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The collection documents the academic career and professional service of Dr. Brandt at South Dakota State University from the late 1970s through the mid 2010s. Materials include records of faculty governance and committee service, such as participation in the Academic Senate, College of Arts and Sciences committees, European Studies Committee, and departmental and college tenure and promotion committees. Teaching materials form a substantial portion of the collection and consist of syllabi, course outlines, assignments, schedules, and examinations for undergraduate and graduate English courses, including Shakespeare, English Renaissance literature, drama, world literature, technical communication, and interdisciplinary European Studies courses. Additional materials document conference participation, research projects, sabbaticals, academic reviews, promotions, awards and nominations, and advising roles for student organizations. The collection also contains correspondence, newsletters, offprints of scholarly articles, vitae, writings, and documentation of professional affiliations, including involvement with the Marlowe Society of America and participation in university presidential inaugurations.

This collection documents faculty teaching, governance, and scholarly activity at South Dakota State University over several decades. It supports research into the history of English studies, curriculum development, faculty service, and academic life at a public land grant university, as well as broader studies of Shakespearean and English Renaissance instruction and scholarship in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries.

The collection contains correspondence dating from 1940 to 1950, including letters addressed to George L. Brown in his capacity as president of South Dakota State University and other professional correspondence. A small group of materials dating from 1944 to 1946 includes letters and an image associated with commemorations of Brown’s work and long service to the institution. The records document administrative responsibilities, professional relationships, and institutional recognition during the later years of Brown’s career.

This collection documents George L. Brown’s leadership roles and continued involvement with South Dakota State University during the closing years of his professional life. The correspondence and commemorative materials offer insight into institutional governance, presidential duties, and the recognition of long-term service within a land grant university context.

The collection consists of records related to theatre education and production at South Dakota State University and affiliated programs. Materials include course syllabi, lecture notes, reading materials, examinations, and instructional resources for acting, directing, theatre history, rhetorical theory, children’s theatre, theatre arts management, and European cultural studies. The collection also contains extensive prompt books for theatrical productions directed by Dr. Johnson, documenting rehearsal processes, staging decisions, scripts, cast lists, programs, photographs, and related ephemera. Records of Prairie Repertory Theatre and State University Theatre are well represented and include publicity, programs, reviews, correspondence, budgets, attendance reports, Board of Directors minutes, planning materials, photographs, slides, and audiovisual recordings. Additional materials document professional relationships with theatre practitioners, including costume designs received from Broadway costume designer Carrie Robbins, as well as speeches, awards, retirement materials, and records of service to university governance and arts organizations.

The collection provides documentation of theatre instruction, production, and administration at South Dakota State University over several decades. It offers primary source material on regional theatre practice, university based repertory theatre, and the integration of professional theatrical standards into academic programs. The records support research on theatre pedagogy, directing practices, institutional theatre history, and the development of performing arts programs in South Dakota.