OVERVIEW
Minnesota Historical Society
Weber, Vin (John Vincent).
Congressional Files and Related
Papers.
1950-1995 (bulk 1990-1992).
Papers of a Republican congressman
(1981-1992) from southwestern Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. Weber was
associated with a rising group of young neo-conservatives in the House that
included Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). The collection is perhaps strongest in its
documentation of agricultural policy and farming issues during the "farm
crisis" years of the 1980s.
14.5 cu. ft. (15 boxes).
See [Detailed Description](a9) for shelf
location.
BIOGRAPHY OF VIN WEBER
Vin (John Vincent) Weber was born in Slayton, Minnesota on July 24,
1952. After graduating from Slayton High School he attended the University of
Minnesota (1970-1974), where he studied political science. In 1974 he worked on
Tom Hagedorn's campaign for Congress and, later, became Representative
Hagedorn's press secretary. In 1976 he made an unsuccessful run for a seat in
the Minnesota State Senate. Weber was co-publisher of his family's newspaper,
The Murray County Herald, from 1976 to 1978. He managed Rudy Boschwitz's 1978
campaign for the U.S. Senate, and later served as Senator Boschwitz's senior
Minnesota aide (1979-1980).
Weber was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980 in what
was then Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District. He was returned by the
voters five times as the representative from the Second Congressional District,
which was created in an early-1980s redistricting and included most of his old
Sixth District. Weber's committee assignments included Science and Technology,
Small Business, Public Works, Transportation, Budget, and Appropriations.
Weber was associated with a rising group of aggressive young House
neo-conservatives (sometimes referred to as the "young turks") that included
Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Calling themselves the Conservative Opportunity
Society, they were anti-tax, anti-welfare state, and anti-communist and saw
themselves as high-tech, futurist, populist, and conservative. They sought to
win Republican control of the House of Representatives, and to reshape the
post-Reagan Republican Party in their own image.
Weber retired from Congress in 1992 in the wake of the so-called House
Bank Scandal. After leaving the House, Weber became a political commentator on
national television. In 1993 he helped to start Empower America, a conservative
think tank based in Washington, D.C. In January, 1995 Weber joined Clark &
Weinstock, a New York-based communications consulting firm.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Papers of a six-term Republican who represented southwestern Minnesota
in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until 1992. The collection is
perhaps strongest in its documentation of agricultural policy and farming
issues during the "farm crisis" years of the 1980s. Most of the files are from
the 1990-1992 period; Weber apparently retained few files from earlier
years.
The collection includes correspondence and memoranda; form letters;
bills and voting records; newspaper clippings, press releases, some newsletters
and mass mailings, and some speeches; schedules; and a few videocassettes.
Legislative, project, and case files contain correspondence and memoranda,
reports and publications, maps, and other supporting and background
material.
There is information about election campaigns and partisan politics;
House Republicans and their political philosophy and agenda; and economic and
other difficulties experienced by family farmers and small businesses in
Southwestern Minnesota. Correspondents include Weber and members of his staff;
constituents; Representatives Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, and Arlan Stangeland,
as well as other politicians and elected officials; organizations such as the
House Republican Policy Committee, the House Republican Conference, and the
Conservative Opportunity Society; and federal and state agencies.
The collection consists of records from Weber's Washington, D.C.
office (9 boxes) and from his several district offices (6 boxes). Weber had a
district office at St. Cloud prior to redistricting; during subsequent terms he
concurrently operated district offices at Marshall, New Ulm, and Willmar. Files
from all of these offices are interfiled.
The great majority of the material dates from Weber's years in
Congress. The earliest materials include photocopies of campaign literature
produced by state senator Ancher Nelsen in his 1950 bid for the Republican
nomination for lieutenant governor, and photocopies of newspaper articles about
then-state senator John Zwach. Material postdating his congressional service
consists of newspaper articles noting Weber's more recent activities.
ARRANGEMENT
These records are organized into the following sections:
Washington, D.C. Office Files:
- Personal/Political/Official Records (box 1)
- Legislative Records (boxes 2-5)
- Constituent Services Records (boxes5-6)
- Press Relations/Media Activities Records (boxes 6-9)
- Office Administration Records (box 9)
District Offices Files:
- Personal/Political/Official Records (box 10)
- Constituent Services Records (boxes10-15)
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
Topics:
Agriculture and state.
Agriculture credit -- Minnesota.
Conservatism.
Economic development projects -- Minnesota.
Electioneering.
Family farms -- Minnesota.
Farmers -- Minnesota -- Economic conditions.
Politics, Practical.
Radioactive waste sites -- Minnesota.
Small business -- Minnesota.
Wetland conservation -- Minnesota.
Persons:
Armey, Richard K., 1940-.
Boschwitz, Rudy, 1930-.
Gingrich, Newt.
Sikorski, Gerry.
Stangeland, Arlan.
Organizations:
Conservative Opportunity Society.
House Republican Conference (U.S.).
House Republican Policy Committee (U.S.).
Republican Party (United States : 1854- ).
Minnesota Migrant Council.
United States. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
United States. Congress. House.
United States. Congress. House -- Bank Scandal,
1991.
United States. Department of Agriculture.
United States. Department of Energy.
United States. Farmers Home Administration.
Occupations:
Legislators -- United States.
Politicians -- Minnesota.
Types of Documentation:
Bills (legislative records).
Case files.
Videocassettes.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Restrictions:
Access to the collection requires written permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series
here]. Vin Weber Congressional Files and Related Papers. Minnesota
Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional
examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 14,918
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson, June 1995.
PALS number: 09-00040322
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
WASHINGTON OFFICE FILES:
Personal/Political/Official Records:
143.F.15.2F
1
Biographical File, undated and 1981-1992.
Includes some genealogical information and a photograph of
Weber's grandfather.
Campaign Advertisements, undated and 1988.
Conservative Opportunity Society (COS):
1983-1988.
3 folders
Baltimore Conference II (1984),
1981-1984.
Minnesota Governor's Race (1990), undated and
1989.
Nelsen, Ancher, 1950-1990.
Polls:
District, undated and 1985-1986.
National, 1984-1986.
Reelection Campaign, 1992.
Republican Leadership Meetings Held at the White
House, 1989-1992.
2 folders
143.F.15.2F
1
Scheduling, 1991-1992.
VIP Correspondence:
1991-1992.
Minnesota Delegation Letters, 1991-1992.
Thank-You Letters Received, 1987-1992.
Voting Record, 1981-1986.
Wake Up Washington Petition Drive (farm policy), 1985.
2 folders
Watchdogs of the Treasury, Inc., 1990.
Zwach, John, 1959-1990.
Miscellany, undated and 1984.
Legislative Records:
143.F.15.3B
2
Bill Files:
Agriculture Bills and Resolutions,
1984-1986.
Education Bills, 1991-1992.
Includes H.R. 5664, H.R. 2460, H.R. 5331
Weber Bills, 1983-1984.
H.Res.150: Soviet Request for Agricultural Credit
Guarantees, May 9, 1991.
H.J.Res.315: 10th Anniversary of Economic Recovery
Tax Act of 1981, July 29, 1991.
H.R.3744: Economic Growth and Family Tax Freedom Act
of 1991, Nov. 7, 1991.
H.R.4054: Health Care Access and Security Act of
1991, Nov. 26, 1991.
H.J.Res.457: Religious Freedom Day, March 31,
1992.
143.F.15.3B
2
H.R.5501: To Amend Title IV of the Social Security
Act (June 25, 1992), 1991-1992.
Administrative Assistant's Files (Arne
Christenson):
Agriculture/Economic Development,
1990-1991.
Budget (1990), 1990-1991.
Campaign (1990): Clippings, 1989-1990.
Campaign, 1992.
Domestic Policy, 1987-1992.
Elections, 1990-1992.
Emison Letter, 1991-1992.
James W. Emison was chairman of the Committee for Fair
Representation, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Foreign Policy, 1990-1991.
Health Care Reform, [ca. 1991].
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
1991-1992.
Letters and Memoranda, Etc., undated and
1989-1992.
143.F.15.3B
2
Pro-Growth (economic growth), 1990-1992.
2 folders
Reapportionment, 1989-1992.
Republican Policy Committee, 102nd Congress,
1989-1991.
Rural Health, 1990-1992.
The Republican Congress: A
Manifesto for Change in the House of Representatives, 1992:
Includes articles/chapters by Weber and representatives Newt
Gingrich, Bill Archer, Bob Michel, and others.
Title X, 1990-1992.
Family planning bill.
Welfare Reform, 1992.
Miscellany, 1988-1989.
143.F.15.4F
3
Legislative Assistants' Files:
98th Congress (1983-1984)
Food Stamps, 1977, 1982-1983.
99th Congress (1985-1986)
Canadian Hog Imports, 1984-1985.
100th Congress (1987-1988)
Farm Bill Proposals (1987), 1986-1987.
101st Congress (1989-1990)
Agriculture Utilization Research,
1988-1990.
Child Care, 1990.
Jerusalem Resolution/Dole, 1990.
Middle East, 1986-1990.
102nd Congress (1991-1992)
Abortion, 1990-1992.
Agriculture Utilization Research, 1987-1991.
2 folders
Animal Rights, 1989-1991.
143.F.15.4F
3
Budget, 1989-1992.
2 folders
China: Religious Freedom, 1992.
Communications Issues, 1991-1992.
Disaster, 1991-1992.
Education, 1991-1992.
Environmental Issues, 1991-1992.
Export Enhancement Program/Multi-Year Set-Aside,
1990-1991.
F-15 Sales to Saudi Arabia, 1991-1992.
Health Care Issues, 1990-1992.
2 folders
Indian Affairs, 1992.
Fond du Lac and Red Lake bands.
NAFTA and Sugar Industry, 1992.
Pro-Growth Economic Policy, 1991.
Rural Health Care, 1989-1992.
2 folders
Soviet Union, Berlin, Ukraine,
1991-1992.
143.F.15.4F
3
Space Station Freedom Program, 1992.
Thomas, Clarence: Supreme Court Nomination,
1991.
Toro Company/Two-Stroke Lawn Mower Engines in
California, 1992.
Veterans, 1991-1992.
World Bank and Foreign Assistance,
1991-1992.
Staff Project Files:
Montevideo and Windom Armories, 1988-1992.
2 folders
Swift County: Designation as an Economic Development
Administration (EDA) Redevelopment Area, 1986-1991.
143.F.15.5B
4
Voting and Attendance Records:
Legislative Activity Guide, 1985-1992.
16 folders
Legislative Profile, 1981-1986.
4 folders
143.F.15.6F
5
Legislative Profile, 1987-1992.
4 folders
Member's Individual Voting Record, 1981-1984.
2 folders
Constituent Services Records:
143.F.15.6F
5
Congressional Award Program:
General File, 1981-1991.
Award Program Booklets, undated and
1982-1992.
Council Board Minutes, 1982-1990.
First Minnesota Ceremony, 1979-1984.
Lists of Participants, 1981-1990.
Manual, 1982.
Manual (draft), [ca. 1984].
Publicity, undated and 1981-1990.
Clippings, photographs, news releases, VW's
newsletters, etc.
Videocassettes:
"A Personal Look Inside the Congressional Award
Program," Oct. 19, 1982. Studio videocassette.
143.F.15.6F
5
Congressional Award Ceremonies: St. Paul, 1982
First award ever.
Willmar, 1983 (first in District 2); Washington,
D.C.
First Gold Award. VHS
Gold Award Ceremony, Feb. 1984. VHS
New London-Spicer Congressional Awards Ceremony,
Fall 1986. VHS
Congressional Awards Ceremony, Fairmont High
School (+ Raymond), Nov. 20, 1987. VHS
Grants, 1990-1991.
Greater Minnesota Corporation (GMC), 1988.
Library of Form Letter Replies, 1988-1991.
3 folders
143.F.15.7B
6
Library of Form Letter Replies, 1989-1991.
Press Relations/Media Activities Records:
143.F.15.7B
6
Cable TV, undated and 1984-1986.
Communications Plan, 1985-1986.
Flyers, undated and 1987.
Newsletters:
Undated and 1981-1989.
Weberwire, undated and
1983-1990.
Newspaper Clippings, Dec. 1980-Dec. 1985.
14 folders
143.F.15.8F
7
Newspaper Clippings, Jan. 1986-Aug. 1990.
17 folders
143.F.15.9B
8
Newspaper Clippings:
Sept. 1990-1995.
16 folders
House Bank Scandal (1991), 1991-1992.
Major Articles by or about Weber,
1989-1992.
143.F.15.10F
9
Opinion-Editorial Pieces, undated and
1983-1987.
Press Releases, 1983-1992.
10 folders
Press Reports, 1990-1992.
Public Access Television, undated and [ca.
1990].
Speeches, undated and 1982-1985.
2 folders
Office Administration Records:
143.F.15.10F
9
Lists of Staff Members (1981-1992).
DISTRICT OFFICE RECORDS:
Marshall, New Ulm, and Willmar office records.
Personal/Political/Official Records:
143.F.16.1B
10
Schedules, 1981-1992.
12 folders
Staff Retreat, 1991.
Constituent Services Records:
143.F.16.1B
10
Casework (selected): Agriculture and Economic
Development Issues:
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
(ASCS):
Adams, Dorin: Wetland Classification Issues,
1988-1991.
Biastock, Sharon: Allegations of Misuse of Agency
Funds, 1988.
Bratsch, Myron: Wetland Appeal,
undated.
Brelie/Fisher/Wanke: H.O.L.O. Delay,
1982.
Briese, Ken: Lowering of Corn Base on his Farm,
1988-1989.
143.F.16.1B
10
Callens, George: Excess Weeds in Set-Aside Fields,
1985.
Chirpich, Leon: PIK Certificates,
1988.
Davids, Berend: Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural
Worker Protection Act, 1981-1984.
Dvorak, Donald: Advance Payments,
1989.
Ellingboe, Walter: Swampbuster, 1987.
Frahm, Dennis: Appeal of Determination on Payment
Limitation, 1988.
Froehlich, Bruce: Reimbursement of Mileage for
Delivery of Grain, 1987.
Goff, Jerome: Irrigated Yield, 1991.
Hamre, David/Johnson, Ross: Swampbuster Violation,
1988-1989.
Heimark, Charles, Sr.: Debt Owed to ASCS,
1991.
Hilbrands, Terry: Disaster Assistance Claim,
1988-1989.
Hoover, Gary: Complaints about Pope County ASCS
Office, 1987.
143.F.16.1B
10
Jacobs, S. J.: 1984 Farm Programs,
1983.
Jansen, Dean: Repayment Method on 1986 Corn Loan,
1988-1989.
Johnson, Dave: Advance Deficiency Payments under
1983 Corn
Program, 1982-1984.
Koster, Joel: Loss on Damaged Corn,
1987-1988.
Krieg, Richard: PIK Certificates,
1987.
Larson/Danielson: Lien Searches for CCC Loans on
Grain, 1986.
Oltman, James: Inaccurate Acreage Report on
Soybeans, 1991-1992.
Rabbe, John: Land in Conservation Reserve Program,
1987.
Rasmusson, Douglas: Grain Marketing Ideas,
1986-1987.
Roseboom, Andrew: Penalties for Violation of
Conservation Reserve
143.F.16.1B
10
Program (CRP) Contract, 1988-1989.
Schroepfer, Vern: Booted out of Program,
1986.
Smith, Milferd: Termination of CRP Contract,
1989-1990.
Swanson, Joseph: PIK Contract, 1983.
Thorson, T. Norman: ASCS Error in Measuring PIK
Acres, 1985.
Van Iperen, Stanley: Feed Grain Program Payments,
1987-1988.
Vangsness, Marlyn: Problem with ASCS Office,
1983-1984.
Miscellany, 1983-1988.
Army Corps of Engineers (ACE):
Bailey, David: Drainage Ditch Issues,
1986.
Johnson, Dale: Ditch No. 23,
1984-1985.
McCollar, Mark: Fuel Cost Escalation Reimbursement
for Contractors, 1991.
143.F.16.1B
10
Completed Cases: Letters Sent, 1990.
Department of Transportation (DOT):
Johnson, R. W.: Federal Highway Administration
Projects Requirements, 1984-1985.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Clearwater River Pollution Threat,
1986-1987.
Kerr, Dan: Clearwater River Pollution,
1986.
Export-Import Bank:
Kilibarda, Frank: Application for $1 Million Line
of Credit, 1987-1989.
Federal Aviation Administration:
Mantick, Oscar: State-Installed Weather Radar,
1983.
Federal Communications Commission:
Johnson, Ron (Mayor of Litchfield): Radio Station
in Litchfield, 1987.
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
(FCIC):
Beck, Wayne: Lincoln County Corn Program Insurance
Rates, 1985.
143.F.16.1B
10
Forsberg, Winfield: Moisture Shrink Regulations,
1982-1983.
Haugen, Floyd: FCIC Rules, 1987.
Tauer, Eugene: Billing Date for Federal Crop
Insurance, 1984.
Farm Credit Services (FCS):
Mosenden, Joan: Farm Foreclosure,
1988.
Quast, Harlan: FCS Loan Status, 1990.
Rauenhorst, Jim: Threatened Foreclosure, undated
and 1986.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
Duininck, Lambert: Insecticide,
1982-1984.
Harju, Carol: Botulinum Toxin (an "investigational
drug"), 1986.
Schmidtke, Luthard: Raw Milk, 1985.
143.F.16.1B
10
Farmers Home Administration (FmHA):
Aeikens, Ken: Advisors for Younger FmHA Borrowers,
1983-1984.
Ahrndt, Paul: Farm Ownership Loan,
1989.
Balcom, Jon: Loan/Problems with Contractor
Building his House, 1987.
Beebout, Dwight: Guaranteed Loan Application,
1985.
Beninga, Ron: Sale of Farm Land to Pay Farm Debt,
1985.
Berg, Roger: Rural Housing Loan, Etc.,
1985-1990.
Byers, Harris: Insured Farm Ownership Loan,
1987-1988.
Dammerman, Harold: Financed Apartment Regulations,
1982.
Devereaux, Doug: Loan Application,
1987.
Dikken, Jeffrey: Farm Ownership Loan,
1985-1986.
Erickson, Carroll: Denial of Assistance,
1981.
143.F.16.1B
10
Fenske, Mrs. Robert: Farm Financing,
1984-1985.
Firkins, Bruce: Housing Income Rule Change,
1984.
Fuls, Douglas: Sale of FmHA-Financed House to
Gayle Bonnema, 1983.
Goetzman, James: Guaranteed Loan Problem,
1986-1987.
Gorres, John: Denial of Guaranteed Operating Loan,
1986.
143.F.16.2F
11
Granite Falls, City of: Community Development
Projects, 1981.
Haglin, Donna: Alleged Age Discrimination by FmHA,
1985-1986.
Hayer, David: Reconstruction Loan,
1985.
Hinz, Larry G.: Threatened Foreclosure by FmHA,
1992.
Holtkamp, Charles: Denial of FmHA Services,
1982-1986.
Jones, Mrs. Milton: Sons' FmHA Loan Applications,
1985.
Klepel, Marlowe: Construction of an Earth Bermed
Farm Home, 1990.
Kremin, Warren: Application for an FmHA Loan,
1986.
Krueger, Les: Economic Emergency Loan Program,
1983-1985.
Larson, Martin: Operating Loan Repayment Problems,
1981.
143.F.16.2F
11
Larson, Wendall: Operating Loan to Refinance
Existing Bank Debt, 1990.
Lia, Palmer: Son's Applications for FmHA Loan,
1985.
Lohmeyer, Paul: Denial of Guaranteed Operating
Loan, 1986.
Luschen, Loren: New Rules for FmHA Loans,
1984.
Mahoney, Paul: Denial of Operating Loan and Debt
Set-Aside, 1985-1986.
Mattson, Roger: Guaranteed Loan Program,
1986.
Mohns, Brad: Real Estate Loan, 1985.
Mosch, Ronald: Defects in FmHA-Financed House,
1986.
Mulder, Starlyn: Needs Farm Financing,
1981.
Nelson, Stanton: Real Estate Loan for Son,
1985.
Neuman, LeRoy: Difficulties with FmHA,
1982.
Oftedahl, Eugene: FmHA Operating and Emergency
Loans, 1985.
Peterson, Ernest: Denial of Operating Loan,
1986.
143.F.16.2F
11
Peterson, Waldo: Farm Foreclosure,
1981-1982.
Raymond Development Corp.: Self-Made Housing
Grant, 1985.
Rogers, Duane: Purchase of FmHA Farm,
1986.
Schofield, Mike: Differences in FmHA Spending in
Area Counties, 1981.
Seehusen, Doug: Farm Foreclosure,
1989.
Siegert, Wallace: Farm Ownership Loan,
1986.
Sletta, Grant: Farm Financial,
1983-1984.
Sonstegard/Gilbertson: Denial of Guaranteed Term
Machinery Loan,
1985-1986.
Steffenson, Arthur: Appeals for Financial
Assistance, 1986.
Steffl, Edwin: Debt Settlement Compromise Offer,
1988.
143.F.16.2F
11
Stenson, Mark: Operating Loan, 1985.
Thorpe, Terry: Application for FmHA Services,
1989.
Vogel, Donald: Operating Loan,
1985-1986.
Vossen, Marlene: Low-Income Housing Regulations,
1987.
Walhof, Elmer: Complaints about Slayton Office,
1982.
Witte, Jack: Delinquent Rural Housing Loan,
1985-1986.
Woodford, Roy: Purchase of a Foreclosed-upon Farm,
undated.
Miscellany, 1981-1988.
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Griffke,
Elton:
Insurance Transfer from MPCI to FCIC,
1985.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA):
Erickson, Gary: City of Pipestone Floodway
Designation, 1988-1898.
143.F.16.2F
11
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS):
Anderson, Darwin: Problems with a Marsh,
1980-1983.
Health and Human Services (HHS):
Carlson, Brenda: Enrolling Son in Headstart Program,
1985.Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
Czech, Dennis: Townhouse Project,
1980-1981.
Marietta (Minn.) Housing Project,
1985.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS):
Hinderks, Charles: Subordination of Federal Estate
Tax Lien, 1986.
Minnesota Dairy Promotion Board:
Behning, et al.: Use of Dairy Promotion Funds,
1986.
Minnesota Department of Agriculture:
Lillemagi, Leonhard: Complaint about Herbicide
Used by Another Farmer on Navy Beans, 1982-1984.
Lubben, Victor: Objects to Aerial Spraying,
1983.
143.F.16.2F
11
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency:
McPhail, Douglas: Home Improvement Grant,
1987.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA):
Caine, Ted: Interested in Employment with OSHA,
1983.
Small Business Administration (SBA):
Gaulke, Roy: Needs Loan for his Cafe,
1986.
Homan, William: Denial of PIK Non-Physical
Disaster Loan, 1985.
Westin Inc.: Financial and Loan Problems,
1991.
Soil Conservation Service (SCS):
Anderson, Dale: Wetland Appeal,
1989-1990.
Andert, Harold: Wetlands and Ditch Cleaning,
1988.
Deal, Jerry M.: Elimination of an SCS Staff
Position in Traverse County, 1985-1986.
Hanson, Marvin: Wetland Drainage,
1990-1992.
Kanten, Kent: Swampbuster Problem,
1987.
Mammen, Virgil: Wetland Determinations,
1991.
Seifert, Raymond V.: Wetlands,
1989-1991.
143.F.16.2F
11
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA):
Burghardt, John: Honey Prices and Import Duties,
1984.
Doppenberg, Mrs. Albert: Importation of Cheese and
Hogs, 1984.
Hullerman, David: Protection of Tenants' Rights in
CRP, 1988.
Knutson, Lowell: Beef Imports, 1985.
Paul, Gene: Changes in Cheese Moisture Sampling
Technique, 1984.
Pesina, Dwight: Protection for Producers Doing
Business with Grain Elevators, 1988.
Rice, George (Meeker County Auditor): Surplus
Commodity Distribution, 1985.
Schultz, Merle: Renville County as a Natural
Disaster Area, 1986-1987.
143.F.16.2F
11
Shelstad, Art: Disbursement of Funds from Milk
Check-Off, 1984.
Somers, Dennis R., D.V.M.: Exportation of Dairy
Heifers to the People's Republic of China, 1986.
Swyter, Robert: Corn Loan Extension,
1988.
Telkamp, Dick: Dairy Support Price Differentials,
1983.
Vogel, Harley: Withdrawl from Milk Reduction
Program, 1984.
Miscellany, 1982-1987.
United States Postal Service (USPS):
Luedke/City of St. Peter: Improvements to Postal
Facility at St. Peter, Minn., 1986.
Miscellany, 1985-1992.
Project Files:
Animal Welfare Caucus, 1989-1991.
Army Corps of Engineers (ACE):
Accidental Flooding below Lac Qui Parle Dam,
1991-1992.
Flood Control at Marshall, 1985-1989.
2 folders
Joint Swift and Chippewa County Ditch No. 23,
1984-1985.
143.F.16.3B
12
Public Notices (regarding ACE projects),
1986-1988.
2 folders
Renville County Ditch No. 145,
1977-1982.
Yellow Medicine District Ditch No. 18, 1987-1991.
3 folders
Cargo Preference, 1985-1987.
Cattle Futures, 1985.
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
(C&NW): Proposed
Abandonment of Railroad Line from Norwood to
Madison, 1981-1984.
2 folders
Clean Grain, 1986.
Clean Water, 1986-1988.
Commodity Forfeitures, 1985.
Conservation Reserve Program, 1985-1987.
Crop Insurance, 1988.
143.F.16.3B
12
Davers, Minn.: New Sewer System, 1992.
Ditch No. 17 (Lac Qui Parle County), 1983-1988.
2 folders
Drought, 1988.
Easton, Minn.: Community Center, 1989.
(FmHA)
Includes information about City of Delavan wastewater
treatment project.
Economic Development, 1988-1991.
Fairmont Community Hospital: Facility Options Study,
1988.
Family Farmer Bankruptcy, 1986-1988.
Farm Bill (1985): Section 508, 1987.
Farm Credit Services: Willmar,
1986-1988.
G_g, Wanda: Commemorative Postage Stamp,
1989-1990.
Grain Elevators: Proposed OSHA Safety Standards,
1984.
2 folders
143.F.16.4F
13
Huisken Meats (Chandler, Minn.),
1989-1991.
Lake Shetek Area Improvement Association,
1990-1991.
Litchfield Airport:
Letter to VW from Litchfield City Administrator,
1987.
Exhibit A: L.A.C. Minutes and Proceedings,
1969-1972.
Exhibit B: Chronological Listing and
Correspondence, 1980-1987.
Exhibit D: News Clippings, 1980-1987.
Exhibit E: L.A.C. Minutes, 1979-1987.
Exhibit F: Contracts with HNTB,
1980-1985.
Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff,
Architects/Engineers/Planners, Minneapolis
Exhibit G: Litchfield Airport Master Plan Study,
1982.
Exhibit H: Draft Environmental Assessment Reports,
1984.
2 folders
Exhibit I: Approved Environmental Assessment
Report, 1985.
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Luverne: Southwest Minnesota Veterans
Home:
Clippings, 1989-1991.
Potential Sites Report, undated.
Site Proposal, 1989.
Minnesota Corn Processors, 1987-1989.
Minnesota Migrant Council:
Material relates to alleged improprieties by council
officials, particularly the board president.
Arlan Stangeland's Files, 1988-1990.
2 folders
Board Minutes, 1988-1989.
Board Minutes, 402 Reports, and Other Financial
Information, 1989.
Budget Reports, Etc., 1988-1990.
Correspondence and Other Papers, 1986-1990.
2 folders
National Guard: Proposed Deactivation of 1st
Battalion 125th
Field Artillery, 1990.
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Radioactive Waste Siting Project (Department of
Energy):
Relates to DOE's search for a crystalline rock formation for
construction of a repository for high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear
fuel.
Alternatives, 1979-1984.
Benton, Carver, and Nicollet Counties, undated and
1985.
California, 1983.
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Department of Energy:
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers; undated
and 1981-1987.
2 folders
Area Recommendation Report (draft), Jan.
1986:
Vol. 1. (bound volume)
Vol. 2. Plates. (loose maps in a
box)
Area Recommendation Report and Maps, Jan.
1986.
Briefing for Congressional Delegations, Jan.
1986.
Characterization Report, Vol. 1, Nov. 1984.
(revised draft)
Characterization Report, Vol. 1, Aug. 1985.
(final draft)
Conference for Crystalline Rock States,
1983.
Project Decision Schedule, 1985.
(draft)
Transportation Institutional Plan,
1986.
Federal Legislation, 1981-1986.
Governor's Task Force on High Level Radioactive
Waste, 1984-1985.
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Indians, 1980-1983, 1989.
3 folders
Includes information about dealings between the Yakima
Indian Nation and the federal government with respect to a plan to develop the
nation's first high-level nuclear waste repository at the Basalt Waste
Isolation Project at the Hanford Reservation in southeastern Washington
State.
Low-Level Waste, 1980-1986.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1977,
1983.
Minnesota Environmental Quality Board,
1983-1984.
Minnesota Governor's Nuclear Waste Council,
1985-1987.
Minnesota Historical Society,
1982-1983.
Regarding archaeological and historic sites impacted by
the project.
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Minnesota Legislation, undated and
1982-1984.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
1983-1986.
Minnesota Public Interest Research Foundation,
1985-1986.
Minnesota Waste Management Board:
Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers,
1981-1984.
Draft Hazardous Waste Management Report,
1983.
Minnesota Future Agricultural Interests Recognized
(MnFAIR), 1983-1984.
Newspaper Clippings, 1983-1986.
Press Releases (Weber), 1985-1986.
Risk Management, 1983.
Severed Mineral Rights, undated.
Siting Waste Management Facilities in California,
1983.
Science Applications, Inc., La Jolla, Calif.
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Transportation Issues, 1983-1986.
Miscellany, undated and 1983-1986.
Ridge Tilling Costs, 1986.
Southwest Experiment Station (Lamberton, Minn.),
undated and 1989.
A University of Minnesota facility.
St. Cloud to Fergus Falls Rail Line: Proposed
Restoration of Service, 1991.
Swampbuster, 1985-1988.
2 folders
"Swampbuster" legislation was intended to prevent farmers
from draining wetlands in order to grow crops on them.
Swift County Outreach, 1986-1988.
Tax Relief, undated and 1986-1988.
Tracy, Minn.: Housing Project (apartments for the
elderly), 1988-1991.
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Wheaton, Minn.: Air Force OTH-B Radar System
Installation (proposed), 1986-1987.
Issue Mail
(miscellaneous), 1982-1988.
Library of Form Letter
Replies: Casework, undated and 1979-1988.