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South Dakota Farmers Union 1963 convention speakers. Clyde Roe, general manager of Great Plains Supply Co. in St. Paul, Minnesota, Les Gravelle, manager of the Farmers' Union Livestock Commission, Dail Gibson, manager of South Dakota R.E.A., George Bickel, assistant to the president of the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union.

South Dakota Farmers Union 1963 convention speakers. Flossy Nikkel, Youth Activities Director of the National Farmers Union, speaks about problems faced by rural youth and talks about legislation that will help rural communities offer more job opportunities to the youth to entice them to stay rather than move to cities. Lloyd A. Ernst talks about the importance and history of South Dakota cooperatives.

South Dakota Farmers Union 1963 convention speaker. Ken Holum, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Power and Water, Department of Interior, Washington, D.C., speaks about the growing importance of education and citizenship, fair economics and wages, taking care of the elderly, and civil rights. He talks about the increase in water and power needs and talks about the Missouri River Basin Project and its financial troubles, including an arrangement with Basin Electric.

South Dakota Farmers Union 1963 convention speakers. Arlo Swanson, state Director of the Farmers Home Administration giving a report of agricultural agencies in South Dakota including insurance, farm education, and water conservation. Judd Hudson speaks about rural area development. Robert A. Kudrna talks about Farmers Union insurance and how it has grown over the years.

Continuation of South Dakota Farmers Union 1958 Convention Political Panel, Part 3 (MA012-AV-0069_04). Question and answer session of the political panel at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention featuring candidates for U.S. Congress and governor of South Dakota. George McGovern, J. T. McCullen, candidate for Congress, Ralph Herseth, candidate for Governor, and Joe Foss, candidate for Congress.

Continuation of South Dakota Farmers Union 1958 Convention Political Panel, Part 1 (MA012-AV-0069_02). Political panel at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention featuring candidates for U.S. Congress and governor of South Dakota. George McGovern, J. T. McCullen, candidate for Congress, Ralph Herseth, candidate for Governor, and Joe Foss, candidate for Congress also speaks. Recording is continued on South Dakota Farmers Union 1958 Convention Political Panel, Part 3 (MA012-AV-0069_04).

Political panel at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention featuring candidates for U.S. Congress and governor of South Dakota. Representative George McGovern discusses corporate farming. J. T. McCullen, candidate for Congress, discusses keeping farmers prosperous. Ralph Herseth, candidate for Governor, discusses development of the Missouri River. Joe Foss, candidate for Congress also speaks. The candidates' introductory remarks are followed by a question and answer session. Recording is continued on South Dakota Farmers Union 1958 Convention Political Panel, Part 2 (MA012-AV-0069_03).

Roland Olson, communications director, reporting on the 1958 South Dakota Farmers Convention Junior Program and banquet. Berdyne Halse education director reports on the banquet and the Torchbearer award ceremony. Vincent Plenchard, member of Junior Advisory Board talks about the Junior Advisory Council.

Speaker at the South Dakota Farmers Union 1958 Convention, possibly a candidate for governor.

Speakers at the 1958 South Dakota Farmers Union Convention discussing legislation surrounding rural farmers and farm credit.

South Dakota Farmers Union camp in the state. Different locations are introduced with a title card showing the town, county or district, and date of the camp. Locations shown include Mitchell, Dallas, Blunt (Hughes), Tyndall, Island Park, Brookings, Viborg, Custer, and Forestburg. The footage ends with a demonstration of a tractor with a roll bar attached. Color film. No sound.

Woman speaking at the 1956 South Dakota Farmers Union convention about labor unions and the functions of C.O.P.E. (?) , a nonpartisan organization. She talks about voter registration, their educational program, bringing into the union, and other aspects of the organization.

Director of the International Relations of the AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C., George Brown, speaks at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention about the Hungaria and the Near East, and communism.

Shirley Green speaking at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention about agricultural prices and parity.

York Langton, Regional Chairman of United Nations Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota, speaks at the South Dakota Farmers Union convention about the Suez Canal, the United Nations, and Atoms for Peace, a speech delivered by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the U.N. General Assembly in New York City in 1953.

Speakers at the 1955 annual South Dakota Farmers Union convention. President Paul Opsahl introduces M. W. Thatcher, General Manager of the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association (G.T.A.) and President of the National Federation of Grain Cooperatives speaks about farm parity, flexible price theory, support prices for commodities, and agricultural legislation.

Farmers Union members travel to Washington, D.C. where they toured the National Farmers Union headquarters, the U.S. Capitol, and other sites. Midway through the recording there is footage of members boarding busses. One bus has a banner on its side that reads: Farmers Educational & Co-Operative Union of America South Dakota Division. The film includes scenes from cities on the way to Washington, D.C. Included is footage of military aircraft fly-over and a U. S. Navy blimp. Color film. No sound.

Campaign rally for the South Dakota Democratic Party. There is a parade of people, some are holding campaign signs and other are playing musical instruments in a band.

Group of people holding campaign signs at a South Dakota Democratic Party campaign rally.

South Dakota delegation to Cuba basketball players on the bench during game against Cuban national team

South Dakota delegation to Cuba basketball players on the bench during game against Cuban national team

South Dakota basketball delegation and Cuban national team players getting photographed informally at a cafe in Cuba

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 basketball players wearing casual clothing and USA polo shirts pose in front of hoop in basketball stadium in Cuba

South Dakota basketball player in casual clothing greeting young people as delegate to Cuba

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

Consists mainly of minutes and agendas from meetings of the SDCIA, along with the programs, letters, reports and pamphlets that were dealt with in each meeting. The minutes include minutes from the annual meetings, board of directors meetings, committee meetings and district meetings. There are programs for the annual meetings, crop shows and banquets. The letters include correspondence with members of the Crop Improvement Associations of other states and with the national Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, as well as between SDCIA members. The reports include financial reports and statements, and also reports on the activities of the organization. The pamphlets include the SDCIA newsletter (The Crop Improvement Reporter), CIA newsletters from the surrounding states, booklets of weed laws, and seed certification manuals. In addition there is a history article that was prepared for the agency’s 75th anniversary in the year 2000.

The collection also contains photographs. These are primarily photos of the various crop shows and field days held by the SDCIA.

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 (?)

Comments by John J. Barcroft, Director, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, at the presentation of the Distinguished Award in the Humanities to Congressman Ben Reifel. Also included is correspondence and pamphlets.

Comments by John J. Barcroft, Director, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, at the presentation of the Distinguished Award in the Humanities to Congressman Ben Reifel. Also included is correspondence and pamphlets.

Phineas, the Practical Pheasant, the bird who is the field man for the Committee for Education in South Dakota. This is a group of people interested in better schools for South Dakota. He gives his biennial report on schools. He discusses two systems of public education, elementary and independent, and how they are supported and petitioning legislators for a tax structure that supports schools by 1963.

Action photo of USA team player from South Dakota delegation playing against Cuban national team in Cuba

USA team player from South Dakota delegation and Cuban national player jump during in game in Cuba

USA team player from South Dakota delegation making jump shot in game with Cuban national team in Cuba

Action photo of USA team from South Dakota delegation and Cuban national team playing in Cuba

USA team player from South Dakota delegation making jump shot in game with Cuban national team in Cuba

USA team player from South Dakota delegation making jump shot in game with Cuban national team in Cuba

USA team player from South Dakota delegation making jump shot in game with Cuban national team in Cuba

Action photo of USA team from South Dakota delegation and Cuban national team playing in Cuba

Member of the press photographs basketball players from South Dakota delegation sitting on the bench with coaches during basketball game in Cuba

Basketball players from South Dakota delegation sitting on the bench with coaches during basketball game in Cuba

Action photo of USA team player from South Dakota delegation playing against Cuban national team in Cuba

Action photo of USA team from South Dakota delegation and Cuban national team playing in Cuba

Action photo of USA team from South Dakota delegation and Cuban national team playing in Cuba

Members of the press photographing USA basketball delegation from South Dakota carrying US flag into game against Cuban national team in full stadium in Cuba

USA team player from South Dakota delegation attempts a basket in game against Cuban national team in Cuba

Action photo of USA team from South Dakota delegation and Cuban national team playing in Cuba

South Dakota basketball team players on the bench talking to coaches during game with Cuban national team in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation in USA polo shirts pose with a woman on a beach in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation in USA polo shirts pose with a woman on a beach in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation and Cuban national team players getting photographed informally at a cafe in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba players in USA team uniforms standing in the surf on Cuban beach. One player is holding a woman.

South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba players in USA team uniforms standing in the surf on Cuban beach. One player is holding a woman.

South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba players in USA team uniforms standing on Cuban beach with two women subathing in the foreground

South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba players and coaches pose in their USA team uniforms

Member of South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba in USA team shirt with Cuban girls in school uniforms

South Dakota basketball delegation smiling in Cuban restaurant

Two South Dakota delegates to Cuba speak to unidentified woman in airplane

Player from South Dakota basketball delegation in airplane

South Dakota delegate to Cuba speaks to a woman in airplane

South Dakota basketball delegation in airplane

South Dakota basketball delegation in airplane

South Dakota basketball delegation in suits shaking hands and exchanging flags with Cubans in Cuba

South Dakota basketball players in casual clothing greeting young people as delegates to Cuba

Members of the press, South Dakota basketball delegation, others standing on basketball court inside empty arena in Cuba

South Dakota basketball players in USA jerseys carry US and state flags in opening ceremony in a full arena in Cuba

As delegates to Cuba, South Dakota basketball players pose with basketballs and in USA team jerseys pose outdoors

South Dakota basketball players in casual clothing greeting young people as delegates to Cuba

South Dakota basketball players wearing casual clothing and USA polo shirts pose in front of hoop in basketball arena in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation pose for photo with team wearing USA jerseys pose in arena in Cuba with a mural of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara visible in background

South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba in casual clothing waiting at airport with their luggage

South Dakota basketball player in casual clothing greeting young people as delegate to Cuba

South Dakota basketball player in casual clothing greeting young people as delegate to Cuba

South Dakota basketball players in casual clothing greeting young people as delegates to Cuba

South Dakota basketball player in casual clothing greeting young people as delegate to Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation dining in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation and Cuban national team players at a cafe in Cuba

Cuban national team basketball players dining with members of South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation dining in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation and Cuban national team players at a cafe in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation dining in Cuba

Members of the South Dakota basketball delegation dining in Cuba

Cuban national team basketball players dining with members of South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation dining on pineapple in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation drinking beer in an outdoor cafe in Cuba with video cameras in background

Cuban national team basketball players dining during visit from South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba

Cuban national team basketball players dining with members of South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba

Cuban national team basketball players dining with members of South Dakota basketball delegation to Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation dining in Cuba

South Dakota basketball delegation dining on pineapple in Cuba

South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station display featuring examples of new hybrid plums, ornamentals, and crossing and selection work of N.E. Hansen

Historical memoir of South Dakota

David Sour from Hayti, South Dakota was honored in 1928 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Mrs. Martin Sorenson from Tabor, South Dakota was honored in 1928 a Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Men and women reciting a production of 'The Song of the U.N.'