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Eliot Glassheim Papers, 1982-1984, 1997-1999
Collection Overview
Title: Eliot Glassheim Papers, 1982-1984, 1997-1999
ID: OGLMC979
Primary Creator: Glassheim, Eliot (1938-2019)
Extent: 6.25 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 06/04/1984. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: City of Grand Forks, North Dakota, Literary, Red River Valley Flood of 1997, University of North Dakota - Faculty
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Eliot Glassheim Papers have been divided into five series:
Series 1: Committee of the Whole
Series 2: Committee and City Government Office Papers
Series 3: Special Programs and Miscellaneous
Series 4: Voices from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North
Series 5: Falconer Family
Collection Historical Note
Eliot Glassheim was born in New York City to Raymond S. Glassheim and Edith Ruthizer on February 1938. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1960 from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. His first impulse after graduation was to delve into journalism which led him to Washington, D.C. where he worked as a copyboy for the Washington Post. He managed during this stint to publish ten short book reviews for the newspaper's book reviews section. He left this position in 1961 to pursue editorial production at the Wall Street Journal in New York City doing proofreading layout.
In 1963, however, Glassheim shifted focus in his career, teaching literature and grammar in grades 9th-12th at Croyden Hall in Atlantic Heights, New Jersey. Soon after, Glassheim attended graduate school at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, where he received Masters (1966) and Doctoral (1973) degrees in American Literature with concentration on Paul Goodman and the alternative school movement. As a result of these studies, Glassheim wrote his dissertation, The Community Anarchist Background of Paul Goodman's The Empire City. While working towards his doctoral degree, Glassheim was an assistant professor of English at Augusta College in Augusta, Georgia, between 1969 and 1971.
Although Glassheim moved to North Dakota in 1972 to pursue a professorship in the English Department at University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, he taught only three years before being elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1975. He served until 1976, and was elected again in 1993. He served as the Assistant Minority Leader in 2003 legislative session. He has also been a member of the Grand Forks City Council for over twenty years.
He was a policy analyst for Northern Great Plains, Inc. and an executive Director for Quad County Community Action Agency. He authored The Restless Giant, a compilation of poems, and has edited several books, including Key Issues in Population Policy (1976). He also edited two books related to the 1997 Red River Valley Flood: Voices from the Flood (1999) and Behind the Scenes: Leadership and Decision-making in a Natural Disaster (2002). He also produced Eat the Day, a folk song record. He is owner of Dr. Eliot’s Twice Sold Tales, a used and rare book store.
He is married to Dyan Rey and has two children.
Subject/Index Terms
City of Grand Forks, North Dakota
Literary
Red River Valley Flood of 1997
University of North Dakota - Faculty
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Accruals: Additional material was donated by Eliot Glassheim on February 11, 2004 (2004-2673) and by Greg Vetter on June 22, 2005 (2005-2790).
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Eliot Glassheim, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; 84-1305
Related Publications:
Key Issues in Population Policy: Problems, Options, and Recommendations for Action; Proceedings of Capon Springs Public Policy Conference #1 edited by Eliot Glassheim. University Press of America, 1978. Call Number: HB881.C299 1976
Voices from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North edited by Eliot Glassheim. North Dakota Museum of Art, 1999. Call Number: F644.G8 V64 1999
Behind the Scenes: Leadership and Decision-making in a Natural Disaster edited by Eliot Glassheim; Kimberly K. Porter and Robin Silverman, associate editors. North Dakota Museum of Art, 2002. Call Number: F644.G8 P67 2002
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item) Eliot Glassheim Papers. OGLMC 979. 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: Committee of the Whole],
[Series 2: Committee and City Government Office Papers],
[Series 3: Special Programs and Miscellaneous],
[Series 4: Voices from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North],
[Series 5: Falconer Family],
[All]
- Series 1: Committee of the Whole
- Series 1 contains materials from the Committee of the Whole (the entire Grand Forks City Council).
- Box 1
- Box 4
- Folder 15: City Council Minutes: May - December 1997
- Folder 16: City Council Minutes: January - July 1998
- Folder 17: City Council: "We Care: Expressions of Encouragement to the Residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota from the Citizens of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Salvation Army "Operation We Care" April 29 - May 10, 1997
- Folder 18: City Council: Letters from Excelsior Elementary, Excelsior, Minnesota, to Mayor Pat Owens after the Flood of '9719. City Council: Letters from Valley Middle School, Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Mayor Pat Owens after the Flood of '97
- Folder 19: City Council: Letters and newspaper clippings from Indian Hills Junior High, Clive Iowa, to Mayor Pat Owens after the Flood of '97 - April 29, 1997
- Folder 20: City Council: Cards of admiration and support to Mayor Pat Owens after the Flood of '97 - April 1997 - March 1998
- Folder 21: City Council: Letters of admiration and support to Mayor Pat Owens after the Flood of '97 - April 1997 - March 1998
- Folder 22: City Council: Letters and memos to Mayor Pat Owens regarding the Flood of '97- May 1997 - July 1998
- Folder 23: City Council: Miscellaneous letters to Mayor Pat Owens
- Folder 24: City Council: Press releases from Mayor Pat Owens and the City Council - February - April 25, 1997
- Folder 25: City Council: Press releases from Mayor Pat Owens and the City Council - April 1997 - April 1998
- Folder 26: City Council: Letters and memos to Eliot Glassheim - May - October 1997
- Folder 27: City Council: Letters and memos to Eliot Glassheim - January 1998
- Folder 28: City Council: Letters and memos to Eliot Glassheim - February - July 1998
- Folder 29: City Council: Letters and memos to City Council, in general - June 1997 - June 1998 & undated
- Folder 30: City Council: Finance committee meeting minutes and miscellaneous reports - September 1997 - July 1998
- Folder 31: City Council: Department heads meeting minutes - April - May 1997
- Folder 32: City Council: Miscellaneous Police Department and Board of Park Commissioners papers
- Folder 33: City Council: Letters of donations and information about the Flood of '97 - April - November 1997
- Folder 34: City Council: Transportation and Bus committee meeting minutes, memoranda, and miscellaneous reports - May - October 1997
- Folder 35: City Council: Miscellaneous reports on rebuilding after the Flood of '97
- Box 5
- Series 2: Committee and City Government Office Papers
- The second series contains materials from specific committees, city offices, commissions, and boards.
- Box 1
- Folder 8: Auditorium Committee meeting minutes, meeting schedules, auditorium redesign plan, armory leases, and correspondence
- Folder 9: Building Inspector : agendas for Board of Adjustments and Board of Appeals meetings, January 1983-February 1984
- Folder 10: Bus Committee : meeting minutes, correspondence, miscellaneous
- Folder 11: Civil Preparedness Committee and Nuclear War Preparedness Task Force : correspondence, minutes, fact sheets; Emergency Program Management materials, 1982-1984
- Folder 12: Engineer's Office : correspondence, 1982-1983
- Folder 13: Board of Equalization : minutes, agendas, reports
- Folder 14: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : correspondence; Tax Delinquency Tax Force correspondence
- Folder 15: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : Budget Appropriation Summaries, 1982-1984
- Folder 16: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : Statements of Receipts, Disbursements, and Fund Balances, 1983-1984
- Folder 17: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : Liquor License Applications
- Folder 18: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : Vendor Payment Lists, March-October 1983
- Folder 19: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : Vendor Payment Lists, November-December 1983
- Folder 20: Finance Committee and Auditor's Office : Vendor Payment Lists, February-April 1984
- Folder 21: Fire Department : Annual Reports, Quarterly Reports, correspondence, 1982-1983
- Folder 22: Housing Authority : minutes, correspondence, miscellaneous, 1982-1984
- Folder 23: Personnel Department : Leave Reports and Health Insurance Fund Status Reports
- Folder 24: Personnel Department : Applications for Assistant for Business Development position, 1983
- Folder 25: Planning and Zoning Commission : minutes, agendas, correspondence, 1982-1984
- Folder 26: Public Safety Commission : agendas and minutes, 1983-1984
- Folder 27: Public Service Committee : minutes, agendas, correspondence, 1982-1984
- Folder 28: Urban/Community Development Committee : monthly project reports, minutes, agendas, correspondence, July 1982-September 1983
- Folder 29: Urban/Community Development Committee : monthly project reports, minutes, agendas, correspondence, September 1983-1984
- Folder 30: Miscellaneous committee correspondence and minutes
- Box 5
- Folder 2: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; Voluntary acquisition program of residence of Grand Forks
- Folder 3: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; Home moving program - February - July 1998 & undated
- Folder 4: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; Planning and Zoning Commission papers - February - June 1998
- Folder 5: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; Demolition and rehabilitation information - February - May 1998
- Folder 6: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; South End Development - June 1998 - undated
- Folder 7: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; Surveys regarding housing - August 1997 - undated
- Folder 8: Office of Urban Development: Housing Issues; Memos and miscellaneous - January 1998 - August 1998 & undated
- Folder 9: Office of Urban Development: Flood Protection Project; Miscellaneous reports, memos, and proposals - June 1997 - March 1998
- Folder 10: Office of Urban Development: Downtown Development Commission; Rehabilitation reports and design guidelines - November 1997 - March 1998
- Folder 11: Office of Urban Development: Downtown Development Commission; Miscellaneous papers and memos - June 1997 - June 1998
- Folder 12: Office of Urban Development: Downtown Development Commission - Meeting notices and meeting minutes - January - June 1998
- Folder 13: Office of Urban Development: Miscellaneous memos and updates
- Folder 14: Office of Urban Development: Flood Recovery Programs update newsletters - January - August 1998
- Folder 15: Office of Urban Development: Flood Response Committee; Meeting Minutes - September 1997 - July 1998
- Folder 16: Office of Urban Development: Flood Response Committee; Special agendas - January - July 1998
- Folder 17: Office of Urban Development: "Flood Response Committee Update" newsletter
- Folder 18: Office of Urban Development: Flood Response Committee correspondence and miscellaneous papers
- Folder 19: Office of Urban Development: Flood Recovery Progress Reports - September 1997 - April 1998
- Folder 20: Office of Urban Development: Miscellaneous memos, papers, etc… - May 1997 - February 1998
- Folder 21: Office of Urban Development: Various proposals and assessments by various organizations to rebuild Grand Forks, North Dakota, after the Flood of '97
- Folder 22: Office of Urban Development: Various proposals and strategic plans by various organizations to rebuild Grand Forks, North Dakota, after the Flood of '97
- Folder 23: Office of Urban Development: Division of Emergency Management papers
- Series 3: Special Programs and Miscellaneous
- Series 3 contains materials related to specific projects, as well as other miscellaneous materials
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Bicycle Path Usage, Proposed Bike Lane, Bicycle Bridge : correspondence and miscellaneous, 1983-1984
- Folder 2: Community Theater : Fire Hall renovation budgets and miscellaneous, 1982-1983
- Folder 3: Election materials, 1982-1984
- Folder 4: Engineering proposals for North 42nd Street project, 1983
- Folder 5: Junior ID Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program, Association for Retarded Citizens, correspondence, proposals, miscellaneous
- Folder 6: League of Cities : correspondence and legislative reports, 1982-1984
- Folder 7: Sidewalk Easement issue : correspondence, petitions, Summer 1983
- Folder 8: Social Security Alternatives : report, brochures, correspondence
- Folder 9: University of North Dakota : correspondence on UND centennial and miscellaneous
- Folder 10: Miscellaneous correspondence on proposed legislation and city projects, 1982-1984
- Folder 11: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1982-1984
- Folder 12: Miscellaneous project estimate summaries, 1982-1984
- Folder 13: Miscellaneous
- Series 4: Voices from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North
- Series 4 consists of materials relating to the book, Voices from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North. The book was published in conjunction with the North Dakota Museum of Art’s Oral History Project, which began in the summer of 1997. He also edited the book for publication.
- Sub-Series 1: Transcripts
- The first sub-series consists of transcripts of the project’s oral history interviews, some of which were not used in Voices from the Flood.
- Box 2
- Folder 14: Interview Schedules
- Folder 15: Joseph and Fran Adams, by Eliot Glassheim
- Folder 16: Bob Alderson, by Eliot Glassheim
- Folder 17: Bob Alderson, by Eliot Glassheim
- Folder 18: David Badman, by Ian Swanson
- Folder 19: Mae Marie Blackmore, by Wes Christenson
- Folder 20: Jon Bonzer, by Jennifer Bottinelli
- Folder 21: Ellen Brehmer, by Ron Vossler
- Folder 22: Joan Buckhop, by Kimberly Porter; Not Used
- Folder 23: Madelyn Camrud, by Barbara Crow
- Folder 24: David and Crystal Christian, by Jane Varley; Not Used
- Folder 25: Jim and Joanne Dalglish, by Eliot Glassheim; Not Used
- Folder 26: Judy DeMers, by Kim Porter
- Folder 27: Kathy Dye, by Eliot Glassheim;
- Folder 28: Professor Frances Ford, by Wes Christenson
- Folder 29: Lori French, Craig Davis, Mike Dewald, Chuck Suda, by Jim McKenzie; Not Used
- Folder 30: Tim Fought, by Marcia Harris
- Folder 31: Betty Gard, by Kathy King
- Folder 32: Eliot Glassheim, by Jim McKenzie
- Folder 33: Leonard Goering/Jane Kurtz, by Madelyn Camrud
- Folder 34: Amara Gutierrez, by Angela Perez
- Folder 35: Amara Gutierrez, by Angela Perez; Not Used
- Folder 36: Mark Hadlich, by Lisa Lewis-Spicer
- Folder 37: Chuck Haga, by Ian Swanson
- Folder 38: Gail Hagerty, by Marcia Harris
- Folder 39: Todd Hanson, by Kim Porter; Not Used
- Folder 40: Thomasine Heitkamp, by Kim Porter
- Folder 41: Bill Holden, by Kathy King
- Folder 42: Jean Holland, by Barb Crow; Not Used
- Folder 43: Kim Holmes, by Jennifer Bottinelli
- Folder 44: Patti Jean Hooper, by Eliot Glassheim
- Folder 45: Sonia Hovet, by Barbara Crow
- Folder 46: Don Jacks, by Wes Christenson
- Folder 47: Jan Jaeger, by Lisa Lewis-Spicer
- Folder 48: Libby Kathman, by Kim Porter
- Folder 49: Amy Kliniske, by Kim Porter
- Folder 50: Susan Knutson, by Kathy King; Not Used
- Folder 51: Susan Knutson, by Kathy King; Not Used
- Folder 52: Leonard and Marilyn Kouba, by Kim Porter
- Folder 53: Barbara Kramer, by Kim Porter
- Folder 54: Pete Kvistad, by Kitty Maidenberg
- Folder 55: Greg LaHaise, by Kim Porter; Not Used
- Folder 56: Loni Larson and Glenn Schroeder, by Jim McKenzie
- Folder 57: Marilyn Larson, by Kim Porter
- Folder 58: Marilyn Larson, by Kim Porter
- Folder 59: Lisa Lewis-Spicer, by Dyan Rey
- Folder 60: John Little, by Jenny Ettling
- Folder 61: Jim McKenzie, by Kathy King
- Folder 62: Sr. Rebecca Metzger, by Kim Porter
- Folder 63: Lori Murphy, by Jim McKenzie; Not Used
- Folder 64: David Nelson and Linda Wylie, by Eliot Glassheim; Not Used
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Pasta Party, by NDMA
- Folder 2: Pasta Party on the Prairie
- Folder 3: Aurelia Pinkerton, by Mary Jo Schill; Not Used
- Folder 4: Don and Toni Poochigian, by Ian Swanson;
- Folder 5: Ann Porter, by Jane Varley; Not Used
- Folder 6: Janell Reginbal, by Kim Porter; Not Used
- Folder 7: Tom Reiten and Joan Abraham, by Madelyn Camrud; Not Used
- Folder 8: Tom Reiten and Joan Abraham, by Madelyn Camrud; Not Used
- Folder 9: Dyan Rey, by Lisa Lewis-Spicer
- Folder 10: Ross Rolshoven, by Ian Swanson
- Folder 11: Ross Rolshoven, by Ian Swanson
- Folder 12: Ross Rolshoven, by Ian Swanson
- Folder 13: Soledad Romo, by Amy Kliniske
- Folder 14: Dr. Casey Ryan, by John Little; Not Used
- Folder 15: Steve Saari and Mary Ellen Weir, by Kathy King; Not Used
- Folder 16: Tom Sand, by Kitty Maidenberg; Not Used
- Folder 17: Bill Sheridan, by Eliot Glassheim
- Folder 18: Father William Sherman, by Wes Christensen
- Folder 19: Craig Silvernagel, by Emily Buchanan
- Folder 20: Craig Silvernagel, by Emily Buchanan
- Folder 21: Rex Sorgatz, by Kitty Maidenberg
- Folder 22: Rex Sorgatz, by Kitty Maidenberg
- Folder 23: Marlene Stiles, by Eliot Glassheim
- Folder 24: Mike Swang, by Kim Porter; Not Used
- Folder 25: Jade Tandeski, by Angela Perez
- Folder 26: Sally Thompson, by Eric Williamson
- Folder 27: Korliss Uecker, by Wes Christensen
- Folder 28: Chuck and Sue Varley, by Jane Varley
- Folder 29: Water Treatment Plant Personnel, by Kim Porter; Not Used
- Folder 30: Ross Weiler, by Erik Williamson
- Folder 31: George Widman, by Jim McKenzie
- Folder 32: Draft Transcripts: Kouba/Holmes
- Folder 33: Draft Transcripts: Little/Haga
- Folder 34: Draft Transcripts: Larson and Schroeder/Kliniske
- Folder 35: Draft Transcripts: Crow/Sheridan
- Sub-Series 2: Drafts
- Box 3
- Folder 36: Voices from the Flood: Pages numbered: 1-52, 1-53, 11-15, with handwritten comments
- Folder 37: Voices from the Flood: Pages numbered: 1-65, 26-32, 1-54, 1-41; without handwritten comments
- Folder 38: Voices from the Flood: Pages numbered: 11-163; with handwritten comments
- Folder 39: Voices from the Flood: Pages numbered: 164-275, 1-52; without handwritten comments
- Folder 40: Voices from the Flood: Includes the table of contents, glossary and chronology; with handwritten comments
- Folder 41: Voices from the Flood: Pages numbered:11-275, 1-52; enclosed in black comb binding without handwritten comments
- Folder 42: Voices from the Flood: Pages numbered: 11-275, 1-52; enclosed in black comb binding with handwritten comments
- Folder 43: Voices from the Flood: Grand Forks Fair
- Folder 44: Voices from the Flood: Edited by one of Eliot Glassheim's children.
- Folder 45: Voices from the Flood: Edited by one of Eliot Glassheim's children.
- Folder 46: Voices from the Flood: ½ Title
- Folder 47: Voices from the Flood: Edited July, 1999
- Box 4
- Sub-Series 3: Miscellaneous
- Box 4
- Folder 5: Additional Commentaries-1: Not Used In Book
- Folder 6: Additional Commentaries-2: Not Used In Book
- Folder 7: Additional Commentaries-3: Not Used In Book
- Folder 8: Additional Commentaries-4: Not Used In Book
- Folder 9: Out takes: Voices from the Flood
- Folder 10: Out takes: Voices from the Flood (continued)
- Folder 11: Replacement Pages: Rolshoven
- Folder 12: Materials Relating to: Voices from the Flood
- Folder 13: Transcript Notes: Voices from the Flood
- Folder 14: Miscellaneous Notes: Voices from the Flood
- Series 5: Falconer Family
- The fifth series contains documents and photographs regarding the Falconer family of Grand Forks County; the connection to Eliot Glassheim is unknown.
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Committee of the Whole],
[Series 2: Committee and City Government Office Papers],
[Series 3: Special Programs and Miscellaneous],
[Series 4: Voices from the Flood: An Oral History of the 1997 Flood of the Red River of the North],
[Series 5: Falconer Family],
[All]