Elvin Bjorklund Papers

Identifier

 MA96

Title

Elvin Bjorklund Papers

Creator

Elvin C. Bjorklund

Dates

1946-1983

Extent

0.84 linear feet (2 Document Boxes)

Language

English

Repository

South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections
Hilton M. Briggs Library (SBL) Room 241, Box 2115
1300 North Campus Drive
Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: 605-688-5094
Email: arcrefs@sdstate.edu

Access Note

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. This material does not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Preferred Citation

Name of item. MA96, box #, folder #, Elvin Bjorklund Papers, South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.

Elvin C. Bjorklund live from 1908 to 1990 and worked for Soil Conservation Service as deputy state conservationist. He dealt with soil and water conservation needs inventory, flood prevention, and watershed protection. This Collection contains Elvin Bjorklund Soil Conservation Service papers. It is comprised of records on Soil Conservation Service’s works, events, and personnel. Likewise, it has photographs of personnel, conservation, and events.

Elvin C. Bjorklund was born on November 6, 1908. He was born on an eastern South Dakota farm. He attended South Dakota State University and graduated in 1930 with B.S. in civil engineering. In June of 1935, he joined the Soil Conservation Service, as a Project Engineer on controlling wind erosion. At Alcester SD, Bjorklund was the district conservationist from 1938 to 1944. In 1944 he became a conservation engineer for the Lincoln, Nebraska Regional Office. He transferred to Huron, South Dakota State Office to become the deputy state conservationist. In this role he dealt with soil and water conservation needs inventory, flood prevention, and watershed protection. Elvin Bjorklund married Eloys Nelson in 1934 and they had two son Dick and Don. He died July 16, 1990.

This Collection contains Elvin Bjorklund Soil Conservation Service papers. It is comprised of records on Soil Conservation Service’s works, events, and personnel. Likewise, it has photographs of personnel, conservation, and events. There are correspondence between Bjorklund and South Dakota representatives and senators on the Oahe Irrigation Project and the passing of State Director of Soil Conservation Service Ross. D. Davies. Additionally it includes Resource study (1967), Engineer Handbook (1946), South Dakota Conservation Needs Inventory (1970).

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