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.
Newspaper clippings containing summaries of reports on the World-Wide Aid Program.
Part 1 and 2 What's New, an Abbott Laboratories publication, which featured the latest medical news and issues during that year. It also included an article titled 'The Problems of Indian Medical Care'.
Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Signatures of guests who visited Ben Reifel in his Washington, DC. office.
Ben Reifel's copy of a book highlighting and explaining Contemporary Teton Dakota Religion and it's history.
Institute of Indian Studies magazine, which contains a biographical article about Ben Reifel, highlighting his accomplishments and Political and Tribal background.
Speech about Problems in Indian Education, given by Ben Reifel during his time as Superintendent at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency.
Speech that Ben Reifel gave at the Lincoln Day celebration in which he comments and reports on important prospects for the election year.
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.
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.
College commencement and campaign speeches given by Ben Reifel, and also includes a speech from the Brookings County Lincoln Day celebration.
Speech that Ben Reifel gave at the Northern State University Commencement. Also includes newspaper articles of Ben as well as a speech from H.J. Cummings that was given at the Annual Conference of the Florida Association for Health and Social Services.
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.
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.
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.
The speech that Ben Reifel gave at the University of South Dakota Commencement. Also includes the notes he took while preparing for this speech.
Ben Reifel's speech on the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Speech that Ben Reifel gave on Memorial Day in which he remembers the fallen soldiers.
Speeches given by Ben Reifel at the Indian Education conference, as well as the SD Farmer's Union State Convention.
Commencement speech given by Ben Reifel at the Washington High School in Sioux Falls.
Numerous speeches given by Ben for commencements, television, and radio broadcasts, and during his campaign.
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.
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.
Signatures of guests who attended a retirement party for Ben Reifel.
Scrapbook of Reifel Shots, Ben Reifel's, a newsletter of current issues in Congress, as well as the measures being taken to address and fix these issues.
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.
Flyers, seating lists, and programs from various events that Ben Reifel attended and was a guest speaker.
Press releases from South Dakota State University, United States Department of the Interior, and other institutions that mention Ben Reifel's accomplishments and plans for running for congress.
Young Republicans from Northern State Teachers College; Bob England, Lloyd Duncan, Bill Walker, Sue Walker, Gary Kulm
People seating at tables at a YMCA International Crossroads breakfast
People seating at tables at a YMCA International Crossroads breakfast
Woman dancing at a luau
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania, speaks at a Republican Party event
William Scranton speaks at a Republican Party event
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania is speaking at a Republican Party event
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania is speaking at a Republican Party event
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania is speaking at a Republican Party event
Audience listening to William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania speak at a Republican Party event
William Scranton signs an autograph for an admirer at an event while Representative Ben Reifel looks on
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania, greets supporters
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania, shakes hands with a drum major while a marching band performs in the background
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania, talking with a supporter
William Scranton greets an admirer at a Republican Party event
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania greets the conductor while a marching band plays behind them
William Scranton, Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate from Pennsylvania is speaking with Bill Johnson
Candidate for Vice President William Miller shakes hands with Aberdeen, South Dakota Mayor Clifton Hurlbert on a stage, Representative Ben Reifel is standing behind them
William Miller speaking at a Republican campaign rally in South Dakota
Vice presidential candidate William Miller speaking at a podium at a Republican campaign rally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
William Miller speaking at a Republican campaign rally at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota
William Miller speaking at a Republican campaign rally at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota
William Miller greeting constituents at Joe Foss field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Miller was candidate for vice president candidate in 1964. Alice Reifel is visible in the bottom left hand corner wearing a white shirt and sweater
Vice presidential candidate William Miller deboarding a plane at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Vice presidential candidate William Miller walking next to a man on the airstrip at Joe Foss field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
United State Vice President Hubert Humphrey shakes hand with three men
United States Vice President Hubert Humphrey walking out of a door with other people
Verly Hofer, Representative Ben Reifel, Dan Van Bocbern, and Fred Coursey pose with a trophy
Representative Ben Reifel and Representative Mike Kirwan are among members of the United States Interior Department Appropriations Subcommittee of the 88th Congress
Representative Ben Reifel and Representative Mike Kirwan are among members of the United States Interior Department Appropriations Subcommittee of the 88th Congress
Representative Ben Reifel (seated, far right) was on the United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture sub-committee in 1961-1962
Two men shaking hands and smiling
Representative Ben Reifel (second from left) is with a group touring the new Veterans Administration hospital in Washington, D.C.
Tom Kleppe swears in Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, Reifel's wife, Francis, stands between them
Tom Kleppe introduces Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, Reifel's wife, Francis, stands between them. The photographs is signed: To Ben Reifel - It is good to have you with us even thought for a short time. Tom Kleppe
Tom Kleppe introduces Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, Reifel's wife, Francis, stands between them
Three men in American Indian dress in front of a tipi at an event in Lemmon, South Dakota
Crowd gathered during the swearing in ceremony for Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior
Sun Dance at Two Strike Camp on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota; left to right: Jessie White Lance, Leo Clairmont, Bill Schweigman, and Henry Crow Dog
Speakers of the House Sam Rayburn swears in Ben Reifel during a ceremony
Dean Delwyn Dearborn of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University honors Al Schock Oscar Olson, Ben Reifel, and an unknown man
Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, and Senator Karl Mundt with Lawrence Welk and others at a South Dakota State Society luncheon
South Dakota State College Hobo Day bum band is at the South Dakota Republican Headquarters at the State Fair in Huron, South Dakota, there is an elephant to the right
South Dakota State College Class of 1933 reunion; from let to right; Row 1: Edith Braun, Helen Walters, Francis Ryland Reifel, Winifred Brown Lee, Ethel Bowe Gilbertson; Row 2: Paul Freeburg, Harold Braun, Francis Johnson, Willis Dahlmeier, Kris K. Gilbertson, Elmer Johnson
South Dakota State College Class of 1932 reunion at Alumni Days at South Dakota State University; left to right; Front Row: Nina Mae Cranston Garthune, Charlotte C. Jones, Effie Olson Rishoi, Dorothy Whittemore Goose, Ben Reifel; Back Row: William M. Garthune, Ed Painter, Paul C. Jones, F. Clark Trygstad, Larry Gannon, Kenneth Schoenwether, Otis J. Dahl
South Dakota State College Class of 1932 reunion; from let to right; row 1: Garrett Holleman, Frances O'Connell, James Etteldorf, Jennie Bang VanDenBerg. Nina Mae Cranston Garthune; Row 2: Ben Reifel, Wesley Neufeld, Eli Ferguson, Ken Schoenwether, Marjorie White Ashbaugh, Adeline Dahl Muehlbeier, Charlotte Christie Jones, Paul Jones; Row 3: Vivian Swenson Strand, Otis Dahl, Merwin B. Wheeler, Liguri Gannon, Donald Craig, Fred Frame; Row 4: Ozzie Stockland, William Garthune, Everard Opsal, Herman Stallbaum, Millard MacComb, Don Pier
Members of South Dakota State College Class of 1932 meet for a reunion; left to right: William Garthune; Nina Cranston Garthune; Howard Magnusson; Jennie Bang VanDerBerg; Ben Reifel; Fred Fromke; Millard MacComb
Senator Karl Mundt, Senator George McGovern, Representative, and William F. McKee with Captain Charles W. Broz, winner of the Koren Kolligian, Jr. trophy which recognizes outstanding feats of airmanship by aircrew members who by extraordinary skill, exceptional alertness, ingenuity, or proficiency, averted accidents or minimized the seriousness of the accidents in terms of injury, loss of life, aircraft damage, or property damage
Members of the South Dakota Nurses Association visit with Representative Ben Reifel in his office, they are looking at a folder of the American Nurses Association Conferenced on Legislation
Senator George McGovern, Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y Berry, Senator Karl Mundt. Ken Holum, and Floyd Dominy work on the Oahe Irrigation Project in Washington, D.C.
South Dakota delegation and their spouses at an event, from left to right: Representative E.Y. Berry, Senator Karl Mundt, Rose Berry, Web Hill of Rapid City, South Dakota, Alice Reifel, Representative Ben Reifel, and May Mundt
South Dakota congressional delegation with Tom Taylor; from left to right: Tom Taylor, Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, Senator Karl Mundt, Representative E.Y Berry, and Sam Seehser (?)
Representative Ben Reifel (second from left) is among other at the groundbreaking for a new high school in Sisseton, South Dakota
Shirley Temple Black speaks with Representative Ben Reifel
Senators Karl Mundt, George McGovern, Representative Ben Reifel, and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall by a model of a gasification facility for Rapid City, South Dakota
Senator Karl Mundt, Senator Francis Case, and Ben Reifel being interviewed on a television set
South Dakota Senator Karl Mundt speaking with Louise Humphrey at an event
Senator Karl Mundt sitting in a convertible with other men during Northern State Teachers College annual Gypsy Day parade in Aberdeen, South Dakota
South Dakota Senator Karl Mundt speaking with two men during a Republican Party event
Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel with South Dakota State College alumni. Senator Mundt is holding an elephant ivory carving with Col. Emerich; from left to right: Walt Conahan, Senator Mundt, Col. Emerich, Representative Reifel, and Laurel A. Engberg
Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel, and a group of men with David Hamil (seated) of the East River Power Cooperative in Madison, South Dakota
Senator Karl Mundt, Representative Ben Reifel, and another man watch David Hamil sign a document. There is a REA sign on the wall behind them
Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel clasp hands with two other people
Senator Karl Mundt, Representative Ben Reifel, and another man at an event
Senator Karl Mundt speaking with a woman
Senator Jim Abdnor is with Representative Ben Reifel, Frances Reifel, and Miss Indian America
Rusty Walles, John Sayre, directors of the Mackinac Demonstration, with Conrad Hunte, director of sports program and vice captain of West Indies Cricket Team, at the Mackinac Demonstration
Barbara Peet, Robert Orben, and another woman in a living room setting, Orben is President Nixon's speech writer