Jon Lindgren is a retired Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at North Dakota State University.  He received his Ph.D. from the University of Missouri in 1968.  Lindgren served as the mayor of Fargo from 1978 to 1994 and it was during this time that he became more involved with the construction of a Bridge that would join 12th Avenue North in Fargo with 15th Avenue North in Moorhead, MN.  He opposed the bridge, even before being elected mayou, and strongly disagreed with the Bridge Company's (the company responsible for the eventual construction of the bridge) findings and projected income from the toll-bridge.

The collection contains material Lindgren collected during his terms as mayor relating to the bridge.  Included are newspaper clippings; correspondence; legal agreements between the cities of Fargo and Moorhead; manuals and studies relating to the bridge; and information on the Bridge company.  Also included are Lindgren's own estimates on the daily, monthly, and yearly income from the toll-bridge.. 
 

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