Ships in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

View of ships at port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan from the shore; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

View of ships at port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan from the shore; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

Ships at port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

Ship in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

Albina Shindelbower, wife of Moses Shindelbower from Tripp, South Dakota, was honored in 1981 as Eminent Homemaker by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

This collection is composed of the papers of Sherwood O. Berg. Material is composed of papers related to the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, the United States Agency for International Development, organizations, biographical papers, and speeches. Also included is some material related to Berg’s term as president of South Dakota State University
The National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 4, 1965 on which Sherwood O. Berg served as chairperson. This material makes up the bulk of the collections and is composed of correspondence, reports, hearing and meeting records, and publications. This material covers a range of topics from cotton and hunger to agriculture and government policies.

Day County, South Dakota Sheriff Frank Denholm standing by a police car

Mrs. Arthur Sherburne from Gary, South Dakota was honored in 1954 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Robert W. Sharp from Bath, South Dakota was honored in 1989 as Eminent Farmer by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Jacob R. Severson from Valley Springs, South Dakota was honored in 1933 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Harlan Severson, rural electric pioneer and author of Stepping Forward Boldly, The 25th Anniversary History of East River Electric Power Cooperative published in 1975.

Seven head sections of Success x Manchuria wheat breeding (No. 2); each is labeled with a letter (A through G), the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research on wheat genetics

Seven head sections of Success x Gatarni wheat breeding (No. 4); each is labeled with a letter (A through G), the wheat is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research on wheat genetics

Senators, Representatives, and Congressional aides in Italy for a tour of the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force. The group, all members of the US army Reserve, and serving two weeks of active duty, will visit SETAF installations at Verona, Vicenza, and Livorno, and observe the training of the Corporal and Honest John Missile units

Senators Karl Mundt, George McGovern, Representative Ben Reifel, and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall by a model of a gasification facility for Rapid City, South Dakota

United States Senator Walter Mondale from Minnesota give a telephone address to the South Dakota Farmers Union. He discusses the highway trust fund, rural America, and Vietnam. Mondale discusses things that need to change if they want better representation for rural America.

Senator Tip O'Neill is with Congressman Frank Denholm, they are holding a map

Senator Tip O'Neill and Congressman Frank Denholm during a press conference, a man with a bandage on his forehead it sitting between them

Senator Tip O'Neill and Congressman Frank Denholm during a press conference, a man with a bandage on his forehead it sitting between them

Senator George McGovern and Congressman Frank Denholm pose for a photograph with actress Shirley MacLaine

Senator Karl Mundt, Senator Francis Case, and Ben Reifel being interviewed on a television set

South Dakota Senator Karl Mundt speaking with Louise Humphrey at an event

Senator Karl Mundt sitting in a convertible with other men during Northern State Teachers College annual Gypsy Day parade in Aberdeen, South Dakota

South Dakota Senator Karl Mundt speaking with two men during a Republican Party event

Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel with South Dakota State College alumni. Senator Mundt is holding an elephant ivory carving with Col. Emerich; from left to right: Walt Conahan, Senator Mundt, Col. Emerich, Representative Reifel, and Laurel A. Engberg

Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bennett, Commissioner of Indian Affairs

Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel, and a group of men with David Hamil (seated) of the East River Power Cooperative in Madison, South Dakota

Senator Karl Mundt, Representative Ben Reifel, and another man watch David Hamil sign a document. There is a REA sign on the wall behind them

Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel clasp hands with two other people

Senator Karl Mundt, Representative Ben Reifel, and another man at an event

Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel talking

Senator Karl Mundt speaking with a woman

Senator Jim Abdnor is with Representative Ben Reifel, Frances Reifel, and Miss Indian America

Senator Hubert Humphrey speaking about the R.E.A. and the M.V.A. (Missouri Valley Authority) vs. the Pick-Sloan Plan and low cost public power. He also talks about price supports and the farm program. Audience members bring up their support of the Brannan Plan. Senator Humphrey supports the Brannan Plan.

Senator George McGovern speaks to the South Dakota Farmers Union about proposed legislation to help farmers get a fair price for wheat. McGovern also talks about the movement of young people from rural areas to cities.

Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall presents Reifel with an award

Charlotte Seas, wife of Dallas Seas from Brookings, South Dakota, was honored in 1985 as Eminent Homemaker by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Crowd at a basketball game between South Dakota delegation and Cuban national team

South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station field research notebook of N.E. Hansen. Research on varieties of soybeans, alfalfa, and kochia were conducted in Highmore, SD and Brookings, SD during 1943. Handwritten.

Walter H. Schwanke from Codington County, South Dakota was honored in 1982 as Eminent Farmer by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

John J. Schwab from Andover, South Dakota was honored in 1990 as Eminent Farmer by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Viola Schuh from Corson County, South Dakota was honored in 1980 as Eminent Homemaker by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

William Schuette from Highmore, South Dakota was honored in 1991 as Eminent Farmer by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Mrs. Arthur J. Schuelke from Groton, South Dakota was honored in 1953 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Carol Schubeck from Beresford, South Dakota was honored in 1990 as Eminent Homemaker 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 Ralph Schreurs, former general manager of Split Rock Telecommunications Cooperative and South Dakota telecommunications pioneer.

Hannah Schlomer, wife of John C. Schlomer from Glenham, South Dakota, was honored in 1949 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Orpha Schenk, wife of Joseph K Schenk from Spearfish, South Dakota, was honored in 1954 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Leroy Schecher, former Grand Electric Cooperative manager, 2007 South Dakota Association of Cooperative Hall of Fame inductee.

Dead trees on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China

Valley of the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China where the Trans-Siberian Railway runs, there are buildings in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: In Hinggan North China in mountains 1924

View of a river in a valley of the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China; written in pencil on the back: In Hinggan North China mountains 1924

E.G. Sanderson from Aurora, South Dakota was honored in 1955 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

South Dakota Farmers Union Communications Director, Chuck Groth, Cooperative Legacy Project interview with Cecil Sanderson, former County Agent and rural electric cooperative organizer.

Samuel Fast lives on his father's allotment with one room, shingle roof, and board floor

Republican Party sample ballots for the 1960 primary election

Frank Denholm (back row, left) and other during the sale of the Denholm Seed Company

View northward toward the Sacred Heart no. 2 Catholic Church and cemetery where the soldiers were fortified at Wounded Knee

Rusty Walles, John Sayre, directors of the Mackinac Demonstration, with Conrad Hunte, director of sports program and vice captain of West Indies Cricket Team, at the Mackinac Demonstration

Clifford R. Rush from St. Lawrence, South Dakota was honored in 1959 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Man talking about rural electrification in South Dakota. Audio is quiet and difficult to hear.

Mrs. William A. Ruppel from Alpena, South Dakota was honored in 1935 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Redella Runner from Martin, South Dakota was honored in 1987 as Eminent Homemaker by South Dakota State University and the South Dakota Board of Regents.

1977 South Dakota men's basketball delegation to Cuba organized by Senator George McGovern and attended by students athletes from South Dakota State University and South Dakota State University, as well as Governor James Abourezk. Includes rosters for games played between Cuban national team and South Dakota teams.

Main school building and one of the dormitories at the Rosebud Indian Boarding school, about one mile east of Mission, South Dakota

Main school building and one of the dormitories at the Rosebud Indian Boarding school, about one mile east of Mission, South Dakota

Rosebud Agency as seen from the northwest approach road. The Agency is about 12 miles southwest of Mission, South Dakota. Show the log Sioux Indian Museum on the right

Rosebud Agency as seen from the northwest approach road. The Agency is about 12 miles southwest of Mission, South Dakota

Ronald Reagan in Brookings, South Dakota campaigning for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew

Ronald Reagan in Brookings, South Dakota campaigning for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew

Ronald Reagan in Brookings, South Dakota campaigning for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew

Mrs. H.M. Rogers from Codington County, South Dakota was honored in 1946 as Eminent Homemaker by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

John S. Robertson from Hot Springs, South Dakota was honored in 1928 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Roberta Hill speaking at poetry reading at a South Dakota Humanities Council event.

Barbara Peet, Robert Orben, and another woman in a living room setting, Orben is President Nixon's speech writer

This collection represents what can only be a portion of items from Kerr's personal files. They consist mainly of correspondence, but also include some diaries and writings, ledgers, class records and even Kerr's 1879 traveling papers for his stay in Japan. The bulk of the material is correspondence, which is both personal and related to his work at the university. Some of the letters chronicle his dismissal from the university, which is an integral part of the early history of South Dakota State University.

The papers of Robert F. Karolevitz (1922-) span the years 1833-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1910-1999. The collection is composed personal, professional, and research files, as well as photographs.

The personal files span the years 1894-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1968-1981. The bulk of this series is composed of material relating to personal areas of Karolevitz's life not directly related with his professional writing career. The exception to this would be the correspondence series which is composed of material related to both his professional and personal life and includes correspondence with family members and friends. Materials include audio visual material, awards and recognition, clubs and organizations, committees and boards, correspondence, education, ephemera and collected materials, family, financial and legal documents, and material related to Karolevitz’s other interests and activities.

The professional files span the years 1947-2002, with the bulk of the material dating from 1960-1969. The series consists of material created by Karolevitz during his career. Included are articles that were published in various periodicals, manuscripts and other material related to books written by Karolevitz, columns written for several different newspapers, commercial writing and advertising material, political ghostwriting material and speech files. Also included is material related to publishers, other writings, and other material related to writings, such as layout material, rejection slips, and catalogs that listed his books for sale.

The research files span the years 1833-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1910-1999. The series is composed of material collected by Karolevitz relating either directly to research for books and articles that he wrote or material that was of interest to him. Material consists mainly of clippings of newspapers and magazine articles, publications, booklets, brochures, pamphlets, photographs and illustrations, correspondence, notes written by Karolevitz and other miscellaneous collected material. Many folders contain only one or a few items.

The photographs are composed of images Karolevitz collected and used in his many publications. Included are images related to automobiles, journalism, medicine, religion, people, and places.

Smith Robbins from Florence, South Dakota was honored in 1954 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Henry P. Ripp from Dimock, South Dakota was honored in 1965 as Eminent Farmer by the Eminent Farmer and Homemaker Club at South Dakota State College.

Man pulling a rickshaw down a street in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924

Rickshaw man wearing a traditional hat is with his rickshaw on the street at Yokohama, Japan, note that he is barefoot; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924

Richard S. Cowan, Director, Museum of Natural History, Congressman Ben Reifel, and Sidney R. Galler, Assistant Secretary for Science, during an Evening at the Smithsonian Institution

Richard S. Cowan, Director, Museum of Natural History, Congressman Ben Reifel, and Sidney R. Galler, Assistant Secretary for Science, during an Evening at the Smithsonian Institution