Collection Overview
Title: Michael Maidenberg Papers, 1975-2003
ID: OGLMC/1474
Creator: Maidenberg, Michael (1942-)
Extent: 1.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 05/05/2004
Languages: English [eng]
Abstract
1942-; Publisher of the <cite>Grand Forks Herald</cite> from 1982-2003
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Michael Maidenberg Papers, 1975-2003, consist of materials related to his interest in the economic development of Grand Forks, especially following the 1997 Red River Valley Flood. Most of the material originates from the Downtown Development Commission (DDC), formed in December 1997 to “accommodate, encourage, and assist in the economic, physical, and cultural development” of downtown Grand Forks. The DDC held its final meeting on July 26, 2000, after which it was succeeded by the Downtown Leadership Group. Material related to the DDC includes executive documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, grant and financial information, and subject files.
Miscellaneous materials related to the Re-Imagining Downtown committee, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Grand Forks Greenway are also included.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source:
Michael Maidenberg, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method:
Donation; 2004-2688
Preferred Citation:
(Description of Item). Michael Maidenberg Papers. OGLMC 1474, 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 January 2014.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Section 1: Biographical Materials
- Folder 1: Biographical material
- Section 2: Pre-1997 Flood
- Folder 2: Grand Forks City (General), 1975
- Folder 3: Dayton-Hudson Shopping Center/Downtown Parking Ramp, 1975
- Folder 4: Downtown (General), 1982-1994
- Folder 5: River Forks Plan, 1993
- Folder 6: River Forks Plan, 1994
- Section 3: Downtown Development Commission
- Folder 7: Ordinance Formation and Executive Documents, 1997-2000
- Folder 8: Correspondence, 1997-2000
- Folder 9: Downtown Commercial Rehabilitation Grant Program, 1997-2000
- Folder 10: Downtown Design Guidelines, 1990, 1997-1998
- Folder 11: Financial Information (General), 1998-2000
- Folder 12: Grand Forks City Council Update, May 21, 1999
- Folder 13: Meeting Minutes, 1997-2000
- Folder 14: Newspaper Clippings, 1999
- Folder 15: Parking, 1998-1999
- Folder 16: Project Proposal, One Year Anniversary of the Flood
- Folder 17: Streetscape, 1999
- Folder 18: Town Square: (Photocopied Materials from a 1975 Grant Application), 1975
- Folder 19: Town Square, 1999-2000
- Folder 20: Transportation/Mass Transit, 1997
- Folder 21: Urban Land Institute, Advisory Services Panel Report, 1997
- Folder 22: Miscellaneous Documents
- Section 4: Reimagining Downtown
- Folder 23: Re-Imagining Downtown, May-June 1997
- Folder 24: Re-Imagining Downtown, July-August 1997
- Section 5: Miscellaneous
- Folder 25: American Planning Association, National Planning Award Application, 1999
- Folder 26: “Design and Plan of Action to Finance, Design, and Redevelop the City of East Grand Forks,” by the Private/Public Development Practice of EY Kenneth Leventhal, Field Paoli Architects & Planners, August 19, 1997
- Folder 27: Greenway, 1997-2003
- Folder 28: Miscellaneous Maps of Downtown Grand Forks
- Folder 29: National Trust for Historical Preservation, 1997-1998
- Oversize Folder 1
- Item 1: “Illustrative Downtown and Riverfront Concept” drawing of the proposed Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Greenway, undated
- Item 2: Notable buildings from downtown Grand Forks