A History of the Two Carnegie Libraries in Vermillion, South Dakota
A History of the Two Carnegie Libraries in Vermillion, South Dakota By Evelyn H. Schlenker Photographs courtesy of the Coyote Yearbook, 1912 and the Clay County Historical Society 1 2019 Clay County Commissioners Travis Mockler Leo Powell Michael Manning Richard Hammond Phyllis Packard 2019 Clay County Historic Preservation Commission Jim Wilson Tom Sorensen Evelyn Schlenker Gloria Hensley Tim Schreiner Bill Ranney Jim Stone Patrick Morrison Monica Iverson Dennis Konkler Ed Gerrish Preparation, printing and distribution of this Clay County Historic Preservation Commission publication have been partially funded with federal funds from the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, through the South Dakota Historic Preservation Office. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the U. S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap in its federally assisted programs. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of federal assistance should write: Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, P.O. Box 367127, Washington, D.C. 20003-7127. Printed by Pressing Matters, Inc., Vermillion, SD First Edition, 2019 2 Table of Contents Prologue 7 Preface 9 Introduction: Carnegie Libraries 13 Vermillion and the University of South Dakota in the Early
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