Wilson M. Laird Papers, 1921-1997

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Series 1: Biographical Materials

The first series consists of miscellaneous biographical materials.

Box 1

Folder 1: Historical Geology: Manual of Laboratory Exercises. By Forbes Robertson and Wilson M. Laird. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Burgess, 1967.

Folder 2: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Nominating Committee: 1953

Folder 3: Bibliography and Biography of Wilson M. Laird

Box 10

Folder 6: "Memorial to Wilson M. Laird, 1915-1997," Geological Society of America Memorials: December 1998

Folder 8: Newspaper articles from green scrapbook: 1939-1947

Folder 9: Newspaper articles about work in North Dakota's Oil Industry: 1965

Folder 10: Newspaper articles regarding 25 anniversary and departure to Washington DC: 1969-1971

Folder 11: Newspaper articles miscellaneous: 1980-1984

Folder 12: Leonard Hall Dedication Publications: 1965

Folder 13: Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library Publications: 1979-1981

Folder 14: Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library Speeches and ceremony: October 3, 1980

Folder 15: Guest book from 20th Anniversary as State Geologist: 1961

Folder 16: Guest book from Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library Dedication: October 3, 1980

Folder 17: Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library R.S.V.P.: 1980

Folder 18: Records from black 3-ring binder about work in Washington D.C.: 1969-1971

Folder 19: Thank you notes from Laird regarding the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library: 1980

Folder 20: Loose R.S.V.P letters from 20-year Anniversary Celebration scrapbook: 1961

Folder 21: Letters to Laird regarding his departure to Washington D.C.: 1969

Folder 22: Letters celebrating 20 years as state geologist: 1961

Folder 23: Arthur Gray Leonard Medal: 1992 (currently on display at the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library, UND)

Folder 24: Alumni News- Geology Department: 1980 and 1984

Folder 25: Annual Mid-Winter North Dakota Oilmen's Conference Program: 1961

Folder 26: Field Notes: 1965

Folder 27: Certificates: -American Association of Petroleum Geologists 25 year membership: 1941 -State Board of Higher Education 25 years: 1965 -25 years as State Geologist: 1966 -North Dakota Geological Society 25 years: 1966 -American State Geologists Honorary Membership: 1970 -Association of Professional Geological Scientists: 1976 -California State Board of Registration: 1977 -Diamond Anniversary to North Dakota Academy of Science: 1983 -Endowed Membership Certificate of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons: 1992 -Emeritus Membership to the American Institute of Professional Geologists: 1995 -Master Mason for 25 years: Unknown date

Box 11

Folder 1: Distinguished Achievement Award, Association of American State Geologists, Honorary Member: 1992

Box 12

Folder 1: Scrapbook from 25th Anniversary as State Geologist: 1966

Folder 2: Scrapbook from Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library: October 3, 1980

Folder 3: Certificates: -American Association of Petroleum Geologists President's Award: 1947 -American Institute of Professional Geologists: 1964 -American Association of Petroleum Geologists: 1965 -Official "Okie" State of Oklahoma: 1970 -Lifelong Fellow of the Academy of Scotch Whisky: 1978

Series 2: Publications

The second series consists of Laird's writings, including this Master’s thesis and Ph.D. dissertation. Also included are articles he wrote for various geological publications, North Dakota Geological Survey Bulletins, and scholarly journal articles.

Box 1

Folder 1: Historical Geology: Manual of Laboratory Exercises. By Forbes Robertson and Wilson M. Laird. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Burgess, 1967.

Folder 2: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Nominating Committee: 1953

Folder 4: Colloquium on Conservation: 1966 - 1967

Folder 5: Glacier Park Topographical Map: 1942

Folder 6: Yellowstone National Park Topographical Map: 1921

Folder 7: Class Record (Grade Book), Wilson Laird: 1940 - 1949

Folder 8: Class Record (Grade Book), Wilson Laird: 1950 - 1951

Folder 9: Canadian Articles Regarding the Devonian in Montana by P.S. Warren: 1933

Folder 10: Bibliography for the Montana Oil and Gas Project

Folder 11: Publication: “Devonian Stratigraphy of Central and Northwestern Montana,” by Laurence L. Sloss and Wilson Laird, Preliminary Chart #25

Folder 12: Manuscript: “The Ellis Group of Central Montana,” by Wilson Laird

Folder 13: Manuscript: “The Ellis Group of Central Montana,” by Wilson Laird

Folder 14: Maps: Montana Project

Folder 15: Maps: Montana Project

Folder 16: Maps: Montana Project

Folder 17: Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company: Reports

Folder 18: Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company

Box 2

Folder 1: Manitoba Devonian Study

Folder 2: Manitoba Devonian Study

Folder 3: Maps: Geological Manitoba

Folder 4: Draft and Final Report to Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company

Folder 5: Publication: “The Devonian of Manitoba,” for the Hudson’s Bay Oil and Gas Company: March 15, 1950

Folder 6: Publication: “Preliminary Report on the Devonian of Manitoba,” for the Hudson’s Bay Oil and Gas Company: September 25, 1949

Folder 7: Publication: “An Examination of the Surficial Geology Around the Grand Forks Air Force Base,” September 1961

Folder 8: Publication: “Devonian Stratigraphy in Montana,” by Wilson M. Laird and Laurence L. Sloss

Folder 9: Detailed Section Montana Devonian.

Folder 10: Manuscript: “An Upper Devonian Brachiopod Fauna from Northwestern Montana,” by Laurence L. Sloss and Wilson M. Laird, Journal of Paleontology

Folder 11: “Preliminary Report of the 1944 Field Season for the U.S.G.S. in Northwestern Montana”

Folder 12: Manuscript: “Mississippian and Devonian Stratigraphy of Northwestern Montana,” by Laurence L. Sloss and Wilson M. Laird, Preliminary Chart #15

Folder 13: Manitoba Devonian Maps

Folder 14: Hudson's Bay Geological Log

Folder 15: Correspondence with L.L. Sloss: 1943 - 1946

Box 3

Folder 1: Publication: “Badlands of North Dakota,” North Dakota Teacher: April 1949

Folder 2: Publication: Biennial Report of the North Dakota Geological Survey: 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950

Folder 3: Publication: ”Biography of Donald Frederick Towse,” Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists: July 1953

Folder 4: Publication: “Black Gold-Its Effect on North Dakota’s Economy,” North Dakota Teacher: September 1952

Folder 5: Publication: “Concretions in North Dakota,” The Museum Review: August 1946

Folder 6: Publication: “Devonian System in Central and Northwestern Montana,” Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists: August 1947

Folder 7: Publication: “Drilling in North Dakota,” Independent Petroleum Association of America: October 1952

Folder 8: Publication: “The Geology and Ground Water Resources of the Emerado Quadrangle,” North Dakota Geological Survey Bulletin 17: 1944

Folder 9: Publication: “Geology-Hydrology-Conservation: Reports from the Scientific Agencies,” Water Well Journal: Summer 1947

Folder 10: Publication: “The Geology of the Southern Part of Morton County, North Dakota,” North Dakota Geological Survey Bulletin 14: 1942

Folder 11: Publication: “The Geology of the Turtle River State Park,” North Dakota Historical Quarterly: October 1943

Folder 12: Publication: “Ground Water Studies in the Fessenden Area, Wells County, North Dakota,” Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Sewage Works Conference: September 1947

Folder 13: Publication: “Laurence L. Sloss and Wilson M. Laird, Recipients of President’s Award,” Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists: May 1948

Folder 14: Publication: “Lignite’s Future Role,” Coal’s New Horizons: Proceedings of the Conference Sponsored by the Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, Alabama: 1961

Folder 15: Publication: “The Manganese Deposits of the Turtle Mountains, North Dakota,” Economic Geology: November 1943

Folder 16: Publication: “Measure Your Wells Now,” Johnson National Drillers’ Journal: September-October 1942

Folder 17: Publication: “Measure Your Wells Now,” Official Bulletin of the North Dakota Water and Sewage Works Conference: September 1942

Folder 18: Publication: “The Missouri River Development Plan for North Dakota,” North Dakota Engineer: January 1946

Folder 19: Publication: “The North Dakota Geological Survey,” North Dakota Engineer: January 1945

Folder 20: Publication: “Notes on Gypsum Crystals in Morton County,” Rocks and Minerals: January 1943

Folder 21: Publication: “Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakota Engineer: November 1948

Folder 22: Publication: “The Portersville Member of the Conemaugh Formation in Muskingum County, Ohio,” Ohio Journal of Science: May 1937

Folder 23: Publication: “State Geological Surveys,” unknown and undated publication

Folder 24: Publication: “State Geologist Tells Story of Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakotan: October 1951

Folder 25: Publication: “Statement from the North Dakota Geological Survey,” Illinois Well Driller: July 1946

Folder 26: Publication: “Stratigraphy and Structure of North Dakota,” National Oil Scouts and Landmen’s Association Yearbook: 1944

Folder 27: Publication: “Stratigraphy of North Dakota with Reference to Oil Possibilities,” unknown and undated publication

Folder 28: Publication: A Teacher’s Guide to Geologic Features. Bismarck: Department of Public Instruction, 1963

Folder 29: Publication: “There is Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakota Teacher: October 1951

Folder 30: Publication: “The Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian of Southwestern Pennsylvania,” Progress Report 126, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Internal Affairs: 1941

Folder 31: Publication: “An Upper Devonian Brachiopod Fauna from Northwestern Montana,” Journal of Paleontology: September 1947

Folder 32: Publication: “A Water Supple Study in Zeeland, North Dakota,” Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science: 1948

Folder 33: Publication: “The Williston Basin in North Dakota,” Oil in Canada: March 17, 1952

Box 4

Folder 1: Correspondence with Forbes Robertson, 1965, and Drafts of Historical Geology

Folder 2: Publication: Historical Geology by Forbes Robertson and Wilson Laird. 1st ed. Minneapolis: Burgess, 1962.

Folder 3: Beach Gravel Analysis in Emerado Quadrangle

Folder 4: Notes taken on Reconnaissance Survey at Linton, North Dakota, and on Slide at Slide Butte South and West of Amidon, North Dakota, July 1943, by Laird and Chernich.

Folder 5: Devils Lake Shoreline Study by Laird and Terence Quirke

Folder 6: Manuscript: “Conservation of Oil and Gas,” for North Dakotan: February 1953

Folder 7: Manuscript and data: “The Geology of the Williston Basin,” for World Petroleum

Folder 8: Manuscripts: “Geology” and untitled article on the Missouri River Development Plan for North Dakota Engineer

Folder 9: Manuscript: "Oil in North Dakota," North Dakota Engineer, November 1948

Folder 10: Manuscript: ''Concretions in North Dakota," The Museum Review: August 1946

Folder 11: Manuscript: “Geology and Post-War Opportunities,” North Dakota Engineer

Folder 12: Manuscript: “Geology of the Williston Basin in North Dakota,” for World Petroleum

Folder 13: Manuscript and correspondence for untitled article for The Mines Magazine (Colorado School of Mines): 1951

Folder 14: Correspondence regarding an interview of Laird which appeared in Oil and Gas Journal: 1959

Folder 15: Manuscript: “Geology of Oil and Gas in North Dakota,” The Mines Magazine (Colorado School of Mines)

Folder 16: Manuscript for unknown article for World Oil

Folder 17: Manuscript for IOCC Talk in Billings, Montana: September 1, 1953

Folder 18: Publication: "Uranium in North Dakota," North Dakota Teacher: October 1956

Folder 19: Illustrations for “Beaver Lodge & Tioga Fields, North Dakota,” paper presented at the Fifth Annual Meeting, American Association of Petroleum Geologists: 1955

Folder 20: Publication: “Geology of North Dakota in Relation to Oil,” Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science: 1951

Folder 21: Plainsfield Problem

Folder 22: North Dakota Geological Society: 1951

Box 5

Folder 1: Manuscripts: Miscellaneous articles written by Laird

Folder 2: Portersville Problem

Folder 3: Research and data for miscellaneous articles

Folder 4: Publication: “Dr. Laird Reflects Happily on Past, Sees Great Future for Oil in N.D.,” Fargo Forum: April 2, 1961

Folder 5: Manuscripts: “Oil and Gas in North Dakota,” “Geographical and Geological Features,” North Dakota Blue Book: 1941, 1954, 1961

Folder 6: Manuscript: ''What Should the State Geological Surveys Be Doing?” State Geologists Journal: April 1960

Folder 7: Manuscript: “Conservation of Oil and Gas in North Dakota,” in The Conservation of Natural Resources of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1962

Folder 8: Manuscript: “Conservation Work of the North Dakota Geological Survey,” Fargo Forum: August 1963

Folder 9: Manuscripts: “Brief Geologic Summary of the Williston Basin,” “History of Oil Exploration in North Dakota,” Geologram (publication of the North Dakota Geological Society)

Folder 10: Manuscript: “Ground Water Studies in North Dakota,” Grand Forks Herald: November 15, 1962

Folder 11: Publication: “Petroleum Exploration and Production in the Ninth District,” by Dr. William Koenker, Monthly Review (publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis): November 1962

Folder 12: Manuscript of abstract: “Study of the Martin River Glacier in South-central Alaska,” by John R. Reid and Laird

Folder 13: Manuscript and publication: “Molluscan Fauna of Some Alkaline Lakes and Sloughs in South Central North Dakota,” by Samuel J. Tuthill and Laird, Nautilus: October 1963

Folder 14: Manuscript: “Molluscan Fauna of the Martin River Glacier, South-Central Alaska,” by S.J. Tuthill and Laird

Folder 15: Manuscript and publication: “Preliminary Report on the Molluscan Fauna of the Martin River Glacier and Associated Area,” The Veliger: October 1963

Folder 16: Manuscript: “Glacial Research in South-Central Alaska,” by Laird and Samuel J. Tuthill, Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon: December 1963

Folder 17: Manuscript: “A Comparison of a Fossil Pleistocene Molluscan Fauna from North Dakota with a Recent Molluscan Fauna from Minnesota,” by Samuel J. Tuthill, Lee Clayton, and Laird, American Midland Naturalist

Folder 18: Manuscript: “Studies of the West Side of Lake Agassiz”

Folder 19: Manuscript: “Fossil Molluscan Fauna from the Upper Terrace of the Cannonball River, Grant County, North Dakota,” by S.J. Tuthill, W.M. Laird and C.I. Frye

Folder 20: Manuscript: “Fossiliferous Marl Beneath Lower Campbell (Glacial Lake Agassiz) Beach Sediments,” by S.J. Tuthill, Wilson M. Laird, and Ronald J. Kresl

Folder 21: Manuscript: “Interesting Minor Lineations on Lake Agassiz Plain,” by Lee Clayton, Wilson M. Laird, R.W. Klassen, and W.O. Kupsch, Journal of Geology

Folder 22: Manuscript: “Interesting Minor Lineations on Lake Agassiz Plain,” by Lee Clayton, Wilson M. Laird, R.W. Klassen, and W.O. Kupsch, Journal of Geology

Folder 23: Manuscripts: “Earthquake Triggered Avalanches in South-Central Alaska Effect an Unusual Patterned Ground,” by Wilson M. Laird and Samuel J. Tuthill; “Unusual Mode of Formation of Patterson Ground in South Central Alaska,” by Wilson M. Laird and Samuel J. Tuthill

Folder 24: Manuscript: “Quaternary Geology of Northern Great Plains,” by R.W. Lemke, W.M. Laird, M.J. Tipton, and R.M. Lindvall, INQUA Paper: 1964

Folder 25: Manuscript: “Geomorphic Effects of the Alaskan Earthquake (March 27, 1964) on the Martin-Bering Rivers Area,” by Samuel J. Tuthill and Wilson M. Laird, Geological Survey Professional Paper

Folder 26: Manuscript: “A Brief Geological History of North Dakota,” Bismarck Tribune

Folder 27: Publication: “A Word About Art Koth,” North Dakota Engineer: January 1967

Folder 28: Manuscript: “Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakotan:

Folder 29: Manuscript: “Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakota Teacher

Folder 30: Manuscript: Guide Book, First Annual Field Conference, by the North Dakota Geological Survey in Cooperation with the Mines Branches Province of Manitoba: 1952

Folder 31: Manuscript: “The Beaver Lodge and Tioga Fields, Mountrail and Williams Counties, North Dakota,” by Wilson M. Laird, Miller Hansen, Clarence B. Folsom, Sidney B. Anderson, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Meeting, February 15, 195

Folder 32: Manuscript: “Badlands of North Dakota”

Folder 33: Manuscript: “The Problem of Licensing Well Drillers in North Dakota,” Johnson National Drillers Journal: 1947

Folder 34: Manuscript: “Statement from the North Dakota Geological Survey,” The Illinois Well Driller: July 1946

Folder 35: North Dakota Geological Society Field Trip: June 25-27, 1954

Folder 36: Manuscript: “Let's Train Our Geologists”

Folder 37: Manuscript: “Oil in North Dakota in 1952,” Williston Basin Oil Review

Folder 38: Manuscript: “The Eocene in North Dakota,” by William Benson and Wilson M. Laird

Folder 39: Manuscript: “Field Work in Geology”

Folder 40: Bremen Problem

Box 8

Folder 54: Master's Thesis: "Stratigraphy and Structure of the Martinsburg Formation Near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania," Department of Geology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1938

Folder 55: Ph.D. Dissertation, Preliminary Draft: "The Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian of Southwestern Pennsylvania," University of Cincinnati, 1942

Folder 56: Ph.D. Dissertation, Final Draft: "The Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian of Southwestern Pennsylvania," University of Cincinnati, 1942

Folder 57: Ph.D. Dissertation: "The Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian of Southwestern Pennsylvania," University of Cincinnati, 1942

Folder 58: Ph.D. Dissertation, Correspondence: October 1939-January 1942

Folder 59: Ph.D. Dissertation, "Devonian and Mississippian Relations in Southwestern Pennsylvania," Paper Presented to Section E of the A.A.A.S., Columbus, Ohio: December 1939

Folder 60: Ph.D. Dissertation, Devonian - Mississippian Paper for Devonian Correlation Chart for G. A. Cooper, Assistant Curator, Stratigraphic Paleontology, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History: November 20, 1940

Folder 61: Ph.D. Dissertation, "The Devonian and Mississippian Incliners of Southwestern Pennsylvania," Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists: January 1941

Folder 62: Memoirs, "History of Oil Conservation in North Dakota or A State Geologist's Memoirs": February 16, 1962

Folder 63: "The Porterville Member of the Corremaugh Formation in Muskingum County, Ohio," Ohio Journal of Science, Vol. 37, No. 3: May 1937

Folder 64: "The Upper Devonian and Lower Mississippian of Southwestern Pennsylvania," Topographic and Geologic Survey, Progress Report 126: June 1941

Folder 65: "Selected Deep Well Records," North Dakota Geological Survey, Bulletin 12: 1941

Folder 66: "The Geology of the Southern Part of Morton County, North Dakota,” North Dakota Geological Survey, Bulletin 14: 1942

Folder 67: "Stratigraphy of North Dakota,” Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 26, No. 8: August 1942

Folder 68: Twenty-Second Biennial Report, North Dakota Geological Survey: September 1, 1942

Folder 69: "Measure Those Wells - Now!" Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Sewage Conference, Vol. 10, No. 3: September 1942

Folder 70: "Notes on Gypsum Crystals in Morton County, North Dakota,” with Robert Mitchell, Rocks and Minerals, Vol. 18, No. 1: January 1943

Folder 71: "The Geology of the Turtle River State Park,” North Dakota Historical Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4: October 1943

Folder 72: "The Manganese Deposits of the Turtle Mountains, North Dakota,” with Thomas Hendricks, Economic Geology, Vol. 38, No. 7: November 1943

Folder 73: "The Geology and Ground Water Resources of the Emerado Quadrangle,” North Dakota Geological Survey, Bulletin 17: 1944

Folder 74: "Stratigraphy and Structure of North Dakota,” National Oil Scouts and Landmen's Association Yearbook, Vol. 14: 1944

Folder 75: Twenty-Third Biennial Report, North Dakota Geological Survey: 1944.

Folder 76: "North Dakota Geological Survey,” North Dakota Engineer, Vol. 20, No. 1: January 1945

Folder 77: "Engineering Curricula,” North Dakota Engineer, Vol. 20, No. 2: May 1945

Folder 78: "The Missouri River Development Plan for North Dakota,” "Stratigraphy,” North Dakota Engineer, Vol. 21, No. 2: January 1946

Box 9

Folder 1: "Federal-State Survey Cooperative Programs on Groundwater and Their Relation to the Private Contractor,” Illinois Well Driller, Vol. 15, No. 2: July 1946

Folder 2: "Concretinis in North Dakota,” The Museum Review, Vol. 1, No. 8: August 1946

Folder 3: "State Geological Surveys,” Association of American State Geologists Yearbook

Folder 4: "State Geological Surveys,” Association of American State Geologists Yearbook

Folder 5: Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report, North Dakota Geological Survey: 1946

Folder 6: Biennial Report of the Geological Survey to the State Board of Higher Education: July 1946 to June 1948

Folder 7: "Geology - Hydrology - Conservation,” Water Well Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1: Summer 1947

Folder 8: "Devonian Stratigraphy of Central and Northwestern Montana,” with Lawrence Sloss, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 31, No. 8: August 1947

Folder 9: "Ground Water Studies in the Fessenden Area, Wells County, North Dakota,” Official Bulletin, North Dakota Water and Sewage Works Conference, Vol. 15, No. 3: September 1947

Folder 10: "An Upper Devonian Brachiopod Fauna from Northwestern Montana,” Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 21, No. 5: September 1947

Folder 11: "State Geological Surveys,” Association of American State Geologists Yearbook: 1947

Folder 12: "Laurence L Sloss and Wilson M. Laird, Recipients of President's Award,” Bulletin, The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol, 32, No. 5: May 1948

Folder 13: "Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakota Engineer, Vol. 24, No.1: November 1948

Folder 14: "State Geological Surveys,” Association of American State Geologists Yearbook: 1948

Folder 15: "A Water Supply Study at Zeeland, North Dakota,” Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science, 1948

Folder 16: "Badlands of North Dakota,” The North Dakota Teacher: April 1949

Folder 17: "State Geological Surveys,” Association of American State Geologists Yearbook: 1949

Folder 18: Twenty-Sixth Biennial Report, North Dakota Geological Survey: 1950

Folder 19: "State Geologist Tells Story of Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakotan, Vol. 26, No. 10: October 1951

Folder 20: "Developments of Oil and Gas in North Dakota,” The Mines Magazine, Vol. 41, No. 10: October 1951

Folder 21: "There Is Oil in North Dakota,” North Dakota Teacher: October 1951

Folder 22: "Geology of North Dakota in Relation to Oil,” Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science: Vol. 5, 1951

Folder 23: "The Williston Basin in North Dakota,” Oil in Canada: March 17, 1952

Folder 24: "Black Gold - Its Effect on North Dakota's Economy,” North Dakota Teacher: September 1952

Folder 25: "Drilling in North Dakota,” Annual Issue of Independent Petroleum Association of America: October 1952

Folder 26: "Biography of Donald Frederick Towse,” The Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists: July 1953

Folder 27: "Oil in North Dakota,” Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science, Vol. 9: July 1955

Folder 28: "Let's Train Our Geologists,” Geo-Times, Vol. 1, No. 12: June 1957

Folder 29: "Dr. Laird and the Industrial Commission,” Williston Basin Oil Review: January 1959

Folder 30: "All in a Rosy Future,” Williston Basin Oil Review: January 1960

Folder 31: "What Should the State Geological Surveys Be Doing?” State Geologists Journal: October 1960

Folder 32: "Geological Engineering at UND,” North Dakota Engineer: March 1961

Folder 33: "Lignite's Future Role,” Coal's New Horizon, Conference on Future Technological Trends, Birmingham, Alabama: October 1961

Folder 34: A Teacher's Guide to Geologic Features, with Harold Bliss: May 1963.

Folder 35: "The Problem of Lake Agassiz,” Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science, Vol. 18: 1964

Folder 36: "Quaternary Geology of Northern Great Plains,” The Quaternary of the United States, Princeton University Press: 1965

Folder 37: Manuscript for American Midland Naturalist, "A Comparison of a Fossil Pleistocene Molluscan Fauna From North Dakota with a Recent Molluscan Fauna From Minnesota”: 1963

Folder 38: "The Geology of North Dakota and Its Relation to Construction Materials,” "Notes on Lake Agassiz,” undated

Series 3: Speeches

This series consists of the text of speeches Laird delivered to civic groups, professional organizations, University audiences, and governmental entities. He also presented testimony to several congressional sub-committees, particularly during his tenure as Director of the Office of Oil and Gas, U.S. Department of the Interior, from 1969 to 1971.  The speeches have been arranged chronologically.

Box 6

Folder 1: North Dakota Industrial Conference, Jamestown: March 27, 1944

Folder 2: Radio Talks - "Know Your North Dakota": March and April 1944

Folder 3: Statement, North Dakota Senate Appropriations Committee: 1945

Folder 4: Kiwanis Club: February 25, 1948

Folder 5: Transcript of meeting of Independent Petroleum Association of America: 1949

Folder 6: Wyoming Geological Association: January 26, 1950

Folder 7: Dallas Meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysicists: November 19-20, 1951

Folder 8: Dickinson, North Dakota County Commissioners: January 12, 1952

Folder 9: Alberta Society of Petroleum Geologists: January 31, 1952

Folder 10: North Dakota Press Association, Williston: April 26, 1952

Folder 11: Minot State Teachers College: July 14, 1952

Folder 12: "History of Oil": September 1, 1952

Folder 13: Williston and Minot: September 9, 1952

Folder 14: Huron, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce: November 6, 1952

Folder 15: North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers, Minot: November 14, 1952

Folder 16: Shreveport, Louisiana Geological Society: December 9, 1952

Folder 17: Duluth Engineers Club: January 9, 1953

Folder 18: North Dakota House of Representatives: January 23, 1953

Folder 19: Phi Delta Kappa, Grand Forks: July 6, 1953

Folder 20: Lions Club, Crookston, Minnesota: July 27, 1953 Minneapolis Kiwanis Club: August 4, 1953

Folder 21: Open Letter to Geology Students: Fall 1953

Folder 22: "The Geology of the Williston Basin," Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Billings, Montana: September 1, 1953

Folder 23: League of North Dakota Municipalities, Jamestown: September 14, 1953

Folder 24: Panel Discussion, Greater North Dakota Association, Dickinson: September 28, 1953

Folder 25: Statement for Minerals, Materials, and Fuels Economic Sub-Commission: November 30, 1953

Folder 26: Lions Club, Beach, North Dakota: January 11, 1954

Folder 27: Northwest Petroleum Marketers, St. Paul, Minnesota: January 15, 1954

Folder 28: Williams County Landowners Association, Williston: January 16, 1954

Folder 29: Grand Forks Rotary Club: February 9, 1954

Folder 30: McKenzie County Landowners, Watford City, North Dakota: March 13, 1954

Folder 31: Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Savannah, Georgia: May 14-15, 1954

Folder 32: North Dakota Safety Conference, Bismarck: June 14, 1954

Folder 33: Bismarck and Mandan High School Students: September 28, 1954

Folder 34: Professor Ray Harris' Education Class, UND: October 6, 1954

Folder 35: Bismarck Kiwanis Club: October 19, 1954 Bismarck Rotary Club: October 20, 1954

Folder 36: Governor's Conference on Industrial Development, Fargo: December 14, 1954

Folder 37: Williams County Landowners and Royalty Owners Association, Ray, North Dakota: January 15, 1955

Folder 38: Business and Professional Women's Club, Grand Forks, ND, April 25, 1955.

Folder 39: North Dakota Academy of Science, Grand Forks, ND: May 6, 1955

Folder 40: North Dakota Sewage and Water Works Conference, Williston: September 29, 1955

Folder 41: "Down to Earth,” Faculty Lecture Series, UND: October 25, 1955

Folder 42: Lake Superior Geology Club, Duluth, Minnesota: March 29, 1956

Folder 43: Air Force ROTC, UND: May 3-4, 1956

Folder 44: "Our Natural Resources," Druggists Convention, Williston: June 19, 1956

Folder 45: "Oil in North Dakota as of 1956," UND Editors' Day, Grand Forks: October 6, 1956

Folder 46: Bismarck Kiwanis Club: January 15, 1957

Folder 47: Presbyterian Church, Grand Forks, University of Life: January 30, 1957

Folder 48: Theodore Roosevelt Natural History Association, Bismarck: April 14, 1957

Folder 49: Business and Professional Women's Club, Devils Lake, North Dakota: April 23, 1957

Folder 50: Greater North Dakota Association, Minot, North Dakota: May 7, 1957

Folder 51: Greater North Dakota Association, St. Paul and Minneapolis: May 15-16, 1957

Folder 52: Rotary Club, Jamestown, North Dakota: September 10, 1957

Folder 53: Writers and Broadcasters, Mandan, North Dakota: October 5, 1957

Folder 54: Discussion for Ministers, Wesley College, Grand Forks: October 29, 1956

Folder 55: IOCC Talk for Governor Davis: December 3, 1957

Folder 56: Minot Chamber of Commerce: December 11, 1957

Folder 57: "North Dakota's Greatest Year - Thus Far!" Rotary Club, Grand Forks: January 7, 1958

Folder 58: Talk on Geology, Zonta Club, Grand Forks: January 8, 1958

Folder 59: "Lignite and Uranium in North Dakota," County Commissioners Association, Grand Forks: January 14, 1958

Folder 60: "North Dakota's Greatest Year - Thus Far!" Kiwanis Club, Fargo: January 28, 1958

Folder 61: Speeches on Oil and Water, Bottineau, North Dakota: February 5, 1958

Folder 62: Talk on Oil, Mohall, North Dakota: February 14, 1958

Folder 63: Speech Before Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Grand Forks: February 21, 1958

Folder 64: North Dakota Well Drillers Association, Jamestown: March 3, 1958

Folder 65: "Introduction of Dean Lium,” UND Faculty Lecture, Grand Forks: April 9, 1958

Folder 66: North Dakota Lignite Forum: May 27, 1958

Folder 67: "How Is North Dakota Doing - Oil Wise?" North Dakota Oil and Gas Association: August 19, 1958

Folder 68: Presbyterian Church, Grand Forks: September 7, 1958

Folder 69: "Oil - An Important Industry in North Dakota,” Oilman for a Day Banquet, Bismarck: October 15, 1958

Folder 70: Speech ghost written for Governor Davis, Williston: October 15, 1958

Folder 71: "Oil - An Important Industry in North Dakota,” Kiwanis Club, Grand Forks: November 3, 1958

Folder 72: "Ground Water Program in North Dakota,” Midwest Ground Water Conference, Columbus, Ohio: December 4, 1958

Folder 73: WDAY - TV Focus, January 24, 1959

Folder 74: "Progress Report on North Dakota Oil,” North Dakota Association of Laundry and Dry Cleaners, Williston: April 11, 1959

Folder 75: "Progress Report on North Dakota Oil," Greater North Dakota Association, Fargo: April 13 - 14, 1959

Folder 76: Correspondence Concerning Speech at the Rotary Club, Bismarck: April 15, 1959

Folder 77: Correspondence Concerning Speech at the Lions Club, Fargo: May 4, 1959

Folder 78: Correspondence Concerning Speech, Greater North Dakota Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota: May 16, 1959

Folder 79: "North Dakota Natural Resources," "Mineral Resources in North Dakota," Empire Trust Company, New York, New York: June 11-12, 1959

Folder 80: Correspondence Concerning Duluth Conference: July 20 - August 28, 1959

Folder 81: Statement, United States Senate Select Committee on Water Resources, Bismarck: October 7, 1959

Folder 82: Rotary Club, Grand Forks: November 24, 1959

Folder 83: Testimony on Rival Gathering System, Public Service Commission, Bismarck: January 9, 1960

Folder 84: "Report on the Activities of the North Dakota Geological Survey," Economic Development Community Meeting, Bismarck: January 11, 1960

Folder 85: Statement Concerning Name Switch of North Dakota Agricultural College to North Dakota State University, UND Faculty, Grand Forks: June 14, 1960

Folder 86: Talk at Lignite, North Dakota: February 4, 1960

Folder 87: North Dakota Well Drillers, Bismarck: March 2, 1960

Folder 88: Wranglers Club, Grand Forks: March 24, 1960

Folder 89: "Discussion on Facies," "Oil and Gas in the Williston Basin," "Discussion on Glacial History of North Dakota," and "Conservation of Oil and Gas," American Geological Institute Visiting Geoscientist Program, Principia College, Elsah, Illinois: April 11, 1960; and Drury College, Springfield, Missouri: April 14-15, 1960

Folder 90: Ghost written for Governor Davis, "The Importance of Oil in North Dakota's Economy,” Fargo District Dealers Conference, Standard Oil Company of Indiana, Fargo: May 7, 1960

Folder 91: "Aids for Teaching Geology," Upper Midwest Regional Conference, National Science Teachers Association, Grand Forks: October 1, 1960

Folder 92: "Unitization," Burke County Landowners Association, Lignite, North Dakota: October 6, 1960

Folder 93: "Geology of the Red River Valley," TV telecast: October 11, 1960

Folder 94: North Dakota Independent Oilmen's and Landowners' Association, Minot: October 15, 1960

Folder 95: "Aids for Teaching Geology," North Dakota Science Teachers Association, Grand Forks: October 20, 1960

Folder 96: "Water in the Warwick Area," Devils Lake, North Dakota: November 21, 1960

Folder 97: "Proration and Marketing of Oil and Gas in North Dakota,” Legislators School, Grand Forks: November 21, 1960

Folder 98: "Conservation in North Dakota,” American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Williston, North Dakota: December 13, 1960

Folder 99: "Relation of the Geological Survey and the Department of Geology to the University of North Dakota," Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Grand Forks: January 11, 1961

Folder 100: "Glacial Geology of North Dakota," Wranglers Club, Grand Forks: January 12, 1961

Folder 101: "The Place of Faculty in Administration," A.A.U.P. Panel, Grand Forks: February 21, 1961

Folder 102: "Oil and Gas in North Dakota," American Business Women's Association, Grand Forks: March 6, 1961

Folder 103: Statements Before Assistant Secretary John M. Kelly, Department of the Interior, Oil Import Hearing, Washington, D.C.: May 10, 1961

Folder 104: Oil and Gas Association, Williston, North Dakota: August 21, 1961

Folder 105: "Lignite's Future Role," Southern Research Institute Conference, Birmingham, Alabama: October 4, 1961

Folder 106: "Oil in North Dakota," Academic Year Institute, Grand Forks: October 24, 1961

Folder 107: "Oil and Gas in the Williston Basin," “Conservation of Oil and Gas," "Discussion on Facies," "Ice Ages," American Geological Institute, Visiting Geoscientist Program, Southern State College, Magnolia, Arkansas: March 16-17, 1961

Folder 108: "Mineral Resources in North Dakota," Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois: November 9, 1961

Folder 109: Statement Regarding Importation of Crude Oil Into the United States by Governor Guy, Import Hearings, Washington D.C.: November 27, 1961

Folder 110: Statement by Laird, Import Hearings, Washington, D.C.: November 27, 1961

Folder 111: Board of Higher Education, Grand Forks: February 22, 1962

Folder 112: "The Climate of Learning,” Wranglers Club, Grand Forks: April 26, 1962

Folder 113: "The American Geological Institute; What Is It?" North Dakota Geological Society: May 15, 1962

Folder 114: "Oil in North Dakota," Riverdale Post, Society of American Military Engineers, Riverdale, North Dakota: May 24, 1962

Folder 115: "Response to the Address of Welcome," Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Miami, Florida: December 10, 1962

Folder 116: "History of Interest in the Niobrara Cement Rock in Northern North Dakota," North Dakota Economic Development Commission and Governor's Lignite Committee, Grand Forks: January 29, 1963

Folder 117: "Begun in Order," Canadian Petroleum Association, Regina, Saskatchewan: February 7, 1963

Folder 118: Miscellaneous Correspondence, Bismarck Desk and Perrick Club, Kangaroo Court: October 1962 - December 1963

Folder 119: UND Faculty Lecture, Grand Forks: March 28, 1963

Folder 120: "Discussion on Facies," "Oil and Gas Stratigraphy in the Williston Basin," "Conservation of Oil and Gas," "Discussion on Glacial History of North Dakota,” American Geological Institute Visiting Geoscientist Program, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio: April 28, 1963; Wooster College, Wooster, Ohio: May 2, 1963

Folder 121: National Science Teachers Regional Meeting, Grand Forks: October 5, 1963

Folder 122: Iowa National Resources, Sioux City: October 16, 1963

Folder 123: "Water Resources," Wranglers Club, Grand Forks: October 3, 1963

Folder 124: North Dakota Economic Development Commission, Winnipeg, Manitoba: October 31, 1963

Folder 125: "The Mineral Resources of North Dakota," North Dakota Economic Development Commission, Grand Forks: January 28-29, 1964

Folder 126: Desk and Derrick Club, Bismarck: February 19, 1964

Folder 127: "Oil Conservation Does Pay," Rocky Mountain District, American Petroleum Institute, Billings, Montana: April 20-22, 1964

Folder 128: "The Problem of Lake Agassiz," North Dakota Academy of Science, Fargo: May 1-2, 1964

Folder 129: "Oil - Should We Conserve It?" North Dakota Liquified Petroleum Gas Association, Williston, North Dakota: May 26, 1964

Folder 130: "Effects of the March 27, 1964, Earthquake on the Copper River and Martin River Areas, South Central Alaska,” Kiwanis Club, Grand Forks: July 13, 1964

Folder 131: North Dakota Oil and Gas Association, Bismarck: August 17, 1964

Folder 132: "Resume of the Stratigraphy and Structure of North Dakota; Where Do We Look Next?" Third International Williston Basin Symposium, Regina, Saskatchewan: September 17-19, 1964

Folder 133: "Conservation Work of the North Dakota Geological Survey," Williston Herald: November 29 and December 1, 1964

Folder 134: "Oil in 1964," Kiwanis Club, Grand Forks: January 4, 1965

Folder 135: "Oil in North Dakota,” "Oil in North Dakota, 1965,” Grand Forks Herald: January 1965

Folder 136: "The Alaskan Earthquake," American Society of Foresters, Fargo: January 29, 1965

Folder 137: "Geology of the Williston Basin with Particular Attention to North Dakota," "The Alaskan Earthquake," Academic Year Institute, University of South Dakota, Vermillion: April 1-2, 1965

Folder 138: "Oil, Lignite and Uranium in North Dakota," Great Plains Symposium, North Dakota State University, Fargo: April 26, 1965

Folder 139: "Oil in 1964," Kiwanis Club, Minot, North Dakota: June 15, 1965

Folder 140: "Introductory Remarks: Dedication of Leonard Hall," University of North Dakota, Grand Forks: October 8, 1965

Folder 141: "Ground Water in North Dakota," North Dakota Water User's Association, Grand Forks: October 29, 1965

Folder 142: "Introductory Remarks," Symposium on Modern Geology, Dedication of Leonard Hall, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks: October 8, 1965

Folder 143: Annual Review of Oil Activities: Greater North Dakota Association

Folder 144: "As I See It From Here," Second Annual Midwinter Oilmen's Conference, Bismarck: January 28, 1966

Folder 145: "The Geology Program at the University of North Dakota," article for the North Dakota Engineer

Folder 146: "Where Do We Go From Here to Find Oil in North Dakota," Bismarck Tribune: August 15, 1966

Folder 147: "Our Educational Dilemma," Wrangler Club, Grand Forks: September 22, 1966

Folder 148: "Protection Provided for Water Sources in Oil Well Drilling," Bismarck Tribune: September 11, 1966

Folder 149: "What is Conservation?" International Association of Employment Personnel in Employment Security: October 14, 1966

Folder 150: "A Word About Art Koth," North Dakota Engineer: January 1967

Folder 151: "North Dakota and its Natural Resources," Grand Forks Herald: January 29, 1967

Folder 152: "A Note On Preglacial Drainage in the Northern Great Plains": March 1967

Folder 153: Deposition and Correspondence Concerning United States vs. Amax Petroleum Corporation: April 1967

Folder 154: "Resume of the Stratigraphy and Structure of North Dakota," "Oil and Gas Stratigraphy in the Williston Basin," "Conservation of Oil and Gas," "The Alaskan Earthquake," American Geological Institute Visiting Geoscientist Program, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio: April 3-4, 1967

Folder 155: "Memorial Day Address," Devils Lake, North Dakota: May 30, 1967

Folder 156: ESCP Banquet: August 11, 1967

Folder 157: "The Future of Oil in North Dakota," Williston Herald: August 12, 1967

Folder 158: Article for Williston Plains Reporter: August 2, 1967

Folder 159: Ghost written for Governor Guy, "Future of Oil in North Dakota,” Williston Herald: August 12, 1967

Folder 160: "Conservation Now!" Montana Petroleum Association, Billings, Montana: October 13, 1967

Folder 161: "Conservation," Grand Forks Herald: October 21, 1967

Folder 162: "The Williston Basin In North Dakota,” American Petroleum Institute Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois: November 1, 1967.

Folder 163: "What Good is a Bachelor's Degree in Arts and Sciences?" Wranglers Club, Grand Forks: November 2, 1967

Folder 164: "Where Next in Geological Education?" National Association of Geology Teachers Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana: November 21, 1967

Folder 165: "Outline of Talk to Freshman Engineers,” University of North Dakota: January 11, 1968

Folder 166: "The Mineral Industry of North Dakota is a Success,” Grand Forks Herald: January 28, 1968

Folder 167: Lake Agassiz Rock Club, Fargo: February 12, 1968

Folder 168: "Climate in the Late Glacial and Post Glacial Episodes in North America," Wranglers Club, Grand Forks: April 4, 1968

Box 7

Folder 1: Cavalier Jaycees, Cavalier, North Dakota: April 15, 1968

Folder 2: "Geological Development of North Dakota," Social Conservation Society of America, Bismarck: October 18, 1968

Folder 3: "Ground Water in North Dakota," North Dakota State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, Minot: October 24, 1968

Folder 4: Sacred Heart High School, East Grand Forks, Minnesota: November 15, 1968

Folder 5: "The Problem of Academic Freedom," Acacia Lodge #4, Grand Forks: January 10, 1968

Folder 6: North Dakota Wildlife Federation, Bismarck: January 17, 1968

Folder 7: Program for the North Dakota Water Resources Institute

Folder 8: "Progress in Natural Resources in North Dakota During 1968," Grand Forks Herald: January 29, 1969

Folder 9: "Minerals and Soils in Man's Environment," Action Committee for Environmental Education, Bismarck: February 8, 1969

Folder 10: Ghost written for Governor Guy: April 1969

Folder 11: "Our Environment - What Are We Doing About It?", North Central Section, National Association of Geology Teachers, Grand Forks: April 25, 1969

Folder 12: "The Place of North Dakota Geological Survey in our Ground Water Program," Conference on Water Resources, Bismarck: February 3-5, 1969

Folder 13: "Organization of A Field Trip," Science Education Symposium, National Teachers Association, Minot: April 19, 1969

Folder 14: Darryll Peterson and John Reid editors, "Geology of Northeastern North Dakota,” North Dakota Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Survey #39: April 1969

Folder 15: "The Alaska Oil Industry and Its Effect on the United States Oil Industry," North Dakota Oil and Gas Association, Williston: September 15, 1969

Folder 16: Petroleum Engineer Club, Dallas, Texas: November 14, 1969

Folder 17: National Petroleum Council, Washington, D.C.: January 21, 1970

Folder 18: U. S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Washington, D.C.: February 27, 1970

Folder 19: Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Economics, Dallas, Texas: March 5, 1970

Folder 20: Society of Petroleum Engineers, Washington, D.C.: April 21, 1970

Folder 21: Georgetown University Forum, Washington, D.C.: June 14, 1970

Folder 22: National Mineral Wool Insulation Association, Washington, D.C.: July 7, 1970

Folder 23: National Petroleum Council, Washington, D.C.: July 17, 1970

Folder 24: Remarks on Middle East Situation (Requested by Senator Hansen): July 27, 1970

Folder 25: Subcommittee on Small Business, Senate Banking and Currency Committee: September 22, 1970

Folder 26: Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, Denver, Colorado: October 2, 1970

Folder 27: Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association, Dallas, Texas: October 13, 1970

Folder 28: Hearing on Budget for the Office of Oil and Gas, Washington, D.C.: October 21, 1970

Folder 29: National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.: December 9, 1970

Folder 30: Governors' Conference on Environmental Systems, Des Moines, Iowa: December 10, 1970

Folder 31: North Dakota Oil and Gas Association, Bismarck: January 25, 1971

Folder 32: Foreign Petroleum Supply Committee: February 2, 1971

Folder 33: U. S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee: February 23, 1971

Folder 34: Symposium on Petroleum Economics and Evaluation, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Dallas, Texas: March 8, 1971

Folder 35: U. S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee: March 23, 1971

Folder 36: Maryland District of the Columbia Utilities Association: April 16, 1971

Folder 37: Texas Technical College, Lubbock, Texas: April 27, 1971

Folder 38: Panhandle Oil Producers and Royalty Owners Association, Amarillo, Texas: April 29, 1971

Folder 39: Regulatory and Governmental Panel, Gas Seminar, Oklahoma State University: May 10, 1971

Folder 40: "Let's Get With It!", North Dakota Oil and Gas Association, Bismarck: September 13-14, 1971

Folder 41: New York Conservation Council, Lake Placid, New York: Remarks, September 25, 1971; Laird-Thomas Macres Discussion, September 23, 1971

Folder 42: "Where the Action Will Be," Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, New Orleans, Louisiana: October 13-15, 1971

Folder 43: "Energy - Where Are We?", Short Course on Petroleum Geology, University of Tulsa: January 14, 1972

Folder 44: Statement on behalf of the Massachusetts Petroleum Council, Special Commission on Marine Boundaries and Resources, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston: January 21, 1972

Folder 45: "Where Do We Go From Here?", Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association, Tulsa, Oklahoma: January 24, 1972

Folder 46: "Let's Tell It like It Is," Division of Production-Houston Chapter, American Petroleum Institute, Houston, Texas: March 14, 1972

Folder 47: "Energy and Man," Dedication of the Science Building, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio: March 25, 1972

Folder 48: Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, Denver, Colorado: April 11, 1972

Folder 49: Conference on Energy and Public Policy, New York, New York: April 19, 1972

Folder 50: Inter-Regional Conference, The Council of State Governments, Baltimore, Maryland: May 5, 1972

Folder 51: Association of American State Geology, Annual Meeting, Moab, Utah: May 14- 19, 1972

Folder 52: Shellfish Institute of North America, Williamsburg, Virginia: June 26, 1972

Folder 53: House Committee on Public Works: August 10, 1972

Folder 54: Hearings on Proposed 1972 OCS General Lease Sale, New Orleans, Louisiana: August 22-23, 1972

Folder 55: "Energy--And You," State Petroleum Council, Boise, Idaho: September 14, 1972

Folder 56: "Energy--And You," National Petroleum Industry Buyers Group, San Antonio, Texas: September 28, 1972

Folder 57: "Is the Great American Machine Breaking Down?", New Hampshire Petroleum Convention, Concord, New Hampshire: October 11, 1972

Folder 58: "The Crisis In Energy," Science Education Center, University of Texas at Austin: , October 14, 1972

Folder 59: "World Oil and U.S. Energy," National Oil Jobbers Council, San Juan, Puerto Rico: October 23, 1972

Folder 60: "Illustrations for Exploration Presentation,” Desk and Derrick Club, Washington, DC, June 12, 1973.

Folder 61: "Where Do We Look Offshore?", Society of Petroleum Engineers of AIME, Washington, D.C.: November 21, 1973

Folder 62: Remarks, Ad Hoc Senate Committee on Energy, New Jersey State Senate, Trenton, New Jersey: February 6, 1973

Folder 63: "Adapt Or Fail," Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi: February 27, 1973

Folder 64: "Adapt Or Fail," University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: March 8, 1973

Folder 65: "World Oil and U.S. Energy," North Carolina Oil Jobbers Association, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: April 16, 1973

Folder 66: Statement on Alaskan National Interest Lands, Joint Federal-State Land Use Planning Commission for Alaska: May 30, 1973

Folder 67: "A National Energy Policy - What Should It Include?", Dedication of Moore Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas: September 28-29, 1973

Folder 68: Penrose Conference, Vail, Colorado: October 1-5, 1973.

Folder 69: "Solving the Energy Problem - A Challenge to Geologists," American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma: October 4, 1973

Folder 70: Oil and Gas Hearing, regarding Senate Bill S.318, Columbia, South Carolina: October 9, 1973

Folder 71: Conference on Environmental Protection, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia: October 11, 1973

Folder 72: Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C.: October 30, 1973

Folder 73: Remarks Before Newly Elected New Jersey State Delegates, Jamesburg, New Jersey: November 28, 1973

Folder 74: Wyoming Oil Industry Committee, Casper, Wyoming: December 6, 1973

Folder 75: Subcommittee on Immigration Citizenship and International Law, Washington, D.C.: December 12, 1973

Folder 76: "The Sugar Coating Is Off the Pill," Idaho Society of Professional Engineers, Boise, Idaho: January 24, 1974

Folder 77: Montana Legislature, Helena, Montana: January 25, 1974

Box 8

Folder 1: "Energy Crisis - Future of the Petroleum Industry," State and Local Income and Franchise Taxation Forum, Houston, Texas: February 4, 1974

Folder 2: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio: February 13, 1974

Folder 3: Answers to Questions Submitted by U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Joshua Eilberg, Chairman, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and International Law: February 18, 1974

Folder 4: "Energy Crisis Form," Howard University, Washington, D.C.: February 21, 1974

Folder 5: "Offshore Drilling," Sun Oil Refinery Speakers' Workshop, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania: February 25, 1974

Folder 6: "The Energy Crisis,” Washington Technical Institute, Washington, D.C.: February 27, 1974

Folder 7: International Management and Development Organization, Washington, D.C.: March 5, 1974

Folder 8: API Chapter, Liberal, Kansas: April 17, 1974

Folder 9: American Society for Public Administration, Syracuse, New York: May 8, 1974

Folder 10: "A New Look at an Old Province," Desk and Derrick Club, Bradford, Pennsylvania: May 10, 1974

Folder 11: North American Petroleum Accountants Conference, Dallas, Texas: May 16, 1974

Folder 12: Hearings on the Proposed 1974 Oil and Gas General Lease Sale Offshore Louisiana, American Petroleum Institute, New Orleans, Louisiana: June 5, 1974

Folder 13: Hearing on Geological and Geophysical Data Submission and Disclosure, Washington, D.C.: July 15, 1974

Folder 14: "Petroleum Exploration: The Promise and the Problems," Petroleum Exploration Society of New York: October 17, 1974

Folder 15: Telecommunications Development Course, American Petroleum Institute, New York, New York: October 21-23, 1974

Folder 16: Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.: November 7, 1974

Folder 17: "Petroleum Exploration: The Promise and the Problems,"(revised) American Oceanic Organization, Washington, D.C.: November 14, 1974

Folder 18: Division of Environmental Affairs, American Petroleum Institute: November 21, 1974

Folder 19: American Petroleum Institute Fall Workshop, Chicago, Illinois: December 2-4, 1974

Folder 20: Second National Land Use Institute, Washington, D.C.: February 27- 28, 1975

Folder 21: American Gas Supply Committee, Washington, D.C.: April 10, 1975

Folder 22: New York State Hearing, "Whether Prohibition on Drilling for Natural Gas in Lake Erie Should Be Lifted,” May 2, 1975

Folder 23: “The Ultimate Society,” American Petroleum Institute's Position on the nation's energy needs: July 25, 1975

Folder 24: National Conference on the Implications of Hazards and Harms in Waterways and Ports, New York, New York: October 1, 1975

Folder 25: "Midday Live" Program, "Oil," WNEW-TV, New York, New York: November 7, 1975

Folder 26: National Petroleum Institute Clearing House Advisory Committee Meeting, Tucson, Arizona: February 2-3, 1976

Folder 27: "An Assessment of the Energy Problem: The Industry's Viewpoint," Monmouth- Ocean Development Council, Toms River, New Jersey: February 18, 1976

Folder 28: "Oil and Natural Gas Energy Prospects," Public Awareness Symposium, Knoxville, Tennessee: February 27, 1976

Folder 29: "Offshore Technology/Onshore Impacts," Princeton University School of Engineering: March 4, 1976

Folder 30: "Where Do We Go Now?," Rocky Mountain Section of American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Billings, Montana: March 29, 1976

Folder 31: Norwegian Petroleum Society, Houston, Texas: April 30, 1976

Folder 32: "Economic Effects Panel," Onshore Impact Conference, Savannah, Georgia: May 12-14, 1976

Folder 33: “Oil At Georges Bank,” Boston Bar Association Conference, Brandeis University, Boston, Massachusetts: June 5, 1976

Folder 34: Association of American State Geologists, Vail, Colorado: June 20-25, 1976

Folder 35: Regional Resources Information System Seminar, Columbia, South Carolina: July 19-20, 1976

Folder 36: Williston Chamber of Commerce, Williston, North Dakota: September 11, 1976

Folder 37: "Potential Impacts of Atlantic Offshore Oil and Gas," American Society of Gas Engineers, Durham, New Hampshire: September 22, 1976

Folder 38: Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Houston, Texas: October 24-28, 1976

Folder 39: "Technical Problems with Offshore Oil Exploration," MARAD, Washington, D.C.: October 29, 1976

Folder 40: "Energy, Politics and the United States: An Overview," Tulsa Geological Society, Bartlesville, Oklahoma: April 5, 1977

Folder 41: "The Atlantic Offshore in the United States," American Society of Gas Engineers Seminar, Buffalo, New York: April 12, 1977

Folder 42: "Let's Get Government Off Our Backs," Dallas Geological Society, Dallas, Texas: September 28, 1977

Folder 43: "Fossil Fuels," John Hopkins University: October 27, 1977

Folder 44: "Federal Land Withdrawal,” Public Lands Committee, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, Santa Fe, New Mexico: December 6, 1977

Folder 45: "Future U.S. Energy: The Role of Offshore Exploration," Virginia Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, Richmond, Virginia: January 27, 1978

Folder 46: National Coastal Zone Management Steering Committee, St. Simons Island, Georgia: May 25, 1978

Folder 47: "The Energy Challenge: Today and Tomorrow," Williston Basin Symposium, Billings, Montana: September 25, 1978

Folder 48: "Government and the Oil Industry," UND Department of Geology: October 20, 1978

Folder 49: "The Availability of Oil and Natural Gas," Seminar on Energy - The Effects on the Future of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana: January 11, 1979

Folder 50: Rotary Club, Grand Forks, North Dakota: September 25, 1979

Folder 51: Wrangler Club, Grand Forks, North Dakota: October 2, 1979

Folder 52: "Lignite and Its Importance”: place and date unknown.

Folder 53: Material for speeches, 1977

Series 4: Employment

This series regards Laird's work as a consulting geologist for various oil companies. Material includes correspondence, reports, maps, and newspaper clippings. The correspondence dealing with his 1950 mission to Germany and Turkey for the Air Force and Army is vague and without a report, due to the confidential nature of the work. Files and correspondence from his tenure as Director of the Office of Oil and Gas, U.S. Department of the Interior, and Director of Exploration, American Petroleum Institute, are also included.

Box 9

Folder 39: Correspondence Regarding Summer Field Work, 1948, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan for Continental Oil Company

Folder 40: Report for General Petroleum Corporation on Samples of Fossil Fragments from Freedom Dome, Montana: October 1948

Folder 41: Correspondence Relating to Carter Oil Company Summer Employment: January 1948 - December 1949

Folder 42: Correspondence Relating to Confidential Mission to Germany and Turkey for the Air Force and Army: March 1950 - January 1951

Folder 43: Geologic and Photographic Notes Regarding Confidential Mission: 1950

Folder 44: Recordings of Conversations with W. B. Heroy, Beers and Heroy, Dallas, Texas: March 14 and 28, 1950

Folder 45: Report of Virden-Daly Field, Province of Manitoba, Summer 1952, for Clifford and Brady

Folder 46: Geologic Report on Portion of Central Montana, Don Traders, Inc.: 1953

Folder 47: Geologic Report on Glendive, Montana Area: April 1953

Folder 48: Geologic Report on Decker, Montana Area: June 5, 1953

Folder 49: Geologic Report on Sumatra, Montana Area: July 3, 1953

Folder 50: Geologic Report on Northern Powder River Basin: 1953

Folder 51: Report to the North Commission: July 1969

Folder 52: Preliminary Report to the North Commission: July 7, 1969

Folder 53: Correspondence Regarding North Commission and Report: June - August 1969

Folder 54: Legal Creation of the North Commission: 1967

Folder 55: Speech, "Pipe Line Ownership - Separate Company Versus Undivided Interest,” API, San Francisco: June 10, 1969

Folder 56: Remarks to the North Commission: June 24, 1970

Folder 57: Highlights of State of Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Committee Hearing: November 1969

Folder 58: "Alaska Land Problems,” Donald L. Simasko, Anchorage: 1969

Folder 59: News Clippings Regarding North Commission

Folder 60: Miscellaneous Materials and Expenses - North Commission Report

Folder 61: Correspondence While Director of Office of Oil and Gas, Washington, D.C.: August - December 1969

Folder 62: Correspondence: Office of Oil and Gas, January - July 1970

Folder 63: Correspondence: Office of Oil and Gas, August 1970 - January 1971

Folder 64: Correspondence: Office of Oil and Gas, February - May 1971

Folder 65: Organizational Chart of Office of Oil and Gas: October 1969

Folder 66: Memorandums on North Slope Oil, John Ricca, Acting Director of Office of Oil and Gas: July - August 1969

Folder 67: National Petroleum Council Membership: March 1971

Folder 68: Director of Exploration Affairs, American Petroleum Institute: 1971 - 1973

Folder 69: Director of Exploration Affairs, American Petroleum Institute: 1974

Folder 70: Director of Exploration Affairs, American Petroleum Institute: 1975 - 1977

Folder 71: News Clippings While at the American Petroleum Institute: 1975 - 1977

Folder 72: Articles Incidental to Speeches and Testimony by Laird: 1953 - 1969

Folder 73: Articles Incidental to Speeches and Testimony by Laird: 1970 - 1973

Box 10

Folder 1: Articles Incidental to Speeches and Testimony by Laird: 1974 - 1978

Folder 2: Dr. Nevin M. Fenneman Essays, Founder of UND Geology Department

Folder 3: Controversy Over S. J. Tuthill's "Earthquake Origin of Superglacial Drift on the Glaciers of the Martin River Area, South-Central Alaska,” Journal of Glaciology: February 1966

Folder 4: Letters and Return Slips for the North Dakota Geological Survey Containing Signatures of Famous Early Geologists: 1905 - 1937

Folder 5: Miscellaneous

Series 5: University of North Dakota

This series consists of correspondence between Laird and UND President John C. West from 1949.

Box 10

Folder 7: Correspondence with UND President John West: 1949

The letters regard course offerings in the conservation of natural resources at the University.

Series 6: Photographs

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: Wilson Laird: undated

Photograph 2: Wilson Laird: 1950

Photograph 3: Wilson Laird: undated

Photograph 4: Wilson Laird: undated

Photograph 5: Wilson Laird: undated

Photograph 6: Wilson Laird and William Mead, Continental Oil Company: State Petroleum Council, Boise, Idaho, 1972

Photograph 7: Wilson Laird, Paul Burchell, and Denny Dunn: State Petroleum Council, Boise, Idaho, 1972

Photograph 8: Paul Burchell, Gov. Rampton, and Wilson Laird: State Petroleum Council, Boise, Idaho, 1972

Photograph 9: Wilson Laird, Paul Burchell, and Denny Dunn: State Petroleum Council, Boise, Idaho, 1972

Photograph 10: Hanson (first name unknown - Rocky Mountain environmentalist), Laird, Denny Dunn, and two unknowns: State Petroleum Council, Boise, Idaho, 1972

Photograph 11: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 12: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 13: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 14: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 15: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 16: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 17: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 18: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 19: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 20: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 21: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 22: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 23: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 24: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 25: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 26: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 27: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 28: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 29: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 30: Unidentified photograph, “Mission to Germany and Turkey, 1950"

Photograph 31: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 32: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 33: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 34: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 35: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 36: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 37: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 38: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 39: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 40: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 41: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 42: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 43: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 44: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 45: Portrait of Laird

Photograph 46: Laird giving Speech at Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 47: Laird giving Speech at Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 48: Laird receiving golf clubs at Dedication of Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 49: Governor Link and two speakers at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 50: Governor Link and unknown speaker at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 51: Governor Link and two speakers at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 52: Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 53: Laird speaking at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 54: Ned Noble, Governor Link, Laird, and unknown at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 55: Ned Noble, Laird, and unknown at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 56: Ned Noble, Governor Link, Laird, Palmer, and Girdent at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 57: Governor Link and Ned Noble at the Dedication of the Wilson Laird Core and Sample Library.

Photograph 58: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 59: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 60: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 61: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 62: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 63: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 64: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 65: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 66: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 67: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 68: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 69: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 70: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 71: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 72: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 73: Laying of Cornerstone of Leonard Hall, U.N.D. by Masonic Grand Lodge Officers. May 8, 1964

Photograph 74: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 75: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 76: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 77: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 78: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 79: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 80: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 81: Washington D.C. Departure Celebration.

Photograph 82: Canada, 1949

Photograph 83: Canada, 1949

Photograph 84: Alaska, 1964

Series 7: Oversize Materials

Separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets.

Folder 1: Stratigraphy and Structure Maps of North Dakota: 1949 and 1954

Folder 2: Route and Geologic Maps for Mission to Germany and Turkey: 1950

Folder 3: Geologic Maps of Beaver Lodge Area, Williams and Mountrail Counties, North Dakota: 1952

Folder 4: Geologic Charts for Report on Daly Fielk, Province of Manitoba: Summer 1952

Folder 5: Geologic Maps for Report on a Portion of Central Montana, 1953

Folder 6: Geologic Maps - Glendive Area, Montana, April 11, 1953

Folder 7: Geologic Maps, Sumatra Area, Central Montana, July 3, 1953

Folder 8: Maps at North Slope Alaska, 1969

Folder 9: Newspapers and News Articles on Oil in North Dakota, 1952 - 1976

Folder 10: Bremen Oil Field Map and Clinton and Berea Sand Structure Maps, Perry County, Ohio, 1949 and 1950 (Given to Laird by Mother-In-Law, Mrs. Bertha Latimer).