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NA 1 The George & Evelyn Norby Collection: Newspapers

Composed mainly of Brookings, S.D. area newspapers, photographs. Also databases related to the city of Brookings with a small amount of information covering Brookings County and South Dakota.

NA 1.1 Newapaper Collection

Collection Number   NA 1.1
Date(s)       1959-2004
Physical Description   285.25 Linear Feet ; 175 Boxes
Processing Information   The collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt and Suresh Kaduru in 2005.   The processing of the Newspaper collection subgroup consisted of sorting the newspapers by name, placing them in order by date, interleaving acid-free tissue paper between each issue, and placing them in archival newspaper boxes. Inventory sheets were maintained and note the following: volume, issue, year, month, day, the number of pages, condition, and any missing portions.
Key Words  

Subjects

  • American newspapers—South Dakota.
  • Arlington (S.D.)
  • Aurora (S.D.)
  • Brookings (S.D.)
  • Brookings County Press.
  • Brookings County Sentinel.
  • Brookings Register.
  • Bruce (S.D.)
  • Bushnell (S.D.)
  • Elkton (S.D.)
  • Estelline (S.D.)
  • Hendricks (Minn.)
  • Toronto (S.D.)
  • Volga (S.D.)
  • White (S.D.)
Contents Note  

The collection is composed of newspapers mostly in their entirety from the 1880s to 2003. The newspapers are arranged by date and issue. The bulk of the newspapers include the Brookings County Sentinel, the Brookings Daily Press, the Brookings County Press and the Brookings Register. Dates for each paper vary, with most beginning in the 1880s. The Miscellaneous newspapers series is composed of many issues of the South Dakota State Collegian in this collection, as well as many Anniversary papers from around the eastern side of South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota.  

The Brookings Register series is composed of a nearly complete run of the Brookings Register newspapers from 1890 to 2003.  

The Brookings County Press series is composed of a nearly complete run of the Brookings County Press newspapers from 1879-1948.  

 The miscellaneous newspapers series is composed of anniversary editions of South Dakota newspapers, editions of various South Dakota newspapers and a few national newspapers from 1859-2004. 
Access Note   This collection is housed at an off-site facility. Requests to view this material must be made at least 24 hours in advance.

Brookings Register

Box 1-135. 

  1. 1890
  2. 1891
  3. 1892
  4. 1893
  5. 1894
  6. 1895
  7. 1896
  8. 1897
  9. 1898
  10. 1899
  11. 1900
  12. 1901
  13. 1902
  14. 1903
  15. 1904
  16. 1905
  17. 1906
  18. 1907
  19. 1908
  20. 1909
  21. 1910
  22. 1911
  23. 1912
  24. 1913
  25. 1914
  26. 1915
  27. 1916
  28. 1917
  29. 1918
  30. 1919
  31. 1920
  32. 1921
  33. 1922
  34. 1923
  35. 1924
  36. 1925
  37. 1926
  38. 1927
  39. 1928
  40. 1929
  41. 1930
  42. 1931
  43. 1932
  44. 1933
  45. 1934
  46. 1935
  47. 1936
  48. 1937
  49. 1938
  50. 1939
  51. 1940
  52. 1941
  53. 1942
  54. 1943
  55. 1944
  56. 1945
  57. 1946
  58. 1947
  59. 1948
  60. 1949
  61. 1950
  62. 1951
  63. 1952
  64. 1953
  65. 1954
  66. 1955
  67. 1956
  68. 1957
  69. 1958
  70. 1959
  71. 1960
  72. 1961
  73. 1962
  74. 1963
  75. 1964
  76. 1965
  77. 1966
  78. 1967
  79. 1968
  80. 1969
  81. 1970
  82. 1971-1973
  83. 1974-1976
  84. 1977
  85. 1978-1979
  86. 1980-1983
  87. 1984 January-September
  88. 1984 September-December
  89. 1985 January-June
  90. 1985 July-December
  91. 1986 January-June
  92. 1986 July-December
  93. 1987 January-June
  94. 1987 July-December
  95. 1988 January-April
  96. 1988 May-August
  97. 1988 September-December
  98. 1989 January-April
  99. 1989 May-August
  100. 1989 September-December
  101. 1990 January-June
  102. 1990 July-December
  103. 1991 January-June
  104. 1991 July-December
  105. 1992 January-June
  106. 1992 July-December
  107. 1993 January-June
  108. 1993 July-December
  109. 1994 January-June
  110. 1994 July-December
  111. 1995 January-June
  112. 1995 July-December
  113. 1996 January-April
  114. 1996 May-August
  115. 1996 September-December
  116. 1997 January-April
  117. 1997 May-August
  118. 1997 September-December
  119. 1998 January-April
  120. 1998 May-August
  121. 1998 September-December
  122. 1999 January-April
  123. 1999 May- August
  124. 1999 September-December
  125. 2000 January-April
  126. 2000 May- August
  127. 2000 September-December
  128. 2001 January-April
  129. 2001 May- August
  130. 2001 September-December
  131. 2002 January-April
  132. 2002 May- August
  133. 2002 September-December
  134. 2003 January-April
  135. 2003 May-September 

Brookings County Press

Box 136-158. 

 1879, 1880, 1892
137. 1893, 1895
138. 1896-1989
139. 1899-1900
140. 1901-1903
141. 1904-1906
142. 1907-1909
143. 1910-1912
144. 1913-1915
145. 1916-1918
146. 1919-1921
147. 1922-1924
148. 1925-1927
149. 1928-1930
150. 1931-1932
151. 1933-1934
152. 1935-1936
153. 1927-1938
154. 1939-1940
155. 1941-1942
156. 1943-1944
157. 1945-1946
158. 1947-1948 

Miscellaneous Newspapers

Box 159.   

  1. Amarillo Daily News 1967 May 29
  2. Aberdeen American News 1952, 1954, 1981
  3. Brookings County Sentinel 1982-1983, 1988-1989
  4. Bruce Herald 1911-1912, 1929
  5. Champaign-Urbana Courier 1960 July 3
  6. Chicago Tribune 1987 September 7
  7. Clark County Courier 1956 June 21
  8. Clear Lake Courier 1959, 1984
  9. Collegian (SDSU) 1971, 1973, 1976, 1987-1990, 1994, 1997-1998
  10. Custer County Chronicle 1950, 1952, 1960
  11. Dakota Territorial Centennial 1961 February 28
  12. Deadwood Pioneer Times 1948, 1975
  13. Eagle Butte News 1956 May 4
  14. Faulkton Record 1957, 1981, 1982
  15. Frederick 1957, 1982
  16. Box 160.  

  17. Grand Forks Herald 1961 February 28
  18. Great Falls Tribune 1972 August 2
  19. Gregory Times Advocate 1954, 1963
  20. Grant County Review 1955, 1969, 1980
  21. Hamlin County Republican 1982 June 10
  22. H-D Hi-Lights 1948 July
  23. Hecla Independent 1986
  24. Hot Springs Star 1952, 1967
  25. Huron 1985-1986
  26. Insight (SCI) 1989
  27. Langford Bugle 1986
  28. Los Angeles Times 1969 August 10
  29. McPherson County Herald 1959 June 4
  30. Mellette County Pioneer 1970 January 2
  31. Milbank Herald Advance 1946, 1951, 1968, 1980
  32. Milner County Pioneer 1963 October 18
  33. Mitchell 1981 July 10
  34. News (Summer) 1967
  35. News (Sioux Valley) 1959 April 9
  36. News press (St. Joseph) 2003 May 18
  37. News Sentinel 2003
  38. New Ulm Daily Special 1962 June 26  

Box 161.  

  1. Olney Daily Mail 1957 September 24
  2. Orlando Sentinel 1968 August 8
  3. Plankinton 1981
  4. Potter County News 1962 August 23
  5. Pollock Pioneer 1956 January 5
  6. Rapid City Journal 1972, 1987-1989
  7. RFD News 1988-1991
  8. Reporter and Farmer 1948, 1952-1953, 1956
  9. Rocky Mountain News 1859 April 23
  10. St. Petersberg Times 1968 August 11
  11. South Dakota Home Messenger 1617
  12. SDSU Centennial and Alumnus 1972, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991-1992
  13. Sherman 1988
  14. Sioux Falls Bicentennial Special [n.d.]
  15. Sioux Empire Builder 1947, 1952
  16. Statehood 1989 November    

Box 162.  

  1. The American Press 1927 September
  2. The Arlington Sun 1903-1904, 1922, 1980
  3. The Aurora Review 1917
  4. The Bison Courier 1957
  5. The Black Hills Pioneer 1876 June 8
  6. The Britton Journal Journal 1934, 1959, 1984
  7. The Brookings Daily Press 1886
  8. The Brookings Daily Register (75 Year) 1989
  9. The Brookings Souvenir Edition 1899 September 14
  10. The Bushnell Enterprise 1916
  11. The Chamberlain Register 1953 November 19
  12. The Courier Advocate 1947 September 11
  13. The Cresbard Beacon 1956 June 7
  14. The Dakota Action Rocket 1979 July 5
  15. The Daily Plainsman 1952, 1960, 2000-2001
  16. The Daily Republic 1998 June 1
  17. The Dacota Territory Centennial 1961 March 2
  18. The Dakotan (Bryant) 1986 June 27
  19. The Dell Rapids Tribune 1962 August 9
  20. The Des Moines Register 1919 January 21
  21. The Democrat News 1917 June 3
  22. The De Smet News 1952 February 7    

Box 163.  

  1. The Elkton Record 1912, 1929, 1954, 1979
  2. The Estelline Bell 1885, 1957
  3. The Evening News 1873
  4. The Exploiter 1969
  5. The Faith Independent 1985
  6. The Fargo Forum 1961 February 29
  7. The Great Lake of Dakota Tabloid 1968 July 1
  8. The Groton Independent 1981 June 24
  9. The Hendricks 1900, 1975
  10. The Hoven Review of Tolstoy Journal 1957 August 8
  11. The Industrial Collegian (SDSC) 1911-1912
  12. The Ineton Examiner 1982 June 25
  13. The Ivanhoe 1973 August
  14. The Kadoka Press 1956, 1981
  15. The Lennox Independent 1954, 1979, 1983-1984
  16. The Lemmon Leader 1957
  17. The Lead Daily Call 1948
  18. The Madison Daily Leader 1955, 1980
  19. The Mobridge Tribune 1950, 1954, 1958, 1968
  20. The Monmouth Review Atlas 1958 April 30
  21. The Mount Vernon News 1956 June 28
  22. The Moody County Enterprize 1969, 1977, 1986  

Box 164.  

  1. The Onida Watchman 1958 June 26
  2. The Pierpoint 1962, 1987
  3. The Pierre State News 1960 August 15
  4. The Pioneer Review 1953 October 15
  5. The Publisher Auxiliary 1927-1928
  6. The REA News 1949 November 19
  7. The Register 1962-1964
  8. The Revillo 1959 June 18
  9. The Rosholt Review 1988 August 17
  10. The Salem Special 1970 March 12
  11. The SDEA News 1960
  12. The Sinai Signal 1912
  13. The Sioux City Sunday Journal 1954 1899, 1954
  14. The Sisseton Courier 1949, 1952, 1958, 1964
  15. The Sturgis Tribune 1962 May 23
  16. The Suburban News 1960 September 15
  17. The Times Enterprise 1966 August 20
  18. The Tombstone Epitaph 1975 May
  19. The Tyndall Tribune and Register 1979 July 5
  20. The Winner Advocate 1958-1959
  21. The Wilmot Enterprise 1956 May 31
  22. The Volante (USD) 1967-1968  

Box 165.  

  1. Time Tribune 1990 August
  2. Tripp County Journal 1948 July 29
  3. Vermillion Plaintalk 1959, 1968
  4. War cry 1931 December 5
  5. South Dakota Centennial, Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan 1936, 1953, 1975, 1989
  6. Town and Shopping Country (Advertisement) 1959, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, 1996, 1998-1999
  7. Meyer-Both Co. (Advertisement) 1924-1927        

Box 166.  

  1. Minneapolis Morning Tribune 1962-1965, 1968-1969, 1971-1976  

Box 167.  

  1. Minneapolis Morning Tribune 1976-1989, 1992-1993, 1996, 1998  

Box 168.  

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1933-1934, 1949, 1960-1966, 1968-1969, 1972-1975  

Box 169.  

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1976-1979, 1981-, 1984-1990  

Box 170.  

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1991-1997  

Box 171.  

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1998-2004  

Box 172.  

  1. Watertown Public Opinion 1952, 1961, 1969, 1979, 1979, 1987, 1989-1990  

Box 173.  

  1. The Volga Tribune 1914-1915, 1929, 1931-1932, 1979, 1983, 1988  

Box 174.  

  1. The White Leader 1907, 1915-1919, 1934, 1959  

Box 175.  

  1. Brookings County Sentinel 1982-1983, 1988-1989
  2. The White Leader 1907
  1. Amarillo Daily News 1967 May 29
  2. Aberdeen American News 1952, 1954, 1981
  3. Brookings County Sentinel 1982-1983, 1988-1989
  4. Bruce Herald 1911-1912, 1929
  5. Champaign-Urbana Courier 1960 July 3
  6. Chicago Tribune 1987 September 7
  7. Clark County Courier 1956 June 21
  8. Clear Lake Courier 1959, 1984
  9. Collegian (SDSU) 1971, 1973, 1976, 1987-1990, 1994, 1997-1998
  10. Custer County Chronicle 1950, 1952, 1960
  11. Dakota Territorial Centennial 1961 February 28
  12. Deadwood Pioneer Times 1948, 1975
  13. Eagle Butte News 1956 May 4
  14. Faulkton Record 1957, 1981, 1982
  15. Frederick 1957, 1982

Box 160.

  1. Grand Forks Herald 1961 February 28
  2. Great Falls Tribune 1972 August 2
  3. Gregory Times Advocate 1954, 1963
  4. Grant County Review 1955, 1969, 1980
  5. Hamlin County Republican 1982 June 10
  6. H-D Hi-Lights 1948 July
  7. Hecla Independent 1986
  8. Hot Springs Star 1952, 1967
  9. Huron 1985-1986
  10. Insight (SCI) 1989
  11. Langford Bugle 1986
  12. Los Angeles Times 1969 August 10
  13. McPherson County Herald 1959 June 4
  14. Mellette County Pioneer 1970 January 2
  15. Milbank Herald Advance 1946, 1951, 1968, 1980
  16. Milner County Pioneer 1963 October 18
  17. Mitchell 1981 July 10
  18. News (Summer) 1967
  19. News (Sioux Valley) 1959 April 9
  20. News press (St. Joseph) 2003 May 18
  21. News Sentinel 2003
  22. New Ulm Daily Special 1962 June 26

Box 161.

  1. Olney Daily Mail 1957 September 24
  2. Orlando Sentinel 1968 August 8
  3. Plankinton 1981
  4. Potter County News 1962 August 23
  5. Pollock Pioneer 1956 January 5
  6. Rapid City Journal 1972, 1987-1989
  7. RFD News 1988-1991
  8. Reporter and Farmer 1948, 1952-1953, 1956
  9. Rocky Mountain News 1859 April 23
  10. St. Petersberg Times 1968 August 11
  11. South Dakota Home Messenger 1617
  12. SDSU Centennial and Alumnus 1972, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1991-1992
  13. Sherman 1988
  14. Sioux Falls Bicentennial Special [n.d.]
  15. Sioux Empire Builder 1947, 1952
  16. Statehood 1989 November

Box 162.

  1. The American Press 1927 September
  2. The Arlington Sun 1903-1904, 1922, 1980
  3. The Aurora Review 1917
  4. The Bison Courier 1957
  5. The Black Hills Pioneer 1876 June 8
  6. The Britton Journal Journal 1934, 1959, 1984
  7. The Brookings Daily Press 1886
  8. The Brookings Daily Register (75 Year) 1989
  9. The Brookings Souvenir Edition 1899 September 14
  10. The Bushnell Enterprise 1916
  11. The Chamberlain Register 1953 November 19
  12. The Courier Advocate 1947 September 11
  13. The Cresbard Beacon 1956 June 7
  14. The Dakota Action Rocket 1979 July 5
  15. The Daily Plainsman 1952, 1960, 2000-2001
  16. The Daily Republic 1998 June 1
  17. The Dacota Territory Centennial 1961 March 2
  18. The Dakotan (Bryant) 1986 June 27
  19. The Dell Rapids Tribune 1962 August 9
  20. The Des Moines Register 1919 January 21
  21. The Democrat News 1917 June 3
  22. The De Smet News 1952 February 7

Box 163.

  1. The Elkton Record 1912, 1929, 1954, 1979
  2. The Estelline Bell 1885, 1957
  3. The Evening News 1873
  4. The Exploiter 1969
  5. The Faith Independent 1985
  6. The Fargo Forum 1961 February 29
  7. The Great Lake of Dakota Tabloid 1968 July 1
  8. The Groton Independent 1981 June 24
  9. The Hendricks 1900, 1975
  10. The Hoven Review of Tolstoy Journal 1957 August 8
  11. The Industrial Collegian (SDSC) 1911-1912
  12. The Ineton Examiner 1982 June 25
  13. The Ivanhoe 1973 August
  14. The Kadoka Press 1956, 1981
  15. The Lennox Independent 1954, 1979, 1983-1984
  16. The Lemmon Leader 1957
  17. The Lead Daily Call 1948
  18. The Madison Daily Leader 1955, 1980
  19. The Mobridge Tribune 1950, 1954, 1958, 1968
  20. The Monmouth Review Atlas 1958 April 30
  21. The Mount Vernon News 1956 June 28
  22. The Moody County Enterprize 1969, 1977, 1986

Box 164.

  1. The Onida Watchman 1958 June 26
  2. The Pierpoint 1962, 1987
  3. The Pierre State News 1960 August 15
  4. The Pioneer Review 1953 October 15
  5. The Publisher Auxiliary 1927-1928
  6. The REA News 1949 November 19
  7. The Register 1962-1964
  8. The Revillo 1959 June 18
  9. The Rosholt Review 1988 August 17
  10. The Salem Special 1970 March 12
  11. The SDEA News 1960
  12. The Sinai Signal 1912
  13. The Sioux City Sunday Journal 1954 1899, 1954
  14. The Sisseton Courier 1949, 1952, 1958, 1964
  15. The Sturgis Tribune 1962 May 23
  16. The Suburban News 1960 September 15
  17. The Times Enterprise 1966 August 20
  18. The Tombstone Epitaph 1975 May
  19. The Tyndall Tribune and Register 1979 July 5
  20. The Winner Advocate 1958-1959
  21. The Wilmot Enterprise 1956 May 31
  22. The Volante (USD) 1967-1968

Box 165.

  1. Time Tribune 1990 August
  2. Tripp County Journal 1948 July 29
  3. Vermillion Plaintalk 1959, 1968
  4. War cry 1931 December 5
  5. South Dakota Centennial, Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan 1936, 1953, 1975, 1989
  6. Town and Shopping Country (Advertisement) 1959, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, 1996, 1998-1999
  7. Meyer-Both Co. (Advertisement) 1924-1927

Box 166.

  1. Minneapolis Morning Tribune 1962-1965, 1968-1969, 1971-1976

Box 167.

  1. Minneapolis Morning Tribune 1976-1989, 1992-1993, 1996, 1998

Box 168.

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1933-1934, 1949, 1960-1966, 1968-1969, 1972-1975

Box 169.

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1976-1979, 1981-, 1984-1990

Box 170.

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1991-1997

Box 171.

  1. Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1998-2004

Box 172.

  1. Watertown Public Opinion 1952, 1961, 1969, 1979, 1979, 1987, 1989-1990

Box 173.

  1. The Volga Tribune 1914-1915, 1929, 1931-1932, 1979, 1983, 1988

Box 174.

  1. The White Leader 1907, 1915-1919, 1934, 1959

Box 175.

  1. Brookings County Sentinel 1982-1983, 1988-1989
  2. The White Leader 1907
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