Lloyd Nygard Papers, 1904-2001

Collection Overview

Abstract

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Correspondence

The vast majority of the correspondence is related to flood control issues in the Souris River Valley. Included are letters sent to and from Lloyd Nygard, dated from 1963-1991, as well as undated correspondence. Nygard was a frequent letter writer who corresponded with anyone who would listen regarding flood control. North Dakota politicians serving in the United States Congress, North Dakota Governors, and several United States Presidents were frequent recipients of Nygard's letters. Correspondence written by Nygard as an officer of a specific organization, such as Citizens United to Save the Valleys, was filed with the material for that organization (see Series 2). Several letters sent and received by other members of the Nygard family are also included.

Box 1

Folder 1: Biographical Material: 1969-2001

Folder 2: Lloyd Nygard Correspondence: 1963-1969

Folder 3: Lloyd Nygard Correspondence: 1970-1975

Folder 4: Lloyd Nygard Correspondence: 1976-1991

Folder 5: Lloyd Nygard Correspondence: undated

Folder 6: Lloyd Nygard Correspondence (Agricultural): 1963-1983

Folder 7: Lloyd Nygard Correspondence (Agricultural): 1963-1983

Folder 8: Martha Nygard Correspondence: 1965-1973

Folder 9: Mark and Joanne Nygard Correspondence: 1970, undated

Folder 10: Non-Nygard Correspondence: 1965-1976

Folder 11: Non-Nygard Correspondence: 1977-1989, undated

Series 2: Organizations

This series includes materials from various organizations regarding their stand on the Burlington Dam, as well as other aspects of flood control in the Souris River Valley. The folders are arranged alphabetically by the name of the organization. Citizens United to Save the Valleys comprised the bulk of the material, although the organizations represented range from farmers groups to school boards to women's organizations. Resolutions, correspondence, and publications are typically found in the file for each organization. Although the majority of the organizations were from the United States, some Canadian organizations are included. Lloyd Nygard was involved with some, but not all, of the organizations.

Box 1

Folder 12: American Rivers Conservation Center and Environmental Policy Center: 1974, undated

Folder 13: Board of County Commissioners, McHenry County: 1971

Folder 14: Board of County Commissioners, Renville County: 1975-1976

Folder 15: Board of Supervisors, Brandon Township (Renville County): 1977

Folder 16: Bottineau County Township Officers Association: 1977

Folder 17: Carpio Public Schools: 1971-1972

Folder 18: Citizens Committee to Stop the Kindred Dam: 1970

Folder 19: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: By-laws, undated

Folder 20: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Objectives and Goals, undated

Folder 21: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Membership, 1975, 1977

Folder 22: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Program Outline to Boost Membership, undated

Folder 23: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Correspondence, 1974-1981

Folder 24: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Correspondence, undated

Folder 25: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Meeting Minutes, 1974-1990

Folder 26: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Newsletters, 1975-1981

Folder 27: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Press Releases, 1975-1979, undated

Folder 28: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Flood Questionnaire, 1975

Folder 29: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Testimony Before Congress, 1976-1978

Folder 30: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Instructions for "Petition Opposing Burlington Dam Project," 1977

Folder 31: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: "Petition Opposing Burlington Dam Project," 1977

Folder 32: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: "Petition Opposing Burlington Dam Project," 1977

Folder 33: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: "Petition Opposing Burlington Dam Project," 1977

Folder 34: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: "Petition Opposing Burlington Dam Project," 1977

Folder 35: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Valley Rally Day, July 2001

Folder 36: Coalition on American Rivers: 1975-1978

Folder 37: Democratic/Nonpartisan League Party, Districts 3, 6, and 7: 1976

Folder 38: Des Lacs City Council: 1972

Folder 39: For Dam, Ltd.: 1976-1978

Folder 40: Friends of the Earth: 1975-1976

Folder 41: International Souris River Board of Control: 1979

Folder 42: Izaak Walton League of America, Theodore Roosevelt Chapter (Minot): 1969- 1975

Folder 43: K-W Mixettes Homemakers Club (Minot): 1972-1975

Folder 44: Manitoba Action Committee: undated

Folder 45: McHenry County Farm Bureau: undated

Folder 46: McKinney Cemetery Association (Tolley): 1976

Folder 47: Minot Implement Dealers Association: 1977

Folder 48: Minot Rotary Club: 1966

Folder 49: Mouse River Land Owners Association: 1963-1964, undated

Folder 50: North Dakota Farm Bureau: 1976

Folder 51: North Dakota Farmers Union: 1976-1977

Folder 52: North Dakota State Water Commission: 1974-1981

Folder 53: North Dakota Stockmen's Association: undated

Folder 54: North Dakota Wildlife Federation: 1970-1977

Folder 55: North Towner Farmers Union: undated

Folder 56: Renville County Farm Bureau: undated

Folder 57: Renville County Farmers Union: 1975-1976

Folder 58: Renville County Soil Conservation District: 1970

Folder 59: Sheyenne Valley Association: 1975-1979

Folder 60: Sierra Club: 1970-1980

Box 2

Folder 1: Souris Basin Development Authority (Regina, Saskatchewan): 1990

Folder 2: Souris Basin Planning Council: 1976

Folder 3: Souris River Basin International People's Involvement Group: 1977,1979

Folder 4: Souris River Basin Study Board: 1976-1978

Folder 5: Souris River Flood Control Committee: 1972

Folder 6: Souris Support Association, Estevan, Saskatchewan: 1989-1990

Folder 7: United Public School District No. 7, Des Lacs and Burlington: 1969-1978, undated

Folder 8: Upper Mouse River Association: 1968-1971, undated

Folder 9: Velva Association of Commerce: 1972

Folder 10: Verendrye Electric Cooperative: 1974, 1976

Folder 11: Ward County Farm Bureau: 1971-1977, 1991, undated

Folder 12: Ward County Farmers Union: 1974-1977, undated

Series 3: Miscellaneous Flood Control Materials

This series consists of miscellaneous flood control materials. This includes flow data for the Souris and Des Lacs rivers, material on Garrison Diversion, miscellaneous Canadian materials, and maps. Also included are miscellaneous notes and documents.

Box 2

Folder 13: Miscellaneous Anti-Burlington Dam Documents

Folder 14: Miscellaneous Canadian Materials: 1969-1991, undated

Folder 15: Corps of Engineers Meeting, December 12, 1963 "First Original Plan Presented"

Folder 16: Flow Data, Souris and Des Lacs River: 1965-1979

Folder 17: Flow Data, Souris and Des Lacs Rivers: 1980-1998

Folder 18: Garrison Diversion Unit: 1970-1977, undated

Folder 19: Lake Darling

Folder 20: Maps

Folder 21: 1970 Petition

Folder 22: 1974 Petition

Folder 23: "Survey - Souris River, 1972"

Folder 24: Miscellaneous Notes

Folder 25: Miscellaneous Documents

Series 4: Published Government Documents

This series contains various documents published by local, state, and national governments in both the United States and Canada. The series is arranged chronologically by publication date, and several undated documents were placed at the end. This series includes publications by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission, and the Souris Basin Development Authority, to name a few.

Box 2

Folder 26: Floods of April-May 1969 in Upper Midwestern United States. United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Water Resources Division: 1970

Folder 27: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Flood Control -Rivers and Harbors- of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate: 1970

Folder 28: An Engineering Victory for Our Environment: A Citizen's Guide to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. United States Environmental Protection Agency: 1971

Folder 29: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 2 (Appendix A, B, and C). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Folder 30: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 3 (Appendix D and E). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Box 3

Folder 1: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 4 (Appendix F, G, and H). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Folder 2: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 4 (Appendix F, G, and H). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Folder 3: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 6 (Appendix K and L). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Folder 4: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 7 (Appendix M). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Folder 5: Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Comprehensive Study. Volume 8 (Appendix O). Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: 1972

Folder 6: Biological and Recreational Impacts of Nine Proposed Flood Control Alternatives in the Des Lacs and Souris River Flood Plains. by James Lunan, Thomas Glorvigen, and Gary Leslie. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1973

Folder 7: Draft Revised Environmental Impact Statement, Flood Control, Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1973

Folder 8: Design Memorandum No.2, General - Phase I - Plan Formulation, Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1974

Folder 9: Draft Revised Environmental Statement, Minot, North Dakota Project. Channel Modifications for Flood Control on the Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1974

Folder 10: Final Updated Environmental Impact Statement, Minot Channel Modification, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1974

Folder 11: Transcript of Minutes of Public Meeting Covering the Burlington Dam and Associated Improvements for Flood Control on the Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: February 19, 1974

Folder 12: Burlington Dam Design Memorandum No. 2, Phase I - Plan Formulation. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1975

Folder 13: Final Updated Environmental Impact Statement: Flood Control, Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1975

Folder 14: Review of Alternatives for Flood Damage Reduction at Minot and Adjacent Areas. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1975

Folder 15: Sixth Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality. 1975

Folder 16: Water Resources Data for North Dakota, Water Year 1976. U.S. Geological Survey: 1976

Folder 17: Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota, Design Memorandum No. 2. Phase I - Plan Formulation: 1977

Folder 18: Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Flood Control, Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1977

Box 4

Folder 1: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. 1977

Folder 2: Natural Flow Report. Souris River Basin Study: 1977

Folder 3: Preliminary Evaluation of Water Supply and Flood Damage Reduction Options in the Manitoba Portion of the Souris River Basin. Souris River Basin Study: 1977

Folder 4: Design Memorandum No. 2, Phase II - Project Design, Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1978

Folder 5: Final Environmental Impact Statement, Flood Control, Burlington Dam, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1978

Folder 6: An Analysis of Runoff in the Souris River Basin, 1978. Saskatchewan Environment, Hydrology Branch: 1979

Folder 7: The Rare Vascular Plants of Saskatchewan. National Museums of Canada: 1979

Folder 8: Impacts on Canada of Operation of the Burlington Project, Souris River, North Dakota. International Souris-Red Rivers Engineering Board: 1980

Folder 9: Draft Programmatic, Environmental Impact Statement, Lake Darling Flood Control Project, Souris River, North Dakota, and Draft Feature, Environmental Impact Statement, Velva Flood Control, Velva, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1982

Folder 10: General Plan Report and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Souris River Basin Project, Saskatchewan, Canada, and North Dakota, U.S.A. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1987

Folder 11: Rafferty-Alameda Project, Environmental Impact Statement Summary Report. Souris Basin Development Authority: 1987

Folder 12: Transcript of Proceedings of the Hearing Before the Board of Inquiry, Held in the Town of Carlyle, Province of Saskatchewan. Rafferty/Alameda Board of Inquiry, Souris Basin Development Authority: September 9, 1987

Folder 13: Transcript of Proceedings of the Hearing Before the Board of Inquiry, Held in the Town of Estevan, Province of Saskatchewan. Rafferty/Alameda Board of Inquiry, Souris Basin Development Authority: December 3 & 4, 1987

Folder 14: Transcript of Proceedings of the Hearing Before the Board of Inquiry, Held in the Town of Oxbow, Province of Saskatchewan. Rafferty/Alameda Board of Inquiry, Souris Basin Development Authority: September 10, 1987

Folder 15: Transcript of Proceedings of the Hearing Before the Board of Inquiry, Held in the Town of Weyburn, Province of Saskatchewan. Rafferty/Alameda Board of Inquiry, Souris Basin Development Authority: September 12, 1987

Folder 16: General Plan Report and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Souris River Basin Project, Saskatchewan, Canada - North Dakota, U.S.A. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1988

Folder 17: Rafferty-Alameda Board of Inquiry Final Report: 1988

Box 5

Folder 1: City of Minot, Flood Control Promotion, Resolutions, and Letters of Support, Volume I. 1989

Folder 2: City of Minot, Flood Control Promotion, Resolutions, and Letters of Support, Volume II. 1989

Folder 3: Rafferty-Alameda Project, Draft Summary, Initial Environmental Evaluation. Environment Canada: 1989

Folder 4: Supplemental Information: Souris River Basin Flood Control Project, Renville, Ward, McHenry, and Bottineau Counties - North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1989

Folder 5: Rafferty-Alameda Project, Questions and Answers. Souris Basin Development Authority: 1990

Folder 6: Rafferty-Alameda Project, Report of the Environmental Assessment Panel. (Canadian) Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office: 1991

Folder 7: Design Memorandum No. 15 and Environmental Assessment, Lake Darling Dam, Souris River Basin, Flood Control Project, Souris River, North Dakota. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 1992

Folder 8: Second Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States. Souris River Bilateral Water Quality Monitoring Group: 1992

Folder 9: Third Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States. Souris River Bilateral Water Quality Monitoring Group: 1993

Folder 10: Fourth Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States. Souris River Bilateral Water Quality Monitoring Group: 1994

Folder 11: Fifth Report to the Governments of Canada and the United States. Souris River Bilateral Water Quality Monitoring Group: 1995

Folder 12: From Flood to Drought: A Need for Water Management in the Souris Basin. No author, undated

Folder 13: North Dakota Dam Design Handbook. Soil Conservation Service USDA, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Corps of Engineers, North Dakota Division of Emergency Management: undated

Folder 14: Souris River Basin Water Problems and Identified Solutions. Souris River Basin Study: undated

Series 5: Newspaper Clippings

This series contains newspaper clippings regarding flood control developments in the Souris River Valley from 1932-2001. The majority of clippings were taken from the Minot Daily News, although clippings from other sources across the United States and Canada can be found. The clippings are arranged chronologically.

Box 5

Folder 15: Newspaper Clippings: 1932

Folder 16: Newspaper Clippings: 1965

Folder 17: Newspaper Clippings: 1966

Folder 18: Newspaper Clippings: 1967

Folder 19: Newspaper Clippings: 1968

Folder 20: Newspaper Clippings: 1969

Folder 21: Newspaper Clippings: 1970

Folder 22: Newspaper Clippings: 1971

Folder 23: Newspaper Clippings: 1972

Folder 24: Newspaper Clippings: 1973

Box 6

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings: 1974

Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings: 1974

Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings: 1975

Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings: 1975

Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings: 1976

Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings: 1976

Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings: 1977

Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings: 1977

Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings: 1978

Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings: 1978

Box 7

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings: 1979

Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings: 1980

Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings: 1981

Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings: 1982

Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings: 1983

Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings: 1984

Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings: 1985

Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings: 1986

Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings: 1987

Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings: 1988

Folder 11: Newspaper Clippings: 1989

Folder 12: Newspaper Clippings: 1990

Folder 13: Newspaper Clippings: 1991

Folder 14: Newspaper Clippings: 1993

Folder 15: Newspaper Clippings: 1994

Folder 16: Newspaper Clippings: 1997

Folder 17: Newspaper Clippings: 1999

Folder 18: Newspaper Clippings: 2001

Series 6: Oversize Materials

Oversize Folder 1: Citizens United to Save the Valleys: Charts, posters, promotional literature

Oversize Folder 2: Full length newspaper advertisements: Ward County Farm Bureau and Ward County Farmers Union, 1974; Citizens United to Save the Valleys, 1980

Oversize Folder 3: Flow data for the Des Lacs, Souris, and Wintering Rivers: 1904-1971

Photographs :

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Photograph 1: Lloyd Nygard