Archives & Special Collections
Contact Information & Hours:
Phone: 605-677-5450 E-mail: (speccoll@usd.edu)
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and by appointment. Closed on state holidays.
Location: Room 305, University Libraries
General Information | Policies | Collections | Online Exhibits
The University of South Dakota Archives &Special Collections is the rare books, manuscripts and archives department of the University Libraries. It contains multiple research collections.
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The Chilson Collection includes materials relating to local histories, South Dakota history, Native American cultures, and western expansion of the United States. |
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The Mahoney Music Collection is one of the most complete collections in the United States pertaining to the violin and violin family instruments. |
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The Richardson Collection is made up of distinct manuscript collections focusing on South Dakota's cultural, political, and economic history. |
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The USD Archives holds the records of the academic and administrative departments of USD as well as materials relating to the activities of its students, faculty, and alumni. |
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The USD Photograph Collection comprises the largest and most comprehensive surviving photographic history of USD. |
Coyote 1922
The 1922 Coyote yearbook is one of the many items in the USD Archives documenting the history of The University of South Dakota.
Gilbertson Collection
Black and white photographic postcards and photographs from the personal album of Palmer Sigvald Gilbertson. Provides a view into the daily life of a student at the University in the early 1900s.