Ben Reifel's Correspondence with Lyndon B. Johnson
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Letters to Ben Reifel from Lyndon B. Johnson in which he wishes Ben a happy birthday.
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Ben Reifel's Correspondence with Lyndon B. Johnson
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Letters to Ben Reifel from Lyndon B. Johnson in which he wishes Ben a happy birthday.
Ben Reifel's Correspondence with Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Correspondence to Ben Reifeil from Nelson A. Rockefeller in which Nelson expresses gratitude for Ben in helping him with his campaign.
Ben Reifel's Correspondence with Richard M. Nixon
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Correspondence to Ben Reifel from Richard M. Nixon in which Richard congratulates Ben on his victory on being reelected to Congress, as well as expressing gratitude to Ben for supporting his recommendations in office.
Ben Reifel's Correspondence with Spiro T. Agnew
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Letter to Ben Reifel from Vice President Spiro T. Agnew in which Spiro expresses gratitude for Ben's service in the House of Representatives on the occasion of his retirement.
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Contains a couple of Ben Reifel's biographies which were used at his graduation as a Doctor of Law from University of South Dakota.
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Papers pertaining to Ben Reifel's educational experience and work from Elementary school up until he obtained his Doctorate Degree.
Reifel Family Marriage and Death Certificates
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Death certificate of Alice Reifel, wife of Ben Reifel, and a marriage certificate of William M. Reifel and Lucy B. Breast, Ben Reifel's parents.
Ben Reifel Career in the Military
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Various papers that pertain to Ben Reifel's time in the military, such as his phyical examination reports and certificates of completion for courses required in the military.
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Ben and Alice Reifels's passports, as well as federal tax and social security documents.
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Poems, biographies, short stories, and speeches written by Ben Reifel.
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Bumper Stickers, cards, and pins for Ben Reifel's political campaigns.
Ben Reifel Campaign Publications
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Pamphlets, flyers, and stationery for Ben Reifel's campaign for Congress.
Ben Reifel Permits and Memberships
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Various office cards, membership permits and cards, and parking permits of Ben Reifel.
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Souvenir booklets containing photographs of Ben Reifel's tours of the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) and U.S.S. Lake Champlain (CVS-39) aircraft carriers.
President Jimmy Carter Inauguration
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Invitation and program of the 1977 inauguration ceremony of President Jimmy Carter which Ben Reifel attended.
President John F. Kennedy Inauguration
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Invitations to inaugural luncheons and receptions, as well as invitations to Ben Reifel to attend the 1961 inauguration ceremony of President John F. Kennedy Also Includes a schedule of events for the Inauguration day, as well as information on tickets and transportation.
President Lyndon B. Johnson Inauguration
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Official inaugural program from the 1965 inauguration ceremony of President Lyndon B. Johnson which Ben Reifel attended.
President Richard M. Nixon Inauguration
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Offical guidebook to the 1969 inauguration ceremony of President Richard M. Nixon which Ben Reifel attended.
Ben Reifel Speaking Engagements
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Programs from different college commencements and recognition dinners at which Ben Reifel was speaker.
United State Code Annotated Title 11 Bankruptcy
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Ben Reifel's copy of the United States Code Annotated book Title 11 Bankrupcty 53 to 93.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1954
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Ben Reifel's daily reminders for assemblies, picnics, potlucks, and workshops.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1955
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Ben Reifel's reminders for meetings with Kiwanis, Soil Conservation Service, and Boy Scouts. Also includes reminders for dinner appointments with the Chamber of Commerce.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1955
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Ben Reifel's appointment calendar for office, committee, and college meetings, as well as banquets.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1956
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Ben Reifel's reminders of appointments for church meetings, military lectures, and boy scout meetings.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1957
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Ben Reifel's reminders to call Ella Deloria, as well as dates set aside for travel to Pine Ridge, Rapid City, and Lake Preston.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1958
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Ben Reifel's reminders for travel dates to Key West, Pierre, Tulsa, and Oklahoma City.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1959
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Ben Reifel's reminders about church meetings, travel plans, as well as reminders on staying at home on certain days.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1960
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Ben Reifel's important appointment dates for meetings with Legislative Research Council, Kiwanis Club, and Boy Scouts. Also includes dates for talking at the Huron Annual Assembly.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1960
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Ben Reifel's lunch appointments with American Legion, Augustana College, and Farm Bureau. Also includes reminders about church meetings and banquets.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1961
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Ben Reifel's daily appointment reminders for briefings, House meetings, breakfasts and luncheons. Also includes appointments for speaking at different colleges and attending different church meetings.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1961
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Ben Reifel's reminders for dinner and lunch appointments, as well as reminders for meetings at the Library of Congress and Mayflower Hotel.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1962
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Appointments for Ben Reifel's Scout meetings, House meetings, and travel plans. Also includes reminders for Election Day, Hobo Day, and other important lunch and dinner appointments.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1962
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Daily reminders for Ben Reifel to attend White House appointments, important dates for church meetings, Brookings Institute, and the Political Study Breakfast.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1964
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Appointments for Ben Reifel's House Chamber meetings, as well as other meetings in the White House. Also includes reminders for attending church, as well as various dinner appointments and Hobo Day.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1964
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Ben Reifel's appointment reminders for receptions, meetings with Congress, meetings with American Legion, various appointments, as well as names of people Ben Reifel was going to meet with.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1965
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Appointment reminders for Congress receptions, dinners with the South Dakota Governer, Seminar Dinners, and one on one appointments with various individuals that Ben Reifel had to attend.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1963
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Reminders for the GOP Conference, the Grand Secretary's Conference Banquet, different lunch appointments, and various conferences that Ben Reifel had to attend.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1966
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Ben Reifel's dates for trips to Miami and Washington D.C., as well as reminders for State Department briefings, various lunch and breakfast Appointments, and Hobo Days.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1966
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Ben Reifel's reminders for various breakfast and lunch appointments, meetings with the American Legion, as well as reminders for speaking at different college campuses. Also includes reminders for different Briefings, 4-H meetings, and Appropriation Committee luncheons.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1967
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Ben Reifel's reminders for meetings with the Appropriations Committee, American Banker's Association, as well as dates for State Department Briefings, Prayer Breakfasts, and various receptions and luncheons.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1967
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Ben Reifel's reminders for the House Chamber meetings, church meetings, as well as dates for his Dentist appointments, and various lunch and dinner appointments.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1968
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Ben Reifel's reminders for various lunch appointments, as well as dates for the opening of Ford Theatre, 4-H meetings, American Legion meetings, and Church meeting reminders.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1968
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Ben Reifel's appointment reminders for meetings with Richard M. Nixon, State Department briefings, various dinner and lunch appoinments, and Appropriations Committee meetings.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1969
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Ben Reifel's reminders for State Department briefings, conferences, lucheons, and various appointments with different individuals.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1969
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Ben Reifel's reminders for American Legion Dinners, Boy Scout Jamboree, and various banquets and meetings.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1970
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Ben Reifel's reminders for church meetings, a party for his wife, Alice, various lunch and dinner appointments, travel dates to Chicago, and other various banquets.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1971
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Ben Reifel's travel dates to Montana, Washington D.C., San Diego, and Omaha. Also includes various lunch and dinner appointments.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1976
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Ben Reifel's appointments for the dentist and doctors visits. Also includes travel dates to Cleveland and Washington D.C., and various other meetings.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1977
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Contains dates for Ben Reifel's travel to Brookings, Fort Thompson, and DeSmet. Also includes reminders for the Prayer Breakfast, Dentist appointments, and various breakfast and lunch appointments.
Ben Reifel Appointment Book for 1979
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Reminders for Church meetings, travel dates, as well as lists of names and numbers of people who were important to Ben Reifel.
Ben Reifel Guest Book for an Event in Faulkton, South Dakota
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Signatures of Ben Reifel's guests who attended an event in Faulkton, South Dakota.
Ben Reifel Washington, D.C. Guest Book
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Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Ben Reifel Washington, D.C. Guest Book
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Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Ben Reifel Washington, D.C. Guest Book
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Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Ben Reifel Washington, D.C. Guest Book
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Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Ben Reifel Washington, D.C. Guest Book
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Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Ben Reifel Retirement Guest Book
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Signatures of guests who attended a retirement party for Ben Reifel.
Glenard P. Lipscom Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress
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Book of memorial addresses delivered in Congress for the late Glenard P. Lipscomb, a Representative from California. Includes his biography, announcement of death, resolution of respect, as well as tributes from various Representatives in Congress. Ben Reifel's address is on page 71. Also includes a tearsheet of the Congressional Record with Reifel's address.
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Booklet that contains information on some of the background of the Sioux Indians, as well as some of the traditional religious ceremonies and symbols of the Sioux culture. Includes an introduction written by Ben Reifel.
Miscellaneous Papers on Indian Health and Education
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Papers on Indian Health and education, as well as booklets on voting, South Dakota State University Alumni, and a few of Ben Reifel's biographies. Also includes a few NPS Newsletters.
Newspaper Clippings on Ben Reifel's Career in Congress and Director of National Park Service
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Newspaper articles that mention Ben Reifel's contributions and service to congress, as well as his new position as the assistant to the director of the National Park Service.
Newspaper Clippings on Ben Reifel's Outstanding Indian Award
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Newspaper clippings that mention Ben Reifel's Outstanding Indian award, as well as articles covering the All American Indian Days.
Newspaper clippings on Ben Reifel's Speaking Engagements
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Newspaper clippings that talk about Ben Reifel speaking at different churches during his campaign, in which he discussed the federal policy for Indians.
AmerIndian Article on Ben Reifel
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Amerindian, a magazine, that includes an article discussing Ben Reifel leaving the BIA for Congress. This magazine also includes news art programs, Indian centers, and the White House Youth Conference.
University of South Dakota Institute of Indian Studies
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Institute of Indian Studies magazine, which contains a biographical article about Ben Reifel, highlighting his accomplishments and Political and Tribal background.
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Commencement speech given by Ben Reifel at the Washington High School in Sioux Falls.
Programs for Events Attended by Ben Reifel
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Programs from various events that Ben Reifel attended, such as the Indian Youth Conference, various graduation ceremonies, the Big Bend Dam ground breaking ceremony, the 27th Republican Nation Convention, and more.
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An article on American Indian U.S. reservations by Ben Reifel. Also includes a piece written about his wife, Alice Reifel, and her experiences and duties through out his campaign and years in congress.
Problems in Indian Education Speech by Ben Reifel
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Speech about Problems in Indian Education, given by Ben Reifel during his time as Superindendant at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency.
Joseph Ward Statute Unveiling Speech by Ben Reifel
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Speech that Ben Reifel gave at the Joseph Ward Statue Unveiling, in which he introduces the children of Joseph Ward. Also includes speeches that Ben gave at the University of Utah in regards to alcoholism on Indian reservations.
Lincoln Day Speech by Ben Reifel
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Speech that Ben Reifel gave at the Lincoln Day celebration in which he comments and reports on important prospects for the election year.
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Speeches given by Ben Reifel at different events, such as the YGOP Convention, the dedication of Shepard Hall at South Dakota State University, and Dakota Wesleyan University commencement exercises.
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Speeches given by Ben Reifel at different events, such as the Clay County Lincoln Day Banquet, the Third National Conference on Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and the state workshop of the South Dakota Political Action Committee.
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Speeches given by Ben Reifel at different events, such as the American Legion Convention, GOP State Central Committee Meeting, and the Hamlin County Republican Picnic.
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College commencement and campaign speeches given by Ben Reifel, and also includes a speech from the Brookings County Lincoln Day celebration.
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Speeches given by Ben Reifel at the Indian Education conference, as well as the SD Farmer's Union State Convention.
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The speech that Ben Reifel gave at the University of South Dakota Commencement. Also includes the notes he took while preparing for this speech.
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Ben Reifel's speech on the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Speech that Ben Reifel gave at the Northern State University Commencement. Also includes newpaper articles of Ben as well as a speech from H.J. Cummings that was given at the Aunnual Conference of the Florida Association for Health and Social Services.
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Speech given by Ben Reifel at a Memorial Day service, as well as a program for that service. Also includes programs from the Indian Sculpture Dedication ceremony.
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Speech that Ben Reifel gave on Memorial Day in which he remembers the fallen soldiers.
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Ben Reifel's speeches that he gave at South Dakota State University Commencement. Also includes his rough drafts of the speeches, as well as letters inviting him to speak at the commencements.
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Numerous speeches given by Ben for commencements, television, and radio broadcasts, and during his campaign.
Clyde Gilman Doyle Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress
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Book of memorial addresses delivered in Congress for the Late Clyde Gilman Doyle, a representative from California. Remarks from Ben Reifel are found of page 68.
Ben Reifel Campaign Advertisements Scrapbook
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Scrapbook of Ben Reifel's campaign advertisements.
Ben Reifel Correspondence Scrapbook
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Ben Reifel'scrapbook containing correspondence from many members of Congress in regards to various subjects, such as congratulations, invitations, and rejections of invitations to certain events.
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Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Ben Reifel's campaign, time in Congress, and retirement from Congress. Also includes some correspondence to Ben from members of Congress.
City of New York Medallion Given to Ben Reifel
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Bronze medallion given to Ben Reifel by the New York City Mayor, John V. Lindsay. The medallion is coin shaped with 'The City of New York" on the outer edge. In the center is a raised relief of a kneeling woman with four women standing beside her and five stars beneath her. The reverse side depicts a city skyline on the outer edge with a man above the city and a woman at the bottom. The center is engraved with'The City of New York to Hon. Ben Reifel by John V. Lindsay, Mayor May 20, 1966'. 'Mantattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Richmond' surround the engraving.
U.S.S. South Dakota Battleship X Coin Given to Ben Reifel
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U.S.S. South Dakota Battleship X Coin. The gold colored coin has the U.S.S South Dakota ship and 'Battleship X 1942' engraved on one side and an eagle with a shield and and anchor with the words 'Coined in part from the battleship U.S.S. South Dakota known as battleship X'on the reverse. Ben Reifel received these for his service in the military.
Shell Fragment Plaque Given to Ben Reifel
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Plaque presented to Ben Reifel by Commanding General Kinmen of the Defense Command in the Republic of China. The plaque is housed in a red velvet box with a red, white, and blue shield attached to the top. The shell fragment is one of a million Russian-made shells that landed on Kinmen, China. It is attached to a wood plaque. At the top is a brass plate with the words ' '. At the bottom is another brass plate with Chinese writing. The back of the plaque has a metal lined hole so it can be hung and a metal stand for display on a flat surface.
Ben and Alice Reifel's World's Fair Congressional Ribbons
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Congressional Group ribbons, which were worn by Ben Reifel and his wife, Alice Reifel, during their visit to New York City for the World's Fair. The ribbons are yellow with blue lettering with the works 'Congressional Group New York City' and a seal of the city of New York above the words. A number is located at the bottom for each ribbon, number '3' and '4'. There is a gold pin at the top of each ribbon with 'B. Reifel' in typescript on one and 'Alice Reifel' handwritten on the other. The ribbons were kept in a red felt drawstring bag.
Boy Scouts of America Silver Antelope Award Presented to Ben Reifel
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Boy Scouts of American Silver Antelope Award presented to Ben Reifel in recognition of Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within a district. The award is a silver antelope medall suspended from an orange and white ribbon.
Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award Presented to Ben Reifel
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Boy Scouts of American Silver Beaver Award presented to Ben Reifel in recognition of Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service within a council. The award is a silver beaver medal suspended from a blue and white ribbon.
Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award Presented to Ben Reifel
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Boy Scouts of American Silver Buffalo Award presented to Ben Reifel in recognition of Scouters of exceptional character who have provided distinguished service at the national level. The award is a silver buffalo medal suspended from a red and white ribbon.
Boy Scouts of America Silver Wolf Award Presented to Ben Reifel
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Boy Scouts of American Silver Wolf Award presented to Ben Reifel in The award is a silver buffalo medal suspended from a purple and white ribbon.
Ben Reifel's House of Representatives Binder
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Dark blue, 3-ring House of Representatives Binder that has Ben Reifel's name engraved on it in gold lettering.
Ben Reifel Correspondence With Linda Hasselstrom
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Letter from Congressman Ben Reifel to Linda M. Hasselstrom of Sioux City, Iowa in regards to an article written in the July 11, 1965 issue of the Rapid City Journal about the Sun Dance. Included is a clipping of the article and an additional Rapid City Journal article about Crazy Horse.
Ben Reifel Campaign Contributors
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Ledger containing many lists of contributors to Ben Reifel's campaign from different organizations and different counties in South Dakota. Also includes affidavits of campaign expenses.
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Posters for Ben Reifel's political campaigns.
Al Hayat The American Indians-Yesterday and Today
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Al Hayat, an arabic-language magazine which contains an article called The American Indians-Yesterday and Today, as well as a picture of Ben Reifel. Also includes the manuscript for the article, as well as correspondence to Ben Reifel telling him about the magazine and its contents.