Construction Projects

Scope and Contents This series contains thirteen 9" x 9" black and white aerial photos of the construction area in Pierre, where the Kneip Building in now located. These photos were taken by the State Engineer’s Office on November 26, 1973.

Scope and Contents This series contains photographs, negatives, and slides taken by the Department of Transportation's Highway Engineering Office from 1960 to 1988. Images document bridge and other construction projects in South Dakota.

Scope and Contents Consists of files maintained by the South Dakota State Library Commission between 1970 and 1974 concerning the construction of public libraries in Chamberlain, Mitchell, Spearfish, and Yankton. Federal funding for the construction projects was provided under Title II of the Library Services and Construction Act (P.L. 88-269). Records include memoranda and correspondence, federal grant applications and approval notifications, audit reports, agreements and contracts, contract change orders, blue...

Scope and Contents This series includes two project manuals containing specifications for general work, mechanical work, and electrical work for a new jail and/or correctional facility. Also included are two folders containing copies of bid contracts and addendums.

Scope and Contents This series consists of the originals and photocopies of the 1907 specifications signed by Capitol Commission members and Contractor O.H. Olson for “work and material required for the erection and completion of the State Capitol Building…according to the plans and details…prepared…by Bell and Detweiler, Architects, Minneapolis, Minnesota” (including boiler and tunnels); the architect’s 1909 specifications for furniture, vault fixtures and metallic equipment (shelves, file and map cabinets), and...

Scope and Contents This series includes black & white and color negatives of the Cultural Heritage Center in various phases of construction, Office of History staff members, and images from the 1988 Annual Meeting. Some of these negatives were used to create color slides, which can be found in box 5682A. The negatives were originally stored in photo box P33, but were separated for preservation purposes and scanned by the Preserve America photo digitization project.

Scope and Contents This accession contains a slide show of images relating to the construction of the Cultural Heritage Center, as well as images of State Historical Society staff members. The slide show was compiled by Martyn Beeny (SDSHS Research & Publishing) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the dedication of the Cultural Heritage Center.

The slide show is a .wmv file, and is saved both to CD (see box 3998B) and to the N drive. It is approximately 00:04:06 long.

Scope and Contents This series contains records documenting several Department of Transportation construction projects in Sanborn, Beadle, Clark, and Hand counties. Documentation includes: pre-construction information, correspondence, biweekly progress reports, tests and certificates, and project diaries.

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of the records collected by Rick Jorgensen while working for the Office of Tourism. Subjects covered include the 2007 Inauguration of Governor Rounds to his second term, the dedication ceremonies of the Korean and Vietnam War memorials, the construction of the new Governor’s Residence, and the history of the old Governor’s Residence. The collection consists of digital photographs, video footage, color slides, posters, blueprints and plans, newspaper clippings, and...

Scope and Contents Contains approximately 734 black and white photographs (7 x 4.5 in., 6 x 3.5 in., and 8 x 10 in.) from the Department of Highways depicting various phases of highway construction projects throughout the state between 1934 and 1953 and includes images of construction equipment, railroad crossings, flood damage, snow removal, and bridges. The photographs are accompanied by typed captions that include an identification number, date the photograph was taken, county, project number, and a brief...

Scope and Contents Contains the records of the Memorial Building Study Commission for 1985. The commission was established on March 6, 1984 through Senate Bill 146, which appropriated $11,000 to provide for the planning and architectural design of an addition to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building with improved storage conditions for state museum artifacts and archival materials. The commission’s final recommendations included alternatives to this original directive.Records include meeting...

Scope and Contents This series consists of twenty-three spiral bound quarterly progress reports relating to the construction of the Pathfinder nuclear power plant near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. These reports cover the period 1957 to 1964. The plant was constructed as a nuclear power generating demonstration project by the Central Utilities Atomic Power Association (CUAPA) in conjunction with the Atomic Energy Commission. The Pathfinder plant was decommissioned and dismantled in 1971.

Scope and Contents Consists of files maintained by the South Dakota State Library Commission between 1969 and 1977 concerning the construction of a new State Library building in Pierre (Project 73-1). Federal funding for the construction project was provided under Title II of the Library Services and Construction Act (P.L. 88-269) and the project was completed in the fall of 1976. Also included is a report on the audit of the records and accounts of the State Library Commission pertaining to the cost of...

Scope and Contents This series contains construction project files from the Office of the State Engineer dating from 1985 to 1988 including materials pertaining to the South Dakota State Capitol Complex.

Scope and Contents From the Record Group: This record group contains records created and maintained by the Bureau of Administration and the divisions and offices underneath it. Records include: photographs, meeting minutes, user manuals, correspondence, project files, blueprints, microfilm, reports, publications, and construction notes.

Scope and Contents This accession contains subject/project files kept by the State Highway Commission from 1919 to 1962. Subject files consist of the correspondence, contracts, requests for plans, bids, specifications, maps, construction drawings, budgets, and other records associated with Highway Commission construction projects.