Letters (Correspondence)

Scope and Contents This series consists of revised population and housing unit counts from the 1990 Census submitted to the Office of the Secretary of State by the United State Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census. Enacted in 1975, Public Law (P.L.) 94-171 requires the Census Bureau to prepare special population tabulations to provide to the Governor and legislature of each requesting state within a year following Census Day (April 1) for the purposes of legislative redistricting and Congressional...

Scope and Contents Consists of project files for the years 1980-1984 containing correspondence, memoranda, an executive summary, rail line abandonment intent notices, bids for construction materials, timber treatment certificates, and photographs relating to the South Dakota Department of Transportation’s rehabilitation of rail lines that were abandoned by railroad companies including Burlington Northern Railroad Company; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company; and Chicago and North Western...

Scope and Contents The James Abdnor Collection consists of four accessions of records documenting Abdnor's political career. The Congressional Records accessions are the largest, and contain correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, sound and video recordings, legislative bill files, campaign research, and other records documenting Abdnor's time in the U.S. House and Senate, and as the Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Huron Field Office Files accession consists of...

Scope and Contents Contains records documenting the review of public and private schools for accreditation between 1974 and 1978 and includes accreditation applications, accreditation reports on staff and pupils (including enrollment statistics), school visitation reports, memoranda and correspondence, school calendars and handbooks, staff directories, class schedules, and pupil transportation reports and route maps. Types of schools represented in the records include public school districts (includes...

Scope and Contents Consists of files pertaining to the accreditation of secondary and post-secondary vocational education programs in South Dakota between 1971 and 1977. In 1965, the South Dakota Legislature granted local school districts the right to petition the State Board of Vocational Education, the accrediting agency for vocational education in South Dakota, to be classified as an area vocational education school with the purpose of training students to enter the vocational workforce. Records in this...

Scope and Contents This series contains administration files from the Division of Weather Modification. Records include correspondence, contract information and plans regarding cloud seeding, drought conditions and county plans for the South Dakota Weather Control Commission which was active during the 1970s. There are a small number of restricted records regarding employees and employment with the Dept. of Natural Resources Development which have been clearly labeled as restricted. Records have been kept in...

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This series contains the administrative files of the Division of Mental Health, Department of Human Services. Many folders contain information pertaining to computer programs, software, and training.

Scope and Contents This series contains administrative files created and maintained by the Division of Tourism Development of the Department of State Development from 1971 to 1982. Files contain meeting minutes, correspondence, promotional materials, speeches, planning documents, financial reports, and tourism studies. Topics include the “Mellowtime” advertising campaigns of 1978-1979 and the Old West Trail. Also included are minutes from the Old West Trail Foundation, Old West Regional Commission, and the...

Scope and Contents Consists of memoranda, correspondence, meeting minutes, legal documents, plans, issue papers, reports, periodicals, newsletters, state and federal government publications, and other records created or received by the Division of Consumer Protection between 1968 and 1978 during the course of regular business activity. Several of the files contain legal documents and correspondence from proceedings held before the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission and the South Dakota Sixth Judicial...

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Contains administrative files maintained by the South Dakota Board of Massage between 1975 and 1979. Files include board minutes, correspondence, establishment inspection reports, court records, administrative rules, budget reports, lists of licensees, and other records documenting the activity of the board.

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This series contains correspondence, reports, and subject files pertaining to awards issued by the State Historical Society, meeting minutes from the Board of Trustees as well as various administrative correspondence, reports, and subject files of the State Historical Society dating from 1973 to 2002.

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The Missouri Basin Interagency Committee was formed to regulate water related laws and issues amongst different states. Files include correspondence, status reports, annual reports, environmental statements, maps and represents the standing committee as well as work groups.

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Contains records documenting the administrative operations of the South Dakota State Library for the years 1974-1982 (FY 1975-1982) and includes memoranda and correspondence, expenditure authority requests and operating budgets, staff lists and organizational charts, federal grant reports and award notifications, audit reports, contracts, news clippings, and library resource and service questionnaires.

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This series contains annual reports, annual budgets, minutes, correspondence, and oaths of office documenting the activities of the Day County Auditor's Office. Also included are reports from the Register of Deeds, Auditor, Treasurer, Veterans Office, and Sheriff's Office.

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Consists of records created by the Administration Division of the Department of Public Welfare from 1935 through 1974. Records include annual reports, correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, food price surveys, audits, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. The scrapbooks of newspaper clippings were microfilmed for preservation purposes, and the originals discarded.

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Consists of files pertaining to the general administrative operations of the department as well as special projects undertaken between 1999 and 2002. Records include copies of email and other correspondence, reports, issue papers, news clippings, and documents outlining administrative transitions within the department.

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This series consists of meeting minutes, reports, and correspondence.

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This series contains a folder of administrative reports, aid applications, as well as general office and gubernatorial correspondence pertaining to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program dating from 1982 to 1986.

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This accession contains administrative subject files maintained by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs between 1976 and 1983. Records pertain to cultural development, historic preservation, and education in South Dakota and include memoranda and correspondence, budget reports, meeting minutes, research studies, division annual reports, pamphlets and brochures, and planning documents.

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This series contains correspondence produced by and for the Division of Vocational and Technical Education regarding Vocational Agriculture programs in South Dakota. In addition to correspondence, the series consists of evaluations, itineraries, announcements, news clippings, reports and newsletters

Scope and Contents Contains leases and related correspondence for agreements made between the Department of Game, Fish, and Parks and private individuals for the use of state and federal-owned lands for farming and livestock grazing between 1955 and 1976. Information provided in the leases may include the date of the lease, name and town of the lessee, inclusive dates for the lease period, name of the area and county where the property is located, legal description of the property, rental to be paid by the...

Scope and Contents Consists of records pertaining to alternative instruction programs in South Dakota for the years 1982-1986. Per SDCL 13-27-3, parents or guardians who provide alternative instruction (“home schooling”) to school-age children are required to file an Application for Public School Exemption Certificate annually. The application was obtained from the local school district, or directly from the Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, and filed with the superintendent of schools in the...