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Ornamental plantings in a garden in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Garden at Harbin 1924

Ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Garden at Harbin 1924

The Gamma Sigma Delta Records, South Dakota State University Chapter, document the establishment, development, and activities of the Honor Society of Agriculture at SDSU from its founding in 1958 through the late 20th century. The collection encompasses constitutions, handbooks, membership lists, banquet and conclave programs, newsletters, financial and account records, and detailed histories of the chapter and national society. Significant materials include records of national and international conclaves held at SDSU, banquet planning and programs, award documentation including the International Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award received by Dr. Oscar E. Olson, and memorabilia such as society jewelry and photographs. The collection also contains audiovisual materials, including a VHS tape highlighting the society.

These records are for research on professional agricultural fraternities, student leadership, agricultural education, and community-building in higher education. They provide insights into the recognition of academic and professional achievement in agriculture, the evolution of student organizations, and the broader role of Gamma Sigma Delta in promoting agricultural excellence.

Fruit tree on the campus of South Dakota State College was part of N.E. Hansen's research on fruit

Fruit tree on the campus of South Dakota State College was part of N.E. Hansen's research on fruit

Men selling fruit on the Trans-Siberian Railway in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Chinese selling fruit on Siberian Railway Manchuria 1924

Fruit peddlers at Anda in northern China, a man is walking across the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway, there are soybeans temporarily stored in covered bins awaiting shipment in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans stored ready for shipment at Anda, North China 1924

Fruit peddlers at Anda in northern China, soybeans are temporarily stored in covered bins awaiting shipment in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans stored ready for shipment at Anda, North China 1924

Retirement

The Frank E. Denholm Papers primarily document Denholm’s service as U.S. Representative for South Dakota’s First Congressional District from 1971 to 1975. The collection reflects his advocacy for rural America, particularly through his work to reinstate the Rural Electrification Act and support legislation on agriculture, rural water systems, and rural development. It includes extensive press releases, congressional reports, financial disclosures, and newspaper clippings related to his legislative activities.

Campaign materials feature prominently, with county-level organizing documents, bumper stickers, advertisements, and memorabilia spanning multiple election cycles. The collection contains correspondence, including exchanges with political figures such as George McGovern, Richard Kneip, J. Edgar Hoover, and Tom Daschle.

Denholm’s earlier and later careers as an FBI agent, sheriff, auctioneer, and attorney are also represented. Non-congressional files include his work in law enforcement, his private business ventures, and his involvement in regional civic life.

Visual documentation includes nearly 1,500 photographs and slides, many related to campaigns, official travel, and public events, as well as oversized items such as campaign posters and scrapbooks. Audio-visual materials include reel-to-reel recordings and 2-inch quad video tapes of campaign advertisements and congressional work.

The collection also features materials related to Denholm’s wife, Mildred Niehaus Denholm, who was active in his campaigns and participated in Congressional Wives’ organizations. Born May 9, 1927 in Andover, South Dakota, Mildred Denholm was a teacher and trained secretary with additional studies in music. The papers include her biographical information, correspondence with Frank Denholm, and documents relating to her role in the Congressional Women’s Club. She passed away on August 14, 2014.

Additional material includes Denholm’s autobiographical writings, family history, South Dakota State University coursework, speeches, public statements, and memorabilia such as awards, plaques, and a pen from the Nixon White House. The papers offer insight into South Dakota political history and mid-20th century rural policy advocacy.

The Denholm Papers serve scholars of political science, rural history, South Dakota state politics, and 20th-century congressional history by preserving a detailed account of one legislator’s efforts to shape federal policy to better serve rural constituencies.

Framed photographs

Framed photograph

Framed photo

signed and personalized, framed

Member of South Dakota basketball delegation standing on wall at Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Man crossing bridge at Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Cannons at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

South Dakota basketball delegation at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Portait of a man behind cannons at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Man crossing a foot bridge at Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Cannons at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Cannons at the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Caba

Field and village nestled in the mountains by the Inland Sea in Japan; written in pencil on the back: along Inland Sea, Japan 1924

Field and village nestled in the mountains by the Inland Sea in Japan, a fence can be seen in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: along Inland Sea, Japan 1924

• includes 65 hand-annotated snapshots (5 x 3 1/2 color) plus newspaper clippings
• covers Pierre, South Dakota and Washington, D.C.

Family waiting to board a Trans-Siberian Railway rail car in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway through North China 1924

The F. Robert Gartner Papers document research, teaching, outreach, and professional writing on rangeland ecology and management in South Dakota and the northern Great Plains. Materials include field data, site files, photographs, slides, transparencies, negatives, manuscript drafts, reprints, and a large indexed library of collected publications. The collection records work on prescribed burning, range soils, plant physiology, hydrology, range improvement practices, wildlife interactions, livestock, erosion, and the classification and condition of range sites. Field projects and long-term studies are represented for Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park, the Antelope Range Field Station, and numerous private ranches and grazing associations in the Black Hills region, including Baldwin, Canyon Lake Heights, Drageset, Fischbach, Harrington, Hart, Kammerer, Keffeler, Kovarik, Moreau, Murphy, Thompson, and Wood.

Teaching and outreach are reflected in presentations to professional societies, agricultural and conservation groups, and workshops on vegetation management, riparian classification, and range education. Activities files include Little International trips and South Dakota 4-H Roundup delegations. Photographs depict range sites, vegetation, soils, fire, water development, mechanical treatments, interseeding, grazing systems, wildlife, and research methods. Writings include Gartner’s articles, collaborative publications with colleagues, symposium papers, extension circulars, and guides on prescribed burning, Claypan soil improvement, range renovation, hydrologic effects, and Black Hills fire ecology. An indexed set of author and subject files supports the research library.

The collected publications form an extensive indexed reference library documenting research in range management, ecology, forestry, hydrology, fire science, wildlife, soils, and reclamation from the 1920s through the 1970s. These include experiment station bulletins, Forest Service and USDA circulars, professional society papers, state agricultural experiment reports, and selected reprints authored by leading scientists. Topics span seed germination, revegetation, soil-water relations, fertilization, grazing systems, wildlife–range interactions, timber management, watershed hydrology, snow management, prescribed fire, fire behavior, erosion control, reclamation of strip mines, and ecological foundations for multiple-use management. Wildlife research covers deer, elk, moose, bison, and grizzly bear in Yellowstone and western ecosystems, while reclamation literature addresses coal and strip mine revegetation in Montana, Wyoming, and New Mexico. Landmark syntheses such as status-of-knowledge reviews on ponderosa pine, alpine and semidesert ranges, chaparral, and watershed management are also represented.

The papers provide a record of applied range science centered on Black Hills and western South Dakota landscapes, documenting the development of prescribed fire use, vegetation monitoring, soil water instrumentation, and mechanical and seeding treatments. The depth of site-based data for Claypan and TCp range sites, long-term Harrington and Kovarik Ranch monitoring, and Wind Cave fire studies provides evidence for vegetation, soil, and forage productivity changes under different management regimes. Together the writings, photographs, data, and indexed publications situate Gartner’s work within broader scientific literature, creating a resource for documenting range conditions, management trials, reclamation efforts, and educational initiatives undertaken by South Dakota State University personnel and cooperating agencies during the twentieth century. Dates range from 1919 to 2007, with the bulk from the 1950s through the 1990s.

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