial Committee-Tourism Committee (CVB)      1988
38 Centennial Poet David Solheim            1989
39 Centennial Participants            1989
40 Chambers of Commerce         1988
41 Checkers Catering Service      1989
42 Children’s Area           1989
43 Chuckwagons              1988-1989
44 Churches-Bismarck/Mandan                 1988
45 City of Bismarck, See "Grants-City of Bismarck" 1988
46 Complaints    1989
47 Computer      1988-1989
48 Construction Companies         1988
49 Convention & Visitors Bureau 1988
50 Craft Sales Letter        1989
51 Creamettes Company              1989
52 Dairy Promotion Commission                1988
53 Daughters of the American Revolution 1989
54 Demo              1989
55 Donations      1988-1989

Box 2:
1 Donations-In Kind        1988-1989
2 Donor Card      1988-1989
3 Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, Ralph Liebstein 1989
4 Electrical Help                 1988
5 Electronic Communications      1988
6 Envelopes to Type Up                1988-1989
7 Equipment      1988
8 Equipment Refusals    1988
9 Ethnic Groups 1988
10 Expenses-Current      1989
11 Expenses-Major         1989
12 Expenses-Letters and Correspondence 1988
13 Expenses-Past             1988-1989
14 Housing Expenses      1988-1989
15 Festival Combined Program Schedule 1989
16 Festival, Craftspeople, Artists, Food Booths   1989
17 Festival of Nations     1988
18 Fargo Tire Festival Committee 1989
19 Let's Sell Ice Cream, Let's Serve Ice Cream..for fun and profit 1988-1989
20 Festival Site-Fence    1988
21 Festival Bills 1988-1989
22 Festival Information Request 1989
23 Festival Programming 1988-1989
24 Food Brokers 1988
25 Food Demonstration 1988-1989
26 Food Services of America 1988-1989
27 Fundraising   1988
28 Fundraising-Clubs & Organizations (Also Lists) 1988-1989
29 Fundraising-Companies Rejects 1988-1989
30 Fundraising-Communities and Organizations Rejects 1988-1989
31 Fundraising-Clubs & Organizations Rejects     1988
32 Fundraising Letter      1988
33 Fundraising Letter-Undeliverable 1988
34 Fundraising-Fraternal 1988-1989
35 Fundraising-Companies (Also Lists)    1988
36 Girl Scouts of Sakakawea 1989
37 Heritage House-Roy Towne III, 722 7th Street N. 1989
38 Hotel/Motel Room Availability             1988-1989
39 Information Booths-General Facts     1988
40 Information Booths-Q & R Clinic          1989
41 Insurance for Festival               1988-1989
42 Invoice Forms              1988-1989
43 Kelly Services Proposal            1988-1989
44 KXMB              1989
45 Letters Sent to Donna & Dick 1989
46 Letters-July 1989       
47 Letters-June 1989     
48 Letters-May 1989      
49 Letters-April 1989       1989
50 Letters-March 1989  
51 Letters-February 1989             
52 Letters-January 1989               

Box 3:
1 Letters-December 1988            
2 Letters-November 1988           
3 Letters-October 1988
4 Letters-September 1988          
5 Letters-August 1988   
6 Letters-July 1988          
7 Lumber Contractors    1988
8 Mandan Community Center    1989
9 Maps                 1989
10 Maps-Reduced           1988-1989
11 MDU Refrigeration-Lights       1989
12 Meal Tickets                 1989
13 Medical Auxiliary List                1988
14 Micro Age      1989
15 Milk Cartons                 1989
16 Miss Indian American, Bobette K. Wildcat       1989
17 Missouri Valley Fairgrounds, Scott Ressler      1989
18 Music Repair                1988
19 Festival Book                1988-1989
20 Native Americans       1988-1989
21 Native American Information, Diane's Notes                 1988-1989
22 National Guard            1988-1989
23 National Council on Traditional Arts    1988-1989
24 News Media                 1988-1989
25 News Media-KFYR TV 1988-1989
26 News Media-KXMB TV Contract          1988-1989
27 News Media-ND Newspaper Association        1988-1989
28 News Media-Centennial Flayers          1988-1989
29 News Media-NDCA Newsletter           1988-1989
30 News Media-Publications (Lists also)                 1988-1989
31 News Media-Newspapers     1988-1989
32 News Media-Radio Stations 1988-1989
33 News Media-KXMB tv              1988-1989
34 News Media-TV Stations        1988-1989
35 North American Coal Co.         1988-1989
36 NDCA              1988-1989
37 NDCA Board Members            1988-1989
38 NDCA Board Members Contact Lists 1988-1989
39 NDCA Board Members Contacts          1988-1989
40 NDCA Meeting Minutes          1988-1989
41 NDCA Past Board Members   1988-1989
42 ND Education Association       1988-1989
43 ND State Penitentiary              1988-1989
44 Office- Festival Auditor (Bob Peterson) 1988-1989
44 Office- Heritage Center           1988-1989
45 Office- Rolodex Listing             1988-1989
46 Opening Ceremony   1988-1989
47 Organization Chart     1988-1989
48 PEO List          1988-1989
49 Production Schedule                1988-1989
50 Past Princesses Association   1988-1989
51 Performers' Schedule              1988-1989
52 Periodical List (ND)    1988-1989
53 Photography- Clayton Wolt   1988-1989
54 Plumbing Contractors               1988-1989
55 Polk Directory List      1988-1989
56 Price Lists       1988-1989
57 Pride of North Dakota              1988-1989
58 Printing           1988-1989
59 Program Ads                1988-1989
60 Program Book Format              1988-1989
61 Program Book- Appendix       1988-1989
62 Originals-Printing        1988-1989
63 Proposals & Costs for Booths & Stages  1988-1989
64 Printing- Program       1988-1989
65 Public Relations           1988-1989
66 Publicity         1988-1989
67 Ramada Inn- Lodging 1988-1989
68 Ramada Inn- Reception- Guests 1988-1989
69 Rejects List    1988-1989

Box 4:
1 Ramada Inn- Reception/KXMB               1988-1989
2 Restaurants Bids           1988-1989
3 Restaurant Bid Rejects               1988-1989
4 RSVP's Invitations         1988-1989
5 RV's (Recreation Vehicles         1988-1989
6 Sales Tent- T-Shirts      1988-1989
7 Sales Tent- (Selling)     1988-1989
8 Schedule- Performers                1988-1989
9 Sisseton, SD    1988-1989
10 Security          1988-1989
11 Sheraton Bismarck Hotel- Board Members Reservations 1988-1989
12 Signage           1988-1989
13 Signs Final Proposal   1988-1989
14 Site Design    1988-1989
14 Site Production           1988-1989
16 Smithsonian Institute               1988-1989
17 Festival of American Folklife Smithsonian Institute     1988-1989
18 SD Centennial Office                 1988-1989
19 Speech           1988-1989
20 Sponsors        1988-1989
21 Sponsorship Sheets 1988-1989
22 Stages             1988-1989
23 Stages- Appendix B   1988-1989
24 Stage Management 1988-1989
25 Stages- Super Valu (Marv Erdman)     1988-1989
26 Staff Meeting              1988-1989
27 Sunday Morning Program       1988-1989
28 Super Valu- Marv Erdman      1988-1989
29 Supplies         1988-1989
30 Symphony     1988-1989
31 T-Shirt             1988-1989
32 T-Shirt to be Ordered               1988-1989
33 Talks                1988-1989
34 Teachers (Joyce Hinman)        1988-1989
35 Tents               1988-1989
36 Thank You Letters- Sample; Thank You Certificates- Blank 1988-1989
37 Timetables    1988-1989
38 Tour Ice          1988-1989
39 Travel              1988-1989
40 Volunteers    1988-1989
41 Volunteer Letters      1988-1989
42 UTTC- David Gipp       1988-1989
43 Volunteers    1988-1989
44 US Postal Service        1988-1989
45 Volunteer Applications            1988-1989
46 Volunteer Assignments           1988-1989
47 Volunteer Orientation/ All Areas         1988-1989
48 Volunteer Handbook                1988-1989
49 Volunteer- Confirmation Letter           1988-1989
50 Volunteers Orientation           1988-1989
51 High School Organizations- Students                 1988-1989
52 Volunteer- Student Application           1988-1989
53 Washington DC Notes              1988-1989
54 Winnipeg       1988-1989
55 Folklife Festival General Info- Grant File          1988-1989
56 General Grant Info    1988-1989
57 NDCA Board of Directors- Grant File 1988-1989
58 NDCA Financial Audit- Grant File          1988-1989
59 NDCA Enabling Legislation- Grant File                1988-1989
60 American Crystal Sugar            1988-1989
61 Amoco            1988-1989
62 Burlington Northern Grant 1988-1989
63  Grants- Chevron USA Inc.      1988-1989
64 Grants- City Of Bismarck         1988-1989
65 Dayton Hudson Grant              1988-1989
66 Fargo-Moorhead Foundation 1988-1989
67 1st Bank Systems Grant            1988-1989
68 Grotto Foundation    1988-1989
69 Guy Gannett Foundation        1988-1989
70 Landman Association Grant   1988-1989
71 Meyer Broadcasting Co.          1988-1989
72 Tom & Frances Leach Grant   1988-1989
73 ND Community Foundation   1988-1989
74 NW Bell Grant              1988-1989
75 Norwest Bank Grant                 1988-1989
76 Piper, Jaffray Grant   1988-1989
77 John Rouzie Grant     1988-1989
78 Sweetheart Bread     1988-1989
79 Grant or Foundations Refusals             1988-1989
80 Folklife Festival           1988-1989
81 Agreements                 1988-1989
82 Duplicates     1988-1989
83 Coordinator's Addresses- Final Meetings Notice 1988-1989

Box 5:
1 Coordinators Job Descriptions                1989
2 Participants: Mandaree Singers, performer      1989
3 Coordinator-Bookkeeping: Jan Johnson             1989
4 Coordinator-Financial: Cindy Nelson    1989
5 Coordinator-Folklorist: Chris Martin     1989
6 Coordinator-Food Concessions              1989
7 Coordinator-Food Supply          1989
8 Coordinators-General                1988-1989
9 Coordinator-Ground Crew: Wally Siegel             1989
10 Coordinator/Logistics Communications            1988-1989
11 Coordinator-Housing                1989
12 Coordinators Meetings            1988-1989
13 Coordinators Meeting Minutes            1989
14 Coordinator Participant           1989
15 Coordinator- Participant Hospitality   1989
16 Coordinator-Publicity               1988-1989
17 Coordinator Sales Tent            1989
18 Coordinator-Supply: Carol Meyer       1989
19 Coordinator-Social Hour          1989
20 Coordinator-Technical              1989
21 Technical Coordinator: Lee Fischer     1989
22 Coordinator-Transportation 1989
23 Coordinator-Volunteer            1988-1989
24 Food Concession; Denis Montplasir, Young Life, French 1989
25 Food Demonstrations              1989
26 Food Concession Areas           1989
27 Information Sent to Food Suppliers and Concessionaires 1989
28 Food Concession Prices           1989
29 Budget-Food Concessions      1989
30 Food Concessions Agreement              1989
31 Food Concessions      1989
32 Food Concessions Forms        1989
33 Food Concessions Questionnaire        1989
34 Food Demonstration Questionnaire 1989
35 Food Concession-Responsibilities of Volunteer Organization/Two Forms 1989
36 Food Concessions Volunteer                1989
37 Food Concessions-Bismarck Rent All 1989
38 Food Concessions BAGA         1989
39 Food Concessions-Bridgeman 1989
40 Food Concessions-Cass Clay 1989
41 Food Concessions-Coke West              1989
42 Food Concessions-Douglas and Gloria Chapman Funnel Cakes 1989
43 Food Concessions-Germans from Russia Heritage Society       1989
44 Food Concession-Hostfest     1989
45 Food Concessions-Hillshire Hotdogs 1989
46 Food Concessions-O and H Bakery     1989
47 Food Concessions-Lars Lumpe             1989
48 Food Concessions-Lazy T Diamond Chuckwagon          1989
49 Food Concessions-Pastry Tents           1989
50 Food Concessions-Pepsi Cola Bottling Company           1989
51 Food Concessions- Pickle        1989
52 Food Concessions-Scandinavian, Sons of Norway        1989
53 Food Concessions-Schultz Creamery Children's Ice Cream  1989
54 Food Concessions-Soft Pretzel             1989
55 Food Concessions-Beverage, Symphony League         1989
56 Food Concessions-United Tribes         1989
57 Food Concessions-Volunteers              1989
58 Food Concession Packet         1989
59 Food Concessions-Checks Received, T-shirts ordered   1989
60 Participants   1989
61 Bios for Program Book             1989
62 Participants Chart       1989
63 Food Concessions List              1989
64 Participants List           1989
65 Participants List-Fees                1989
66 Participants Mailing #1-A        1989
67 Participants Mailing #2             1989
68 Participants Mailing #3             1989
 
Box 6:
1 Final Mailing    1989
2 Extra Mailings 1989
3 Participants- Appreciation Letter 1989
4 Participant Housing Letters      1989
5 Festival Invitation Letter            1989
6 Participants Hometown Newspapers 1989
7 Participants-Letter of Agreement         1989
8 Copies of Signed Letters of Agreement 1989
9 Participants-Information           1989
10 Participants-Packets                 1989
11 Participants-Packet Gifts         1989
12 Participants-Presenters           1989
13 Participants-Tent Assignments Power Needs 1989
14 Festival: Contracts for Services             1989
15 Traditional Arts Festival-Miscellaneous 1988-1989
16 Miscellaneous             1988-1989
17 Festival Coordinator 1988-1989
18 Maps/Site Plans          1988-1989
19 Festival Meetings       1988-1989
20 Festival Artists             1989
21 Fundraising-Festival 1988-1989
22 Artists             1989
23 Letters for Small Donors          1988-1989
24 Supplies/bills                1988-1989
25 Volunteers    1989
26 Program Schedules   1988-1989
27 Diane               1989
28 Payment of Artists     1989
29 Schedule of Events, Lists, Volunteer Handbook 1989
30 Party of the Century Power Distribution 1989
31 Extra Appreciation Certificates 1989
32 Administration-Bookkeeping                1989
33 Festival-Current          1988-1989
34 Festival-Participants List          1989
35 KFYR Festival Tape Project     1989
36 Festival: Coordinator Reports-Post-festival    1989
37 Festival: Personal Reactions 1989
38 Festival: SD Grant Application and ND Final Report Addendum 1988-1989
39 Festival: Press Publicity/Articles           1989
40 Festival: PR and News Clippings           1988-1989
41 Festival: News Articles and News Clippings     1988
42 Diane: Current Information to Give    1988-1989
43 Festival Site Plans       1989
44 Festival: Description and Plan               1989
45 Festival: Catalog Estimate       1988
46 Festival: Diane's Material        1988-1989
47 Meetings       1988-1989
48 Festival: July 4, KX Schedule 1989
49 Festival: Committees Information      1988-1989
50 Festival Housing          1987-1988
51 Office Forms- Bismarck Desk 1988
52 Centennial Commission-List of Commissioners            
53 Festival: July 4 Steering Committee Meetings 1988
54 Festival: Hawes agreement   1988
55 KX Project     1988-1989

Box 7:
1 Festival: Sanctioning    1988
2 Festival: Hayzlett Report           1988
3 Festival: Director Job Description 1988
4 Folklife Festival Committee Mailings 1988
5 Festival: Fundraising List           
6 Festival: Equipment for Office               
7 Festival: Site Maps      
8 Festival: Artists' Forms              
9 Festival Lists    1989
10 Festival: United Tribes 1988
11 Festival: Fieldworker Sample Report By N. Hawes 1987
12 Folklife Festivals Meetings    
13 Festival Committee Meetings 1987
14 Centennial Flyers      
15 Hawes: Field List of Performers 1988
16 Festival: Invited Participants, Comments, Price/Budget 1988
17 Festival: Programs     1987-1988
18 Schedules, Production & Timelines    1987-1988
19 Festival: Catalog Format          1987-1988
20 Biographical Info on Festival Artists    1987-1988
21 Festival Catalog MS   1987-1988
22 Festival: Presenters 1987-1988
23 Festival: Orientation                 1987-1988
24 Participant Packet      1987-1988
25 Arab-American (ND): SABA    1987-1988
26 Invited Participants: Working Papers (Current) 1987-1988
27 Festival: SD Program                 1987-1988
28 Festival: July 1-4 Other Events              1987-1988
29 Festival: Programming/PR: Examples from Other States 1987-1988
30 Letters/Materials to Invited Artists    1987-1988
31 Festival: Sample Contract, Letters to Performers         1987-1988
32 Festival Meetings: Diane's Notes        1987-1988
33 Festival: Budget Estimates     1987-1988
34 Festival Grant: Working Papers            1987-1988
35 Festival Inquiries, Correspondence & Description 1988-1989
36 Current Site Plan       
37 Festival: Invited Participants and Mailings 1989
38 Festival: Price list for Tents     1986
39 Festival: Contracts with Artists            
40 Festival: NCTA Smithsonian PR Materials 1988
41 Program Committee Meeting Minutes             1988
42 Rejection Letters        1988
43 Festival: Program Committee Meeting             11-23-88
44 Festival: NCTA Correspondence, Initial Drafts                1987
45 Festival: Staff Lists     1989
46 Festival of Ethnic Musical Traditions in ND-- UND (2 copies) 1983
47 Festival of Massachusetts Folklife 1988
48 Festival of American Folklife--Smithsonian Institution 1984
49 The British American Festival--NC Dept. of Cultural Resources, Smithsonian Institution 1984
50 50th National Folk Festival      1988
51 Gone West-Official Program Frontier Folklife Festival 1983
52 44th National Folk Festival, Vienna, Virginia    1982

Box 8:
1 Guestbook      1989
2 National Folk Festival Booklet 1985
3 Festival Packet               1988-1989
4 Folklife Centennial Donations Received 1988-1989
5 Dakota Centennial Folk Festival Letterhead 1988-1989
6 Posters             1988-1989
7 Correspondence- After the Event         1989
8 T-Shirt Order  1988-1989
9 Planning & Coordination Plan 1989
10 Diane Albrecht            1989
11 Centennial Sentinel   1989
12 Flyers Posters              1989
13 ND Centennial- Discover the Spirit-A Party on the Prairie 1988-1989
14 Participant Ribbons   1989
15 Certificate Of Appreciation    1989
16 Correspondence Congratulatory         1989
17 Correspondence- Thanks & Complaints           1989
18 Event Planning Sheets- Products & People Needed/Used 1989
19 Memos           1989
20 Folklife Festival Volume 1       1989
21 Folklife Festival Volume 2       1989
22 Contacts for Folklife Festival 1988-1989
23 Invited Performers List            1988-1989
24 Folklife Festival Programs       1989
25 Maps of Folklife Festival Grounds 1988-1989

Box 9:
Audiovisual materials

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