Bryce Streibel Papers, 1926-2000

Bryce Streibel Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Bryce Streibel Papers, 1926-2000

ID: OGLMC1339

Primary Creator: Streibel, Sidney Bryce (1922-2006)

Extent: 26.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 02/07/1997. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Politics and Government - Republican Party, University of North Dakota - Alumni, University of North Dakota - Benefactors

Languages: English

Abstract

1922-2006; North Dakota House of Representatives, 1956-1960 and 1962-1974; North Dakota State Senate, 1980-1996

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Bryce Streibel Papers date from 1926 to 2000 and have been divided into six series:

Series 1: Political and Legislative

Series 2: Committee and Board Work

Series 3: Personal and Biographical

Series 4: University of North Dakota

Series 5: Newspaper Articles

Series 6: Photographs

Collection Historical Note

Sidney Bryce Streibel was born on the Streibel family farm in Fessenden, Wells County, North Dakota, on November 19, 1922. His parents were Reinhold Michael Streibel (1892-1956) and Frieda Ida Streibel (nee Broschat) (1901-1966) of Fessenden. Reinhold Streibel served in the North Dakota Senate from 1936 to 1956, serving nine out of ten sessions as the Floor Leader for the Nonpartisan League. Reinhold and Frieda had two children: Bryce and Shirley.

Bryce Streibel attended a rural school in Germantown Township and graduated from Fessenden High School in 1940. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1940 to 1942. He then moved to Napa, California, where he worked as a design engineer for the United States government from 1943 to 1946. In 1946 and 1947 Bryce served as an apprentice with the Martin Funeral Home in Stockton, California. He married June Patricia Buckley (1923- ) of Mandan, North Dakota, in Napa in March 1947. One week later, Bryce enrolled as a student at the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He graduated as valedictorian of his class with a bachelor of science degree, passed the California State Board Examination, and received a funeral director and embalmers license in 1947. He practiced his profession at the Martin Funeral Home in Stockton, California.

While living in Stockton, Bryce was active in community service. He was active in 20-30 International, a young mens' service club. He served as Deputy Governor of this organization in 1949-1950, Lieutenant Governor in 1950-1951, District Governor (1951-1952), International Director from 1952 to 1954, and International President in 1954-1955. He also served as President of the University of Pacific Quarterback Club in 1954-1955, and served a four-year term as a member of the World Council of Young Mens Service clubs from 1950 to 1954. While living in California, June and Bryce became the parents of Kent Bradley Streibel in 1954.

The Bryce Streibel family returned to North Dakota to live on and operate the family farm in Fessenden in 1955. In 1956, Bryce Streibel was elected as the Republican Party nominee for the 33rd Legislative District to the North Dakota House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1958 and served as Assistant Majority Leader from 1959 to 1961. He served as the District Chairman of the Republican Party from 1958 to 1960. In 1960, the Republican Party endorsed Streibel as the nominee for the office of Lieutenant Governor, but he was defeated in the primary election. He was then elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1962 and served in the legislature until his retirement in 1974. As such, Streibel served as the Minority Leader in the House from 1964 to 1966 as well as the Majority Leader in the House from 1966 to 1974. He also served as a member of the Vocational Education Planning Council (1967-1969), Chairman of the Legislative Council (1969-1975), and on the Board of Governors for the Council of State Governments (1969-1975).

Upon his retirement from the House of Representatives, Bryce Streibel became involved in local government. He was elected to and served on the Fessenden City Council from 1976 to 1984. He served as president of the council in 1982 to 1984. Streibel served on the Wells County Planning Commission (1976-1984) and as the chairman of the Fessenden Airport Authority (1980- ). He was appointed to the National Weather Modification Advisory Board by the United States Secretary of Commerce from 1977 to 1979. Governor Arthur A. Link appointed Streibel to the North Dakota Board of Higher Education (1977-1981). He served as a member of the North Dakota Educational Broadcasting Council (1977-1981) and North Dakota Postsecondary Education Commission (1977-1981).

In 1980, Bryce Streibel came out of retirement from legislative service. He was elected as the Republican candidate for the North Dakota Senate. As a State Senator, Streibel served as a member on the North Dakota Higher Education Study Commission (1981-1983), the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee (1983-1985), Chairman of the Budget "A" Committee in the Legislative Council (1983-1985), Chairman of the Budget Committee on Higher Education in the Legislative Council (1985-1987), Chairman of the North Dakota Advisory Committee for the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1988-1994), Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (1993-1995), and President Pro Tempore in the North Dakota Senate (1995).

Bryce and June Streibel developed close relations with the University of North Dakota. Bryce Streibel was a key supporter for the establishment of the Center of Aviation and Atmospheric Studies (later, Center for Aerospace Studies) at the University of North Dakota. He established an annual aviation scholarship award at the University of North Dakota in 1976. The University of North Dakota Alumni Association awarded him the "Sioux Award" in 1976. He was a Trustee of the Fellows of the University of North Dakota (1977-1982). He served as a member of the University of North Dakota Medical Center Advisory Council in 1978-1979. Bryce and June Streibel were charter members of the University of North Dakota's Benefactor Club. They received the University of North Dakota Benefactor Award in 1981. Streibel served on the University of North Dakota Centennial Commission in 1981 to 1983. Bryce and June Streibel established the Streibel Family Scholarship Trust Fund at the University of North Dakota in 1982. They received the University of North Dakota William Budge Society Award in 1982. In 1983, the University of North Dakota published Bryce Streibel's autobiography Pathways Through Life. Bryce Streibel donated his stamp collection to the University of North Dakota in the early 1990s. In 1996, Bryce and June Streibel were charter members of the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux Club. In 1998, the University of North Dakota renamed the Center for Aerospace Studies II as Streibel Hall.

Bryce Streibel died on August 13, 2006, in New Rockford, North Dakota.

Subject/Index Terms

Politics and Government - Republican Party
University of North Dakota - Alumni
University of North Dakota - Benefactors

Administrative Information

Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections

Accruals: Additional material was donated by Streibel on July 6, 2000 (Acc.2000-2456) and the UND Alumni Association in June 2002 (Acc.2006-2823).

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

Acquisition Source: Bryce Streibel, Fessenden, North Dakota

Acquisition Method: Donation; Acc.97-2106

Separated Materials:

One oversize scrapbook was separated and placed on the shelves adjacent to the Bryce Streibel Papers. The scrapbook documents Bryce Streibel's membership in 20-30 International from approximately 1950-1955. The scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, 20-30 campaign pamphlets, Twenty-Thirtian covers in both Spanish and English, telegrams, letters in both Spanish and English, and miscellaneous memorabilia.

One reel to reel audio tape was separated and placed in the Audio Tape Collection. The tape records the funeral service of Frieda Streibel, on May 6, 1966. The tape is numbered 2057.

Related Publications:

Pathways Through Life: An Autobiography by Bryce Streibel. Grand Forks: UND Press, 1983.

Call number: F641.S77 S77

Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Bryce Streibel Papers. OGLMC 1339, 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 April 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Political and Legislative],
[Series 2: Committee and Board Work],
[Series 3: Personal and Biographical],
[Series 4: University of North Dakota],
[Series 5: Newspaper Articles],
[Series 6: Photographs],
[All]

Series 1: Political and Legislative

This series contains political and legislative documents concerning the activities of Reinhold M. Streibel and Bryce Streibel. Reinhold M. Streibel served as a North Dakota State Senator from 1936 to 1956. He served nine out of ten sessions as the Floor Leader for the Nonpartisan League. His son, Bryce Streibel, served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1956 to 1960, and again from 1962 to 1974. He ran as the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1960. Bryce Streibel served as the Minority Leader in the House from 1964 to 1966 as well as the Majority Leader in the House from 1966 to 1974. Bryce Streibel then served as a North Dakota State Senator from 1980 to 1996. The series contains a limited collection of papers belonging to Reinhold Streibel. Bryce Streibel's papers include correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, reports, and other items reflecting his legislative work in the North Dakota House of Representatives and Senate. The series also includes political papers from his time out of office: 1960-1962, 1974-1980, and 1996-2000. Bryce Streibel campaign materials, campaign fund records, and speeches are included in the series. In addition, the series contains certificates of nomination and election, North Dakota Assembly seating arrangement brochures and directories.

Box 1

Folder 1: Bryce Streibel Biographical
Folder 2: Reinhold M. Streibel Political Papers
Folder 3: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1956
Folder 4: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1957
Folder 5: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1958
Folder 6: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1959
Folder 7: North Dakota Lieutenant Governor Campaign, 1960
Folder 8: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1960
Folder 9: Political Papers, 1961
Folder 10: Political Papers, 1962
Folder 11: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1963
Folder 12: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1964
Folder 13: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1965
Folder 14: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1966
Folder 15: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1967
Folder 16: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1968
Folder 17: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1969
Folder 18: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1970
Folder 19: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1971
Folder 20: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1972
Folder 21: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1973
Folder 22: North Dakota House of Representatives Papers, 1974
Folder 23: Political Papers, 1975
Folder 24: Political Papers, 1976
Folder 25: Political Papers, 1977
Folder 26: Political Papers, 1978
Folder 27: Political Papers, 1979
Folder 28: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1980
Folder 29: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1981
Folder 30: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1981
Folder 31: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1981
Folder 32: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1981
Folder 33: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1981
Folder 34: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1981
Folder 35: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1982
Folder 36: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1983
Folder 37: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1984
Folder 38: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1984
Folder 39: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1985
Folder 40: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1986
Folder 41: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1987
Folder 42: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1988

Box 2

Folder 1: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1989
Folder 2: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1990
Folder 3: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1990
Folder 4: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
Folder 5: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
Folder 6: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
Folder 7: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
Folder 8: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
Folder 9: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
Folder 10: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
Folder 11: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
Folder 12: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 13: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 14: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 15: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 16: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 17: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 18: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 19: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 20: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 21: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 22: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993

Box 3

Folder 1: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 2: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 3: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Folder 4: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 5: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 6: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 7: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 8: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 9: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 10: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 11: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
Folder 12: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 13: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 14: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 15: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 16: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 17: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 18: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 19: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 20: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 21: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 22: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
Folder 23: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996

Box 4

Folder 1: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 2: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 3: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 4: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 5: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 6: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 7: North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Folder 8: Bryce Streibel Retirement, 1996
Folder 9: Bryce Streibel 40 Years Public Service Appreciation Dinner Guest Book, 1996
Folder 10: Correspondence and Political Papers, 1996
Folder 11: Correspondence and Political Papers, 1997
Folder 12: Correspondence and Political Papers, 1997
Folder 13: Correspondence and Political Papers, 1998
Folder 14: Correspondence and Political Papers, 1999
Folder 15: Correspondence and Political Papers, 1999
Folder 16: Correspondence and Political Papers, 2000
Folder 17: Correspondence (Postcards) from Byron Lane, Sawyer, North Dakota: 1989-1997
Folder 18: Correspondence (Postcards) from Byron Lane, Sawyer, North Dakota: undated
Folder 19: Certificates of Nomination, North Dakota Legislature, 1956-1988
Folder 20: Certificates of Election, North Dakota Legislature, 1956-1988
Folder 21: Certificates of Nomination/Election, Wells County, 1956-1992
Folder 22: North Dakota Legislative Assembly Seating Arrangement Brochures, 1967-1996
Folder 23: North Dakota Legislative Assembly Directories, 1957-1995
Folder 24: Campaign Materials, 1980
Folder 25: Campaign Materials, 1984
Folder 26: Campaign Materials, 1988

Box 5

Folder 1: Campaign Materials, 1992
Folder 2: Campaign Materials, 1994
Folder 3: Campaign Materials, 1994
Folder 4: Campaign Materials, undated
Folder 5: Campaign Materials, undated
Folder 6: Campaign Materials, undated
Folder 7: Campaign Fund Records, undated
Folder 8: Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1953-1965
Folder 9: Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1966-1974
Folder 10: Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1974-1979
Folder 11: Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1980-1989
Folder 12: Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1990-1997

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