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Fundraising for the DakotaDome
The Armory, now called the Belbas Center, was the first indoor athletic building constructed in 1905 at the University of South Dakota (USD) where enrollment was 450 students. Aside from being a venue for military sciences, athletics, and physical education, it served as a place for social activities. Twenty-four years later a building was built […]
Evelyn Schlenker
Mar 25, 20252 min read


Transcription Process
The South Dakota Oral History Project is transcribing thousands of digitized interviews to enhance accessibility and citation accuracy. The transcription process includes multiple listen-throughs for correcting grammar and understanding speech patterns, ensuring speakers’ voices are preserved. This meticulous approach culminates in a final review, promoting continuous growth in transcription skills.
Katie Piper
Mar 13, 20253 min read


This is a helpful book when reading difficult handwritten documents.
Sperry, Kip. Reading Early American Handwriting. Genealogical Pub. Co., 1998. RICHARDSON COLLECTION Z115.A5 R43 1998.
Doris Peterson
Mar 7, 20251 min read
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