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.

Small grain experiments at Prairie View are observed by Edgar S. McFadden (right) nationally famous wheat breeder of Texas A & M College and Professor Manley Champlin, retired, former head of the department of field husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada; agronomist Oliver E. Smith (left) is in charge of the Experiment Station tests

Edgar S. McFadden looking at wheat planted in pots, the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden;s research on wheat genetics

Edgar S. McFadden is among a group of people in front of an unknown building

Edgar S. McFadden speaking to a group of people in front of an unknown building

Edgar S. McFadden is among a group of people in front of an unknown building

Edgar S. McFadden speaking to a group of people in front of an unknown building

Field of wheat is a test plot for Edgar McFadden's research on wheat genetics

Edgar S. McFadden sitting at his desk in his office

Edgar S. McFadden crouching on the ground holding shafts of wheat, the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research on wheat genetics

Edgar S. McFadden kneeling in a wheat field that is part of Edgar S. McFadden research on wheat genetics

Esgar S. McFadden (far right) with five others in their World War I uniforms

Edgar S. McFadden standing in a field of wheat

Edgar S. McFadden in a field of wheat that is a test plot for his research on wheat genetics

Edgar S. McFadden in a flax field at Kenedy

Edgar S. McFadden riding a horse in the 1917 Hobo Day parade at South Dakota State College

Edgar S. McFadden doing research in wheat genetics

Edgar S. McFadden at work in his office at Texas A & M University at College Station, Texas

Edgar S. McFadden in a wheat test plot at a Texas A & M University College Station

Portrait of Edgar S. McFadden, McFadden is known for his breakthroughs in wheat genetics in South Dakota and in Texas

Henry N. Dybvig from Baltic, South Dakota was honored in 1957 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

T. Floyd Durland from Moody County, South Dakota was honored in 1969 as Eminent Farmer by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Gene Dragseth, former cooperative manager at Nunda, South Dakota.

Rare portrait of Dr. N.E. Hansen without a beard, he is wearing an overcoat and a hat and seated in a chair

Dr. N.E. Hansen in a suit and tie and wearing a hat while he looks at bushes

Dr. N.E. Hansen and an unknown man are in a greenhouse full of flowers on the campus of South Dakota State College

Dr. N.E. Hansen and an unknown man are in a greenhouse full of flowers on the campus of South Dakota State College

Dr. N.E. Hansen and an another man are in a greenhouse full of flowers on the campus of South Dakota State College

Dr. N.E. Hansen and an another man are in a greenhouse full of flowers on the campus of South Dakota State College

N.E. Hansen standing by a small table in a room with horticultural displays of flowers and fruits

Dr. Ben Reifel presiding over an assembly discussing Indian boarding school issues, seated at the table are Olaf Nelson, reservation principal at Ft. Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, O.R. Sande, superintendent at Wahpeton Boarding School in North Dakota, and Herman Bogard, superintendent at Flandreau Boarding School in Flandreau, South Dakota

Citation and biography of John M. Downer from Freeman, South Dakota who was honored in 1927 at Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College

John M. Downer from Freeman, South Dakota was honored in 1927 at Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Representative Ben Reifel meets with Don Hunter of Centerville, South Dakota and Merle Flyger of Hurley, South Dakota to talk about the sugar beet industry in South Dakota, Representative Reifel holds a bowl of sugar cubes for Hunter and Flyger to put in their coffee

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Rodney Dodge, former Cenex field representative

Steamer ship by the dock at the port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan, there are people waiting to board the ship on the dock, a small boat is in the water in the foreground, the ship is possibly a steamer ship called the Admiral from a line of ships owned and operated by the United States government; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

Augusta Dittman, wife of Fred Dittman from Highmore, South Dakota, was honored in 1947 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Two men sitting in front of a display of two marlin fish attached to a sign which reads: City of Miami, Pier 5 - World's Finest Fishing Fleet

Mrs. J Rees Dillon from Brentford, South Dakota was honored in 1953 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Mrs. Earl Dickerson from Irene, South Dakota was honored in 1929 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

South Dakota Farmers Union communications director, Dick Ricci, speaks in Frederick, South Dakota about tax reform and the South Dakota legislature.

Frank Denholm standing by the Denholm Waterfowl Production Area sign

Denholm Waterfowl Production Area sign

People standing in front of Frank Denholm's campaign headquarters

Frank Denholm standing in front of his campaign headquarters

Frank Denholm standing in front of his campaign headquarters

Denholm trucking business offered twenty four hour service and was owned by Frank Denholm

Three young volunteers handing out Denholm campaign pamphlets during a 1970 parade

Frank Denholm speaking to the National Farmers Organization in Miller, South Dakota

Frank Denholm at a podium in the back of the room at a National Farmers Organization in Miller, South Dakota

Frank Denholm speaking to the National Farmers Organization in Miller, South Dakota

Frank Denholm shaking hands with South Dakota constituents

Denholm Seed Company sign in a field of flowers

Denholm Seed Company building

Denholm for Congress supporters are carrying signs during a rally

Frank Denholm and others on stage during a Denholm for Congress rally in Brookings, South Dakota

Elect Frank E. Denholm for U.S. Congress 'A New Strong Voice for South Dakota - Farmer - Businessman - Former FBI Agent - Educator - Lawyer (Democratic Candidate for all the people!)' campaign billboard

Elect Frank E. Denholm for U.S. Congress 'A New Strong Voice for South Dakota - Farmer - Businessman - Former FBI Agent - Educator - Lawyer (Democratic Candidate for all the people!)' campaign billboard in Brookings, South Dakota

Campaign billboard for Frank Denholm reads Congress Denholm Work

Campaign billboard 'This man . . . Denholm U.S. Congress' with a 'Thank You!' on it after Frank Denholm won the race for the U.S. Senate seat in 1970

Campaign posters in the windows of the Democratic headquarters in 1970

Frank Denholm and South Dakota State University president Hilton Briggs

Richard Kneip and Frank Denholm during the 1970 campaign

Richard Kneip and Frank Denholm during the 1970 campaign

Richard Kneip and Frank Denholm during the 1970 campaign

Indian youth from across America applaud opening day celebrations at the demonstration for modernizing America

People seated at tables at a Democratic Party campaign event.

Supporters of Humphrey, McGovern, Denholm, and Chamberlin during a rally

Campaign posters supporting democrat candidates posted on a house in 1970

Delores Racine-Blackfeet in American Indian costume with Ben Reifel and an unidentified woman, Ben Reifel is holding a plaque

Representative Ben Reifel (seated, second from right) is among the delegation of the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group

Meeting itineraries, travel information, and correspondence between Ben Reifel and members of Congress about his interest in being a member of the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group.

• 1915 - B.S. University of Wisconsin
• 1923 - M.S. University of Wisconsin
• 1928 - Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• 1918-1919 - Assistant Professor of Vocation Education in Agricultural Education and Acting Principal School of Agriculture
• 1919-1920 - Assistant Professor of Vocational Education in charge of Agricultural Education
• 1920-1921 - Assistant Professor of Vocational Education in charge of Agricultural Education and State Director of Vocational Education
• 1921-1927 - Assistant Professor of Vocational Education in charge of Agricultural Education
• 1927-1933 - Associate Professor of Education in charge of Agricultural Education
• 1933-1938 - Professor, Head, Education and Psychology
• 1938-1942 - Professor, Head, Education and Director of Summer Session
• 1942-1943 - Professor, Head, Agriculture
• 1944-1954 - Professor, Head of Education and Psychology, Graduate Faculty
  1955-1958 - Professor, Education and Psychology, Graduate Faculty
• 1958-1976 - Professor Emeritus, Education and Psychology, Graduate Faculty

• M.A. University of Indiana
• A.B. University of Indiana
• Ph.D. University of Indiana
• 1921-1922 - Professor, Head, Education, Principal of the Secondary School of Agriculture
• 1922-1923 - Professor, Head, Education, Principal of the Secondary School of Agriculture, Director of the Summer School
• 1923-1928 - Professor, Head, Education, Director of the Summer School

• 1935 - B.S. South Dakota State College
• 1939 - M.S. Iowa State College
• 1955 - Ph.D. University of Minnesota
• 1945-1949 - Assistant Professor, Education, in charge of Agricultural Education
• 1946-1956 - Associate Professor, Education, in charge of Agricultural Education, Graduate Faculty
• 1956-1958 - Professor, Education, Acting Head of Education Department, Acting Director of Summer School, Graduate Faculty
• 1959-1970 - Professor, Head of Education Department, Director of Summer School, Graduate Faculty
• 1970-1976 - Professor, Education, Director of Placement, Graduate Faculty
• 1980-1994 - Professor Emeritus, Director Emeritus of Placement, Graduate Faculty

• 1965 - B.S. University of Sioux Falls
• 1968 - M.Div. Central Baptist Theological Seminary
• 1974 - M.Ed. South Dakota State University
• 1980 - Ed.D. University of South Dakota
• 1980-1990 - Assistant Professor, Education
• 1990-1992 - Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1992-1996 - Professor, Head of Counseling and Human Resource Development, Graduate Faculty
• 2004-2007 - Associate Dean and Professor, Education and Counseling
• 2007-2010 - Interim Dean and Professor, Education and Counseling
• 2011-2023 - Associate Deam Emeritus of the College of Education and Counseling, Professor Emeritus

• 1916 - B.A. State University of Iowa
• 1927 - M.S. Iowa State College
• 1928-1946 - Assistant Processor, Home Economics
• 1929-1961 - Summer School Staff, Home Economics
• 1946-1951 - Acting Dean, Home Economics, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1951-1955 - Dean, Home Economics, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1954-1958 - Professor, Home Economics, Clothing and Textiles, Graduate Faculty
• 1960-1975 - Professor Emeritus, Home Economics, Graduate Faculty

• 1901 - B.S. Ohio Wesleyan University
• 1902 - A.M. Ohio Wesleyan University
• 1907 - Ph.D. Boston University
• 1908-1913 - Professor, Head, Philosophy and Education

• 1914 - B.S. Lewis Institute
• 1922 - M.S. University of Minnesota
• 1919-1920- Associate Professor, Home Economics
• 1920-1923 - Professor, Home Economics
• 1923-1946 - Dean, Home Economics, Professor

• 1978 - B.S. South Dakota State University
• 1984 - M.S. Colorado State University
• 1988 - Ph.D. Ohio University
• 1996-2010 - Dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 2010-2016 - Provost and VIce President for Academic Affairs, Professor, Graduate Faculty

• 1900 - A.B. Baker University
• 1904 - Baker University
• 1913-1915 - Professor, Head of Education

• 1878 - A.B. Williams College
• 1881 - A.M. Williams College
• 1904-1908 - Professor, Pedagogy and Latin

• 1924 - B.S. University of South Dakota
• 1930 - M.A. Iowa University
• 1943 - Ed.D. Colorado State College
• 1953-1956- Professor, Head of Education and Psychology, Graduate Faculty
• 1969-1973 - Professor, Education
• 1974-1984 - Professor Emeritus, Education

• 1959 - B.S. Northwest Missouri State
• 1965 - M.A. Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
• 1971 - Ph.D. University of Iowa
• 1972-1973 - Assistant Professor, Education
• 1974-1976 - Assistant Professor, Education, Supervisor Clinical Experiences in Education
• 1977-1984 - Dean of Education, Associate Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1984-1990 - Dean of the DIvision of Education, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1990-1997 - Dean of the College of Education and Counseling, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1998-2023 - Professor Emeritus Education and Counseling, Deam Emeritus Education and Counseling

• 1922 - B.S. University of Wisconsin
• 1926 - M.S. University of Wisconsin
• 1928 - Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
• 1928-1933 - Professor, Head, Education
• 1932-1933 - Director of Summer School

• 1972 - B.S. Indiana University
• 1974 - M.S. Indiana University
• 1982 - Ed.D. Indiana University
• 1998-2002 - Dean of the College of Education and Counseling, Professor, Graduate Faculty

• 1934 - B.S. Iowa State College
• 1942 - M.S. Pennsylvania State College
• 1963 - Ph.D. Iowa State University
• 1954-1956 - Associate Professor, Home Economics, Graduate Faculty
• 1955-1958 - Summer School Staff, Food and Nutrition
• 1956-1961 - Professor, Home Economics, Head of Food and Nutrition Department, Graduate Faculty
• 2000-2013 - Professor Emerita, Nutrition, Food Science, and Hospitality

• 1932 - B.S. Iowa State College
• 1940 - M.S. Iowa State College
• 1953 - Ph.D. Iowa State College
• 1953-1954 - Head of Foods and Nutrition Department, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1954 -1962 - Dean of Home Economics, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1954-1955 - Summer School Staff, Home Economics
• 1962-1973 - Dean, Home Economics, Professor of Foods and Nutrition, Graduate Faculty

• B.S. Berea College
• B.A. Berea College
• M.A. University of Chicago
• 1920-1921 - Professor, Head, Education, Principal of the School of Agriculture
• 1921-1922 - Professor, Head, Education

• 1959 - B.S. South Dakota State University
• 1966 - M.S. Iowa State University
• 1974 - Ph.D Iowa State University
• 1966-1970 - Assistant Professor of Home Economics Education
• 1970-1971 - Acting Head of Home Economics Education
• 1975-1984 - Dean, Home Economics, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1988-2002 - Dean Emerita of Home Economics, Professor Emerita

• 1953 - B.S. University of Nebraska
• 1962 - M.S. University of Nebraska
• 1966 - Ed.D. University of Nebraska
• 1966-1968 - Assistant Professor, Education
• 1969-1970 - Associate Professor, Education, Graduate Faculty
• 1970-1977 - Professor, Head of Education Department, Graduate Faculty
• 1980-1984 - Professor, Education, Chief of Botswana Party, Graduate Faculty
• 1988-1990 - Professor, Education
• 1990-2021 - Professor Emeritus, Education

• 1977 - B.S. Jacksonville University
• 1978 - M.A. University of Alabama
• 1986 - Ph.D. University of Alabama
• 1990-1992 - Extension Home Ec Program Leader, Assistant Professor
• 1992-1994 - Program Leader-Home Economics, Associate Professor
• 1994-1996 - Acting Dean of the College of Home Economics, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 1998-2002 - Dean of the College of General Registration, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 2000-2007 - Dean of the College of General Studies and Outreach Programs, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 2007-2012 - Dean of the Office of Continuing and Extended Education, Professor, Graduate Faculty
• 2012-2023 - Deam Emerita of Continuing and Extended Education