Grand Forks Herald Collection, 1879-2003

Grand Forks Herald Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Grand Forks Herald Collection, 1879-2003

ID: OGLMC864

Primary Creator: Grand Forks Herald (1879-)

Extent: 18.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/00/1983. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Grand Forks - Newspapers

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Grand Forks Herald Collection, 1879-2003, has been divided into four series:

Series 1: Historic Newspapers

Series 2: Anniversary/Special Issues

Series 3: Biographical Clipping Files

Series 4: Miscellaneous

Collection Historical Note

The Grand Forks Herald was founded by George B. Winship. The newspaper was first published as the Weekly Herald beginning June 26, 1879. The rapid growth of both the newspaper and city of Grand Forks caused Winship to begin publishing the Grand Forks Daily Herald as a morning edition in 1891. In 1908, the Herald bought out another local newspaper, The Plaindealer, which had been founded by George Walsh in 1875.

Winship sold the Daily Herald to J.D. Bacon in 1911. In 1914, Bacon purchased the Evening Times, another local newspaper. In 1929, Ridder Publications purchased a 60% interest in the paper. The Grand Forks Herald became part of Knight-Ridder, Inc., in 1974.

During the 1997 Red River Valley Flood, the Herald's building was overcome by flood waters in the early morning hours on April 19, 1997. Publication of the paper moved first to the University of North Dakota Memorial Union, followed by the Manvel Public School the next day. To make matters worse, a fire broke out in the Herald building at approximately 4 p.m. on April 19th. The building was a complete loss. In spite of this, the Grand Forks Herald did not miss a single issue and was honored with a Pulitzer Prize for Meritorious Public Service in 1998.

Subject/Index Terms

Grand Forks - Newspapers

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: The collection has been added to on numerous occasions by various donors.

Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Acquisition Source: Hope S. Beam, Evanston, Illinois

Acquisition Method: Donation; 83-1148

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Grand Forks Herald Collection. OGLMC 864, Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid added to Archon in April 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Historic Newspapers],
[Series 2: Anniversary/Special Issues],
[Series 3: Biographical Clipping Files],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous],
[All]

Series 1: Historic Newspapers

Sub-Series 1: 1941 Blizzard

Box 3

Folder 6: March 18, 1941

Sub-Series 2: 1966 Blizzard

Box 3

Folder 6: Original and souvenir editions, March 3, 6, 7, 9, and April 13, 1966

Sub-Series 3: 1979 Flood

Box 1

Folder 1: April 16-20, 1979
Folder 2: April 21-24 and 26, 1979
Folder 3: April 26-30, 1979
Folder 4: May 1-5, 1979
Folder 5: May 6 and 8, 1979
Folder 6: Selected pages describing spring flooding, April 16-May 8, 1979

Sub-Series 4: 1989 Flood

Box 2

Folder 1: April 4-5, 1989
Folder 2: April 6-7, 1989
Folder 3: April 8-10, 1989
Folder 4: April 11-15, 1989
Folder 5: April 16-20, 1989
Folder 6: Duplicate Issues

Sub-Series 5: 1997 Blizzards, Flood, and Aftermath

Box 4

Folder 1: January 10-11, 1997
Folder 2: February 1-4, 1997
Folder 3: February 5-8, 1997
Folder 4: February 9-12, 1997
Folder 5: February 13-16, 1997
Folder 6: February 17-20, 1997
Folder 7: February 21-23, 1997
Folder 8: February 24-28, 1997

Box 12

Folder 1: March 1-4, 1997
Folder 2: March 5-8, 1997
Folder 3: March 9-12, 1997
Folder 4: March 13-16, 1997
Folder 5: March 17-20, 1997
Folder 6: March 21-23, 1997
Folder 7: March 24-27, 1997
Folder 8: March 28-31, 1997

Box 13

Folder 1: April 1-6, 1997
Folder 2: April 7-11, 1997
Folder 3: April 12-16, 1997
Folder 4: April 17-21, 1997
Folder 5: April 22-27, 1997
Folder 6: April 28-May 3, 1997
Folder 7: May 4-8, 1997
Folder 8: May 9-13, 1997
Folder 9: May 14-18, 1997
Folder 10: May 19-24, 1997
Folder 11: May 25-31, 1997

Box 14

Folder 1: June 1-4, 1997
Folder 2: June 5-10, 1997
Folder 3: June 11-15, 1997
Folder 4: June 16-20, 1997
Folder 5: June 21-24, 1997
Folder 6: June 25-28, 1997
Folder 7: June 29-30, 1997

Box 15

Folder 1: April 1-9, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 2: April 10-13, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 3: April 14-20, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 4: April 21-24, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 5: April 25-30, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 6: May 1-4, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 7: May 5-8, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 8: May 9-12, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 9: May 12-15, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 10: May 16-19, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 11: May 20-23, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 12: May 24-27, 1997 (duplicates)

Folder 13: May 28-31, 1997 (duplicates)

January 24 and July 31, 1999

January 3, April 16 and 19, May 4, October 15-16, and November 19-20, 2000

March 30, April 21, August 30, September 8 and 15, 2001

April 14 and 20, 2002

April 19, 2003

Box 16

Folder 7: July 11, October 26, November 2, December 11, 1997

Folder 8: January 8, April 19, April 26, May 17, July 26, and October 11, 1998

Folder 9: 1999-2003

January 24 and July 31, 1999

January 3, April 16 and 19, May 4, October 15-16, and November 19-20, 2000

March 30, April 21, August 30, September 8 and 15, 2001

April 14 and 20, 2002

April 19, 2003

Sub-Series 6: 2000 Flood

Box 16

Folder 10: June 14-18, 2000
Folder 11: June 20-25 and July 4, 2000

Sub-Series 7: 2001 Flood

Box 16

Folder 12: April 9-12, 2001
Folder 13: April 13-16, 2001

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Historic Newspapers],
[Series 2: Anniversary/Special Issues],
[Series 3: Biographical Clipping Files],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous],
[All]

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