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Alumni Association Collection/
”College on the Hill” Manuscript Collection

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Collection Summary 

Creator:

Amy Dunkle, V. J. Smith, Alumni Association, South Dakota State University
 

Title:

Alumni Association Collection/”College on the Hill” Manuscript Collection
 

Dates:

Inclusive:  1885-2003
Bulk:        2002-2003
 

Abstract:

Collection consists of manuscript materials and research gathered for the writing of the book for the book “College on the Hill.”
 

Physical Description:

3 linear feet—3 containers, 27 images
 

Collection Number:

UA 17.1

Background

“The College on the Hill” is an anecdotal history of South Dakota State University from 1881 to 2003 co-written by Amy Dunkle and V.J. Smith, Alumni Association Director.

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Arrangement and Content

The “College on the Hill” Manuscript Collection sub-group is arranged into series.

Manuscript
Collection Number:
  UA 17.1.1
Dates:  2002-2003
Physical Description: .5 linear feet—.5 container, 27 images
Scope:  This series consists of manuscript materials for the book “College on the Hill.” These are arranged by chapter and include drafts, with revisions, proofs, and images. 

Container List:  UA 17.1.1—”College on the Hill” Manuscript Collection: Manuscript
 

Box

Description

Dates

1

Chapter  1—Born in Politics

2002-2003

 

Chapter  2—A Pioneer's Diary

2002-2003

 

Chapter  3—First Pure, Then Peaceable

2002-2003

 

Chapter  4—Great Legacies

2002-2003

 

Chapter  5—A Dangerous Game

2002-2003

 

Chapter  6—School Songs

2002-2003

 

Chapter  7—School Cheers

2002-2003

 

Chapter  8—Becoming Jackrabbits

2002-2003

 

Chapter  9—Hobo Day

2002-2003

 

Chapter 10—Cowbells

2002-2003

 

Chapter 11—Blue Key Smoker

2002-2003

 

Chapter 12—Coughlin Campanile

2002-2003

 

Chapter 13—Coolidge Sylvan Theatre

2002-2003

 

Chapter 14—Clock Tower

2002-2003

 

Chapter 15—Memorial Gateway

2002-2003

 

Chapter 16—Old Central Archway

2002-2003

 

Chapter 17—Woodbine Cottage

2002-2003

 

Chapter 18—Power Play

2002-2003

 

Chapter 19—Food Fight!

2002-2003

 

Chapter 20—Stadium for State

2002-2003

 

Chapter 21—1971 Engineering Crisis

2002-2003

 

Chapter 22—A Decade of Unrest

2002-2003

 

Chapter 23—Cleve Abbott

2002-2003

 

Chapter 24—The Great Wert Engelmann

2002-2003

 

Chapter 25—A Great Road Trip

2002-2003

 

Chapter 26—Winning Silk Pants

2002-2003

 

Chapter 27—The First National Championship

2002-2003

 

Chapter 28—Tragedy and Triumph

2002-2003

 

Chapter 29—Détente with a Round Ball

2002-2003

 

Chapter 30—Oh, How it Hurt(s)

2002-2003

 

Chapter 31—A Run for Glory

2002-2003

 

Chapter 32—Tossing Critters

2002-2003

 

Chapter 33—The Best

2002-2003

 

Chapter 34—1904 St. Louis World's Fair

2002-2003

 

Chapter 35—A Brush with Royalty

2002-2003

 

Chapter 36—Playing for the Gipper

2002-2003

 

Chapter 37—The Smell of Roses

2002-2003

 

Chapter 38—Peace Pact Meant to be Broken

2002-2003

 

Chapter 39—In Quest of Lingerie

2002-2003

 

Chapter 40—The Fictitious Candidate

2002-2003

 

Chapter 41—Whipping to White

2002-2003

 

Chapter 42—Streaking

2002-2003

 

Chapter 43—1990 Hobo Day Incident

2002-2003

 

Chapter 44—The War to End All Wars

2002-2003

 

Chapter 45—Omar Bradley

2002-2003

 

Chapter 46—December 7, 1941

2002-2003

 

Chapter 47—Hobo Day Lost

2002-2003

 

Chapter 48—The '44 Kings

2002-2003

 

Chapter 49—A University Honors a Hero

2002-2003

 

Chapter 50—The Heartache of Vietnam

2002-2003

 

Chapter 51--'They Were All So Young'

2002-2003

 

Chapter 52—The Little Engine That Did

2002-2003

 

Chapter 53—President Coolidge Visits

2002-2003

 

Chapter 54—Campus Life

2002-2003

 

Chapter 55—Those Nasty Blizzards

2002-2003

 

Chapter 56—A Family Affair

2002-2003

 

Chapter 57—The Day President Kennedy Died

2002-2003

 

Chapter 58—When the College Became a University

2002-2003

 

Chapter 59—The Rules Have Changed

2002-2003

 

Chapter 60—Olivia's Kiss

2002-2003

 

Chapter 61—The Humble Beginnings of Prairie Rep

2002-2003

 

Chapter 62—Dr. Wagner's Marriage Class

2002-2003

 

Chapter 63—Dance for Dystrophy

2002-2003

 

Chapter 64—Horatio's

2002-2003

 

Chapter 65—Odds, Ends and Jackrabbit Tales

2002-2003

 

Chapter 66—Raymond, S.D.

2002-2003

 

Chapter Ideas

2002-2003

 

Chapter—The Places

2002-2003

 

Chapter—The Presidents

2002-2003

 

Correspondence with Amy Dunkle (author)

2002-2003

 

Cover (CD-ROM)

2002-2003

 

Foreword—by V.J. Smith

2003

 

Photographs

2002-2003

 

Photographs—digital

2002-2003

 

Publicity materials

2003, n.d.

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Research
Collection Number:
  UA 17.1.2
Dates:  1885-2003
Physical Description: 2.5 linear feet—2.5 containers
Scope:  This series consists of research gathered for the writing of the book “College on the Hill.”  Included is photocopied material from university related publications and notes from interviews.  This material is arranged alphabetically by topic. 

Container List:  UA 17.1.2—”College on the Hill” Manuscript Collection: Research
 

Box

Description

Dates

1

Administration

1940

 

Administration Building

1913, n.d.

 

Ag Week

1940

 

Agricultural Engineering Building

1957

 

Alcohol (drinking)

1963, 1970, 1988

 

Aldrich, J. M.

1885-1888

 

Alpha Zeta

1930

 

Alumni Association

1925-1930, 1947

 

Ambur, Gilbert M.

1944, 2003

 

Amdahl, Gene

1947

 

Animal House

1951-1958

 

Appropriations

1929, 1938, 1977

 

Arboretum

1961

 

Armory Building (The Barn)

n.d.

 

Athletic Fees

1966

 

Athletics

1896-1959

 

ATO's (Alpha Tau Omega fraternity) from Vermillion Steal Bummobile

1971

 

Augustana College

1969

 

Bailey, Harold

1984, n.d.

 

Band

1902-1961

 

Band to St. Louis

1904

 

Bars

1968

 

Basketball

1958

 

Basketball Game 1984-1985

1984-1985, 1994

 

Beauty Contests

1933-1962, n.d.

 

Bentley, Orville

2003

 

Berg and Bailey Halls

1994

 

Berg, Sherwood O.

1947, 1975-2002

 

Beyett, John

1983

 

Bianchi, Bill

1942, 1998

 

Black Beauty, A Horse's Tale

1897, 1932

 

Blizzards

1908-1985

 

Blue Key Smoker

1912-2002

 

Bookstore

1951

 

Botany Horticulture Building

n.d.

 

Bradley, Omar

1919-1983

 

Briggs, Stephen F.

1908-1976, n.d.

 

Brotherhood Week

1950