1997 Red River Valley Flood Collection, 1997-

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Personal Accounts

The first series consists of a number of personal accounts and remembrances of the flood.  These take various forms, including correspondence, essays and poetry.  The accounts were written by persons both young and old.

Box 4

Folder 2: Letter from Jim Carrigan to Sandy Slater, Pre-flood/Flood Descriptions, October 16, 1998

Folder 3: Stories/Letters from Flood Survivors (Last Names A-B) from Julie Copeland, Grand Forks Herald, 1998

Folder 4: Stories/Letters from Flood Survivors (Last Names C-F) from Julie Copeland, Grand Forks Herald, 1998

Folder 5: Stories/Letters from Flood Survivors (Last Names G-K) from Julie Copeland, Grand Forks Herald, 1998

Folder 6: Stories/Letters from Flood Survivors (Last Names L-O) from Julie Copeland, Grand Forks Herald, 1998

Folder 7: Stories/Letters from Flood Survivors (Last Names P-Sm) from Julie Copeland, Grand Forks Herald, 1998

Folder 8: Stories/Letters from Flood Survivors (Last Names Sp-Z) from Julie Copeland, Grand Forks Herald, 1998

Folder 9: Glinda Crawford; "Moving to Higher Ground": July 31, 1997

Folder 15: "54 Feet--Time to Go: The Flood of '97" by Parkview Terrace Residents, 1997

Folder 19: Letter to family members by Jean and John Oberpriller

Folder 21: Letter from Kerry Magnuson, Reynolds, North Dakota, to Grace Sondreal, Grand Forks, April 30, 1997

Folder 25: "Thureen Reflections," Christmas Letter from the Faythe Thureen Family, 1997

Folder 27: "Legends of the Flood/Fire: Told by the Employees of First National Bank North Dakota"

Folder 28: "A Flood of Memories: Lincoln Elementary School," Grand Forks

Folder 29: "Reflections on the Red," Valley Middle School, Grand Forks

Folder 30: "Reflections on the Red," Valley Middle School, Grand Forks

Box 7

Folder 70: Alan Draves; Correspondence with Sandy Slater; 1997-1999

Folder 71: "My Adventures with the Red River" by John Nordlie; April 7-27, 1997 (Update on December 18, 1997)

Folder 72: Alan Draves; Cover Letter to Sandy Slater (June 30, 1997); Copy of Letter by Alfred Hagen (May 1997)

Folder 78: Grand Forks Public Schools Student Flood Pages, May 1997

Box 24

Folder 21: Personalized poems, letters and stories:

Item 1: "Thank you for all your help during the flood. I'm thanking FEMA. From: Katie" - hand-made paper card

Item 2: "Moving to Higher Ground: Seeking Wisdom from Earth, River and Critters in the Wake of the 1997 Flood" - Home-made book by Glinda Crawford, July 31, 1997.

Item 3: North Dakota Journal . . . Still Continued" by Frances, December 23, 1997

Item 4: "Flood '97 . . . Dear Cory" - Journal from April 17 - 26, 1997. "

Item 5: "The Real Heroes of the 1997 Flood" - Story by Janet Elaine Smith.

Item 6: "A Flood of Memories" - poems from the Leopards' Letter, Lincoln Elementary School, April 1998.

Item 7: "Abstract Expressionism Flood '97" - flyer for art exhibit by Linda Shaw-Elgin, Grand Forks Central art instructor.

Item 8: "Red River Limerology 1997: The Town That Was Too Tough To Drown" - Jim Daglish.

Item 9: "Snow Bridge" - Richard S. Tosh, February 14, 1998.

Item 10: "April Nineteenth" - poem

Item 11: "Together" - Lilia Wood

Item 12: "The Disaster" - by Ashley Neil, age 14, daughter of Jody and Jeff Neil (Mayor of Shelly, Minnesota).

Item 13: "A Tribute to the Alderson '97 Mucker Brigade" - August 12, 1997.

Item 14: "Saved in the Last Second" - hand-written story, March 21, 1997.

Item 15: "Northwestern Minnesota Disaster Response Network Child & Adolescent Team" - letters written by children for other children devastated by the flood

Series 2: Media Coverage

The second series documents media coverage of the 1997 Flood.

Sub-Series 1: FEMA Media Analysis DR-1174ND

This sub-series contains the DR-1174ND Media Analyses created by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This federal agency examined newspaper articles and television stories for "trends," "positives/hot issues," and "observations" related to media coverage of the flood.

Box 17

Folder 90: Media Analysis DR-1174-ND: May 8, 1997

Box 21

Folder 52: April 6-13, 1997

Folder 53: April 17, 1997

Folder 54: April 18, 1997

Folder 55: April 20, 1997

Folder 56: April 21, 1997

Folder 57: April 22, 1997

Folder 58: April 23, 1997

Folder 59: April 24, 1997

Folder 60: April 25, 1997

Folder 61: April 26, 1997

Folder 62: April 27, 1997

Folder 63: April 28, 1997

Folder 64: April 29, 1997

Folder 65: April 30, 1997

Folder 66: May 1, 1997

Folder 67: May 2, 1997

Box 22

Folder 1: May 3, 1997

Folder 2: May 5, 1997

Folder 3: May 7, 1997

Folder 4: May 8, 1997

Folder 5: May 9, 1997

Folder 6: May 10, 1997

Folder 7: May 11, 1997

Folder 8: May 12, 1997

Folder 9: May 13, 1997

Folder 10: May 14, 1997

Folder 11: May 15, 1997

Folder 12: May 16, 1997

Folder 13: May 17, 1997

Folder 14: May 19, 1997

Folder 15: May 20, 1997

Folder 16: May 21, 1997

Folder 17: May 22, 1997

Folder 18: May 23, 1997

Folder 19: May 24, 1997

Folder 20: May 25, 1997

Folder 21: May 26, 1997

Folder 22: May 27, 1997

Folder 23: May 28, 1997

Folder 24: May 29, 1997

Folder 25: May 30, 1997

Folder 26: May 31, 1997

Folder 27: June 1, 1997

Folder 28: June 2, 1997

Folder 29: June 3, 1997

Folder 30: June 4, 1997

Folder 31: June 5, 1997

Folder 32: June 6, 1997

Folder 33: June 7, 1997

Folder 34: June 8, 1997

Folder 35: June 9, 1997

Folder 36: June 10, 1997

Folder 37: June 11, 1997

Folder 38: June 12, 1997

Folder 39: June 13, 1997

Folder 40: June 14, 1997

Folder 41: June 15, 1997

Folder 42: June 16, 1997

Folder 43: June 17, 1997

Folder 44: June 18, 1997

Folder 45: June 19, 1997

Folder 46: June 20, 1997

Folder 47: June 21, 1997

Folder 48: June 23, 1997

Folder 49: June 24, 1997

Folder 50: June 25, 1997

Folder 51: June 26, 1997

Folder 52: June 27, 1997

Folder 53: June 28, 1997

Folder 54: June 30, 1997

Folder 55: July 1, 1997

Folder 56: July 2, 1997

Folder 57: July 3, 1997

Folder 58: July 5, 1997

Folder 59: July 7, 1997

Folder 60: July 8, 1997

Folder 61: July 9, 1997

Folder 62: July 10, 1997

Folder 63: July 11, 1997

Folder 64: July 12, 1997

Folder 65: July 14, 1997

Folder 66: July 15, 1997

Box 23

Folder 1: July 16, 1997

Folder 2: July 17, 1997

Folder 3: July 18, 1997

Folder 4: July 19, 1997

Folder 5: July 20-22, 1997

Folder 6: July 23-24, 1997

Folder 7: July 25-26, 1997

Folder 8: July 27-29, 1997

Folder 9: July 30-31, 1997

Folder 10: August 1-2, 1997

Folder 11: August 4-5, 1997

Folder 12: August 6-7, 1997

Folder 13: August 8, 1997

Folder 14: August 11-12, 1997

Folder 15: August 13-14, 1997

Folder 16: August 15-16, 1997

Folder 17: August 18-19, 1997

Folder 18: August 20-21, 1997

Folder 19: August 22-23, 1997

Folder 20: August 25-26, 1997

Folder 21: August 27-28, 1997

Folder 22: August 29-30, 1997

Folder 23: August 31-September 2, 1997

Folder 24: September 3-5, 1997

Folder 25: September 6, 1997

Folder 26: September 7-10, 1997

Folder 27: September 11-13, 1997

Folder 28: September 15-17, 1997

Folder 29: September 18-20, 1997

Folder 30: September 22-24, 1997

Folder 31: September 25-27, 1997

Folder 32: September 28-30, 1997

Folder 33: October 1-14, 1997

Folder 34: October 15-31, 1997

Folder 35: November 1, 1997

Folder 36: "200 Days or Recovery" Grand Forks Herald, November 2, 1997

Folder 37: November 2-14, 1997

Folder 38: November 15-December 1, 1997

Folder 39: December 2-15, 1997

Folder 40: December 16-23, 1997

Folder 41: December 24-29, 1997

Folder 42: December 30-31, 1997

Folder 43: January 2-14, 1998

Folder 44: January 15-31, 1998

Folder 45: February 1-13, 1998

Folder 46: February 14-27, 1998

Folder 47: February 28-March 20, 1998

Sub-Series 2: Magazines

Box 3

Folder 31: The American Legion Magazine, The Lutheran, July 1997 and March 1998

Box 4

Folder 10: American Libraries (Journal of the ALA); March 1999

Folder 18: "University of North Dakota: High Water Marks," University Business, May/June 1998

Folder 22: "Grand Forks Goes Home for Christmas" by Kent Brick, North Dakota, December 1997

Folder 79: Miscellaneous Correspondence Concerning Magazine Flood Articles: 1997-1998

Folder 80: North Dakota, March 1997

Folder 81: Time for Kids, The Economist and Automotive News, April 1997

Box 5

Folder 1: North Dakota and Editor & Publisher, May 1997

Folder 2: Newsweek and Time, May 1997

Folder 3: Time and U.S. News and World Report, May 1997

Folder 4: Editor & Publisher and Science News, May 1997

Folder 5: Sports Illustrated and Editor & Publisher, May 1997

Folder 6: Knight Ridder News, Oasis, American Libraries, The Lutheran, and North Dakota, June 1997

Folder 7: People, Inc., Technology, and Editor & Publisher, June 1997

Folder 8: Airman, Coast Guard, The Good Stuff, and North Dakota, July 1997

Folder 9: World Traveler, Entertainment Weekly, and People Weekly, July 1997

Folder 10: Editor & Publisher, July 1997

Folder 11: Firehouse and North Dakota, August 1997

Folder 12: USAA Magazine and Editor & Publisher, August 1997

Folder 13: Knight Ridder News, Mediainfo.com, and Big Iron Publication, September 1997

Folder 14: North Dakota, October 1997

Folder 15: Family Circle and McCall's, November 1997

Folder 16: North Dakota and Office Pro, November 1997

Folder 17: Knight Ridder News, The Lutheran, and North Dakota, December 1997

Folder 18: Editor & Publisher and Newsweek, December 1997

Folder 19: Time, December 1997

Folder 20: American Philatelist and Ladies' Home Journal, January 1998

Folder 21: Life and Editor & Publisher, January 1998

Folder 22: Knight Ridder News and Life, March 1998

Folder 23: North Dakota, Weatherwise, and Federal Computer Week, March 1998

Folder 24: Ladies' Home Journal, The Lutheran, and North Dakota, April 1998

Folder 25: Inc. and University Business, May 1998

Folder 26: Knight Ridder News and Quill, June 1998

Folder 27: Reader's Digest, June 1998

Folder 28: National Geographic, July 1998

Folder 29: North Dakota and USAA Magazine, August 1998

Folder 30: The Judge's Journal, September 1998

Folder 31: ARTnews, November 1998

Folder 32: American Libraries, March 1999

Box 8

Folder 28: The Lutheran; Greater Grand Forks Official Visitor's Guide, North Dakota, 1997-1998

Folder 29: Info World, May 1998

Box 12

Folder 10: The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration News; National Library of Medicine; The Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997-1998

Box 17

Folder 22: "Red River Rising" by Henry Hurt, Reader's Digest: June 1998

Folder 23: "Looking Back on the Twentieth Century" by Maureen MacDonald, Prologue: Winter 1999

Folder 24: "Flooding in the Grand Forks- East Grand Forks North Dakota and Minnesota Area" by LeFever, Bluemle, & Waldkirch, North Dakota Geological Survey: 1997

Folder 25: "Grand Forks, The City That Won't Give Up" by Reed Karaim, USA Weekend: December 19-21, 1997

Folder 26: "Four Years and Millions of Recovery Dollars Later..." by Altru Health Systems, Everyday: Spring 2001

Folder 27: "After the Flood" by Catherine Siskos, Kiplinger's: April 2001

Folder 28: "Special Issue: The Great Flood of 1997" North Dakota Horizons: Fall 1997

Folder 29: Fighting Back: The Blizzards & Floods in the Red River Valley, 1996-1997 by The Fargo Forum Staff

Folder 30: "Exploring the Boundaries of Crisis Communication: The Case of the 1997 Red River Valley Flood." by Timothy L. Sellnow & Matthew Seeger, Communication Studies: Summer 2001

Folder 31: "Grand Forks Rebuilds" by Claudia Glenn Dowling, Life Magazine: March 1998

Folder 32: "Rebuilding the Forks" by Chuck Haga, Star Tribune: June 9, 1997

Folder 33: "Flood's Fertile Soil New Growth" by Louis Jacobson, National Journal: September 7, 2000

Folder 34: "Hell and High Water" (Story on situation in Devil's Lake, ND) by James Cameron, Simmons Review: Spring 2002

Folder 35: "East Grand Forks Transforms Disaster Area Into Sparkling City Center" by Deneen Gilmour, Fargo Forum: February 6, 2000

Folder 36: "Flood Stockup a Bonanza For Small Groceries" by Ellen Crawford, Fargo Forum: April 23, 1997

Folder 37: Applied Behavioral Science Review Special Issue, vol. 7 no. 2 1992

Folder 38: "The Great Red River Flood of 1997" by Ernest Ebert

Folder 39: "The River Ran Through It" by Rick Muscoplat, America's Network: September 15, 1997

Sub-Series 3: Newspapers

Box 3

Folder 1: Miscellaneous Newspaper Press Coverage, April 19, 1997

Folder 2: Miscellaneous Newspaper Press Coverage, April 20, 1997

Folder 3: Miscellaneous Newspaper Press Coverage, April 21, 1997

Folder 4: Miscellaneous Newspaper Press Coverage, April 22, 1997

Folder 19: Reporter-Telegram (Midland, TX), Pioneer Press, The Oak Ridger, The Detroit News, April 1997

Folder 20: Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, The Gate (San Francisco Chronicle), Amarillo News, Augusta Chronicle, May 1997

Folder 21: The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), Pioneer Press, June 1997

Folder 22: FedGazette, Pioneer Press, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, July 1997

Folder 23: The News and Observer (Raleigh, NC), Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 1997

Folder 24: The Washington Post, Pioneer Press, The New York Times, Dallas Morning News, The Detroit News, October-December 1997

Folder 25: Standard Examiner, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 1998

Folder 26: Religion Today, Star Tribune, April 5-April 13, 1998

Folder 27: Star Tribune, April 17-April 26, 1998

Folder 28: The Sacramento Bee, Tallahassee Democrat, Undated

Folder 29: Star Tribune; April 2, 1998; News and Current Events Talk

Folder 30: Knight Ridder News Library Searches; Undated

Folder 36: Knight Ridder News Media, April 27, 1998

Box 4

Folder 11: Richmond-Times Dispatch; April 19-May 20, 1997

Folder 12: USA Today; April 21-May 31, 1997

Folder 13: L.A. Times (April-May 16, 1997), St. Louis Post Dispatch (April 20, 1997)

Folder 68: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 19, 1997

Folder 69: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 20, 1997

Folder 70: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 21, 1997

Folder 71: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 22, 1997

Folder 72: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 23, 1997

Folder 73: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 24, 1997

Folder 74: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 25, 1997

Folder 75: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 27, 1997

Folder 76: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 28, 1997

Folder 77: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 29, 1997

Folder 78: Miscellaneous Newspapers, April 30, 1997

Box 6

Folder 17: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, March 23-29, 1997

Folder 18: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, March 30-April 5, 1997

Folder 19: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, April 6-8, 1997

Folder 20: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, April 9-10, 1997

Folder 21: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, April 11-12, 1997

Folder 22: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, April 13-15, 1997

Folder 23: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, April 20-23, 1997

Folder 24: Miscellaneous National and Local Newspaper Clippings, May-October 1997

Box 8

Folder 23: Miscellaneous: Hastings Star Gazette (1997), LIMA News (1997-1999), Star Tribune (1997), USA Today (1997), Leader Tribune (1997), The Leader (GFAFB) (1998), Alumni Review (1998), and Pioneer Press (1997)

Box 12

Folder 7: Winnipeg Sun, April 19, 1988

Folder 8: Bismarck Tribune, April 17-26, 1997

Box 13

Folder 1: The Fargo Forum, March 21-April 5, 1997

Folder 2: The Fargo Forum, April 6-10, 1997

Folder 3: The Fargo Forum, April 11-15, 1997

Folder 4: The Fargo Forum, April 16-20, 1997

Folder 5: The Fargo Forum, April 21-25, 1997

Folder 6: The Fargo Forum, April 26-30, 1997

Folder 7: The Fargo Forum, May 1-5, 1997

Box 14

Folder 1: The Fargo Forum, May 6-10, 1997

Folder 2: The Fargo Forum, May 11-15, 1997

Folder 3: The Fargo Forum, May 16-20, 1997

Folder 4: The Fargo Forum, May 21-25, 1997

Folder 5: The Fargo Forum, May 26-31, 1997 and January 15, 1998

Folder 6: The Minot Daily News, May 16-22, 1997

Folder 7: The Minot Daily News, May 23-31, 1997

Folder 8: The St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 15-22, 1997

Folder 9: The St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 23-29, 1997

Folder 10: The St. Paul Pioneer Press, April 30-May 9, 1997

Box 15

Folder 1: Minneapolis Star Tribune, March 16, 19 and 30, 1997

Folder 2: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 2-6, 1997

Folder 3: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 9-17, 1997

Folder 4: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 18-27, 1997

Folder 5: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 28-30, 1997

Folder 6: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 1-3, 1997

Folder 7: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 4-5, 1997

Folder 8: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 6-8, 1997

Folder 9: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 9-10, 1997

Box 16

Folder 1: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 11-13, 1997

Folder 2: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 14-17, 1997

Folder 3: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 18-20, 1997

Folder 4: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 23-25, 1997

Folder 5: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 26-28, 1997

Folder 6: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 29-31, 1997 and April 15-20, 1998

Folder 7: The Detroit Free Press, April 22-May 1 and August 12, 1997

Folder 8: USA Today, April 21-May 23 and December 21, 1997 and May 11, 1999

Folder 9: Miscellaneous Newspapers, 1997-1999

Times-Leader, Oakes Times, Daily Variety, Springfield News-Leader, Lima News, Crookston Daily Times, Williston Herald, Wall Street Journal, Telegraph Herald, Walsh County Record, Chippewa Herald, Windy City Times, Traverse City Record- Eagle, Petoskey News-Review, Detroit News, Bismarck Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Duluth News-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune

Box 18

Folder 1: Grand Forks Herald, April 9, 1997

Folder 2: Grand Forks Herald, April 11, 1997

Folder 3: Grand Forks Herald, April 14, 1997

Folder 4: Grand Forks Herald, April 19, 1997

Folder 5: Grand Forks Herald, April 21, 1997

Folder 6: Grand Forks Herald, April 22, 1997

Folder 7: Grand Forks Herald, April 23, 1997

Folder 8: Grand Forks Herald, April 24, 1997

Folder 9: Grand Forks Herald, April 25, 1997

Folder 10: Grand Forks Herald, April 26, 1997

Folder 11: Grand Forks Herald, April 27, 1997

Folder 12: Grand Forks Herald, April 28, 1997

Folder 13: Grand Forks Herald, April 29, 1997

Folder 14: Grand Forks Herald, April 30, 1997

Folder 15: Grand Forks Herald, May 1, 1997

Folder 16: Grand Forks Herald, May 2, 1997

Folder 17: Grand Forks Herald, May 4, 1997

Folder 18: Grand Forks Herald, May 5, 1997

Folder 19: Grand Forks Herald, May 6, 1997

Folder 20: Grand Forks Herald, May 7, 1997

Folder 21: Grand Forks Herald, May 8, 1997

Folder 22: Grand Forks Herald, May 9, 1997

Folder 23: Grand Forks Herald, May 10, 1997

Folder 24: Grand Forks Herald, May 11, 1997

Folder 25: Grand Forks Herald, May 12, 1997

Folder 26: Grand Forks Herald, May 13, 1997

Folder 27: Grand Forks Herald, May 14-15, 1997

Folder 28: Grand Forks Herald, May 16, 1997

Folder 29: Grand Forks Herald, May 17, 1997

Folder 30: Grand Forks Herald, May 18, 1997

Folder 31: Grand Forks Herald, May 19, 1997

Folder 32: Grand Forks Herald, May 20, 1997

Folder 33: Grand Forks Herald, May 21, 1997

Folder 34: Grand Forks Herald, May 22, 1997

Folder 35: Grand Forks Herald, May 23, 1997

Folder 36: Grand Forks Herald, May 24, 1997

Folder 37: Grand Forks Herald, May 25, 1997

Folder 38: Grand Forks Herald, May 26, 1997

Folder 39: Grand Forks Herald, May 27, 1997

Folder 40: Grand Forks Herald, May 28, 1997

Folder 41: Grand Forks Herald, May 29, 1997

Folder 42: Grand Forks Herald, May 30, 1997

Folder 43: Grand Forks Herald, May 31, 1997

Folder 44: Grand Forks Herald, June 1, 1997

Folder 45: Grand Forks Herald, June 2, 1997

Folder 46: Grand Forks Herald, June 3, 1997

Folder 47: Grand Forks Herald, June 4, 1997

Folder 48: Grand Forks Herald, June 5, 1997

Folder 49: Grand Forks Herald, June 6, 1997

Folder 50: Grand Forks Herald, June 7, 1997

Folder 51: Grand Forks Herald, June 8, 1997

Folder 52: Grand Forks Herald, June 9, 1997

Folder 53: Grand Forks Herald, June 10, 1997

Folder 54: Grand Forks Herald, June 11, 1997

Folder 55: Grand Forks Herald, June 12, 1997

Folder 56: Grand Forks Herald, June 13, 1997

Folder 57: Grand Forks Herald, June 14, 1997

Folder 58: Grand Forks Herald, June 15, 1997

Folder 59: Grand Forks Herald, June 16, 1997

Folder 60: Grand Forks Herald, June 17, 1997

Folder 61: Grand Forks Herald, June 18, 1997

Folder 62: Grand Forks Herald, June 19, 1997

Folder 63: Grand Forks Herald, June 20, 1997

Folder 64: Grand Forks Herald, June 21, 1997

Folder 65: Grand Forks Herald, June 22, 1997

Folder 66: Grand Forks Herald, June 23, 1997

Folder 67: Grand Forks Herald, June 24, 1997

Folder 68: Grand Forks Herald, June 25, 1997

Folder 69: Grand Forks Herald, June 26, 1997

Box 19

Folder 1: Grand Forks Herald, June 27, 1997

Folder 2: Grand Forks Herald, June 28, 1997

Folder 3: Grand Forks Herald, June 29, 1997

Folder 4: Grand Forks Herald, June 30, 1997

Folder 5: Grand Forks Herald, July 1, 1997

Folder 6: Grand Forks Herald, July 2, 1997

Folder 7: Grand Forks Herald, July 3, 1997

Folder 8: Grand Forks Herald, July 4, 1997

Folder 9: Grand Forks Herald, July 5, 1997

Folder 10: Grand Forks Herald, July 6, 1997

Folder 11: Grand Forks Herald, July 7-8, 1997

Folder 12: Grand Forks Herald, July 9, 1997

Folder 13: Grand Forks Herald, July 10, 1997

Folder 14: Grand Forks Herald, July 11, 1997

Folder 15: Grand Forks Herald, July 12, 1997

Folder 16: Grand Forks Herald, July 13, 1997

Folder 17: Grand Forks Herald, July 14, 1997

Folder 18: Grand Forks Herald, July 15, 1997

Folder 19: Grand Forks Herald, July 16, 1997

Folder 20: Grand Forks Herald, July 17, 1997

Folder 21: Grand Forks Herald, July 18, 1997

Folder 22: Grand Forks Herald, July 19, 1997

Folder 23: Grand Forks Herald, July 20, 1997

Folder 24: Grand Forks Herald, July 21-22, 1997

Folder 25: Grand Forks Herald, July 23, 1997

Folder 26: Grand Forks Herald, July 24, 1997

Folder 27: Grand Forks Herald, July 25, 1997

Folder 28: Grand Forks Herald, July 26, 1997

Folder 29: Grand Forks Herald, July 27, 1997

Folder 30: Grand Forks Herald, July 28-29, 1997

Folder 31: Grand Forks Herald, July 30, 1997

Folder 32: Grand Forks Herald, July 31, 1997

Folder 33: Grand Forks Herald, August 1, 1997

Folder 34: Grand Forks Herald, August 2, 1997

Folder 35: Grand Forks Herald, August 3, 1997

Folder 36: Grand Forks Herald, August 4, 1997

Folder 37: Grand Forks Herald, August 5, 1997

Folder 38: Grand Forks Herald, August 6, 1997

Folder 39: Grand Forks Herald, August 7, 1997

Folder 40: Grand Forks Herald, August 8, 1997

Folder 41: Grand Forks Herald, August 9, 1997

Folder 42: Grand Forks Herald, August 10, 1997

Folder 43: Grand Forks Herald, August 11, 1997

Folder 44: Grand Forks Herald, August 12, 1997

Folder 45: Grand Forks Herald, August 13, 1997

Folder 46: Grand Forks Herald, August 14, 1997

Folder 47: Grand Forks Herald, August 15, 1997

Folder 48: Grand Forks Herald, August 16, 1997

Folder 49: Grand Forks Herald, August 17, 1997

Folder 50: Grand Forks Herald, August 18-19, 1997

Folder 51: Grand Forks Herald, August 20, 1997

Folder 52: Grand Forks Herald, August 21, 1997

Folder 53: Grand Forks Herald, August 22, 1997

Folder 54: Grand Forks Herald, August 23, 1997

Folder 55: Grand Forks Herald, August 24, 1997

Folder 56: Grand Forks Herald, August 25-26, 1997

Folder 57: Grand Forks Herald, August 27, 1997

Folder 58: Grand Forks Herald, August 28, 1997

Folder 59: Grand Forks Herald, August 29, 1997

Folder 60: Grand Forks Herald, August 30, 1997

Folder 61: Grand Forks Herald, August 31, 1997

Folder 62: Grand Forks Herald, September 1-2, 1997

Folder 63: Grand Forks Herald, September 3-5, 1997

Folder 64: Grand Forks Herald, September 6, 1997

Folder 65: Grand Forks Herald, September 7-8, 1997

Folder 66: Grand Forks Herald, September 9-11, 1997

Folder 67: Grand Forks Herald, September 12-13, 1997

Folder 68: Grand Forks Herald, September 14-18, 1997

Folder 69: Grand Forks Herald, September 19-20, 1997

Folder 70: Grand Forks Herald, September 21-22, 1997

Folder 71: Grand Forks Herald, September 23-25, 1997

Folder 72: Grand Forks Herald, September 26-27, 1997

Folder 73: Grand Forks Herald, September 28-29, 1997

Folder 74: Grand Forks Herald, September 30-October 2, 1997

Folder 75: Grand Forks Herald, October 3, 1997

Folder 76: Grand Forks Herald, October 4-5, 1997

Folder 77: Grand Forks Herald, October 10-14, 1997

Folder 78: Grand Forks Herald, October 15-20, 1997

Folder 79: Grand Forks Herald, October 21-24, 1997

Folder 80: Grand Forks Herald, October 25-26, 1997

Folder 81: Grand Forks Herald, October 27-29, 1997

Folder 82: Grand Forks Herald, October 30-November 1, 1997

Folder 83: Grand Forks Herald, "200 Days of Recovery", November 2, 1997

Folder 84: Grand Forks Herald, November 2-6, 1997

Folder 85: Grand Forks Herald, November 7-10, 1997

Folder 86: Grand Forks Herald, November 11-15, 1997

Folder 87: Grand Forks Herald, November 16-20, 1997

Folder 88: Grand Forks Herald, November 21-26, 1997

Folder 89: Grand Forks Herald, November 27-December 1, 1997

Folder 90: Grand Forks Herald, December 2-5, 1997

Folder 91: Grand Forks Herald, December 6-9, 1997

Folder 92: Grand Forks Herald, December 10-12, 1997

Folder 93: Grand Forks Herald, December 13-15, 1997

Folder 94: Grand Forks Herald, December 16-18, 1997

Folder 95: Grand Forks Herald, December 19-22, 1997

Folder 96: Grand Forks Herald, December 23-30, 1997

Folder 97: Grand Forks Herald, December 31, 1997-January 5, 1998

Folder 98: Grand Forks Herald, January 6-12, 1998

Folder 99: Grand Forks Herald, January 13-19, 1998

Folder 100: Grand Forks Herald, January 20-26, 1998

Folder 101: Grand Forks Herald, January 27-February 2, 1998

Box 20

Folder 1: Grand Forks Herald, February 3-9, 1998

Folder 2: Grand Forks Herald, February 10-16, 1998

Folder 3: Grand Forks Herald, February 17-23, 1998

Folder 4: Grand Forks Herald, February 24-27, 1998

Folder 5: Grand Forks Herald, February 28-March 11, 1998

Folder 6: Grand Forks Herald, March 12-20, 1998

Folder 7: Grand Forks Herald, March 21-April 2, 1998

Folder 8: Benson County Farmers Press, May 28, 1997

Folder 9: Bismarck Tribune, April 8-10, 1997

Folder 10: Bismarck Tribune, April 11-14, 1997

Folder 11: Bismarck Tribune, April 15-18, 1997

Folder 12: Bismarck Tribune, April 19-21, 1997

Folder 13: Bismarck Tribune, April 22, 1997

Folder 14: Bismarck Tribune, April 23, 1997

Folder 15: Bismarck Tribune, April 24, 1997

Folder 16: Bismarck Tribune, April 25, 1997

Folder 17: Bismarck Tribune, April 26, 1997

Folder 18: Bismarck Tribune, April 27-28, 1997

Folder 19: Bismarck Tribune, April 29-30, 1997

Folder 20: Bismarck Tribune, May 1-2, 1997

Folder 21: Bismarck Tribune, May 4-5, 1997

Folder 22: Bismarck Tribune, May 8-11, 1997

Folder 23: Bismarck Tribune, May 12-15, 1997

Folder 24: Bismarck Tribune, May 16-17, 1997

Folder 25: Bismarck Tribune, May 19-23, 1997

Folder 26: Bismarck Tribune, May 24-27, 1997

Folder 27: Bismarck Tribune, May 28-31, 1997

Folder 28: Bismarck Tribune, June 1-7, 1997

Folder 29: Bismarck Tribune, June 8-14, 1997

Folder 30: Bismarck Tribune, June 15-30, 1997

Folder 31: Bismarck Tribune, July 1997

Folder 32: Cass County Reporter: April 30, 1997; The Country Peddler: April 28, 1997

Folder 33: The Daily News: April-May 1997

Folder 34: Devils Lake Daily Journal: May 1997

Folder 35: Dickinson Press: April 1997

Folder 36: The Edgeley Mail: March-May 1997; Enderlin Independent: March-May 1997; Foster County Independent: March-May 1997

Folder 37: Fargo Forum, April 9, 1997

Folder 38: Fargo Forum, April 10, 1997

Folder 39: Fargo Forum, April 11, 1997

Folder 40: Fargo Forum, April 12, 1997

Folder 41: Fargo Forum, April 13, 1997

Folder 42: Fargo Forum, April 14, 1997

Folder 43: Fargo Forum, April 15, 1997

Folder 44: Fargo Forum, April 16, 1997

Folder 45: Fargo Forum, April 17, 1997

Folder 46: Fargo Forum, April 18, 1997

Folder 47: Fargo Forum, April 19, 1997

Folder 48: Fargo Forum, April 20, 1997

Folder 49: Fargo Forum, April 21, 1997

Folder 50: Fargo Forum, April 22, 1997

Folder 51: Fargo Forum, April 23, 1997

Folder 52: Fargo Forum, April 24, 1997

Folder 53: Fargo Forum, April 25, 1997

Folder 54: Fargo Forum, April 26, 1997

Folder 55: Fargo Forum, April 27, 1997

Folder 56: Fargo Forum, April 28, 1997

Folder 57: Fargo Forum, April 29, 1997

Folder 58: Fargo Forum, April 30, 1997

Folder 59: Fargo Forum, May 1, 1997

Folder 60: Fargo Forum, May 4-6, 1997

Folder 61: Fargo Forum, May 7-9, 1997

Folder 62: Fargo Forum, May 10-11, 1997

Folder 63: Fargo Forum, May 12-14, 1997

Folder 64: Fargo Forum, May 15-17, 1997

Folder 65: Fargo Forum, May 18-20, 1997

Folder 66: Fargo Forum, May 21-23, 1997

Folder 67: Fargo Forum, May 25-31, 1997

Folder 68: Fargo Forum, June 2-5, 1997

Box 21

Folder 1: Fargo Forum, June 6-10, 1997

Folder 2: Fargo Forum, June 11-15, 1997

Folder 3: Fargo Forum, June 16-24, 1997

Folder 4: Fargo Forum, June 25-30, 1997

Folder 5: Fargo Forum, July 1997

Folder 6: Fargo Forum, August 9, 1997

Folder 7: Fargo Forum, April 15 and 26, 1998

Folder 8: Griggs County Sentinel Courier; Golden Valley News; Hatton Free Press; Hillsboro Banner, April and May, 1997

Folder 9: Jamestown Sun: April and May 1997

Folder 10: The Litchville Bulletin; McLean County Independent, April and May 1997

Folder 11: Minot Daily News, April 22-27, 1997

Folder 12: Minot Daily News, May 1997

Folder 13: Minot Daily News, June 1997

Folder 14: Minot Daily News, July 1997

Folder 15: New Rockford Transcript; Ransom County Gazette; Record-Herald Reaper; River Valley Times, March-May 1997

Folder 16: Steele County Press: May 1997

Folder 17: Tioga Tribune: April 1997

Folder 18: Towner County Record-Herald: May 10, 1997

Folder 19: Trail County Tribune; Turtle Mountain Star; Turtle Mountain Tribune, May 1997

Folder 20: Valley City Times-Record: April and May 1997

Folder 21: Williston Herald: April 22, 1997

Folder 22: Associated Press: May 6-8, 1997; The Atlanta Journal: April 27, 1997

Folder 23: The Boston Globe: April and May 1997

Folder 24: CNN Interactive: May 1997 and April 1998

Folder 25: Crookston Daily Times: April 25, 1997; Duluth News Tribune: May 5, 1997; The Economist Saturday: April 26, 1997

Folder 26: Infoseek: April 13, 15, & 18, 1997; Los Angeles Times: April, May and October 1997

Folder 27: Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 1997

Folder 28: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 1-4, 1997

Folder 29: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 5-9, 1997

Folder 30: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 10-16, 1997

Folder 31: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 17-23, 1997

Folder 32: Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 24-31, 1997

Folder 33: Minneapolis Star Tribune, June-December 1997

Folder 34: Minneapolis Star Tribune, February-June 1998

Folder 35: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; News Library; NewsPage, April and May 1997

Folder 36: New York Times: May, June and November 1997

Folder 37: Philadelphia Inquirer: April 19, 1998

Folder 39: PRNewswire: May 1-17, 1997

Folder 40: St. Paul Pioneer Press: April 1997-1998

Folder 41: San Francisco Chronicle: May 8, 1997

Folder 42: USA Today: April-June & November 1997

Folder 43: Washington Post: April 15 and 16, 1998

Folder 44: West Central Tribune: May 2, 1997; Winnipeg Free Press: August 9, 1998

Folder 45: "Clips Database", April and May 1997

Folder 46: "Clips Database", June and July 1997

Folder 47: "Clips Database", August and September 1997

Folder 48: "Clips Database", October and November 1997

Folder 49: "Clips Database", December 1997 and January 1998

Folder 50: "Clips Database", February-March 1998

Folder 51: "Clips Database": Newspaper Index

Sub-Series 4: Radio

This sub-series primarily consists of the text of press releases read over the radio.

Box 2

Folder 6: KNOX Press Releases, March 26, 1997

Folder 7: KNOX Press Releases, March 27, 1997

Folder 8: KNOX Press Releases, April 4, 1997

Folder 9: KNOX Press Releases, April 5, 1997

Folder 10: KNOX Press Releases, April 8, 1997

Folder 11: KNOX Press Releases, April 9, 1997

Folder 12: KNOX Press Releases, April 10, 1997

Folder 13: KNOX Press Releases, April 11, 1997

Folder 14: KNOX Press Releases, April 14, 1997

Folder 15: KNOX Press Releases, April 15, 1997

Folder 16: KNOX Press Releases, April 16, 1997

Folder 17: KNOX Press Releases, April 17, 1997

Folder 18: KNOX Press Releases, April 18, 1997

Folder 19: KNOX Press Releases, April 19, 1997

Folder 20: KNOX Press Releases, April 20, 1997

Folder 21: KNOX Press Releases, April 21, 1997

Folder 22: KNOX Press Releases, April 22, 1997

Folder 23: KNOX Press Releases, April 23, 1997

Folder 24: KNOX Press Releases, April 24, 1997

Folder 25: KNOX Press Releases, April 25, 1997

Folder 26: KNOX Press Releases, April 26, 1997

Folder 27: KNOX Press Releases, April 27, 1997

Folder 28: KNOX Press Releases, April 28, 1997

Folder 29: KNOX Press Releases, April 29, 1997

Folder 30: KNOX Press Releases, April 30, 1997

Folder 31: KNOX Press Releases, May 1, 1997

Folder 32: KNOX Press Releases, May 2, 1997

Folder 33: KNOX Press Releases, May 3, 1997

Folder 34: KNOX Press Releases, May 4, 1997

Folder 35: KNOX Press Releases, May 5, 1997

Folder 36: KNOX Press Releases, May 6, 1997

Folder 37: KNOX Press Releases, May 7, 1997

Folder 38: KNOX Press Releases, May 8, 1997

Folder 39: KNOX Press Releases, May 9, 1997

Folder 40: KNOX Press Releases, May 10, 1997

Folder 41: KNOX Press Releases, May 11, 1997

Folder 42: KNOX Press Releases, May 12, 1997

Folder 43: KNOX Press Releases, May 13, 1997

Folder 44: KNOX Press Releases, May 14, 1997

Folder 45: KNOX Press Releases, May 15, 1997

Folder 46: KNOX Press Releases, May 16, 1997

Folder 47: KNOX Press Releases, May 17, 1997

Folder 48: KNOX Press Releases, May 18, 1997

Folder 49: KNOX Press Releases, May 19, 1997

Folder 50: KNOX Press Releases, May 20, 1997

Folder 51: KNOX Press Releases, May 21, 1997

Folder 52: KNOX Press Releases, May 22, 1997

Folder 53: KNOX Press Releases, May 23, 1997

Folder 54: KNOX Press Releases, May 27, 1997

Folder 55: KNOX Press Releases, May 28, 1997

Folder 56: KNOX Press Releases, May 29, 1997

Folder 57: KNOX Press Releases, May 30, 1997

Folder 58: KNOX Press Releases, June 2, 1997

Folder 59: KNOX Press Releases, June 3, 1997

Folder 60: KNOX Press Releases, June 4, 1997

Folder 61: KNOX Press Releases, June 5, 1997

Folder 62: KNOX Press Releases, June 6, 1997

Folder 63: KNOX Press Releases, June 9, 1997

Folder 64: KNOX Press Releases, June 10, 1997

Folder 65: KNOX Press Releases, June 11, 1997

Folder 66: KNOX Press Releases, June 12, 1997

Folder 67: KNOX Press Releases, June 13, 1997

Folder 68: KNOX Press Releases, June 15, 1997

Folder 69: KNOX Press Releases, June 16, 1997

Folder 70: KNOX Press Releases, June 17, 1997

Folder 71: KNOX Press Releases, June 18, 1997

Folder 72: KNOX Press Releases, June 19, 1997

Folder 73: KNOX Press Releases, June 20, 1997

Folder 74: KNOX Press Releases, June 21, 1997

Folder 75: KNOX Press Releases, June 23, 1997

Folder 76: KNOX Press Releases, June 24, 1997

Folder 77: KNOX Press Releases, Undated

Folder 78: KNOX Press Releases, Undated

Folder 79: KNOX Press Releases, Undated

Folder 80: KNOX Press Releases, Undated

Folder 81: KNOX Press Releases, Undated

Box 3

Folder 47: Minnesota Public Radio News Reports, April 1997-March 1998

Folder 48: Minnesota Public Radio "Remembering and Rebuilding," April 15, 1998

Box 4

Folder 35: 6:00 AM Minnesota Report, KFGO Radio, undated

Folder 50: 97 KYCK FM. "People to Look for and Their Phone Numbers." July 2, 1997

Box 21

Folder 38: Presidential Radio: May 24, 1997

Sub-Series 5: Television

Box 17

Folder 91: Oprah Show Information: May 14, 1997

Sub-Series 6: Websites

Box 3

Folder 33: CNN, April-May 1997

Folder 34: Channel 4 (WCCO), CNN, WDAZ, April 1998

Folder 35: Channel 4 (WCCO), WDAZ TV, May 1998

Folder 37: Concordia College (Moorhead, MN), Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, University of North Dakota, 1997 and Undated

Box 7

Folder 73: Miscellaneous Web Pages, April-June 1997

Folder 74: Miscellaneous Web Pages, July-October 1997

Folder 75: Miscellaneous Web Pages, 1998

Folder 76: Miscellaneous Web Pages, 1999

Folder 77: Miscellaneous Web Pages, Undated

Folder 79: Grand Forks Flood Web Sites, July-October 1997

Folder 80: Grand Forks Flood Web Sites, October 1997-January 1998

Box 8

Folder 1: Grand Forks Flood Web Sites, January-March 1998

Folder 2: Grand Forks Flood Web Sites, April-May 1998

Folder 3: Grand Forks Flood Web Sites, May-July 1998

Folder 4: United Day Nursery Web Sites, June-August 1997

Folder 5: United Day Nursery Web Sites, June 1998

Folder 12: Lutheran Brotherhood Web Sites, April 1998

Folder 13: United Methodist Web Sites; May-December 1997

Folder 14: Cover Letter to Sandy Slater; Northern Light Search; February 1998

Folder 15: Northern Light Web Search; November 1998

Box 17

Folder 21: Printouts of Internet Articles and Web Pages

Series 3: Publications

The third series consists of various publications regarding the flood and its aftermath.

Box 3

Folder 5: City of Grand Forks Newsletter; 1997

Folder 6: Grand Forks City Publications; "Flood Protection Update": November 1997-July 1998

Folder 7: Grand Forks City Publications; "Flood Protection Update": August 1998-October 1999

Folder 8: Grand Forks City Publications; "Flood Protection Update": August 1998-October 1999

Folder 9: Grand Forks City Publications; "Recovery Road: The Path to Building a Disaster Resistant Grand Forks": January 1998-June 1998

Folder 10: Grand Forks City Publications; "Recovery Road: The Path to Building a Disaster Resistant Grand Forks": January-June 1998

Folder 11: Recovery Times (ND and MN); April-August 1997

Folder 12: Disaster Outreach Newsletter; The Newsletter: Help Through Recovery...Support for the Future; February-October 1998

Folder 13: Lake Region Shelter News; April 21-May 8, 1997

Folder 14: The Winrod Letter (Anti-Semitic Newsletter of "Christian Identity" minister Gordon Winrod); May-June 1997

Folder 15: The Salvation Army; Newsletters (1997-1998); Letters/Certificate to Sandy Slater (May 30, 1998)

Folder 16: Village Family Service Center; One Year Has Passed; March-April 1998

Folder 17: Nodak Electric Cooperative; Nodak Neighbor; April 1998

Folder 18: Miscellaneous Newsletters; April 1997-April 1998 and Undated

Folder 32: Minnesota Photographers Newsletter, Disaster Relief, American Gas Association (Field Report), 1997 and Undated

Folder 49: Aatrix Software and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 1997

Folder 50: The Software Doctor, North Dakota League of Cities, Building Material Retailer, Red River Radio Amateurs, Inc., 1997

Folder 51: Kathleen Easton and Gorden Chorney, General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church, ELCA, Rescue Mission, Creator Unknown, Park Rapids Chamber of Commerce, 1997-1998

Folder 52: Internet-Posted Pictures and Stories of People's Homes, 1997

Box 4

Folder 14: "The Gilgamesh Journals" by Jay D. Jerde, Dubuque, Iowa: 1997

Folder 24: Organizational Newsletters:

Item 1: Nodak Neighbor (NoDak Electric Cooperative), May 1997

Item 2: Nodak Neighbor (NoDak Electric Cooperative), June 1997

Item 3: AARP Bulletin, June 1997

Item 4: Northern Lights (Beltrami Electric Cooperative), June 1997

Item 5: "A Wave of Generosity: People Respond to the Flood of '97," North Dakota Community Foundation

Item 6: Unknown publication regarding Grand Forks Medical Park

Folder 26: Nursing Matters, June and September 1997; Prairie Rose (Publication of the North Dakota Nurses Association, August 1998

Folder 34: "Wear Protective Clothing During Flood Cleanup." Kansas State University, 1993

Folder 38: City of Grand Forks 1998 Water Quality Report

Folder 43: Grand Forks Public Schools, Spotlight on Excellence: August 1997 and June 1998

Folder 44: American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property; Property Salvage Tips; November 11, 1993

Folder 45: American Red Cross Booklets; Home Repair (August 1992), Coloring Book (October 1993)

Folder 47: "Replacement Housing Development Project Briefing Paper." Grand Forks Homes Inc., 1999

Folder 48: "Review of the Costliest Winter in North Dakota History." Prairie Publications. June 1997

Folder 37: North Dakota State Water Commission: "The Floods of 1997: A Special Report", June 1997

Folder 52: Business Fliers and Notices

Item 1: Red River Valley Community Action

Item 2: Curt D. Johnson Auction Company

Item 3: Fine Print of Grand Forks

Item 4: First National Bank

Item 5: Valley Interfaith Coalition to Recovery (VICTORY)

Folder 53: University Federal Credit Union

Folder 55: Empire Arts Center, Grand Opening Program: 28 March 1998

Folder 56: Northern States Power Company

Folder 57: Summer Performing Arts Company. "Keep the Faith" Program. Summer 1997

Folder 63: Miscellaneous

Item 1: Valleyfair Coupon

Item 2: Deutsche Kinder Chapter, Germans from Russia Heritage Society: Annual Meeting Cancellation Notice, 27 May 1997

Item 3: Admission Tickets for The Bouncin' Back Bash at UND Memorial Stadium, 22 June 1997

Item 4: Grand Pasta Party on the Prairie, 23 August 1997

Item 5: "High Water Follies" Program, Firehall Theatre, 1997

Box 8

Folder 10: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wapakoneta, Ohio, bulletin: June 1997

Folder 21: Annual Reports: EGF County Soil Conservation District; ND Community Foundation; United Way of Grand Forks, 1997-1998

Folder 24: Government Computer News, October 1998

Folder 25: Newsletters, 1997

Folder 26: Newsletters, 1998

Folder 27: Newsletters, 1999

Box 17

Folder 2: "Constructive Communications," City of Grand Forks: June-November 2004

Folder 3: "Flood Protection Update," City of Grand Forks: November 1999-April 2004

Folder 4: "Forks Focus," City of Grand Forks: 1999-2000

Folder 5: "Greenway Connections," Greater Grand Forks Greenway: 1999-2004

Folder 43: Materials from Dr. Marita Hoffart:

Item 1: "Flood Experience & Its Impact on Survivor's Health" by Elizabeth Pross Keene

Item 2: "School-aged Children's Experience of being in a Flood When Their Community was Devastated" by Dr. Marita Hoffart

Item 3: "How to Help Children After a Disaster" by North Dakota Human Services

Folder 93: City Scan: June 1997

Box 24

Folder 14: "City Scan," Northern Dakota League of Cities: October 1997 and July 1998

Folder 15: "Depot Dispatch," Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce: November 1997 and June/July 1998

Folder 16: "Exchange, Economics, News, and Developments; Second and Third Quarter 1997," Bank of North Dakota; "Recovery Lutheran Disaster Response," Joint Ministry of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: March and April 1998

Folder 17: "Flooding in the Grand Forks - East Grand Forks Area: Educational Series 12," North Dakota Geographical Survey, 1980

Folder 18: Magazines:

Item 1: "A University and a Community . . . the Flood of '97 . . . surviving and recovering"

Item 2: "Flood of '97 Guard Awards Ceremony; August 6, 1997, Grand Forks, AFB, North Dakota" pamphlet

Item 3: Minnkota Messenger: Special Disaster Edition; Summer 1997

Item 4: North Dakota Horizons Special Issue: The Great Flood of '97; Fall 1997

Item 5: North Dakota Water; June 1998

Item 6: "Summer Performing Arts Company Presents Keep the Faith: A Celebration of Community" program

Folder 19: Newsletters and pamphlets:

Item 1: Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services: AE Communicator Special Flood Anniversary Edition; 1998

Item 2: Downtown News Exchange; Spring 1998

Item 3: University of North Dakota: Grand New Horizons; Winter 1997

Item 4: Greater North Dakota Association: Business Report; November 1997

Item 5: Office of Emergency Medical Preparedness: Information Update; Winter 1997-1998

Item 6: Official Newsletter of the North Dakota Tourism Department: Inside Tourism; 1997

Item 7: Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota: Messenger; April 1998

Item 8: Minnesota Historical Society: Member News; July/August 1997

Item 9: Natural Hazards Observer; May 1998

Item 10: North Dakota Medical Association News; September/October 1997

Item 11: The Weekly Newspaper of the Transit Industry: Passenger Transport; May 1997.

Item 12: United Way: By the Way; Spring 1998

Folder 20: Printouts, flyers, pamphlets and parts of whole publications:

Item 1: "1998 National Community Leadership Award" photocopy

Item 2: "AARP Says… Don't Get Stung by Home Repair Scams!" - small yellow pamphlet and big yellow pamphlet Grand Forks Flood Control Study; --January 1997

Item 3: "Commemorating the Disaster" Flyer for Holy Family Catholic Church; February 28, 1998

Item 4: "Flood Stuff"

Item 5: Grand Forks Flood Control Study; January 1997

Item 6: "Intergenerational Dialogue, Saturday, February 28, 1998. Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks, North Dakota."

Item 7: MeritCare Health System: North Dakota Epidemiology Report: Division of Disease Control; January - March 1997

Item 8: North Dakota Housing Finance Agency: Thresholds; Fall 1997

Item 9: North Dakota Legislative Council: Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Funding in Other States; May 1997

Item 10: North Dakota Water: A Slice of History: Floods Remembered; July 1998

Item 11: "R.A.F.T Resource Agencies Flood Team"

Item 12: "SBA U.S. Small Business Administration: Disaster Loans Available for Flooding Victims"

Item 13: The Source; January and March 1998

Item 14: "The Story of the Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota"

Item 15: University of North Dakota at Grand Forks: University Letter; April 10, 1998

Item 16: Valley Interfaith Coalition to Recovery: Victory Update; April 6, 1998

Folder 22: Flood acronyms, vocabulary, signs, notes, stories, poems and quotations

Folder 23: Fed Gazette. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. September 2006

Special issue on Grand Forks flood recovery

Series 4: Governmental Organizations

The fourth series consists of materials issued by governmental organizations.  The bulk of materials were produced by committees from Grand Forks.

Sub-Series 1: Grand Forks City Council

Box 1

Folder 98: January 1999

Folder 99: February 1999

Folder 100: March 1999

Folder 101: April 1999

Folder 102: May 1999

Box 4

Folder 42: City of Grand Forks Miscellaneous Materials: 1997 and Undated

Sub-Series 2: Grand Forks Emergency Management Office

Box 2

Folder 1: Chronology of 1997 Flood Outlooks and Forecasting Activities for the East Grand Forks Forecast Point

Folder 2: Outside Assistance Requests; March 20-April 30, 1997

Folder 3: Memos to ND Department of Emergency Management; May 1-July 21, 1997

Folder 4: Press Releases; April 10, 1996- April 18, 1997 and Undated

Folder 5: Press Releases; April 19, 1997- June 9, 1997

Box 17

Folder 70: Evacuation Plan, Forms, & Notes: April 15, 1997, undated

Folder 71: Grand Forks Emergency Management Department Head Meetings: April 28-May 12, 1997

Folder 77: Grand Forks Emergency Management Press Releases: February 20-May 12, 1997

Sub-Series 3: Grand Forks Engineering Department

Box 4

Folder 58: Flood Evacuation Map, May 1997

Folder 61: Structural Inspections/Estimates: 10 August 1997 and November 4, 1997

Folder 62: Interim Business Assistance Program Boundary (Map); Summary Comparison of Flood Plans; September 29, 1997 and 1997

Box 12

Folder 4: City of Grand Forks Engineering Department, CBD Acquisition and Demolition Strategy and Interim Business Assistance Program Boundary, September 29, 1997

Sub-Series 4: Grand Forks Finance Committee

Box 1

Folder 103: February 1999

Folder 104: March 1999

Folder 105: April 1999

Folder 106: May 1999

Folder 107: June 1999

Folder 108: July 1999

Folder 109: August 1999

Folder 110: September 1999

Sub-Series 5: Grand Forks Flood Response Committee

Box 1

Folder 1: May 23, 1997

Folder 2: May 29, 1997

Folder 3: June 2, 1997

Folder 4: June 5, 1997

Folder 5: June 12, 1997

Folder 6: June 16, 1997

Folder 7: June 19, 1997

Folder 8: June 26, 1997

Folder 9: July 2, 1997

Folder 10: July 9, 1997

Folder 11: July 11, 1997

Folder 12: July 16, 1997

Folder 13: July 24, 1997

Folder 14: July 30, 1997

Folder 15: August 7, 1997

Folder 16: August 13, 1997

Folder 17: August 20, 1997

Folder 18: September 2, 1997

Folder 19: September 3, 1997

Folder 20: September 12, 1997

Folder 21: September 18, 1997

Folder 22: September 24, 1997

Folder 23: October 1, 1997

Folder 24: October 8, 1997

Folder 25: October 15, 1997

Folder 26: October 20, 1997

Folder 27: October 22, 1997

Folder 28: October 29, 1997

Folder 29: November 5, 1997

Folder 30: November 12, 1997

Folder 31: November 17, 1997

Folder 32: November 19, 1997

Folder 33: November 26, 1997

Folder 34: December 3, 1997

Folder 35: December 10, 1997

Folder 36: December 17, 1997

Folder 37: December 23, 1997

Folder 38: December 30, 1997

Folder 39: January 7, 1998

Folder 40: January 14, 1998

Folder 41: January 15, 1998

Folder 42: January 20, 1998

Folder 43: January 21, 1998

Folder 44: January 28, 1998

Folder 45: February 4, 1998

Folder 46: February 11, 1998

Folder 47: February 18, 1998

Folder 48: February 25, 1998

Folder 49: March 4, 1998

Folder 50: March 11, 1998

Folder 51: March 16, 1998

Folder 52: March 18, 1998

Folder 53: March 25, 1998

Folder 54: April 1, 1998

Folder 55: April 6, 1998

Folder 56: April 8, 1998

Folder 57: April 15, 1998

Folder 58: April 22, 1998

Folder 59: April 29, 1998

Folder 60: May 1, 1998

Folder 61: May 7, 1998

Folder 62: May 13, 1998

Folder 63: May 27, 1998

Folder 64: Council Referrals, April 1998

Folder 65: Resolution / Demolition Information, 1997

Folder 66: June 10, 1998

Folder 67: July 1, 1998

Folder 68: July 15, 1998

Folder 69: July 20, 1998

Folder 70: July 29, 1998

Folder 71: August 12, 1998

Folder 72: CDBG Scoring Criteria (from August 12, 1998 meeting)

Folder 73: August 17, 1998

Folder 74: August 26, 1998

Folder 75: September 8, 1998

Folder 76: September 16, 1998

Folder 77: September 30, 1998

Folder 78: October 14, 1998

Folder 79: November 12, 1998

Folder 80: November 24, 1998

Folder 81: Tax Increment Project, 1998

Folder 82: University Village Infrastructure Development, August 12, 1998

Folder 83: December 17, 1998

Folder 84: January 14, 1999

Folder 85: February 17, 1999

Folder 86: March 16, 1999

Folder 87: April 21, 1999

Folder 88: May 6, 1999

Folder 89: May 12, 1999

Folder 90: June 16, 1999

Folder 91: July 20, 1999

Folder 92: July 29, 1999

Folder 93: August 11, 1999

Folder 94: September 1, 1999

Folder 95: September 16, 1999

Folder 96: October 13, 1999

Box 3

Folder 42: Grand Forks Government Web Pages, 1998

Box 4

Folder 40: Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Open House and Community Conversation; January 8, 1998

Box 12

Folder 1: Flood Response/Protection Committee Meeting Supplemental Materials, 1997-1999

Box 17

Folder 6: Flood Protection Committee Minutes: November 1999-February 2000

Folder 7: Flood Protection Committee & Map: March & April 2000

Folder 8: Flood Protection Committee/Subcommittee: May 5, 2000

Folder 9: Flood Protection Committee: May 10, 2000

Folder 10: Flood Protection Subcommittee and the Park Board: May 18, 2000

Folder 11: Flood Protection Committee Minutes: June 14, 2000

Sub-Series 6: Grand Forks Mayor's Office

Box 17

Folder 44: Northridge Hills Court letter to Mayor Pat Owens and City Council

Folder 67: Statement by Mayor Pat Owens: April 19, 1997

Sub-Series 7: Grand Forks Public Information Center

Box 25

Folder 2: "Grand Forks, ND Historic Flood - Remarkable Recovery: 10 Years Later...Rebuilt. Renewed. Reborn", Spring 2007

Published by the Public Information Center on the 10th Anniversary of the 1997 Grand Forks Flood

Sub-Series 8: Grand Forks Public Safety Committee

Box 1

Folder 111: February 1999

Folder 112: March 1999

Folder 113: April 1999

Folder 114: June 1999

Folder 115: July 1999

Folder 116: August 1999

Folder 117: September 1999

Sub-Series 9: Grand Forks Public Service Committee

Box 1

Folder 118: February 1999

Folder 119: March 1999

Folder 120: April 1999

Folder 121: June 1999

Folder 122: July 1999

Folder 123: August 1999

Folder 124: September 1999

Sub-Series 10: Grand Forks Urban Development Committee

Box 1

Folder 125: February 1999

Folder 126: March 1999

Folder 127: May 1999

Folder 128: June 1999

Folder 129: July 1999

Folder 130: August 1999

Folder 131: September 1999

Sub-Series 11: Grand Forks Recovery Planning Team

Box 17

Folder 97: Recovery Planning Team meetings, 1998

Sub-Series 12: North Dakota State Government

Box 3

Folder 41: Governmental Flood Information: Grand Forks, FEMA, North Dakota State, 1998

Folder 43: State Agency Summaries of After Action Reports, Undated

Folder 44: North Dakota After Action Report–Historical Perspective, March 1998

Folder 45: Winter Storm Disaster Chronology, March 1998

Folder 46: Labor Market Information–Impact of the Flood on Grand Forks County, March 1998

Box 4

Folder 51: Business and Licensing Information

Folder 59: "Consumers Beware of Flood Scams." North Dakota Office of Attorney General

Box 17

Folder 80: State News Releases: April 22, 1997 & May 16, 1997

Box 25

Folder 4: Board Report: Proceedings of the State Board of Higher Education (North Dakota University System), 1997-1998

Sub-Series 13: United States Federal Government

Box 3

Folder 38: FEMA–Help After a Disaster; 1996-1997

Folder 39: Defense LINK (military), FEMA, Air Force News-Grand Forks, International Joint Commission, April-November 1997

Folder 53: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Long-Term Flood Abatement Project, 1997-1998

Folder 54: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Greenway Plan; May 1997

Folder 56: Department of the Army–St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers; Cover Letter, Flood Control Project Draft EIS Scoping Document; June 1998

Folder 58: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Red River Greenway; 1998-1999 and undated

Folder 64: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Draft of General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement; August 1998

Folder 65: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Draft of General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement Supplementary Documentation Vol. 1 (Appendices A-C); August 1998

Box 4

Folder 1: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Draft of General Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement Supplementary Documentation Vol. 2 (Appendices D-L); August 1998

Folder 16: "Grand Forks, ND: SBA White Paper," May 1998

Folder 31: FEMA Handouts and Check Insert, 1997

Folder 33: U.S. Small Business Administration: Cover Letter, SBA Disaster Loan Information and Application Materials, 1997

Folder 36: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense: Certificate of Appreciation  from the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, October 27, 1997

Folder 46: Summary of Downtown Grand Forks Structures on the National Register of Historic Places, October 1997

Folder 60: Emergency Help Line Phone Numbers of Federal Agencies, 22 April 1997

Box 12

Folder 2: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Flood Control Maps, July 1998

Folder 3: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Red River of the North Greenway Conceptual Plan, 1998?

Box 17

Folder 12: Protection Cooperation Agreement between the cities of East Grand Forks, Grand Forks and the Department of the Army

Folder 81: FEMA, SBA, & National Press Releases: 1993, 1995, 1997, undated

Folder 84: Schedules for visits by President Bill Clinton, Elizabeth Dole, and James Lee Witt: April 21 & 22, 1997 and May 14, 1997

Folder 85: National Weather Service Flood Statements: April 7 and 14, 1997

Folder 89: Federal Assets Summary: May 1997

Sub-Series 14: International

Box 3

Folder 40: Information from the website of the International Joint Commission, December 1997

Box 17

Folder 1: Final Report of the International Joint Commission: The Next Flood: Getting Prepared

The International Joint Commission was an American and Canadian agency which studied the 1997 Flood and made recommendations to avert future floods. http://www.ijc.org .

Folder 19: International Flood Mitigation Initiative

Folder 20: Living with the Red by the International Joint Commission: November 2000

Series 5: Photographs

This series consists of various photographs of the flood, as well as its aftermath.

Box 8

Folder 10: Pictures of United Lutheran Church, 1997-1998

Folder 16: Orion Specialty Web Flood Photographs, April 1997

Folder 17: Grand Forks Mission Photos, 1997

Box 9

Folder 1: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1-10

Folder 2: Photographs by Alan Draves; 11-20

Folder 3: Photographs by Alan Draves; 21-30

Folder 4: Photographs by Alan Draves; 31-40

Folder 5: Photographs by Alan Draves; 41-50

Folder 6: Photographs by Alan Draves; 51-60

Folder 7: Photographs by Alan Draves; 61-70

Folder 8: Photographs by Alan Draves; 71-80

Folder 9: Photographs by Alan Draves; 81-90

Folder 10: Photographs by Alan Draves; 91-100

Folder 11: Photographs by Alan Draves; 101-110

Folder 12: Photographs by Alan Draves; 111-120

Folder 13: Photographs by Alan Draves; 121-130

Folder 14: Photographs by Alan Draves; 131-140

Folder 15: Photographs by Alan Draves; 141-150

Folder 16: Photographs by Alan Draves; 151-160

Folder 17: Photographs by Alan Draves; 161-170

Folder 18: Photographs by Alan Draves; 171-180

Folder 19: Photographs by Alan Draves; 181-190

Folder 20: Photographs by Alan Draves; 191-200

Folder 21: Photographs by Alan Draves; 201-210

Folder 22: Photographs by Alan Draves; 211-220

Folder 23: Photographs by Alan Draves; 221-230

Folder 24: Photographs by Alan Draves; 231-240

Folder 25: Photographs by Alan Draves; 241-250

Folder 26: Photographs by Alan Draves; 251-260

Folder 27: Photographs by Alan Draves; 261-270

Folder 28: Photographs by Alan Draves; 271-280

Folder 29: Photographs by Alan Draves; 281-290

Folder 30: Photographs by Alan Draves; 291-300

Folder 31: Photographs by Alan Draves; 301-310

Folder 32: Photographs by Alan Draves; 311-320

Folder 33: Photographs by Alan Draves; 321-330

Folder 34: Photographs by Alan Draves; 331-340

Folder 35: Photographs by Alan Draves; 341-343

Folder 36: Photographs by Frank Slater and Joan Erickson; 344-353

Folder 37: Photographs by Jean Anderson; 354-363

Folder 38: Photographs by Jean Anderson and Brian Henderson; 364-373

Folder 39: Photographs by Brian Henderson; 374-383

Folder 40: Photographs by Brian Henderson; 384-393

Folder 41: Photographs by Brian Henderson; 394-403

Folder 42: Photographs by Brian Henderson; 404-413

Folder 43: Photographs by Brian Henderson; 414-423

Folder 44: Photographs by Brian Henderson, Jacob Dvorak, and Joan Erickson; 424-433

Folder 45: Photographs by Joan Erickson and Ray Weere; 434-443

Folder 46: Photographs by Ray Weere and Brian Henderson; 444-453

Folder 47: Photographs by Brian Henderson and Ray Weere; 454-463

Folder 48: Photographs by Ray Weere; 464-473

Folder 49: Photographs by Ray Weere and Jacob Dvorak; 474-483

Folder 50: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak and Joan Erickson; 484-493

Folder 51: Photographs by Joan Erickson and Jacob Dvorak; 494-503

Folder 52: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 504-513

Folder 53: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 514-523

Folder 54: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak and Joan Erickson; 524-533

Folder 55: Photographs by Joan Erickson; 534-543

Folder 56: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 544-553

Folder 57: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 554-563

Folder 58: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 564-573

Folder 59: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 574-583

Folder 60: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 584-593

Folder 61: Photographs by Jacob Dvorak; 594-603

Folder 62: Photographs by Frank Slater; 604-613

Folder 63: Photographs by Frank Slater; 614-623

Folder 64: Photographs by Frank Slater; 624-633

Folder 65: Photographs by Frank Slater; 634-643

Folder 66: Photographs by Frank Slater; 644-645

Folder 67: Negatives for Photographs by Frank Slater; 604-645

Folder 68: Photographs by Jim Watt; 646-655

Folder 69: Photographs by Jim Watt; 656-665

Folder 70: Photographs by Jim Watt; 666-675

Folder 71: Photographs by Jim Watt; 676-685

Folder 72: Photographs by Jim Watt; 686-695

Folder 73: Photographs by Jim Watt; 696-705

Folder 74: Photographs by Jim Watt; 706-715

Folder 75: Photograph by Jim Watt; 716 (with List of Assigned Call Signs)

Folder 76: Photographs by Jim McLaughlin; 717-727 (with Cover Letter)

Folder 77: Photographs by Alan Draves; 728-737

Folder 78: Photographs by Alan Draves; 738-747

Folder 79: Photographs by Alan Draves; 748-757

Folder 80: Photographs by Alan Draves; 758-767

Folder 81: Photographs by Alan Draves; 768-777

Folder 82: Photographs by Alan Draves; 778-787

Folder 83: Photographs by Alan Draves; 788-797

Folder 84: Photographs by Alan Draves; 798-807

Folder 85: Photographs by Alan Draves; 808-817

Folder 86: Photographs by Alan Draves; 818-827

Folder 87: Photographs by Alan Draves; 828-837

Folder 88: Photographs by Alan Draves; 838-847

Folder 89: Photographs by Alan Draves; 848-857

Folder 90: Photographs by Alan Draves; 858-867

Folder 91: Photographs by Alan Draves; 868-877

Folder 92: Photographs by Alan Draves; 878-887

Folder 93: Photographs by Alan Draves; 888-897

Folder 94: Photographs by Alan Draves; 898-907

Folder 95: Photographs by Alan Draves; 908-917

Folder 96: Photographs by Alan Draves; 918-927

Folder 97: Photographs by Alan Draves; 928-937

Folder 98: Photographs by Alan Draves; 938-947

Folder 99: Photographs by Alan Draves; 948-951

Folder 100: Photographs by Frank Slater; 952-961

Folder 101: Photographs by Frank Slater; 962-963

Box 10

Folder 1: Photographs by Julie Copeland; 964-973

Folder 2: Photographs by Julie Copeland; 974-983

Folder 3: Photographs by Julie Copeland; 984-993

Folder 4: Photographs by Julie Copeland; 994-1003

Folder 5: Photographs by Julie Copeland; 1004-1013

Folder 6: Photographs of the Chester Fritz Library; 1014-1016

Folder 7: Photographs by Glinda Crawford; 1017-1026

Folder 8: Photographs by Glinda Crawford; 1027-1036

Folder 9: Photographs by Glinda Crawford; 1037-1046

Folder 10: Photographs by Glinda Crawford; 1047-1056

Folder 11: Photographs by Glinda Crawford; 1057-1066

Folder 12: Photographs by Glinda Crawford; 1067-1074

Folder 13: Photographs by Frank Slater; 1075-1085

Folder 14: Photographs by Frank Slater; 1086-1095

Folder 15: Negatives for Photographs by Frank Slater; 1075-1095

Folder 16: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1096-1105

Folder 17: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1106-1115

Folder 18: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1116-1125

Folder 19: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1126-1135

Folder 20: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1136-1145

Folder 21: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1146-1155

Folder 22: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1156-1165

Folder 23: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1166-1175

Folder 24: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1176-1185

Folder 25: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1186-1195

Folder 26: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1196-1205

Folder 27: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1206-1215

Folder 28: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1216-1225

Folder 29: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1226-1235

Folder 30: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1236-1245

Folder 31: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1246-1255

Folder 32: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1256-1265

Folder 33: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1266-1275

Folder 34: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1276-1285

Folder 35: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1286-1295

Folder 36: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1296-1305

Folder 37: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1306-1315

Folder 38: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1316-1325

Folder 39: Photographs by Alan Draves; 1326-1336

Folder 40: Photographs by Shelby Harken; 1337-1344

Folder 41: Photographs by Frank Slater; 1345-1354

Folder 42: Photographs by Molly Kjos and Ray Weere; 1355-1364

Folder 43: Photographs by Ray Weere; 1365-1374

Folder 44: Photographs by Ray Weere; 1375-1384

Folder 45: Photographs by Ray Weere; 1385-1394

Folder 46: Photographs by Ray Weere; 1395-1396

Folder 47: Slides: 1-10

Folder 48: Slides: 11-20

Folder 49: Slides: 21-30

Folder 50: Slides: 31-40

Folder 51: Slides: 41-50

Folder 52: Slides: 51-60

Folder 53: Slides: 61-70

Folder 54: Slides: 71-80

Folder 55: Slides: 81-90

Folder 56: Slides: 91-93

Box 12

Folder 14: "Come Hell and High Water" and "The Angel Appears", 1997

Folder 15: Aerial Views of Towns Along the Red River; Alvarado, MN; Bowesmont, ND; Caledonia, ND; Christine, ND; Climax, ND; Crystal Sugar Plant at Drayton, ND; Drayton, ND; April 12-May 1, 1997

Folder 16: Aerial Views of Towns Along the Red River; Everson, MB; Fairmount, ND; Georgetown, MN; Halstad; MN; Harwood, ND; Hendrum, MN; Humboldt, MN; Manvel, ND; April 12-May 1, 1997

Folder 17: Aerial Views of Towns Along the Red River; McCanesville; Noyes, MN; Oakwood, ND; Oslo, MN; Pembina, ND; Pembina, ND/St. Vincent, MN; Perley, MN; Warren, MN; April 12-May 1, 1997

Box 17

Folder 50: Photographs by Alan Draves, 4th and Demers, Downtown Grand Forks; 1397-1418

Folder 51: Photographs by Alan Draves, County Building, Downtown Grand Forks; 1419-1426

Folder 52: Photographs by Alan Draves, 4th Street. Grand Forks; 1427-1433

Folder 53: Photographs by Alan Draves, South 3rd Street, Grand Forks; 1434-1460

Folder 54: Photographs by Alan Draves, 3rd Street, Grand Forks; 1461-1475

Folder 55: Photographs by Alan Draves, Riverside; 1476-1486

Folder 56: Photographs by Alan Draves, Lincoln Drive, Grand Forks; 1487-1496

Folder 57: Photographs by Alan Draves, South Side, Grand Forks; 1497-1508

Folder 58: Photographs by Alan Draves, South Side, Grand Forks; 1509-1531

Folder 59: Photographs by Alan Draves, Miscellaneous Grand Forks; 1532-1535

Folder 60: Photographs by Alan Draves, East Grand Forks; 1536-1550

Folder 61: Photographs by Alan Draves, Flood Memorial, Grand Forks; 1551-1554

Folder 62: Photographs by Alan Draves, Sherlock Park, East Grand Forks; 1555-1558

Folder 63: Photographs by Alan Draves, Downtown East Grand Forks; 1559-1598

Folder 64: Photographs by Alan Draves, Red River; 1599-1608

Folder 65: Photographs by Alan Draves, Gilby, North Dakota, in 2000; 1609-1617

Folder 66: Photograph Negatives, Alan Draves

Folder 96: Photographs; 1618-1622

Series 6: Audio-Visuals

The sixth series contains various materials, including CDs, audio-cassette tapes, and maps.

Box 8

Folder 30: Earthworks Aerial Maps; Computer Disks–Demo Disks of Aerial Images of 1997 Red River Valley Flood

Folder 31: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Towns Along the Red and Grand Forks: April 21st 1997

Folder 32: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Towns Along the Red and Grand Forks: April 21st 1997

Folder 33: Earthworks Aerial Maps (See Also CDROMs of the Same); April-May 1997

Folder 34: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Kittson County North, Kittson County South; 1997

Folder 35: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Pembina County North, Pembina County South; 1997

Folder 36: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Walsh County North, Walsh County South; 1997

Folder 37: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Walsh County West; 1997

Folder 38: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Marshall County North, Marshall County South; 1997

Folder 39: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Grand Forks County North, Grand Forks County South; 1997

Folder 40: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Polk County North, Polk County South; 1997

Folder 41: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Traill and Norman Counties North, Traill and Norman Counties South; 1997

Folder 42: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Cass and Clay Counties North, Cass and Clay Counties South; 1997

Folder 43: Earthworks Aerial Maps; CDROMs–Richland and Wilkin Counties North, Richland and Wilkins Counties South; 1997

Folder 44: Binder with Earthworks Aerial Maps of Counties from CDROMs; 1997

Folder 45: CDROMs; Transmap On-Sight Demo, Flood of 1997 Photographs; 1997

Folder 46: CDs: Keep the Faith, The Official Radio Chronicle of the Flood of '97; 1997

Folder 47: CDs: Fury of the Red River, Ballad of the Waters; 1997

Folder 48: Tapes: KNOX Flood Rebroadcast; April 1998

Folder 49: JAG Flood Video Collection (Sp. Coll. #V919); 1997

Folder 50: Aerial Views of Grand Forks Area; A1-A4 (with Map); April 21, 1997

Folder 51: Aerial Views of Grand Forks Area; A5-A7 (with Map); April 21, 1997

Folder 52: Aerial Views of Grand Forks Area; B1-B4 (with Map); April 21, 1997

Folder 53: Aerial Views of Grand Forks Area; B5-B7 (with Map); April 21, 1997

Folder 54: Aerial Views of Grand Forks Area; C1-C4 (with Map); April 21, 1997

Folder 55: Aerial Views of Grand Forks Area; C5-C8 (with Map); April 21, 1997

Series 7: University of North Dakota

This series relates specifically to the impact to and reaction of the University of North Dakota to the 1997 Flood. Additional information can be found in The return of Lake Agassiz: the University of North Dakota and the Flood of 1997, published by the University in 1998.

Box 4

Folder 24: UND Publications:

Item 1: "Report: UND Flood Recovery '97," UND Foundation, May 1997

Item 2: Letter to Chemical Engineering Alumni, June 5, 1997

Box 5

Folder 34: Lists of Interviewees from Kim Porter; October 1997 and Undated

Folder 35: List of Interview Subjects/Project Estimate; May 1997 and Undated

Folder 36: Individual Interview Questions; Undated (Summer 1997)

Folder 37: Interviews–President Kendall Baker and Toby Baker; Summer 1997; Also Undated Note Identifying Transcripts

Folder 38: Interviews–Lyle Beiswenger, Susie Belyea, Robert Boyd, Jerry Bulisco, and Cathy Buyarski; Summer 1997

Folder 39: Interviews–Paul Clark, Duane Czapiewski, W. Jeremy Davis, Bonnie Freeland, and Jack Glass; Summer 1997

Folder 40: Interviews–Gordon Henry, Al Hoffarth, Mark Hudson, and David Jensen; Summer 1997

Folder 41: Interviews–Dorette Kerian, Rich Lehn, and Patsy Nies; Summer 1997

Folder 42: Interview and Letter from Leon Osbourne; April and Summer 1998

Folder 43: Interviews–Judy Sargent, LeRoy Sondrol, and Marlene Strathe; Summer 1997

Box 6

Folder 1: Interviews–Mark Thompson, Jim Uhlir, Dale Vetter, Dave Vorland, Terry Webb, and Larry Zitzow; Summer 1997

Folder 2: Self-Styled Interview by Peter Johnson; Undated

Folder 3: 1996-1997 UND Directory; Fall 1996

Folder 4: UND After Action Report; September-October 1997 and Undated

Folder 5: "UND After Action Report" to ND Governor Ed Schafer; October 1997

Folder 6: UND Outreach Programs/Information Sessions; May-June 1997

Folder 7: UND Closings; Undated

Folder 8: Volunteers; April-September 1997

Folder 9: UND Transition Team Daily Schedule; April 1997

Folder 10: UND Aiding the Community; April 1997-June 1998 and Undated

Folder 11: UND Flood Timeline; Undated

Folder 12: UND Aerospace; March-April 1997 and Undated

Folder 13: Admissions and Records; May-Fall 1997 and Undated

Folder 14: Newspaper Clippings (Grand Forks Herald and Fargo Forum); March 1-8, 1997

Folder 15: Newspaper Clippings (Grand Forks Herald and Bismarck Tribune); March 9-15, 1997

Folder 16: Newspaper Clippings (Grand Forks Herald and Bismarck Tribune); March 16-22, 1997

Folder 25: News Releases; April 1-September 23, 1997 and March-April 1998

Folder 26: UND Lake Region Shelter News; April-May 1997

Folder 27: University Relations Publications; March 1997-April 1998

Folder 28: UND Publications and Newsletters; April-November 1997, March-June 1998, January 1999, and Undated

Folder 29: NDSU Flood Coverage; April-July 1997 and Undated

Folder 30: Local Flood Coverage; January 1997-February 1998 and Undated

Folder 31: State Flood Coverage; March 1997-August 1998 and Undated

Folder 32: National Flood Coverage; April 1997-July 1998

Folder 33: Documentation–Peter Johnson's Notes; April-June 1997 and Undated

Folder 34: Correspondence of Peter Johnson; April-July 1997 and Undated

Folder 35: Letters to Students; April-May 1997 and Undated

Folder 36: Book-Related Correspondence; May 1997-March 1998 and Undated

Folder 37: Correspondence of UND President Kendall Baker; April 1997-April 1998

Folder 38: UND President Kendall Baker–Statements, Reports, Notes for Speeches; April 1997-April 1998 and Undated

Folder 39: Correspondence–Miscellaneous; April 1998

Folder 40: Emails–Miscellaneous; March-October 1998 and Undated

Folder 41: Emails–Peter Johnson; March-April 3, 1997

Folder 42: Emails–Peter Johnson; April 4-17, 1997

Folder 43: Emails–Peter Johnson; April 19-September 9, 1997

Folder 44: Emails–Stacy Herron; April 8-29, 1997

Folder 45: Faxes; April 1997

Folder 46: Faxes; May 1997

Folder 47: Faxes; June 1997

Folder 48: Faxes; July 1997

Folder 49: Faxes; August 1997

Folder 50: Faxes; 1998

Folder 51: UND Flood Answer Sheets; April 1997

Folder 52: Flood Stage Readings from UND Web Pages; April-May 1997

Folder 53: UND Web Pages; April-May 1997 and Undated

Folder 54: Flood Relocation List Serve; Undated

Folder 55: Web Pages; May 1997 and February 1998

Folder 56: Flood Meeting Minutes–"Flood '97: The Return of Lake Agassiz"; April 20-October 22, 1997

Folder 57: John Bluemle Articles; 1977, 1986, and 1997

Folder 58: Advertising; 1997

Folder 59: WDAZ Flood Video; March 1998

Box 7

Folder 1: Damage Assessment; April-October 1999 and Undated

Folder 2: 9:00 a.m. Meetings; April-May 1997

Folder 3: Publication Editorial and Steering Company Meeting; June 1997 and Undated

Folder 4: Residence Hall Occupancy; September 1997

Folder 5: Evacuation; Undated

Folder 6: Updates/Reports; May-September 1997 and Undated

Folder 7: Phone Lists; 1997

Folder 8: UND–Rising from Flood and Fire: On-Site Crisis Management; April 1998

Folder 9: UND Interactive Town Hall Meeting; April 1997 and Undated

Folder 10: Governmental Leadership in a Natural Disaster; Undated

Folder 11: City of Grand Forks Flood Hazard Map; January 1995

Folder 12: 1998 Time of Observance–Flood Anniversary; April 1998 and Undated

Folder 13: Postal News; May 1997

Folder 14: Brainstorming Notes; Undated

Folder 15: Background Information Preliminary Notes; 1997-1999 and Undated

Folder 16: EERC Web Page Collection–CNN; April 1997

Folder 17: EERC Web Page Collection–Fargo Forum; April 1997

Folder 18: EERC Web Page Collection–Grand Forks Herald; April 1997

Folder 19: EERC Web Page Collection–MSNBC; April 1997

Folder 20: EERC Web Page Collection–Pioneer Press; April 1997

Folder 21: EERC Web Page Collection–Star Tribune; April 1997

Folder 22: EERC Web Page Collection–USA Today; April 1997

Folder 23: Red River Stages; 1997

Folder 24: QPK_GF.XLS; 1997

Folder 25: "Poem from the River"; April 1997

Folder 26: UND Flood Timeline (Including Disk); 1997

Folder 27: Accounts of the Flood; Undated

Folder 28: Lists of Quotes; Undated

Folder 29: Book Section Notes; Undated

Folder 30: Color Photo Instructions for Book; Undated

Folder 31: File List; October 1998

Folder 32: Adjustments, Corrections, and Additions; October 1998 and Undated

Folder 33: Miscellaneous Pages and Paragraphs; Undated

Folder 34: Flood Book Graphics; 1997

Folder 35: Flood Book Dedication Materials (Including Disk); July 1998 and Undated

Folder 36: Draft Papers; April 1997

Folder 37: Draft Papers; April 1997 and Undated

Folder 38: Draft Papers; April 1997 and Undated

Folder 39: Draft Papers; April-May 1997 and Undated

Folder 40: Original Draft Papers; April-November 1997 and Undated

Folder 41: Draft Paper Supplemental Material Personal Notes; April-September 1997 and Undated

Folder 42: Lake Agassiz Revisited (pp. 1-65) (Undated); Letter to Steve Foss, Grand Forks Herald (Undated)

Folder 43: Lake Agassiz Revisited (pp. 66-148); Undated

Folder 44: Corrected Book Draft; October 1998

Folder 45: Corrected Book Draft (pp. 1-90); October 1998

Folder 46: Corrected Book Draft; October 1998

Folder 47: Corrected Book Draft; October 1998

Folder 48: Corrected Book Draft; 1998

Folder 49: Corrected Book Draft (pp. 40-95); 1998

Folder 50: Corrected Book Draft (Selected Pages Only); Undated (Received November 24, 1998)

Folder 51: Corrected 2nd Book Draft; Undated

Folder 52: Book Cover; Undated

Folder 53: Dedication Pages/Final Draft of Observations; Undated

Folder 54: Thank You Card for Book; January 5, 1999

Folder 55: State After Action Reports; June-October 1997 and Undated

Folder 56: ND Governor Ed Schafer's State of the State Address; January 22, 1998

Folder 57: Missouri Department of Higher Education; Undated

Folder 58: Summer Performing Arts Co. Play–Keep the Faith; Summer 1997

Folder 59: UND Floodwatch and Statement from UND President; April 9-10, 1997

Folder 60: Correspondence and Notices; 1997-1998

Folder 61: Peter Johnson; Note (February 25, 1998); Flood-Related Memos Involving (April 4-17, 1997)

Folder 62: Notes of UND Administrative Group Meetings During Flood of 1997 (April 20-May 3, 1997); Note from Patsy Nies (March 26, 1998); Note from Toby Baker (Undated)

Folder 63: Notes of UND Administrative Group Meetings During Flood of 1997 (Copies); April 20-September 30, 1997

Folder 64: UND Transition Team Materials; April-May 1997

Folder 65: UND Chester Fritz Library; Books Lost in Flood; August 1, 1997

Folder 66: UND Chester Fritz Library; Letter from Linda Olson to Sandy Slater; ODIN Flood Periodical Bibliography; 1998

Folder 67: UND Director of Libraries; Project Recovery; 1997 (Note from December 2, 1997)

Folder 68: UND Plant Services Construction Brief; June 1998

Folder 69: UND Flood Grants and Fellowships; October 24, 1997

Box 12

Folder 12: Chester Fritz Library Flood Materials, 1997

Series 8: Greater Grand Forks Greenway

The Greenway is a linear corridor of 2,200 acres of open space, vegetation, and recreational areas. As it relates to Greater Grand Forks, it is the open space between the banks of the Red and Red Lake rivers and the flood protection system. Additional information about the Greenway can be found in the Friends of the Greenway Records, OGLMC 1589.

Box 3

Folder 57: Greenways Incorporated: Greater Grand Forks Greenway Governance Proposal, December 8, 1998

Folder 59: Greenway Alliance: Meeting Information, 1999

Folder 60: Greenway Alliance: Meeting Minutes, 1999

Folder 61: Draft Education Plan Summary, August 24, 1999

Folder 62: Friends of the Greenway, 1999

Folder 63: Greenway Renaissance: Final Draft of Proposed Structure of the Greenway, undated

Box 17

Folder 14: Grand Forks City Documents & Park District Suggestions for Greenway: June 14, 2000

Folder 17: Friends of the Greenway Publications: 1999

Folder 18: Greenway Alliance Documents: 1999

Series 9: Artifacts

Box 4

Folder 64: Brownie Girl Scout Troop #404, THANKS Green Ribbon

Folder 66: Napkin with Message about Water Cans, May 13, 1997

Box 10

Folder 57: T-Shirt: "The Bouncing Back Bash"

Folder 58: T-Shirt: "One Community, One Heart, We Care"

Folder 59: T-Shirt: "One Community, One Heart, We Care"

Folder 60: T-Shirt: "I Survived North Dakota Blizzards and Floods 1996-1997"

Folder 61: T-Shirt: "Come Hell and High Water"

Folder 62: T-Shirt: "The Angel Arrives"

Folder 63: UND Flood Assistance Meal Card

Folder 64: Button: "Reflecting on the Spirit: The '97 Flood Fight. UND Proud"

Box 11

Item 1: Lincoln and Belmont School Bricks, plus Grand Forks Herald Article about Bricks: January 16, 1999

Item 2: Three empty Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 12 oz. Drinking Water Cans

Item 3: One full Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 12 oz. Drinking Water Can

Item 4: One Salvation Army Styrofoam Cup

Item 5: One American Red Cross Styrofoam Cup

Item 6: Two empty Coca-Cola 1 gallon Drinking Water Jugs

Box 17

Folder 48: 1997 Red River Valley Flood Checklist t-shirt

Box 24

Item 1: T-Shirt: "We asked for Blood . . . Not a Flood. Greater Grand Forks 1997, A Community, Dedicated to Renewing Life - Dak-Minn Blood Bank, Grand Forks, North Dakota"

Item 2: T-Shirt: "Grand Flood of 1997 Survivor - Grand Forks, North Dakota, East Grand Forks, Minn."

Item 3: T-Shirt: "FEMA - Show me the Money!"

Item 4: T-Shirt: "I said BUD, Not Flood - April 1997 Red River Valley"

Item 5: T-Shirt: "Come Hell and High Water"

Item 6: T-Shirt: "World Vision"

Item 7: T-Shirt: "Grand Forks, ND/East Grand Forks, MN - Flood of 1997 Checklist . . ."

Item 8: T-Shirt: "Boy Scouts of America - Joining in the Clean up of the Red River Valley - Flood 1997"

Item 9: T-Shirt: "Beach and Social Club of Grand Forks, ND - The beach comes bagged and the water high" (image of two sun tanners)

Item 10: T-Shirt: "Beach and Social Club of Grand Forks, ND - The beach comes bagged and the water high" (image of a fish drinking a martini against a sand bag)

Item 11: T-Shirt: "River Rage 1997 - 5 Lies of the Red River Valley . . ."

Item 12: T-Shirt: "I Survived The Flood of 1997 and All I Could Salvage Was This Lousy T-Shirt!"

Item 13: Hat: "Working Together -MN, ND - To Rebuild Flood of 97"

Box 25

Item 1: Mug: "Come Hell & High Water - April 1997 - Grand Forks, ND - East Grand Forks, MN - 500 Year Flood"

Item 2: Can: "Donated by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Ft. Collins, CO 80524 - Drinking Water (Not for Sale) - 12 Fl. Oz"

Item 3: Can: Can of Green Giant stew with Russian text on it. Note with it explains: "Given out by Salvation Army during flood. Apparently made for shipment to Russia but then sent to Grand Forks to help feed flood victims."

This is displayed at the Gorecki Alumni Center at UND.

Item 4: Can: Can of Green Giant stew with Russian text on it

Donated by Joan Erickson, Chester Fritz Library, in May 2019.

Folder 1: Printed explanatory materials of the above listed artifacts

Folder 3: Plaque Presented to UND by the Federal Emergency Management Agency

"For Your Generous and Dedicated Support to the Thousands of Citizens of Grand Forks and Surrounding Communities during the North Central United States Floods of 1997"

Series 10: Miscellaneous

Box 4

Folder 17: Application, "Greater Grand Forks Immediate Aid Fund" (aka The Angel Fund), 1997

Folder 41: 1999 Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health: Alana Knudson-Buresh, Ph.D. "The Impact of the 1997 Flood on Health Insurance in North Dakota"

Folder 49: Correspondence from YHR Architecture Planning regarding restoration of the Metropolitan Opera House, 17 August 1998

Folder 54: Ag Imaging Inc. Letters and Enclosures, May 7, 1997

Folder 65: Flood Souvenir T-Shirt Order Forms, 1997

Folder 67: Information about other area floods, 1967 and 1999

Box 8

Folder 6: Children's Drawings from United Day Nursery, 1997

Folder 7: Children's Drawings from United Day Nursery, 1998

Folder 8: United Day Nursery Damage Estimates, May 1997

Folder 9: United Lutheran Church, 1998

Folder 18: Business/Organizational Announcements, 1998

Folder 19: East Grand Forks High School Band Thank You, 1997

Folder 20: East Grand Forks Parade Handout, April 1998

Folder 22: Memorial Monument Proposals, ca. 1999

Box 12

Folder 5: Downtown Grand Forks and Downtown East Grand Forks, 1998-1999

Folder 6: Flood Control Maps, Undated

Folder 9: Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Long Term Flood Abatement Project, January 7, 1998

Folder 11: Monetary Damage Amounts, Undated

Folder 13: Children's Drawings from United Day Nursery, 1998

Folder 18: Flood Map: Red River System; April 6, 1969

Box 17

Folder 13: Environmental Assessment & Storm Water Detention Report

Folder 15: Levee Alignments & Northridge Hills Courts Option of Floodwall: February 5, 2000

Folder 16: Levee Alignment Options Study

Folder 40: Bibliography for Stories on the Flood and Aftermath

Folder 41: Issues on the Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge: December 16, 1999 & January 18, 2000

Folder 42: Maps of Flood Protection for Grand Forks and East Grand Forks

Folder 45: Floodplain Management and 1999 Water Quality Test

Folder 46: North Dakota Museum of Art Exhibition, "Voices From the Flood" Opened May 3, 1998

Folder 47: Red Cross Reports on Remaining Red River Valley Flood Funds: December 2, 1999

Folder 49: Miscellaneous

Folder 68: Chronology of 1997 Flood Outlooks & Forecasting Activities for East Grand Forks Forecast Point

Folder 69: Grand Forks Flood Plan: March 7, 1997

Folder 72: 1997 Flood Coordination Meeting: May 6, 1997

Folder 73: Water, Pumps, and Sewer Reports & Information: April & May 1997, undated

Folder 74: Grand Forks Pump Inventory and Location

Folder 75: Emergency Personnel Passes

Folder 76: Emergency/City Personnel Phone Numbers

Folder 78: Grand Forks City & University of North Dakota Press Releases: March-May 1997

Folder 79: Utility Service Providers Press Releases: April 9, 1997 and May 2-16, 1997

Folder 82: Miscellaneous Press Releases: April 21-May 13, 1997, undated

Folder 83: Copies of Notes for Press Conferences: April 14-May 16, 1997

Folder 86: Disaster Recovery Center Information: May 3-9, 1997

Folder 87: Correspondence to City Employees: April & May 1997

Folder 88: Information about Flood Services: April and May 1997

Folder 92: Recommendations for Cleanup and Injury Prevention: April 30, 1997

Folder 94: Cartoons and Jokes About the Flood

Folder 95: Miscellaneous