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Northern Plains Peoples & Places

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About the Digital Archive

The Northern Plains Peoples & Places (.np3) is a digital archive created as a collaborative effort by the Mikkelsen Library and the Center for Western Studies (CWS). It was designed to share, index, preserve and store the digital scholarly works and original creative submissions of Augustana University and the research collections of the CWS archives.

Contact augielibrarians@augie.edu with any questions or comments.

Alumni Resources / University History

The Edda Yearbook Augustana College yearbooks including: The Edda - 1928-current The Augustana - 1924 The Zephyr - 1917 and 1921
Augustana Historical Books Includes: The History of Augustana College, A Noble Calling: Teacher Education at Lutheran Normal School and Augustana College, 1889-1989, Augustana at 150, Memorial History: Lutheran Normal School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1889-1918, Through Trials and Triumphs: A History of Augustana College, We Would See Jesus: Augustana Academy, 1860-1971.
Augustana Newspapers The Mirror is Augustana's weekly university newspaper. It provides current news and feature material and serves as the voice of Augustana's students. This collection contains issues of the Augustana Mirror from 1920-present, and of its predecessor, The Augustana, from 1908-1918. Also included are issues of the Lutheran Normal School Mirror from 1899-1918, before Lutheran Normal School and Augustana merged.
Presidents of the University Photos and biographical information on the presidents of Augustana University from its founding as Augustana Seminary (1860) to now.
Augustana Alumni Publications Augustana Magazine - 2010-current, Augustana Today - 1955-2010, The Bulletin - 1931-1958, The Alumnus - 1930-1972
Augustana Landmarks Landmarks of Augustana University include buildings, public art and memorials. This growing collection documents the features of the campus and their use or significance.
Augustana Oral Histories The purpose of this project is to preserve the history of Augustana University through the voices and stories of those who spent many years at the university and are now Golden Vikings. Mikkelsen Library posts the histories online with permission and preserves the digital files in the library's archives. Library student workers contribute to the project by creating transcripts.
Augustana Academy Publications The Saga yearbook, The Clarion student newspaper, and various alumni publications of the Augustana Academy formerly located in Canton, South Dakota.

Student and Faculty work

Augustana Syllabus Repository Guide for access to the Augustana Syllabus Repository. The repository is an opt-in repository for recent documents. The Syllabus Repository is limited to on-campus viewing or by log-in when off-campus.
Augustana Student Research (on campus-only) Augustana students are engaged in undergraduate research through a variety of programs and opportunities. This collection includes works from the Civitas honors program, departmental honors programs, and scientific research initiatives. NOTE: Images from this collection are limited to on-campus viewing.
Augustana Faculty Authors Scholarly works and accomplishments of the Augustana faculty are the focus of this online bibliography. The collection was begun with works from the 2013-2014 academic year. Faculty authors are recognized at an annual spring reception hosted by the Mikkelsen Library.
We are AU project The purpose of the project is to document the experiences of Augustana students during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020.

Website Archive

Augustana University Web Archive on ArchiveIT Digital archives of Augustana University [Sioux Falls, South Dakota] websites. Updated bimonthly.

Center for Western Studies Collections

CWS Archives Sampler A sampling of documents from across the breadth of the Center's archival collections. The selected items span a wide range of history from early missionary work to contemporary political and literary figures from across the Northern Plains.
Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota Collections The Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota Archives, held at the Center for Western Studies, document the Episcopal Church’s existence in South Dakota, with particular emphasis on the church's mission work. The collection is divided into separate subcollections, each with its own focus. Some collections are centered on individuals and others on individual missions, churches, and schools. This expansive collection also includes scrapbooks and photographic subcollections. The work that yielded this collection was begun by Reverend Frank Thorburn at Dexter House in 1952. Some portions of the archives are restricted; individuals desiring to use restricted materials must obtain the written permission of the Bishop.
United Church of Christ: South Dakota Conference Collection The archives of the South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ are located at the Center for Western Studies. They include correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and some artifacts. The collection is sub-divided into the papers of individual conference leaders and the records of various organizational units and programs, including individual churches, the academies (colleges and Sunday schools), youth programs, missionary societies, and fellowships. As crucial participants in early Dakota missionary work, the papers of several Riggs family members are also included.
United Church of Christ: South Dakota Conference Collection The archives of the South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ are located at the Center for Western Studies. They include correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and some artifacts. The collection is sub-divided into the papers of individual conference leaders and the records of various organizational units and programs, including individual churches, the academies (colleges and Sunday schools), youth programs, missionary societies, and fellowships. As crucial participants in early Dakota missionary work, the papers of several Riggs family members are also included.
Blue Cloud Abbey (American Indian Culture Research Center) Images Blue Cloud Abbey was a Catholic monastery near the small town of Marvin in northeast South Dakota. It was founded in 1950 to be a base of operations for Benedictine missionaries, a group whose work with the American Indian communities in the Dakotas stretched back to 1876. Father Stanislaus Maudlin was a founding member of Blue Cloud Abbey. First visiting the Northern Plains in 1939 at the age of 22, he devoted the remainder of his life to working within the Indian missions of North and South Dakota. In 1967, Father Stan founded the American Indian Culture Research Center (AICRC) at the abbey. He intended for the center to accomplish two missions: to support emerging Indian leaders as they attempted to rebuild institutions that had been destroyed—family, education, law and order, economy, and church—and to raise up non-Indian respect for Indian spirituality, philosophy of life, and culture. In addition to supporting special projects, the center housed a museum and maintained collections of library materials and historic photographs, focused largely on the Dakota Sioux people, for public research. Due to a lack of new members, the brothers voted to close Blue Cloud Abbey in 2012, and with it the American Indian Culture Research Center. Having worked with Father Stan for several decades to preserve his personal papers here, the Center for Western Studies received the AICRC’s collections of art, artifacts, books, and images. The AICRC image collection is vast – encompassing an estimated 85,000 items across multiple formats. Spanning the years 1870 to 2004, the collection documents the missionary work of the Benedictine monks with local American Indian populations, especially with regards to religion and education. The majority of the images relate to North Dakota and South Dakota, though some also depict the backgrounds and travels of individual monks. This sampling of images provides a mere peek at the collection, highlighting its potential for scholarly, genealogical, and artistic pursuits.
Historic Sioux Falls Slide Collection A growing collection of historical images of Sioux Falls and the surrounding area from the 1860s to the 1970s.
CWS Oral Histories A selection of interviews from the Center for Western Studies archives. Currently, this collection consists of oral history interviews with Korean War veterans.
CWS Artifacts Artifacts in the collections of the Center for Western Studies.
CWS Newsletters Membership newsletters published by the Center for Western Studies.
CWS Events Images, audiovisual recordings, and publications from Center for Western Studies sponsored events including the Boe Forum on Public Affairs, the Dakota Conference, and receptions.
CWS Collection Descriptions This collection contains detailed descriptions of the larger physical collections from which the Center's selection of digitized materials come. Descriptions include donor and extent information along with specific information about related people and events and the types of materials each collection includes.

Serial Publications

The Edda Yearbook Augustana College yearbooks including: The Edda - 1928-current The Augustana - 1924 The Zephyr - 1917 and 1921
Augustana Historical Books Includes: The History of Augustana College, A Noble Calling: Teacher Education at Lutheran Normal School and Augustana College, 1889-1989, Augustana at 150, Memorial History: Lutheran Normal School, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1889-1918, Through Trials and Triumphs: A History of Augustana College, We Would See Jesus: Augustana Academy, 1860-1971.
Augustana Newspapers The Mirror is Augustana's weekly university newspaper. It provides current news and feature material and serves as the voice of Augustana's students. This collection contains issues of the Augustana Mirror from 1920-present, and of its predecessor, The Augustana, from 1908-1918. Also included are issues of the Lutheran Normal School Mirror from 1899-1918, before Lutheran Normal School and Augustana merged.
The Mirror (current website) Current website for The Mirror
The Venture The collection currently consists of primarily The Venture literary magazine. In the future, this will be the home for creative, performance and artistic endeavors by students of Augustana College from the college archives.
Augustana Academy Publications The Saga yearbook, The Clarion student newspaper, and various alumni publications of the Augustana Academy formerly located in Canton, South Dakota.
CWS Newsletters Membership newsletters published by the Center for Western Studies.
Augustana Library Associates Newsletter Publications of the friends group for Mikkelsen Library, providing support through membership and sponsorship of activities.
Augustana Mirror Website Archive Online archive of The Mirror website.

Additional Resources

Mikkelsen Library Mikkelsen Library serves as the information center for the Augustana University community through its development of a local collection, its access to other sources of information, its support of the instructional process, and its encouragement of independent learning and research.
Center for Western Studies Founded by author and former Augustana College (now Augustana University) English Professor Herbert Krause, the center serves as a repository for more than 500 substantive archival collections and maintains a library in excess of 37,000 volumes on the American West.
Digital Library of South Dakota The Digital Library of South Dakota (DLSD) is a collaboration of the libraries of the six Board of Regents colleges and universities as well as partners in the state of South Dakota.
South Dakota State Library Digital Collections
South Dakota Digital Archives There are over 70,000 items in the South Dakota Digital Archives including photographs, manuscripts, land survey records, and maps. Maintained by the South Dakota State Historical Society.
Siouxland Heritage Museums Online Collections Online collection of digital objects, photos, and manuscripts held by the Siouxland Heritage Museums.
Digital Public Library of America The Digital Public Library of America partners with regional and small digital libraries to create a large-scale digital public library. DPLA is a discovery tool for openly licensed content held by US archives, libraries, museums, and cultural heritages.