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The Onlooker, 1975-1978
Collection Overview
Title: The Onlooker, 1975-1978
ID: OGLMC631
Primary Creator: Jacobs, Mike
Other Creators: Bieri, Suezette
Extent: 9.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 05/22/1981
Subjects: Newspapers, Politics and Government
Languages: English
Abstract
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Onlooker collection dates from 1975 until 1978 and has been divided into three series:
Series 1: Issues
Series 2: Research Materials
Series 3: Photographs
Collection Historical Note
The Onlooker was a news magazine published by Mike Jacobs and Suezette Bieri. The magazine ran from 1975 until 1978 and examined issues which impacted North Dakota, including strip mining, state politics, coal development and gasification, pipelines, the energy crisis, Garrison Diversion, and air pollution.
Publication of The Onlooke ended in 1978, when it's sole full time staff member, Mike Jacobs, accepted a position as Bismarck Bureau Chief for The Grand Forks Herald.
Subject/Index Terms
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 Source: Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Donation; 81-767
Related Publications: Onlooker Index. Compiled by Aileen Buck (Special Collections Stacks AN2.O54 Index)
Preferred Citation: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. Chester Fritz Library. University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid input to Archon in September 2022.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Issues],
[Series 2: Research Material],
[Series 3: Photographs],
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- Series 1: Issues
- The first series consists of The Onlooker issues from 1975 until 1978. The series does not contain every issue, particularly for volume 1.
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Volume 1
- Item 1: January 31, 1975 (number 1)
- Item 2: February 17, 1975 (issue 3)
- Item 3: March 3, 1975 (issue 5)
- Item 4: March 10, 1975 (issue 6)
- Item 5: March 17, 1975 (number 7)
- Item 6: March 31, 1975 (number 8)
- Item 7: undated (number 9)
- Item 8: April 28, 1975 (issue 10)
- Item 9: November 1, 1975 (number 13)
- Item 10: November 21, 1975 (number 14)
- Folder 2: Volume 2
- Item 1: January 12, 1976 (number 1)
- Item 2: January 26, 1976 (number 2)
- Item 3: February 9-22, 1976 (number 3)
- Item 4: February 23-March 7, 1976 (number 4)
- Item 5: March 15-28, 1976 (number 5)
- Item 6: March 29-April 12, 1976 (number 6)
- Item 7: April 12-28, 1976 (number 7)
- Item 8: April 26-May 10, 1976 (number 8)
- Item 9: May 10-24, 1976 (number 9)
- Item 10: May 24-June 7, 1976 (number 10)
- Item 11: June 7-21, 1976 (number 11)
- Item 12: June 21-July 12, 1976 (number 12)
- Item 13: July 12-26, 1976 (number 13)
- Item 14: July 26-August 9, 1976 (number 14)
- Item 15: August 10-September 4, 1976 (number 15)
- Item 16: September 5-18, 1976 (number 16)
- Item 17: September 19-October 14, 1976 (number 17)
- Item 18: November 2, 1978 (number 18)
- Item 19: November 7, 1976 (number 19)
- Item 20: November 21, 1976 (number 20)
- Item 21: December 11, 1976 (number 21)
- Item 22: December 19, 1976 (number 22)
- Item 23: December 26, 1976 (number 23)
- Item 24: January 9, 1977 (number 24)
- Folder 3: Volume 3
- Item 1: January 16, 1977 (number 1)
- Item 2: January 30, 1977 (number 2)
- Item 3: February 14, 1977 (number 4)
- Item 4: February 21, 1977 (number 5)
- Item 5: March 7, 1977 (number 6)
- Item 6: March 21, 1977 (number 7)
- Item 7: April 21, 1977 (number 8)
- Item 8: May 18, 1977 (number 9)
- Item 9: June 1977 (number 10)
- Item 10: July 1977 (number 11)
- Item 11: August 1977 (number 12)
- Item 12: September 1977 (number 13)
- Item 13: October 1977 (number 14)
- Item 14: October 14, 1977 (number 15)
- Item 15: October 21, 1977 (number 16)
- Item 16: October 28, 1977 (number 17)
- Item 17: November 1977 (number 18)
- Item 18: November 18, 1977 (number 19)
- Item 19: November 28, 1977 (number 20)
- Item 20: December 2, 1977 (number 21)
- Item 21: December 1977 (number 22)
- Item 22: December 19, 1977 (number 23)
- Item 23: January 7, 1978 (number 24)
- Folder 4: Volume 4
- Item 1: January 13, 1978 (number 1)
- Item 2: January 20, 1978 (number 2)
- Item 3: January 27, 1978 (number 3)
- Item 4: February/March 1978 (number 4)
- Item 5: February 17, 1978 (number 5)
- Item 6: February 24, 1978 (number 6)
- Item 7: March 4, 1978 (number 7)
- Item 8: March 11, 1978 (number 8)
- Item 9: March 18, 1978 (number 9)
- Item 10: March 25, 1978 (number 10)
- Item 11: April 1978 (number 11)
- Item 12: April 8, 1978 (number 12)
- Item 13: April 15, 1978 (number 13)
- Item 14: April 22, 1978 (number 14)
- Item 15: April 29, 1978 (number 15)
- Item 16: May 6, 1978 (number 16)
- Item 17: May 13, 1978 (number 17)
- Item 18: June 1978 (number 18)
- Item 19: June 9, 1978 (number 19)
- Item 20: June 17, 1978 (number 20)
- Item 21: June 22, 1978 (number 21)
- Item 22: July 1978 (number 22)
- Item 23: July 15, 1978 (number 23)
- Item 24: July 20, 1979 (number 24)
- Item 25: July 29, 1978 (number 25)
- Item 26: August 1978 (number 26)
- Item 27: August 12, 1978 (number 27)
- Item 28: August 17, 1978 (number 28)
- Item 29: August 19, 1978 (number 29)
- Item 30: August 26, 1978 (number 30)
- Item 31: September 9, 1978 (number 31)
- Item 32: September 21, 1978 (number 32)
- Item 33: October 7, 1978 (number 33)
- Item 34: November-December 1978 (number 34)
- Final issue
- Series 2: Research Material
- The second series contains research material for articles published in The Onlooker.
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Strip mining: reclamation studies
- Folder 2: Strip mining: reclamation studies
- Folder 3: Strip mining: Environmental Analysis Report, Medora Ranger District
- Folder 4: Strip mining: congressional bills
- Folder 5: Strip mining: North Dakota legislative bills
- Folder 6: Strip mining: reclamation, North Dakota
- Folder 7: Strip mining: "Rehabilitation Potential of Western Coal Lands," Washington Post, pages 1-100
- Folder 8: Strip mining: "Rehabilitation Potential of Western Coal Lands," Washington Post, pages 101-205
- Folder 9: Strip mining: reclamation, Appalachian Region
- Folder 10: Strip mining: reclamation, Great Britain
- Folder 11: Strip mining: reclamation, Illinois
- Folder 12: Strip mining: reclamation, Germany
- Folder 13: Strip mining: reclamation, Pennsylvania
- Folder 14: Strip mining: reclamation, Montana
- Folder 15: Strip mining: reclamation, game reserves
- Folder 16: Strip mining: reclamation, surface mining permits in North Dakota
- Folder 17: Strip mining: reclamation, newspaper articles
- Folder 18: Strip mining: reclamation, miscellaneous
- Folder 19: Underground mining
- Folder 20: Coal development, Montana
- Folder 21: Coal development, North Dakota
- Folder 22: Coal development, North Dakota
- Folder 23: Coal development, United States
- Folder 24: Coal development, United States
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Coal reserves, North Dakota
- Folder 2: Northern Plains Resources Council
- Folder 3: Coal gasification, newspaper articles
- Folder 4: Coal gasification, general
- Folder 5: Coal gasification, North Dakota
- Folder 6: Coal gasification, North Dakota
- Folder 7: Coal gasification, United States
- Folder 8: Mining history
- Folder 9: Knife River Coal Company
- Folder 10: North American Coal Company
- Folder 11: Pittsburgh & Midway Coal Mining Company
- Folder 12: Consolidation Coal Company
- Folder 13: Betchel Corporation
- Folder 14: Bucyrus-Erie Corporation
- Folder 15: Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
- Folder 16: Big Stone Power Plant
- Folder 17: Montana Dakota Utilities Company
- Folder 18: Mid-continent Area Power Pool (MAPP)
- Folder 19: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- Folder 20: Minnesota Power & Light Company (MP & L)
- Folder 21: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
- Folder 22: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
- Folder 23: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
- Folder 24: Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Company
- Folder 25: Otter Tail Power Company
- Folder 26: Texasgulf Inc.
- Folder 27: United Power Association
- Folder 28: UDA & CPA powerlines
- Folder 29: Square Butte Electric Cooperative powerlines dispute
- Folder 30: Northern States Power (NSP)
- Folder 31: Montana Power Company
- Folder 32: Nokota Company
- Folder 33: Utilities rate reform
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Alaskan Artic Gas Pipeline Company
- Folder 2: Northern Border Gas Pipeline
- Folder 3: Dome Pipeline Corporation
- Folder 4: Federal leases
- Folder 5: Private leases
- Folder 6: Mineral rights/surface rights
- Folder 7: Coal Severance Tax
- Folder 8: Uranium development
- Folder 9: Oil
- Folder 10: Energy crisis
- Folder 11: Energy crisis
- Folder 12: Energy crisis
- Folder 13: Energy crisis - Project Independence
- Folder 14: North Dakota Joint Energy Advisory Committee
- Folder 15: Alternate energy sources (general)
- Folder 16: Alternate energy sources - geothermal
- Folder 17: Alternate energy sources - solar
- Folder 18: Alternate energy sources - nuclear
- Folder 19: Clear Air Act
- Folder 20: Clear Air Act
- Folder 21: Dunn County Reclassification, Air Quality Control
- Folder 22: Devils Lake Basin
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Missouri River Basin
- Folder 2: Sheyenne River Basin
- Folder 3: West River Diversion Project
- Folder 4: Garrison Diversion
- Folder 5: North Dakota State Water Commission
- Folder 6: Heart Butte Reservoir
- Folder 7: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Folder 8: Charging Eagle Bridge, Lake Oahe Bridge
- Folder 9: National Wildlife Refuges
- Folder 10: North Dakota Game and Fish Department
- Folder 11: Wilderness Act
- Folder 12: Environment
- Folder 13: Bicentennial
- Folder 14: History
- Folder 15: Wounded Knee, Three Affiliated Tribes
- Folder 16: Devils Lake Sioux Manufacturing Corporation
- Folder 17: Bureau of Land Management
- Folder 18: Land reform
- Folder 19: Land management
- Folder 20: Land use - Little Missouri Study
- Folder 21: Land use - United States
- Folder 22: Land use - Saskatchewan
- Folder 23: Land use - Norway, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Australia
- Folder 24: Land use - New Zealand
- Folder 25: Land use - Sweden, Switzerland
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Agriculture - Contract Assembly Sheets
- Folder 2: Agriculture (general)
- Folder 3: Agriculture - strip mining
- Folder 4: Agriculture - environment
- Folder 5: Agriculture - pests and diseases
- Folder 6: Taxes
- Folder 7: Taxes
- Folder 8: Bank of North Dakota
- Folder 9: REAP North Dakota
- Folder 10: Transportation - railroads
- Folder 11: Transportation - highways
- Folder 12: Politics (general)
- Folder 13: Politics - revenue sharing
- Folder 14: Politics - drug laws
- Folder 15: Politics - reapportionment
- Folder 16: Politics - Legislative Redistricting Plan
- Folder 17: Politics - gambling
- Folder 18: Politics - Republican Party
- Folder 19: Politics - Democratic-NPL Party
- Folder 20: Politics - Libertarian Party
- Folder 21: Politics - election reform
- Folder 22: Politics - left
- Folder 23: Politics - 1976 election
- Folder 24: Politics - 1978 election
- Folder 25: Politics - 1980 election
- Folder 26: Politics - Democratic-NPL candidates
- Folder 27: Politics - Art Link
- Folder 28: Politics - Republican candidates
- Folder 29: Politics - biographical sketches
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Politics: Earl Rundle
- Folder 2: Politics: Evan Lips
- Folder 3: Politics: 43rd Legislative Assembly, 1973-1974
- Folder 4: Politics: 44th Legislative Assembly, 1975-1976
- Folder 5: Politics: 45th Legislative Assembly, 1977-1978
- Folder 6: Politics: 46th Legislative Assembly, 1979-1980
- Folder 7: Farmers' Union
- Folder 8: Montana
- Folder 9: Minnesota
- Folder 10: North Dakota cities (Bismarck, Dickinson, Williston, Mandan, South Heart)
- Folder 11: School funding
- Folder 12: Watergate
- Folder 13: Crocodile dig, Sentinel Butte, North Dakota
- Folder 14: Population and census information
- Folder 15: North Dakota geology
- Folder 16: Health care
- Folder 17: Weather modification
- Folder 18: Manpower Services Council
- Folder 19: Historic building: Baker's Hall, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Folder 20: Christmas furlough at the North Dakota State Industrial School
- Folder 21: Antiballistic missiles
- Folder 22: North Dakota Newspaper Association
- Folder 23: Articles written by Mike Jacobs
- Folder 24: Articles written by Mike Jacobs
- Folder 25: School lands, coal leasing, and recreational use
- Folder 26: Miscellaneous
- Series 3: Photographs
- The third series contains photographs taken by The Onlooker staff. These photographs, which number more than 900, were separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.
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