Man holding a trophy is with his prize cow at the 1952 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Publicity shots for the 1952 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College. Delan Wood, Dick Luther and Wilfred Wollase shearing sheep.
Cattle judging in the arena at the 1952 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Swine judging in the arena at the 1951 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Men erecting the false barn wall for the 1951 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man brushing the tail of a cow getting it ready for the stock show at the 1951 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man holding a trophy and stands with his winning cow in the arena during the 1951 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Cattle judging in the arena during the 1951 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Horse judging in the arena at the 1950 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Students judging wool at the 1950 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
People looking at a display of farm machinery at the 1950 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Men shearing sheep at the 1949 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Trophy presentation at the 1949 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man handing a plaque to another man during a banquet at the 1949 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
People looking at house plants in the Horticulture booth at the 1949 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Group of winners at the 1949 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College. Signs read: Wheat King Little International 1949. Most Outstanding Clothing Entry Little International 1949.
Barbershop quartet entertaining the crowd at the 1949 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Tumbling team provides entertainment for the crowd in the arena at the 1948 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
South Dakota State University. Little International Agricultural Exposition
Block and Bridle Club booth at the 1948 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College. Sign reads: B. From Fleece to Fabric.
Man showing a cow in the arena at the 1948 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Women is milking a cow in the arena at the 1947 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Cattle judging in the arena at the 1947 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Swine judging in the arena at the 1947 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Tumbling team provides entertainment for the crowd in the arena at the 1947 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Kenneth Lounsbery won best freshman in the Horse Division at the 1946 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Women participants in the cow milking contest in the arena at the 1946 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man showing a pig in the arena at the 1946 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Military cadet posing for a photo at the 1943 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Woman and two men are announcers at the 1943 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man showing a horse in the arena at the 1943 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man showing a cow in the arena at the 1943 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Bum band at the 1943 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Cow judging in the arena at the 1942 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Swine judging in the arena at the 1942 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Men with brooms in their hands riding ponies in the arena at the 1942 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Display of farm machinery in the arena at the 1941 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Robert Dailey with the Fitting and Showmanship Champion in the Beef Cattle Division at the 1941 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Military cadets presenting arms to the judges at the table in the arena at the 1941 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Musicians entertain the crowd at the 1940 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man showing a pig at the 1940 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Woman milking a cow in the arena at the 1940 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Woman with a cow in the arena at the 1939 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Little International Queen in a buggy pulled by a pony in the arena at the 1939 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Doyle Barton, Huron, South Dakota, with the sheep fitting at the 1938 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Man showing the horse "Captain Dan" at the 1937 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Men stock fitting a horse at the 1937 Little International Exposition at South Dakota State College.
Lillian Gibson roses, developed by N.E. Hansen, were named for Mrs. Charles W. Pugsley at the request of her husband, Charles W. Pugsley, who was president of South Dakota State College from 1923-1940
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Loyd Larson, Farmers Union Marketing and Processing Association board member and president, South Dakota Farmers Union and Sioux Valley Electric board member.
The John E. Miller papers are composed of materials collected by Dr. Miller during his career. Included is course material, interviews, talks, writings, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and friends and colleagues. The bulk of the material is Laura Ingalls Wilder and research for his many other writings.
GENERAL MATERIAL
The general material consists of files related to Dr. Miller’s personal life outside of teaching and writing. He was involved with many organizations, such as the South Dakota Humanities Council, the South Dakota State Historical Society, Phi Kappa Phi, and history conferences, such as the Midwestern History Association and the Dakota History Conference. Included are correspondence, photographs, awards, articles about Miller, SDSU material, and family files.
COURSE MATERIALS.
Dr. Miller taught many courses during his tenure as a faculty member of the History Department at South Dakota State University. Courses include U.S. History, South Dakota history, American economic history, and methods and philosophy of history. After his retirement he taught Osher Lifetime Learning Institute [OLLI] courses on many topics such as the great depression, U.S. president and legislators, and democracy. Included are course notes, exams, and other material related to teaching history.
FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES
This material is composed of material gathered on friends and colleagues. Included is correspondence, articles, clippings, and photographs.
INTERVIEWS.
Dr. Miller conducted many oral history interviews during the course of his career. The recordings include many important historical figures, such as George McGovern and John Wooden, as well as prominent members of the South Dakota State University community, and SDSU faculty, staff, and administrators. His early interviews were recorded on audiocassettes, and eventually upgraded to digital recorders. There are some transcripts and permission forms for these recordings, but not all.
See the audiovisual and electronic media series for the recordings.
TALKS, PRESENTATIONS, ETC.
This series consists of many talks, presentations, and workshops given by Dr. Miller throughout his career. He also served on panels at conferences, including the Dakota History Conference and Laurapalooza. Included are notes used articles, journals, books, and research material.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
Dr. Miller is one of America's leading authorities on Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane, having written many books and articles on the Wilder’s. Material consists of 16 boxes of research on books written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, the Ingalls-Wilder family, places where Wilder lived, notebooks of handwritten notes, critiques of other authors works on Wilder, articles and clippings on related to Wilder, research gathered from manuscript collections related to Wilder, other authors works, and Dr. Miller’s writings.
WRITINGS
Dr. Miller wrote many articles, books, and reviews during his career. He also wrote book chapters, collaborated with other authors, and encyclopedia entries. He was a very prolific writer and it is difficult to know whether everything he ever wrote is included in the collection. Included are manuscripts, books, articles, book proposals, notes, and correspondence with other authors and publishers.
RESEARCH
The research material is composed of material collected by Dr. Miller for various projects. Researchers will find material on topics such as politics, elections, democracy, U.S. and South Dakota history, sports, small towns, and creativity; and historical figures such as Johnny Carson, Lawrence Welk, Sam Walton, John Wooden, Walt Disney, George McGovern, Karl Mundt, Alvin Hanson and many others too numerous to list. This material was used in his writings and in teaching his courses at SDSU.
Included are 40 boxes of articles and clippings from newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, books, and online research gathered during his many trips to archives, historical societies and libraries. The material consists of notebooks and handwritten notes, writings, publications, books, and photographs. The majority of the material is photocopies, but some books, magazines, and journals are also included.
The Brookings County research is composed of research gathered by John E. Miller from the Donald D. Parker Collection held at the Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Donald D. Parker was Head of the History Department at South Dakota State University from 1943-1965. Folders consist mainly of research on early Brookings County, South Dakota and covers the years from circa 1870-1930.
The Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu Hubert B. Mathews attended Dakota Agricultural College in Brookings in 1888 and accepted a position on the college staff in 1893. He became head of the physics Department, and was the first acting dean of the Division of Engineering. He was Vice President at South Dakota State College. H.B. Mathews coordinated much of the building work on the campus during the first half of the 20th century. Mathews Hall, a dormitory on campus, is named in his honor. Professor Mathews served twice as the Mayor of Brookings from 1907-1910 and again from 1915-1917. Hubert Jean Mathieu, son of Hubert B. Mathews, graduated from South Dakota State College in 1919. He then studied painting under Harvey Dunn. He is known for his Our Democracy editorial cartoons that appeared in such magazines as the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Ladies Home Journal, McCall’s and Cosmopolitan in the 1940s. He changed the spelling of the family name back to the original French spelling of Mathieu, supposedly for art reasons. He used the name "Mat" as his signature on many of his works.
Because of their relationship as father and son and their similar names, researchers should look at each folder carefully to ensure the correct information is gathered as material for both men is interfiled. Included are drawing of the campus of South Dakota State University by Hubert J. Mathieu as well as several of the Our Democracy editorial cartoons. The notes file was compiled by Dr. Miller and includes a notebook and several homemade note cards. The photograph file consists only of one photocopied page of three photographs of both Hubert B. and Hubert J.
The Brookings County Democratic Party records are composed of material given to John E. Miller by Ruby Mershon. Her father, Paul, was county chairman of the Brookings Democratic Party during the 1950s. Folders contain clippings, campaign material, newsletters, financial material, programs, and sample ballots. Some items of note include an official program and souvenir banner commemorating the visit of President John F. Kennedy to St. Cloud, Minnesota in 1962.
The South Dakota State University: A pictorial history, 1881-2006 research consists mainly of photocopies of clippings, articles, and yearbooks etc. Researchers will find material related to all areas of the history of South Dakota State University, from activities, athletics and administration to buildings, Hobo Day, and alumni, students and faculty.
The Looking for History of Highway 14 series is composed of research gathered by John E. Miller for this book. The book highlights fifteen towns and Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Folders consist of research gathered while compiling chapters for this book and include newspapers, county history books, photographs, and notes by Miller.
AUDIOVISUAL AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA
This series consists of 231 audiocassettes, 10 digital recorders, 17 CDs, 1 DVD, 18 USB flash drives, 24 SD Cards as well as some born digital material.
This collection is composed of three diaries of J.M Aldrich during his tenure as a student at Dakota Agricultural College from 1885-1888. The diaries give an invaluable account on life as a student during the early years of the college.
The diaries are separated into three volumes, one for each year Aldrich was a student at the college. Between 1930 and 1932, Aldrich made typewritten transcripts copied from his original diaries and included parenthetical comments for clarification. Each daily entry states the day and date, which are underlined, and relate Aldrich's daily activities. Most of the entries are trivial, recounting the activity of each day, but give an excellent portrayal of the atmosphere of Dakota Territory life in the 1880's. Topics included in the diaries range from accounts of his journeys between his home in Minnesota to Brookings to administrative upsets such as President George Lilley losing his position to Lewis McLouth.
Aldrich, John Merton, 1866-1934
Jam Abourezk and Dick Kneip are seated in the bummobile with the Hobo Day committee at South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota.
Composed of oral interviews of various persons on topics such as South Dakota State University, South Dakota, and Brookings, SD region conducted by students for the Bicentennial Oral History Project. Also included is a pamphlet about the History program.
South Dakota State University. Department of History
