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COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Office of the Dean Dates: circa 1890-2007, [n.d.] (bulk 1947-1970) Creator: Office of the Dean, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University Physical description: 3.0 linear feet—3 containers, 5 artifacts Collection number: UA 5.0 Language: Collection material in English. Repository: South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Abstract: Collection is composed of general office records and financial records generated by the Office of the Dean for the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Provenance: This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals. The financial records portion of this collection was transferred to the Archives by Dean Gary Lemme of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences and Emery Tschetter, Assistant Director for the college, in the spring of 2006. 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]. College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Office of the Dean, UA 5.0, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D. Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on May 8, 1998 with revisions on July 28, 2007 (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. Subjects:
BACKGROUND NOTE The Morrill Act of 1862, the act that allowed for the 1881 establishment of South Dakota State University, required instruction in agriculture. Courses in all areas of agriculture were taught, and many courses in other disciplines had an agricultural focus. In 1897, when the first official departments were established at South Dakota State University, four specifically agricultural departments were formed: Agriculture, Architecture and Agricultural Engineering, Dairy Science, and Geology and Agronomy. Other related departments, specifically Horticulture/Forestry and Botany/Zoology, were also established at this time. In 1908, the School of Agriculture joined these departments as a secondary school program devoted to "preparing rural students for life on the farm." By 1924, the Division of Agriculture established many of the departments that are found in the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences today. The division included not only the various academic departments, but also the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, which had been founded by the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. The School of Agriculture was included until it was dissolved in 1960. In 1964, the Division of Agriculture became the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences when South Dakota State College became South Dakota State University. The academic program in the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences is two fold: one deals with the traditional field of agriculture and the other deals with the biological sciences. Agricultural work is divided into four areas: academic programs, research, extension, and statewide services. Experiments and investigations for the benefits of agriculture are done in connection with problems of livestock, natural resources, field crops, veterinary science, horticultural crops, agricultural economics, dairy, landscape design, and mechanized agriculture. The results of research form the basis for classroom instruction, extension work, and for a means of answering inquiries coming into the university. The Extension Service takes the work of instruction statewide by bringing results of research to every home. Work in biological sciences is mainly in the departments of biology/microbiology and wildlife/fisheries sciences. Biological science is an integral part of all departments that deal with plant and animal sciences. Related Material: College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, The Messenger, Brookings, S.D. : Cooperative Extension Service, 1964-. 630.705 So87 South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Division of Agriculture, Biennial report, Brookings, S.D., The College, 1930. S537.S6 S6022 South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, AgBio, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 1990. 630.7 So87.83 South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Seniors in agriculture and biological sciences, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 1970?. S537.S6 S60275 South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Paying our way, Brookings, S.D., SDSU, 1975?. S537.S6 S62 South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota horizons:…progress report, Brookings, S.D., The College, 1988. S537.S6 S6021 South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Creating opportunities for a lifetime : departmental missions, goals and objectives : a plan for the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., The University, 1988. S537.S6 S6023 1988 South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Creating opportunities for a lifetime : departmental missions, goals and objectives : supplement to a plan for the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., The University, 1988. S537.S6 S6023 1988 Suppl. South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Creating opportunities for a lifetime : departmental missions, goals and objectives : supplement, Brookings, S.D., The University, 1989. S537.S6 S6023 1989 Suppl. South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Creating opportunities for a lifetime : departmental missions, goals and objectives, Brookings, S.D., The University, 1989. S537.S6 S6023 1989a Suppl. South Dakota State University, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Creating opportunities for a lifetime : a plan for the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., The University, 1989. S537.S6 S6023 1989 SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE This collection is composed of general office records and financial records generated by the Office of the Dean for the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences. ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS This collection is arranged into two series: General office records and financial records. SERIES I: General office records, circa 1890 -2007 This series is composed of general office records and various publications generated by the Office of the Dean. Folders consist of correspondence, course changes/additions, fact sheets, short course and conference materials, college promotional material, newsletters, brochures, posters and other publications. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. Box 1.
SERIES II: Financial records, 1942-1970 This series is composed of budgets and financial reports for the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, also known at the Division of Agriculture. The bulk of the material consists of salary budgets for the college. Also included are budget reports for the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and financial reports for the Cooperative State Research Service, a division of the United States Department of Agriculture. The salary budgets, also called salary lists, are comprised of position listings for each department within the college, the contract pay for the previous year and the recommended pay for the upcoming fiscal year. Also included with this material is correspondence and research on the contract pay for faculty and staff in other institutions. Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. Box 2.
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