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SDSU Buildings & Landmarks Collection/Yeager Hall Collection

Background

Arrangement and Content

Restrictions

Subject Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

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Collection Summary 

Creator:

South Dakota State University
 

Title:

SDSU Buildings & Landmarks Collection/Yeager Hall Collection
 

Dates:

Inclusive:  1949-1964
 

Abstract:

Collection consists of correspondence, dedication material and material for a proposed addition in 1964.
 

Physical Description:

.14 linear feet—.33 container (3 folders)
 

Collection Number:

UA 48.4

Background

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.

Arrangement and Content 

The Yeager Hall Collection sub-group consists of correspondence, dedication material and material for a proposed addition in 1964.

Container List:  UA 48.4—Yeager Hall Collection
 

Box

Description

Dates

2

Correspondence

1949-1952

 

Dedication

1951

 

Proposed addition

1964

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.

  • Buildings (SDSU)

  • Printing & Rural Journalism (SDSU)

  • Yeager Hall (SDSU)

Related Material

Photograph Archives/Buildings & Landmarks/Yeager Hall, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.  PA 1.55 Yeager Hall—Consult a staff member for assistance with this material.

Administrative Information

Preferred citation

SDSU Buildings & Landmarks Collection/Yeager Hall 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.

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