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Archive & Manuscript Collections

Students in ArchivesThe Center for Western Studies' archives and manuscript collections comprise 4,000 linear feet of institutional records and personal papers. These include the John R. Milton, the Riggs Family, and the Reuben Goertz Germans-from-Russia collections, and documents of the American Indian Culture Research Center, the Episcopal Church, and the United Church of Christ, and numerous smaller collections.

Please note: By appointment only. Access fees apply ($30 for first day and $15 per day thereafter). Contact Dr. Harry F. Thompson Director of Research Collections and Publications at (605) 274-4006.

Pictured above are students working in the archives (L to R): Tori Keenan All Runner, Laura Plowman, Ashley Feller and Kelli Kappenman.