Frank Denholm greeting residents while touring a nursing home
Frank Denholm standing in front of an abandoned school house. There is a bicycle on the sidewalk in front of the building.
Frank Denholm with a constituent in an office
Frank Denholm talking with a constituent. They are standing by an American flag.
Frank Denholm with Dr. Ike Tieszen.
Frank Denholm shaking hands with a constituent at an event.
Frank Denholm shaking hands with a constituent in his office.
Frank Denholm talking with a constituent in a café.
Frank Denholm talking with a constituent at an outdoor event.
Frank Denholm greeting a constituent while standing in a field.
Frank Denholm is with a family at an event.
Frank Denholm sitting on an International Farmall tractor talking with a farmer while campaigning in 1970
Frank Denholm (second from left) in a room with eight other men at an event.
Frank Denholm with four men. They are standing in front of a white concrete block wall.
Frank Denholm with a large group of people at an event.
Frank Denholm (right) with a standing outdoors. There is a brown and white building in the background.
Frank Denholm shaking hands with a man in his office.
Frank Denholm and a man standing outside. Denholm is standing next to a horse.
Frank and Millie Denholm walk away from a military transport helecopter on their trip to South Korea as part of a Congressional delegation.
Frank Dehnolm greeting a young supporter at a campaign event. A young man stands behind them.
Frank Denholm with a large tour group on the steps of the U.S. Capitol
Frank Denholm with a representative of the Union Label Council.
Frank Denholm with a Catholic priest, and member of the VFW, and another man.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event.
Frank Denholm with constituents in a private home.
Frank Denholm shaking hands with a constituent.
Frank Denholm standing with two constituents at a campaign event.
Frank Denholm standing with two constituents at an outdoor event.
Frank Denholm is mingling with constituents at an outdoor event.
Frank Denholm with Floyd R. and Katie Kuhns.
Frank Denholm with three senior citizens at a campaign event.
Frank Denholm is with constituents at an event. They are standing in front of an airplane.
Frank Denholm with Floyd Rasmussen and Katie Kuhns at an event.
Frank Denholm with two constituents at a campaign event.
Frank Denholm with Floyd R. and Katie Kuhns.
Frank Denholm with Mrs. Donald Jenten and Ilene Griffin at an event.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event.
Frank Denholm speaking to constituents in a café.
Frank Denholm standing outside a building with two constituents.
Frank Denholm visiting with constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm with a group of constituents.
Frank Denholm talking to constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event.
Frank Denholm with a of people in a building.
Frank Denholm with constituents in an office.
Frank Denholm seated at a picnic table talking with constituents. He is looking at a sheet of paper.
Frank Denholm seated at a table visiting with constituents at an event.
Frank Denholm seated with constituents in a café.
Frank Denholm with a group of constituents in a private home.
Frank Denholm having coffee with constituents in a private home.
Frank Denholm with constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm sharing a meal with a group of constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Deholm with Fay and Gene VanHove.
Frank Denholm is with constituents on the tarmac of an airport. They are standing in front of an airplane.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event in a gymnasium.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event. Denholm is shaking hands with a woman.
Frank Denholm with constituents at an event. Denholm is shaking hands with a woman.
Frank Denholm talking with constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm greeting constituents at an event.
Frank Denholm with constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm having coffee with constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm being served a cup of coffee by a woman.
Frank Denholm talking to constituents in a restaurant.
Frank Denholm standing outside by a building with two constituents.
Frank Denholm standing with two constituents at a campaign event. His hands is on the woman's shoulders.
Frank Denholm with two constituents standing by a horse trailer.
Frank Denholm seated at a desk in his Washington, D.C. office. There is a group of constituents standing behind him.
Frank Denholm stands with two constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm with Mark Small, Jeannie Denholm, James Antonen, and Grant Herfindahl, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm stands with two constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Frank Denholm with his office staff in his Washington, D.C. office.
Frank Denholm working with two members of his staff at his desk.
Frank Denholm working with two members of his staff at his desk.
Frank Denholm working with members of his staff at his desk.
Frank Denholm with a member of his staff in Denholm's office.
Frank Denholm working with two members of his staff at his desk.
Frank Denholm working with two members of his staff at his desk.
Frank Denholm with a member of his staff in his office.
Frank Denholm in a room with three men.
Frank Denholm with two Yankton, South Dakota students.
Frank Denholm won first prize in the most handsome category during the Hobo Day in 1955.
Frank Denholm won first prize in the most handsome category during the Hobo Day in 1955.
Frank Denholm, Dick Kneip, Wayne Hauschild at an event.
Staff member with a cigar in his mouth typing on a typewriter in Frank Denholm's Washington, D.C. office.
Staff member typing on a typewriter in Frank Denholm's Washington, D.C. office.
Staff member talking on a telephone in Frank Denholm's Washington, D.C. office.
Staff member with a cigar in his mouth typing on a typewriter in Frank Denholm's Washington, D.C. office.
Staff member working in Frank Denholm's Washington, D.C. office.
Frank Denholm's office staff at work in his Washington, D.C. office.
The Frank E. Denholm Papers consist mostly of materials generated during the time he served as the representative to South Dakota’s First Congressional District, from 1971 to 1975. These materials document his work for rural America, particularly his effort to reinstate the Rural Electrification Act and numerous legislation regarding agriculture, rural water, and rural development. Press releases and newspaper clippings about his activities in Congress can be found in the papers. The collection also includes scrapbooks and memorabilia about his campaigns for Congress. In addition, there are several files of correspondence, some of which was with members of Congress and other notable people such as George McGovern and Richard Kneip. The collection includes nearly 1,500 photographs and slides, most of which relate to his campaigns for Congress. There are reel-to-reel audio recordings and video recordings on 2-inch quad video tape that consist of campaign advertisements and his work in Congress. The collection also documents Denholm’s career as a sheriff, auctioneer, F.B.I. agent, and lawyer.
The papers also contain documents relating to Frank Denholm’s wife, Mildred Niehaus Denholm. Mrs. Denholm was born May 9, 1927 to Frank F. and Elizabeth C. (Schuring) Niehaus from Andover, South Dakota. She married Frank Denholm on June 12, 1950 in Webster, South Dakota. She attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, SD and taught in rural schools. Mrs. Denholm also went to the Aberdeen School of Business, the Strayer Business College in Washington, D.C., and the University of Utah where she studied music. She worked as a medical and legal secretary. Mrs. Denholm actively campaigned for her husband. She was involved in the Congressional Women’s Club while Denholm was in office. Mrs. Denholm passed away August 14, 2014. The collection includes correspondence between Frank and Mildred Denholm and her activities with the Congressional Women’s Club.
George McGovern at a campaign event for Frank Denholm.
South Dakota Governor Richard Kneip (far left), Congressman Frank Denholm (second from right), and others at a groundbreaking ceremony
Neon Holiday Inn sign welcoming Frank Denholm and John Ryan for an event.