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:

• Papers/records/published materials of South Dakota and alumni authors

• Modern political papers, including grass roots politics and political figures associated with South Dakota and South Dakota State University.

• 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.

Information about university archives collections may be accessed through the list below.

Finding Aids are added as collections are processed.
 

Personal Papers

Benjamin Reifel papers
Bert Popowski papers
Beryl Stewart papers
Carol Hepper collection
Dan W. Johnson papers
Donald D. Johnson papers
Edwin C. Graber collection
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn papers
Elmer and Cecile Sexauer papers
F. C. W. Kuehn collection
George C. Biggar papers
Gertrude Stickney Young collection
Grewing manuscript
H. L. Loucks papers
Harold W. Shunk papers
Henry and Inez Johnson journals
Incredible Gladys Pyle collection
Marcus S. Zuber collection
Robert F. Karolevitz papers
Sigurd Anderson papers
Susan A. Jones diary transcription
Theodore W. Schultz papers
Vera Way Marghab papers
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve papers

Association and Organization records

American Association of University Women, Brookings Branch papers
Brookings (S.D.) Rotary Club records
The Dakota Farmer collection
Forum~Ethical Culture Club records
General Federation of Women's Clubs of South Dakota records
South Dakota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences records
South Dakota Community and Family Extension Leaders records
South Dakota Crop Improvement Association Records
South Dakota Dairy Association records
South Dakota Farm Bureau records
South Dakota Farmers Alliance records
South Dakota Farmers Union records
South Dakota Nurses Association records
South Dakota Resources Coalition records
South Dakota State Climate Office records
Women Artists in Collaboration records

Miscellaneous collections

Alton Township, Brookings County (S.D.) records
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company records
Medary Township, Brookings County (S.D.) records
Student Ledger, South Dakota State College

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