ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #1339
DATES: 1922 - 2000
SIZE: 20 linear feet
ACQUISITION: The Bryce Streibel Papers were deposited into the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Bryce Streibel, Fessenden, North Dakota, on February 7, 1997 (Acc.# 97-2106) and July 6, 2000 (Acc. # 2000-2456).
ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS:
Pathways Through Life: An Autobiography by Bryce
Streibel. Grand Forks: UND Press, 1983.
Call number: F641.S77 S77
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.
The Bryce Streibel Papers date from 1922-2000 and have been arranged into six series as follows:
Series I: 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 - Box 5, Folder 12
Series II: Committee and Board Work
This series contains documents reflecting the work of Bryce Streibel on local,
state, and national committees. It includes correspondence, reports,
newsletters, and other items concerning the National Weather Modification
Advisory Board, North Dakota Board of Higher Education, North Dakota water
management issues, the attempt to create an aviation program at North Dakota
State University, Wells County Planning Commission activities, the Wells County
Manor, Fessenden Airport Authority, and Fessenden Country Club Project.
Box 5, Folder 13 - Box 6, Folder 20
Series III: Personal and Biographical
This series contains personal and biographical materials relating to Bryce
Streibel and his family history. The series includes the research notes,
original manuscript, and galley proofs of Bryce Streibel's autobiography
Pathways Through Life (1983). In addition, the series contains personal
information on Reinhold Streibel, Frieda Streibel, Bryce Streibel, and Kent
Streibel, as well as family history information on the Streibel, Rudel, and
Broschat families. Bryce Streibel's academic records and notes at the San
Francisco College of Mortuary Science, mortuary cases performed in California,
information on the Streibel homes in California and North Dakota, vehicle
purchase information, personal correspondence, property taxes, the "Barn
Again" Farm Heritage Award, the history of Fessenden, and Fessenden city
stocks are included in this series.
Box 6, Folder 21 - Box 9, Folder 8
Series IV: University of North Dakota
This series contains documents concerning the relationship of Bryce and June
Streibel with the University of North Dakota. The series includes documents
concerning the June and Bryce Streibel Scholarship and Trust Fund, the Streibel
exhibit, Streibel Hall, the Streibel stamp collection located at the Chester
Fritz Library, the aviation program, Theta Chi Fraternity, and miscellaneous
correspondence between the Streibels and the University of North Dakota.
Box 9, Folder 9 - Box 9, Folder 24
Series V: Newspaper Articles on Streibel and North Dakota Politics
This series contains newspaper articles and clippings on
Reinhold Streibel, Bryce Streibel and North Dakota politics from 1951 to 1999.
Box 9, Folder 25 - Box 11, Folder 9
Series VI: Photographs
This series contains over 900 photographs that document the life of Bryce
Streibel. The photographs include the Streibel family farm, Bryce Streibel's
childhood and student life, his political career, his family (non-political)
life, the 20-30 Social Club, his relationship with UND and his awards/honors.
This series also includes historical photographs of the extended Streibel
family, shots of Fessenden and 8 photograph albums featuring various subjects.
Please note in Box 12, Folder 10 (Portraits) there is a break in the photograph
numbering after photograph number 233; the sequential numbering continues with
photograph number 294 through photograph number 979.
Box 12, Folder 1 - Box 15
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. One reel to reel audio tape was also 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. Several books were placed in the North Dakota Book Collection. See the Separations Record (following the Box and Folder Inventory) for a complete list.
SERIES I: POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE
Box 1
Folder
Box 2
Folder
1. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1989
2. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1990
3. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1990
4. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
5. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
6. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
7. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1991
8. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
9. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
10. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
11. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1992
12. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
13. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
14. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
15. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
16. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
17. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
18. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
19. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
20. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
21. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
22. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
Box 3
Folder
1. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
2. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
3. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1993
4. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
5. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
6. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
7. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
8. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
9. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
10. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
11. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1994
12. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
13. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
14. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
15. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
16. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
17. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
18. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
19. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
20. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
21. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
22. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1995
23. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
Box 4
Folder
1. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
2. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
3. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
4. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
5. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
6. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
7. North Dakota Senate Papers, 1996
8. Bryce Streibel Retirement, 1996
9. Bryce Streibel 40 Years Public Service Appreciation Dinner Guest Book, 1996
10. Correspondence and Political Papers, 1996
11. Correspondence and Political Papers, 1997
12. Correspondence and Political Papers, 1997
13. Correspondence and Political Papers, 1998
14. Correspondence and Political Papers, 1999
15. Correspondence and Political Papers, 1999
16. Correspondence and Political Papers, 2000
17. Correspondence (Postcards) from Byron Lane, Sawyer, North Dakota: 1989-1997
18. Correspondence (Postcards) from Byron Lane, Sawyer, North Dakota: undated
19. Certificates of Nomination, North Dakota Legislature, 1956-1988
20. Certificates of Election, North Dakota Legislature, 1956-1988
21. Certificates of Nomination/Election, Wells County, 1956-1992
22. North Dakota Legislative Assembly Seating Arrangement Brochures, 1967-1996
23. North Dakota Legislative Assembly Directories, 1957-1995
24. Campaign Materials, 1980
25. Campaign Materials, 1984
26. Campaign Materials, 1988
Box 5
Folder
1. Campaign Materials, 1992
2. Campaign Materials, 1992
3. Campaign Materials, 1994
4. Campaign Materials, undated pamphlets
5. Campaign Materials, undated pamphlets
6. Campaign Materials, undated
7. Campaign Fund Records, undated
8. Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1953-1965
9. Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1966-1974
10. Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1974-1979
11. Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1980-1989
12. Bryce Streibel Speeches, 1990-1997
SERIES II: COMMITTEE AND BOARD WORK
13. Aviation Program at North Dakota State University, 1992-1993
14. Aviation Program at North Dakota State University, 1992-1993
15. Aviation Program at North Dakota State University, 1992-1993
16. Aviation Program at North Dakota State University, 1992-1993
17. Fessenden Airport Authority, 1982-1989
18. Fessenden Airport Authority, 1991-2000
19. Fessenden Airport Authority, undated
20. Fessenden Country Club Project, 1962-1998
21. Fessenden Country Club Project, undated
22. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
23. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
24. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
25. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
Box 6
Folder
1. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
2. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
3. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
4. National Weather Modification Advisory Board, 1977-1979
5. North Dakota Board of Higher Education, 1977-1981
6. North Dakota Water Management, 1991-1995
7. North Dakota Water Management, 1995
8. North Dakota Water Management, 1995
9. North Dakota Water Management, 1995
10. North Dakota Water Management, 1996
11. North Dakota Water Management, 1996
12. North Dakota Water Management, 1996
13. North Dakota Water Management, 1996-1997
14. People Against Government Waste, undated
15. Wells County Manor, By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation
16. Wells County Manor, 1966-1996
17. Wells County Manor, January 1997-September 1997
18. Wells County Manor, October 1997-1999
19. Wells County Manor, undated
20. Wells County Planning Commission, 1976, 1983
SERIES III: PERSONAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL
21. Original Manuscript of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
22. Original Manuscript of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
23. Original Manuscript of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
24. Original Manuscript of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
Box 7
Folder
1. Galley Proof of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
2. Galley Proof of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
3. Galley Proof of Bryce Streibel Autobiography
4. Autobiography Notes
5. Autobiography Notes
6. Autobiography Notes
7. Autobiography Notes
8. Streibel Family History
9. Rudel Family Reunion, 1993
10. Friedrich Broschat Family History
11. Reinhold M. Streibel
12. Frieda Streibel
13. Frieda Streibel Diary, 1952-1956
14. Frieda Streibel Funeral Service Book, 7 May 1966
15. Bryce Streibel Childhood Scrap Book
16. Bryce Streibel School Records, 1926-1938, 1941
17. San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
18. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
19. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
20. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
21. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
22. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
23. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
24. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
25. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
26. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
27. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
Box 8
Folder
1. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
2. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
3. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
4. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
5. Lecture Notes, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
6. Tests and Exams, Bryce Streibel, San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, 1947
7. Mortuary Cases prepared by Bryce Streibel, January 1948 to December 1954
8. Streibel Residence in California, 1950-1955
9. 20-30 International, 1950-1954
10. Masonic Lodge, 1961-1976
11. Kent Streibel, 1972-1976
12. Kent Streibel School Records, 1960-1972
13. Bryce Streibel Personal Correspondence, 1947-1994
14. Miscellaneous Personal Items of Bryce Streibel, 1940-1999
15. Streibel Family Farm, 1886-1900
16. Streibel Family Farm, 1981-1992
17. North Dakota Real Estate Trust, 1990-1994
18. Streibel Family Home Maintenance Records
19. Streibel Family Home Maintenance Records
20. Streibel Home Plans
21. Draft of Home Designed by Bryce Streibel
22. Bryce Streibel Property Taxes
23. Tax Receipts, 1955-1977
24. Bryce Streibel Barn, National Trust for Historic Preservation Farm Heritage Award, 1996
25. Bryce Streibel Barn, National Trust for Historic Preservation Farm Heritage Award, 1996
Box 9
Folder
1. Vehicle Purchase Information
2. Vehicle Purchase Information
3. Germantown Baptist Church
4. Fessenden Centennial History, Articles by Bryce Streibel
5. Fessenden Centennial History, Articles by Bryce Streibel
6. Fessenden City Stocks
7. Guest Book (California), 1947, undated
8. Guest Book, 1974
SERIES IV: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
9. June and Bryce Streibel Trust Fund, 1980-1986, undated
10. Relations with University of North Dakota, 1970-1979
11. Relations with University of North Dakota, 1980-1989
12. Relations with University of North Dakota, 1990-1995
13. Relations with University of North Dakota, 1996-1997
14. Relations with University of North Dakota, 1998-2000
15. Relations with University of North Dakota, undated
16. Streibel Exhibit
17. Streibel Hall, 1998
18. Streibel Stamp Collection, 1982-1987
19. Streibel Stamp Collection, undated
20. Theta Chi Fraternity, 1987-1999
21. University of North Dakota Aviation Program, 1976-1982
22. University of North Dakota Aviation Program, 1983-1989
23. University of North Dakota Aviation Program, 1990-1999
24. University of North Dakota Aviation Program, undated
SERIES V: NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ON STREIBEL AND NORTH DAKOTA POLITICS
25. Newspaper Clippings, 1951
26. Newspaper Clippings, 1952
27. Newspaper Clippings, 1955
28. Newspaper Clippings, 1956
29. Newspaper Clippings, 1957
30. Newspaper Clippings, 1958
31. Newspaper Clippings, 1959
32. Newspaper Clippings, 1960
33. Newspaper Clippings, 1961
34. Newspaper Clippings, 1962
35. Newspaper Clippings, 1963
36. Newspaper Clippings, 1964
37. Newspaper Clippings, 1965
38. Newspaper Clippings, 1966
39. Newspaper Clippings, 1967
40. Newspaper Clippings, 1968
41. Newspaper Clippings, 1969
Box 10
Folder
1. Newspaper Clippings, 1970
2. Newspaper Clippings, 1970
3. Newspaper Clippings, 1970
4. Newspaper Clippings, 1971
5. Newspaper Clippings, 1971
6. Newspaper Clippings, 1972
7. Newspaper Clippings, 1973
8. Newspaper Clippings, 1974
9. Newspaper Clippings, 1975
10. Newspaper Clippings, 1976
11. Newspaper Clippings, 1977
12. Newspaper Clippings, 1978
13. Newspaper Clippings, 1979
14. Newspaper Clippings, 1980
15. Newspaper Clippings, 1981
16. Newspaper Clippings, 1982
17. Newspaper Clippings, 1983
18. Newspaper Clippings, 1984
19. Newspaper Clippings, 1985
20. Newspaper Clippings, 1986
21. Newspaper Clippings, 1987
22. Newspaper Clippings, 1988
23. Newspaper Clippings, 1989
24. Newspaper Clippings, 1990
25. Newspaper Clippings, 1991
26. Newspaper Clippings, 1992
27. Newspaper Clippings, 1993
28. Newspaper Clippings, 1994
29. Newspaper Clippings, 1995
30. Newspaper Clippings, 1996
Box 11
Folder
1. Newspaper Clippings, 1997
2. Newspaper Clippings, 1998
3. Newspaper Clippings, 1999
4. Newspaper Clippings, Legislative Reports, 1956-1974
5. Newspaper Clippings, Senate Reports, 1981-1996
6. Streibel Family Newspaper Clippings
7. Newspaper Clippings, Election Campaigns, 1956-1994
8. Fessenden Newspaper Clippings on Bryce Streibel
9. Fessenden Newspaper Clippings on Bryce Streibel
SERIES VI: PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 12
Folder
Box 13
Folder
Box 14
Folder
Box 15
6 items
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 (mixed media) 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.
The following books were separated and placed in the North Dakota Book Collection in the Department of Special Collections.
Bremen, North Dakota: Yesterday and Today , publisher: Milbank, SD 1998
Atlas of Eddy & Foster Counties
75 th Anniversary of the Germantown Baptist Church
Fessenden Diamond Jubilee, 1893-1968 . publisher: Fessenden, North Dakota Diamond Jubilee Book Committee 1968
The Whitewater Gold Bonanza by Nick Guarino. publisher: Wall Street Underground 1994
The Impeached President by Nick Guarino. publisher: Wall Street Underground 1994
Report of the Devil's Lake Basin Interagency Task Force. publisher: Federal Emergency Management Agency 1995
Official Commemorative Centennial Calendar of North Dakota 's History. publisher: Midwest Federal Saving Bank in conjunction with the North Dakota Centennial Committee 1988
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