Identifier

UA 53.18

Dates

1937-2006

Extent

14 linear feet (14 records center boxes) photographs, sound recordings, moving image materials, electronic records

Abstract

Jim Dornbush was a member of the Civil Engineering faculty. He did extensive research and consultation in water pollution control and sanitary engineering. This collection is composed of reports on experiments conducted at the Big Stone Power Plant, collected material, files related to his consulting work with Dorand Engineering Services, personal material consisting of correspondence, class lectures, research, community involvement, and publications.

Historical Note

James Norman Dornbush was born February 16, 1928, at Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Isaac Henry and Beatrice (Yocum) Dornbush. He grew up and graduated from high school at Pollock, South Dakota. He received his bachelor’s degree from South Dakota State College in 1949, and then taught for two years at State. On August 7, 1952, Jim married Maxine Biggar in Brookings. He served in the U.S. Army from July 18, 1952, until September 7, 1953. He earned his master’s degree in public health and sanitary engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1959 and his doctorate in environmental and sanitary engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 1962. In 1964 the Dornbush’s returned to Brookings where Jim was a professor in the Civil Engineering Department at SDSU. He did extensive research and consultation in water pollution control and sanitary engineering.

Jim was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Rotary International, the Elks, and several professional organizations.

Content Notes

The James N. Dornbush papers are arranged into five series: Big Stone Power Plant, Collected material, Dorand Engineering Services, Personal material, and Publications,

Series 1. Big Stone Power Plant.

The Big Stone Power Plant Records are composed of the annual and quarterly reports that describe the experiments Dornbush conducted at the Big Stone Power Plant. Included in this collection is the field file for the water monitoring project with a full report that also contains the laboratory work that covers how the wells in the area compared. Throughout this collection there are also worksheets that contain an in-depth look into the experiments that were conducted.

Series 2. Collected material.

The Collected material consists of city and county reports, researcher’s abstracts and publications, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) material guides, Garrison Diversion Unit data, James River information, OAHE unit stages, city and county plans, along with the Clarifier and OpFlow publications.

Series 3. Dorand Engineering Services.

The Dorand Engineering Services Records are composed of papers from Dornbush's career, including files on consulting work independently with Dorand Engineering Services. The bulk of this material covers consulting for Chef Reddy Foods, Fairfield Products, Inc., McCain Foods, and for the City of Watertown, South Dakota.

Series 4. Personal material.

The Personal material is composed of many personal papers including university correspondence, class lectures, research, charts/data, community involvement, City of Brookings consulting, Students theses and orals, material from conferences and seminars such as the Operators Short Courses.

Series 5. Publications.

The Personal material is composed of many personal papers including university correspondence, class lectures, research, charts/data, community involvement, City of Brookings consulting, Students theses and orals, material from conferences and seminars such as the Operators Short Courses.

SDSU Archives and Special Collections

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https://www.sdstate.edu/sdsu-archives-and-special-collections/university-archives

Language

English

Publisher

South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.

Rights

Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archives are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. There are other materials in the Archive carrying a copyright interest and must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted material.

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