Agriculture, Department of 1953, 1953

The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, research files, government publications, photographs, and ephemera from Berry's 20 years as Congressman from South Dakota's 2nd District, 1951-1971. Materials cover a vast array of topics pertinent to life in South Dakota and the United States during the mid-twentieth century. Some of those topics are: Agriculture, Military, Atomic Energy, Uranium, Minute Man Missiles, Natural Resources, the Missouri River, Oahe Dam, Jewel Cave National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark, and the Forest Service. The "Indian" series contains extensive correspondence with Berry's Native American constituent, particularly those living on South Dakota reservations. The collection provides an intense look at the issues of that time.