Leaf from the Hours of the Virgin. The page is made of velum and was created in France around 1450. The recto contains 18 lines with the first 7 lines have been rubricated. The letter D in the middle of the page has been historiated red, blue, and gold and connected to marginal flourishes. The verso also has 18 lines with several phrases rubricated. The Hours of the Virgin, part of the Book of Hours that include devotional prayers for different times of the day. Hours of the Virgin, also known as the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, contained psalms, lessons, hymns, and prayers said at each of the eight canonical hours: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. The Book of Hours was the bestselling book of the Middle Ages.
Leaf from the Hours of the Virgin. The page is made of velum originated in Northern France between 1450 and 1460. The recto contains 16 lines with rubricated and historiated initials and rectangular ornamentation in red, blue, and gold. The verso has 16 lines with rubricated and historiated initials, flowers, and rectangular ornamentation in red, blue, and gold. The Hours of the Virgin, part of the Book of Hours that which are devotional prayers for different times of the day. Hours of the Virgin, also known as the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, contained psalms, lessons, hymns, and prayers said at each of the eight canonical hours: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. The Book of Hours was the bestselling book of the Middle Ages.
Leaf from the Hours of the Virgin. The handwritten page dates to 1440-1450, is Flemish, and made of velum. The recto contains 13 lines of unornamented text. The verso also has 13 lines with one rubricated phrase. The letter O is historiated in red, blue, and gold and connected to marginal flourishes in gold and blue. The Hours of the Virgin, part of the Book of Hours that include devotional prayers for different times of the day. Hours of the Virgin, also known as the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, contained psalms, lessons, hymns, and prayers said at each of the eight canonical hours: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. The Book of Hours was the bestselling book of the Middle Ages.
Ceremony honoring two American Indian code talkers
Honor Guard of Italian Carabinieri pass in review before Maj. Gen. J. Strom Thurmond and Maj. Gen. Eugene F. Cardwell during ceremonies at Caserma Passalacqua in Verona, Italy. In the background are senators, representatives and congressional aides in Italy for a tour of the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force
Honor Guard of Italian Carabinieri pass in review before Maj. Gen. J. Strom Thurmond and Maj. Gen. Eugene F. Cardwell during ceremonies at Caserma Passalacqua in Verona, Italy. In the background are senators, representatives and congressional aides in Italy for a tour of the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force
Honor Guard ceremonies at Caserma Passalacqua in Verona, Italy. The congressional party salute the colors
Bureau of Indian Affairs officials visit the Holy Rosary Mission in Pine Ridge, South Dakota; from the right: (second) Superintendent Towle; (third) Commissioner Emmons; (fourth) Rev. Lawrence Edwards, S.J., Superior of Holy Rosary Mission; From the Left (fourth) Rev. John Bryde, S.J. , principal of Holy Rosary Mission; (fifth) Ben Reifel, Aberdeen Area Director; (sixth) Representative Ely. Berry; (seventh) Assistant Commissioner Rex Lee
Holdy Rosary Mission Church and dormitory. This mission the Mother Catholic Mission for the Pine Ridge Reservation
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Julian and Verna Holter, Farmers Union and Cooperative activists at Canton, South Dakota.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Joseph Hieb, former Lyman County Cooperative leader and 2000 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Virgil Herriot, former Sioux Valley Empire Electric Association manager.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Darrell Henderson, former Grand Electric and West River Cooperative Telephone manager and 2005 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.
Hearings before the United States Senate Committee on Rules prescribing penalties for certain acts of violence or intimidation and interior nominations. They contain statements from Ben Reifel.
Two head sections of cross-pollinated barley (No. 1), the barley is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research
Head sections of New Era Barley, the barley is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research
Crucifix under a dome in interior of a Havana Cathedral, Cuba
Interior of rooms with chandeliers in Cuba
Chandelier hanging in the dome of a Havana Cathedral, Cuba
Painting of San Cristobal in an altar in Havana Cathedral, Cuba
Interior of a Havana Cathedral, Cuba
Photograph from the nave of chandelier in dome, fresco, altar in Havana Cathedral, Cuba
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Richard Harwood, former Union Center Farmers Union Oil Company and South Dakota Farmers Union director.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with LeRoy Hardy, former South Dakota Farmers Union board member, lobbyist, and field representative.
A handwritten note accompanies the photograph describing Turkey winter and Sheyene flax .
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Dennis Hagny, former Northern Electric Cooperative Manager and 2006 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Joan Hafner, St. John's Farmers Union Local education director.
Greeting card with red reproduction of a landscape painting and printed text with handwriting in blue ink
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Warren Grebner, former general manager of the South Dakota Wheat Growers and 1989 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.
Continuation of Grain Terminal Association General Manager M.W. Thatcher Speech, Part 2 (MA012-AV-0166_01). Grain Terminal Association general manager, M.W. Thatcher, speaking about the depression and the economy and how the farm organizations of the National Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union agreed that a New Deal was needed for agriculture. He speaks about the Farm Credit Administration, support prices, legislated economy for farmers and parity pricing. Thatcher also reads a portion of the statement of policy for the South Dakota Farmers Union, and discusses the economy and socialism.
Continuation of Grain Terminal Association General Manager M.W. Thatcher Speech, Part 1 (MA012-AV-0167_01). Grain Terminal Association general manager, M.W. Thatcher, speaking about the depression and the economy and how the farm organizations of the National Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union agreed that a New Deal was needed for agriculture. He speaks about the Farm Credit Administration, support prices, legislated economy for farmers and parity pricing. Recording continued on Grain Terminal Association General Manager M.W. Thatcher Speech, Part 3 (MA012-AV-0166_01).
Grain Terminal Association general manager, M.W. Thatcher, speaking about the depression and the economy and how the farm organizations of the National Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the Farmers Union agreed that a New Deal was needed for agriculture. He speaks about the Farm Credit Administration, support prices, legislated economy for farmers and parity pricing. Recording continued on Grain Terminal Association General Manager M.W. Thatcher Speech, Part 2 (MA012-AV-0168_01).
Governor George Romney of Michigan shakes hands with Representative Ben Reifel. The photograph is signed: To Ben, Best wishes always! George Romney
People supporting the Goldwater-Miller ticket during the 1964 United States Presidential campaign at a rally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Certificate for Gertrude Stickney Young for fifty years of loyalty to the University of Wisconsin
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Ervin Goldammer, former Mitchell, South Dakota area cooperative leader and member of the South Dakota Farmers Union board of directors.
Manuscript of short vignettes on people significant to the South Dakota State College (SDSU) history, and of Wenona Hall.
Glenn Martz from Washington, D.C., publisher of 'The Lowdown on Farm Affairs' interview at KOTA radio station in Rapid City, South Dakota. Martz revisits a speech he gave in Rapid City, South Dakota about socialism and communism in the United States. Martz discusses the Farmers Union and cooperatives connections to communism. He claims the Farmers Union has been infiltrated by communists.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Emma Glanzer, Huron, South Dakota area Credit Union activist.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Aaron Glanzer, former board member of the Farmers Union Oil Company at Bridgewater, South Dakota and former Cenex regional board member.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Ronald Gerlach, manager of the Aurora Cooperative Oil Company in Stickney, South Dakota
George McGovern in Cuba with bottles of Havana Club rum visible in the background
George McGovern speaking into microphones in a crowd Cuba
George Gillespie, a mix blood living on his deceased mother's allotment, a one room log house, dirt roof, and dirt floor
South Dakota Farmers Union film about the G.T.A. (Grain Terminal Association) and how it serves farmers by marketing grain. Footage is of grain in various stages of marketing, from the field to the elevators, to shipping. Included is footage of M.W. Thatcher, President of G.T.A. at the grand opening and dedication of the plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in May 1961. Color film. Sound.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Gary French, manager of the Sioux Valley Cooperative Oil Company in Watertown, South Dakota.
Correspondence between the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge and Ben Reifel, as well as minutes from their meetings.
Frank Good Lance, Ben Reifel, and Thor Spotted Bear standing by Wounded Knee Monument on Mother's Day
Frank Clown Horse's house and allotment of 320 acres rented by Oliver Sharp Fish
Correspondence between Ben Reifel and the Association of Former Members of Congress, as well as pamphlets and meeting information.
Florence Peale, wife of Ambassador Edward Peale of Liberia, is visiting the Mrs. Robert Orben, wife of the speech writer for President Nixon
First Calvary Division radio reporter interviews PFC LeRoy Youngberg of Huron, South Dakota from Camp Younghans in Japan. Youngberg greets his family and friends back homes and wishes them Merry Christmas.
Booklets about laws relating to federal corrupt practices and political activities, as well as a letter to republican nominees like Ben Reifel from the National Republican Congressional Committee in regards to filing reports of campaign receipts and expenditures.
Farmers Union Stock Commission touring a farm during winter and the Sioux Falls Stockyards showing cattle, sheep, and pigs. Also includes footage of various farms scenes. Black-and-white film. No sound.
Footage of what appears to be a Farmers Union meeting. Black-and-white film. No sound.
The film was created to promote the youth education program of the Farmers Union of North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. It consists of footage from camps at each states' Farmers Union Junior Camps where children age 6-21 learn more about the Farmers Union and have fun. Activities depicted in the film include boating, swimming, games, crafts, manual labor, creating a camp newsletter, and listening to lectures about farming and the Farmers Union. South Dakota campers stay in the Black Hills and visit Mt. Rushmore. The film is narrated by Fred Simonton, director of television for North Dakota Farmers Union. Color film. Sound.
Teens at the Farmers Union All-State Camp at Camp Judson in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Highlights include the Badlands, flag raising, Badger Clark visit, national board members visit, and a puppet theater. The students participate in crafts, croquet, archery, swimming, folk dancing, sightseeing, and a picnic. Included is footage of the Needles and Sylvan Lake in Custer State Park, and Mt. Rushmore under construction. Color film. No sound.
Representative E.Y. Berry, Senator Karl Mundt, and Ben Reifel, Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives from the First District of South Dakota, are on the campaign trail in Pierre, South Dakota
Large group of people gathered in a room and seated on chairs at an event in Washington, D.C.
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Marvin Evenson, former employee of the Farmers Union Livestock Association.
Citations of eminent farmers and eminent homemakers of South Dakota.
- A.J. Wimple, John M Downer
- Dave Sour, Mrs. W.J. O'Banion, John Robertson, Mrs. Martin Sorenson
- Willis H. Davis, Percy R. Crothers, Mrs. Earl Dickerson, Mrs. Martin Nelson Boe
- John T. Belk, Jorgen J. Boe, Mrs. George Renner, Mrs. Willis H. Davis
- Mrs. Vincent S. Johnson, Albert Hill, Thornton M. Babcock, Mrs. George Ernst
- Mrs. Charles Rasmussen, Mrs. William P. Hawkes, Robert L Cheney, William Dailey
- Titus C. Wenz, Mrs. Henry J. Strand, Jacob B. Severson, Mrs. L.B. Croll
- Mrs. Edward E. Bucher, Mrs. Louis L. Meehan, R.M. Crowder, T.E. Hayes
- John Rudolph Michaels, Mrs. William A. Ruppel, Edward Bogue, Mrs. Addie Sloat
- Mrs. E.W. Laisy, Henry J. Briscoe, Albert R. Fryer, Mrs. Lena Van Metre, H.C. Halvorson, Paul C. Murphy, Mrs. Ed Stitt, Mrs. R.L. Cheney.
- Annie Thoreson, Olynphious S. Thompson, Joseph J. Rezac, Mrs. Henry L. Rebbe
- August Maass, Mrs. W.O. Torvik, Thomas J. Keehn, Christina K. Lacey
- Mary E. Kotrba, Frank Agnew, Lawrence D. Test, Mrs. H.J. Rehorst
- Andrew T. Brakke, Mrs. J.E. Boyd, Mrs. Peter P. Vallery William M. Naessig
- William M. Davis, Mrs. Thomas H. Hicks, W.F. Wyatt, Mrs. L.T. Larsen
- Grant W. Morsman, Mrs. G.W. Mossing, Fredicka Larson, John Davies
- Mrs. H.M. Rogers, H.E. Baxter, John A. Cole, Mary E. Nold
- Mrs. Fred Dittman, Louisa F. Rehfeld, Henry N. Abild, John Meland
- Edward C. Slocum, Mrs. S.C. Mernaugh, J.F. McLoughlin, Mrs. Van Ludwig
- Mrs. R.P. Johnson, Harald N. Opdahl, Mrs. John C. Schlomer, Henry Hertel
- Mrs. Peter Moe, Arthur C. Kelsey, Mrs. Walter W. Eicholtz, Joseph J. Curry.
Incomplete contents:
- Frank McHugh, T.A. Jackson, Mrs. Arthur Justice, Mrs. George Sisson,
- Alfred J. Lien, S.C. Thomas, Mrs. Joseph Sutera, Mrs. Grace Fairchild
- Mrs. A.J. Schuelke, William Rames, Raymond P. Johnson, Mrs. J. Rees Dillon
- Mrs. Arthur Sherburne, Smith Robbins, Mrs. Joseph Schenk, Walter C. Taylor
- E.G. Sanderson, Mrs. William P. Hinckley, Sr., Ernest B. Ham, Mrs. John Wiersma
- Charles Ahrens, Mrs. Bert Tupper, Mrs. Charles Wieting, Frank Cundill
- Henry N. Dybvig, Mrs. O.V. Olson, Edward J. Bailey, Mrs. George Larson
- Henry Preheim, Mrs. H.P. Gallagher, Mrs. Will J. Kratochvil, Everett Fletcher
- Clifford R. Rush, Mrs. Ellwood Gross, Ivan L. Barkley, Mrs. George Hodgson
- Otto G. Meyer, Esther M. Evans, Frank Swope, Mrs. Leonard Gaffin
- Louis J. Brooks, Mrs. Earl L. Arne, Henry F. Hansmeier, Mrs. Garrett C. Reynolds.
- Albert Keffeler, Mrs. Matthew Evans, Percy J Wallace, Mrs. Otto Laue
- Ray Barnett, Mrs. Anton Bierschbach, Enos Blair, Mrs. L. W. Herron
- Carl Anderson, Mrs. Donald Rice, Fred H. Holscher, Mrs. Allan Wilson.
Citations of eminent farmers and eminent homemakers of South Dakota.
- Mrs. Everett Baxter, Martin F. Jorgensen, Sr., Mrs. George Malone, Henry Ripp
- Mrs. Cather Clanton, Mrs. Lloyd Jones, Allen Sperry, Lyman G. Merry
- Ida Marie Bentley, Edith A. Guindon, Harry Blair, Merritt Fenner
- Mrs. George Millar, Margaret Masteller, John Gauger, Merle Hanson
- Mrs. Chester Moe, Mrs. Mortimer Clifford, Lawrence Ingalls, T. Floyd Durland
- Mrs. Pauline Hageman, Albert C. Hauffe, Mrs. Arthur W. Keller, Roy Norman
- John E. Elsing, Mrs. Chris (Amy K.) Larson, Mrs. Evelyn Petik, Warren L. Wright
- Mrs. Harry (Selma) Martens, Mrs. Ethel Miles, John Edwin Sutton, Harry Witt
- Mrs. Adele Davis, Vene C. Eitemiller, Wilbert I. Symens, Mrs. Selma Woods
- Mrs. Joe (Violet) Biever, Earl Eikmeier, Mrs. Delos (Genevieve) Melius, Elvin E. Mitchell
- Mrs. Francis (Anne) Feller, Peter H. Ginsbach, Mrs. Emmett (Delonde) Healy, William P Rausch
- Leonard E. Dailey, Vernon Goodroad, Mrs. Bell Hinrichs, Mrs. Fayola Muchow
- Willard Benson, Richard Daly, Mrs. Robert (Gladyce) Hammer, Mrs. Elden (Delila) Tompkins
- Hazel Cowan, Roy Houck, Martha Kettler, Eugene Strain
- Laura Kirsch, Henry Knochenmus, Camille Landekil, Leslie Zeller
- Earl Acheson, Paul E. Brown, Elizabeth Naughton, Viola Schuh
- Ingebert G. Fauske, Vera Fuller, Roland Leonhardt, Albina Shindelbower
- Ralph H. Hansmeier, Louise Labray, Walter H. Schwanke, Oriska Stroschein
- Hilbert Bogue, Florine Glaus, Ruth E. Nelson, Orville K. Peterson
- Mildred Acheson, Martin Jorgensen, John W. Smith, Janice Snyder
- Wilbert Blumhardt, Emily Jennings, Wendell Leafstedt, Charlotte Seas
- Selmer J. Anderson, Mary ""Maizie"" Homelvig, Mary Ellen Murphy, John E. "Matt" Sutton
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James E. Brooking, Chrys Daniel, Ernest C. Olson, Redella Runner
Incomplete contents:
- Gordon Brockmueller, William Daniel, Agnes Panek, Erna Putnam
- Harold Anderson, Jeanne Bachand, Doris Heine, Robert Sharp
- Arlen Berwald, Lorraine Reaves, Carol Schubeck, John Schwab
- Virginia Anderson, Bernice Cuppy, John Glaus, William Schuette
- Robert G. Hoffman, Harold T. Hurlbert, Georgia Jensen, Shirley Krause
- Donald Fieber, Ardeth Kocourek, Dorothy Nothdurft, Merwyn Walter
- Mary Ann Deurmier, Esther Krutzfeldt, John Leroy Luecke, Mervin Ogren
South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Arlene Schley Elliott, former education director board member of the South Dakota Farmers Union.
Continuation of Eleanor Roosevelt Addresses the South Dakota Farmers Union, Part 1 [MA012-AV-0177_01). Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the South Dakota Farmers Union about of her work with the American Association for the United Nations. She speaks about respecting the customs of other nations.
Eleanor Roosevelt addresses the South Dakota Farmers Union about of her work with the American Association for the United Nations. She speaks about the United Nations and India. The recording cuts off in the middle of her speaking. Continues on Eleanor Roosevelt Addresses the South Dakota Farmers Union, Part 2 (MA012-AV-077_02).
Eleanor McGovern wearing sunglasses in Cuba
Eleanor McGovern in sunglasses smiling with a man in Cuba
El Capitolio, the National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba
Analysis of how other farmer organizations affect the South Dakota Farmers Union on social and political levels. He discusses four categories: leaders of the South Dakota Farmers Union, general members of the South Dakota Farmers Union, members of other farm organization, and farmers that do no belong to any farm organizations.