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South Dakota -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

James G. Abourezk papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-001
Abstract

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work of James G. Abourezk during his time as United States representative and senator from South Dakota.

Dates: 1970 - 1983

Sigurd Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-010
Content Description

This collection contains the correspondence and working files of Sigurd Anderson, spanning his terms as Governor in the 1950s as well as his later professional life into the 1970s.

Dates: 1951 - 1990

Paul E. Bellamy papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-017
Abstract

The Paul E. Bellamy papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, print materials and photographs mainly associated with Bellamy's career as a businessman and promoter in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Dates: 1879 - 1956

Nils A. Boe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-022
Content Description

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work of Nils A. Boe during his time as South Dakota governor.

Dates: 1964 - 1969

Harlan John Bushfield papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-029
Abstract

The Harlan John Bushfield collection is made up of materials Bushfield composed during his tenures as South Dakota’s Governor and United States Senator.

Dates: 1935 - 1949

Joseph H. Cash papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-032
Abstract

The Joseph H. Cash papers contain materials from Cash's time as a professor and administrator at the University of South Dakota.

Dates: 1945 - 1994; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1989

Mary B. Edelen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-050
Content Description

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work of Mary Edelen during her time as South Dakota representative. The collection also includes a few items about her mother, Marjorie Beaty.

Dates: 1973 - 2002

Frank L. Farrar papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-056
Content Description

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work of Frank L. Farrar during his time as South Dakota governor.

Dates: 1969 - 1971

Joseph Jacob Foss papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-060
Content Description

This collection consists of correspondence, manuscript and print materials related to Joe Foss' term as South Dakota governor from 1955-1959.

Dates: 1955 - 1959

Archie M. Gubbrud papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-066
Content Description

This collection contains correspondence, notes, minutes, notes on commissions, board meetings, and council meetings from Archie Gubbrud's terms as Governor of South Dakota.

Dates: 1961 - 1968

Ralph Herseth papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-069
Content Description

This collection is the working, correspondence, and campaign files of South Dakota Governor, Ralph Herseth.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1959 - 1964

William J. Janklow papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-253
Content Description

William J. Janklow Papers document the activities of William "Bill" Janklow, former governor and congressman of South Dakota. These materials span Janklow's multiple public offices as well as his personal life.

Dates: 1958 - 2012

Richard F. Kneip papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-081
Abstract

Most of this collection is correspondence, state agency files, and regional and/or federal files from Richard Kneip's terms as South Dakota governor.

Dates: 1970 - 1978

Andrew Erickson Lee papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-087
Content Description

This collection contains correspondence, both executive and personal, from Andrew Lee's time as South Dakota Governor.

Dates: 1897 - 1902

Mahlon T. Lightner correspondence, 1894 - 1900

 Collection — Box 001
Identifier: MS 206 SF
Content Description

This collection consists of correspondence from Mahlon T. Lightner to J. W. Parmley concerning politics in South Dakota.

Dates: 1894 - 1900

William Henry McMaster papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-099
Abstract

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work of William Henry McMaster during his time as South Dakota governor and US senator from South Dakota.

Dates: 1895 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1923 - 1929

Arthur Calvin Mellette papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-100
Content Description

This collection contains copies of the Mellette papers from the Mellette House in Watertown, SD. It is unknown if this collection contains any material from his time as South Dakota governor or US senator from South Dakota, but it is unlikely based on the dates seen in the collection.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1842 - 1896

George T. Mickelson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-101
Content Description

This collection consists of the correspondence, working files, and news clippings of Governor George T. Mickelson.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1949 - 1960

Gladys Pyle papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-128
Content Description

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work and family of Gladys Pyle with few materials related to her time in politics.

Dates: 1898 - 1980

Merrell Quentin Sharpe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-136
Content Description

This collection contains materials primarily related to the work of Merrill Sharpe before and after his time as South Dakota governor, though there are some materials related to his governorship.

Dates: 1888 - 1962