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COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     Faculty Papers, Vivian V. Volstorff papers

Dates:     1904-2002 (bulk 1932-2002)

Creator:     Vivian V. (Vivian Virginia) Volstorff

Physical description:      4.88 linear feet—5 containers, 213 photographs, 33 negatives, 3 slides, audio cassettes

Collection number:     UA 53.12

Language:     Collection material is in English.

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

Abstract:     Collection is composed material from Volstorff’s personal and professional life. Folders includes personal records retained during her tenure as Dean of Women, records from her work with campus organizations, planning documents, and personal information and correspondence. Also included are Volstorff’s many speeches and writings, including research and drafts for her book, Winds of Change.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance:     These papers were donated to the archives by the Vivian Volstorff Estate in 1998 and 2002.

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]. Faculty Papers, Vivian V. Volstorff papers, UA 53.12, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information:     Some items were removed from the collection during processing because of condition or duplication in other areas. These items consist mainly of university publications and newspaper material. Below is a list of these materials:

• At State (SDSU University Relations), winter 1988, p. 1-12.

• “Brookings and SDSU Progress ’78,” The Brookings Daily Register, February 24, 1978, section B, p. 1-12.

• Brookings Excitement! Visitors Guide (Brookings Convention and Visitors Bureau and The Brookings Daily Register), winter 1990, p. 1-32.

• “Decade:  70’s,” The Argus Leader, December 30, 1979, p. 1-60.

• “Election,” The Brookings Daily Register Friday Xtra!, October 23, 1998, p. 1-12.

• “Politics Come of Age,” The Argus Leader, May 1, 1988, section DD, p. 1-8.

• “Progress:  1979-1980,” The Brookings Daily Register, February 27, 1980, p. 1-16.

• SDSU Alumnus (SDSU Alumni Association), September 1990, vol. 79 no. 3, p. 1-32.

• SDSU Alumnus, August 1981, vol. 71 no. 2, p. 1-19.

• SDSU Alumnus, summer 1973, vol. 63 no. 2, p. 1-16.

• “SDSU and Brookings—A Good Place to Live and Learn” (Brookings Convention and Visitors

• Bureau and The Brookings Daily Register), 1978, p. 1-20.

• SDSU Collegian, April 10, 1985, vol. 93 no. 24, p. 1-16.

• SDSU Collegian, October 24, 1990, vol. 99 no. 7, p. 1-18.

• “Sioux Falls Looks Ahead,” The Argus Leader:  A Souvenir Edition, April 17, 1978, section A-F.

• “The 80’s and You:  Fashion,” The Argus Leader, April 22, 1980, p. 1-14.

• “The 80’s and You:  Food,” The Argus Leader, April 23, 1980, p. 1-10.

• “The 80’s and You:  Travel,” The Argus Leader, April 24, 1980, p. 1-12.

• The Alumni News (Northwestern University, Chicago and Evanston, IL), summer 1969, p. 1-12.

• The Brookings Daily Register Sunrise, June 17/18, 2000. section A, p. 1-8.

• The New York Times Careers:  1986 National Employment Report, October 13, 1985, section 12, p. 1-56.

• The New York Times Education Life, August 3, 1986, section 12, p. 1-64.

• The New York Times Education Winter Survey, January 5, 1986, section 12, p. 1-80.

• The New York Times Education Winter Survey, January 8, 1984, section 12, p. 1-68.

• The New York Times Education Winter Survey, January 9, 1983, section 12, p. 1-68.

• The New York Times Fall Survey of Education, November 14, 1982, section 12, p. 1-76.

• “The Tradition Continues…,” The Argus Leader, May 1, 1988, section FF, p. 1-6.

This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on July 7, 1999 with revisions on January 17, 2007 by Ashley Van Maanen and again on January 298, 20098 (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:

• Berg, Sherwood O.

• Briggs, Hilton M.

• Brown, George L.

• Crothers, Harold M.

• Headley, John.

• Hoops, Ray.

• Jackson, Lyman E.

• Leinbach, Fred H.

• Pugsley, Charles W.

• Schultz, Theodore W.

• Volstorff, V. V. (Vivian Virginia), 1912-2002.

• Wagner, Robert T.

Subjects:

• American Association of University Women—Brookings Branch.

• Dean of Women—South Dakota State University.

• Faculty Women’s Club—South Dakota State University.

• History—South Dakota State University.

• Organizations—South Dakota State University.

• Presidents—South Dakota State University.

• Resolution 21—South Dakota State University.

BACKGROUND NOTE

Dr. Vivian Virginia Volstorff, Dean of Women, Director of Student Activities, and professor of history, joined the South Dakota State University [SDSU] faculty in 1932.  She was graduated from Elgin, Illinois high school and received an associate degree from Elgin Junior College before attending Northwestern University where she received three degrees—Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.

Vivian V. Volstorff is responsible for establishing several organizations for women at South Dakota State University; including Mortar Board and two national social sororities.  She was the originator of Women's Day at the university, a day when women were honored and scholarships awarded.  The event became a tradition soon after she established it in 1934, and was continued until 1970.

Volstorff held membership in several organizations, including the American Historical Association, National Association of Deans of Women and Counselors, Phi Kappa Phi, and an honorary membership in Mortar Board.  She was also a very active member in the Brookings Branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW).  She thought AAUW was so important that she worked to get the university accredited in order the make the Brookings Branch official.

Dean Volstorff was well known throughout South Dakota as a speaker in the field of international affairs and contemporary university students.

Vivian V. Volstorff has been mentioned in Who's Who, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in American College and University Administration, Leaders in Education, Dictionary of International Biography, and Directory of American Scholars.

Bibliography:

Vivian V. Volstorff, The winds of change: an autobiography of South Dakota State University’s last Dean of Women, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University Alumni Association, c2000. [Archives: S537.S6 V64 2000]

Related material:

American Association of University Women, Brookings Branch Records, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Archives: MA 15 ]

South Dakota State University, “New scholarship continues Volstorff legacy at SDSU.” SDSU NEWS archives, University Relations News Services website, South Dakota State University, June 2004. <http://www3.sdstate.edu/Administration/UniversityRelations/NewsServices/NewsArchives/June2004/newsarchive6048/Index.cfm>

Velure, Tricia Jill, A place for women on men’s college campuses: professional women at Northern Plains land-grant colleges, Thesis (M.S.)—North Dakota State University, 1998. [Archives: LC1756.V4 1998]

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is composed of material from Volstorff’s personal and professional life. Folders includes personal records retained during her tenure as Dean of Women, records from her work with campus organizations, planning documents, and personal information and correspondence. Also included are Volstorff’s many speeches and writings, including research and drafts for her book, Winds of Change.

The Dean of Women records is composed of material collected by Vivian V. Volstorff during her career as Dean of Women at South Dakota State University. The bulk of the material consists of minutes and notes from committee meetings, which dealt mainly with women's housing and dormitories. Also included is an annual report from the late 1960's, drafts of the publication Collegiate Wise (a guide for women students), lists of responsibilities of the Dean of Women (with a brief mention of the Dean of Men), and material dealing with student organizations.

The personal papers are composed of items collected by Volstorff. Included are articles, biographical information, family information, correspondence, and photographs. Also included are audio tapes of an interview of Volstorff in 1998.

The organizations series is composed of material from many organizations in which Volstorff was involved. Included is material for honor societies, fraternities and sororities, and women’s organizations.

The writings series is composed of writings by Volstorff. Included are her theses and dissertation. Also included are drafts of some chapters of her book, Winds of Change.

The speeches series is composed of speeches written and presented by Volstorff during and after her career at South Dakota State University. Also included is information collected by Volstorff for use in her speeches.

The collected material is composed of materials collected by Volstorff, including newspaper clippings, magazine and journal articles, and several publications.

The SDSU research is composed of materials collected by Volstorff which pertain to South Dakota State University. Included are several published histories of the SDSU, as well as numerous articles on programs, people, and events.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS

This collection is arranged into seven series:  Dean of Women records, personal papers, organizations, writings, speeches, collected material, and SDSU research. Folders within each series are arranged in alphabetical order.

SERIES 1:      Dean of Women records

Box 1.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
1	Annual report	1968-1969
2	Collegiate Wise (publication)	1963-1966
3	Coordinating staff meetings	1974-1976
4	Housing	1921-1969
5	Housing committee meetings	1958-1970
6	Responsibilities	1957-1973
7	Stationary	[n.d.]
8	Student assistants	1964-1965
9	Student organizations	1932-1967

SERIES 2:      Personal papers

Box 1.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
10	Articles on Vivian	1950-1992, [n.d.]
11	Biographical information	1953-1973
12	Birthday cards and letters	1999-2002, [n.d.]
13	Christmas messages	1905, 193-1987, [n.d.]
14	Elgin, IL High School Class of 1924 50th reunion	1974
15	Employment correspondence	1932
16	Foreign currency	[n.d.]
17	Funeral arrangements	1998
18	Funeral folders (others)	1992-2001
19	Holiday cards and letters I	1991, 1999-2001 [n.d.]
20	Holiday cards and letters II	1976, 1990-2001, [n.d.]
21	Identification cards	1983-1991, [n.d.]
22	Interview audio tapes	1998
23	Letters from alumni	1981-1983
24	Miscellaneous correspondence I	1998-2001, [n.d.]
25	Miscellaneous correspondence II	1983-2002, [n.d.]
26	Miscellaneous correspondence III	1957-2002
27	Personal items	1938, 1941, 1949, [n.d.]
28	Personal notes	1959, 1965, 1997, [n.d.]
29	Photographs	1956-2000, [n.d.]
30	Receipts, expenses, manuals	1947-1996, [n.d.]

Box 2.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
1	Recognition, honors and awards	1961-1998
2	Retirement home and church information	1981-2002, [n.d.]
3	Vivian's Resume	1983-1994, [n.d.]
4	Volstorff family	1948, [n.d.]

SERIES 3:      Organizations

Box 2.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
5	Alpha Lambda Delta	1965-1966, 1981, 1992
6	American Association of University Women	1958-1984, 1992-1994
7	Association of Brookings Women Christmas Devotions	1985
8	Campus organization	1979-1983, [n.d.]
9	Delta Zeta	[n.d.]
10	Fraternities and sororities	1970-1992, [n.d.]
11	Guidon	1972-1973
12	Honor societies	1957
13	Mortar Board - Sigma Lambda Sigma Chapter	1939, 1970-1976
14	National Association for Women Deans, Administrators and Counselors	1974
15	Phi Kappa Phi	1978, [n.d.]
16	SDSU Faculty Women's Club	1970, 1992
17	University Dames	1968-1974
18	The Women's Club	1975-983, 1999-2000

SERIES 4:      Writings

Box 2.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
19	Dissertation [Final copy] - William Charles Cole Claiborne	1932
20	Dissertation [Manuscript] - William Charles Cole Claiborne	1932
21	Energy Crisis in 1936	[n.d.]
22	Miscellaneous research and writings	[n.d.]
23	Miscellaneous stories	[n.d.]
24	Our Grave New World	1957-1958
25	The Problem of the Jews	[n.d.]
26	Thesis - General James Wilkinson ...	1929
27	Thesis - The Letters of Pliny the Younger...	1930
28	Wilkinson in New Orleans (1806-07)	1941
29	Winds of Change book	2000
30	Winds of Change chapter drafts	[n.d.]

SERIES 5:      Speeches

Box 2.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
31	"5 Basic Conclusions"	[n.d.]
32	"3000 Hours with Boards of Control"	1973
33	"A Design for Living - 1945 Style"	1945
34	Alumni talk	1965-1966, [n.d.]
35	"American Foreign Policy"	1970, [n.d.]
36	"Campus Unrest and the Sorority Woman"	1969
37	Chi Omega speeches	[n.d.]
38	Class of 1934 reunion speech	[n.d.]
39	"Coed Spirit"	[n.d.]
40	"Freedom From Fear"	1953-1954, [n.d.]

Box 3.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
1	Freshman talks	1943, 1964-1968, [n.d.]
2	"From Memory Lane to Horizons Unlimited"	1972
3	"Good is the Enemy of the Best"	1970, [n.d.]
4	Guidon speech	[n.d.]
5	High School seniors speech	1956
6	"Higher Education for Women"	1956
7	"Inner Space"	1970, 1975, [n.d.]
8	Notes and Used materials	[n.d.]
9	"Moral Traffic Lights"	1978
10	"Only Good Times"	1979
11	"Portrait of a Lady"	1957, 1964, [n.d.]
12	"Revolution Among Youth"	1966
13	"The Days That Are No More"	1981
14	"The Soviet Sequel to the Geneva Story"	1956
15	"This is Our Time to Live"	1961
16	"Walk Without Fear"	1954
17	"We Choose the Future"	[n.d.]
18	"What is a Professional Woman?"	1960
19	"When Your Son or Daughter Comes to College"	[n.d.]
20	"Your Pandora's Box"	1958
21	"Your Personal Portrait"	1950-1957, [n.d.]

SERIES 6:      Collected material

Box 3.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
22	"And Then There Were These"	1958
23	Crime and violence	1978-1992, [n.d.]
24	Decades	1978-1995, [n.d.]
25	Education	1972-1993, [n.d.]
26	Emmerichs'	1981-1982, [n.d.]
27	Galaudet University	1988
28	Manners and morals	1929, 1978, 1981, [n.d.]
29	Material for conclusion of Winds of Change	1977, 1991, [n.d.]
30	Miscellaneous clippings and collected materials	1932-2001, [n.d.]
31	Miscellaneous publications	1977, 1993, [n.d.]
32	Moriarty family	1979, 1982, 1988
33	On being American	1960, [n.d.]
34	Revolution of youth	1940-1992, [n.d.]
35	Russia and Soviet Union	1953-1982, [n.d.]
36	"South Dakota History"	1980
37	Wars	1971-1995, [n.d.]
38	World Community Day	[n.d.]

SERIES 7:      SDSU Research

Box 3.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
39	A History of South Dakota State College: 1881-1931	1931
40	A History of South Dakota State College: 1884-1959	1959
41	A History of South Dakota State College: 1884-1975	1975
42	Alumni Association publications	1984, 1998, 2000
43	Arts and culture	1970-1998, [n.d.]
44	Buildings	1973-1998, [n.d.]
45	Campus directories	1935-1937, 1943-1945
46	College of Arts and Science	1982-1984
47	Coughlin Campanile	1975-1992, [n.d.]
48	Crangle arrest	1989, 1992, [n.d.]
49	Cultural calendar	1983
50	Ernest Buckley	1987, 1989, [n.d.]
51	"Glimpses of South Dakota State College"	1957
52	H.M. Briggs Library	[n.d.]
53	Hobo Day riot	1990-1991
54	Hubert Humphrey's commencement address	1967
55	International programs	1980-1983, [n.d.]
56	Marghab Linens	[n.d.]
57	McCrory Gardens	1989, 1992
58	Miscellaneous research	1975-1992, [n.d.]

Box 4.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
1	President Berg	1943, 1975-1994, [n.d.]
2	President Briggs	1972-1995, [n.d.]
3	President Brown	[n.d.]
4	President Crothers	1980, [n.d.]
5	President Headley	1956-1957, 1989, [n.d.]
6	President Hoops and regents controversy	1984-1987, 1992, [n.d.]
7	President Jackson	1941, [n.d.]
8	President Leinbach	1978-1988, [n.d.]
9	President Pugsley	[n.d.]
10	President Wagner	1986-1994, [n.d.]
11	Presidents and first families	1975-1984, [n.d.]
12	Resolution 21	1978-1979
13	ROTC	1987-1991, [n.d.]
14	"Seventeen Years" A Report from South Dakota State University"	[n.d.]
15	SDSU Foundation publications	1998, 2000
16	The Industrial Collegian	1904
17	Theodore Schultz	1981
18	Traditions	1974-1998, [n.d.]
19	Women	1960-1967, 1988, [n.d.]

Box 5.

Folder	Folder Description	Dates
1	SDSU Student Guide	1973

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