Center for Western Studies

About the Center for Western Studies

"Improving the quality of social and cultural life in the Northern Plains ... achieving a better understanding of the region, its heritage, and its resources ... and stimulating interest in the solution to regional problems through the application of knowledge areas of concern to the Center for Western Studies." – CWS Constitution

Center for Western Studies

Founded by author and Augustana College (now Augustana University) English Professor Herbert Krause, the Center serves as a repository for over 500 substantive archival collections and maintains a library in excess of 37,000 volumes on the American West.

In addition, the Center holds an extensive art and artifact collection and sponsors annual events such as the Boe Forum, the Dakota Conference, and the Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale.

With more than 75 publications to its credit, the Center is a major academic publisher in South Dakota.

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View the guided tour of our core museum exhibits, "Voices of the Northern Plains."

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Visit the Center for Western Studies: The Center for Western Studies has resumed normal hours of operation. The Fantle Building is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

No Justice for Agnes: The Strange Death of Agnes Polreis and the Sensational South Dakota Murder Trials of Emma Kaufmann: The latest publication from CWS is now available.

The Interior Borderlands: Regional Identity in the Midwest and Great Plains: Our recent publication is a 2020 Midwest Book Awards winner!

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