ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #109
DATES: 1912-1920
SIZE: .75 linear feet
ACQUISITION: The Jim Jam Jems Magazine Collection was
deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection.
First donation: Acquisition records unavailable
Second donation: Acc.#89-1678
Third donation: Acc.#2000-2427
Fourth donation: Acc.#2002-2542
Fifth donation: Acc.#2002-2580
Sixth donation: Acc.#2005-2739
Seventh donation: Acc.#2005-2776
Eighth donation: Acc.#2006-2829
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED PUBLICATION:
The Federal Reserve Monster by Jim Jam Jems. Bismarck:
1922.
Call number: HG2565.c4
RELATED COLLECTION:
OGL#334, Sam Clark's Red Ink Magazine Collection
Written by the fictional “Jim Jam Junior,” Jim Jam Jems was an editorial newsmagazine published monthly in Bismarck, North Dakota, by Sam Clark. The magazine used sensationalism, propaganda, humor and satire to expose corruption and spread truth. The subtitle of each issue was “A Volley of Truth.”
Each issue was composed of around 60 pages, and began with a “Monthly Preamble” by Clark. The rest of each issue contained articles of social and political commentary. Subject matter was truly wide ranging, from the fight versus prostitution in Fargo (March 1912 ) and war with Mexico (July 1916), to abortion and infant mortality (August 1914). There were occasional cartoons and artwork, but the vast majority of each issue was textual.
Under the guise of Jim Jam Junior, Sam Clark recorded his views regarding the Federal Reserve System in a 1922 book entitled The Federal Reserve Monster. Clark also was responsible for publication of another editorial newsmagazine, Red Ink, in the 1930s.
| ISSUE |
BOX - FOLDER |
| March 1912 |
1 - 1 |
| December 1912 |
1 - 2 |
| February 1913 |
1 - 3 |
| August 1914 |
1 - 4 |
| October 1914 |
1 - 5 |
June 1915 |
1 - 14 |
July 1915 |
1 - 15 |
September 1915 |
1 - 16 |
October 1915 |
1 - 17 |
February 1916 |
2 - 7 |
July 1916 |
1 - 13 |
November 1916 |
1 - 18 |
| January 1917 |
1 - 8 |
| February 1917 |
1 - 9 |
| March 1917 |
1 - 10 |
April 1917 |
1 - 11 |
November 1917 |
2 - 8 |
| January 1918 |
1 - 12 |
June 1919 |
1 - 19 |
September 1919 |
1 - 6 |
July 1921 |
1 - 7 |
November 1921 |
2 - 1 |
February 1922 |
2 -2 |
March 1922 |
2 - 3 |
May 1922 |
2 - 4 |
December 1922 |
2 - 5 |
May 1924 |
2 - 6 |
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