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Homestake Hydroelectric Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS212
Summary The Homestake Mining Company was in need of a source of electricity for its mining and milling operations to replace steam power. Spearfish Creek was to be the source for generating the power, running through land already owned by the company in Spearfish Canyon. As explained in Powering Homestake by Paul Higbee: "Water would be diverted from the creek at a point seven miles south of...
Dates: 1908 - 1910

Lura Beatrice Hughes Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: MSS234
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two photograph albums, created by Robert C. Hull for Lura Elwood, documenting the lives of Spearfish Normal School students. Also included are views of Spearfish, Lead, and Spearfish Canyon.

Dates: 1906 - 1908

Loyd J. Hultgren Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS078
Scope and Contents

Papers, Books, Letters, Magazines, Articles, Pamphlet, and Map.

Dates: 1871 - 1997

William R. Hurst Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS104
Scope and Contents

Contains proposal by William R. Hurst - "Jedidiah Smith National Historic Trails" Proposed under the National Trails Systems Act and follow-up documents, all photocopies.

Dates: 1979 - 1980

Carolee H. Jeffries Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS039
Scope and Contents

Brochures, Booklets, Correspondence, Guides, Maps, Ledgers, Diaries, Day books, Monographs, Newspaper clippings, Extracts, Issues, Programs, Certificates, Legal Documents, Receipts, Diplomas, Yearbooks, Regalia, Typescripts, Albums, Labels, Newspapers, Telegrams, Manuscripts, Pamphlets, and Miscellaneous.

Dates: 1866 - 1973

Dana C. Jennings Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS009
Scope and Contents

Letter, Articles, Photos, Brochure, Typescript

Dates: 1919 - 1983

Job Corps Box Elder Camp Scrapbook (Nemo, South Dakota)

 Collection
Identifier: MSS151
Scope and Contents

One scrapbook with newspaper articles, photographs, and ephemera about establishing the Job Corps Box Elder Camp at Nemo and their activities until 1967.

Dates: 1965 - 1967

Johnson Quilt

 Collection
Identifier: MSS153
Scope and Contents One patchwork quilt with six point stars and hexagons. Dimensions, 76"x70". Embroidered with names: Bently, Lula Brown, Mrs. M. Burtrum, Opal Comatora, Elienau, Frochlich, Olive Gage, Maud Gardener, M. Goodall, Helen Johnson, Mrs. Hilda Johnson, Pearl Johnson, Joy Leite, L. Mahoney, McGuigan, Mrs. W. McGuigan, Mary McRae, Vada McRae, Genevieve Montgomery, Amy Morgan, Moorhead, Mrs. Oater, Mary Jane Robinson, E. Ryan, Vivian Scott, Norma Sherman, Lela Undercen, L. Vaughn, Bernice Vochburn,...
Dates: n.d.

Kay Jorgensen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS105
Scope and Contents

Contains copies of memos, correspondence, and legal documents from the State Legislative Research Interim Rules Review Committee 1983.

Dates: 1983

Neil Lyon King & Joan Sunderland King Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS182
Summary During World War II, Black Hills Teachers College (now Black Hills State University) in Spearfish, South Dakota, was home to the 93rd Army Air Forces College Training Detachment (AAF CTD). It was one of 150 colleges and universities—and the only one in South Dakota—to host a pilot training program. Army pilots, navigators, and bombardiers were required to be officers with at least two years of college. The College Training Detachment program allowed cadets to earn college credits through an...
Dates: 1931 - 2025; Majority of material found within 1943 - 1945

Knights of Pythias Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS040
Scope and Contents

Contains one Visitors Register from 1900-1921 and two records books. The first book dates from 1910-1928 and the second dates from 1928-1932. Record books contains lists of officers, pages for minutes that include a place to enter income and expenses. There are also some letters and reports glued into the second register.

Dates: 1910 - 1932

Judy Larson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS190
Summary

Contains records related to Spearfish city government, non-profit organizations receiving city funding, economic development initiatives, and some Black Hills State College/Black Hills State University information.

Dates: 1981 - 2002

Lawrence County Conservation District Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS016
Scope and Contents

Collection consists documenting the activities of the organization.

Dates: 1955 - 1991

Lawrence County Extension Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS082
Scope and Contents The collection contains records from the Lawrence County Extension Office from 1917-2004. The Extension Agents' reports detail numerous events activities in which the Extension Office was involved. The events took place primarily in Lawrence County and surrounding areas in the Black Hills. There are a number of scrapbooks from various 4–H clubs hosted in Butte and Lawrence Counties. Other items included are: minutes from the Lawrence County Extension Council from 1960-1995; documents...
Dates: 1917 - 2004

Lawrence County / Spearfish Republican Women Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS147
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks with the group's official documents

Dates: 1987 - 2012

Lawrence County Tax Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS184
Scope and Contents

The Lawrence County Tax Records available include: Ledgers, from 1880 through 1974, Spearfish Assessment books from 1914 through 1955, numerous tax sale certificate books, and some receipt books. This includes deed books and receipt books.

Dates: 1880 - 1974

Layton, Ernest, Smith & Pennington Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS041
Scope and Contents

Collection contains family correspondence including letters and announcements for various life events in the Layton, Ernest, Smith, and Pennington families. Also contains a few family photographs.

Dates: 1909 - 2010

Bob Lee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS042
Summary The Bob Lee Papers contain manuscript and photographic materials. The manuscript portion of the collection includes Lee’s original manuscripts for his books, his extensive research notes, articles and newspaper clippings, state and federal government documents, ephemera, correspondence with other researchers, and documents related to the various local and state organizations with which he was involved. The collection covers the breadth of his research interest from frontier military history...
Dates: 1842 - 2005

Reverend Gerhold L. Lemke Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS108
Scope and Contents

Contains three papers by Rev. Gerhold L. Lemke titled: "The Bear Butte Religion: A Christian Perspective", "What everyone ought to know about the history, doctrine, and practice of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints or Why I can't be a Mormon and My Bible Based hope as a Christian" February 1982, and "What everyone ought to know about the history, doctrine, and practice of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Part Two" November 1982.

Dates: 1982

Linander Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS109
Scope and Contents

Contains photocopies of articles about the Spearfish Co-operative Creamer Company "Golden Valley Creamery" Uncredited paper (3 pages) on the history of the creamery and one box for "Black Hills Golden Valley Butter" from 1924

Dates: 1924 - 1968

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Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) -- History 7
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Mines and mineral resources -- Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) 3
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Black Hills Flood of 1972 1
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Case, Herbert L. (Herbert Llywellyn), 1871-1956 2
Fall River County Historical Society 2
Parker, Watson 2
Society of Black Hills Pioneers 2
Abrahamson, Georgia 1
Arrow, Inc. 1
Barry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934 1
Berry, Ellis Yarnal, 1902-1999 1
Beta Sigma Phi. Alpha Nu Chapter (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Beta Sigma Phi. Epsilon Preceptor Chapter (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Beta Sigma Phi. Laureate Delta Chapter (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Beta Sigma Phi. Rho Chapter (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Beta Sigma Phi. Xi Theta Chapter (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Black Hills National Forest (Agency : U.S.) 1
Black Hills Teachers College 1
Borg, Eva Grace Siple 1
Brown, Mabel E. 1
Case, Francis H. (Francis Higbee), 1896-1962 1
Case, Leland D. (Leland Davidson), 1900-1986 1
Case, Mary E. (Mary Ellen), 1869-1959 1
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) 1
Curran, Clay 1
Deadwood High School (Deadwood, S.D.) 1
Delta Kappa Gamma. Iota Chapter 1
Douda, Joe 1
Eubank, Sever L., 1921-2007 1
Fisher, Dora Caroline Sexsmith 1
Friendly Circle Club 1
Goddard, Caroline, 1903-1998 1
Haedt, Frances 1
Haivala, Paul 1
Homestake Mining Company 1
Hultgren, Loyd J. 1
Jeffries, Carolee H. 1
Junek, Gerald, 1919-2009 1
King, Terry Neil 1
Larson, Judy 1
Lee, Bob, 1920-2005 1
Leland D. Case Library for Western Historical Studies 1
Lewis, Homer I., 1919-2015 1
Lower Valley Women's Club (Lawrence County, S.D.) 1
Meyer, R. A. (Ralph A.) 1
Murray, James, 1932- 1
National American Indian Court Judges Association 1
National League of American Pen Women. Black Hills Branch 1
National Register of Historic Places 1
Northern Hills Retired School Personnel Association 1
Northern Hills Retired Teachers' Association 1
P.E.O. Sisterhood. Chapter BW (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
P.E.O. Sisterhood. Chapter N (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Parker, Troy L. 1
Petty , Maude A., 1891-1977 1
Queen City Business and Professional Women's Club 1
Queen City Literacy Council (Spearfish, S.D.) 1
Rawlings, Jerry 1
SIL International. North American Branch 1
Sager, Margaret 1
South Dakota Centennial Commission 1
South Dakota Society of American Foresters 1
South Dakota State Historical Society 1
South Dakota Stock Growers Association 1
Spearfish Normal School 1
Spilka, Bernard, 1926-2025 1
Sunderman, Esther (Josephine Esther), 1907-1996 1
Szalay, Eugene W., Father (Eugene William), 1915-1975 1
Tallent, Annie D. 1
Truax, Beatrice Mary 1
United States. Army Air Forces. College Training Detachment (Air Crew), 93rd 1
United States. Forest Service 1
Upper Iowa University 1
Vaughn, Marion 1
Welch, Mattie Gibson 1
Western Writers of America 1
Westerners. Black Hills Corral 1
Wilson, Joyce, 1895-1982 1
Wolff, A. J. 1
Wolff, David A. 1
Zink, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1865-1946 1