Fall 2016 Volume 2, Issue 1

A man of many hats Rep. Frank Denholm papers at Briggs He was an FBI agent and a farmer, a congressman and a sheriff, a lawyer, a trucking company owner and an auctioneer. Frank Denholm was a South Dakotan who walked down a variety of career paths. Selected papers from his professional life – particularly dur- ing his time as a congressman – were recently added to the Briggs Library Archives and Special Collections. Denholm, a State University 1956 alumnus, practiced law in Brookings and Volga for 52 years. He was the Day County sheriff (1950–1952), was appointed as an FBI Agent (1956–1961), and served as a member of the House of Representatives for South Dakota’s 1st Con- gressional District (1971–

What: Reception for 1975). Denholm passed away Frank E. Denholm Papers April 7, 2016 in Brookings at www.sdstate.edu/library age 92. Where: Archives The Frank Denholm estate donated 25 linear feet of mate- When: Nov. 3 at 7 pm Frank Denholm on the campaign trail in rials, including papers, photo- 1970. (Photo from Denholm Collection) graphs, audio recordings and campaign items. It is the third congressional collection in the Ar- impeachment, and was a champion for the Rural Electrification Act chives, joining the collections of Rep. Ben Reifel and Sen. Tom of 1973, which benefited countless South Dakotans.” Daschle. The public is invited to the Frank E. Denholm Papers reception “This collection offers a new perspective that we didn’t have on the Nov. 3 at 7 pm in the Archives reading room in Briggs Library. Park- political climate of South Dakota and the country,” Archivist Michele ing is open on the library’s north side and refreshments are provided. Christian said. “He was in office during the [President Richard] Nixon

Notes from the Foundation. We are also very excited to be host- ing South Dakota Festival of Books speakers Chief University Librarian with that statewide gathering being located this fall in Brookings. Summer is morphing into fall, which comes with a tinge of sadness We were thrilled to accept some new collec- for some of us, particularly because it is now noticeable that the long tions this summer including those of Congress- sunny days will soon be gone. Those of us who work in higher educa- man Frank Denholm and the Simonson Oral tion are compensated for the shorter days by the return of our stu- History and Farm Records. Stop by the Univer- dents to campus. They bring an energy and vitality to the university sity Archives if you’d like to take a look at these. that is absent in the summer. Kristi Tornquist In addition, our Open PRAIRIE repository is In Briggs Library we used the few months of summer quiet to make growing by leaps and bounds. progress on several projects including planning for our Preserving So summer heat or the crispness of autumn, there is lots going on Historic Hobo Day initiative, which was generously funded by the at your Briggs Library. Please stop by and say hello. National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mary Chilton DAR 2 Friends of the Hilton M. Briggs Library Hobo Day history to be digitized Congratulations, Kay! And we need your help!

The excitement of Hobo Day has min- gled with the fall air on the South Dakota State University campus since 1912. And Preserving Historic now, the history of the unique homecom- HOBO DAY ing event is about to become a digital col- lection that can be accessed worldwide. Join us in celebrating the The Hilton M. Briggs Library Archives Hobo Day legacy! and Special Collections is launching Pre- serving Historic Hobo Day (PHHD) at this Friday, Oct. 21: Hobo Day History year’s Hobo Day celebration. The project lecture at Briggs Library, 4 pm will result in a digital collection of Hobo Saturday, Oct. 22: Digitization Event Day artifacts and oral histories in the Digi- at Briggs Library, 11 am—3 pm. tal Library of South Dakota (dlsd.sdln.net) (DLSD). This collection will form a new Bring your personal Hobo Day Kay Hauge retired from Briggs Library on body of research about regional history. memorabilia, like photographs, June 21 after 35 years as a Library Associate. “For more than 100 years, Hobo Day has posters and costumes, to be Several current and former library co- drawn thousands of people to Brookings, digitized and included in the Digital workers, community members, friends and yet we have preserved relatively few arti- Library of South Dakota. family came to celebrate with Kay and wish facts documenting this unique and endur- www.sdstate.edu/sdsuarchives/ her well. Thank you for your service, Kay! ing tradition,” said Jessica English, PHHD (Briggs Library photo) Project Director and SDSU Archives Digi- historichoboday.cfm tal Initiatives Coordinator. “This project will help SDSU Archives grow its digital returned to them along with a flash drive Alsakers donate collection, and also facilitate the develop- holding their digitized items. The Hobo ment of a local history preservation com- Day History lecture will be filmed and munity to gather our shared collective made available online as well. rare book memories.” PHHD has been made possible by grants Briggs Library PHHD will feature a Hobo Day History from the National Endowment for the is now one of 29 lecture by Certified Archivist Crystal Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years of Excel- Gamradt on Hobo Day Eve, Oct. 21, and a lence and the Mary Chilton DAR Founda- libraries in the Digitization Event on Hobo Day, Oct. 22, tion. Any views, findings, conclusions or world to have between the parade and football game. recommendations expressed in this article the book Con- Briggs Library encourages the public to do not necessarily represent those of the quering the Mighty bring any personal Hobo Day memorabilia National Endowment for the Humanities. by William to the library during the Digitization Event Those who are interested in contributing James Bordeaux (and any time prior to this event), including Hobo Day artifacts to the digital collection on its shelves. It items such as photographs, buttons, may contact English at 688-5570 or at costumes, signs, banners, flyers, newspaper [email protected]. For more was purchased clippings and VHS tapes, or to share their information about this project, please visit with funds donat- Conquering the Mighty Hobo Day stories as recorded oral histo- www.sdstate.edu/sdsuarchives/ ed by SDSU alum- Sioux is now part of the Briggs Library Rare Books ries. Participants’ materials will be digitized historichoboday.cfm. ni Vincent, ’70, for inclusion in the DLSD collection and Collection thanks to a gift and Myla, ’71, from Vincent and Myla Alsaker. Myla Alsaker. (Briggs Library photo) worked in libraries Public Research Access Institutional during her career, according to Lisa Otter- Repository and Information Exchange son, Director of Development for Univer- sity Programs at the SDSU Foundation. www.openprairie.sdstate.edu “As a retired librarian, she and Vincent Open PRAIRIE is the South Dakota State University public access institutional have a real passion for libraries and under- repository (IR). Launched in September 2015 as a service of Briggs Library, the IR sup- stand their mission,” Otterson said. ports the collection, preservation and dissemination of SDSU’s scholarship and creative The author self-published the book in output. It provides permanent storage of and public access to institutional materials. 1929. Conquering the Mighty Sioux depicts daily life among the Sioux through per- AT LAST COUNT: 8,236 papers added, 12,393 total downloads worldwide sonal accounts from tribe members. Fall 2016 3

BRIGGS LIBRARY Pulitzer Prize winner at Briggs as part of WISH LIST

Festival of Books There are many ways to add to Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda will speak at Briggs the success of the library! Here Library Sept. 23 as part of the South Dakota Festival of are some things we’re looking Books. for that you may like to consid- This year, the South Dakota Humanities Council is bring- er donating. ing six Pulitzer Prize winners to the Festival to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the esteemed prize. Dirda, a Washing-  Jackrabbit Yearbooks of ton Post book critic, received the award in 1993 for criti- 1932, 1933, 1935-1941, cism. He joins fellow Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Shirley 1944 and 1945. These cop- Christian (1981 for international reporting), Jane Smiley ies would be digitized and (1992 for fiction), Robert Olen Butler (1993 for fiction), included in the Digital Li- Ted Kooser (2005 for poetry), and T.J. Stiles (2010 for biography and 2016 for history). brary of South Dakota. Dirda will present “Good Reads: A Book Critic’s  Perspective” at 3 pm in the Archives reading room on the Sports programs of SDSU upper level of the library. athletic events from any Briggs Library will host another Festival event on Sept. period of time. Our current 25. Science writer Mark Winston will lead a workshop titled collection is a random as- “Non-Fiction Writing: Communicating with Impact” at 1 Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Dirda will sortment of programs. pm in Room 130. In 2015, Winston won the Governor speak at Briggs Library on Sept. 23 as part of the Festival of Books. (Photo General’s Literary Award from the Canada Council for the  $150—$300 for VCRs of submitted by the South Dakota Humani- Arts for his book Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive. ties Council) high quality that will allow This is the 14th year of the Festival and the first year that for the digitization of VHS the gathering will be hosted in Brookings. For more information about the event or how to vol- tapes. unteer, see the Festival guide at http://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-book.

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EVENTS AT BRIGGS  Oct. 21 & 22: Preserving Historic Hobo Explore Briggs Day – See the article on page 2 for LIBRARY more information. Online! A Digital Library of South Friends of the Hilton M. Briggs Library  Oct. 27: Book talk – SDSU professor are welcome at these upcoming events. Christine Stewart-Nunez will read from Dakota Highlight her new book of poetry, Untrussed.  Aug. 25: Bob Bartling’s 90th birthday 7 pm in Archives party – The library’s most active volun- teer is turning 90! The public is invited  Nov. 3: Collection reception – The to stop by the library to celebrate newly acquired Frank E. Denholm Pa- Bob’s birthday and see an exhibit of pers will be honored with a public re- the Prairie Striders Collection, which ception. 7 pm in Archives Bob continues to add to. Refreshments available. 4—6 pm in Archives  Nov. 7: Book talk – Author Randall DeWitt will talk about his non-fiction  Sept. 23: Author talk – Pulitzer Prize book Jungle Stories: the Life of Delmar winner Michael Dirda will present Strunk: From the Fields of South Dako- A 1971 photo shows a Hobo “Good Reads: A Book Critic’s Perspec- ta to the Jungles of Burma. 7 pm in Day couple celebrating the tive” as part of the Festival of Books. Archives SDSU homecoming tradition. 3 pm in Archives This photograph is part of the  Nov. 16: Cultural talk – SDSU profes- Hobo Day digital collection on  Sept. 25: Writing workshop – Science sor Michael Nagy will present the DLSD (dlsd.sdln.net). Briggs writer Mark Winston will present “Non "Ragnarök: The Old Norse Thrill of De- Library Archives is expanding -Fiction Writing: Communicating with feat," a talk about Norse Mythology. this collection through a Preserv- Impact” as part of the Festival of 7 pm in Archives ing Historic Hobo Day Digitiza- Books. 1 pm in Room 130 tion Event (see page 2).

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