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These handwritten diaries document Blair’s senior year (1890-1891) at the University of South Dakota and are set mainly in Vermillion and Elk Point, South Dakota. The collection also includes one copy of the Volante from June 15, 1891. This Volante issue covers a tumultuous time at the University and has one article by Blair.

This blog presents information about Institute of American Indian Studies Photograph Collection . Photographs range from the late 1880s to 2004 associated with IAIS directors, activities and Native American leaders.

Archives and special collections have long connected users with the raw materials of our history. Researchers visiting our reading rooms encounter the past one page, photograph, and reel at a time. With collections so important to our cultural heritage, history, and future, we’ve been asking: How can university libraries expand access to these materials, help users understand them, and prepare the next generation of scholars and professionals? When the University of South Dak

A university archival reading room evokes a familiar atmosphere: a quiet space filled with the soft sound of old papers rustling as a researcher combs through a treasured collection. The faint scent of aging paper and vanillin drifts through the air as documents are gently turned. Nearby, rows of carefully arranged archival boxes sit on carts, each holding the promise of discovery. Nearby, archivists are training interns in archival processing, and an emeritus professor is a