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The Geoffrey and Sue Grant Papers document the professional, scholarly, and international activities of sociologist Geoffrey W. Grant and educator Sue Grant, with a primary focus on crime, justice, social institutions, and daily life in China, as well as academic exchange connected to South Dakota State University. The collection includes correspondence, research files, draft manuscripts, delegation materials, printed reports, photographs, and digital media dating from 1982 to 2018.

The papers document Grant’s participation in Eisenhower Foundation sponsored crime prevention and criminal justice delegations to China and Southeast Asia during the 1980s. These materials include correspondence, briefing materials, journals, schedules, reports, and detailed descriptions of daily institutional visits. Records reflect meetings with officials, judges, lawyers, interpreters, and participants, as well as site visits to ministries, courts, prisons, juvenile reformatories, psychiatric hospitals, legal education programs, workplaces, and neighborhood organizations. Additional materials document China exchange programs, research on social control in the People’s Republic of China, and contextual information concerning the Department of Rural Sociology at South Dakota State University.

The collection includes printouts of email correspondence from 2001 written by Geoffrey and Sue Grant to friends in the United States while they were living in Kunming, China. These emails recount their experiences and observations of daily life in Kunming and at Yunnan Normal University. Also included are a compact disc containing hundreds of photographs taken in Kunming, Beijing, and Tibet, and a draft introduction by Ronald J. Troyer of Drake University for the book Social Control in the People’s Republic of China, published in 1989. Additional printed materials relate to the United States Department of Transportation, the South Dakota Department of Transportation, and the South Dakota Local Transportation Assistance Program.

Photographic materials document daily life in China, particularly during the Grants’ residence in Kunming in 2001 when Geoffrey Grant served as a faculty exchange professor at Yunnan Normal University. The photographs depict street scenes, markets, food preparation, transportation, workplaces, classrooms, parks, family life, and social interactions. The collection also includes approximately forty nine oversize color photographs measuring nineteen by thirteen inches that document daily life in China, with labeled images indicating Kunming in 2001.

This collection documents the international scholarly exchange, comparative criminal justice research, and sociological observation during a period of expanding academic and institutional engagement between the United States and China. The collection provides detailed firsthand evidence of criminal justice systems, social control practices, and everyday life in China during the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries. The papers also document South Dakota State University faculty participation in international exchange programs and support research in sociology, criminology, legal studies, international relations, and modern Chinese social history.

The International Affairs Office Records document the development and management of international initiatives at South Dakota State University (SDSU). These include administrative materials, international agreements, student and faculty exchanges, faculty development seminars, study abroad programs, and collaborative projects with institutions worldwide. The collection is especially rich in documentation concerning three primary university partners: Manchester Metropolitan University (England), Chungnam National University (South Korea), and Yunnan Normal University (China). Additionally, it includes extensive material on global collaborations spanning Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Oceania.

The records consist of administrative records and documentation of SDSU’s international activities from the late 1980s onward. The collection is organized into several series, with a significant focus on SDSU’s partnerships with three international institutions: Manchester Metropolitan University, Chungnam National University, and Yunnan Normal University.

Administrative records include reports, newsletters, correspondence, clippings, and documents related to strategic planning, program funding, internationalization initiatives, and internal committees. This series reflects the university's evolving efforts to globalize curricula, foster faculty engagement in international education, and support international students and visiting scholars.

The collection’s core consists of records related to study abroad and faculty exchange programs. These include agreements, planning documents, photographs, correspondence, reports, and faculty reflections. Files relating to Manchester Metropolitan University document health and pharmacy exchange programs, official visits, and collaborative seminars. Material from Chungnam and Yunnan includes detailed accounts of exchange experiences, seminar documentation, and memorabilia.

A final component comprises materials from SDSU's international engagement with over 30 countries and regions, including agreements, institutional visits, travel itineraries, student and faculty reports, and special programs. Subjects covered range from agricultural development and educational reform to language immersion and cultural exchange.

This collection is a vital resource for understanding SDSU’s internationalization efforts over several decades. It offers a comprehensive view of how academic institutions build global partnerships, support cultural exchange, and integrate international perspectives into higher education. The depth and breadth of documentation highlight SDSU’s commitment to fostering global citizenship and cross-cultural collaboration. The collection is also historically significant in illustrating changing global academic trends, regional partnerships, and U.S. international education policy at the institutional level.

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