South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections

- Antelope Harvest Regulations Study, 1973
- Antelopes -- South Dakota; Antelope hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorn hunting -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Hunting -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- Data gathered throughout 1973 under Pittman-Robertson Project W-95-R-7 Job No. 2-E and W-95-R-8 for Study VIII, Jobs 1 and 2 are summarized in this report. It is estimated that prior to 1800 over 700,00 pronghorns ranged the prairies of South...
- SD State Agencies
- South Dakota Lottery quarterly report, December 2012
- South Dakota Lottery Commission; Lotteries -- South Dakota; Lottery ticket vendors -- South Dakota; Lottery tickets -- South Dakota
- This is a quarterly report of the South Dakota Lottery Commission. The report includes information about lotteries, lottery ticket vendors and lottery tickets.
- SD State Agencies II
- Packing Up
- South Dakota State Capitol (Pierre, S.D.) ; Capitols and communities; Centennial Celebrations
- People sitting on the balloon to make it fit into the case.
- Our Capitol Centennial- June 19, 2010
- Deadwood Stone Mystery May Linger on Forever
- Deadwood (S.D.); Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- History; Schopen Stone; Thoen Stone
- Historical treasure or hoax? A stone inscribed with the date 1712 was unearthed in Deadwood by Peter Shopen. Experts are trying to determine if it is authentic.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Oahe Engineers Observe Rare Earth Movement
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Starbird, Alfred D. (Alfred Dodd), 1912-1983
- A large chunk of earth has been observed slipping along a natural fault line at the construction area of the Oahe Dam. An area engineer states that it may be the first time such an event has been watched and scientifically recorded.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Although Monument for 20 Years, Badlands Never Been Dedicated
- Badlands South Dakota; Badlands National Monument (S.D.); Tourism -- South Dakota; Fossils -- South Dakota
- The first official dedication of the Badlands National Monument was held on September 16, 1959, 20 years after it was designated as a national monument by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Badlands Now Park: Government acquires fields of fossils for South Dakota Recreation Area
- Badlands National Park (S.D.); Badlands South Dakota; Fossils -- South Dakota
- When the Badlands National Monument was created America’s recreational territory was about 150,000 acres richer. The monument was first proposed by Sen. Peter Norbeck in 1910 and it was he who was largely responsible for the passage of a...
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Banker’s Vision Opened Badlands to Visitors
- Millard, B.H.; Norbeck, Peter, 1870-1936; Badlands South Dakota;
- B. H. Millard, a bank examiner, became fascinated with the Badlands in 1927 and made it his life’s dream to have the area developed into a National Park.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Irrigation Opposed By S.D. Farmers
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Freidman, Phillip; South Dakota. Water Resources Commission; Woodward, William; Dooley, James; Flowers Grant; Kahre, Ed; Houck, Cecil; McFarling, C.A.; Grimes, Joe
- A Wolsey, SD landowner appeared before the State Water Resources Commission and urged that irrigation with water from wells be halted because it is endangering the state’s domestic water supply.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Ft. Randall Chapel, Renovated, Is Standing As It Was Built For
- Fort Randall (S.D.); United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; South Dakota State Historical Society; Harney, William S. (William Selby), 1800-1889; Randall, Daniel; Otis, Elwell Stephen, 1838-1909
- Fort Randall is being preserved through the efforts of the Corps of Engineers and the South Dakota Historical Society. A history of the fort is also provided.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Large Scale Irrigation In SD Probably 25 Years Into Future
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.) Oahe Unit; Water resources development--South Dakota
- If the South Dakota conservancy District Bill passes, it will take many years to establish large scale irrigation in South Dakota.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Post office-court offered SD for $1 for use as a library; state will study possibilities
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota Free Library Commission; United States. Post Office; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle) 1904-1987
- Pierre Post Office offered to State of South Dakota for $1 provided it is used as a library.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- State Library Director Wants It Left in Pierre
- South Dakota State Library; Anderson, Herschel V. (Herschel Vincent); Madison (S.D.); Dakota State College; Songstad, Mike;
- State Library director Vince Anderson testifies before the State Affairs Committee concerning the removal of a restriction in state law that requires the library to be located in Pierre.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Clipped Plots on the Annie Creek and Hepler Experimental Areas For 1949
- Range ecology -- South Dakota; Experimental rangelands -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- Although this clipping experiment has not been in operation long enough to produce many conclusions, it appears quite likely that Oregon Grape will disappear from all of the plots within a few years even under a simulated utilization of only 25 per...
- SD State Agencies
- Pennington County master transportation plan: connecting hills and plains study
- Pennington County (S.D.); Transportation -- South Dakota -- Pennington County -- Planning; Highway planning -- South Dakota -- Pennington County -- Planning; Urban transportation -- South Dakota -- Pennington County -- Finance; Roads -- South...
- Use of the roadway network by bicyclists, pedestrians, transit, and freight users highlights the need for roads and streets that accommodate multimodal needs. The Pennington County Master Transportation Plan, entitled CHAPS – Connecting Hills and...
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- South Dakota technical institutes annual report 2012.
- Technical institutes -- South Dakota; Vocational education -- South Dakota
- South Dakota’s four technical institutes - Lake Area Tech in Watertown, Mitchell Tech in Mitchell, Southeast Tech in Sioux Falls and Western Dakota Tech in Rapid City - play an integral role in expanding the state’s skilled workforce, one of...
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- The Incidence of and the Development of Field Techniques for Parasitological Examinations of the Antelope of South Dakota
- Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.); Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Parasites -- South Dakota; Antelopes -- Parasites -- South Dakota
- During the 1952 antelope season 43 antelope were examined in the field for parasites. Hemonchus contortus and Nematodirella sp. were the most common parasites observed. All of the adults were parasitized to some degree. None of the 15 kids were...
- SD State Agencies
- Annual report 2011-12 : South Dakota State Library.
- South Dakota State Library; Libraries -- South Dakota
- A report on how the South Dakota State Library is striving to meet it's strategic goals.
- SD State Agencies
- Antelope Age Ratio Study by Aerial Transect in 1952
- Antelopes -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Mortality -- South Dakota; Pronghorns -- Age -- South Dakota; Pittman-Robertson Project (S.D.)
- Between July 2 and September 18 of 1952 six 460 mile transects were flown to check antelope age ratios to find out if the apparent loss of kids took place during the summer months. Since the age ratios remained relatively constant during this...
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- CareerWise.
- Vocational guidance -- South Dakota; Career development -- South Dakota.
- CareerWise helps adults looking to make wise career choices. The booklet offers guidance for those entering the workforce, those who have lost jobs, and those who are looking for a change in employment. It includes advice on how and where to begin...
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