Nonpartisan League meets at UND Oct. 9-10
The Nonpartisan League Conference, "The Nonpartisan League at 90," will meet Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9-10, in the Orth Lecture Bowl, Memorial Union.
Thursday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Dave Britton, Grand Forks, independent scholar, will address “Grain Elevators of the Great Plains: A Visual Presentation.”
Friday, Oct. 10
* 9 a.m., Charles M. Barber, Northeastern Illinois University, emeritus, “From Elliot Ness to Dear Abby: William Langer as NPL Attorney General in North Dakota, 1917-1920.”
* 9:30 a.m., Travis Nygard, University of Pittsburgh, history, “Nonpartisan League Visual Culture and the Birth of Betty Crocker.”
* 10 to 10:15 a.m., break
* 10:15 to 11:45 a.m.
-- Richard Whaley, University of Wisconsin-Fon-du-lac, history, “Stephen Joseph Doyle and Wartime Democracy in North Dakota During the 1918 Gubernatorial Election.”
-- Kim E. Higgs, University of North Dakota, aerospace, “The Nonpartisan League Leader’s Role in the Development of the Nonpartisan League.”
-- Richard K. Stenberg, Williston State University, history, “A Real Republican: The Political Life of Governor George F. Shafer.”
-- Lloyd Omdahl, University of North Dakota, political science, emeritus, “The Switch of the Nonpartisan League to the Democratic Column.”
* 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., lunch
Sandwich and Salad Buffet; reservations required, $11/person
* 1 p.m., Curt Hanson, University of North Dakota, senior archivist, Chester Fritz Library, “Researching the League.”
* 2 p.m., Eric Bergeson, Fertile, Minn., independent scholar, “What Made Bill Langer Tick?”
* 2:30 p.m., Gordon Iseminger, University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, history, “The NPL’s Home Building Association, 1919-1923: Its Legacy."
* 3 to 3:15 p.m., break
* 3:15 p.m., Robert C. Carlson, president, North Dakota Farmers’ Union, “The Farmers’ Union and the NPL: A Common Heritage.”
* 3:45 p.m., Thomas Contois, Washington, D.C., independent scholar, “A Triumph of American Politics: Subduing Popular Democracy on the Northern Plains.”
* 4:15 p.m., Robert L. Caulkins Sr., University of North Dakota, history, “The Role of the NPL-Led Council of Defense in Preserving Civil Liberties in World War I.”
* 4:45 p.m., Kimberly K. Porter, University of North Dakota, history, “The NPL as Impetus for the American Farm Bureau Federation.”
* 5:15 to 7 p.m., break.
* 7 p.m., film, “Northern Lights.”
All events are free and open to the public. However, so that there might be an accurate count for break times, please call 777-6230 or e-mail kimberly.porter@und.nodak.edu to let us know you are planning to attend.
UND students: one course credit is available for participating in this seminar. Please contact one of the above resources for further information.
Registration:
Name:
Affiliation:
Address:
e-mail:
Lunch reservation (checks payable to NPL Conference):
-- Kim Porter, professor and chair, history. |