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Collection Summary
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Creator: |
South Dakota State University
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Title: |
SDSU Buildings & Landmarks
Collection/Coughlin Campanile Collection
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Dates: |
Inclusive: 1929-2001
Bulk: 1929-1930
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Abstract: |
Collection consists of material dealing with
the carillons, clippings and photographs.
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Physical Description: |
.08 linear feet—.20 container (5 folders), 1
image
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Collection Number: |
UA 48.10 |
Background
The statuesque structure 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.
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Arrangement and
Content
The Coughlin-Alumni Stadium sub-group consists of
material dealing with the carillons, clippings and photographs.
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Container List: UA 48.10—Coughlin
Campanile Collection
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Box |
Description |
Dates |
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3 |
Carillons |
1975 |
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Chimes inaugural concert |
n.d.; 1998 |
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Clippings, photographs |
1929-1930 |
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Dedications |
1995, 2001 |
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Renovation |
2001 |
Restrictions
Use of Materials
This collection is open to research without
restriction.
Subject Terms
This collection is indexed under the following
headings in the subject guide. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the subject guide
using these headings.
Related Material
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 AR 1, SDSU Archives & Special Collections
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
Photograph Archives/Buildings &
Landmarks/Coughlin Campanile, South Dakota State University Archives,
South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. PA 1.20 Coughlin Campanile—Consult a staff member for assistance
with this material.
Administrative Information
Preferred citation
SDSU Buildings & Landmarks Collection/Coughlin
Campanile Collection, South Dakota State University Archives, South
Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.
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.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Crystal J.
Gamradt on 6 May 2003 with revisions on 14 December 2005 [rrw].
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