SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
& Hilton M. Briggs Library Special Collections

 
 


Admissions Office
General office records
 

Administrative Information | Search Terms | Background Note | Scope and Contents Note | Arrangement | PDF of Finding Aid
 

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     Admissions Office, General office records

Dates:     1886-2007 (bulk 1955, 2000-2005)

Creator:    Admissions Office, South Dakota State University

Physical description:      0.42 linear feet—1 container, 1 DVD

Collection number:     UA 20.0

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 mainly of promotional material sent to prospective students. Also included is material related to orientation for new students.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance:    This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

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]. Admissions Office, General office records, UA 20.0, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information:     This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on April 1, 1999 with revisions on September 17, 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.

Subjects:

    • Admissions Office—Newsletters—South Dakota State College.
    • Admissions Office—Newsletters—South Dakota State University.
    • Admissions Office—Periodicals—South Dakota State University.
    • Admissions Office—South Dakota State College.
    • Admissions Office—South Dakota State University.
    • Ambassadors—South Dakota State University.
    • Applications—South Dakota State College.
    • Applications—South Dakota State University.
    • Calendars—South Dakota State University.
    • Dakota Agricultural College.
    • Farmers' Institute—Dakota Agricultural College.
    • Grades—South Dakota State University.
    • Graduates—South Dakota State College.
    • Recruiting—South Dakota State College.
    • Recruiting—South Dakota State University.
    • South Dakota State Agricultural College.
    • South Dakota State College.
    • South Dakota State University.
    • Student orientation—South Dakota State University.
    • Summer school—South Dakota State College.

BACKGROUND NOTE 

The Office of Admissions deals with enrollment, and admission and transfer evaluation.

Related material:

South Dakota State University, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., Admissions Office, 1988? [Archives: S537.S6 S601 1988]

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is composed mainly of promotional material sent to prospective students. Also included is material related to orientation for new students. Folders consist of newsletters, miscellaneous pamphlets and other publications describing possible career paths for prospective students of South Dakota State University.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS 

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Box 1.

Folder

Description

Dates

1

Academic ambassadors

2001

2

Admissions Office News

1991 October, 1992 Spring

3

America's Best Colleges edition (U.S. News & World Report article)

2002 September 23

4

Announcement of the Summer Session

1912

5

Announcements for South Dakota Agricultural College

1894-1895

6

Application

1950s circa

7

Around the Campus (pamphlet)

1915 circa

8

Business Training for Rural South Dakota

[n.d.]

9

Calendar - SDSU the friendly place

1974

10

Careers for Women

[n.d.

11

Circular of Information for State Agricultural College

1893

12

Classification

1890-1902

13

Close Up: SDSU

1999

14

Collegegram

1955

15

Dakota Agricultural College - Spring Term announcement

1886

16

Dakota Agricultural College - Summer announcement

1888-1889

17

Early registration information

2005

18

Education with a purpose (brochure)

[n.d.]

19

An Eye Opener on the South Dakota State College

[n.d.]

20

Farmers' Institute (program)

1888

21

General information fact sheet

1985 circa

22

Get the Jump on Father Time

1952

23

Improving the odds...

[n.d.]

24

Info sheets

2000-2004

25

Information bulletin

1961

26

Jackrabbit reception (invitation)

2006 April 2

27

Jobs held by graduates of South Dakota State College

1937

28

Junior Day (mailer)

2000

29

Leaders in Technology (pamphlet)

2007 circa

30

Little Stories of Success

[n.d.]

31

Mid-term deficiencies (memo)

2004

32

New Student Orientation (dvd)

2005

33

Opportunities in the biggest business - agriculture

[n.d.]

34

Pamphlets, brochures

2000

35

Pocket manual useful information

1897

36

Posters - Student ambassadors

2000-2003

37

Program for Farmers' Excursion to South Dakota State College

1908

38

Prospectus

1978 October

39

Recruiting mailer

2003

40

Sam and Sue Senior Information letter

1955

41

SDSC and what it offers

1925 circa

42

SDSC View Book

1935 circa

43

SDSU-Native American Programs

1991

44

SDSU Up Front

1985

45

A Snapshot of SDSU

1980 circa

46

South Dakota's Land Grant College

[n.d.]

47

Souvenir views of the South Dakota State College

[n.d.]

48

State College in the news

1955

49

Student organizations, majors list, financial aid, housing, admission process, accreditation, food service

[n.d.]

50

TGIF! - SDSU Informative Day

1989-1990, 2000

51

Thanks...

1975 circa

52

Undergraduate application for admission

1986

53

Vision and skill

[n.d.]

54

Welcome to SDSU

[n.d.]

55

What does it take to go to college?

[n.d.]

56

Where the exceptional is the rule

1992

57

You can attend SDSC

[n.d.]

58

You can go anywhere from here!

2005

59

You can learn flying at SDSC

1954-1955

60

You'll like State College

[n.d.]

61

Your next step - Guide for college-educated women

1960s circa

62

Your State College and You

[n.d.]

63

Your State College - Facts Book

1961-1962

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