Digital Archives

The �ձ�av��Ƶ Archives and Special Collections holds a wealth of historical information. We are working diligently to add digitized materials online so that the collections will be readily available. You can explore our digital collections on the Digital Library of South Dakota and Open PRAIRIE, �ձ�av��Ƶ's institutional repository.

Notable People

Senator Thomas A. Daschle

Ben Reifel

Includes links to inventories, digital images, recordings and documents.

Thomas A. Daschle Papers

Includes a biography and links to digital collections.

Ben Reifel Papers

Consists of images of taken by Dr. Johnson during his many years of research. Many images are of South Dakota's landscapes and nature.

Contains photographs, plant specimen pages and research notebooks.

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Hobo Day Collection

�ձ�av��Ƶ Collegian

Jackrabbit Football

�ձ�av��Ƶ Theatre Collections

Images and documents from the American Indian Student Association.

�ձ�av��Ƶ Stage Production of 'Oliver!' in Doner Auditorium, 1971

Consists of historical photographs, play bills, and images of the Doner Auditorium green rooms.

Theatre Collections

Special Collections

South Dakota Farmers Union

Illuminated Pages

Cuneiform Tablets

South Dakota Community Cookbook Collections

Copies of Dakota Tawaxitku Kin, or The Dakota Friend, which ran from 1850 – 1852. It was written in both Santee Dakota and English, making it one of the first Dakota language publications. The Dakota Mission organization printed the newspaper in St. Paul, Minnesota.

DLSD

Digital Library of South Dakota

The Digital Library of South Dakota is a collaborative effort among the libraries of the six Board of Regents colleges and universities, along with other partners across the state. �ձ�av��Ƶ's collections feature digital photographs, manuscripts, and eBooks that document the history of �ձ�av��Ƶ and life in South Dakota.