The Onlooker, 1975-1978

The Onlooker

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Collection Overview

Title: The Onlooker, 1975-1978

ID: OGLMC631

Primary Creator: Jacobs, Mike

Other Creators: Bieri, Suezette

Extent: 9.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 05/22/1981

Subjects: Newspapers, Politics and Government

Languages: English

Abstract

1975-1978; publication focused on North Dakota politics and current events

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Onlooker collection dates from 1975 until 1978 and has been divided into three series:

Series 1: Issues

Series 2: Research Materials

Series 3: Photographs

Collection Historical Note

The Onlooker was a news magazine published by Mike Jacobs and Suezette Bieri. The magazine ran from 1975 until 1978 and examined issues which impacted North Dakota, including strip mining, state politics, coal development and gasification, pipelines, the energy crisis, Garrison Diversion, and air pollution.

Publication of The Onlooke ended in 1978, when it's sole full time staff member, Mike Jacobs, accepted a position as Bismarck Bureau Chief for The Grand Forks Herald.

Subject/Index Terms

Newspapers
Politics and Government

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

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

Acquisition Source: Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; 81-767

Related Publications: Onlooker Index. Compiled by Aileen Buck (Special Collections Stacks AN2.O54 Index)

Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid input to Archon in September 2022.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Issues],
[Series 2: Research Material],
[Series 3: Photographs],
[All]

Series 2: Research Material

The second series contains research material for articles published in The Onlooker.

Box 1

Folder 1: Strip mining: reclamation studies
Folder 2: Strip mining: reclamation studies
Folder 3: Strip mining: Environmental Analysis Report, Medora Ranger District
Folder 4: Strip mining: congressional bills
Folder 5: Strip mining: North Dakota legislative bills
Folder 6: Strip mining: reclamation, North Dakota
Folder 7: Strip mining: "Rehabilitation Potential of Western Coal Lands," Washington Post, pages 1-100
Folder 8: Strip mining: "Rehabilitation Potential of Western Coal Lands," Washington Post, pages 101-205
Folder 9: Strip mining: reclamation, Appalachian Region
Folder 10: Strip mining: reclamation, Great Britain
Folder 11: Strip mining: reclamation, Illinois
Folder 12: Strip mining: reclamation, Germany
Folder 13: Strip mining: reclamation, Pennsylvania
Folder 14: Strip mining: reclamation, Montana
Folder 15: Strip mining: reclamation, game reserves
Folder 16: Strip mining: reclamation, surface mining permits in North Dakota
Folder 17: Strip mining: reclamation, newspaper articles
Folder 18: Strip mining: reclamation, miscellaneous
Folder 19: Underground mining
Folder 20: Coal development, Montana
Folder 21: Coal development, North Dakota
Folder 22: Coal development, North Dakota
Folder 23: Coal development, United States
Folder 24: Coal development, United States

Box 2

Folder 1: Coal reserves, North Dakota
Folder 2: Northern Plains Resources Council
Folder 3: Coal gasification, newspaper articles
Folder 4: Coal gasification, general
Folder 5: Coal gasification, North Dakota
Folder 6: Coal gasification, North Dakota
Folder 7: Coal gasification, United States
Folder 8: Mining history
Folder 9: Knife River Coal Company
Folder 10: North American Coal Company
Folder 11: Pittsburgh & Midway Coal Mining Company
Folder 12: Consolidation Coal Company
Folder 13: Betchel Corporation
Folder 14: Bucyrus-Erie Corporation
Folder 15: Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
Folder 16: Big Stone Power Plant
Folder 17: Montana Dakota Utilities Company
Folder 18: Mid-continent Area Power Pool (MAPP)
Folder 19: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Folder 20: Minnesota Power & Light Company (MP & L)
Folder 21: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Folder 22: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Folder 23: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Folder 24: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
Folder 25: Otter Tail Power Company
Folder 26: Texasgulf Inc.
Folder 27: United Power Association
Folder 28: UDA & CPA powerlines
Folder 29: Square Butte Electric Cooperative powerlines dispute
Folder 30: Northern States Power (NSP)
Folder 31: Montana Power Company
Folder 32: Nokota Company
Folder 33: Utilities rate reform

Box 3

Folder 1: Alaskan Artic Gas Pipeline Company
Folder 2: Northern Border Gas Pipeline
Folder 3: Dome Pipeline Corporation
Folder 4: Federal leases
Folder 5: Private leases
Folder 6: Mineral rights/surface rights
Folder 7: Coal Severance Tax
Folder 8: Uranium development
Folder 9: Oil
Folder 10: Energy crisis
Folder 11: Energy crisis
Folder 12: Energy crisis
Folder 13: Energy crisis - Project Independence
Folder 14: North Dakota Joint Energy Advisory Committee
Folder 15: Alternate energy sources (general)
Folder 16: Alternate energy sources - geothermal
Folder 17: Alternate energy sources - solar
Folder 18: Alternate energy sources - nuclear
Folder 19: Clear Air Act
Folder 20: Clear Air Act
Folder 21: Dunn County Reclassification, Air Quality Control
Folder 22: Devils Lake Basin

Box 4

Folder 1: Missouri River Basin
Folder 2: Sheyenne River Basin
Folder 3: West River Diversion Project
Folder 4: Garrison Diversion
Folder 5: North Dakota State Water Commission
Folder 6: Heart Butte Reservoir
Folder 7: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Folder 8: Charging Eagle Bridge, Lake Oahe Bridge
Folder 9: National Wildlife Refuges
Folder 10: North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Folder 11: Wilderness Act
Folder 12: Environment
Folder 13: Bicentennial
Folder 14: History
Folder 15: Wounded Knee, Three Affiliated Tribes
Folder 16: Devils Lake Sioux Manufacturing Corporation
Folder 17: Bureau of Land Management
Folder 18: Land reform
Folder 19: Land management
Folder 20: Land use - Little Missouri Study
Folder 21: Land use - United States
Folder 22: Land use - Saskatchewan
Folder 23: Land use - Norway, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Australia
Folder 24: Land use - New Zealand
Folder 25: Land use - Sweden, Switzerland

Box 5

Folder 1: Agriculture - Contract Assembly Sheets
Folder 2: Agriculture (general)
Folder 3: Agriculture - strip mining
Folder 4: Agriculture - environment
Folder 5: Agriculture - pests and diseases
Folder 6: Taxes
Folder 7: Taxes
Folder 8: Bank of North Dakota
Folder 9: REAP North Dakota
Folder 10: Transportation - railroads
Folder 11: Transportation - highways
Folder 12: Politics (general)
Folder 13: Politics - revenue sharing
Folder 14: Politics - drug laws
Folder 15: Politics - reapportionment
Folder 16: Politics - Legislative Redistricting Plan
Folder 17: Politics - gambling
Folder 18: Politics - Republican Party
Folder 19: Politics - Democratic-NPL Party
Folder 20: Politics - Libertarian Party
Folder 21: Politics - election reform
Folder 22: Politics - left
Folder 23: Politics - 1976 election
Folder 24: Politics - 1978 election
Folder 25: Politics - 1980 election
Folder 26: Politics - Democratic-NPL candidates
Folder 27: Politics - Art Link
Folder 28: Politics - Republican candidates
Folder 29: Politics - biographical sketches

Box 6

Folder 1: Politics: Earl Rundle
Folder 2: Politics: Evan Lips
Folder 3: Politics: 43rd Legislative Assembly, 1973-1974
Folder 4: Politics: 44th Legislative Assembly, 1975-1976
Folder 5: Politics: 45th Legislative Assembly, 1977-1978
Folder 6: Politics: 46th Legislative Assembly, 1979-1980
Folder 7: Farmers' Union
Folder 8: Montana
Folder 9: Minnesota
Folder 10: North Dakota cities (Bismarck, Dickinson, Williston, Mandan, South Heart)
Folder 11: School funding
Folder 12: Watergate
Folder 13: Crocodile dig, Sentinel Butte, North Dakota
Folder 14: Population and census information
Folder 15: North Dakota geology
Folder 16: Health care
Folder 17: Weather modification
Folder 18: Manpower Services Council
Folder 19: Historic building: Baker's Hall, Bismarck, North Dakota
Folder 20: Christmas furlough at the North Dakota State Industrial School
Folder 21: Antiballistic missiles
Folder 22: North Dakota Newspaper Association
Folder 23: Articles written by Mike Jacobs
Folder 24: Articles written by Mike Jacobs
Folder 25: School lands, coal leasing, and recreational use
Folder 26: Miscellaneous

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Issues],
[Series 2: Research Material],
[Series 3: Photographs],
[All]

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