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COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     “Incredible Gladys Pyle” collection

Dates:     1918-1987 (bulk 1981-1984)

Creator:     Jeannette Kinyon and Jean Walz

Physical Description:     0.42 linear feet—1 container, 13 audio cassettes

Collection number:     MA 20

Language:     Collection material in English.

Repository:     South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Abstract:     Collection is composed of research compiled by Kinyon and Walz for the biography “The Incredible Gladys Pyle”.  Included are clippings, correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, research, transcripts and audio cassettes.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance:    This collection was donated to the archives by Jeannette Kinyon and Jean Walz in 1994.

Access Restrictions:     This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Copyright Status:     Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid.

It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)

Preferred Citation:     [Identification of item]. “Incredible Gladys Pyle” collection, MA 20, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing Information:    The audio cassettes were removed to the audio/visual collections for preservation purposes.

This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on 25 June 1999 with revisions on July 7, 2008 (cjg).

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Persons:

• Pyle, Gladys, 1890-1989.

Subjects:

• South Dakota—Biography.

• Women legislators—South Dakota.

• Women teachers—South Dakota.

BACKGROUND NOTE

In 1981, Jeanette Kinyon and Jean Walz began to gather research for a biography of Gladys Pyle, a prominent woman in South Dakota politics.  They interviewed Miss Pyle and researched books, manuscripts, letters, news stories, editorials, and other interviews.  This collection is a small representation of the research gathered for this project.

SCOPE and CONTENTS NOTE

“The Incredible Gladys Pyle” Collection consists of clippings, correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, research, transcripts and audio cassettes.

The clippings include advertisements for the published book and clippings of Gladys Pyle on her 96^th birthday.  The correspondence includes letters on the publication of the book and letters from Gladys Pyle noting corrections for the book.  Included is a handwritten letter from Governor Sigurd Anderson praising Gladys Pyle and her contributions to South Dakota politics.

The financial records are minimal and include itemized lists of expenses.  There are two manuscripts for the book, one is with the published title "The Incredible Gladys Pyle", and the other with an alternative title "Gladys Pyle:  Always a Pioneer".  The transcripts appear to accompany only one set of audiocassettes.  Included with the transcripts are notebooks with interview questions for Miss Pyle.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS

Audiocassettes.

Box 1.

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