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The Reliability, Standard Error Of Measurement, And Validity Of Entrance Tests For Freshman At The University Of North Dakota, Wayne Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The High School Curriculum Of Gonvick, Minnesota, E. Palmer Rockswold

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

July 30, 1953, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 30, 1953, issue of "The Dakota Student."

Letter From Congressman Usher Burdick To Senator Langer Regarding Petition From Elbowoods, July 27, 1953, Usher Burdick

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated July 27, 1953, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to US Senator William Langer, Burdick replies to Langer's letter of July 13, regarding a petition Langer had received from residents of Elbowoods, North Dakota who had agreed to sell their homes to the US Corps of Engineers to make way for the creation of the Garrison Dam reservoir, and after waiting more than two years, were requesting to be paid immediately for their lost homes.

Burdick thanks Langer for his letter and enclosed copy of the petition, and says that he had already taken the …

July 23, 1953, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 23, 1953, edition of "The Dakota Student."

Letter From J. Edward Williams To Representative Usher Burdick Regarding Petition From Elbowoods Residents Requesting Payment For Taken Properties, July 23, 1953, J. Edward Williams

William Langer Papers

In this letter, dated July 23, 1953, from Acting Assistant United States (US) Attorney General J. Edward Williams to US Representative Usher Burdick, Williams refers to communication Burdick has sent to the Office of the Chief of Engineers, US Department of Defense regarding a petition submitted by former Elbowoods, North Dakota residents who "agreed and affixed [their] signatures" for the sale of their homes to the US Corps of Engineers, and who, having waited more than two years without payment, are requesting to be paid immediately for those homes.

Williams explains that the matter has been referred to his Department, …

Transcript Of Us Senate Hearing Regarding Civil Case 2386, July 22, 1953, Us Senate, William Langer, George S. Green, C. D. Chrissos, W. E. Whalen, Edward Bodholt

William Langer Papers

This transcript documents a hearing held on Wednesday, July 22, 1953 in room 424 of the Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.

The hearing was called by United States (US) Senator William Langer, chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, in response to a petition he received from residents of Elbowoods, North Dakota asking to be paid immediately for the homes and properties they agreed to sell to make way for the Garrison Dam and reservoir project.

During the hearing, it emerged that just compensation to these parties had been the subject of a civil condemnation proceeding instituted December 20, …

July 16, 1953, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 16, 1953, edition of "The Dakota Student."

Letter From Senator Langer To Congressman Usher Burdick Regarding Petition From Elbowoods, July 13, 1953, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter, dated July 13, 1953, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to US Representative Usher Burdick, refers to a petition Langer has received from former Elbowoods residents who agreed to sell their homes to the US Corps of Engineers to make way for the creation of the Garrison Dam reservoir, and who, after waiting more than two years, are now requesting to be paid immediately for their lost homes.

While this letter mentions a photostatic copy of the petition being attached, no copy of the petition was found with this letter in Langer's papers.

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Petition from …

Press Release By Representative Burdick Regarding Problems With The Garrison Dam Project And Other Issues, July 9, 1953, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This press release by United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick, dated for release July 9, 1953 to "A. M. Papers & Radio," rebuts recent "propaganda" distributed by "the high dammers who want an elevation of 1850 feet at Williston," specifically a letter from the US Bureau of Reclamation supporting the Corps of Army Engineers in its preference for a pool level of 1850 feet.

Next, Burdick notes his role in reducing the appropriation to the Corp of Army Engineers by $4 million in order to curtail its building of dikes and the acquisition of land on which to build …

July 9, 1953, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 9, 1953, edition of "The Dakota Student."

July 1953, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

July 8, 1953 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 30, Number 1

July 2, 1953, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

July 2, 1953, issue of "The Dakota Student."

June 26, 1953, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

June 26, 1953, edition of "The Dakota Student."

Spring Commencement: June 9, 1953, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Spring Commencement program from June 9, 1953.

The Status Of The College Faculty Members In The Four-Year State Institutions Of Higher Education In North Dakota For The Fall Of 1952, Gordon B. Olson

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

June 1953, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

June 1, 1953 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 29, Number 14

The Background, Interests, Attitudes And Participation Of College Men In The Physical Education Service Program At The University Of North Dakota, Arnold E. Bakke

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Excerpt From Congressional Record Regarding Amendment Proposed By Representative Burdick To Reduce Appropriation To Corps Of Army Engineers, May 27, 1953, Us Congress, Usher Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This excerpt from the United States (US) Congressional record, dated May 2, 1953, contains debate over an appropriations bill to which US Representative Usher L. Burdick offers an amendment to reduce the appropriation to the US Corps of Army Engineers for continued construction on the Garrison Dam and Reservoir.

Included in the debate over Burdick's amendment are representatives Gordon L. McDonough, Hubert Scudder and Craig Hosmer of California, Glen Davis of Wisconsin, Donald W. Nicholson of Massachusetts, John Taber of New York, and Otto G. Krueger of North Dakota, who spoke out against Burdick's amendment.

Burdick's rationale in reducing the …

Letter From Representative Burdick To James Black Dog Regarding Relocations Due To Planned Inundation, May 26, 1953, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated May 26, 1953, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to James Black Dog explains that Burdick has not previously replied to Black Dog's letter because Burdick had telegrammed US President Eisenhower concerning the order issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers that people in area to be flooded would have to relocate before July 1, 1953. Burdick goes on to write that the order will have to be obeyed and that the only relief may be to apply for extensions. He recommends that Black Dog's sister [Lillie Wolf] write to Graham Holmes, the Area Counsel …

Letter From Senator Langer To R. J. B. Page Regarding The Proposed Recreational Developments From The Garrison Reservoir, May 18, 1953, William Langer

William Langer Papers

This letter dated May 18, 1953, from United States (US) Senator William Langer to Colonel R. J. B. Page of the US Army Corps of Engineers acknowledges receipt of Page’s notice of public hearing. Langer thanks Page for “the public hearing for the consideration of recreational developments in connection with the Garrison Reservoir Project.” Langer informs Page he will not be able to attend the public hearing. The letter is marked with the handwritten annotation “Garrison Dam.”

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Notice of Public Hearing from R. J. B. Page Regarding the Proposed Recreational Developments from the Garrison Reservoir, May 12, 1953

Notice Of Public Hearing From R. J. B. Page Regarding The Proposed Recreational Developments From The Garrison Reservoir, May 12, 1953, R. J. B. Page

William Langer Papers

This notice of public hearing, dated May 12, 1953, from Colonel R. J. B. Page of the United State (US) Corps of Engineers declares that under the authority of the Flood Control Act, a “Master Plan of Reservoir Development and management is being prepared which will consider recreational developments in connection with the Garrison Reservoir Project on the Missouri River in North Dakota.” The notice states that the proposed plan is being developed in cooperation with interested Federal and State Agencies, and that the public hearings will take place on May 26, 1953, at 2:00 p.m. in the City Auditorium …

May 1953, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

May 11, 1953 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 29, Number 13

Telegram From Representative Burdick To Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Relocation Of Sanish, North Dakota, April 23, 1953, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This telegram, dated April 23, 1953, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to US President Dwight D. Eisenhower concerns the relocation of the people of Sanish, North Dakota. Burdick writes that Sanish residents have been told they need to move out by July 1 even though it will be two years before the area will be flooded. Burdick calls this order, issued by the US Army [Corps of] Engineers, "autocratic and unjust" and writes that the people wish to remain in Sanish until a new bridge is completed and they can move to Newtown.Burdick writes that he has no …

Letter From Acting Assistant Chief George F. Meier To Representative Burdick Regarding A Typical Declaration Of Taking, April 21, 1953, George F. Meier

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated April 21, 1953 from George F. Meier, Acting Assistant Chief of Engineers for Real Estate for the US Department of the Army, to United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick refers to an enclosed copy of a typical declaration of taking filed in conjunction with the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project. The copy referred to as enclosed was not found with this letter in Burdick's papers.

Providing That No Further Funds Shall Be Appropriated For The Further Construction Of The Garrison Dam Until An Investigation Be Made By A Special Committe Of The House Of Representatives, Us Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This resolution, dated April 20, 1953, begins by outlining the complaint that the US Corp of Army Engineers, acting on its own and in violation of several stipulations of the original act authorizing the construction of the Garrison Dam, has decided to increase the water pool area by 6,000,000 acre-feet and the raise the surface height of the pool by twenty feet. This has required the construction of dikes that were not part of the authorized project, and led to the acquisition of more land around the reservoir, which the Corp has been acquiring using tactics that deprive the owners …

Letter From Representative Burdick To Roy A. Ilvedson Regarding Land Acquisition By Army Engineers, April 17, 1953, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated April 17, 1953 from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to Minot Attorney Roy A. Ilvedson explains that the Army Corp of Engineers have been taking land upriver from Williston is to accommadate a reservoir pool level of 1850 feet. Burdick writes that he is doing everything he can to prevent the 1850 foot plan.

There is a handwritten X across the entire body of the document.

Letter From Representative Burdick To Mrs. A. J. Zok Regarding Eminent Domain, April 15, 1953, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter dated April 15, 1953 from United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick to Mrs. A. J. Zok and copied to United States (US) Senator William Langer explains the eminent domain process as it applies to her situation, as the owner of land to be taken for the construction of the Garrison Dam.

A handwritten annotation at the top reads "Mr B said Do Not Send."

April 1953, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

April 6, 1953 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 29, Number 12

March 1953, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

March 18, 1953 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 29, Number 11