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City of Grand Forks Mayor's Office Scrapbooks, 1976-1987

Collection Overview

Title: City of Grand Forks Mayor's Office Scrapbooks, 1976-1987

ID: OGLMC/1242

Creator: Owens, Patricia (1941-)

Extent: 12.0 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/04/1991

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The City of Grand Forks Mayor's Office Scrapbooks consist of eighteen scrapbooks, compiled by Pat Owens, of newspaper articles dating from February 1976 - June 1987. This period of time includes the administrations of Mayor C. P. O'Neill (1972-1980) and H. C. "Bud" Wessman (1980-1988). The articles represent all the different levels of Grand Forks city government. The broad range of topics include: all city elections, city council meetings, city development projects, economic development, environmental issues, police issues, and much more.

Administrative Information

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

Acquisition Source: Pat Owens, Administrative Assistant, Grand Forks Mayor's Office

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.91-1783

Related Materials: C.P. O'Neill Papers: OGLMC 970

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). City of Grand Forks Mayor's Office Scrapbooks. OGLMC 1242, Box #, Folder #.  Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid migrated to Archon in November 2014.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 1Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: February 1976 - April 1977Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

request for a can recycling center; Columbia Mall planning; fires; debate over 1% sales tax

Scrapbook 2: April - December 1977Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

controversy over liquor licenses; Columbia Mall ground breaking

Scrapbook 3: December 1977 - August 1978Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

record year for building in Grand Forks; Red River flood; agreement on the Columbia Road Overpass; censorship targeted at pay television channels; Columbia Mall opens

Box 2Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: August - November 1978Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

low police morale; Mayor to be cable watchdog

Scrapbook 2: December 1978 - July 1979Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

Red River: record flood of two centuries;  Columbia Road Overpass funding unveiled and approved;  law suit filed to block Columbia Road Overpass construction;  fight over a pornography store opening

Scrapbook 3: July 1979 - March 1980Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

smoke detector issues; elections and campaigning

Box 3Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: March - May 1980Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

Wessman winner in mayoral election;  Mayor to review use of vehicles; elimination of car allowances

Scrapbook 2: May - October 1980Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

City Center Mall and delinquent taxes; Mayor upset with delinquent taxpayers;  clashes over car allowance; sewer funding proposal; mayors unite for flood prevention; B-52 at base catches fire

Scrapbook 3: October 1980 - March 1981Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

State board against the Columbia Road Overpass plan; pigeon problems

Scrapbook 4: March 1981 - February 1982Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

Mayor has new ideas for city government; Mayor's trip to Winnipeg bonds good will across the border; reorganization of City Hall

Box 4Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: June 1981 - April 1982Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

citizens irate because of delinquent taxes from City Center Mall; Mayor presents a balanced budget;    Columbia Road Overpass special task force; voters agree to building the Columbia Road Overpass

Scrapbook 2: April 1982 - June 1983Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

liquor licensing; Mayor pledges support to fight Marshall waste site; Senator Strinden and Mayor argue about need for state tax hike; luring of European business; wind energy; heat from garbage;    UND and the Humane Society

Scrapbook 3: June - December 1983Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

city agrees to budget cuts;  Columbia Road Overpass construction started; arguments for city to do county personnel work

Box 5Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: December 1983 - April 1984Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

Federal funding unlikely for water plant; city looks forward to economic prosperity when the B-1 arrives at Grand Forks Air Force Base

Scrapbook 2: April - November 1984Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

Council committee backs Grand Forks airport expansion; airport renamed after Senator Mark Andrews; $12.8 million water plant approved for Grand Forks; 911 system to be installed; 45% water rate hike; Columbia Road Overpass is finished

Scrapbook 3: November 1984 - January 1986Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

Garrison Diversion water project; Council approves sales tax proposal; Mayor's police plan; toxic waste dumped in refuge disposal site; water bills may send city and base to court; plans to widen Columbia Overpass; no competition for Northwest Airlines in Grand Forks

Box 6Add to your cart.
Scrapbook 1: February 1986 - October 1986Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

violent crimes decrease again in 1985; Mayor hopes to extend sales tax; new police chief; President Ronald Reagan in Grand Forks

Scrapbook 2: November 1986 - June 1987Add to your cart.

Topics with multiple articles:

burning of PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl); Grand Forks dam project tangled with the Garrison Diversion funding; liquor licensing; ERC loses permit to burn PCBs; campaigning for mayor