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NDAC/NDSU Building Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0202

Scope and Contents

The collection contains information on campus buildings. The majority of the materials are on Dakota Field upgrades.

Dates

  • 1923 - 2004

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.

Biographical / Historical

The first record of building maintenance appeared in the Agricultural College Faculty Committee minutes for September 16, 1897. The committee discussed the need for "an annual outlay for repair of buildings" and passed a recommendation to the Board of Trustees that the financial expenditure should come from an additional student fee of one dollar per term.

Since then, the responsibilities for the maintenance and daily operation of the buildings and grounds of North Dakota State University have come under several positions. In 1909, Richard Kraft became the ―Custodian of Buildings. At the same time, George L. Tibert became the Superintendent of Construction to oversee the rapid development of the campus as the institution’s faculty and staff numbers began to swell. Responsibility for the Heating Plant (Power Plant) merged with those for the Buildings and Grounds Department during Erling Q. Thorson’s twenty- eight-year appointment. The present Physical Plant Department is a direct descendent of the Buildings and Grounds Department.

Supervisory responsibility for the Physical Plant passed from the President to the Business Office when it was created in 1948. In 1966, the University created the position of Comptroller, which managed many of the institution's financial aspects. In creating the position of Vice President for Business and Finance in 1969, the responsibilities of the Business Office—including the Physical Plant—were combined with half the responsibility for managing the Computing services on campus.

Physical Plant became Facilities Management on July 1, 2003. Today, Facilities Maintenance is responsible for the overall maintenance, operation, and construction of campus facilities and utilities. The director reports to the Vice President for Business and Finance, and oversees the business services, maintenance and construction, and the operations of facilities management.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by Unknown (UA Acc. 504).

Legal Status

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the NDAC/NDSU Building Records
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives Repository

Contact:
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States