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This collection is composed of memorabilia, scrapbooks, campaign items, and personal items related to Reifel's career as a public servant, especially his years in the United States Senate and his work with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The bulk of congressional material is memorabilia and scrapbooks and not records related to his term of office. Other materials are related chiefly to his post-congressional speaking career.

Ben Reifel and another man with a heifer steer during the Steer for State fund raising auction at South Dakota State University during his 1960 campaign for Congress

Ben Reifel sitting on an elephant in front of the Republican headquarters at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron

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

Representative Ben Reifel holding a 1961 South Dakota State College Hobo Day bumper sticker by the license plates on his car

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

Representative Ben Reifel holding a 1962 South Dakota State College Hobo Day bumper sticker by the license plates on his car

Representative Ben Reifel was Frosty for the 1962 South Dakota Snow Queen Festival in Aberdeen, South Dakota, he is kissing the cheek of the newly crowned queen Marnah Satviei of Sioux Falls

TIn 1978, Daschle was elected to the United States House of Representatives, winning the race by a margin of 110 votes, following a recount, out of more than 129,000 votes cast. Daschle served four terms in the House of Representatives and quickly became a part of the Democratic leadership.

At the 1980 Democratic National Convention Congressman Daschle received 10 (0.30%) delegate votes for Vice President of the United States. Although he was not a candidate, Daschle (along with others) received votes against incumbent Walter Mondale, who was re-nominated easily.

he U.S. House of Representatives papers is composed of some campaign files and voting record information. Also included is "The Daschle Record" which contains 12 books compiled by his staff containing Daschle's voting record, sponsorships, and summaries of committee and subcommittee records from 1979 to 1986.

Due to the size and scope of the Daschle collection this collection was minimally processed. This means that material was placed in acid-free folders and containers, but processing at the item level was keep to a minimum. Only folders that had little or no description were looked into with more depth. Artifacts, such as plaques, framed items, textiles, art, and other three-dimensional items, were separated and placed in appropriate storage. Photographs were also separated and placed in proper storage containers.

Dates for each folder were chosen on what could be quickly ascertained. The dates are meant to give researchers a general idea of the dates of the material that is in each folder. These dates were selected on what could be quickly ascertained. If there was a range of dates covering material, then the earliest date was chosen.

Representative Ben Reifel holding a 1964 South Dakota State University Hobo Day bumper sticker by his car in front of the United States Capitol building

Representative Ben Reifel and Margaret Ferguson of the South Dakota Nurses Association in his Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel, David Volk, and Alice Reifel at the South Dakota State Fair

Frank Denholm and his wife Millie are riding in a convertible in the 1974 Hobo Day parade in Brookings, South Dakota

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

Ben and Alice Reifel standing with a man outside of the South Dakota Memorial Art Center in Brookings, South Dakota, they were honored with awards for their years of service on the board

Representative Ben Reifel attending a Republican party meeting with other people

Frank Denholm campaigning at the Democrat Headquarters at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel greets National GOP Chairman Bill Miller