John E. Miller Papers

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2 John E. Miller Papers Finding Aid South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections Briggs Library (SBL) Room 241 Box North Campus Drive Brookings, SD Phone: Collection Summary Identifier Title Creator Dates Extent Language UA John E. Miller Papers John E. Miller linear feet -- 7 records center boxes, 2 document cases, photographs, sound recordings English Repository South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota. Access note This collection is open to ers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

3 Preferred Citation Abstract Name of item. John E. Miller Papers. UA South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M.Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota. John E. Miller was a history department faculty member and author of many articles and books. This collection is composed of on Brookings, SD, South Dakota State University, the Brookings Party, Hubert B. Mathews, Hubert Jean Mathieu, other collected related to his writings, and oral history interviews. Biographical Note John E. Miller has been a faculty member in the History Department at South Dakota State University since He received a B.A. in history from the University of Missouri and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Miller is the author of many articles on South Dakota history in scholarly journals, as well as in popular publications such as South Dakota History and South Dakota Heritage. He is co-author of the article on South Dakota in World Book Encyclopedia, and author of several books, including Looking for History of Highway ; South Dakota: A Journey Through Time; Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little Town: Where History and Literature Meet; and Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman Behind the Legend. Professor Miller is the winner of numerous scholarly awards, including the South Dakota Board of Regents Research Award, 2000; and the Herbert Schell Governor's Award for History, in Arrangement This collection is arranged into eight series: Series Series 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu Series Party Series 4. South Dakota State University, a Pictorial History Series History of Highway Series 6. Course materials

4 Series 7. Collected Series 8. Oral history interviews Contents Note This collection is composed of on early Brookings, South Dakota from circa , on Hubert B. Mathews and his son Hubert Jean Mathieu, the Brookings Party, South Dakota State University, and South Dakota towns along SD Highway. Also included are course notes from several of John Miller's history courses taught at South Dakota State University. Series. The Brookings is composed of gathered by John E. Miller from the Donald D. Parker Collection held at the Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Donald D. Parker was Head of the History Department at South Dakota State University from Folders consist mainly of on early Brookings, South Dakota and covers the years from circa Series 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu. Hubert B. Mathews was born in Eagle Corners, Wisconsin in He came with his family to settle at Willow Lakes in Dakota Territory. He entered Dakota Agricultural College in Brookings in He graduated in 1892 and received his master's degree in He accepted a position on the college staff in He became head of the physics Department, and was the first acting dean of the Division of Engineering. He was Vice President at South Dakota State College. H.B. Mathews coordinated much of the building work on the campus during the first half of the 20th century. Mathews Hall, a dormitory on campus, is named in his honor. Professor Mathews served twice as the Mayor of Brookings from and again from Hubert Jean Mathieu, son of Hubert B. Mathews, graduated from South Dakota State College in He then studied painting under Harvey Dunn. He became a very successful painter. He is known for his Our Democracy editorial cartoons that appeared in such magazines as the Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Ladies Home Journal, McCall s and Cosmopolitan in the 1940s. He changed the spelling of the family name back to the original French spelling of Mathieu, supposedly for

5 art reasons. He used the name "Mat" as his signature on many of his works. Folders consist of material on both Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert J. Mathieu. Because of their relationship as father and son and their similar names, ers should look at each folder carefully to ensure the correct information is gathered as material for both men is interfiled. Included are drawing of the campus of South Dakota State University by Hubert J. Mathieu as well as several of the Our Democracy editorial cartoons. The notes file was compiled by John E. Miller and includes a notebook and several homemade note cards. The photograph file consists only of one photocopied page of three photographs. These photographs are of both Hubert B. and Hubert J. Series Party. The Brookings are composed of material given to John E. Miller by Ruby Mershon. Ruby Mershon's father, Paul, was county chairman of the Brookings Party during the 1950s. Folders contain clippings, campaign material, newsletters, financial material, programs, and sample ballots. Some items of note include an official program and souvenir banner commemorating the visit of President John F. Kennedy to St. Cloud, Minnesota in Series 4. South Dakota State University, a Pictorial History The South Dakota State University: A, is composed of gathered by Dr. Miller in writing the book "South Dakota State University: a, " Folders consist mainly of photocopies of clippings, articles, and yearbooks etc. This series is arranged into sub-series based on how Dr. Miller arranged the chapters of the book. Researchers will find material related to all areas of the history of South Dakota State University, from activities, athletics and administration to buildings, Hobo Day, and alumni, students and faculty. Included are 24 audio cassettes. Series History of Highway. The Looking for History of Highway series is composed of composed of gathered by John E. Miller for this book. This book takes readers on a tour down South Dakota's historic "Black and Yellow Trail" or U.S. Highway which spans South Dakota from its eastern border to the northern edge of the Badlands. The book highlights

6 fifteen towns and Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Folders consist of gathered while compiling chapters for this book and include newspapers, county history books, photographs, and notes by Miller. Series 6. Course materials. The Course materials series is composed of notes by Miller for courses taught during his tenure as a faculty member of the History Department at South Dakota State University. The notes are for History 357: U.S. between the Wars and History 358: U.S. Since Series 7. Collected. The Collected series is composed of various material collected over the years by Miller for various projects. Included is material related to the Coughlin Campanile at South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D., South Dakota State University history, and for a WPA guide to South Dakota. Material consists of notebooks, writings, publications, books, photographs and hand written notes by Miller. Also included is "Reminiscences of SDSU," an essay written by Miller. Series 8. Oral history interviews. Beginning in 2015, Dr. Miller conducted oral history interviews with members of the South Dakota State University community. Key Words Mathews, Hubert B., Mathieu, Hubert Jean. Brookings (S.D.) -- History Campaign literature Campaign paraphernalia Party (Brookings, S.D.) Frontier and pioneer life. South Dakota State University -- History South Dakota State University -- Hobo Day South Dakota State University -- Presidents

7 South Dakota History United States Highway Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access This collection is open to ers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Researchers conducting extensive are asked to make an advance appointment to access archival material. Please call or prior to visiting the collection and indicate as much detail as possible about a particular topic and intended use. South Dakota State University supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted as a result of their fragile condition or by contractual agreements with donors. Copyright note Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archives are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. There are other materials in the Archive carrying a copyright interest and must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every er who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the er to properly use copyrighted material. Arranged and Described by Crystal J. Gamradt, Archivist, 2002 July 15, additions made 2009 May 8. Container List Series Box Folder Description Date(s) 1 1 Agricultural production 1 2 Agriculture and the Depression

8 1 3 Agriculture and World War I 1 4 Automobiles 1 5 Big Sioux Valley flood of Brookings History (preface) 1 7 Buffalo 1 8 Chronology of early Brookings ( ) 1 9 Communication agencies 1 10 Crothers, Percy R Deuel 1 12 Early Brookings 1897, 1929, Eastern Brookings 1 Economic and social effects on farming 1 15 Economic and social equality 1 16 Economic trends on the farm

9 1 17 Education 1 18 Farm machinery evolves 1 19 First permanent settlement of 1929 Brookings 1 20 Fourth of July Fur trappers 1 22 Grain 1 23 Hired farm laborers 1 24 Immigrants 1938, Kingbury 1 26 Land booms 1 27 Livestock 1 28 Major field crops 1 29 Marketing agricultural products 1 30 Mathews, George A. 1938

10 1 31 Native Americans 1 32 Old Settlers Association - minutes Oral History and Clippings (binder) 1 33 Permanent settlement of Upper Sioux Valley , 1 34 Pioneer dress 1 35 Plowed furrow trail 1 36 Radio 1 37 Railroad building Social changes of Brookings during the past fifty years (by Leonard Beuber) Sod houses and dugouts 1 40 Stage lines 1 41 Telephone 1 42 Tenancy rate 1 43 Transportation

11 1 44 Wildlife 1 45 Winter storms 2. Hubert B. 2 1 Biography Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2 2 Clippings - Brookings Register Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and 2 3 Clippings - Industrial Collegian Clippings - Jackrabbit Clippings - Miscellaneous Correspondence Drawings 2 8 Editorial cartoons

12 Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2 9 Family history Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2. Hubert B. Mathews and Hubert Jean Mathieu 2 10 News release - South Dakota State University Notes Photographs Various Research , 2 13 Article: Big business money in SD election campaigns 2 Campaign material: Bob Chamberlain 2 15 Campaign material: Dorothy Authier 2 16 Campaign material: George McGovern

13 2 18 Campaign material: Ralph A. Nauman 2 17 Campaign material: Ralph Herseth Clippings Clippings Clippings Clippings Clippings 2 24 Collected material: Brookings Republican Central Committee 2 25 Collected material: State College Dakotan vol. 3, no Correspondence

14 2 27 Convention roll call sheets 1954, Fact Book Platform Finances: Bank statements , Finances: Receipts Finances: Statement of election expenditures 2 33 List of Candidates Brookings 2 34 Newsletter: Campaign Bulletin (SD Party) 2 36 Newsletter: SD vol. 6 no Newsletter: The New Frontier Newsletter: Voters Guide (Leage of Women Voters of SD) 1962

15 2 38 Official program and souvenir commemorating the visit of President John F. Kennedy to St. Cloud 2 39 Official recount of general election in Brookings, SD 2 40 Personal proprety tax list Brookings, SD 2 41 Program: Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Program: Truman Library Dinner Sample ballot 1958, SDSU Histories Walkout 1893, 1931, 1949, s - Decade of unrest Engineering crises Hob Day riot Academics 1934

16 3 2 Activities , 3 35 Administration , Administration , 2000, 4 46 Administration 1938, , 5 2 Administration 1984-, 4 4 Administration , , 5 3 Ag Experiment Station 1987, 4 5 Agriculture Agriculture Alumni , 5 4 Alumni 1952, , 3 60 Annual calendar 1917, 1928, Art Art

17 3 5 Athletics , 5 63 Author's kit 4 6 Baseball Baseball Basketball Basketball , , 4 7 Basketball , , 4 48 Basketball Basketball , 4 49 Bicentennial Bob Wagner 1973-, 4 50 Briggs - Cont , 3 62 Brookings, SD 5 9 Budget Budget cuts Budgets 1964

18 4 51 Budgets 3 37 Buildings , 2004, 3 64 Buildings , 1974, 1998, 4 8 Buildings , 1987, 3 7 Buildings , 4 52 Buildings , 5 10 Buildings 1986-, 4 9 Bulletins 1950, Calendar 1972, 1985, Calender of Annual Activities Campanile , 3 66 Campus Campus Campus ,

19 4 53 Campus Campus , 4 11 Campus life , 3 41 Capture Flag/Bag Rush Catalog Class histories Colleges/Departments 3 11 Collegian Collegian copies Computers Computers 1972, 1984-, 5 Consider the Century Geography conference; Harding 2001 Lecture, etc Courses 3 40 Curriculum , Curriculum , 4 13 Curriculum ,

20 4 57 Curriculum Curriculum Daktronics , 4 Dean Marco ejection 1956, Deans Debate/Theater 1910, 19, Demonstrations , 5 19 Diversity Division Iaa Dorms , 5 20 Dorms Dorms/Frats Draft with footnotes 3 12 Dunkle notes 3 43 Early years , 4 60 Engineering Controversy 1971, , 3 13 Enrollment ,

21 5 21 Enrollment 1981-, 5 22 Enterprise Institute 2001, Extension Extension , 3 68 Faculty Faculty , 4 16 Faculty , 1993, Faculty Faculty Faculty , 2000, 3 45 Football , 2001, 3 69 Football , 4 17 Football , 4 63 Football ,

22 5 25 Football 1989-, 4 18 Football stadium , 5 26 Foundation 1954, 1981, 1993-, 3 46 Founding 1886, 1933, 1948, Frats Frats 1986-, 5 28 Geography Center of Excellence Globilization 1959, Governor Graduate School Graduations , 1993, 4 20 Griffenhaugen Report Growth and change Harding Lecture, etc Harvey Dunn 1950

23 3 16 Hazing Historical sketch History of higher education Hobo Day , 3 70 Hobo Day Hobo Day Hobo Day Honor College 1986, 1999, 5 62 Index to notes 5 32 Interviews conducted by John Miller J.G. Hutton , Land Grant Philosophy , 4 67 Library Library Maps of campus 1919, , 3 71 Mathews/Caldwell deaths 1930, 1932, Military 1904, 1989

24 3 72 Military , 1983, 4 68 Military 1940, , 4 24 Military , Military Military 1989, 1994, 2000, 5 34 Military Miller, "From Idea to Institution: Higher education in SD" - SDSU History chapter Music 1909, Music , 4 25 Music Music Music 1983-, 4 26 Name change: SDSU , 5 35 Notes Notes

25 4 27 Notes 4 27 Notes 3 51 Organizations Organizations , 4 28 Organizations ,, 4 70 Organizations Organizations 1978, Organizations Orville Bentley 1958, 1961, Peggy Miller 1997-, 3 23 Philanthropy , 5 38 Photos 1996-, 3 24 Powers history Presidents , 3 52 Presidents ,

26 3 77 Presidents , 4 30 Presidents , 3 78 Professors , 5 39 Proficiency Exam Ray Hoops , 5 40 RDTN (TV) 1992, Recruiting Recruitment Recycling Regents Religion Religion Religion 1986, 1990, 1996, Research 1986-, 4 73 Resolution Rhodes Scholar Schedules 1964, 1983

27 5 46 Scholarships , 1987, School song SD Humanities Council SDSC History 4 75 SDSU Foundation SDSU histories 1930, , SDSU history , 4 76 SDSU Home Ec Sherwood Berg , 4 78 Single university Smart classrooms Social calendar Sports , , 4 34 Sports , 1993, 2004,

28 3 80 Sports Sports , 5 49 Sports 1981-, 4 35 Start semester ' State College Advisory Council 1956, Student activities , 3 83 Student activities , 4 36 Student activities ,, 4 81 Student activities , 2000, 5 50 Student activities Student aid , Student Association - Student government Student Association - Student government Student government Student government

29 4 82 Student government , Students Students , 1962, 4 38 Students Students Students 1986-, 3 30 Students 1990, 3 55 Students Association 1912, Theater , Theater , 5 54 Theatre , 3 84 Theatre/Forensics 1936, Track Track , 1991, 4 85 Track 1966, , 1998

30 5 55 Track Traditions , 5 56 Traffic and parking TV , 3 32 University statistics/comparisons US News ranking , 4 87 Vietnam War , 3 33 Williamson, History of HPER Women Women Women , Women's Basketball , 4 42 Women's sports Women's sports , 5 60 Women's sports 1986, World War I ,

31 4 2 World War II , 4 43 Worzella case , 1991, 3 57 Yearly calendar 1913, Zoology Years of Pierre, South Dakota Aurora: Its First 100 Years Baby Crossing from Wall Drug, South Dakota 6 4 Bad River, Ripples, Rages, and Residents 6 5 Bring on the Pioneers! History of Hand 6 6 Brookings Newspaper Articles , 6 7 Bruce, South Dakota: Cavour, South Dakota Century of Roots from One Lone Tree (Blunt, SD) DeSmet Class Book 1912

32 6 11 F.C.W. Kuehn: Prairie Architect Friendly Prairies: Hughes 1937 History 6 13 Haakon Horizons Hetland 'My Home Town' Historic Midland History of Canning, So. Dak History of Harold History of Place Names on C&NW Railroad History of Sana-Esmond Huron (I) 7 2 Huron (II) 7 3 Hyde Heritage Interviews Interviews

33 7 4 Iroquois History , 7 5 Iroquois Interviews Manchester, South Dakota 1932, , 7 7 Memories of Edmund 7 9 Miller, South Dakota 1986, 7 8 Miller, South Dakota 1988, 7 10 Miscellaneous Information 1943, Newspaper: Huron Daily 1985 Plainsman 7 Newspaper: Ree Heights Review Newspaper: South Dakota Collegian 7 11 Newspaper: The Arlington Sun (copy 1) 7 12 Newspaper: The Arlington Sun (copy 2) 6 20 Newspaper: The Brookings Daily Register , ,

34 7 13 Newspaper: The Highmore Herald Newspaper: Times Enterprise (Wessington, SD) Our Wessington Heritage (copy 1) 7 18 Our Wessington Heritage (copy 2) Philip, South Dakota History Pictorial History of the Philip Area Pierre University and Huron College 8 4 Poems by Kathryn Pool (Blunt, SD) Research Done by Stella Hammill 1981, 8 6 Universal Exposition of 1904 vol. I 8 7 Universal Exposition of 1904 vol. II Wendte Wolsey St. John's Lutheran Church Wolsey The First 100 Years 1983

35 6. Course 8 17 History 152: United States Materials History since 1877 (1 of 4) 6. Course 8 18 History 152: United States Materials History since 1877 (2 of 4) 6. Course 8 19 History 152: United States Materials History since 1877 (3 of 4) 6. Course 8 20 History 152: United States Materials History since 1877 (4 of 4) 6. Course Materials 8 11 History 357: U.S. Between the Wars, Part Course Materials 8 12 History 357: U.S. Between the Wars, Part II Course Materials 8 13 History 357: U.S. Between the Wars, Part III Course Materials 8 History 358: U.S. Since 1941, Part I Course Materials 8 15 History 358: U.S. Since 1941, Part II Course Materials 8 16 History 358: U.S. Since 1941, Part III Course 9 20 History 376: South Dakota Materials History (1 of 3) 6. Course 9 21 History 376: South Dakota Materials History (2 of 3) 6. Course 9 22 History 376: South Dakota Materials History (3 of 3) 6. Course 9 17 History 377: American Economic Materials History (1 of 3) 6. Course 9 18 History 377: American Economic Materials History (2 of 3) 6. Course 9 19 History 377: American Economic Materials History (3 of 3) 6. Course 9 15 History 380: Methods and Materials Philosophy of History (1 of 2) 6. Course 9 16 History 380: Methods and Materials Philosophy of History (2 of 2) 7. Collected Research 9 1 Campanile Collected Research 9 2 Campanile Illustration Possibilities from Jackrabbit Yearbook , 1992,

36 7. Collected Research 9 3 Campanile Other Illustration Possibilities Collected Research 9 4 Church Histories Collected Research 9 5 Daktronics 2003, 7. Collected Research 9 6 Downtown Brookings Collected Research 9 7 Finance (SDSU) Fiedler, Jerry Collected Research 9 8 Notes for South Dakota History Article on Campanile Collected 9 9 Photographs SDSU Research 7. Collected 9 10 Reminiscences of SDSU, by John 2006 Research Miller 7. Collected Research 9 11 Research for The WPA Guide to South Dakota , 7. Collected Research 7. Collected Research 7. Collected Research 8. Oral History Interviews 9 12 SDSU History , 9 13 SDSU History (5 notebooks) 9 WPA Guide to South Dakota Ekeland, Mark (Baseball Coach) - Interview (1 cassette tape) 2015