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Miscellaneous Collections/ Student Essays

Background

Arrangement and Content

Restrictions

Subject Terms

Administrative Information

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Collection Summary 

Creator:

Miscellaneous students, South Dakota State University
 

Title:

Miscellaneous Collections/Student Essays
 

Dates:

Inclusive:  1890-1900
 

Abstract:

An artificial collection consisting of student essays written between 1890 and 1901.
 

Physical Description:

1.05 linear feet—3 container s
 

Collection Number:

UA 52.2

Background

SEE Miscellaneous Collections [UA 52] for background.

Arrangement and Content

The Student Essays sub-group is an artificial collection of student essays written between 1890 and 1901. Most of the essays are around 20 pages in length, indicating work of some depth. The essays do not appear to be theses, nor do they appear to be only senior class essays. Some authors appear more than once, and none appear to be graduate students. While all of the essays have an author and title, many include only the graduating class of the author, not the date the essay was written.

The physical makeup of the essays is interesting. A few are bound, while others are sewn together and some are stapled. Some are handwritten, but most are typewritten. Many of them have ribbons or other decoration on the cover or holding the piece together. Illustrations found in them are hand drawn, sometimes in great detail.

The essays themselves are of some interest, although their informational content is most likely dated. The topics covered by the essays are quite diverse, ranging from bread to bridge construction. A large number of the essays seem to relate to the study of the English language, the mechanical arts, with agriculture, engineering and woodcarving. Some other topics include entomology, moulds, music and sewing. 

Container List:  UA 52.2—Student Essays
 

Box

Folder

Description

Dates

1

1

Austin, S.E.: Tempering Steel

1892

 

2

Beck, Milton: Slide Valves

1893

 

3

Brown, Ida D.: History of, and practical work in woodcarving

n.d.

 

4

Brown, J.A.: Study of some mature grasshoppers

1894

 

5

Brown, Sarah: Some practical methods of propagating the rose

1895

 

6

Burr, Jennie: Essay on biography of Thomas Carlyle

1891

 

7

Colgrove, Una May: The Human voice as a musical instrument

1899

 

8

Curtis, Allen L.: Addison’s sentences and paragraphs. An Essay

1891

 

9

Curtis, Kate L.: DeQuincey as a writer. An Essay

n.d.

 

10

Davies, Alma: Macauley’s figures of speech. An Essay

1891

 

11

Davies, S.H.: Development of agriculture. Ancient and modern

1892

 

12

Fike, C.A.: Emotional qualities of DeQuincey’s style

1895

 

13

Findeis, P.: Are acquired characters inherited?

1899

 

14

Fjerestad, H.C.: Brain parasites of domestic animals

1898

 

15

Freudenfeld, H.H.: Macauley’s sentences and paragraphs

1891

 

16

Hall, Mamie: Aesthetic qualities of Addison’s style

1891

 

17

Hamlin, J.R.: Food habits of the striped gopher

n.d.

 

18

Harm, J.B.: House building

1891

 

19

Hatfield, I.H.: Irrigation

n.d.

 

20

Hopkins, Mrs. E.: Treatment of childhood by American poets

1984

 

21

Ingalls, Kittie: Macauley’s style aesthetic qualities. An Essay

1981

 

22

Keaney, Emma A.: Bedbugs

1892

 

23

Keith, H.A.: The Intellectual qualities of Macauley’s style

1892

 

24

Larson, Lloyd R.: Soybeans. Comparative analysis of varieties and influence on date of cutting on protein, ash and oil.

n.d.

 

25

Lawrence, M. Minerva: The Making of a gown

1899

 

26

Lawrence, M[innie]: Study of moulds. In relation to foods

1899

 

27

Lawrence, W.H.: Embryological study

1899

2

1

Loveland, Addie Adelle; A Study of some fruits of Brookings County

n.d.

 

2

Madden, M.F.: The Drift

1892

 

3

McLouth, B.F.: Bridge construction

1893

 

4

McLouth, Ida B.: Bread

n.d.

 

5

Nacthigall, Isaac: Are acquired characters transmitted

1899

 

6

Parker, F.: Study of  Macauley

1891

 

7

Ramsdell, L.C.: Opium

1892

 

8

Salisbury, E.: Embryology of the chick

1895

 

9

Sasse, E.G.: Study of the burrowing mammals

1896

 

10

Schlosser, A.B.: Intellectual qualities of Addison’s style

1895

 

11

Schlosser, M.J.: Aesthetic qualities of Addison’s style

1895

 

12

Schlosser, T.F.: Action of plant roots

1892

 

13

Sevy, I.B.: Study of comparative anatomy

1895

 

14

s.n.: History of music and hymnology

1898

 

15

Tanzy, M[Arvin] F.: The Astronomical constants

1894

 

16

Tanzy, Marvin F.: Critique on digest of critic’s view of Dequincey

1893

 

17

Thornber, John J.: MacAuley figures of speech essay

1895

 

18

Walters, E.A.: History and physical theory of music scales

1899

 

19

Whitehead, B.T.: Alimentary tract of domestic sheep

1897

 

20

Whitten, John C.: Study of underground stems

n.d.

 

21

Wilcox, A.E.: Home floriculture

1897

 

22

Winegar, A.J.: Bridge construction

n.d.

 

23

Young, Gilbert A.: The biography of Thomas DeQuincey

1891

3

1

Brown, C. Oscar: Designing and constructing a self-governing windmill

1894

 

2

Brown, C. Oscar: Macauley’s vocabulary. An Essay

1894

 

3

Brown, J.A.: DeQuincey’s sentences and paragraphs. An Essay

n.d.

 

4

Crane, Austin B.: Irrigation in South Dakota

1891

 

5

Davis, Homer: Economic value of Experiment Stations

1891

 

6

Dillon, H.C.: Sheep raising in South Dakota

1891

 

7

Doughty, Hettie: Floriculture as a pursuit for women

n.d.

 

8

Grove, Robert W.: Commercial law

1901

 

9

Irish, Henry C.: Smuts of the farm

n.d.

 

10

Korstad, Mary: Evolution of religious thought as interpreted by Lowell and Browning

1891

 

11

Robinson, Alice: Bread

n.d.

 

12

Shannon, Fanny L.: Value of systematic study on domestic science

n.d.

 

13

Sherwin, F.E.: Comparative Study of Urine

1896

 

14

Updyke, Nora: Agnostic evolution and geology

1891

 

15

West, Hugh E.: Forestry in South Dakota

n.d.

 

16

Wolgemuth, Lee E.: Forest fires and their prevention

n.d.

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.

  • Addison, Joseph.

  • College student writings (SDSU)

  • De Quincey, Thomas.

  • MaCauley, Thomas Babington MaCauley, 1st Baron, 1800-1859.

  • Students (SDSU)

Administrative Information

Preferred citation

Miscellaneous Collections/Student Essays, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.

Provenance

This collection is 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 Elizabeth B. Scott on 6 March 1998 with revisions on 10 February 1999 [cjg] and 21 June 2002 [cjg].

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