00478 BOB BERGLAND: An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by ext converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, May 2000.Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Bergland, Bob Selmer, 1928-. Bob Bergland papers. 1971-1983. Political and personal papers of Bob Bergland, a DFL representative to the U.S. Congress for Minnesota's 7th District from 1971 to 1977, when he became Secretary of Agriculture under President Jimmy Carter. 108.5 cu. ft. (107 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Also included are records concerning Bergland's later work as president of Farmland-Eaton World Trade and the selection of Bergland to be CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

ARRANGEMENT

These documents are organized into the following sections:

Congressional Files Secretary of Agriculture Files Farmland-Eaton World Trade and NRECA 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: Agricultural laws and legislation. Agriculture -- United States. Electioneering -- Minnesota. Persons: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978. Organizations: Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Farmland-Eaton World Trade. National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. United States. Congress. House. United States. Department of Agriculture. Occupations: Legislators--United States. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Until Bergland's death, access to the collection requires written permission.

Use Restrictions:

Until Bergland's death, quotation or publication beyond the fair use provisions of the copyright law requires written permission.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Bob Bergland Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples

Accession Information:

Accession number: 12,227; 12,808; 13,257

Processing Information:

Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, March 1999

Catalog ID number: 09-00320713

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Congressional Files

The legislation files consist largely of Bergland's correspondence with constituents and other Minnesotans regarding legislative issues pending before either the House or the Senate. House legislative committee files are arranged alphabetically.

The dura (robo) letter is a standard response, often automatically typed, which was sent to a host of constituents who all addressed Bergland on the same topic, generally current legislative or constitutional issues. There is a separate folder for each issue with regard to which a Dura letter was composed and sent out. Each folder contains a copy of the standard response, plus the letters Bergland received on the topic. The topical folders are arranged chronologically by the date on which the responses were sent out. Occasionally there are several folders, scattered throughout the year, on a single topic; this occurred when the number and duration of constituent letters necessitated several mailings on the same topic.

1971 Files: 148.I.4.2F 1 Control files: A - R. 148.I.4.3B 2 Control files: S - Z. Subject files: Agriculture: General - Agriculture: Farmers Home Administration (Folder 1). 148.I.4.4F 3 Subject files: Agriculture: Farmers Home Administration (Folder 2) - Democratic study group. 148.I.4.5B 4 Subject files: District Office - Interior Dept. 148.I.4.6F 5 Subject files: Internal Revenue Service - Messages. 148.I.4.7B 6 Subject files: Miscellaneous - Thank-you letters (Jan.-June).

Includes Social Security case files, left intact.

148.I.4.8F 7 Subject files: Thank-you letters (July-Dec.) - White House correspondence. Legislation files: Agriculture - Banking and Currency. 148.I.4.9B 8 Legislation files: District of Columbia - Small Business. 148.I.4.10F 9 Legislation files: Veterans Affairs - Ways and Means. Legislation files: Bills co-sponsored by Bergland. Minnesota state files: Jan.-Dec. Office files: General; applicants - Campaign correspondence. 148.I.5.1B 10 Office files: Clerk of the House - Telephone. Constituent requests: General. Agricultural yearbooks. Invitations: Jan.-June. 148.I.5.2F 11 Invitations: July-Dec. Dura (robo) letters: Jan.-June. 148.I.5.3B 12 Dura (robo) letters: July-Dec. 1972 files: 148.I.5.3B 12 Control files: A - G. 148.I.5.4F 13 Control files: H - T. 148.I.5.5B 14 Control files: U - Z. Subject files: Agriculture - Defense. 148.I.5.6F 15 Subject files: Economic Opportunity, Office of - Interior Dept.: General. 148.I.5.7B 16 Subject files: Interior Dept. ; Bureau of Indian Affairs - Treasury, customs. 148.I.5.8F 17 Subject files: Treasury, Internal Revenue Service - White House. Legislation files: Agriculture - Judiciary. 148.I.5.9B 18 Legislation files: Merchant Marine and Fisheries - Ways and Means. Minnesota state files: Disaster unemployment. Highway Dept. Leech Lake. New City. 148.I.5.10F 19. Minnesota state files: Jan.-Dec. Office files: General; Applicants - Postage. 148.I.6.1B 20 Office files: Telegrams - Whip notices. Constituent requests: A - Z. Invitations: Jan.-Feb. 148.I.6.2F 21 Invitations: March-Dec. Public relations files. Dura (robo) letters: Feb. 22 - May 11. 148.I.6.3B 22 Dura (robo) letters: May 16 - Nov. 16. 1973 Files: 148.I.6.3B 22 Control files: A - C. 148.I.6.4F 23 Control files: D - O. 148.I.6.5B 24 Control files: P - Z. Subject files: Action - Agriculture: Forest Service. 148.I.6.6F 25 Subject files: Agriculture: Meat Inspectors File - HEW: Social Security Administration. 148.I.6.7B 26 Subject files: HEW: General - Miscellaneous. 148.I.6.8F 27 Subject files: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - White House. Legislation files: Agriculture. 148.I.6.9B 28 Legislation files: Appropriations - Interior: Energy Crisis. 148.I.6.10F 29 Legislation files: Interstate and Foreign Commerce - Miscellaneous. 148.I.7.1B 30 Legislation files: Post Office and Civil Service - Ways and Means. Minnesota state files: Jan.-March. 148.I.7.2F 31 Minnesota state files: April-Dec. Gasoline shortage. Green thumb. New City. Telecommunications study project. Office files: General; Applicants - Majority Room. 148.I.7.3B 32 Office files: Messages - Visitors. Constituent requests: Agricultural yearbook. Consumer products brochure. Flags. General. A - D. 148.I.7.4F 33 E - Z. Constituent questionnaires. Invitations: Jan.-Aug. 148.I.7.5B 34 Invitations: Sept.-Dec. Public relations files: General; Ballot - Testimony. Dura (robo) letters: Jan.-Feb. 148.I.7.6F 35 Dura (robo) letters: March-Aug. 148.I.7.7B 36 Dura (robo) letters: Sept.-Dec. 148.I.7.8F 37 Dura (robo) letters: Dec. 1974 files: 148.I.7.8F 37 Certificate of election, Nov. 5. Control files: A - H. 148.I.7.9B 38 Control files: I - S. 148.I.7.10F 39 Control files: T - Z. Subject files: Action - Commerce. 148.I.8.1B 40 Subject files: Cost of Living Council - HEW, Jan.-Dec. 148.I.8.2F 41 Subject files: HEWa; Food and Drug Administration - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 148.I.8.3B 42 Subject files: Office of Management and Budget - White House. Legislation files: Agriculture: Jan.-Sept. 148.I.8.4F 43 Legislation files: Agriculture: Oct. - Interior and Insular Affairs. 148.I.8.5B 44 Legislation files: Interior: Energy Crisis - Judiciary: Abortion. 148.I.8.6F 45 Legislation files: Judiciary: Nixon - Small Business. 148.I.8.7B 46 Legislation files: Veterans Affairs - Ways and Means. Minnesota state files: Jan.-Aug. 148.I.8.8F 47 Minnesota state files: Sept.-Dec. Bicentennial. Office files: Applicants - Visitors. 148.I.8.9B 48 Constituent requests: A - Z. Agricultural yearbooks. Flags. Invitations: Jan.-Sept. 148.I.8.10F 49 Invitations: Oct.-Dec. Dura (robo) letters: Jan.-April. 148.I.9.1B 50 Dura (robo) letters: April-Dec. 1975 files: 148.I.9.1B 50 Control files: A - D. 148.I.9.2F 51 Control files: E - N. 148.I.9.3B 52 Control files: O - Z. Subject files: Action - Agriculture: Disaster: Red River Valley. 148.I.9.4F 53 Subject files: Agriculture: Farmers Home Administration - Defense: Navy. 148.I.9.5B 54 Subject files: Environmental Protection Agency - HEW (Folders 1-3). 148.I.9.6F 55 Subject files: HEW (Folder 4) - Miscellaneous (Folder 1). 148.I.9.7B 56 Subject files: Miscellaneous (Folder 2) - Transportation. 148.I.9.8F 57 Subject files: Treasury - White House. Legislation files: Agriculture - Appropriations: General (Folder 2). 148.I.9.9B 58 Legislation files: Appropriations: General (Folder 3) - Interior and Insular Affairs. 148.I.9.10F 59 Legislation files: Interior: Energy - Judiciary. 148.I.10.1B 60 Legislation files: Merchant Marine and Fisheries - Ways and Means: Social Security. 148.I.10.2F 61 Legislation files: Ways and Means: Taxes - Ways and Means: Welfare. Minnesota state files: General. Administration. Aeronautics. Agriculture. Civil Service. Commerce. Corrections. Economic development. Education. Employment services. Employment services: Disaster. Energy Agency. Health. Health: Starbuck Hospital. Highways. Human rights. Labor and industry. Military affairs. 148.I.10.3B 62 Natural resources. Pollution Control Agency. Public safety. Public service. Public welfare. Public welfare: Fergus Falls State Hospital. State Planning Agency. Taxation. Veterans affairs. Office files: General: Applicants - Messages. 148.I.10.4F 63 Office files: Patronage - Visitors. Constituent requests: A - Z. Agricultural yearbooks. Congressional referrals. Flags. Constituent questionnaires. 148.I.10.5B 64 Invitations: Jan.-Dec. Public relations files: Biographies - Press release lists. Dura (robo) letters: Jan.-March. 148.I.10.6F 65 Dura (robo) letters: April-Dec. 1976 files: 148.I.10.7B 66 Control files: A - L. 149.H.15.3B 67 Control files: M - Z. Subject files: Action - Agriculture: General. 149.H.15.4F 68 Subject files: Agriculture, Farmers Home Administration - Environmental Protection Agency. 149.H.15.5B 69 Subject files: Federal Communications Commission - HUD: General. 149.H.15.6F 70 Subject files: HUD: Federal Insurance Administration - Miscellaneous: General. 149.H.15.7B 71 Subject files: Miscellaneous: Home Canning Lids (including 1975 papers) - White House. Legislation files: Agriculture: General (Jan.-Sept.). 149.H.15.8F 72 Legislation files: Agriculture: General (Oct.-Dec.) - Education and Labor. 149.H.15.9B 73 Legislation files: Foreign Affairs - Judiciary: Abortion. 149.H.15.10F 74 Legislation files: Judiciary: Gun control - Ways and Means: Social Security. 149.H.16.1B 75 Legislation files: Ways and Means: Taxes. Minnesota state files: General. Administration. Aeronautics. Agriculture. Attorney General. Bicentennial Commission. Commerce. Corrections. Education. Employment services. Employment services: Disaster. Energy Agency. Governor's Manpower Office. Health. Highways. Human rights. Labor and industry. Military affairs. Natural resources. Personnel. Pollution Control Agency. Public safety. Public service. 149.H.16.2F 76 Public welfare. Revenue. State Planning Agency. Veterans affairs. Office files: General; Applicants - Visitors. Constituent requests: A-N. 149.H.16.3B 77 O - Z. Agricultural yearbooks. Flags. Constituent questionnaires. Invitations: Jan.-April. 149.H.16.4F 78 Invitations: May-Oct. 149.H.16.5B 79 Invitations: Nov.-Dec. Public relations files: General; Biographies - Questionnaire. Dura (robo) letters: Jan.-July. 149.H.16.6F 80 Dura (robo) letters: Aug.-Sept. 1977 Files: 149.H.16.6F 80 Subject files. Jan.-Feb. Legislation files: Jan. 2 folders. Political Files: Key people: Aitkin - Wilkin counties (undated). 1971 political and campaign files: Fund raisers. Governor's reception (Dec. 4). 1972 political and campaign files: Correspondence. Contributions. Contributors. Minutemen Committee. Volunteer workers. Telephone campaign. Campaign materials (ideas). 149.H.16.7B 81 Precinct vote totals. Advertising. Campaign staff. Endorsements. County fairs. Humphrey presidential race. Washington D.C., reception. Elected officials who are national delegates. Washington D.C. Committee fund. Minutemen dinners. Campaign financial report. 1973 political and campaign files: Correspondence. 6th district race. Minutemen dinners. 1974 political and campaign files: Campaign correspondence. Bills paid by Bergland. Volunteer Committee (1971-1974). Printing paid by Volunteer Committee. Printing estimates. Legislative candidate seminar. Minutemen correspondence. Nolan campaign. Volunteers. Campaign staffing. Endorsements. Minutemen dinners. Credit cards. Campaign budget. Washington D.C. reception. Campaign contributions. Campaign material distribution. Campaign financial report. 1975 political and campaign files: Federal election regulations. Filing dates and instructions (1975-76). Bills paid by volunteer committee. Campaign car. Cantrell/Cutter. Coleman/Goff. Majority room. Mobil. Moorhead Holiday Inn. 149.H.16.8F 82 Northwest Airlines. Photography. Scott's Press Service. Miscellaneous. Standard. Texaco. General political. Minutemen reception in Washington, D.C. Minutemen Washington D.C. trip. Campaign contributions. Campaign correspondence. Courthouse days. DFL State Central Committee staff. 1976 political and campaign files: 1976 amendment to Federal Election Campaign Act. Bills paid by volunteer committee. Campaign brochure. Volunteer committee. 7th district convention. Minutemen bicentennial trip to Washington, D.C. Endorsements. Campaign correspondence. Campaign contributions. Minutemen. General political. Carter presidential campaign. Humphrey presidential campaign. Democratic Platform Task Force. 149.H.16.9B 83 "The Sorry Republican Record in Agriculture." Secretary of Agriculture. Inauguration tickets. Personal files: Bergland's personal correspondence, 1971-1976. Grants files: Grants benefiting 7th district, 1971-1974 (Folder 1). 149.H.16.10F 84 Grants benefiting 7th district: 1974 (Folders 2-3). 1975: Agriculture - Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission. 1976: Action - Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission. Case files: 149.H.17.1B 85 Academies: Miscellaneous data on each academy and on progress of cadets appointed by Bergland, 1971-1975. Army-Navy game football tickets, 1971-1975. 1971: Appointees (Odin Langen). 1971: Appointees (Bergland). 1971: Applicants not selected. 1972: Applicants, A - W. Academies: 1972: Applicants not accepted. 1973: Applicants, A - Z. 1974: Applicants, A - R. 149.H.17.2F 86. 1974: Applicants, S - Y. 1974: Applicants out of district and miscellaneous. 1975: Applicants, A - Z. 1975: Applicants not selected. 1975: Nominating forms. 1976: Applicants, A - W. 1976: Applicants out of district. 1976: ROTC scholarship applicants and miscellaneous. 1976: Nomination press releases. 1976: College boards. 1976: Academy prep schools. 1976: Miscellaneous data. 1977: Applicants, A - E. 149.H.17.3B 87 1977: Applicants, F - W. 1977: Applicants out of district and miscellaneous. 1978: Applications. Courthouse days: 1972: July-Sept. 1973: August. 1975: May. 149.H.17.4F 88 Farmers Home Administration: 1972: A - W. 1973: A - Z. 1974: B - T. 1975: B - Y. 1976: A - W. 149.H.17.5B 89 Military personnel: 1971: A - Z. 1972: A - Y. 1973: A - L. 149.H.17.6F 90 1973: M - Z. 1974: A - W. 1975: A - K. 149.H.17.7B 91 1975: L - Y. 1976: A - Z. Selective service, 1971: B - Y. Social Security: 1972: A - W. 1973: A - H. 149.H.17.8F 92 1973: J - Z. 1974: A - Y. 1975: A - P. 149.H.17.9B 93 1975: R - Y. 1976: A - Z. Veterans affairs: 1971: A - V. 1972: B - W. 1973: A - S. 149.H.17.10F 94 1973: T - Z. 1974: B - Y. 1975: A - Y. 1976: A - W. Visas, 1971, 1975. Miscellaneous case files, 1977. Secretary of Agriculture Files 151.H.11.5B 1A Congratulatory letters, 1976-1977. 2 folders. Speeches, 1977-1979. 4 folders. 151.H.11.6F 2A Speeches, 1980. Correspondence, 1977-1980. 4 folders. 151.H.11.7B 3A Congressional files, 1972-1976. 2 folders. Transition, 1976-1977. Political file, 1979-1980. Statements, 1977-1980. 3 folders. 151.H.11.8F 4 Press releases, 1977-1981. Invitation files: (Social) accepted, 1976-1981. White House social, 1977-1980. Mrs. Bergland (Helen), 1977-1980. 2 folders. Social: Regrets, 1976-May 1978. 2 folders. 151.H.11.9B 5A Social: Regrets, June 1978-1981. 5 folders. 151.H.11.10F 6A Speaking: Accepted, 1977-1980. Speaking: Open regret, 1977-1980. Speaking: Regrets, 1977. 7 folders. Press conferences, 1979.

Typed speeches and transcripts. Three-ring binder.

Tapes and transcripts, 1980.

Three-ring binder.

151.H.12.1B 7A Miscellaneous files, 1971-1981. 5 folders. 151.H.12.2F 8A Photographs, 1976-1980. 149.J.3.1B 13A Photographs: Trip to Rome, 1977. 151.H.12.2F 8A Appointment books, 1977-1981. 151.H.12.3B 9A Printed material: Autographed yearbooks, 1977-1979. Autographed copy of Structure Report (Dept. of Agriculture). Miscellaneous publications. 144.C.10.4F 10A Newspaper clippings, 1978-March 1980 144.C.10.5B 11A Newspaper clippings, April 1980 - January 1981. Slides of Bob Bergland. 1 small box. 144.C.10.6F 12A 6 boxes of audio tapes, including press conferences, with index. Photographs of Bergland's visit to Poland, May 1978. 1 small box. Rubber stamps and name plates. Farmland-Eaton World Trade and NRECA

Bergland was hired as president of Farmland-Eaton World Trade in 1981. In 1983 he was selected to become CEO (in 1984) of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

149.J.3.1B 13A Newspaper clippings and press releases: 1981.

Farmland Eaton World Trade.

1982-1983.

Farmland Eaton World Trade and NRECA.

Photographs, 1981-1983. 1 envelope. Speeches, 1982. 3 audio cassettes. Interview with Roger Dunnette, Land O' Lakes, 1981. 2 audio tapes.