South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections

- Battle Lines are drawn at Oahe Dam
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); U. S. Army Corps of Engineers; Missouri River; Dam construction -- South Dakota -- 1950-1960
- Photo and details of plan “pitting man against the Missouri River” from the river before the diversion to the concluding phase of the closure.
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- Engineers Begin Oahe Tunnel
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.); Melsha, Joe
- A tunnel will be built to determine the condition of the shale beds as part of the preconstruction activities on the Oahe dam.
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- South Dakota’s Oahe---a dam giant
- Oahe Dam (S.D.); Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.); Dams – South Dakota; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
- The article provides details concerning the Oahe Dam and powerhouse including pictures of generators, power intake structures, and surge tanks.
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- State Library Plans Observance
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota Library Association; South Dakota. Governor (1961-1965: Gubbrud); MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; United States. Office of Education; Stahl, Albin;...
- The South Dakota State Library Commission is hosting a conference to celebrate the golden anniversary of the State Library.
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- Hostess
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987
- Mercedes MacKay is shown at the coffee service at the golden anniversary conference.
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- Open House Sunday at Oahe, World’s Second Largest Dam
- Oahe Dam (S.D.)
- Full page article with photos of the intake structures, the outlet works (stilling basin), the east embankment and the completion of the mining of tunnel number two. Paper very fragile, not able to scan. Available for viewing or copy at the South...
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- State Library Grows Despite Facilities
- South Dakota State Library
- The article gives a brief description of the history of the South Dakota State Library. The services provided by the Library are also discussed along with the request for a new building. Included are pictures of the library in 1966.
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- New Library Service Planned For Those Unable to Read Normally
- South Dakota State Library; Gallozzi, Charles; Hanson, Howard H.; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Library of Congress. Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota;...
- State Library to establish a lending library of Braille and recorded books.
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- State Dedicates Library for Blind, Handicapped
- South Dakota State Library; Library of Congress. Service for the Blind; South Dakota. Governor (1969-1971 : Farrar); Hanson, Howard H.; Gallozzi, Charles; Hyde, Mrs. Enid; People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota; Braille &...
- The State Library for the visually handicapped was dedicated.
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- Books Arrive in Pierre for Library for the Blind
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; Braille & Talking Book Library (South Dakota State Library); People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota; Library of Congress; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle),...
- The State Library received talking books, tapes, and braille volumes from the Library of Congress to start a lending collection for services for the blind. The truck from Washington D.C. was four days late in arriving because of winter road...
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- State Library Adds Service For Blind
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; Braille & Talking Book Library (South Dakota State Library); People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota; Library of Congress; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle),...
- The State Library received talking books, tapes, and braille volumes from the Library of Congress to start a lending collection for services for the blind. The materials will be housed at 701 E. Sioux Avenue.
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- Library Facility For Blind, Handicapped Dedicated Here
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; Braille & Talking Book Library (South Dakota State Library); People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota; Library of Congress; South Dakota. Governor (1969-1971 :...
- South Dakota’s regional library of reading material for the blind and physically handicapped was dedicated on January 28, 1969. The library has received more than 2000 books in braille and on recorded discs and tape from the Library of Congress....
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- Library advisory council elects Mrs. Lushbough
- South Dakota State Library Commission; Lushbough, Mrs. Lillian; VanDeRostyne, Joe
- Mrs. Lillian Lushbough, Sturgis, was elected vice chairman of the newly formed Advisory Council to the South Dakota State Library Commission. Joe VanDeRostyne, Aberdeen, was elected chairman.
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- Library group takes issue with charges by Barnhart: Kneip mentions 9 areas of improving library services
- South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota Library Association; Barnhart, Donald; Kneip, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1933-1987
- The South Dakota Library Association took issue with Donald Barnhart’s statements regarding the State Library and asked the Governor to appoint an impartial consultant the examine the whole situation in the State Library.
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- $40,000 state library investment saves purchasers over $2.2 million
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Libraries—South Dakota
- The 1971-1972 media circulation report shows that the State Library’s collection valued at $40,000 when circulated to libraries, institutions, and individuals would have cost more than $2.2 million if purchases by the borrowers. The worth of...
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- Continued Planning for a New State Library Building
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota. Supreme Court; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Kneip, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1933-1987; Hanson, Charles S.; Feldaus, Gordon; Crow, Kenneth
- The 47th session of the South Dakota legislature allocated $40,000 for the planning of a State Library – Supreme Court complex.
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- Cutbacks to State Library may halt services in CSD
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota. Legislature, Expenditures, Public -- South Dakota
- Loss of federal funding due to President Nixon’s cutbacks threaten library services in Central South Dakota.
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- Library Decision Delayed
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota. Legislature. State Legislative Research Council; Herschel V. (Herschel Vincent); Madison (S.D.); Dakota State College; Songstad, Mike
- Mike Songstad from the Pierre Chamber of Commerce and South Dakota State Library director Vince Anderson present testimony to the interim state affairs committee concerning the recommended change in statute about the location of the office of the...
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- State Library Offers Information Program
- South Dakota State Library; Information Services -- South Dakota
- The State Library has designed a major service program to assist the citizens of the state.
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- State Library now serving North Dakota
- South Dakota State Library; Braille & Talking Book Library (South Dakota State Library); People with visual disabilities--Services for--North Dakota; North Dakota State Library; Sharp Jannette
- The Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has extended its services to North Dakota.
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