Collection ColMss2 - Teton Dam Collection

Introduction

Teton Dam Collection

Oral History reports and newspaper articles

Collection processed by Kara Oxnam

Register created and edited by Kara Oxnam and Luke Kirkham

Date: April 2, 2002

Physical Description: 5.4 linear feet (13 Boxes)

Biographical Sketch of / Agency History

Scope and Content

The Teton Dam Disaster Collection is a compilation of newspaper articles, oral histories, accounts received, as well as published materials.

Newspapers
The newspaper articles are copies of the original newspapers that published articles concerning the disaster. Newspapers include the Rexburg Standard Journal, Idaho Falls Post Register, and the Pocatello Idaho State Journal.

Oral History Project
The Teton Oral History Program is a joint oral history program of the History Departments of Utah State University, Ricks College, and the Idaho State Historical Society. W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Idaho State Legislature, Idaho State Historical Society, and the National Endowment of the Humanities funded the Teton Oral History Program. The purpose is to gather and preserve information for historical and scholarly use concerning the Teton Dam Disaster.

Accounts Received
The accounts received are histories voluntarily submitted by members of the community to share their experiences.

Published Materials
Published materials have also been added to the collection including government reports on the failure of the dam.

More information on the Teton Dam Disaster can be found in Manuscript Collection 15 the David L. Crowder Papers.

 

Inventory

Box 1

  

Teton Dam Flood; Newspaper clippings and Survey Cards
   

Box 2

  

Teton Flood Oral History Collection Vol. 1-3
   

Box 3

  

Teton Flood; Published Material and Ward Assignments
   

Box 4

  

Ward Help Information and Ward Expenses

Fd 1

Teton Dam Failure

Fd 2

Teton Dam Claims

Fd 3

Teton Dam

Fd 4

The day the Teton Dam broke

Fd 5

Time magazine; Teton Dam

Fd 6

Mennanite Disaster Service

Fd 7

Flood Stuff

Fd 8

Chain Saw check out

Fd 9

Volunteer help assignments

Fd 10

Miscellaneous

Fd 11

Ward Farms

Fd 12

Wards: Egin, Bench, Wilford, Salem, Sugar, Roberts

Fd 13

Misc. Buildings; seminaries, R.S. Dist. Center-Rxbg, Tabernacle

Fd 14

Rexburg Stake; wards: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12
   

Box 5

  

Oral History Reports; Teton Dam Disaster

Fd 2

Anderson, Clyde

Fd 3

Andrus, Gaylon Rich

Fd 4

Andrus, Gloria G.

Fd 5

Andrus, Alyn B.

Fd 6

Archibald, David W.

Fd 7

Ard, Myrtle W.

Fd 8

Ard, William

Fd 8

Bagley, Gaylen W

Fd 9

Bagley, Gaylen W

Fd 10

Bagley, Layle

Fd 11

Bake, Margaret

Fd 12

Barrus, Ruth H.

Fd 13

Bates, Orrin Raymon

Fd 14

Bean, Harold

Fd 15

Beck, Mary Ann

Fd 16

Bennion, Rex

Fd 17

Birch, Paul

Fd 18

Bird, Verl

Fd 21

Boyle, Nile Leroy

Fd 22

Bonner, John

Fd 23

Brewster, Sam F.

Fd 24

Brown, Hettie Burke

Fd 25

Brown, Max

Fd 26

Browning, Clarie

Fd 27

Calderwood, Jay (A)

Fd 27

Camp, Irma R. (B)

Fd 28

Carlson, Roxanne Lorie

Fd 29

Carter, William P.

Fd 30

Case, Garrett E.

Fd 31

Christiensen, Jeff

Fd 32

Clements, Trudy

Fd 33

Coates, Lawrence

Fd 34

Cole, Veion Brown
   

Box 6

  

Oral history reports; Teton Dam Disaster

Fd 1

Congdon, Andrea

Fd 2

Cureton, Matt

Fd 3

Davenport, Ann

Fd 4

Eld, Marvin

Fd 5

Ellis, Don

Fd 6

Fife, Ronald K.

Fd 7

Forbush, Jack

Fd 8

Forsyth, Grace

Fd 9

Fowler, Don

Fd 10

Fowler, Janele

Fd 11

Fransen, Mr. And Mrs. George

Fd 12

Frederiksen, Mary L.

Fd 13

Fronk, Ted L.

Fd 14

Frost, Charles I.

Fd 15

Fuller, Kendell

Fd 16

Fullmer, Bettie Francine

Fd 17

Fullmer, Fremont and Golda

Fd 18

Fullmer, Theo Charles

Fd 19

Gage, Norman J

Fd 20

Galbraith, John

Fd 21

Gee, Clendon

Fd 22

Gee, James R.

Fd 23

Genta, Ellen

Fd 24

Gibson, Ruth

Fd 25

Gifford, Carolyn

Fd 26

Godfrey, Diana

Fd 27

Griffeth, Rama Drury

Fd 28

Grigg, Daryl Wayne

Fd 29

Hall, Garth Victor

Fd 30

Hansen, Keith L.

Fd 31

Harmon, Phillip M.

Fd 32

Hart, Eldon C.

Fd 33

Hilterbrand, Vernel

Fd 34

Hoglund, Iris

Fd 35

Hoglund, Raymond Walter

Fd 36

Holman, Lora Hadlock
   

Box 7

  

Oral History Reports; Teton Dam Disaster

Fd 1

Hostetter, C. Nelson

Fd 2

Howell, Kenneth

Fd 3

Hubscher, Arthur

Fd 4

Huskinson, Ralph

Fd 5

Hybels, Marilyn

Fd 6

Jenkins, Vernon

Fd 7

Jensen, Donald Niels

Fd 8

Jenson, L. Sid

Fd 9

Johnson, Carl J.

Fd 10

Kauer, Douglas S.

Fd 11

Kennedy, Michael B

Fd 12

Kinghorn, Brent

Fd 13

Klinger, Dell

Fd 14

Kriz, Lottie

Fd 15

Laird, McKean O.

Fd 16

Leonard, Jenni

Fd 17

Lowe, Gerald Jay

Fd 18

Manwaring, O. Elwood

Fd 19

Marlor, J. Kent

Fd 20

Mason, Carole

Fd 21

Meservy, Oliver K.

Fd 22

Miller, Wood

Fd 23

Moon, Zeruah

Fd 24

Morris, Barbara

Fd 25

Mortensen, Paul R.

Fd 26

Moss, Ronnie E.

Fd 27

Muir, Lynette

Fd 28

Nelson, Henry

Fd 29

Nelson, Judy

Fd 30

Nichols, Dale Darnell

Fd 31

Niederer, Sharyn

Fd 32

Niederer, William

Fd 33

Nielson, John D.

Fd 34

Nyborg, Alan J. Mr. And Mrs.

Fd 35

Peterson, Lester J.

Fd 36

Peterson, Lola A.

Fd 37

Peterson, Floett G.

Fd 38

Pieper, Albert A.

Fd 39

Porter, Arthur C.

Fd 40

Price, Carol Ann

Fd 41

Price, Sandra
   

Box 8

  

Oral History Reports; Teton Dam Disaster

Fd 1

Prows, Bernard

Fd 2

Reed, Sandra Armitta Isaacson

Fd 3

Remington, Tom E.

Fd 4

Ricks, Berniece W.

Fd 5

Ricks, Mark G.

Fd 6

Ricks, Shanna

Fd 7

Ricks, Norman E.

Fd 8

Risenmay, Jay

Fd 9

Robinson, Elaine

Fd 10

Rogers, Stephen William

Fd 11

Rogers, William Henry

Fd 12

Romrell, Brent and Arlene

Fd 13

Romrell, Lynn

Fd 14

Rydalch, Donald

Fd 15

Saunders, Larry

Fd 16

Saurey, Gwili

Fd 17

Schofield, Marilyn

Fd 18

Scoresby, Fred L

Fd 19

Scoresby, Wanda

Fd 21

Shirley, Leslie and Ethellynn

Fd 22

Shirley, Mack

Fd 23

Shirley, Rodney

Fd 24

Shirley, Ross

Fd 25

Shirley, Shanna

Fd 26

Smead, Mada W.

Fd 27

Smith, Eric

Fd 28

Sonderegger, Ferron W.

Fd 29

Sonderegger, Ferron

Fd 30

Sonderegger, Marilyn Hansen

Fd 31

Stevens, David

Fd 32

Stevenson, Afton

Fd 33

Stoddard, Norma

Fd 34

Stone, George

Fd 35

Stucki, J. Wendall

Fd 36

Swensen, Laren
   

Box 9

  

Oral History Reports; Teton Dam Disaster

Fd 16

Thompson, Carolyn

Fd 17

Thompson, Larry G.

Fd 18

Thompson, Lora

Fd 19

Thompson, Robert

Fd 20

Vance, Nola Browning Thomas

Fd 21

Walker, Lola

Fd 22

Ward, Rueland

Fd 23

Weick, Dawn

Fd 24

Wescott, David

Fd 25

Widdison, Garr

Fd 26

Widdison, Lillie D.

Fd 27

Wilding, David

Fd 28

Wilding, David Dewayne

Fd 29

Williams, H. Lynn

Fd 30

Willmore, George

Fd 31

Wood, Walters Hendry

Fd 32

Worrell, Robert

Fd 33

Yorgason, Blaine M.

Fd 34

Zirker, John
   

Box 10

  
 
   

Box 11

  

Teton Dam Disaster

Fd 1

Nelson, Flint

Fd 2

Nelson, Crystal

Fd 3

Clippings and publications

Fd 4

Civic and community correspondence

Fd 5

Finance materials

Fd 6

Interviews with Bishops and First Presidency Message

Fd 7

Ricks College; News Release

Fd 8

Civic Defense Command Post

Fd 9

Lori Ann Wilkins

Fd 10

Jim McClure

Fd 11

Ricks College

Fd 12

William and Mary Walker

Fd 13

John Clarke

Fd 14

C.H. Brownings

Fd 15

Larry Hibbert and Brent Hall

Fd 16

Jerry Glenn

Fd 17

Clem Thompson

Fd 18

M.D. Morrell

Fd 19

Blackfoot News. Tragedy: a chronology of the Teton Dam disaster
   

Box 12

  

Teton Dam Disaster - Account Received Summer 1977
   

Box 13

  

Published Materials