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Albert J. Maag
The University of South Dakota Archives and Special Collections has finished publishing an online finding aid for Albert J. Maag.
Ryan Mews
Apr 25, 20251 min read
Are you ready for United States’ semiquincentennial? Part two.
In preparation for July 4, 2026, the Archives and Special Collections staff are searching our collections for items related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, previous anniversary celebrations, or the five research themes suggested by the American Association for State and Local History. Our latest find is a souvenir from the United States’ […]
Doris Peterson
Apr 25, 20251 min read
Happy Earth Day – Let’s talk recycling.
While researching another topic, I recently found in a 1975 Volante student newspaper that the League of Women Voters established an all-volunteer recycling center in Vermillion SD, and it was in a restructured building below the bluff. The article does not mention when. If you know when this recycling center started and stopped, please let […]
Doris Peterson
Apr 17, 20251 min read
Senator James Abourezk’s Thirteen-Day Filibuster
“Filibuster is an extended debate, generally in the United States Senate, which, because of its rules, allows unlimited debate for those who can count votes well enough to know that their side will lose should a vote be taken on an issue.” Sen. James G. Abourezk (D-Sd.) In the 1970s the United States faced and […]
ryanburdge
Apr 8, 20252 min read
Doris Peterson
Apr 7, 20250 min read
South Dakota Special Olympics Accreditation in 1973
The Special Olympics, created in 1968, provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for special needs children and adults. The program was originally sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Accreditation of programs in the United States was authorized by the founder of the Special Olympics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of Rose Kennedy who […]
Kyle Gruhn
Apr 3, 20251 min read
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