UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
This collection contains official and unofficial material from all
aspects of the university. It includes publications and records
from many departments on campus, historical material documenting the
earliest days of SDSU, historical records of many campus
organizations, and a complete run of the SDSU Jack Rabbit.
Ephemera and materials related to the university are welcomed.
SDSU Archives strives to collect and maintain
records having permanent historical value to SDSU and wider
community, including administrative records, departmental and
student group records, faculty papers, publications, Agricultural
Experiment and Cooperative Extension materials, and materials from
individuals and organizations associated with the university.
Permanent value of university records may be established 1) by the
State Records Destruction Board through formal records retention
scheduling procedures, or 2) through the appraisal process.
The archives strives to keep preservation copies of all material
published by any department or area of the university. These
materials include, but are not limited to, catalogs, brochures,
flyers, informational bulletins, promotional materials, programs,
and other material printed by organizations related to or a part of
the university.
A preservation copy of all university theses and dissertations is
placed in the closed book stacks of the archives. These items are
processed according to regular library policy.
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MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS
The primary focus of this collection is twentieth century rural
South Dakota. The papers of alumni and individuals related to SDSU
are also included. Significant collections include the papers of
Rep. Ben Reifel, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Robert Karolevitz, and
Bert Popowski. The records of some South Dakota organizations are
also housed here, including the South Dakota Nurses Association, the
South Dakota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, the South
Dakota Resources Coalition, South Dakota Farm Bureau, South Dakota
Farmers Union, and the South Dakota Dairy Association.
SDSU Archives also accepts donations of other
materials that fall into our collecting guidelines. Manuscript
collections come from a variety of sources. Many of the collections
relate to rural life in South Dakota but also included the papers of
alumni. Most of the collections offer significant insight into South
Dakota or the region, but the primary focus of this collection is
twentieth century rural South Dakota. These materials may include:
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Papers/records/published materials of South
Dakota and alumni authors
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Modern
political papers, including grass roots politics and political
figures associated with South Dakota and South Dakota State
University.
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South
Dakota and regional materials—including, but not limited to, the
papers of organizations, local businesses, community figures,
families, and especially material related to farming and its
development in South Dakota.
All material will be treated according to the guidelines set forth
in individual gift agreements governing a particular collection and
the policies and procedures of Special Collections.
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REGIONAL COLLECTIONS
The
primary focus of this collection is collections of material related
to the city and county of Brookings, S.D. and surrounding areas.
Included is the George & Evelyn Norby Collections and Brookings City
Telephone Directories.
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THOMAS A. DASCHLE
CAREER PAPERS
The South Dakota State University Archives acquired in 2005 of the papers of former Congressman and Senator
Thomas A. Daschle, who graduated from SDSU in 1969 with a degree in
political science. This collection documents his distinguished
twenty-six year public career in the U.S. House and Senate.
Tom Daschle was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives in 1978, winning by fewer than 200 votes. He was
reelected three times before running successfully for the U.S.
Senate in 1986. He was reelected twice to the Senate before being
defeated in 2004. Daschle is considered a populist politician, which
helped the Democrat win elections in a predominately Republican
state. Senator Daschle quickly rose to leadership roles within
Congress, becoming the Senate Democratic leader in 1994 and serving
in that position until his defeat in 2004, thus becoming the second
longest serving Senate leader in party history. He was a member of
many committees during his tenure in the U.S. Congress, including
the Senate Finance Committee, the Democratic Policy Committee, the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry, the Veterans and
Indian Affairs Committees, and the Finance and Ethics Committee.
The Thomas A. Daschle Career Papers Collection
consists of more than 2,000 linear feet of materials and over one Tb
of digital objects. The collection includes correspondence and
records, photographs, audiotapes, videotapes and other materials
covering Daschle’s professional life.
NOTE: The Thomas A. Daschle Career
Papers Collection is currently undergoing initial processing.
The tentative date for access and review is January 1, 2009.
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RARE BOOK COLLECTION
Books and serials are housed in SDSU Archives &
Hilton M. Briggs Library Special
Collections because of content, format, age, condition, or
uniqueness are deemed too precious for the regular library
collection. Included are:
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Books signed by significant figures.
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Books determined to have significant monetary
value.
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Books that need special handling.
Books housed in Archives & Special Collections may be
identified by searching the regular library catalog.
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South Dakota Collection
Books in the South Dakota Collection are collected under the
guidelines of the South Dakota Collection collecting policy. Books
housed in Hilton M. Briggs Library Special Collections may be identified by
searching the regular library catalog.
Some of the highlights of the book collection include the rare books
donated by Vera Way Marghab and Holger Bach, as well as private
press materials donated by Windsor Straw. Other materials include
maps and atlases, of both South Dakota and elsewhere, and many
printed items from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVES
This collection includes many photographs from early SDSU,
historical photographs from Brookings and South Dakota, and a wide
range of photographs from individual manuscript collections.
Images held by SDSU Archives
consist of photographs, negatives, slides,
lantern slides and digital images (both scanned and born digital).
There are two basic categories that images fall into, SDSU
photographs and photographs that are part of the university and
manuscript collections. All images will eventually be described,
placed in archival photo sleeves and entered into the image
database. Most images are stored in the photo file cabinets, by
category or collection number.
For patrons wishing to
obtain reproductions please see
Reproduction Services.
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ARTIFACTS
Some artifacts and three-dimensional materials find their way
into the collection, usually as part of a larger donation. SDSU
Archives does not seek these materials out,
but generally will retain those that are donated, particularly if
they have significant value as a part of a collection or otherwise
meet collection policy guidelines for other materials.
Three-dimensional objects that do not meet these criteria will be
handled in the same way as other materials deemed not suitable for
the collection.
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