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COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     SDSU Buildings and Landmarks collection

Dates:     1878, 1910-2008 (bulk 1955-1975)

Creator:    South Dakota State University

Physical description:      4.71 linear feet—5 containers, 1 architectural model, 8 photographs

Collection number:     UA 48

Language:     Collection material in English.

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

Abstract:     Artificial collection composed of collected materials, publications and papers of various buildings and landmarks located on the campus of South Dakota State University.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance:     Some of these files were found in the archives stacks in the fall of 1997.  There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be here. Other parts of the collection are made up of material that arrived in the archives through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

Ben Mohning donated his paper “A History of Woodbine Cottage;” which he wrote for the Methods and Philosophy of History course; to the Archives in 2004.

Darrell DeBoer transferred the report of fire loss of the Agricultural Engineering Building (1899-1957) to the Archives in 2004.

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]. SDSU Buildings and Landmarks collection, UA 48, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information:     This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on May 6, 2003 with revisions on November 5, 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:

• Bianchi, CPT Willibald C.

• Coolidge, Calvin—Speeches, addresses, etc.

• Thorsness, COL (Ret.) Leo K.

 Subjects:

• Agricultural Engineering Building, 1899-1957—South Dakota State University.

• Agricultural Engineering Building, 1959—South Dakota State University.

• Agricultural Experiment Station Buildings—South Dakota State University.

• Agricultural Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Agronomy buildings—South Dakota State University.

• Agronomy Seed House—South Dakota State University.

• Alvida Myre Sorenson Center—South Dakota State University.

• Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory—South Dakota State University.

• Animal Science Complex—South Dakota State University.

• Bailey Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Barns—South Dakota State University.

• Berg Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Buildings—South Dakota State University.

• Caldwell Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Central Farm—South Dakota State University.

• Central—South Dakota State University.

• Christy Ballroom—South Dakota State University.

• Coolidge Sylvan Theatre—South Dakota State University.

• Coughlin Campanile—South Dakota State University.

• Coughlin Campanile—Carillon—South Dakota State University.

• Coughlin-Alumni Stadium—South Dakota State University.

• Crothers Engineering Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Dairy Bacteriology Building—South Dakota State University.

• Dairy Research and Production Unit—South Dakota State University.

• Dairy Research and Training Facility—South Dakota State University.

• Dairy-Microbiology building—South Dakota State University.

• Dean of Agriculture residence—South Dakota State University.

• Development Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Dormitories and Student Housing Committee—South Dakota State University.

• East Men’s Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Enterprise Institute—South Dakota State University.

• F.O. Butler Ranch—South Dakota State University.

• Fishback Center—South Dakota State University.

• Frost Arena—South Dakota State University.

• Guilford C. Gross Pharmacy Addition—South Dakota State University.

• Hansen Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Heat/Power Laboratory—South Dakota State University.

• Hilton M. Briggs Library—South Dakota State University.

• HPER Center—South Dakota State University.

• Innovation Center—South Dakota State University.

• John Ervine Bylander Courtyard—South Dakota State University.

• Laboratory Pre-school—South Dakota State University.

• Land—South Dakota State University.

• Landmarks—South Dakota State University.

• Libraries—South Dakota State University.

• Lincoln Memorial Library—South Dakota State University.

• Lincoln Music Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Medary Commons—South Dakota State University.

• Memorial Park—South Dakota State University.

• Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory—South Dakota State University.

• Nursing, Family & Consumer Science, Arts & Sciences Building and Rotunda—South Dakota State University.

• Nursing, Home Economics Building—South Dakota State University.

• Old Central—South Dakota State University.

• Oscar E. Olson Biochemistry Laboratories—South Dakota State University.

• Performing Arts Center—South Dakota State University.

• Plant Pathology—South Dakota State University.

• Poultry and Turkey Research—South Dakota State University.

• Printing and Rural Journalism—South Dakota State University.

• Pugsley Continuing Education Center—South Dakota State University.

• Pugsley Student Union—South Dakota State University.

• Residence halls and commons—South Dakota State University.

• Rotunda for the Arts & Sciences—South Dakota State University.

• Scobey Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Seed Service building and greenhouse—South Dakota State University.

• Shepard Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Solberg Hall—South Dakota State University.

• South Dakota Art Museum—South Dakota State University.

• South Dakota Memorial Art Center—South Dakota State University.

• Stadium for State Steering Committee—South Dakota State University.

• Stanley J. Marshall Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Center—South Dakota State University.

• Tompkins Alumni Center—South Dakota State University.

• University Student Union—South Dakota State University.

• Wahlstrom Rom—South Dakota State University.

• Walking tour—South Dakota State University.

• Wellness Center—South Dakota State University.

• West Hall—South Dakota State University.

• Wintrode Student Success Center—South Dakota State University.

• Woodbine Cottage—South Dakota State University.

• Yeager Hall—South Dakota State University.

BACKGROUND NOTE

The SDSU Buildings & Landmarks record group is made up of very small artificial collections of material about certain building or landmarks that have existed or still exist on the campus.  Material is added as it is unearthed.  No attempt is made to systematically collect this information.  The files consist of such materials as dedication programs, correspondence, clippings, architectural plans and drawings, and photographs among other things.  The files of each building or landmark vary.

Related material:

Coolidge, Calvin, Address of President Coolidge dedicating the Lincoln Memorial Library at the South Dakota State College, Brookings, S. Dak., Saturday, September 10, 1927, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 1927. [Archives: S537.S6 S60805 1927]

General Federation of Women’s Clubs of South Dakota Records/Memorial Art Center Campaign Records, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., [Archives: MA 28.2]

Gray, Flannery, Allan Gray and Davis Gary, Gray’s watercolors collection [art reproduction]: Coughlin Campanile, Ringoes, N.J., Gray’s Watercolors: College Watercolor Groups, 197? Artifact collections, South Dakota State University Archives [Archives: AR 1]

Gray, Flannery, Allan Gray and Davis Gary, Gray’s watercolors collection [art reproduction]: Lincoln Music Hall, Ringoes, N.J., Gray’s Watercolors: College Watercolor Groups, 197? Artifact collections, SDSU Archives & Special Collections [Archives: AR 1]

Gray, Flannery, Allan Gray and Davis Gary, Gray’s watercolors collection [art reproduction]: Coolidge Sylvan Theatre, Ringoes, N.J., Gray’s Watercolors: College Watercolor Groups, 197? Artifact Collections, South Dakota State University Archives [Archives: AR 1]

Hallman, Clark N., Charles L. Coughlin and the Coughlin Campanile selected resources [electronic resource], Brookings, S.D., C. Hallman, 1997. <http://lib.sdstate.edu/campanile/campmenu.html>

Harrison and Rippel Site Planning Consultants, South Dakota State University: summary statement, long range master plan, Ames, Iowa, Harrison and Rippel, 1965. [Archives: S537.S6 S60171 1965]

Headley, John W., Fire loss of Agricultural Engineering Building, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State College, 1957. [Archives: S537.S6 A32]

Hengeveld, Derek W., Comparison of the performance of the H. M. Briggs Library’s cooling system with manufacturer’s rated performance and a common mathematical model, Thesis (M.S.)—Mechanical Engineering Dept., South Dakota State University, 1998. [archives: LB2385.H3874 1998]

Palliser, Palliser & Co., Palliser’s American cottage homes, Bridgeport, Conn.: The Firm, 1878. [Archives: NA7207.P34 1878 oversize—Fragile, Restricted use]

Photograph Archives, Buildings & Landmarks, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., Consult a staff member for assistance with this material. [Archives: PA 1]

South Dakota Art Museum Collection, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. [Archives: UA 38]

South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Brookings, South Dakota building survey, 1949-1959, Brookings, S.D., The College, 1949. [Archives: S537.S6 S60911 1949]

South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, South Dakota State College building needs: immediate and future, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State College, 1952. [Archives: S537.S6 S60912]

South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Student Association, Presenting State College Union: student social center, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State College, Student Association, 1940. [Archives: S537.S6 S609107 1940]

South Dakota State University, A stroll down memory lane: a walking tour of the SDSU campus, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, 1982. [Archives: S537.S6 S60913 1982]

South Dakota State University, Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory and College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Background information for the Northern Plains Biostress laboratory feasibility study, Brookings, S.D., College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, 1988. [Archives: S537.S6 S6025 1988]

South Dakota State University, Physical Plant, South Dakota State University Physical Plant service guide, Brookings, S.D., The Plant, 1990, [archives: S537.S6 S60915 1990]

South Dakota State University, Physical Plant, South Dakota State University Physical Plant service guide, Brookings, S.D., Physical Plant, South Dakota State University, 2005, [Archives: S537.S6 S60915 2005]

South Dakota State University, Pugsley Union, Annual union report, Brookings, S.D., University Student Center, 1970-1975. [Archives: S537.S6 A53]

South Dakota State University, Space utilization report, spring semester 1966, South Dakota, South Dakota State University, 1966. [Archives: L200.S614]

South Dakota State University, The inaugural celebration of Dr. Peggy Gordon Elliott (videorecording): presents highlights...including groundbreaking ceremonies at…the Animal Resource Wing of the Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory…, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, 1998. [SD Collection: S537.S6 S60935 1998 Video]

South Dakota State University, University Student Union, Annual union report, Brookings, S.D., University Student Center, 1970-1975. [Archives: S537.S6 A53]

South Dakota Temporary State Building and Planning Commission, South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts building survey, Brookings, S.D., The College, 1955. [Archives: S537.S6 S60911 1955]

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is an artificial collection composed of collected materials, publications and papers of various buildings and landmarks located on the campus of South Dakota State University. Material is added as it is unearthed. No attempt is made to systematically collect this information.

The general files series is composed of miscellaneous material which are not defined or affiliated with a particular building or landmark of the university, or which span more than one building or landmark of the university.

The Agricultural Engineering, 1899-1957 series is composed of a report on the fire loss of Agricultural Engineering building on January 22, 1957.

The Agricultural Engineering Building was built in 1959 at a cost of $686.872. This series is composed of correspondence, preliminary sketches, dedication material, a general building plan and bids.

The Agricultural Experiment Station Buildings series is composed of a specification book for maintenance and repairs for the Agricultural Experiment Station buildings located at Highmore, South Dakota.

The Agricultural Hall was built in 1952 to house the growing Agricultural Departments on campus. Its layout included not only office space, but laboratories, lecture halls and classrooms.  This was the first building on campus dedicated entirely to the study of agricultural disciplines.  Its use remains the same today. This series is composed of bids, correspondence and a dedication program.

The Agronomy buildings series is composed of correspondence and dedication material as well as Plant Pathology material and an agreement with the architect for the Seed Service Building and Greenhouse.

The Alvida Myre Sorenson Center series is composed of correspondence, plans and specifications.

The Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Laboratory is the culmination of many years of concerted effort by numerous groups and individuals representing every facet of the livestock and poultry industries of South Dakota.  The 1966 South Dakota Legislature recognized the need for such a facility and the potential benefits to the economy of the state, appropriated funds for constructing and equipping such a laboratory.  Built in and dedicated in 1968 the building was remodeled in 1995. This series is composed of bids, plans, reports, dedication material, resolutions, request for budget, and operations and inspection of construction material.

The Animal Science Complex series is composed of dedication material.

The Barns series is composed of material about various barns, research and production units, and training facilities associated with South Dakota State University.

The Central Hall was the first building on campus, it was originally known as College Hall.  It was completed only after President George Lilley donated 1/3 of his salary ($500.00) to complete the building.  It served the college in every capacity: dormitory, dining room, library and museum, as well as housing for classrooms and offices.  It was torn down in 1962 to make room for Shepard Hall. Central, as its name implies, was the center of campus for much of its existence. This series is composed of a report on inspection.

The Coolidge Sylvan Theatre was designed by State’s art professor Ada B. Caldwell, the Coolidge Sylvan Theatre was dedicated by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927, along with the Lincoln Library.  Decorated with gates hand-forged on the campus of SDSU Coolidge Sylvan Theatre was built to host outdoor cultural events, the theatre has been used for a myriad of activities.  Most graduations were held here from 1928 to 1973 as well as May Day fetes, beauty pageants and concerts. This series is composed of correspondence, blueprints and class gift materials.

The Coughlin-Alumni Stadium, dedicated September 22, 1962 represents the hard work of students, alumni, staff and many friends of South Dakota State University.  At completion is consisted of 6350 seats represented by 38 rows on a concrete stand 275 feet long.  From the ground to the top of the press box is about 65 feet.  Restrooms, a concession stand, and a ticket booth are situated under the west side of the stands.

The field itself is turf which was made by moving in sod late in the summer.  A practice field lies to the east of the main playing field, and parking to the west and north.  The ticket booth was built by students in the industrial arts classes under the supervision of Professor Roy D. Herold.  A press box rises above the main structure.  It is about 10 feet wide by 100 feet long and 8 feet high.  It contains telephones, radio outlets, booth for photographers and broadcasters, a counter for writers and statisticians, and space for the official timekeeper and the public address system announcer.

The idea was first stated by Charles Coughlin, well-known State College alumnus of the class of 1909.  He and Alphus Christensen brought the idea to the attention of the alumni association officers.  A stadium project committee was established in 1957 with a more formal Stadium for State committee established in early 1958.  A fund raising organization, The American City Bureau, was engaged to start the campaign in the early party of 1958.  The ACB withdrew after the campaign was well underway and Charles Dalthrop was appointed as campaign manager.  Thousands of persons contributed to the fund, including students, faculty, alumni and other friends of the university.

The architect for the stadium was Howard Parezo and Associated of Sioux Falls, SD.  The general contractor was Kuipers Construction Company of Mitchell, SD. The sodding was done by the Schoon Sodding Service of Brookings, SD.  Waltz Construction Company of Brooking built the press box.  Various sub-contractors handled the electrical, plumbing, grading, fencing, tree planting and other necessary work. This series is composed of correspondence, dedication material, financial records, plans, approvals, bids and committee minutes.

The Coughlin Campanile was a $65,000 gift from 1909 engineering graduate Charles Coughlin, whose career was highlighted as head of the prestigious Briggs & Stratton Corporation. Coughlin laid the campanile's cornerstone during the first outdoor commencement exercises held in Coolidge Theatre on June 10, 1929. Since then, its chimes have called students to classes with the famous Westminster peals. The tower's musical repertoire includes the SDSU loyalty song and the national anthem. It rises 165 feet over the Brookings skylines and it the state's tallest chimes tower. A climb of 179 steps leads to a panoramic view of the city. This series is composed of material dealing with the carillons, and clippings.

The Crothers Engineering Hall was completed in 1957 at a cost of $825.260.  An addition was built in 2002. This series is composed of bids, correspondence, architectural renderings, materials on options to buy lots, material related to a proposed addition, specifications, and a justification for a new building.

The Dairy Microbiology Building site was selected May 1, 1952 and this site was approved by the Building and Grounds Planning Committee of SDSU March 17, 1959.  The 1959 State Legislature appropriated $800,000 for the building.  The Dairy Microbiology Building has a total area of 41,570 square feet of floor space.  It is basically a three-story structure of masonry and steel, with a one-story auditorium-type lecture room with 215 seats.  In addition to the lecture room there are classrooms for general use. This series is composed of correspondence, material on contract work, bids, architectural services and dedication material.

The Dean of Agriculture Residence series is composed of a newspaper article concerning the demolition of the residence, as well as a list of the Deans of Agriculture from 1924 to the present. The Division of Agriculture was established at SDSU in 1924.  Prior to that there were no Deans of Agriculture.  The house in which the Deans resided was severely damaged by water in 2001 and it was no longer cost effective to continue upkeep, resulting in the demolition of the house at the end of 2002.

The Enterprise Institute series is composed of a program from the groundbreaking ceremony.

The Heat/Power Laboratory series is composed of correspondence and specifications.

Completed in 1977, Hilton M. Briggs Library houses over a half million book and journal volumes and an additional half million government documents. There are also newspaper, microforms, maps, pamphlets, and special collections.  The library also provides an ever increasing number of electronic resources that are available from anywhere you have Internet access. This series is composed of dedication material, blueprints, floor plans and specifications.  An item of note is a 3-D architectural model of the building.

The Innovation Center series is composed of and article from a newsletter for Banner and Associates, an architectural firm, discussing the Innovation Center.

Formerly the Lincoln Memorial Library, Lincoln Music Hall was built with funds generated from a statewide cigarette tax.  This was the first South Dakota building constructed with funds gathered from a tax on cigarettes.  It was also the first land grant building named for President Abraham Lincoln.  President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the building and the Coolidge Sylvan Theatre in 1927.  In 1979, following the library’s move to its current location, the building was renamed Lincoln Music Hall. This series is composed of correspondence, clippings, memorabilia and press releases, as well as original copies of President Coolidge’s dedication speech.

The Memorial Park series is composed of monument dedication material.

The Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory is a state-of-the-art research and teaching facility belonging to all citizens of the Northern Plains region.  It represents a new tool to combat biostress—which includes drought, floods, blizzards, insects, disease, soil erosion, and a host of other environmental and biological phenomena that stress plants, animals and humans. This series is composed of brochures and dedication material.

The Nursing, Family & Consumer Science, Arts & Sciences Building and Rotunda were built in 1969. This series is composed of clippings, correspondence, dedication material, and planning material.

New in 2003, the $10.4 million Performing Arts Center is the culmination of joint efforts by the University and the Brookings Community.  A 62,000 square foot building has a 5,000 square foot glass enclosed lobby ensconcing the west side of the facility.  A long staircase sends patrons to balcony seating in the 1,000 seat Concert Hall, to the faculty offices or to the theatre’s “smart” classroom.  The facility is also home to a 200 seat Studio Theatre.  In the theatre, seating is all on the floor level at the same plane as the stage.  The seats are retractable so performances can be done in the round or with the audience on three sides as well as in the traditional stage format. This series is composed of a dedication program and material from the inaugural concert.

The Pugsley Continuing Education Center was built in 1940 and was called Pugsley Student Union. This series is composed of brochures, dedication material, remodeling material, and birthday party celebration programs from when Pugsley Center served as the Student Union.  

The Residence Halls & Commons series is composed of material dealing with the various dormitories and commons located on campus throughout the years.

Scobey Hall was built in 1940. This series is composed of remodeling material.

Shepard Hall was constructed in 1929.  The Guilford C. Gross Pharmacy Addition was completed in 1964. This series is composed of bids, correspondence, plans, dedication material, a justification for a new science building, committee minutes, and SD Board of Regents recommendations and approvals.

The Solberg Hall material consists of material from the rededication of Solberg Hall and a CD-ROM of a power point presentation about the Solberg move.

The South Dakota Art Museum was first envisioned by the South Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1949.  The South Dakota Memorial Art Center, as it was then called, was to be dedicated to the pioneers for all the people of South Dakota and surrounding states.  Housed in the museum are the Marghab Linen Collection and paintings by Harvey Dunn, SDSU alumnus.

Since 1970, the South Dakota Art Museum has been a place for people from many different parts of the world to enjoy the artistic legacy of South Dakota in all its diversity.  Permanent galleries, changing exhibitions, publications, lectures, workshops and guided tours provide the public, artists, university students and faculty with a variety of opportunities to learn about art and engage in the centuries-old dialogue between artist and viewer.  Remodeled and expanded in 2000, the South Dakota Art Museum features 7 galleries, the new Museum Store and the Kid's Sensation Station. This series is composed of dedication material, pamphlets, and material dealing with the building of an addition.

The Stanley J. Marshall Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center was built in 1973. This series is composed of bids, correspondence, plans and Field House Committee minutes.

Tompkins Alumni Center was constructed and furnished at the cost of $240,000 through the generosity of many SDSU alumni and friends.  The idea of a permanent, separate headquarters was discussed in the early 1970s when a tentative proposal was made in the spring of 1972.  A generous contribution pledged by brothers Arthur, Lawrence and Charles Tompkins brought the plan into focus.  Work was completed on the 5000 square foot facility and the building was occupied by the Alumni Association on May 17, 1976.  Dedication was held at the Alumni days summer reunion activities on the campus on June 12, 1976.  The center houses the staff of the Alumni Association and contains three guest units, a council room, lounge, and a library.

The construction of the Bylander Courtyard is valued at $125,000 and was financed entirely through the contributions of many SDSU alumni and friends.  The idea of building a grand courtyard with a clock/bell tower evolved from an exploration by the SDSU Alumni Council intro constructing a simple patio area for the Tompkins Alumni Center.  At the same time a fund raising effort was underway for the restoration of the Old North Clock.  A joint plan was made to combine the courtyard, the Old North Clock and the bell from Old Central then housed in the Coughlin Campanile.  Just after the announcement the Alumni Association received a gift from the estate of Minnie Bylander in memory of her son, John Ervine Bylander.  The Bylander gift provided the funds the Alumni Association needed to launch a campaign to construct the project.  In August of 1985, construction was started and it was dedicated in June of 1986.

This series is composed of correspondence, bids and contracts, and dedication material.  Also included is material dealing with the dedication of the John Ervine Bylander Courtyard.

The University Student Union was built in 1973. An addition was added in 2005. This series is composed of bids, brochures, correspondence, construction progress chart, leisure activities available, and a brochure aimed at students trying to convince them to vote for a new union.

The Wellness Center series is composed of and announcement for the construction of the building.

West Hall was the hospital for the city of Brookings.  It was acquired by the university in the early 1970’s. This series is composed of correspondence and an appraisal of the old city hospital.

The Wintrode Student Success Center series is composed of and invitation to the ribbon cutting ceremony.

President Lewis McLouth built Woodbine Cottage in 1887.  After McLouth left SDSU, the Cottage passed into private hands until money was raised to purchase it for the College.  It was used for a women’s dormitory and a music building until SDSU President James Chalmers moved in around 1903.  Except for a short stint as an infirmary during the flu epidemic of 1918, the house has been home to all the SDSU presidents since. This series is composed of ephemera and a brief history. 

Yeager Hall, previously known as the Printing and Rural Journalism building, was completed in 1952.  Previously, the printing program had been housed in Old North and the journalism program in Old Central.  The newly accredited department moved to its current home in the new building, which was much better able to accommodate the equipment and needs of the programs.

In June of 2000 this building completed and expansion and renovation of the facilities at a cost of $2.4 million.  This project added four computer laboratories—for news-writing; for news-editing and typography; for broadcasting and advertising; and for photojournalism.  All have state-of-the-art equipment.  Broadcast and advertising courses are held in the Joe L. Floyd New Media Laboratory.  It is equipped with high-end Macintosh computers and connected to digital video and audio production suites.  There are two conference rooms, a reading room, a student lounge, and individual offices for the department's nine faculty members.  The Printing and Rural Journalism Building was been renamed Yeager Hall in recognition of the contributions of Anson and Ada May Yeager.  Mr. Yeager, an alumnus of SDSU, was the long-time editor of the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls. This series is composed of correspondence, dedication material and material for a proposed addition in 1964.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS

This collection is arranged into 40 series. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order within each series.

SERIES 1:      General Files

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Building data	1969
2	Building needs: immediate and future	1952
3	Building time schedules	1973
4	Capital outlay	1964-1968
5	Clippings	1951, 1975, 1998, [n.d.]
6	Cold storage room	1949
7	Cost data	1974
8	Map of F.O. Butler Ranch Operation and Vicinity	[n.d.]
9	Land and building inventory	1962
10	Land inventory	1972
11	Notes on library housing	1913, 1920, [n.d.]
12	Walking tour (brochures)	1989, 1992, [n.d.]

SERIES 2:      Agricultural Engineering, 1899-1957

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
13	Fire loss of Agricultural Engineering building	1957 January 22

 SERIES 3:      Agricultural Engineering, 1959

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
14	Bids	1958
15	Correspondence	1956-1959
16	Dedication (correspondence)	1956-1957
17	General building plan	1956
18	Preliminary sketches	1953-1957

 SERIES 4:      Agricultural Experiment Station buildings

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
19	Specifications book for maintenance and repairs - Highmore, SD	1971

SERIES 5:      Agricultural Hall

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
20	Bids	1961, 1968
21	Correspondence	1949-1952
22	Dedication program	1953

SERIES 6:      Agronomy buildings

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
23	Agronomy Seed House dedication program	1947
24	Correspondence	1945-1949
25	Plant Pathology	1952-1957
26	Seed Service Building and Greenhouse: Agreement with architect	1945

SERIES 7:      Alvida Myre Sorenson Center

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
27	Architect's correspondence and plans	1973-1975
28	Specifications	1979
29	State specifications	1975

SERIES 8:      Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
30	Animal Resource Wing groundbreaking (program)	1998 September 19
31	Bids	1967
32	Dedication (program, invitation)	1968
33	Observation and inspection of construction	1965-1969
34	Plans	1964-1966
35	Report	1967-1968
36	Request for increased operating budget	1966
37	Resolutions	1966-1968

SERIES 9:      Animal Science Complex

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
38	Oscar E. Olson Biochemistry Laboratories naming ceremony (program)	1987
39	Wahlstrom Room dedication (invitation)	2008 April 25

SERIES 10:    Barns

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
40	Beef Cattle Barn	1949, 1952
41	Central Farm Barn	2001
42	Dairy Research and Production Unit	1954-1933
43	Dairy Research and Training Facility	1994
44	Poultry and Turkey Research Building	1944-1950
45	Swine Barn	1950-1951

SERIES 11:    Central

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
46	Report on Inspection	1910

SERIES 12:    Coolidge Sylvan Theatre

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
47	Blueprints	1926-1930
48	Class gifts	1921-1932
49	Correspondence	1926-1930

SERIES 13:    Coughlin-Alumni Stadium

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
50	Approval	1959
51	Bids	1961
52	Correspondence	1958-1964
53	Dedication	1962
54	Financial	1959-1963
55	Plans	[n.d.]
56	Stadium for State Steering Committee: minutes	1957-1965

SERIES 14:    Coughlin Campanile

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
57	Brochure	2001 circa
58	Chimes inaugural concert	1998, [n.d.]
59	Clippings	1929-1930
60	Carillons	1975
61	Dedications	1995, 2001
62	Renovation	2001

SERIES 15:    Crothers Engineering Hall

 Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
63	Architect's rendering	1955 circa
64	Bids	1955
65	Contract appointment for construction	1954
66	Correspondence	1954-1957
67	Groundbreaking ceremony for addition	2001
68	History of the development of Crothers Engineering Hall	1954-1957
69	Options to buy lots	1955
70	Proposed addition	[n.d.]
71	Reasons for new building	1955 circa
72	Resolutions	1955
73	Specifications for electrical work	1955 October
74	Specifications for general contract work	1955
75	Specifications for heating, plumbing, and ventilation	1955 October

SERIES 16:    Dairy-Microbiology building

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Architectural services	1961
2	Bids	1960
3	Contract work	1960
4	Correspondence	1960-1962
5	Dedication	1961

SERIES 17:    Dean of Agriculture residence

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
6	Demolition (clipping)	2002 December 28
7	List of Deans of Agriculture	[n.d.]

 SERIES 18:    Enterprise Institute

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
8	Enterprise Center Groundbreaking ceremony (program)	2003 October 10
9	Innovation Expo	2004 November 3

 SERIES 19:    Heat/Power Laboratory

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
10	Correspondence	1948-1968
11	Stoker and boiler brick work specifications	1939

 SERIES 20:    Hilton M. Briggs Library

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
12	Alfred G. Trump Reading Room dedication	2001
13	Anniversary celebrations	1987, 1998
14	Architect's model	1975 circa
15	Blueprints and floor plans	1975
16	Dedication (program, invitation)	1977
17	Electronic classroom	1997-2000
18	Information booklet	[n.d.]
19	New study rooms and classroom	2005
20	Remodeling planning	2000
21	Reference office renovation	1996-1999
22	Specifications	1975

 SERIES 21:    Innovation Center

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
23	Article in Banner and Associates newsletter	2008 Summer

SERIES 22:    Lincoln Music Hall

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
24	Clippings	1927-1928
25	Correspondence	1926-1928
26	Dedication: Address of President Coolidge	1927
27	Memorabilia	1927
28	Press releases	1927

 SERIES 23:    Memorial Park

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
29	Monument construction	2000
30	Monument dedication	2000

 SERIES 24:    Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory

 Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
31	Brochures	1993
32	Dedication (program)	1993

 SERIES 25:    Nursing, Family & Consumer Science, Arts & Science building and Rotunda

 Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
33	Application for Joint Construction Grant	1964-1966
34	Classroom building correspondence (Rotunda)	1965-1969
35	Clippings	1969
36	Construction Grant Award	1966-1967
37	Correspondence	1969
38	Dedication (program)	1969
39	Equipment	1966-1967
40	Home Economics/Nursing: Electrical plans	1969
41	Home Economics/Nursing: 1st Floor Plans	1969
42	Home Economics/Nursing: 2nd Floor Plans	1969
43	Home Economics/Nursing: 3rd Floor Plans	1969
44	Food Science Teaching Laboratory dedication (program)	1999
45	Plans	1960-1966
46	Plans: Classroom Building, 1st Floor - Unit B	1968 January
47	Plans: Classroom Building, 2nd Floor - Unit B	1968 January
48	Plans: Classroom Building, 3rd Floor - Unit B	1968 January
49	Plans: Kitchen, PHN Area, Officer	1967-1968
50	Plans: Nursing Lab, Rehabilitation	1969
51	Proposed building plan	1965
52	Rotunda: 1st Floor Plan	1969
53	US Public Health Service site visit for new building funds requested - January 18, 1966	1965-1966

 Box 5.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Application for Grant for classroom building	1965 October
2	Furnishings for new building	1969

 SERIES 26:    Performing Arts Center

 Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
54	American Institute of Architects South Dakota Design Awards (clipping)	2003
55	Dedication (program)	2003
56	Evening for the Arts	2007 April 14
57	Events – The Dukes of Dixieland (program)	2008 May 21
58	Inaugural concert	2003

 SERIES 27:    Pugsley Continuing Education Center

 Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
59	Brochure	[n.d.]
60	Christy Ballroom dedication (program)	1961
61	Fishback Center (clippings)	2006 October
62	Laboratory preschool dedication (program)	1998 September 18
63	Parties	1952, 1956
64	Remodel	1973-1976
65	Union birthday party	1941-1965

 SERIES 28:    Residence Halls and Commons

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Berg and Bailey apartments	1994, 1998
2	Caldwell Hall	2005
3	Caldwell Residence Hall and the University Student Union Dedication program	2005 October 21
4	Capacity	1970
5	Dedications	1969, 2005
6	Development Hall	1956
7	Dormitories and Student Housing Committee: Minutes	1956
8	East Men's Hall	1943
9	Guide to Residents	1959 circa, 1969 circa
10	Hansen Hall Economics Computer Classroom dedication (program)	1990
11	Medary Commons	[n.d.]
12	Office files	1950-1954
13	Office files	1955-1956
14	Office files	1957
15	Office files	1958-1959
16	Office files	1960
17	Office files	1961
18	Office files	1962
19	Office files	1963-1966
20	Office files	1967-1968
21	Office files	1969
22	Office files	1970-1972
23	Plans	1951-1973
24	Supreme Court ruling on dormitories	1956

 SERIES 29: Scobey Hall

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
25	Remodel	1973-1975

 SERIES 30:    Shepard Hall

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
26	Bids	1962
27	Board of Regents recommendations and approvals	1960-1964
28	Committee for the Science Building	1958-1962
29	Correspondence	1958-1966
30	Dedication	1965
31	Guilford C. Gross Pharmacy Addition	1968
32	Justification for Science Building	1961
33	Plans	1960

  SERIES 31:    Solberg Hall

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
34	Papers used for insulation	2002
35	Rededication Ceremony (programs)	2003 October 10
36	Solberg Move	2003

SERIES 32:    South Dakota Art Museum

Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
37	20 Years - South Dakota Art Museum	1990 May 6
38	Addition and remodeling	2000
39	Brochure	[n.d.]
40	Dedication	1970
41	Grand re-opening	2000
42	Groundbreaking (program)	1998 September 18

SERIES 33:    Stanley J. Marshall Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
43	Correspondence	1963-1974
44	Field House Committee	1963
45	Plans	1973

 SERIES 34:    Tompkins Alumni Center

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
46	Bids and contracts	1975
47	Correspondence	1975
48	Dedications	1976
49	John Ervine Bylander Courtyard dedication	1986

 SERIES 35:    University Student Union

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
50	Bids	1975-1976
51	Brochures	[n.d.]
52	Construction progress chart	[n.d.]
53	Correspondence	1958-1974
54	Dedication	2005
55	Leisure Skills Center	[n.d.]
56	Outback Jacks	2002
57	Outing Center	[n.d.]
58	Remodel and expansion project	2004
59	Student vote for union	1970
60	The Union (map)	2005

SERIES 36:    Wellness Center

Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
61	Announcement	2007

SERIES 37:    West Hall

Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
62	Appraisal of Old City Hospital	1968
63	Correspondence	1968-1969

 SERIES 38:    Wintrode Student Success Center

 Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
64	Virgil and Josephine Wintrode Student Success Center: Ribbon cutting ceremony and open house (invitation)	2007 October

SERIES 39:    Woodbine Cottage

 Box 4.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Case Report: Exterior maintenance project	2003 May 2
2	Ephemera	2000
3	History	1979
4	History of Woodbine Cottage by Ben Mohning	2003
5	Items found in walls during remodeling	[n.d.]
6	Note card (blank)	[n.d.]
7	Repainting	2005
8	Specifications (photocopy from Palliser's American Homes)	1878
9	Woodbine Cottage: The President's Home (brochure)	1975 circa

SERIES 40:    Yeager Hall

Box 4.

Folder	Description	Dates
10	Correspondence	1949-1952
11	Dedication program	1951
12	Proposed addition	1964

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