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The collection consists of materials relating to his work with research and production of small grains such as wheat, oats, and flax, and in particular the development of Hope Wheat. In addition, the collection contains biographical information about McFadden and his writings and speeches.

A handwritten note accompanies the photograph describing Turkey winter and Sheyene flax .

Research notes recorded by Edgar S. McFadden. Research was conducted on barley verities: Success, Hanna, Gold, Minn 105, Odinbrucker, Gatami, Nepal, Hamchen; winter wheat varieties: Turkey, Red Chaff, Kharkov; Rye varieties; and Oats varieties: Ruakura, White Tartarian, Acme, Pelissur, Black Persian. Also included is correspondence between McFadden and J.A. Clark, Assistant Agronomist in charge of Western Wheat Investigation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.

Research notes recorded by Edgar S. McFadden on cereal breeding for the prairie northwest. Research was conducted on barley varieties: Success, Nepal, Minn 105, Oderbrucker, Gatami, Hanna, Gold, and Hancher; corn varieties: Oea Hirta, Hopi Maiz, Alta, and Ree Flour; winter wheat varieties: Hope, Lutercens, and Buffum. Also included are notes on garden vegetables: spinach, lettuce, onion, dill, beets, carrots, parsnips, beans, cucumber, muskmelon, and watermelon.

Portrait of the McFadden family; from left to right: Mabel Lucille (Blakesly) McFadden, Edgar Sharpe McFadden, James McFadden, Beatrice (Stacking) McFadden

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

Head sections of New Era Barley, the barley is part of Edgar S. McFadden's research

Edgar S. McFadden in a flax field at Kenedy

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 standing in a field of wheat

Leaf from the Hours of the Virgin. The page is made of velum and was created in France around 1450. The recto contains 18 lines with the first 7 lines have been rubricated. The letter D in the middle of the page has been historiated red, blue, and gold and connected to marginal flourishes. The verso also has 18 lines with several phrases rubricated. The Hours of the Virgin, part of the Book of Hours that include devotional prayers for different times of the day. Hours of the Virgin, also known as the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, contained psalms, lessons, hymns, and prayers said at each of the eight canonical hours: Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers, and Compline. The Book of Hours was the bestselling book of the Middle Ages.

Frank Denholm won first prize in the most handsome category during the Hobo Day in 1955.

Frank Denholm sitting in a chair.

Frank Denholm visiting with constituents in a restaurant.

Frank Denholm with a group of constituents.

Frank Denholm is with a family at an event.

Frank Denholm boarding an airplane. Milie Denholm and the pilot are seated inside the airplane.

Frank Denholm is speaking to constituents in a restaurant.

Frank Denholm is standing at a podium behind a desk. A group of people is standing in the hallway.

Frank Denholm talking to constituents in a restaurant.

Frank Denholm standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Frank Denholm at a luncheon meeting with a group of constituents.

Frank Denholm giving the commencement address to the 1972 graduating class of Sioux Vally High School in Volga, South Dakota.

Frank Denholm speaking at a Memorial Day ceremony in Webster, South Dakota. Veterans and other stand in the distance.

Frank Denholm stands with two constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Frank Denholm with Mark Small, Jeannie Denholm, James Antonen, and Grant Herfindahl, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Photographer documenting the flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Flood damage in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Workers clearing debris from the flood in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Young girl holding a puppy and sitting in the driveway of a home damaged by the flood in Rapid City, South Dakota following 15 inches of rain over a small area in the Black Hills caused Rapid Creek and other waterways to overflow on June 9, 1972.

Campaign billboard for Frank Denholm reads Congress Denholm Work

Frank and Millie Denholm

Frank Deenholm standing with his wife, Millie at a podium at a campaign event. There is a banner hanging on the wall which says Congratulations Frank.

Group of people at a Frank Denholm campaign event.

Frank Denholm greeting constituents in a café.

Frank Denholm signing an autograph for an admirer at a campaign event.

Frank and Millie Denholm greeting people at an event.

Frank Denholm speaking to a group of people at an event.

Frank Denholm speaking to a group of people at an event.

Frank Denholm with constituents at an event.

Frank and Millie Denholm and others are in a military transport helicopter during a trip to South Korea.

Frank Denholm and other members of a Congressional delegation in South Korea are on a tour.

Frank and Millie Denholm at an event during their trip to South Korea as part of a Congressional delegation.

Frank Denholm and his wife Millie Denholm are being greeted by students during a trip to South Korea as part of a Congressional delegation.

Frank Denholm and his wife Millie Denholm are being greeted by students during a trip to South Korea as part of a Congressional delegation,

Frank and Millie Denholm walk away from a military transport helecopter on their trip to South Korea as part of a Congressional delegation.

Tip O'Neill and Frank Denholm visit the Lincoln County Rural Water System site with others in South Dakota.

Senator Tip O'Neill and Congressman Frank Denholm visit the Lincoln County Rural Water System site with others in South Dakota

Staff member typing on a typewriter in Frank Denholm's Washington, D.C. office.

Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Frank Denholm signing his autograph for a constituent at the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, South Dakota.

Frank Denholm standing with constituents on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

South Dakota Governor Richard Kneip, Congressman Frank Denholm, and others are all holding shovels at a ground breaking ceremony.

Frank Denholm standing in a cow pasture at a western South Dakota ranch.

Congressman Frank Denholm standing in a pasture, there are cows in the background

Frank Denholm standing in front of an abandoned school house. There is a bicycle on the sidewalk in front of the building.

Frank Denholm and George McGovern standing by an airport fence at night. They are both holding luggage.

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

Frank Denholm riding a horse down a street in a parade.

Frank Denholm shaking hands with a constituent while riding in the South Dakota State University Bummobile during the Hobo Day parade the hobo flag of peace is behind him

Congressman Frank Denholm (left) and Hubert Humphrey (right)

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

Frank Denholm going over a document with another man

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

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

Frank Denholm, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 1st district from 1971-1975

Frank Denholm, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 1st district from 1971-1975

Congressional Delegation to Venezuela

Congressman Frank Denholm is among a U.S. congressional delegation to Venezuela

Members of the United States Congress are taking the oath of office

Frank Denholm sitting at his office at desk

Portrait of Frank Denholm for Sioux Valley Electric.

Frank Denholm at podiuim giving a speech at an event. There are people seated to his right.

Frank Denholm talking with people at an event.

Frank and Millie Denholm at an International Association of Machinists event. They are seated at a long table with other people.

Frank Denholm talking with a man at a campaign event.

Frank Denholm with a large group of people at an event.

Frank Denholm with a man at a campaign event. Denholm is running for the U.S. Congress 1st District seat in South Dakota.

Frank Denholm (left) with group of people. A woman is holding a cake in the shape of a rabbit.

Frank Denholm with Floyd R. and Katie Kuhns.

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

Frank Denholm with Mrs. Donald Jenten and Ilene Griffin at an event.

Frank Denholm at a campaign event in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He is holding a pie in his right hand that he is auctioning to the highest bidder. A woman is in the foreground.

Frank Denholm is holding a McGovern campaign hat while Evelyn Lord, Bob Chamberlain, Donna Kuhfeld look at it at a campaign event in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Frank Denholm speaking at an event during his 1968 campaign

Frank Denholm speaking at an event during his 1968 campaign

Frank Denholm working at his desk in 1968

State Senator Allen Sperry and Richard Kneip during the 1970 campaign in Aberdeen, South Dakota

Frank Denholm (right) with four other men standing on a dock at a lake.

Frank Denholm on a International Farmall tractor plowing a field plowing during his 1970 campaign.

Frank Denholm sitting on an International Farmall tractor talking with a farmer while campaigning in 1970

Richard and Nancy Kneip sitting at a table with other people at a luncheon during his 1970 campaign.

Frank Denholm standing at a podium during a campaign event.