Collection Dates: 1951 -- 1975
2 linear ft.
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Table of Contents
Box 1 Governor’s veto messages -- US Armed Forces vs. alcoholism
Box 2 Speeches, A - H
Box 3 Speeches, I - N
Box
4 Speeches, O - Y
Norman Arthur Erbe
was born in Boone, Iowa, on October 25, 1919. He served with the US Army as
an infantry company commander from 1941 -- 1942. From 1943 until 1945, he was
a pilot in the US Air Force. Erbe graduated from the University of Iowa in 1946
and earned his law degree the following year. Returning to his hometown, he
became a partner in the law firm of Doran & Erbe. He was Iowa’s Attorney
General from 1956 until he was elected Governor in 1960. During his term, appropriations
for education were increased, legislative districts were reapportioned, and
certain prison reform measures were enacted. He lost his reelection bid to Harold
Hughes. Erbe’s indecisiveness on the “liquor-by-the-drink” issue
probably cost him the election. Following his term as governor, Erbe held a
number of positions including one as the regional representative of the Secretary
of the US Department of Transportation. Norman Erbe died on June 8, 2000, at
the age of 80.
The papers of Norman A. Erbe consist of two linear feet of manuscripts dating from 1952 to 1975. Arranged alphabetically, the papers include correspondence from Thomas E. Martin, H.R. Gross, John Kyl, Robert D. Blue, and Donald B. Johnson. Liquor-by-the-drink was the hottest issue in Iowa during Erbe’s time in office and the papers reflect that with Iowa Liquor Control Commission investigations, correspondence, and printed materials. There are also three boxes of speeches, ranging in topics from agriculture to traffic.
Erbe, Norman. Ringside
at the Fireworks. Des Moines, Iowa : Toreador Press, 1997.
Special Collections Iowa Authors, no call number
Clippings, 1981 -- 1998
Governor’s veto
messages, 1961
Honorary Colonels, 1960 -- 1961
Inaugural correspondence, 1960 -- 1961, including letters from: Thomas E. Martin, H.R. Gross, John Kyl, Robert D. Blue, and Donald B. Johnson
Iowa Liquor Control Commission:
Financial and operating statements, July 1960 -- January 1961Investigations:
1952 -- 1961County lists
Individual State Income Tax returns, 1956 -- 1959
Truck and car operating statements, July 1960 -- January 1961
Correspondence, 1960 -- 1961
Miscellaneous printed material, undated
Photograph, used for campaign postcard, 1962
US Armed Forces vs.
Alcoholism, including “The Saga of Chief Butler” by Frederick R. Cushing,
1961
Box
2
Speeches:
Agriculture, 1961Anniversaries, 1961 -- 1962
Dedications, 1962
Education, 1961 -- 1962
Efficiency in government, 1961 -- 1962
Governors’ conferences, 1961 -- 1962
History, 1961 -- 1962
History II
Speeches (cont.):
Industry, 1962Labor, 1962
Miscellaneous, 1962
More Pride in Iowa, 1962
Municipalities, 1962
National Guard, 1962
Speeches (cont.):
Organizations, 1962Regional councils, 1969
Religion, 1961
Transportation and traffic, 1961 -- 1975
Transportation and traffic II
Youth and aged, 1961
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