ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

DAVID BEACH PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1367

DATES: 1985-1998

SIZE: 3.75 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The David Beach Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by David Beach, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on June 25, 1998 (Acc.#98-2209) and July 21, 1998 (Acc.#98-2217).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

OGL#778, Grand Forks City Records

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

David Beach attended a one room country school in Cass County before graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1953. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1953-1955 until he joined the U.S. Air Force in 1956. He served in the Air Force until 1961 and returned to UND, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 1963. Upon graduation, Beach became office manager at Ryan Potato Company of East Grand Forks until 1980, when he left to work at Northern Realty Management, Inc.. He was employed there until his retirement in 1998.

He was elected to the Grand Forks City Council in 1985, representing Ward 1. He served until he retired in 1998, spanning nearly 13 years of service. Throughout Beach’s tenure, he chaired the Urban Development Committee and the Public Service Committee, as well as serving on the Finance Committee. While on the Council, he was a strong supporter of the Alerus Center. Beach has also been active with the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The David Beach Papers consist primarily of agendas and minutes from City Council meetings from 1985-1998, as well as agendas, minutes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings from the Urban Development Committee dating from 1994-1998. Additional materials span the years 1985-1998 and include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and reports pertaining to various issues, including the Grand Force Air Force Base, Riverside Dam, Sales Tax Election of 1987, 1986 Water Towers Project, and 1989 Annexation of Highway 81.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folders:

  1. City Council Agendas and Minutes, August-December, 1985
  2. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1986
  3. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1986
  4. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1987
  5. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1987
  6. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1988
  7. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1988
  8. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1989
  9. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1989
  10. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1990
  11. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1990
  12. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1991
  13. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1991
  14. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1992
  15. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1992
  16. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1993
  17. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1993
  18. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1994
  19. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1994
  20. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1995
  21. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1995

Box 2
Folders:

  1. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1996
  2. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1996
  3. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1997
  4. City Council Agendas and Minutes, July-December, 1997
  5. City Council Agendas and Minutes, January-June, 1998
  6. Urban Development Committee, July-August, 1994
  7. Urban Development Committee, September-November, 1994
  8. Urban Development Committee, December, 1994-January, 1995
  9. Urban Development Committee, February-March, 1995
  10. Urban Development Committee, April-June, 1995
  11. Urban Development Committee, July-September, 1995
  12. Urban Development Committee, October-December, 1995
  13. Urban Development Committee, January-February, 1996
  14. Urban Development Committee, March-June, 1996
  15. Urban Development Committee, July-September, 1996
  16. Urban Development Committee, October 2-13, 1996
  17. Urban Development Committee, October 16-December, 1996
  18. Urban Development Committee, January-April, 1997
  19. Urban Development Committee, June-December, 1997
  20. Urban Development Committee, January-June, 1998

Box 3
Folders:

  1. Affordable Housing Meeting, 1994
  2. Airport, 1985-88
  3. Airport Authority Concept Study, 1987
  4. Airport Intermodal, 1996
  5. Annexation of Highway 81 North, 1988-89
  6. Belmont Dike Issue, 1989
  7. Cardboard Recycling Issue, 1989
  8. City Council Employee Handbook, 1989
  9. Data Processing Report, 1987
  10. Davis-Bacon Wage Law, 1988,1990-91
  11. Discrimination Report, 1991
  12. Empire Theater, 1993,1995
  13. Flood Relief Program, 1994
  14. Gospel Outreach Ministries, 1987
  15. Grand Forks Air Force Base, 1993-95
  16. Grand Forks City Calender, 1986
  17. Grand Forks Slogan Contest, undated
  18. Handicapped Committee, 1986
  19. Mosquito Control, 1995
  20. Paving of 42nd Street, 1993
  21. Police Department, 1985-88
  22. Ken Polovitz, 1992
  23. Purple Martins, 1993
  24. Rail Garrison, 1988-89
  25. Redistricting Wards, 1991
  26. River Forks, 1993-97
  27. Riverside Dam, 1985-89
  28. Sales Tax Election, 1987-88
  29. Seat Belt Law, 1991-92
  30. Don Tingum Retirement, 1993
  31. Tobacco Ordinance, 1995
  32. Water Tower Project, 1985-88
  33. Zoning of Sunland West, 1996

SEPARATIONS RECORD

Fourteen photographs were separated and placed in the Orin G. Libby Photograph Collection. The photographs date from the 1990s, but before the 1997 Red River Valley Flood.

OGL1367-1 to 1367-21706 Dyke
OGL1367-3 to 1367-4 1624 Dyke
OGL1367-5 to 1367-6 1310 Chestnut
OGL1367-7 to 1367-8 1101 Belmont
OGL1367-9 to 1367-10 1616 Dyke
OGL1367-11 to 1367-12 1612 Dyke
OGL1367-13 to 1367-14621 S. 4th St.

 Original Donation  First Addition: 1999

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