SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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College of Arts and Sciences
Geography Department records
 

Administrative Information | Search Terms | Background Note | Scope and Contents Note | Arrangement | PDF of Finding Aid
 

COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:     College of Arts and Science, Geography Department records

Dates:     1976, 1984, 1994, 2001-2002, 2004-2006, [n.d.]

Creator:     Geography Department, College of Arts and Science, South Dakota State University

Physical description:   0.42 linear feet—1 container

Collection number:     UA 6.13

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 programs, pamphlets, correspondence, clippings, booklets, and program reviews.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 

Provenance: Part of this collection was found in the Archives in 1997. There is no indication of where they came from or how they came to be here.

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.

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 Arts and Science, Geography Department records, UA 6.13, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Processing information: This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on March 2, 1999 with revisions on August 14, 2008 (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:

  • Architecture—Brookings (S.D.)

  • Association of American Geographers.

  • South Dakota State University—Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence.

  • South Dakota State University—Geography Department.

  • South Dakota State University—Geography Department—Graduate Program.

  • South Dakota State University—Geography Department—Lectures and lecturing.

  • South Dakota State University—Geography Department—Program reviews.

BACKGROUND NOTE 

Geography was one of the first courses taught when South Dakota State University was founded in 1881.  While geography classes were offered from time to time in various departments, no major development of a program occurred until 1966-67, when a bachelor's degree in geography was approved.  In the fall of 1968, the Department of History and Geography was formed.  By 1971, the geography program had grown substantially.  Enrollment growths necessitated the addition of more faculty members.  By 1973, a separate Department of Geography was established and in 1974, the offering of the Master of Science degree in Geography was approved.

The geography curriculum today teaches students to describe, relate and explain natural and cultural phenomena, which distinguish places around the world.  Courses are offered in technical geography-science and environmental planning and management.

Related Material:

SD State Geography Convention programs and commemorative booklets. College of Arts and Science, Student Organizations: Delta Zeta Chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (SDSU Geography Club), UA 35.12, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

This collection is composed of programs, pamphlets, correspondence, clippings, booklets, and program reviews.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS 

This collection is composed of materials related to the Geography Department. Folders consist of programs, pamphlets, correspondence, clippings, booklets and program reviews. Also included is a booklet on graduate study in geography, and a list of house types in Brookings, SD.

Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Box 1.

  1. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting (schedule and program), September 30-October 2, 2004

  2. Changing Political Landscape of the Middle East lecture by Jeffrey A. Gritzner (poster), November 8, 2001

  3. Five Year Internal Review, December 1994

  4. Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence - Dedication and Ribbon Cutting (correspondence, clippings, program and booklets), September 1, 2005

  5. Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence – Events, November 2, 2006

  6. Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence - Recognition dinner (printouts of digital photographs), October 21, 2006

  7. Graduate Program Self-Study, 1984

  8. Graduate Study in Geography (pamphlet), [n.d.]

  9. House Types in Brookings, SD: A Visible History (city map), 1976

  10. Program Review External/Internal Evaluator’s Report, January 2002

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