Inaugural address given by Coe I. Crawford to the 10th legislative assembly in 1907. Topics include: educational, charitable and penal institutions; state finances; state officer salaries and appropriations; campaign finance reform; regulation of...
Governor Frank M. Byrne's address to the thirteenth legislative assembly. Topics include: the state's educational, charitable and penal institutions; regulation of railroad freight and passenger rates; taxation; campaign finance reporting; the...
Inaugural address given by South Dakota's only populist governor, Andrew E. Lee, to the fifth legislative assembly. Topics include: the Populist party, railroad legislation, liquor regulations, educational institutions, state school books, voter...
Peter Norbeck's inaugural address given to the fifteenth legislative assembly. Topics include: prohibition of alcohol; educational, charitable and penal institutions; the State Game and Fish Department; the State Tax Commission and tax reforms;...
Inaugural address given by Charles H. Sheldon to the third legislative assembly. Topics include: settlement and development, the World's Fair, management of public lands, oil inspection, steam boiler explosions, railroad freight rates, the Board...
Governor Robert S. Vessey's inaugural address to the eleventh legislative assembly. Topics include: penal, charitable, and educational institutions; banks and banking reforms; changes to the primary election law; advertising to attract immigrants...
William H. Master's inaugural address given to the seventeenth legislative assembly. Topics include: marketing agricultural products; transportation of livestock; farmer's cooperative associations; increasing credit to western stockmen; flooding...
World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--United States; Booklet
The collection consists of a World War I era booklet entitled “Where Do We Go From Here?” The booklet was published for discharged soldiers returning home after the First World War. The booklet gives advice on insurance, disability...
Verendrye Plate (Fort Pierre, S.D.); La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de, 1685-1749 ; Ethel (Parish) Hepner Roberts; Reminiscence
The collection consists of a six-page reminiscence created by Ethel (Parish) Hepner Roberts titled, “The Finding of the Verendrye Plate As I Remember It.” The State Historical Society received the reminiscence in 1983. Provided is the account...
South Dakota State Capitol Fight (Pierre/Mitchell) 1904, Letter (Correspondence), Sioux Falls (S.D.)
The collection consists of a hand written letter (two pages front and back) written by Charles Schweppe addressed from Sioux Falls (S.D.) to his Aunt Adele on December 5, 1904. At the time of the writing, Charles was a sophomore in high school and...
Governor Samuel H. Elrod's inaugural address to the ninth legislative assembly. Topics include: taxation, telegraph and telephone tolls, conducting the 1905 state census, loaning school funds, managing "cattle mange," adding a twine plant and a...
Inaugural address given by Bill Janklow upon taking office on January 6th, 1979. Topics include: education, transportation systems, water development, agriculture, economic development and trade, racial discrimination, limited government, and...