Major strengths of the Chilson Collection

The Herman P. Chilson Collection of Western Americana is the largest book collection in the Archives and Special Collections, and is frequently used by researchers interested in regional Native and European-American history. Other strengths of the collections, as stated in a January 1977 The South Dakotan  article, are first editions, special editions, pre-Columbian explorations in America, early religious activities in our region, ornithology books, Norwegian books, S.S. Visher (early geographer) books, Willa Cather books, books about George Custer, and most significantly according to the article, John Neihardt books.

Books in the Chilson Collection can be found using the USD library catalog. This collection is growing with new books purchased every year by the library and added to the Chilson Collection.

 

Source

Library receives western Americana collection. Finest private library in Dakotas. The South Dakotan vol. 72 no. 1, January 1977, p. 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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New additions to the digital library

English-Dakota vocabulary; Waśicun iapi ieska wowapi, John Poage Williamson

Chilson Collection PM1023 .W6

Oscar Howe photographs, USD Photograph Collection

Oscar Howe: the Sioux painter, University of South Dakota

USD Archives ND 237.H79 O7 1983

William J. Janklow Gubernatorial Papers, Richardson Collection

• Selections from Canadian trade and hog embargo
• Selections from capital restoration
• Selections from Citibank documents

William J. Janklow Personal and Political Papers, Richardson Collection

• South Dakota budget briefs

Mamie Shields Pyle Papers, Richardson Collection

• Discerning voter
• Women’s work and war

Report to the members of the visiting Congressional Committee regarding the Standing Rock Indian Agency, Fort Yates, North Dakota, E.D. Mossman

Special Collections Books

Translation of the Sioux Indian language into English; Figures, money definitions, words, sentences, etc., O.H. Bonnell

Oscar Howe Papers

University of South Dakota, 1862-1966, Cedric Cummins

USD Archives LD5073 .C85x

Vermillion and vicinity , George T. Jordan

Vermillion, South Dakota, Richardson Collection

 

New materials coming this summer!

Bound and Unbound V: Altered Book Exhibition – August 26^th

Oscar Howe Photographic Materials, Oscar Howe Papers – selections from…

William J. Janklow Gubernatorial Papers – continued additions…

Mabel Townsley Papers

 

 

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Help finding a Clay County, SD World War I book

I am hunting for a book titled In The World War 1917 1918 1919, Clay County, South Dakota or An Honor Roll Containing a Pictorial Record of the gallant and courageous men from Clay County South Dakota, U.S.A. who served in the Great War 1917-1918-1919. I have seen similar books for a number of other US counties, and I really want to know if one was made for Clay County. Please contact the Archives and Special Collections if you know where one is located.

This book would be helpful for the annual Fallen Heroes student project. For this project, USD students gather information about Clay County military service men and women killed during war.

These pictures are from the Minnehaha County version of the book.

detail from front cover

front cover

title page

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