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"The Spirit Of The Builder": The Library Career Of Julia Carson Stockett, Lisa Lindell

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

The personal history of Julia Carson Stockett contributes to and interweaves with the larger story of American women professional librarians in the early twentieth century. Stockett’s experiences illuminate the achievements made by professional women in support and encouragement of one another. Throughout her career, Stockett sustained a commitment to her professional status and responsibilities and her vision of librarianship. The diversity of libraries and populations she served, notably in the West and Midwest, mark her work as exceptional. At the heart of her vocational choices were her facility for organization and her desire to bring books and reading to those …

On The Shelf : A Collection Of Essays Commemorating The 40th Anniversary Of Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

This collection of essays was put together to celebrate the Fortieth Anniversary of Hilton M. Briggs Library. The forty essays contributed by SDSU faculty, staff, and alumni share their experiences and interactions with books and libraries.

Editor: Emmeline Elliott
Photographer: Ruby Wilson

"So Long As I Can Read": Farm Women's Reading Experiences In Depression-Era South Dakota, Lisa Lindell

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

During the Great Depression, with conditions grim, entertainment scarce, and educational opportunities limited, many South Dakota farm women relied on reading to fill emotional, social, and informational needs. To read to any degree, these rural women had to overcome multiple obstacles. Extensive reading (whether books, farm journals, or newspapers) was limited to those who had access to publications and could make time to read. The South Dakota Free Library Commission was valuable in circulating reading materials to the state's rural population. In the 1930s the commission collaborated with the USDA's Extension Service in a popular reading project geared toward South …

The Sdsu Collegian Index: August 1974- August 1980 Index, Lisa Elsinger

Hilton M. Briggs Library Faculty Publications

The purpose of this index is to provide a subject guide to the SDSU Collegian. Included are all articles written by the staff as well as wire-service news stories. Excluded are brief announcements, notices, and minor sport events. This issue accumulates six publishing years, August 1974-August 1980.