Open House - Archives & Special Collections, Digital Humanities, Digital Imaging Lab, and South Dakota Oral History Center

The University of South Dakota’s University Libraries is set to host an open house for the newly renovated special collections area on the third floor of the I.D. Weeks Library on USD’s campus Thursday, April 18, from 4-6 p.m.

The open house is free and open to the public, and snacks and refreshments will be available.

The third floor of the library is home to the Archives & Special Collections; Digital Humanities initiative; Digital Imaging Lab, Digital Library and Photographs; and the South Dakota Oral History Center.

The Archives & Special Collections houses collections of manuscripts and rare books, as well as the institutional archives for USD. Materials held by Archives & Special Collections relate to local, state and regional history and politics, including Native American history and culture. Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Ryan Burdge will be present to give guided tours of the collections, giving attendees a behind-the-scenes look at where and how these valuable resources are kept and preserved.

Digital Humanities Librarian Lindsey Peterson, Ph.D., and a team of undergraduate and graduate students will share their editorial work on the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi project (CWRGM), a digital documentary edition of over 20,000 archival documents sent to Mississippi’s governors during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The CWRGM team will discuss their efforts to use metadata, transcriptions, subject tags and annotations to digitally disseminate this vast collection of documents, which feature the voices of thousands of Americans from diverse backgrounds as they engage with their government during a tumultuous and pivotal era of U.S. history.

Sarah Hanson-Pareek, head of the Digital Imaging Lab, Digital Library and Photographs, will discuss USD’s holdings in the Digital Library of South Dakota. The Digital Imaging Lab, Digital Library and Photographs is home to an advanced imaging facility, mechanisms for providing open access to USD’s cultural heritage collections through the Digital Library of South Dakota and the curation of unique photographic materials housed in the Archives & Special Collections.

Attendees will also have a chance to visit the South Dakota Oral History Center with Director Samuel Herley, Ph.D., and examine sample transcripts and recordings from its collections, which include the American Indian Research Project and South Dakota Oral History Project. The South Dakota Oral History Center, founded in 1966, contains more than 5,000 recordings from some 50 tribal nations and all 66 counties in South Dakota. The combined resources of the South Dakota Oral History Center make it one of the largest collections of oral histories and historical recordings on the northern Great Plains.

The schedule of events for the open house is as follows.

4-4:20 p.m. – Opening

Invocation by Sungmanity Oyate H’oka
Introductions by Damon Leader Charge, director of tribal outreach, Sanford School of Medicine
4:20-4:50 p.m. – Tours and learning sessions

Archives & Special Collections tour
Digital Humanities initiative information sessions
Digital Imaging Lab, Digital Library and Photographs information session
South Dakota Oral History Center listening stations
5:15-5:30 p.m. – Speakers

John Little, Ph.D., director of Native recruitment and alumni engagement
Cheryl Maloney, master’s student
5:30-5:50 p.m. – Tours and learning sessions

Archives & Special Collections tour
Digital Humanities initiative information sessions
Digital Imaging Lab, Digital Library and Photographs information session
South Dakota Oral History Center listening stations

 

 

Annual Report 2023

https://libguides.usd.edu/Annual_Report

 

Celebrating 50 years of Wacipi at the University of South Dakota

 Celebrating 50 years of Wacipi at the University of South Dakota

https://listen.sdpb.org/arts-life/2024-01-21/celebrating-50-years-of-wacipi-at-the-university-of-south-dakota

Photo credit: Sarah A. Hanson-Pareek/
University Of South Dakota Libraries, Archives, And Special Collections

 

 

Save the date- Open House April 18, 2024

Open house: Save the date

Archives & Special Collections, Digital Humanities, Digital Imaging Lab, and South Dakota Oral History Center

IDW 3rd Floor 321

Join us for refreshments, guided tours, interactive stations and guest speakers.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

4:00-6:00pm

 

 

1972 Rapid City Flood

 From USD's Digital Library collections...

On June 9, 1972 a devastating flood ravaged Rapid City and the surrounding area in the Black Hills.

The South Dakota Oral History Center has a collection of oral histories about the flood.  https://tinyurl.com/RapidCityFlood

Addition information and primary resources can be found at

https://tinyurl.com/RapidCityFloodPictures

https://1972flood.omeka.net/collections/browse

https://www.sdpb.org/blogs/images-of-the-past/the-1972-rapid-city-flood/

TODAY! 4pm - Don Barnett Lecture

 Join us today at 4pm for the Don Barnett Lecture https://fb.me/e/16BhD9Xp9

Second Floor - I.D. Weeks Library

 

 

Lecture: Takuwe lecture

Takuwe lecture

October 21, 2021
6-7:15pm. Reception 5:30-6pm
University Libraries, University of South Dakota, 2nd floor.

Zoom link: https://usd.zoom.us/j/98780234463

Presented by Craig Howe, Ph.D., CAIRNS director

Dr. Howe will discuss the Takuwe exhibit, organized by the Center for American Indian Research and Native Studies, which depicts the historical context leading to the Wounded Knee massacre of December 29, 1890, along with contemporary context related to land issues and opportunities at Wounded Knee today.
 

 

Lecture: Harmony and Disharmony: the Struggle for Freedom, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination among Native American Voices of Wounded Knee

Lecture: Harmony and Disharmony: the Struggle for Freedom, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination among Native American Voices of Wounded Knee

October 14, 2021
4-5pm
University Libraries, University of South Dakota, 2nd floor.  
 
Zoom link: https://usd.zoom.us/j/95301459519

Presented by Samuel Herley, Ph.D., & Tawa Ducheneaux

The lessons of the 1973 Wounded Knee Occupation are as crucial as ever in the twenty-first century, as Native American communities persevere to maintain identities, demand rights as sovereign nations, and strive toward self-determination. This presentation offers a look into the complexities of the legacy of the occupation through a series of oral history clips, transcript excerpts, photographs, and other materials.

Welcome back Coyotes! Come check out what the I.D. Weeks Library offers!

Library services and resources are available in-person and online to help you achieve your research, teaching and learning goals. What does that mean? See below to discover some of what the library offers.

REFERENCE and RESEARCH HELP

Need help finding a book? We can help! Not sure where to begin finding articles for a paper? No problem! Stop by the reference desk on the first floor of I.D. Weeks Library Monday – Thursday between the hours of 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and a librarian will be happy to help you. Not able to get to the library? Contact us online through Ask a Librarian to connect with a librarian using email or chat. Find our hours here.  By the way, if you want to contact us during hours reference services are closed? Submit a question through Ask a Librarian and we will respond when reference services reopen.

Are you working on more in-depth research or teaching a class? Arrange to meet with a Subject Specialist Librarian for assistance with your research project or teaching. They are also who to contact for new materials requests and library instruction for your class.

PRIMARY SOURCES/COLLECTIONS

Looking for first-hand account about a topic? The Archives & Special Collections (A & SC) department can help you locate the primary sources needed for your research. A & SC is the rare books, manuscripts and archives department of the University Libraries and contains materials related to local histories, South Dakota history, Native American Collections and western expansion of the United States. It also contains materials relating to activities of USD students, faculty and alumni, as well as the USD Photograph Collection. While A & SC is currently closed for renovations, the department may be contacted via email for assistance. (speccoll@usd.edu) 

Oral Histories are also primary sources and an interesting way to hear first-hand accounts of the people of the Northern Plains. The South Dakota Oral History Center’s (SDOHC) collects and maintains these recordings which have been digitized and catalogued. Included in the collection are over 5500 interviews which preserve indigenous memories and experiences from the 1890s to present. 

The University Libraries provide many more resources to support your research, teaching and learning. Stop by to check out the library and keep an eye out for updated blog posts about the great resources available to you. Oh—and when you do stop by, wander through each floor to see the amazing Arts & Exhibits on display throughout the building!
 

USD Students Interview Local Veterans For Inclusion In SD Oral History Center

https://www.plaintalk.net/local_news/article_d538f33c-a45d-11eb-82b9-778fc30a4880.html 

The Children's Blizzard of 1888: The Advent of Communicating Meteorology

The Wortmann family of Crofton, Nebraska wanted to express its gratitude to USD Libraries for assistance and resources. It was announced this week that Sophia Wortmann and Rylie Arens won first place in the Nebraska National History Day contest for their Junior Group Performance Project entitled "The Children's Blizzard of 1888: The Advent of Communicating Meteorology." This project was created in no small part with materials and oral histories from USD. This is the second time in three years that a member of the Wortman family has won first place for Nebraska's contest using, in no small part, USD materials. On to the national competition!

 https://www.nebraskanhd.org/copy-of-2020-results-state-contest
 

Vanguard: Leading on Voting Rights, Leading the Nation

 The University of South Dakota Libraries are proud to be a sponsor for the upcoming lecture “Vanguard: Leading on Voting Rights, Leading the Nation” by Professor Martha S. Jones, who is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor and Professor of History at The Johns Hopkins University. The presentation is a joint Schell History Lecture and Gunderson Lecture in honor of Women’s History Month. It is scheduled for March 18 from 4 to 5 p.m. via Zoom. There is still time to register for the event. To do so, go here: https://www.usd.edu/arts-and-sciences/history/vanguard-lecture.  Jones’ book, “Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All” is part of the libraries’ Hot Off the Press Collection (https://usd-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1r36jh2/01SDBOR_ALMA9993910090803645).

USD Libraries, Archives & Special Collections, and the South Dakota Oral History Center all house numerous collections and research materials on women’s suffrage. The SDOHC has about a dozen oral histories that discuss the topic. Several are currently featured on the SDOHC Kiosk on the second floor of I.D. Weeks Library, and many can be accessed at the Digital Library of South Dakota (https://explore.digitalsd.org/ ).  

Also in the DLSD is the Marnie Shields Pyle Papers.  This collection is part of the Richardson Collection, USD Archives & Special Collections. Mamie Shields Pyle was a prominent suffragist and leader of the South Dakota Universal Franchise League which secured suffrage to South Dakota women in 1918. She is the mother of Gladys Pyle, the first female senator from South Dakota. Her papers, highlighted here, demonstrate the organizational efforts of the suffrage campaign in South Dakota through correspondence and printed materials (https://explore.digitalsd.org/digital/collection/richardson/search/searchterm/Mamie%20Shields%20Pyle%20Papers/field/collec/mode/exact/conn/and)

For more information, contact the Archives and Special Collections (https://www.usd.edu/library/archives)  or SDOHC (https://www.usd.edu/library/sdohc).  

Have You Considered?

Have you considered using oral histories as sources for your paper or project? The South Dakota Oral History Center (SDOHC) contains stories from throughout South Dakota and its peoples—including Black Americans who have lived and worked in South Dakota.

The Black History oral histories at the SDOHC are comprised of thirty-four oral histories (about two-thirds have transcripts), virtually all of which were recorded in the 1970s. A little over one-third of the interviews are with Black women. Many of the interviews focus on the Civil Rights Movement in South Dakota during the 1960s, particularly in Sioux Falls and the Black Hills, but also other large towns  such as Yankton and Huron. Other topics include experiences of Black settlers, veterans, laborers, churches, as well as race relations.

"Patrons may read transcripts and listen to any audio files that we have here in the SDOHC, including those that do not have signed releases. We just cannot make copies of items that don't have copyright releases. So that's why we just encourage patrons to make an appointment to come visit us in person if they can and if they're interested in something that we find that does not have a copyright release,” Sam Herley, SDOHC Curator, explained.

To see of list of these with a brief explanation of those available digitally and listen to five excerpts, please see the SDOHC: Black History in South Dakota LibGuide.