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Mark Andrews Papers, 1963-1986
"ANDREWS, Mark, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Cass County, N.Dak., May 19, 1926; attended the public schools; served in the United States Army 1944-1946; cadet at United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., until receiving a disability discharge in 1946; graduated, North Dakota State University, Fargo 1949; farmer and operator of a cattle feeding lot; director, Garrison Conservancy District 1955-1964; member and past president of North Dakota Crop Improvement Association; Republican national committeeman 1958-1962; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-eighth Congress, by special election, October 22, 1963, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Hjalmar Nygaard; reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from October 22, 1963, to January 3, 1981; was not a candidate for reelection in 1980 to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1987; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Select Committee on Indian Affairs (Ninety-eighth and Ninety-ninth Congresses); a director of Tenneco, Inc.; established a government consulting firm in Washington, D.C.; is a resident of Mapleton, N.Dak."
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Donation; Acc.85-1380. Materials in the collection were deposited beginning in 1985, although a signed Certificate of Gift was not received until December 29, 1986. The collection was closed to public access until the death of Mark Andrews in October 2020. Archival processing of the collection began at that time.
The Mark Andrews Papers date from 1963 to 1986 and consist of materials related to his service in the U.S. House of Representatives (1963-1981) and the U.S. Senate (1981-1987). Archival processing of the collection began following the Senator's death in 2020 and remains on-going.
Series 1: Newspaper Clippings, 1963-1986
Series 2: Mary Andrews and Mark Andrews v. J.W. O'Hearn, M.D.; S. Thompson, M.D.; Fargo Clinic; St. Luke's Hospital; Ryan Harrington, M.D.; The Neurologic Associates; Dale Shook, M.D., Roger Gilbertson, M.D., Radiologists, Ltd.