ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

DONALD J. AUGUSTIN PAPERS

COLLECTION #: 1338

DATES: 1979-1986

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The Donald J. Augustin Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Donald J. Augustin in June and July of 1996 (Acc.#97-2099).

ACCESS: Available for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Donald J. Augustin was born on May 7, 1934. He grew up in Rugby, North Dakota, and distinguished himself on the Rugby High School basketball team. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota in 1956. While at UND, Augustin earned three varsity football letters and four varsity basketball letters. He was one of UND's famous "stadium rats," having resided in a student room underneath UND Memorial Stadium. He was also active in the local chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and in the UND ROTC Air Force Arnold Aviation Society. From 1956-1960, Augustin served in the Air Force and was stationed in Washington D.C. At this time, he played football for Bolling Air Force Base and basketball for Andrews Air Force Base. Augustin then worked for 13 years as a cost analyst for North American Rockwell. He earned his master's degree in Eastern European and Russian history from California State University at Fullerton in 1974. He then moved to Mission Viejo, CA, and became a cost analyst for the U.S. Postal Service. He has been involved with the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's precision flying team and has conducted considerable research in Eastern European and Russian history. As of 1986, Augustin's personal research library contained 6,400 volumes. This collection includes books on intelligence agencies, military histories, and state histories.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Donald J. Augustin collection contains several history research papers on topics ranging from the history of the Ukraine to the U.S.-Russian arms race to the Nemanya Dynasty and their relationship to Byzantium. The papers were written between 1979 and 1986, and are arranged chronologically. There is also a biographical article from the UND Alumni Review.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Biographical article, UND Alumni Review, 9/86
2. "The History of Communist Political Development in East-Central Europe: (1944-1979)," 1979
3. "The Warsaw Pact Vs. Nato: A study of Modern Weapons and Forces," 1979
4. "Early Serbia, The Nemanya Dynasty and Their Relationship to Byzantium," 1980
5. "The History of the Russian Secret Police: (1565-1917)," 1980
6. "History of the Communist East-Central European & Secret Police Organizations," 1980
7. "History of the Soviet Secret Police (1917-1979)," Part 1 of 2, 1980
8. "History of the Soviet Secret Police (1917-1979)," Part 2 of 2, 1980
9. "American Intelligence Organizations: The OSS and CIA (1940-1982)," Part 1of 2, 1982
10. "American Intelligence Organizations: The OSS and CIA (1940-1982)," Part 2 of 2, 1982
11. "The Military and Political History of the Ottoman Empire: (1300-1924)," appendices, 1982
12. "The Soviet-American Nuclear Arms Race (1945-1983)," Part 1 of 2, 1983
13. "The Soviet-American Nuclear Arms Race (1945-1983)," Part 2 of 2, 1983
14. "A History of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces: (1918-1984)," 1984
15. "A History of the Red Army and Soviet Armed Forces: (1918-1984)," Appendices, 1984
16. "The History of the Ukraine and the Ukrainian Cossacks (1400-1900)," Part 1 of 2, 1986
17. "The History of the Ukraine and the Ukrainian Cossacks (1400-1900)," Part 2 of 2, 1986
18. "The Mobilization and Composition of the U.S. Army (1941-1945),"
19. The Librarian and Staff Luncheon at the Chester Fritz Library
20. Last Will and Testament

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