|
COLLECTION SUMMARY
Title:
Harold W. Shunk papers
Dates:
1911-1993 (bulk 1911-1914)
Creator:
Harold W. Shunk
Physical Description:
1.26 linear feet—3 containers, 1 artifact
Collection number:
MA 3
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 collected stories, publications, speeches and typewritten
transcripts of Wahehe Heirship hearing. Also included are notebooks and
manuscripts containing lists, definitions and transcriptions of many
events related to Lakota history. Many stories told to Shunk when he was
a United States Bureau of Indian Affairs agent are also rewritten in
Shunk’s own hand.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance:
Harold W. Shunk Papers, South Dakota State University Archives, South
Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to research without restriction.
Items in this collection do not
circulate and may be used in-house only.
The papers in the Wahehe Heirship Hearing [photostat
copy] series is restricted due to their fragile condition and poor
quality. Preservation photocopies have been made of these papers and
are available for researcher use. Please see Box 3 Wahehe Heirship
Hearing [preservation photocopy].
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]. Harold W. Shunk papers, MA 3, South Dakota
State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.
D.
Processing Information:
The papers in the Wahehe Heirship Hearing [Photostat copy] series are
photostat copies of the original transcripts. Preservation photocopies
were made of these photostat copies because of their fragile condition
and poor quality. The original photostat copies were retained.
This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt, 2
September 1998 with revisions on June 24, 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.
Names:
Subjects:
-
Cities and towns—South Dakota.
-
Dakota Indians.
-
Indians of North America—South Dakota.
-
Indians of North America—North Dakota.
-
Indians of North America—Folklore.
-
South Dakota—History—Sources.
BACKGROUND NOTE
Harold W. Shunk was born in Philip, South Dakota on July
25, 1907. He married DeLilah E. Wood, a former classmate at Colome High
School, in 1929. After graduating from Southern State College, Shunk
taught school in Tripp County and later on the Rosebud and Cheyenne
River Indian reservations. During World War II, he served as a tank
driver in the South Pacific. He worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
as superintendent of the Sisseton, Turtle Mountain, Standing Rock and
Rosebud Indian agencies beginning in the 1950s.
Upon retiring in 1968, Shunk devoted himself to public
service. He was active in many civic and fraternal organizations and
served on the governing boards of the Rapid City schools, South Dakota
State University, University of South Dakota, and Black Hills State
University. He was also a member of the South Dakota Board of Pardons
and Paroles, Lower Brule Irrigation Board, and Pennington County Housing
Board.
Shunk had a special interest in history, and in addition
to his service to the South Dakota State Historical Society, he hosted
radio and television programs in Rapid City.
Harold Shunk died on April 18, 1998 in Rapid City.
SCOPE and CONTENTS NOTE
The Harold
W. Shunk papers are composed of collected stories, publications,
speeches and typewritten transcripts of Wahehe Heirship hearing.
Collection also includes notebooks and manuscripts containing lists,
definitions and transcriptions of many events related to Lakota history.
Many stories told to Shunk when he was a United States Bureau of Indian
Affairs agent are also rewritten in Shunk’s own hand.
The General series is composed of several stories
and histories on Dakota Indians and towns in South Dakota, publications,
notebooks with hand-written notes, and a small amount of data about
Shunk's time spent with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The artifact
included in this sub-group is mounted steer horns.
The Wahehe Heirship hearing [photostat copies]
series is composed of the Wahehe heirship hearing testimony transcripts.
These hearings were held to determine the descendents of Wahehe, a
Dakota Indian and ancestor of Shunk, at a trial held in the early
1900's. The papers in this series are photostat copies of the original
transcripts.
The papers in the series are restricted due to the
fragile condition and poor quality. Preservation photocopies have been
made of these papers and are available for researcher use. Please see
Box 3: Wahehe Heirship Hearing [preservation photocopy].
The Wahehe Heirship hearing [preservation photocopy],
series is composed of preservation photocopies made of the photostat
copies of the hearing papers. Due to the fragile condition and poor
quality of the photostat copies, these preservation photocopies were
made for researcher use.
ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS
This collection is arranged into three series: General,
Wahehe Heirship hearing [photostat copies], and Wahehe Heirship hearing
[preservation photocopy].
Folders within each series are arranged in alphabetical
order.
SERIES 1: General
Box 1.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Retread Newsletter |
[n.d.] |
|
2 |
Bureau of Indian Affairs - Role with a tribe |
[n.d.] |
|
3 |
Collected stories - "Elizabeth Winyan's addresses" American
Missionary Association |
[n.d.] |
|
4 |
Collected stories - "How Crow King Stopped the Medicine Man" by
unknown |
[n.d.] |
|
5 |
Collected stories - "The Last Buffalo Hunt" by Thomas L. Riggs |
[n.d.] |
|
6 |
Collected stories - "Renegades: The Second Battle of Wounded
Knee" by Susan L. M. Huck |
[n.d.] |
|
7 |
Collected stories - "Rodeo Memory Trail" by Jake Herman |
[n.d.] |
|
8 |
Dakota Indianss - Beliefs |
[n.d.] |
|
9 |
Dakota Indians - The Brule, Teton or Lakota, Dacotah (Sioux) |
[n.d.] |
|
10 |
Dakota Indians - Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society |
[n.d.] |
|
11 |
Dakota Indians - Tiospaye system |
[n.d.] |
|
12 |
Harold W. Shunk writings as BIA superintendent |
[n.d.] |
|
13 |
Harold W. Shunk writings - notes, historical lists, stories |
[n.d.] |
|
14 |
Historical lists - Big Foot massacre at Wounded Knee
click to view |
1890, [n.d.] |
|
15 |
Historical lists - Ration roll Cheyenne Agency |
1886, [n.d.] |
|
16 |
Military posts - Fort Laramie |
[n.d.] |
|
18 |
Personal histories - Cheyenne River students |
[n.d.] |
|
19 |
Personal histories - Colombe family |
[n.d.] |
|
20 |
Personal histories - Harold Jones |
[n.d.] |
|
21 |
Personal histories - Harold W. Shunk on the Cheyenne River
Indian Reservation |
[n.d.] |
|
22 |
Personal histories - Plenty Horses
click to view |
[n.d.] |
|
23 |
Personal histories - Spotted Tail |
[n.d.] |
|
24 |
Publications - "1985 Hall of Fame Inductees: Dakota West," vol.
11, no. 4 - Harold Shunk on page 14 |
1985
December |
|
25 |
Publications - "Chauncey Yellow Robe," by Harold W. Shunk,
Knight Templar, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 5-8 |
1985
January |
|
26 |
Publications - "Chief Crazy Horse, His Career and Death," by E.A.
Brininstoo, et al., Nebraska History Magazine |
1929
December |
|
27 |
Publications - "A Rosebud Review" |
1913 |
|
28 |
Publications - "Harold Shunk's Four R's: Reading, writing, 'rithmetic
and ranching," by Bernie Hunhoff, South Dakota Magazine |
1986
September |
|
17 |
Military posts - Fort Totten |
1867
July 17, [n.d.] |
|
29 |
Publications - "Spalding's Athletic Library National Collegiate
Athletic Association Official Intercollegiate Football Guide,"
Mention of Harold W. Shunk, p. 214 |
1931 |
|
30 |
Reservations - Allotment system |
[n.d.] |
|
31 |
Reservations - Rosebud - CC Camp |
[n.d.] |
|
32 |
Reservations - Standing Rock |
[n.d.] |
|
33 |
South Dakota Hall of Fame |
[n.d.] |
|
34 |
Speeches - Hot Springs Historical Society |
1987
October |
|
35 |
Speeches - Northern State College |
1970
February |
|
36 |
Town
histories - Agar, S.D. |
[n.d.] |
|
37 |
Town
histories - Miller, S.D. |
[n.d.] |
|
38 |
Town
histories - Onida, Eureka, Wewala, Bison, LeBeau, Murdo, Forest
City and Wasta, South Dakota |
[n.d.] |
|
39 |
Town
histories - Onida, S.D. |
[n.d.] |
|
40 |
Five
spiral notebooks - miscellaneous hsitorical lists, notes,
stories |
[n.d.] |
|
41 |
Mounted steer horns; 15 x 32.75 in. |
[n.d.] |
SERIES 2: Wahehe Heirship hearing [photostat copies]
Box
2.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
Correspondence |
[n.d.] |
|
2 |
Index to testimony |
[n.d.] |
|
3 |
Note
from Harold W. Shunk |
[n.d.] |
|
4 |
Question of Divorce |
[n.d.] |
|
5 |
Testimony p. 1-20 |
[n.d.] |
|
6 |
Testimony p. 21-53 |
[n.d.] |
|
7 |
Testimony p. 54-94 |
[n.d.] |
|
8 |
Testimony p. 95-147 |
[n.d.] |
|
9 |
Testimony p. 148-194 |
[n.d.] |
|
10 |
Testimony p. 195-232 |
[n.d.] |
|
11 |
Testimony p. 233-277 |
[n.d.] |
|
12 |
Testimony p. 277-306 |
[n.d.] |
|
13 |
Testimony p. 307-334 |
[n.d.] |
|
14 |
Testimony p. 335-360 |
[n.d.] |
|
15 |
Testimony p. 361-400 |
[n.d.] |
|
16 |
Testimony p. 401-422 |
[n.d.] |
|
17 |
Testimony p. 423-439 |
[n.d.] |
|
18 |
Testimony |
1911
May 1-June 20 |
|
19 |
Testimony |
1911
May 22-23 |
|
20 |
Testimony |
1914
February 24 |
|
21 |
Testimony |
1914
May 20 |
SERIES 3: Wahehe Hiership hearing [preservation
photocopy]
Box 3.
|
Folder |
Description |
Dates |
|
1 |
Correspondence |
[n.d.] |
|
2 |
Index to testimony |
[n.d.] |
|
3 |
Note
from Harold W. Shunk |
[n.d.] |
|
4 |
Question of Divorce |
[n.d.] |
|
5 |
Testimony p. 1-20 |
[n.d.] |
|
6 |
Testimony p. 21-53 |
[n.d.] |
|
7 |
Testimony p. 54-94 |
[n.d.] |
|
8 |
Testimony p. 95-147 |
[n.d.] |
|
9 |
Testimony p. 148-194 |
[n.d.] |
|
10 |
Testimony p. 195-232 |
[n.d.] |
|
11 |
Testimony p. 233-277 |
[n.d.] |
|
12 |
Testimony p. 277-306 |
[n.d.] |
|
13 |
Testimony p. 307-334 |
[n.d.] |
|
14 |
Testimony p. 335-360 |
[n.d.] |
|
15 |
Testimony p. 361-400 |
[n.d.] |
|
16 |
Testimony p. 401-422 |
[n.d.] |
|
17 |
Testimony p. 423-439 |
[n.d.] |
|
18 |
Testimony |
1911
May 1-June 20 |
|
19 |
Testimony |
1911
May 22-23 |
|
20 |
Testimony |
1914
February 24 |
|
21 |
Testimony |
1914
May 20 |
Top |