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
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