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COLLECTION SUMMARY
Title:
Benjamin
Reifel papers
Dates:
1905-1990
(bulk 1950-1989)
Creator:
Benjamin
Reifel
Physical
Description:
19.18 linear feet—30 containers, 3 audio cassettes, 24
audio reels, 43 films, 3 video cassettes, 1128 photographs, 140
negatives, 1 slide
Collection number:
MA 9
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 memorabilia, scrapbooks, campaign items, and personal
items related to Reifel’s career as a public servant, especially his
years in the United States Senate and his work with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs. The bulk of congressional material is memorabilia and
scrapbooks and not records related to his term of office. Other
materials are related chiefly to his post-congressional speaking career.
ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION
Provenance:
This is the collection of Ben Reifel, a distinguished South Dakota State
University graduate and native South Dakotan whose achievements include
being the first Sioux Indian elected to Congress. Unfortunately, this
collection represents only a portion of the material created during his
lifetime.
Following Reifel's
death in 1990, an extensive search was conducted for the remainder of
his papers, specifically materials related to his work in Congress. The
search was conducted mainly by Rolly Samp, an associate of Reifel, who
contacted many of Ben's Washington contacts, as well as the Senate
history office. None of the files, which were presumably left in
Washington after he left office, could be located. It can be assumed
that the materials were discarded and subsequently lost.
Although the bulk of
congressional papers are not extant, the remainder of this collection is
not uninteresting. It offers a unique and irreplaceable look at a
unique individual, who was extremely important to the history of South
Dakota State University, and the history of South Dakota.
This collection was
left to South Dakota State University in Ben Reifel's will. It arrived
at the university in early 1990.
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]. Benjamin Reifel papers, MA 9, South Dakota
State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.
D.
Processing
Information:
For preservation purposes, photographs have been separated from the
collection and placed in the Photograph Archives. Each photograph and
negative has been numbered, described and placed onto a photograph
database. See a staff member for assistance.
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:
-
Boy Scouts of
America.
-
Dakota Indians.
-
Legislators—South
Dakota.
-
United States.
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Aberdeen Area Office.
-
United States.
Bureau of Indian Affairs—Officials and employees
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United States.
Congress. House—Members' papers—South Dakota.
BACKGROUND NOTE
Benjamin Reifel was
born on September 19, 1906 in a log cabin near Parmelee, South Dakota,
on the Rosebud Reservation. He was the son of a German-American father,
William Reifel, and a full-blooded Lakota Sioux, Lucy Burning Breast.
Ben Reifel was an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe; his Indian
name was Lone Feather.
He attended both a
Rosebud Reservation boarding school and a county school. He graduated
from the eighth grade at age sixteen and spoke both the Lakota and the
English languages. After working on his parents' farm for three years,
he entered the School of Agriculture in Brookings, S.D. Upon completion
of this high school program in 1928, he enrolled as a special student at
South Dakota State College. He paid his own way through four years of
college, with the aid of one of the first loans made available to Indian
students under the program for the education of Indians recommended by
the Merriam survey. He graduated in 1932 with a Bachelor of Science
degree in agriculture. In his senior year, he was elected President of
the Students' Association. Mr. Reifel married a college classmate,
Alice Janet Johnson of Erwin, SD, on December 26, 1933. They had only
one child, Loyce Nadine, who is married to Emery Andersen.
After graduation in
1932, Ben was hired as boy's advisor at Hare's School in Mission, S.D.
In 1933, he began a long, distinguished career with the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, when he was appointed "farm agent" at Oglala, on the Pine Ridge
Reservation. That first appointment lasted only a year before he was
promoted to "field agent" at the headquarters in Pierre, SD. He was
assigned to promote the new programs under the Indian Reorganization Act
signed by President Roosevelt in 1934. This was a period of drought and
intense hardship on the reservations, and young Ben, although meeting
with counter agitation from some members of the tribes, was
extraordinarily successful in winning support for the Reorganization
Act, first at Pine Ridge and later on other reservations across South
Dakota. He is credited with the major responsibility for making the
programs of the Bureau effective on South Dakota reservations.
World War II
interrupted his career in the B.I.A. Mr. Reifel had been commissioned
as Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1931. In March of
1942, Ben was ordered to active duty and served in the Army until July
1946. He obtained distinction in France and Germany and achieved the
rank of Lt. Colonel. After his discharge, Ben continued his work with
the BIA. He was appointed Tribal Relations Officer and later served as
Superintendent of the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.
In 1949, Mr. Reifel
felt the need to continue his education. He was awarded a scholarship
in public administration at Harvard University, where he received his
Masters Degree in 1950. A John Hay Whitney Foundation Opportunity
Fellowship enabled him to further his education. He completed his
Doctorate in Public Administration in 1952. After graduation, Dr.
Reifel returned once more to the BIA. After a brief period in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs office in Washington, D.C., he returned to Fort
Berthold as Reservation Superintendent. He then served at the Pine
Ridge Reservation and in 1955 was appointed Area Director of the
Aberdeen Area Office in Aberdeen, SD. Now responsible for more than a
thousand employees, and for application of federal policies and programs
among the Indians of South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska, he played
his strongest role as administrator, serving to within three years of
retirement.
During this period and
immediately following, the distinction of Dr. Reifel's career was marked
by several awards. He received the Outstanding American Indian Award in
1956 and the Annual Indian Achievement Award by the "Indian Council
Fire" in 1960. That same year he received the Silver Antelope Award
from the Boy Scouts, also the Silver Beaver, Silver Buffalo, and Gray
Wolf Awards in Scouting. He also received the Department of Interior's
Distinguished Service Award in 1961 for an outstanding career with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
In 1960, Dr. Reifel
resigned from the Bureau to run for Congress in the First District,
South Dakota. He was elected by a substantial margin and served for
five terms as Representative from South Dakota. His political
popularity was reflected in the solid support he received in every
election. He was regarded as a "conservative Republican," and a thinker
who prepared himself well on legislative matters, always able to give a
substantial and thoughtful basis for his stand on issues. He was the
first person of Sioux ancestry to serve in the Congress, and the only
Native American in Congress throughout the 1960's.
While a member of
congress, Dr. Reifel held several important committee assignments. In
his first term, he was appointed to the House Agricultural Committee; in
his second, to the House Committee on Appropriations. Thereafter, he
served as ranking Republican on the House Appropriations subcommittee on
Interior Department Affairs.
Using these important
posts, Congressman Reifel gave distinguished service on behalf of his
constituents. He worked hard for farming interests in South Dakota and
the plains states in general, opposing cuts in farm support programs,
pushing the Oahe irrigation project, and similar matters vital to the
state. At the same time, he continued to work vigorously for Indian
education, with significant accomplishments. A stern opponent of
segregation, he believed that the key to the plight of the Indian people
lay in educational programs enrolling Indian and non-Indian students
together in modern progressive facilities. While in congress Dr. Reifel
gave his support to the Civil Rights Act of 1966 and to the act
increasing the minimum wage. Reifel was instrumental in getting the
Earth Resources Observation Systems center (EROS) located in South
Dakota and in keeping Ellsworth Air Force Base as an active military
base in the state. On a broader national level, he was instrumental in
securing passage of legislation, which created the National Arts Council
and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Despite his popularity
and success, Congressman Reifel decided not to seek reelection in 1970.
Although intending to retire in 1971, he remained very active. He
accepted an appointment by President Nixon as chairman of the National
Capital Planning Commission, and served as Special Assistant for Indian
programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department
of the Interior. He also served as Interim Commissioner of Indian
Affairs during the last two months of the Ford Administration. Ben also
gave many speeches, speaking at Memorial Day and July 4th
celebrations and several high school and university commencement
exercises.
Throughout the 1960's
and 1970's, Ben was a member of several organizations. He was a member
of the Masons, Rotarians, and Elks. He also served on the National
Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church and the National Council of
the Boy Scouts of America. He also served as National president of
Arrow, Inc., an Indian service organization. In 1977, Ben became a
trustee of the South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings, SD and served terms
as their board president in 1982-83. He established the first Native
American collection at the Art Museum in 1977, donating most of his
personal collection.
Since Reifel's
retirement in 1970, he was honored by several South Dakota colleges and
universities. He received honorary doctorates from South Dakota State
University, the University of South Dakota, and Northern State College.
Ben's first wife,
Alice Johnson Reifel, died of pneumonia on February 8, 1972. Ben
remarried on August 14, 1972 to Frances U. Colby of De Smet, S.D. Ben
died of Cancer on January 2, 1990.
SCOPE and CONTENTS
NOTE
This collection is
composed of memorabilia, scrapbooks, campaign items, and personal items
related to Reifel’s career as a public servant, especially his years in
the United States Senate and his work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The bulk of congressional material is memorabilia and scrapbooks and not
records related to his term of office. Other materials are related
chiefly to his post-congressional speaking career.
ARRANGEMENT of the
RECORDS
This collection is
arranged into twelve series:
SERIES I:
Activities, 1950-1988
This series is
composed of activities that Reifel worked on throughout his life. These
items include correspondence and miscellaneous items from Reifel's work
with the Boy Scouts of America, the National Park Service, the South
Dakota Art Museum and the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities.
There are four files of Dakota Territory Citizen Certificates which was
a project Reifel worked on after being elected for the first time.
These include thank you letters from every member of Congress. Also
included are items about Native Americans, trips made by Reifel while in
Congress, and several activities that were executed by virtue of being a
Congressman. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 1.
-
Alumni-SDSU—Aggie
Picnic, 1983
-
Boy
Scouts—Correspondence, 1957-1984
-
Boy
Scouts—Miscellaneous, 1959-1981
-
Dakota Territory
Citizen Certificates—Ab-Ev, 1961
-
Dakota Territory
Citizen Certificates—Fa-Mu, 1961
-
Dakota Territory
Citizen Certificates—No-Ze, 1961
-
Delegation of the
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group, 1962-1967
-
Former Members of
Congress, 1974-1988
-
Freedoms
Foundation at Valley Forge, 1974-1985
Box 2.
-
House Committee
Assignments, 1961-1963
-
The House
Wednesday Group, 1988
-
Moral Re-Armament,
1965
-
National Park
Service, 1970-1974
-
Native
Americans—Arrow, Inc., 1957
-
Native
Americans—Black Hills Claim, 1965-1978
-
Native
Americans—Education, 1970
-
Native
Americans—Forum Inc. of the Great Plains, 1968
-
Native
Americans—Indian Council Fire, 1970
-
Native
Americans—Miscellaneous, 1950-1977
-
Native
Americans—Rosebud Sioux Tribal Election Dispute, 1975-1976
-
Religion—Share
South Dakota, 1961-1969
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Religion—Prayer
Breakfast, 1966-1970
-
Retirement,
1969-1971
-
South Dakota
Committee on the Humanities, 1976
-
South Dakota
Memorial Art Center, 1976-1986
Box 3
-
Trips—Asia, 1964
-
Trips—Chicago,
1960
-
Trips—Ethiopia,
1961
-
Trips—Europe, 1961
-
Trips—Israel, 1961
-
Trips—Southern
European Task Force, 1961
Box 24.
-
Trips—Hong Kong
[oversize], 1961
SERIES II: Awards,
Plaques, 1961-1990
This series is
composed of certificates, medals, ribbons and honors received by Reifel
over the years. Included are commemorations, certificates of
appreciation and honorary degrees. Also included are gavels and medals,
some from the Boy Scouts of America. This material is arranged
alphabetically except for unusual items (i.e. gavels, medals), which are
arranged by size.
The plaques consist of
honors received by Reifel over the years. Included is a plaque from the
Boy Scouts of America, distinguished service awards, and awards from
Sioux tribes and South Dakota State University. This material is
arranged by size.
Box 3.
-
Certificates of
Appreciation, 1960-1986
-
Commemoration,
1990
-
Distinguished
Service, 1957-1984
-
Honorary Degrees,
1971-1981
-
Miscellaneous,
1931-1990
Box 24.
-
Miscellaneous
[oversize], 1970-1971
Box 21.
-
Boy Scouts of
America—Signed Print [oversize], 1984 May 24
-
Gavel—From 2nd
Billionth Board Foot Harvested on the Black Hills National Forest,
1968
-
Gavel—Compliments
of Odin & Lillian Made by Joe Langen, [n.d.]
-
Pick—1720 Inf BOE
(M), 1964 November 30,
-
3 Coins—U.S.S.
South Dakota Battleship "X", 1942
-
Medal—The City of
New York, 1966 May 20
-
Plaque in Velvet
Box—One Fragment of about a million Russian-made shells landed on
Kinmen From Commanding General Kinmen Defense Command Republic of
China, 1962 December 2
Box 22.
Box 30.
-
Boy Scouts of
America to Honorable Ben Reifel in Appreciation for Service to
American Indian Youth Through Scouting, 1967
-
The College of
Home Economics at SDSU Confers Upon Ben Reifel the Title of
"Honorary Home Economist" With All the Privileges and Favors
Thereof, [n.d.]
-
Congressman Ben
Reifel in Grateful Appreciation from the Dell Rapids H.S. Band, 1966
June
-
Distinguished
Service Award of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council, 1978 May 10
-
Presented to Ben
Reifel for Making EROS a Reality, 1972 April 14
-
National Advisory
Council on the Education of Disadvantaged Children, 1974-1978
-
South Dakota
Committee on the Humanities Distinguished Award in the Humanities,
1976
-
South Dakota State
University President's Club of the 80's, [n.d.]
-
The Workshop
Library on World Humor, 1986 May 14
Box 29.
-
All American
Indian Days Award--Outstanding American Indian of the Year
[oversize], 1956
-
Americans for
Constitutional Action the Board of Trustees has Conferred upon Ben
Reifel The Distinguished Service Award [oversize], 1969 November 17
-
Centennial
Certificate [oversize], 1981 June 11
-
SDSU Foundation
Honors Honorable Ben Reifel-Class of 1932 [oversize], 1989
SERIES III: Bureau
of Indian Affairs, 1923-1987
This series is
composed of correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and some
office paperwork and miscellaneous items collected by Reifel during his
years with the Bureau. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 3.
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Correspondence,
1954-1957
-
Map, 1923
-
Miscellaneous,
1950-1968, [n.d.]
-
Newsletters,
1954-1976
-
Newspaper
clippings, 1953-1976
Box 4.
-
Office paperwork,
1940-1987
-
Programs,
1948-1965
SERIES IV:
Campaigns, 1960-1963
This series is
composed of donation and expense material, which includes bank deposits,
statements and receipts, cancelled checks, and receipts related to
advertising, travel and general office expenses. Also included are
committees, sample ballots, schedules, and the South Dakota Republican
Party platform for 1960. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 4.
-
Donations—Bank
Deposits and Receipts, 1960
-
Donations—Pledges,
1960
-
Expenses—Affidavit
of Campaign Expenses, 1960
-
Expenses—Bank
Statements and Cancelled Checks : Alumni/Classmates for Ben, 1960
-
Expenses—Bank
Statements and Cancelled Checks : Reifel Campaign Fund, 1960
-
Expenses—Bank
Statements and Cancelled Checks : Reifel for Congres, 1960
-
Expenses—Bank
Statements and Cancelled Checks : Women for Reifel, 1960
-
Expenses—Receipts
: Advertising, 1960
-
Expenses—Receipts
: General Office, 1960
-
Expenses—Receipts
: Travel, 1960
Box 5.
-
Federal Laws
Relating to Campaigns, 1960
-
-
Reifel for
Congress Committees, 1960
-
Reifel's Stand on
Issues, 1960
-
Sample Ballots,
1960
-
Schedules, 1960
-
Senate
Nominations, 1962-1963
-
South Dakota Press
Service, 1960
-
South Dakota
Republican Party Platform, 1960
Box 24.
-
Ledger [oversize],
1960
SERIES V:
Collected Material, 1950-1987
This series is
composed of material Reifel collected over the years and includes art
books, newspaper clippings, periodicals, programs, poetry, printed
material, and miscellaneous items. Folders are arranged in alphabetical
order.
Box 5.
-
All American
Indian Days, [n.d.]
-
Art Book—Harvey
Dunn Paintings and Drawings, 1974
-
Articles,
1959-1981
-
Bulletin of the
American Museum of Natural History, 1963
-
Clippings—Boy
Scouts, 1955-1984
-
Clippings—Miscellaneous, 1950-1987
Box 6.
-
Clippings—Native
Americans, 1953-1987
-
Clippings—World
Wide Aid Program, 1951 March
-
Congressional
Pictorial Directory, 1968, 1970
-
Hearings Before
the Committee on Rules, 1966, 1968
-
Historical
Overview of the Indian Life in South Dakota, [n.d.]
-
How to Go Broke in
the Tourist Business, 1973
-
Humor—Miscellaneous, [n.d.]
-
Humor—Orben's
Current Comedy, 1983-1984
Box 7.
-
Indian Council
Fire, 1982
-
Institute of the
American West, 1982-1983
-
Miscellaneous,
1956-1986
-
Newsletters,
1967-1982
-
Pamphlets,
1952-1987
-
Poetry, [n.d.]
-
Programs,
1954-1985
Box 8.
-
Reports, 1969-1970
-
Wakinyan:
Contemporary Teton Dakota Religion, 1963
Box 25.
-
Al Hayat—The
American Indians—Yesterday and Today [oversize], 1962 January 18
-
American
Illustrated [oversize], [n.d.]
-
The Hill
Country—Lyndon Johnson's Texas [oversize], 1966 May 9
-
Miscellaneous
[oversize], 1961, 1970
-
What's New
[oversize], 1950 May-June
SERIES VI:
Correspondence, 1946-1989
This series
dates from Reifel's time with the BIA in 1946 until just before his
death in 1990. The bulk of the correspondence is from 1961-71, the
years Reifel served as U.S. Congressman for the First District, South
Dakota. Also included are personal letters from Barry Goldwater, Bob
Dole, George McGovern, Gerald Ford, Hubert Humphrey, Karl Mundt, Lyndon
Johnson, Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, and Spiro Agnew. Folders
are arranged chronological order except for the correspondence from
dignitaries, which is arranged alphabetically.
Box 8.
-
1946-1949
-
1950-1951
-
1952-1953
-
1954-1955
-
1956
-
1957-1959
-
1960
January-February
-
1960 March
-
1960 April
-
1960 May
Box 9.
-
1960 June
-
1960 July
-
1960 August
-
1960 September
-
1960 October
-
1960
November-December
-
1961
-
1962
-
1963
-
1964
-
1965
Box 10.
-
1966
-
1967
-
1968
-
1969
-
1970
-
1971
-
1972
-
1973
-
1974
Box 11.
-
1976-1980
-
1981-1982
-
1983-1987
-
1989
-
[n.d.]
-
Barry Goldwater,
1964
-
Bob Dole, 1970
-
George McGovern,
1960-1970
-
Gerald R. Ford,
1965-1970
-
Hubert H.
Humphrey, 1966
-
Karl E. Mundt,
1960-1965
-
Lyndon B. Johnson,
1964-1966
-
Nelson A.
Rockefeller, 1968
-
Richard M. Nixon,
1962-1970
-
Spiro T. Agnew,
1970
SERIES VII: Family
History, 1905-1987
This series is
composed of biographies of Reifel, educational memorabilia, and family
marriage and death information. Also included is information about
Reifel's military career, and writing about Reifel written by Reifel.
Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 11.
-
Biographies,
[n.d.]
-
Education—Elementary to Doctorate, 1923-1952
-
Marriages and
Deaths, 1905-1972
-
Military,
1927-1935
-
Miscellaneous,
1953-1987
-
Writings, [n.d.]
SERIES VIII:
Memorabilia, 1954-1989
This series is
composed of campaign material; bumper stickers, cards, pins, pamphlets
and flyers, programs, and a US Annotated Code book with Reifel's name
embossed on the front cover. The library received the entire series of
the US Annotated Code, but kept only one book due to space issues. Also
included is presidential inauguration material from John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. These are inaugurations
that Reifel attended and include invitations, booklets, and ticket
memorabilia. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 12.
-
Campaigns—Bumper
Stickers, Cards and Pins, [n.d.]
-
Campaigns—Pamphlets, Flyers and Stationary, [n.d.]
-
Miscellaneous,
1964, [n.d.]
-
Naval Ships,
1962-1967
-
Presidential
Inauguration—Jimmy Carter, 1977
-
Presidential
Inauguration—John F. Kennedy, 1961
-
Presidential
Inauguration—Lyndon B. Johnson, 1965
-
Presidential
Inauguration—Richard M. Nixon, 1969
-
Programs,
1954-1989
-
United States Code
Annotated, 1968
Box 24.
-
Campaign Posters
[oversize], [n.d.]
SERIES IX:
Miscellaneous, 1952-1988
This series is
composed of appointment books from 1954-1979, guest books from Reifel's
office in Washington, D.C., newspaper clippings, periodicals, programs,
press releases, a House of Representatives binder from 1968 and writings
by Reifel. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.
Box 13.
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Appointment Book,
1954
-
Appointment Book,
1955
-
Appointment Book,
955
-
Appointment Book,
1956
-
Appointment Book,
1957
-
Appointment Book,
1958
-
Appointment Book,
1959
-
Appointment Book,
1960
-
Appointment Book,
1960
-
Appointment Book,
1961
Box 14.
-
Appointment Book,
1962
-
Appointment Book,
1962
-
Appointment Book,
1963
-
Appointment Book,
1964
-
Appointment Book,
1964
-
Appointment Book,
1965
Box 15.
-
Appointment Book,
1966
-
Appointment Book,
1966
-
Appointment Book,
1967
-
Appointment Book,
1967
-
Appointment Book,
1968
-
Appointment Book,
1968
Box 16.
-
Appointment Book,
1969
-
Appointment Book,
1969
-
Appointment Book,
1970
-
Appointment Book,
1971
-
Appointment Book,
1976
-
Appointment Book,
1977
-
Appointment Book,
1979
-
Guest
Book—Faulkton, SD, 1960 August 24
-
Guest
Book—Washington, D.C., 1961-1963
-
Guest
Book—Washington, D.C., 1964-1965
Box 17.
-
Guest
Book—Washington, D.C., 1966-1967
-
Guest
Book—Washington, D.C., 1968-1970
-
Guest
Book—Washington, D.C., 1970
-
Guest
Book—Retirement, 1970 June 12
Box 18.
-
Glenard P.
Lipscomb—Memorial Addresses, 1970
-
I Am A Sioux
Indian, 1967
-
Miscellaneous,
1956-1971
-
Newspaper
Clippings—Miscellaneous, 1952-1985
-
Newspaper
Clippings—Native Americans, 1956-1970
-
Newspaper
Clippings—Politics, 1960-1988
-
Newspaper
Clippings—Religion, [n.d.]
-
Periodicals—The
Amerindian, 1960 May-June
-
Periodicals—USD
Bulletin : Institute of Indian Studies, 1979 Nov.
-
Press Releases,
1960-1971
-
Programs,
1960-1971
-
Writings, 1967,
[n.d.]
Box 23.
-
House of
Representatives Binder, 1968
SERIES X:
Speeches, 1955-1983
This series is
composed mainly of speeches Reifel gave at various functions. Included
are Memorial Day and July 4th celebration speeches and
addresses given at high school and university commencement exercises.
Folders are arranged in chronological order.
Box 19.
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1955 March 19
-
1963 September
-
1964
-
1965 May-November
-
1966
February-November
-
1967
June-September
-
1968
February-November
-
1969 October
-
1970 June 2
-
1971 August 11
-
1979 July 4
-
1980
-
1981 May-July 3
-
1982 May
-
1983 May 7
-
[n.d.]
SERIES XI:
Scrapbooks, 1963-1970
This series is
composed mainly of newspaper clippings and campaign advertisements.
Box 20.
-
Campaign
Advertisements, 1964
-
Correspondence,
1965
-
Newspaper
Clippings and Correspondence, 1969-1970
Box 26.
-
Newspaper
Clippings [oversize], 1960
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Newspaper
Clippings [oversize], 1960-1962
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Reifel Shots
[oversize], 1964-1965
Box 27.
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Newspaper
Clippings [oversize], 1966-1967
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Newspaper
Clippings [oversize], 1968-1970
Box 28.
SERIES XII:
Photographs, Media, 1953-1988
This series is
composed of photographs, negatives, audiocassettes, audio reels, films,
and videocassettes.
The audio materials
consist of campaign advertisements for Reifel and the Republican Party
but also includes radio features for E. Y. Berry and Bill Broomfield.
Several audio items detail House bills that Reifel either sponsored or
was in favor of, including a health insurance bill, Medicare and several
farm issues. Some feature radio spots for fund drives for the Red Cross
and the South Dakota Association for Retarded Children. Also included
is luncheon and dinner speaking engagements that feature Reifel as a
speaker or an honoree. An item of note is an interview conducted by
Barbara Fitzgerald for "Kennedy Center Presents." In this interview
Reifel talks about his family history and discusses American Indians in
South Dakota and the federal government's treatment of the Indian on
Reservations. The format of the audiotapes is mainly reels, but also
includes a few cassettes. This material is arranged by size.
The films include
several filmed speeches, many of which are unidentifiable due to the
nature of the media on which they were produced. These will eventually
be transferred to a more usable media.
The bulk of the
photographs are from Reifel's service as an U.S. Congressman.
Box 23.
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Audio, 1960-1985
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Films, [n.d.]
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Miscellaneous
photographs, 1953-1988
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