Henry Steinberger Papers, 1931-1988
Collection Overview
Title: Henry Steinberger Papers, 1931-1988
ID: OGLMC870
Extent: 12.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged in two boxes, four oversize folders, and nine folders of photographs.
Date Acquired: 08/13/1983. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Agriculture, Nature and the Environment
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The collection of Mr. Steinberger's papers includes correspondence dating from 1947 to 1982. The bulk of the correspondence is in reference to his many conservation connections. There are also reports, newsletters, agenda and meeting minutes from these various organizations. There are farming records from 1931 to 1947, several appointment-memo books, certificates of merit and membership from several organizations and committees, newspaper clippings, and a number of photographs, mostly official.
The collection also includes a few of Mrs. Steinberger's papers and photographs in connection with her involvement with conservation and the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolution and certificates from the Air Defense Command as a member of the Ground Observers Corps, and a certificate of merit from the American Mothers Committee.
The collection includes several maps and plan sketches for two houses and a barn.
Collection Historical Note
Henry Steinberger was born August 7, 1896 in Rothsay, Minnesota. He moved with his parents to North Dakota in 1902. He farmed with his parents until 1915 and then bought land and continued farming. Mr. Steinberger was married to Edna Laura Tewell of Ray, North Dakota. Edna Tewell was educated at Valparaiso University in Indiana and at Valley City Teacher's College (now Valley City State University). She taught elementary education in rural Tagus and Donnybrook, North Dakota, when she and Mr. Steinberger were married in 1922. In 1930, the couple suffered the loss of their son when their home was destroyed by fire.
Mrs. Steinberger was much involved in the activities of their community and, according to her daughter, was the "motivating force" behind Mr. Steinberger's involvement in conservation. This involvement included the Renville County Soil Conservation District (from 1945), President of the State Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors (1952), Chairman of the Upper West Souris Watershed Project, Vice Chairman of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, member and Vice Chairman of the North Dakota Soil Conservation Committee, Director of the North Dakota State Association of Soil Conservation Districts, Vice Chairman of the North Dakota Reclamation Association, Chairman of the Border Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America, and Director of the North Dakota Water User's Association.
Mr. Steinberger's political connections included writing relationships with Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson, as well as writing or personal relationships with state governors and legislators. In 1961, Mr. and Mrs. Steinberger were invited to and attended the Kennedy Inauguration and Inaugural Ball.
Mrs. Steinberger died December 16, 1961. Failing health forced Mr. Steinberger to resign from his various positions in 1970. He died July 1, 1983, at the Lutheran Nursing Home, Minot, North Dakota.
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Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Method: Donated by Mrs. Virginia Bryons of Donnybrook, North Dakota (83-1160).
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Henry Steinberger Papers. OGLMC 870. Box #, Folder #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota.
Processing Information: Reprocessed and entered into Archon by Special Collections student assistant Daniel Sauerwein in October 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Oversize Folder 1: House Plans],
[Oversize Folder 2: Barn Plans],
[Oversize Folder 3: Maps],
[Oversize Folder 4: Maps],
[Photographs :],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Business Correspondence, 1947-1956
- Folder 2: Business Correspondence, 1957-1959
- Folder 3: Business Correspondence, 1959-1960
- Folder 4: Business Correspondence, 1960-1961
- Folder 5: Business Correspondence, 1962-1964
- Folder 6: Business Correspondence, 1965-1977
- Folder 7: Business Correspondence, 1977-1982
- Folder 8: Garrison Diversion, 1955-1959
- Folder 9: Garrison Diversion, 1960-1980
- Folder 10: West Upper Souris, 1955-1963
- Folder 11: Water User's Association, 1959-1962
- Folder 12: State Water Conservation Committee, 1959-1971
- Folder 13: Water Conservation-General
- Folder 14: Wildlife and Wetlands, 1959-1960
- Folder 15: North Dakota Soil Conservation District, 1951-1958
- Folder 16: North Dakota Soil Conservation District, 1959-1975
- Folder 17: Mississippi Valley Association, 1958-1962
- Folder 18: North Dakota Conservation Education Council, 1952-1960
- Folder 19: Weather Modification, 1959
- Folder 20: Greater North Dakota Association, 1956 and 1960
- Folder 21: County Commissioners, 1955 and 1960
- Folder 22: Natural Resources Advisory Committee Appointment; Interior Affairs recommendation list; Short-Burdick Statement
- Folder 23: North Dakota Citizens' Wheat Committee, 1963
- Folder 24: Oil Bill
- Folder 25: Membership Lists; Renville City Censuses
- Folder 26: Conferences and Meetings
- Folder 27: North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
- Folder 28: Miscellaneous
- Folder 29: Farm Records, 1931
- Folder 30: Farm Records, 1932
- Folder 31: Farm Records, 1933
- Folder 32: Farm Records, 1934
- Folder 33: Farm Records, 1935
- Folder 34: Farm Records, 1936
- Folder 35: Farm Records, 1937
- Folder 36: Farm Records, 1938
- Folder 37: Farm Records, 1939
- Folder 38: Farm Records, 1940
- Folder 39: Farm Records, 1941
- Folder 40: Farm Records, 1942
- Folder 41: Farm Records, 1943
- Folder 1: Business Correspondence, 1947-1956
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Farm Records, 1945
- Folder 2: Farm Records, 1946
- Folder 3: Farm Records, 1947
- Folder 4: Appointment Books
- Contains books for the years: 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, and 1962.
- Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings
- Folder 6: Miscellaneous papers-personal
- Folder 7: Mrs. Steinberger's Papers
- Folder 8: Account Ledger, 1949
- Folder 9: Account Ledger, 1951
- Folder 10: Account Ledger, 1953
- Folder 11: Account Ledger, 1955
- Folder 12: Account Ledger, 1956
- Folder 13: Account Ledger, 1957-1958
- Folder 14: Weather Modification Annual Reports, 1959-1961
- Folder 15: Cloud Modification Service Annual Report, 1964
- Folder 16: Personal Notes
- Folder 17: Correspondence
- Folder 18: Newspaper Clipping, 1988
- Folder 19: Certificates
- Folder 1: Farm Records, 1945
- Oversize Folder 1: House Plans
- Oversize Folder 2: Barn Plans
- Oversize Folder 3: Maps
This folder contains the following maps:
1. Black Hills Area/Custer State Park Area 2. Fort Lincoln Plot Plan 3. Garrison Diversion Unit, 1957 4. Garrison Diversion Unit, 1958 5. Garrison Diversion Unit, 1962 6. Missouri River Basin Present and Proposed Water Development, 1957 7. Missouri River from Riverdale to Montana Border. 8. North Dakota Municipal and Irrigational Ground Water Studies
- Oversize Folder 4: Maps
This folder contains the following maps:
9. Renville County, ND, General Highways and Transportation, 1942. 10. Ward County, ND, 1935. 11. North Dakota Water and Power Resource Development Plan. 12. North Dakota Water and Power Resource Development Plan, 1963. 13. Oahe Conservancy Sub-District Proposed Multiple Water Use Development, 1962. 14. Tree Farm-Spraying Diagram. 15. Upper West Souris Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Project, 1955. 16. United States Water Resource Development, 1963. 17. Water Resource Projects Map of the United States, 1960.
- Photographs :
- Ninety-four photographs are separated from the rest of the collection in nine folders in the Photograph Filing Cabinets.
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Oversize Folder 1: House Plans],
[Oversize Folder 2: Barn Plans],
[Oversize Folder 3: Maps],
[Oversize Folder 4: Maps],
[Photographs :],
[All]