South Dakota State University Archives: College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dairy Science Department records

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
& Hilton M. Briggs Library Special Collections

College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences
Dairy Science Department records

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title: College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, Dairy Science Department records

Dates: 1903-2008, [n.d.] (bulk 1915-1958, 1976-1994)

Creator: Dairy Science Department, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University

Physical description: 15.30 linear feet—16 containers, 331 photographs, 74 negatives

Collection number: UA 5.7

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 departmental records, publications and Dairy Husbandry records which consist of correspondence, reports, registry materials, receipts, bills, inventories, statements, photographs and miscellaneous items.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance: The Administration records were transferred to the Archives by Howard Bonnemann, Dairy Plant superintendent, in February 1999. These files were identified as originating from Ken Spurgeon and related mainly to the history of Dairy Science.

The photographs were also transferred to the Archives by Howard Bonnemann of the Dairy Science Department in February 1999.

The Diary Husbandry records were found in the closed library stacks storage area of Lincoln Music Hall in December 2004. There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be there.

This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

The Dairy Husbandry series is housed at an off-site facility. Requests to view this material must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

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, Dairy Science Department records, UA 5.7, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.

Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on March 11, 1999 with revisions on August 5, 2008 (cjg). James Borchert added the Dairy Husbandry records on 2 March 2, 2005.

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:

Larsen, Christian—Correspondence.
Larson, R.A.—Correspondence.
Norton, H.W.—Correspondence.
Olson, T.M.—Correspondence.

Subjects:

Creamery—Reports—South Dakota State College.
Creamery—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Husbandry Department—Finance—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Husbandry Department—Judging—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Husbandry Department—Records and correspondence—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Husbandry Department—Reports—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Husbandry Department—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Plant and Sales Bar—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Awards—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Bulletins—South Dakota State College.
Dairy Science Department—Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Collected articles and reviews—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Collected notes—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Faculty—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—History—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Leaflets—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Newsletters—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Pamphlets—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Photographs—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Records and correspondence—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Scholarships—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department—Self studies—South Dakota State University.
Dairy Science Department——South Dakota State University.
Field days—South Dakota State University.
Ice cream—South Dakota State University.
Short courses—South Dakota State University.
South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station—Dairy—Finance.

BACKGROUND NOTE

Instruction and research in dairying were activities at South Dakota State University long before a Department of Dairying was established. By 1897, when the department was formed, coursework was well established. In 1892, a dairy building was built, and much of the coursework was completed in the special labs and rooms. In addition to regular college courses, the department also offered a short course in creamery. These courses met for anywhere from two to twelve weeks, and were highly successful and very well attended for the 52 years of their existence.

Although minor name changes occurred through the years, the general philosophy of the department has remained essentially the same. Courses are taught which prepare students for careers in dairy manufacturing or dairy production. In addition to the BS degree, an MS in Dairy Science has been offered since 1903, and a Ph.D. in agriculture is also offered through the department in the areas of dairy science or dairy cattle nutrition and management. Much of the research is conducted through the Agricultural Experiment Station, as it had been since its inception. Dairying has also been a large component in the Cooperative Extension Service through the years.

The Department of Dairy Science has been very visible both on campus and throughout Brookings through the dairy processing plant and sales room. Students gain practical experience in processing and offer milk, cheese, butter and ice cream for sale through the sales room. These products are also used in campus eating facilities.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

The Dairy Science Department records is composed of departmental records, publications and Dairy Husbandry records which consist of correspondence, reports, registry materials, receipts, bills, inventories, statements, photographs and miscellaneous items.

The Departmental records are composed of clippings, correspondence, policy manuals, photographs/negatives, bulletins, leaflets, newsletters, programs, reports and miscellaneous items. Included is material on cooperative education, creamery short courses, Diary Industry Week, Dairy Princess judging, and a history of the Dairy Science Department, which was revised in 1994-95. An item of note is a scrapbook from the early 1900, which contains clippings of dairy related material. Some unusual items included are two small milk cartons used by the Dairy Science Department.

The photographs were collected by the Dairy Science Department over the years. These photographs cover a wide range of topics, from barns and local creameries, to ice cream and yogurt. Some photographs are of experiments conducted by the Dairy Science Department, including bloat procedures, diseases bovine udders and a vitamin D deficiency/sun deprivation experiment. Some items of note include glass plates for experiment station bulletin publications. Ask the Special Collections staff for assistance in viewing these photographs.

Folders and arranged in alphabetical order.

The Dairy Husbandry records are composed of correspondence, reports, registry materials, receipts, bills, inventories, statements, photographs and miscellaneous items. The bulk of this collection is correspondence from companies and area dairy farmers to and from the head of the Dairy Husbandry department during the years covered. Other items in this collection show the day to day operation of the department. An item of note is correspondence from Ben Reifel while he was a student at SDSC looking for employment.

Items such as receipts, daily creamery reports, test supervisor’s reports for advanced registry and feed record report cards were sampled and a small collection kept indicating how the reports were filled out and what they were used for. The photographs were separated and are housed in the photograph collection.

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order and there under chronologically. This collection is housed at an off-site facility. Requests to view this material must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS

This collection is arranged into two series: Departmental records and Dairy Husbandry records.

SERIES 1: Departmental records

Box 1.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Alumni newsletter	1944-1991
2	Bulletins	1938-1957
3	Clippings	1926-1994
4	Collected material (pamphlets, handbooks, etc. not SDSU)	1934-1939, 1982
5	Cooperative education	1983-1996
6	Correspondence	1976
7	Creamery short course	1923-1952
8	Dairy Days (programs)	1952-1953
9	Dairy Field Day (program)	1925
10	Dairy Husbandry Department receipt books	1924, 1930

Box 2.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Dairy Industry Week material	1939-1958
2	Dairy judging card	[n.d.]
3	Dairy Plant and Sales Bar (brochures)	1988, 2001, [n.d.]
4	Dairy Princess material (brochure, score sheet)	1978
5	Dairy Science at SDSU (brochure)	2001
6	Dairy Science Update (newsletter)	1981
7	Faculty obituaries	1988, 1991
8	Got Grads? (publication)	[n.d.]
9	History	1994-1995
10	The Jackrabbit Dairy Review (newsletter)	2003-2008
11	Leaflets	1940
12	Miscellaneous charts, notes, publications	[n.d.]
13	New Dairy Products (info sheets)	1991, [n.d.]
14	Pamphlets	1981-1992, [n.d.]
15	Photographs	1913-1945
16	Policy Manual	1980-1981, 1989-1990
17	Self-study - graduate programs (report)	1982
18	Scholarships and Awards banquet (programs)	1982, 2004-2008
19	South Dakota DHIA News (newsletter)	1990-1994

Box 16.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	SDSC bulk ice cream carton	[n.d.]
2	SDSU Dairy milk cartons	[n.d.]
3	Silo specifications	[n.d.]
4	Scrapbook (dairy clippings)	1903-1904

SERIES 2: Dairy Husbandry records

Box 3.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - A	1923-1924
2	Correspondence - B	1923-1924
3	Correspondence - B	1923-1924
4	Correspondence - C	1923-1924
5	Correspondence - C	1923-1924
6	Correspondence - D	1923-1924
7	Correspondence - E	1923-1924
8	Correspondence - F	1923-1924
9	Correspondence - M	1923-1924
10	Correspondence - N	1923-1924
11	Correspondence - O (Olson)	1923-1924
12	Correspondence - P	1923-1924
13	Correspondence - A	1924-1925
14	Correspondence - A	1924-1925
15	Correspondence - D	1924-1925
16	Correspondence - E	1924-1925
17	Correspondence - F	1924-1925
18	Correspondence - G	1924-1925
19	Correspondence - G	1924-1925
20	Correspondence - H	1924-1925
21	Correspondence - I	1924-1925
22	Correspondence - J	1924-1925
23	Correspondence - K	1924-1925
24	Correspondence - L (including Dean Larsen)	1924-1925
25	Correspondence - M	1924-1925
26	Correspondence - N	1924-1925
27	Correspondence - O (Olson letters, etc.)	1924-1925
28	Correspondence - P	1924-1925
29	Correspondence - Q	1924-1925
30	Correspondence - R	1924-1925
31	Correspondence - S	1924-1925
32	Correspondence - T	1924-1925

Box 4.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - U	1924-1925
2	Correspondence - V	1924-1925
3	Correspondence - W	1924-1925
4	Correspondence - Y	1924-1925
5	Correspondence - A	1925-1926
6	Correspondence - B	1925-1926
7	Correspondence - C	1925-1926
8	Correspondence - D	1925-1926
9	Correspondence - E	1925-1926
10	Correspondence - F	1925-1926
11	Correspondence - H	1925-1926
12	Correspondence - J	1925-1926
13	Correspondence - K	1925-1926
14	Correspondence - L	1925-1926
15	Correspondence - M	1925-1926
16	Correspondence - N	1925-1926
17	Correspondence - O	1925-1926
18	Correspondence - P	1925-1926
19	Correspondence - S	1925-1926
20	Correspondence - T	1925-1926
21	Correspondence - U	1925-1926
22	Correspondence - V	1925-1926
23	Correspondence - W	1925-1926
24	Correspondence - Y	1925-1926
25	Correspondence - Z	1925-1926
26	Correspondence - A	1926-1927
27	Correspondence - B	1926-1927
28	Correspondence - C	1926-1927
29	Correspondence - D	1926-1927
30	Correspondence - E	1926-1927
31	Correspondence - F	1926-1927
32	Correspondence - G	1926-1927
33	Correspondence - H	1926-1927
34	Correspondence - I	1926-1927
35	Correspondence - J	1926-1927
36	Correspondence - K	1926-1927
37	Correspondence - L	1926-1927
38	Correspondence - M	1926-1927
39	Correspondence - N	1926-1927
40	Correspondence - P	1926-1927
41	Correspondence - R	1926-1927
42	Correspondence - S	1926-1927
43	Correspondence - T	1926-1927
44	Correspondence - U	1926-1927
45	Correspondence - V	1926-1927
46	Correspondence - W	1926-1927
47	Correspondence - Y	1926-1927

Box 5.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - A	1927-1928
2	Correspondence - B	1927-1928
3	Correspondence - C	1927-1928
4	Correspondence - D	1927-1928
5	Correspondence - E	1927-1928
6	Correspondence - F	1927-1928
7	Correspondence - G	1927-1928
8	Correspondence - H	1927-1928
9	Correspondence - I	1927-1928
10	Correspondence - J	1927-1928
11	Correspondence - K	1927-1928
12	Correspondence - L (Land O Lakes, Dean Larsen, etc.)	1927-1928
13	Correspondence - L	1927-1928
14	Correspondence - M	1927-1928
15	Correspondence - N	1927-1928
16	Correspondence - O (Olson, etc., official information)	1927-1928
17	Correspondence - P	1927-1928
18	Correspondence - Q	1927-1928
19	Correspondence - R	1927-1928
20	Correspondence - S	1927-1928
21	Correspondence - S	1927-1928
22	Correspondence - T	1927-1928
23	Correspondence - U	1927-1928
24	Correspondence - V	1927-1928
25	Correspondence - W	1927-1928
26	Correspondence - W	1927-1928
27	Correspondence - Y	1927-1928
28	Correspondence - Z	1927-1928

Box 6.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - A	1928-1929
2	Correspondence - B	1928-1929
3	Correspondence - C	1928-1929
4	Correspondence - D	1928-1929
5	Correspondence - E	1928-1929
6	Correspondence - F	1928-1929
7	Correspondence - G (Gardner, etc.)	1928-1929
8	Correspondence - G (Gardner, etc.)	1928-1929
9	Correspondence - H	1928-1929
10	Correspondence - I	1928-1929
11	Correspondence - J	1928-1929
12	Correspondence - K	1928-1929
13	Correspondence - L (Dean C. Larsen, Land O Lakes, R.A. Larson, etc.)	1928-1929
14	Correspondence - L (Dean C. Larsen, Land O Lakes, R.A. Larson, etc.)	1928-1929
15	Correspondence - M	1928-1929
16	Correspondence - N	1928-1929

Box 7.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - O (T.M. Olson, official, etc.)	1928-1929
2	Correspondence - P	1928-1929
3	Correspondence - Q	1928-1929
4	Correspondence - R	1928-1929
5	Correspondence - S	1928-1929
6	Correspondence - S	1928-1929
7	Correspondence - S	1928-1929
8	Correspondence - T	1928-1929
9	Correspondence - U	1928-1929
10	Correspondence - V	1928-1929
11	Correspondence - W	1928-1929
12	Correspondence - Y	1928-1929
13	Correspondence - Z	1928-1929
14	Correspondence - A	1929-1930
15	Correspondence - A	1929-1930
16	Correspondence - B	1929-1930
17	Correspondence - C	1929-1930
18	Correspondence - D	1929-1930
19	Correspondence - E	1929-1930
20	Correspondence - F	1929-1930
21	Correspondence - G (Norton on Gardener's letters, etc. - not examined for Kolgard material)	1929-1930
22	Correspondence - G	1929-1930
23	Correspondence - H	1929-1930

Box 8.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - J	1929-1930
2	Correspondence - K	1929-1930
3	Correspondence - M	1929-1930
4	Correspondence - N	1929-1930
5	Correspondence - P	1929-1930
6	Correspondence - R	1929-1930
7	Correspondence - S	1929-1930
8	Correspondence - S	1929-1930
9	Correspondence - W	1929-1930
10	Correspondence - A	1930-1931
11	Correspondence - A	1930-1931
12	Correspondence - B	1930-1931
13	Correspondence - C	1930-1931
14	Correspondence - D	1930-1931
15	Correspondence - E	1930-1931
16	Correspondence - F	1930-1931
17	Correspondence - G	1930-1931
18	Correspondence - H	1930-1931
19	Correspondence - I	1930-1931
20	Correspondence - J	1930-1931
21	Correspondence - K	1930-1931
22	Correspondence - L (including Dean Larsen)	1930-1931
23	Correspondence - L (including Dean Larsen)	1930-1931
24	Correspondence - M	1930-1931
25	Correspondence - N	1930-1931
26	Correspondence - O (including "official" file and T.M. Olson)	1930-1931

Box 9.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - P	1930-1931
2	Correspondence - Q	1930-1931
3	Correspondence - R	1930-1931
4	Correspondence - S	1930-1931
5	Correspondence - S	1930-1931
6	Correspondence - T	1930-1931
7	Correspondence - U	1930-1931
8	Correspondence - V	1930-1931
9	Correspondence - W	1930-1931
10	Correspondence - Y	1930-1931
11	Correspondence - Z	1930-1931
12	Correspondence - A	1931-1932
13	Correspondence - B	1931-1932
14	Correspondence - C	1931-1932
15	Correspondence - D	1931-1932
16	Correspondence - E	1931-1932
17	Correspondence - F	1931-1932
18	Correspondence - G	1931-1932
19	Correspondence - H	1931-1932
20	Correspondence - H	1931-1932
21	Correspondence - I	1931-1932
22	Correspondence - J	1931-1932
23	Correspondence - J	1931-1932
24	Correspondence - K	1931-1932

Box 10.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - L (including Dean Larsen, Dr. Lipp, Land O Lakes, etc.)	1931-1932
2	Correspondence - L (including Dean Larsen, Dr. Lipp, Land O Lakes, etc.)	1931-1932
3	Correspondence - M	1931-1932
4	Correspondence - N	1931-1932
5	Correspondence - O (Prof. Olson, etc.)	1931-1932
6	Correspondence - P	1931-1932
7	Correspondence - Q	1931-1932
8	Correspondence - R	1931-1932
9	Correspondence - S	1931-1932
10	Correspondence - S	1931-1932
11	Correspondence - S	1931-1932
12	Correspondence - T	1931-1932
13	Correspondence - V	1931-1932
14	Correspondence - W	1931-1932
15	Correspondence - Y	1931-1932
16	Correspondence - Z	1931-1932
17	Correspondence - A	1932-1933
18	Correspondence - A	1932-1933
19	Correspondence - B	1932-1933
20	Correspondence - C	1932-1933
21	Correspondence - D	1932-1933
22	Correspondence - E	1932-1933
23	Correspondence - F	1932-1933
24	Correspondence - G	1932-1933
25	Correspondence - H	1932-1933
26	Correspondence - H	1932-1933
27	Correspondence - I	1932-1933

Box 11.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Correspondence - J (including judging contest material	1932-1933
2	Correspondence - J (including judging contest material	1932-1933
3	Correspondence - K	1932-1933
4	Correspondence - L	1932-1933
5	Correspondence - M	1932-1933
6	Correspondence - N	1932-1933
7	Correspondence - O (including Olson's letters and official file)	1932-1933
8	Correspondence - P	1932-1933
9	Correspondence - Q	1932-1933
10	Correspondence - R	1932-1933
11	Correspondence - S	1932-1933
12	Correspondence - T	1932-1933
13	Correspondence - T	1932-1933
14	Correspondence - U	1932-1933
15	Correspondence - W	1932-1933
16	Correspondence - Y	1932-1933
17	Correspondence - Z	1932-1933
18	Judging contest material (Smith Hughs)	1932-1933
19	T.M. Olson, official information file	1927
20	Holstein Association material (H.W. Norton, records, etc.)	1931-1932
21	Holstein Association material (H.W. Norton, records, etc.)	1931-1932
22	Unpaid supervisor's bills	1926-1930
23	Paid supervisor's bills	1924-1926

Box 12.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	State College Creamery reports	1923-1924
2	State College Creamery reports	1925-1927
3	State College Creamery reports	1928-1933
4	State College Creamery reports	1933-1936
5	Station funds (State Experiment Dairy)	1932-1940
6	Station funds (All funds - closed out)	1936-1937
7	State funds (State experiment)	1938
8	Output reports	1931
9	Output reports	1932
10	Output reports	1935
11	Output reports	1935-1936
12	Churning record (SDSC)	1935-1936
13	Intake sheets	1936
14	Weekly proof sheets	1935-1936
15	Test supervisor's report for advanced registry (State School & Home, Redfield, South Dakota)	1934-1937
16	Test supervisor's report for advanced registry (J.M. Coon)	1932-1933
17	Test supervisor's report for advanced registry (S.D. Penitentiary, Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	1933-1935
18	Test supervisor's report for advanced registry (Yankton State Hospital)	1933-1937
19	Daily creamery report	1933-1938
20	Herd test reports (John L. Connolly, Elk Point)	1936
21	Herd improvement register (Wahoo Lodge Farm)	1936
22	Herd Improvement Test Reports (C.B. Arnold, Centerville, South Dakota)	1934
23	Herd Improvement Test Reports (State School & Farm, Redfield, South Dakota)	1933
24	Feed Record report cards	1921-1937
25	Feed Record report cards	1921-1935
26	Feed Record report cards (Herd #324)	1926-1937
27	Receipts	1921 July 17-September 8
28	Receipts	1923 June 6-September 15
29	Receipts	1929 May 31-July 22
30	Receipts	1932 August 11-October 5
31	Receipts	1939 December-1940 January 15

Box 13.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Paid supervisor's bills (and some older bills)	1927-1929
2	Paid supervisor's bills	1929-1932
3	Glass vat as pasteurizer of cream	1922-1923
4	Totman's files	1930-1931
5	Totman's files	1932
6	Testing reports/records	1923-1927
7	Cash reports	1923-1924
8	Cash reports	1924 July-1926 July
9	Cash reports	1929 July-1929 November
10	Cash reports	1929 December-1934 January
11	Cash reports	1938 January-1940 October

Box 14.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Station funds (station local)	1932-1940
2	Station funds (State experimental)	1931-1932
3	Station funds (Federal Bankhead Jones)	1935-1940

Box 15.

Folder	Description	Dates
1	Inventories	1924-1935
2	Station funds (Purnell)	1931-1940
3	Station Funds (Hatch)	1931-1940
4	Statements from business office	1929-1940

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