Society of Black Hills Pioneers Records
Scope and Contents
Records and newspaper clippings of the Society of Black Hills Pioneers and its members.
Dates
- Creation: 1876 - 1968
Creator
- Society of Black Hills Pioneers (Organization)
Biographical Note
The Society of Black Hills Pioneers was founded on January 8, 1889, in the courthouse at Deadwood, South Dakota. The society's purpose was to be a benevolent literary association, and its objectives included the development of a social group, the creation of a charitable fund, collection and preservation of information on settlers and their history, and continuation of the memory of settlers. Membership was limited to people who came to the Black Hills prior to January 1, 1877, and their descendants. The geographic area of residence for members included the following counties: Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Butte, Custer, and Fall River in South Dakota; and Crook County in Wyoming.
Extent
6 Boxes
3.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Organization of the Collection
Subject
Acquisition Information
Received December 1986
Subject
- Society of Black Hills Pioneers (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Society of Black Hills Pioneers Records
- Subtitle
- At the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roberta Sago.
- Date
- May 29, 2015
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies Repository
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies
Black Hills State University
1200 University Street, Unit 9676
Spearfish South Dakota 57799-9676 USA
605-642-6361
Lori.Terrill@BHSU.edu