Fred G. Aandahl Papers, 1917-1966

Fred G. Aandahl Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Fred G. Aandahl Papers, 1917-1966

ID: OGLMC0051

Primary Creator: Aandahl, Fred G. (1897-1966)

Extent: 11.5 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 07/01/1968. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Politics and Government - North Dakota Governor, Politics and Government - Republican Organizing Committee (ROC), Politics and Government - Republican Party, Politics and Government - United States House of Representatives, University of North Dakota - Alumni

Languages: English

Abstract

1897-1966; North Dakota State Senate, 1931-1932 and 1939-1942; Governor of North Dakota, 1945-1950; United States House of Representatives, 1951-1953; Assistant Secretary of the Interior, 1953-1961

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Fred G. Aandahl Papers date from 1917 to 1966 and have been divided into seven series as follows:

Series 1: Biographical Information

Series 2: Newspaper Clippings

Series 3: North Dakota State Senate

Series 4: North Dakota Governor

Series 5: United States House of Representatives

Series 6: Assistant Secretary of the Interior

Series 7: Photographs

Series 8: Oversized Materials

Collection Historical Note

Fred George Aandahl was born April 9, 1897, in Svea Township, near Litchville, North Dakota. He was the son of Soren "Sam" J. and Mamie C. (Lawry) Aandahl. Sam Aandahl came to Dakota Territory in 1881 with his parents, J.S. and Martine. The family was originally from Aandalsnes, Norway. Mamie Lawry arrived in Dakota Territory in 1879, and was of English descent. Sam and Mamie were married on March 28, 1896. Sam served in the North Dakota legislature in 1903, and was also a member of the North Dakota State Railroad Commission. Sam Aandahl died in 1922, preceding the death of Mamie in 1923.

Fred G. Aandahl attended elementary schools in Valley City and rural Svea, before attending Litchville High School for three years. He received the final year of his high school education from the Model High School at the University of North Dakota, graduating in 1917.

He attended the University of North Dakota, graduating in 1921 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Liberal Arts. His major was law, with history and economics being his minor. While at UND, Aandahl was active in Delta Sigma Rho, an honorary society for oratory, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a Greek social fraternity.

Following graduation, Aandahl farmed the family homestead following the death of his farmer. He also served as principal at the Svea Consolidated School (1922-24), before becoming Superintendent of Schools in Litchville in 1924. In 1927, he retired from his career in education to focus his energies on the administration of the family farm. He married Luella Brekke, a teacher from the Litchville Elementary School, on June 28, 1926 in Forman, North Dakota. The couple had three daughters: Louise, Margaret and Marilyn.

Fred Aandahl won a seat in the North Dakota Senate in 1930, returning in 1938 and 1940. In the State Senate, Aandahl served on the Appropriations Committee and was known for his strong support of education. From 1933-35, he was a member of the Barnes County Agricultural Adjustment Administration. He served on the state level of this entity from 1935-38.

Aandahl was a leading member of the Republican Organizing Committee (ROC). The ROC was created to unite all Republicans opposed to William Langer and the Nonpartisan League. Aandahl delivered the keynote address at its first convention, held in Bismarck in March 1944. Besides Aandahl, the other founding members included Rilie Morgan of Grafton, Milton Young of Berlin, and Joseph Bridston of Grand Forks. With the strong backing of the ROC, Aandahl won the Republican nomination for Governor in the June primary. In the November election, he defeated three-term Attorney General Alvin Strutz.

One of Aandahl's first major decisions in office was to appoint a replacement for the recently deceased John Moses to the United States Senate. On 12 March 1945, Aandahl named Milton Young as the replacement. Aandahl was Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1950, before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1950. He served one term in the House, before deciding to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S Senate seat held by William Langer. Langer used considerable Democratic and NPL support to defeat Aandahl.

Upon the recommendation of U.S. Senator Robert Taft of Ohio, Aandahl was named Assistant Secretary of the Interior, by President Dwight Eisenhower in February 1953. He served the Eisenhower administration in this capacity until 1961. When the Kennedy Administration took office in January 1961, Aandahl retired to his Litchville farm. He died April 7, 1966 in Fargo, and is buried at Hillside Cemetery in Valley City, North Dakota.

Sources:

Current Biography. v19, no8: September 1958, pp 3-4. "Fred Aandahl" in Barnes County History. Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 1976.

Robinson, Elwyn. History of North Dakota. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 1966.

Subject/Index Terms

Politics and Government - North Dakota Governor
Politics and Government - Republican Organizing Committee (ROC)
Politics and Government - Republican Party
Politics and Government - United States House of Representatives
University of North Dakota - Alumni

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals:

Louise Aandahl Stockman, Fargo, North Dakota, donated additional materials: April 18, 1996 (Acc.96-2064), 1998 (Acc.98-2203), May 20, 1999 (Acc.99-2244) October 9, 2002 (Acc.2002-2582).

Material was also transferred from the North Dakota Biographical File in 1981 (Acc.81-901).

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

Acquisition Source: Aandahl Family

Acquisition Method: Donation

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Fred G. Aandahl Papers. OGLMC 51, 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 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Biographical Information],
[Series 2: Newspaper Clippings],
[Series 3: North Dakota State Senate],
[Series 4: North Dakota Governor],
[Series 5: United States House of Representatives],
[Series 6: Assistant Secretary of the Interior],
[Series 7: Photographs],
[Series 8: Oversized Materials],
[All]

Series 6: Assistant Secretary of the Interior

Fred G. Aandahl served as the Assistant Secretary of the Interior in Eisenhower Administration from 1953 to 1961.

Box 4

Folder 1: Appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Interior: 1953
Folder 2: Appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Interior: 1953
Folder 3: Congratulatory Letters: 1953
Folder 4: Correspondence: 1953, A-C
Folder 5: Correspondence: 1953, D-H
Folder 6: Correspondence: 1953, I-M
Folder 7: Correspondence: 1953, N-S
Folder 8: Correspondence: 1953, T-Z
Folder 9: Correspondence: January – February 1954
Folder 10: Correspondence: March 1954
Folder 11: Correspondence: April – June 1954
Folder 12: Correspondence: July – September 1954
Folder 13: Correspondence: October – December 1954
Folder 14: Correspondence: January – March 1955
Folder 15: Correspondence: April – June 1955
Folder 16: Correspondence: July – December 1955
Folder 17: Correspondence: January – June 1956
Folder 18: Correspondence: July – December 1956

Box 5

Folder 1: Correspondence: January – June 1957
Folder 2: Correspondence: July 1957 – February 1958
Folder 3: Correspondence: March – December 1958
Folder 4: Correspondence: January – May 1959
Folder 5: Correspondence: June – December 1959
Folder 6: Correspondence: January – July 1960
Folder 7: Correspondence: August 1960 – January 1961
Folder 8: General Correspondence: 1953—1957
Folder 9: General Correspondence: 1953—1957
Folder 10: General Correspondence: 1953—1957
Folder 11: General Correspondence: 1953—1957
Folder 12: General Correspondence: 1953—1957
Folder 13: General Correspondence: 1958—1961
Folder 14: General Correspondence: 1958—1961
Folder 15: General Correspondence, Committee for Electoral College Reform: 1961 – 1964
Folder 16: North Dakota General: 1953
Folder 17: North Dakota General: 1954
Folder 18: North Dakota General: 1955 – 1957
Folder 19: North Dakota General: 1958 – 1960
Folder 20: Statements Made Before Congressional Committees: 1955
Folder 21: Statements Made Before Congressional Committees: 1956
Folder 22: Statements Made Before Congressional Committees: 1957
Folder 23: Statements Made Before Congressional Committees: 1958
Folder 24: Statements Made Before Congressional Committees: 1959, 1960

Box 6

Folder 11: Invitations Accepted: 1953
Folder 12: Invitations Accepted: 1953
Folder 13: Invitations Accepted: 1954
Folder 14: Invitations Accepted: 1954
Folder 15: Invitations Accepted: 1955
Folder 16: Invitations Accepted: 1956
Folder 17: Invitations Accepted: 1957
Folder 18: Invitations Accepted: 1957
Folder 19: Invitations Accepted: 1958
Folder 20: Invitations Accepted: 1958
Folder 21: Invitations Accepted: 1959
Folder 22: Invitations Accepted: 1960

Box 7

Folder 1: Invitations Regretted: 1953

Folder 2: Invitations Regretted: 1954 – 1956

Folder 3: Invitations Regretted: 1957 – 1960

Folder 4: Speeches: 1953

Item 1: “Reflections on the Interior Department’s Role in Electric Power.” Delivered at the 15th Annual Meeting of the American Power Conference, Chicago; March 1953
Item 2: “Effect of Multiple-Purpose Projects.” Delivered at the 41st Annual Meeting—Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Washington D.C.; April 28, 1953
Item 3: “Interior’s Power Policy as It Applies to the Missouri Basin.” Delivered at the Missouri Basin Inter-Agency Committee Meeting, Fargo; September 29, 1953
Item 4: “Power Marketing Criteria for Federal Power Projects.” Delivered at Power Management Conference of Rural Electrification Administration, Washington D.C.; November 4, 1953

Folder 5: Speeches: 1954

Item 1: “Interior’s Power Policy.” Delivered at the NRECA Convention, Miami; January 12, 1954
Item 2: “Federal Power Policy.” Unknown location; May 5, 1954
Item 3: “Interior’s Power Policy.” As prepared for Capper’s Farmer; August 12, 1954, rewritten by editors with new title “REA Is Not in Danger!”
Item 4: “Integration in the Public Interest.” Delivered at Iowa Utilities Association Management Conference, no location specified; October 11, 1954
Item 5: “Is the Administration’s Power Policy in the National Interest?” Prepared for and used in part in CBS exchange with Mike Strauss; December 19, 1954
Item 6: “Is the Administration’s Power Policy in the National Interest?” Transcript, as broadcasted; December 19, 1954

Folder 6: Speeches: 1955

Item 1: “Panel Discussion on Public Works Policies.” Delivered to the Joint Committee on the Economic Report; February 3, 1955
Item 2: “Resources for the People by Private Enterprise.” Delivered at Annual Convention of South Dakota Press Association, Aberdeen, South Dakota; March 25, 1955
Item 3: Transcript of remarks made at the Rotary Luncheon in Denver; June 9, 1955
Item 4: Transcript of remarks made at the Rotary Luncheon in Denver; June 9, 1955
Item 5: Statement to the Subcommittee on Public Works and Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Washington D.C.; October 11, 1955
Item 6: Statement to the Subcommittee on Public Works and Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Washington D.C.; October 19, 1955; reply to Chairman’s statement of October 12
Item 7: “Irrigation from Garrison.” Delivered to the North Dakota Reclamation Association, Harvey, North Dakota; November 14, 1955

Folder 7: Speeches: May 5 – 8, 1956

Folder 1: Remarks made at the dedication of Folsom Dam and Appurtenant Facilities on the American River in California; May 5, 1956
Folder 2: “The Nation’s Water Resources.” Delivered at American Waterworks Association Convention, St. Louis; May 8, 1956

Folder 8: Speeches: June 28 – September 29, 1956

Item 1: “Statement on S.3338 Relating to Rates Charges to Public Bodies and Cooperatives for Electric Power Generated at Federal Projects Department of the Interior.” Presented to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; June 28, 1956
Item 2: Address at the dedication ceremonies of the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, Red Cloud, Nebraska; August 3, 1956
Item 3: Comments made at the dedication ceremonies at Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota; August 11, 1956
Item 4: “The Next Steps in Missouri Diversion.” Delivered at the North Dakota Reclamation Association, Valley City, North Dakota; September 24, 1956
Item 5: “Pattern for the Future.” Delivered at the dedication of the Sheyenne, North Dakota, Development Farm on the Missouri River Basin Project; September 29, 1956

Folder 9: Speeches: October 6 – 18, 1956

Item 1: “More Water for Kansas.” Delivered at dedication of Webster Dam on the South Fork of the Solomon River near Stockton, Kansas; October 6, 1956
Item 2: “Progress in Reclamation” Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Washington State Reclamation Association at Yakima, Washington; October 12, 1956
Item 3: Remarks at a joint meeting of the Oregon State Reclamation Congress and the Willamette Basin Project Committee, Salem, Oregon; October 18, 1956

Folder 10: Speeches: January 10 – March 28, 1957

Folder 1: “Western Water Development.” Delivered at the Four States Irrigation Council, Denver; January 10, 1957
Folder 2: “Coordination of Water Resources Development: Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources.” Delivered at the joint meeting of the Missouri Basin and the Arkansas White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committees, Vicksburg, Mississippi; January 31, 1957
Folder 3: “Coordination of Water Resources Development: Inter-Agency Committee on Water Resources.” Delivered at the joint meeting of the Missouri Basin and the Arkansas White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committees, Vicksburg, Mississippi; January 31, 1957
Folder 4: “The Electric Utility Industry in Civil Defense.” Delivered at the AIEE Luncheon of the American Power Conference, Chicago; March 28, 1957

Folder 11: Speeches: April 22 – August 23, 1957

Item 1: Address at the Connecticut River Watershed Council, Amherst, Massachusetts; April 22, 1957
Item 2: “The Self-Organization of Electric Utilities for National Defense under Department of the Interior.” Delivered at the Engineering and Operation Section of the Southeastern Electric Exchange, Miami; May 2, 1957
Item 3: Remarks at Observance of 50th Anniversary of Water Delivery on the Klamath Reclamation Project, Klamath Falls, Oregon; May 24, 1957
Item 4: Address at the Huntley Project Picnic commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Huntley Project, Worden, Montana; July 13, 1957
Item 5: “Water Resources Development—A Growing National Problem.” Delivered at the Statewide Local Water Supply Conference sponsored by the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, Peoria, Illinois; August 22, 1957

Folder 12: Speeches: October 23 – December 10, 1957

Item 1: Opening remarks at Conference with Governors and Other Representatives of the States of the Colorado River Basin; October 24, 1957
Item 2: “Water for Food and Fiber.” Delivered at the National Reclamation Association, Phoenix, Arizona; November 8, 1957
Item 3: Address at the Annual Salute to Industry Dinner sponsored by the Latrobe Chamber of Commerce, Latrobe, Pennsylvania; December 9, 1957 (released December 10, 1957)
Item 4: Address by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton at Annual Meeting of the Inland Daily Press Association, Chicago; October 14, 1957
Item 5: Address by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton at the Forbes Magazine Banquet Honoring America’s “Fifty Foremost Business Leaders,” Hotel Waldorf Astoria, New York City; November 6, 1957

Folder 13: Speeches: January 9 – June 5, 1958

Item 1: “Utilizing Our Natural Resources.” Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Minot, North Dakota; January 9, 1958
Item 2: “The American Way.” Delivered at the Lincoln Day Program, Niles or Paw Paw, Michigan; February 11 or 12, 1958
Item 3: “Water—Our Greatest Natural Resource.” Delivered at the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, Washington D.C.; May 16, 1958
Item 4: “Fresh Water from Salt.” Delivered at the Briefing Conference on Water Resources sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, Washington D.C.; May 23, 1958
Item 5: Remarks at the dedication of Lovewell Dam on White Rock Creek, near Courtland, Kansas; June 5, 1958
Item 6: Supplemental address by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton at the Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco; March 21, 1958

Folder 14: Speeches: June 8 – November 11, 1958

Item 1: “Today’s Challenge.” Commencement address at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota; June 8, 1958
Item 2: Telegram from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to May 1958 UND graduates, presented by Fred G. Aandahl
Item 3: “Federal Hydroelectric Power.” Delivered at Northwest Electric Light and Power Association Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, Idaho; September 19, 1958
Item 4: “Water and Farming.” Delivered at the Annual Meeting of the North Dakota Farm Bureau, Dickinson, North Dakota; November 10, 1958
Item 5: Remarks at the National Guard Armory Dedication, Mayville, North Dakota; November 11, 1958
Item 6: Address by Under Secretary of the Interior Elmer F. Bennett at the Annual Meeting of the Irrigation Districts Association of
Item 7: Address by Under Secretary of the Interior Elmer F. Bennett at the Meeting of the Inland Empire Waterways Association, Portland, Oregon; December 12, 1958
Item 8: “Views of Water Users on Federal Reclamation Projects” Presented by William I. Palmer at the American Association for the Advancement of Science at a Symposium on Water and Agriculture, Washington D.C.; December 30, 1958

Folder 15: Speeches: May 14 – September 14, 1959

Item 1: Remarks at the Groundbreaking at Stanaker Dam, Central Utah Participating Project of Colorado River Storage Project; May 14, 1959
Item 2: Address at the dedication of the Medora Visitor Center and other new facilities at the South Unit, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota; September 12, 1959
Item 3: Address at the dedication of the new facilities in the North Unit, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota; September 13, 1959
Item 4: Address by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton at the Rural Electric Association, Lincoln, Nebraska; February 2, 1959
Item 5: Remarks by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton at the National Farm and Ranch Congress, Shirley-Savoy Hotel, Denver; March 2, 1959
Item 6: Address by Under Secretary of the Interior Elmer F. Bennett to the American Public Power Association, Olympic Hotel, Seattle; May 27, 1959
Item 7: Remarks by Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton at the ceremony marking the first official raising of the new 49-star flag, Fort McHenry National Monument, Baltimore; July 3, 1959
Item 8: Address by Commissioner of Reclamation Floyd E. Dominy at the Meeting of the Missouri River Basin Inter-Agency Committee, Helena, Montana; August 13, 1959

Folder 16: Speeches: September 14 – December 10, 1959

Item 1: “The Economics of Reclamation.” Delivered to North Dakota Water Users Association and Rugby Chamber of Commerce, Rugby, North Dakota; September 14, 1959
Item 2: “Reclamation and North Dakota’s Future.” Delivered at the North Dakota Water Users Association, Jamestown, North Dakota, September 14, 1959
Item 3: Address at the dedication of the Power Dispatching Center, Watertown, South Dakota; October 14, 1959
Item 4: “Water Resources Problems of the United States.” Delivered at the Statewide Conference and Workshops on Water Resources Planning and Development Problems, Syracuse, New York; December 10, 1959
Item 5: Supplemental remarks: “Reclamation Today and Its Challenge for Tomorrow.” Delivered by Commissioner of Reclamation Floyd E. Dominy at the National Reclamation Association, Denver; October 28, 1959

Folder 17: Speeches: January 20 – August 16, 1960

Item 1: Address at the “Salute to Ike” Dinner, Sidney, Nebraska; January 27, 1960
Item 2: Address at the Bruce Johnson Testimonial Dinner, Bismarck, North Dakota; February 4, 1960
Item 3: Address at the dedication of the Southwestern Power Administration’s 161 KV Table Rock to Springfield Transmission Line, Springfield, Missouri; August 16, 1960
Item 4: Supplemental remarks: “Water Supply and Water Problems.” Delivered by Chief Hydraulic Engineer Dr. Luna B. Leopold at the Iowa Academy of Science, Iowa City, Iowa; April 23, 1960

Folder 18: Speeches: August 19 – December 12, 1960

Item 1: Address at the Joint Meeting of Basin Inter-Agency Committees, Boulder, Colorado; August 19, 1960
Item 2: Transcription of extemporaneous remarks at Mid-West Electric Consumer Association Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; August 22, 1960
Item 3: Remarks at ceremonies marking the dedication of the Francis Scott Key American Credo Stamp, Fort McHenry, Baltimore; September 14, 1960
Item 4: “Priorities for Water Use.” Delivered at National Conference on Water Pollution, Washington D.C.; December 12-14, 1960
Item 5: Supplemental paper: “Yardsticks or a Lesson in the New Mathematics” Presented by LeRoy R. Patterson, Vice President, Electric Operations, Public Service Company of Colorado, at the Spring Conference, Rocky Mountain Electrical League, Boulder, Colorado; April 17, 1961

Folder 19: Department of the Interior General File, 1953

Folder 20: Department of the Interior General File, 1953

Folder 21: Department of the Interior General File, 1954-1955

Folder 22: North Dakota Highways

Folder 23: Republican Party, 1956-1962

Folder 24: Department of the Interior, Power Policy

Folder 25: Garrison Diversion Project, 1959-1961

Folder 26: Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, 1960-1961

Box 8

Folder 1: Missouri Basin Power

Folder 2: Citation for Distinguished Service from the Secretary of the Interior, undated

Folder 3: Clean Water, A Challenge to the Nation: Highlights and Recommendations of the National Conference on Water Pollution. US Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, 1960.

Aandahl was a participant in a panel session entitled "Meeting the Growing Competition for Water" (beginning on page 22)

Folder 4: "The Nation's Water Resources: An Address Delivered on May 8, 1956, at the Diamond Jubilee Conference, St. Louis, Mo., by Fred G. Aandahl." Journal of American Water Works Association, August 1956

pages 931-941

Folder 5: "Effect on Multi-Purpose Projects," Speech by Aandahl at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, April 1953

Folder 6: "Relationship of Repayment of Interest-Free Irrigation Costs and Interest-Bearing Power Costs." Essay by Aandahl, August 31, 1959

Folder 7: "Department Urges Action on Offer to Buy Surplus BPA Power." Press Release Regarding Aandahl, March 29, 1960

Folder 8: "Hearing Before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs." Nomination of Aandahl to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior, February 5, 1953

Folder 9: "Power Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives." December 1953 and January 1954

Testimony from Aandahl on pages 2, 91, and 168

Folder 10: "Upstream Benefits: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives." July 1959 and January 1960

Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 149

Folder 11: "Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate"

Item 1: "Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colo." June 1953: Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 68
Item 2: "Saline Water Research Program." March 1957: Testimony from Aandahl begins on pages 5 and 26
Item 3: "Columbia Basin Project Act Amendment." March 1957: Testimony from Aandahl on pages 15 and 35
Item 4: "Saline Water Research Program." April 1957: Report of the Committee, highlighting Aandahl's testimony

Folder 12: "Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives"

Item 1: "Bonneville (Pacific Northwest)-California Intertie." April 1959: Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 43
Item 2: "Bonneville (Pacific Northwest)-California Intertie." May 1960: Testimony from Aandahl begins on pages 9 and 43
Item 3: "Cheney Division, Wichita Project, Kansas." June 1960: Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 27

Folder 13: "Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee of the Judiciary, United States Senate."

Item 1: "Power Policy." December 1953: Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 2
Item 2: "Power Policy." January and March 1954: Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 489

Folder 14: "Power Rates-Southwestern Power Administration: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Public Works United States Senate." February and March 1956

Testimony from Aandahl begins on pages 45, 97 and 399

Folder 15: "Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives."

Item 1: "Private Electric Utilities' Organized Efforts to Influence the Secretary of the Interior (Ebasco Services, Inc., and Rocky Mountain Group)." July 1956: Testimony from Aandahl begins on pages 299 and 303
Item 2: "Army-Interior Reservoir Land Acquisition Policy." June and July 1957: Testimony from Aandahl begins on page 177

Folder 16: "Effect of Administrative Acts and Policies of Department of Interior and Rural Electrification Administration on Rural Electric Cooperatives, Public Bodies, and Municipal Electrics. Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives." July, August, September, and October 1955.

Testimony from Aandahl begins on pages 1198, 1246, 1302, 1375, 1403, 1434 and 1675

Folder 17: Official Briefing Book, Department of the Interior, October 1959

Folder 18: 3 Ring Binder for the Official Briefing Book, Department of the Interior

"Fred G. Aandahl, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Water and Power Development" is imprinted on the cover of the binder

Folder 30: U.S. Department of the Interior Honor Award, 1959

Box 9

Item 1: Scrapbook of photographs and documents from Aandahl's tenure as Assistant Secretary

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