Box 1
CORRESPONDENCE (3 folders)
Andrews, Elva Cornelius to Ellwood C. Perisho (Prof.), ca. Nov. 1909
w/ encl. “A Few of the Things that Elva Cornelius Andrews Has to be Thankful For, Thanksgiving, 1909”
Taylor, Franklin to Jacob Denel, 16 December 1888
Rothrock, E. P. (State Geologist) to Cedric Cummins (Prof.), 22 June 1954
LAND TITLE ABSTRACTS (4 folders)
125 Prospect, Vermillion, South Dakota
212 Prospect, Vermillion, South Dakota
Lots 3 and 4 in Block 3 of Hanson’s Addition, Vermillion, South Dakota
W1/2 of NW1/4 and NW1/4 of SW1/4 of Sec1and E1/2 of NE1/4 and NE1/4 of SE1/4 of Sec2, T92, R52, Clay County, South Dakota
PRINTED MATERIALS (27 folders)
Books: (5 folders)
Christopherson, Dan. Downtown Vermillion Historic District: A project of the Clay County Historic Preservation Commission. 2003. (Master copy)
Christopherson, Dan. Downtown Vermillion Historic District: A project of the Clay County Historic Preservation Commission. 2003. (Copy)
Jacobson, Kevin P. Documenting Vermillion’s rich cultural heritage: A sesquicentennial project. City of Vermillion’s Preserve American Grant Application and Attachments. Submitted December 13, 2005 by the Vermillion Sesquicentennial Task Force.
Jordan, George T. Vermillion and vicinity. J.E. Jonnason, 1901.
Lathrop, A.H. Vermillion reminiscences: Notes on the early days of Vermillion, South Dakota; Its people and institutions. Reprint of series of articles published in the Dakota Republican and the Plain Talk. 1920?-1960.
Thaden, Tom. Tour of Vermillion downtown historic district. Vermillion, SD: State Historical Preservation Commission, 2008 (first printing).
Brochures: (2 folders)
The Bluffs (Multi-level Gulf Course and Residential Development), n.d.
Resident and Visitor Information
Know Your Town. ca. 1972
Snow Control Brochure. 1990
Vermillion Briefs. August 1995
Vermillion: Home of the University of South Dakota. ca. 1940s (2 copies)
Box 1 cont.
PRINTED MATERIALS cont.
Clay County: (3 folders)
Events
Burbank High School, His Uncle’s Niece, A Farce in Three Acts. by Raymond W. Sargent, 28 April 1933
Dalesburg Bank Concert, 23 February 1934
Prairie Center Community Club, Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry Yard. 10 March 1934
National Swedish Ladies’ Concerts, City Hall, 17 Nov. 1890
Map of Clay County Place Names, from Moses, Lloyd R. Clay County place names. (Vermillion, SD: Clay County Historical Society, 1978), Supplement. map shows abandoned houses, airfield, area designations, cemeteries, churches, creeks, houses, schools, Spirit Mound, highways, towns, townships, township halls
Clay Rural Water System, ca. 1975
Newspaper Clippings: (3 folders)
Minneapolis Sunday Tribune
“Anna’s Place: Boarding House ‘Slows Down’ After 45 Years,” (Anna Vaith) 24 November 1957
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
“Boarding House Reach Not Always Necessary,” (Anna Vaith), 22 May 1977
“Water Project Almost Finished,” 29 June 1980
Vermillion Plain Talk
“Six Small White Marble Headstones are Symbol of Diphtheria in Vermillion,” n.d.
“Vermillion was Physically Demolished, but it’s Moral Fiber Stood the Test,” 25 March 196?
“After 1880, Vermillion and Big Mo Changed, One Went South, Other North,” 18 February 1965
“Railroad Plans Made in 1872,” 3 June 1965
“New Historical Society to Form-Seek City History,” 17 February 1969 & 24 February 1969
Vermillion Chamber of Commerce: (5 folders)
Community Profiles, n.d., 1978, 1981
General Information, churches, schools, realtors, eating establishments, lodging, n.d.
Maps, total of 5, ca. 2004, n.d.
Program of Action. 1986
Promotional Brochures, ca. 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1996
Vermillion Development Company: (1 folder)
Economic Profiles, 1974-1977, 1989
Vermillion High School: (4 folders)
Activities/Athletics Handbook, 1993-1994
Diploma, 1918, May Coverdale
Programs, Commencement, 1975 & 1979
Programs, Plays, 1933-1934
Vermillion Middle School: (1 folder)
Student Handbook, 1984-1985
Vermillion Parks and Recreation: (1 folder)
Guides, 1994-1996
Box 1 cont.
TYPESCRIPTS
Cummins, Cedric. “The Military Road.” n.d.
Box 2
VERMILLION SESQUICENTENNIAL (3 folders)
Pins
Business cards
Calendars, 2009
City Hall groundbreaking ceremony programs, September 17, 2007
City Hall groundbreaking ceremony speech by Dan Christopherson, September 17, 2007
City Hall dedication ceremony programs, April 30, 2009
Community Guide, 2009, Vermillion South Dakota the Place to Be
Ecumenical Worship Service programs, August 9, 2009
In Every Generation: An original musical photograph play program, July 10-13, 2009
List of mayors 1877 to 2010 and city managers 1966 to 2005, compiled August 19, 2008
Ratingen Wind-Band programs, August 6, 2009
Looking Back: 150 years of history
Nebraska Journal Leader (Ponca, Nebraska), July 30, 2009
Plain Talk commemorative edition, July 31, 2009
Press & Dakotan, August 7, 2009
Box 3
PHOTOGRAPHS
Negatives
Vermillion High School, Basketball Team, [1940’s?], total of 5 8x10 negatives
Box 4
PHOTOGRAPHS
Prints
City Managers 1966-1989
Miller, Michael G. (1966-1970)
McClain, C. Kent (1970-1973)
Weinaug, Carl D. (1974-1983)
Antonen, James W. (1983-1989)
Mayors 1877-2010
Jolley, John L. (1877-1878, 1885-1886)
Burdick, F. N. (1878-1885, 1886-1887, 1890-1892)
Kidder, S. W. (1887-1889)
Palmer, S. N. (1889-1889)
Lee, Andrew E. (1892-1896)
Swezey, L. T. (1896-1898)
Cox, Frederick W. (1898-1900)
Hansen, H. E. (1900-1903)
Ferry, H. L. (1904-1911)
Prentis, Charles E. (1913-1916)
Lyons, R. F. (1916-1918)
Beede, W. H. (1918-1921)
Thompson, M. L. (1921-1923)
Cavanaugh, P. T. (1932-1934)
Frankenfeld, H. W. (1947-1948)
Jarmuth, W. H. (1949-1951, 1954-1956)
Leer, Ralph H. (1952-1954, 1960-1962)
Patterson, R. F. (1956-1960)
Barstow, John T. (1962-1974)
Amant, Charles L. (1974-1976)
Parry, Lester J. (1976-1980)
Woodman, Charles (1980-1982)
Offerdahl, Merle (1982-1988)
Lynn, Betty (1988-1992)
Sammelson, Grant (1992-1994)
Radigan, William J. (1994-2001)
Kozak, Roger L. (2001-2004)
Christopherson, Daniel D. (2004-2010)