eturning for 2010 to the multi-yeartheme of transportation, the 42ndAnnual Dakota Conference on the

Northern Plains will examine paths, trails,roads, and highways that crisscross theNorthern Plains and their impact on thelives of indigenous and immigrant peoplesof this expansive land. Travel by foot,horse, cart, wagon, stagecoach, bicycle,

motorcycle, and automobile will beconsidered, but also spiritual andmetaphorical road journeys. Previousconferences on the theme oftransportation considered railroads andrivers. Of the conference’s 17 sessions,two are on Native American Journeys,seven on Western Highways, two on PlainsPeople, and one each on Military, Missions,and Imagining the West.

Attending the Northern PlainsAutograph Party on Saturday will be 13authors of recent books about the region.Immediately preceding the signing, theconference will host a special panelpresentation on Prairie Republic: ThePolitical Culture of Dakota Territory, writtenby Jon K. Lauck and published by theUniversity of Oklahoma Press. CWSExecutive Director Harry Thompson hasinvited the following to serve as panelists:Tom Kilian, Sioux Falls; John E. Miller, SouthDakota State University; Michael Mullin,

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Augustana College; Gary D. Olson,Augustana College; and David A. Wolff,Black Hills State University. All will haveread advance copies of the book. Theauthor will also make opening remarks.

At the Friday lunch, Bob Puschendorf,Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln,NE, will speak on “Following the Grid:Pioneering the Meridian Road, 1911-

1916.” At the Saturday lunch,William J. Swart, AugustanaCollege, and Don Krier, IowaState University, will speak on“Sturgis and the IntegratedSpectacle.” Also at theSaturday lunch, John E. Miller,professor emeritus of history atSouth Dakota State University,will be honored for his work inbridging the academic and non-academic worlds. He has

spoken and/or chaired sessions at theDakota Conference for most of the past20 years.

Jami Lynn Buttke, folk musician andgraduate student at the University ofSouth Dakota, will provide music at theFriday evening dinner, where authorsparticipating in the autograph party will berecognized. Cash awards of $150 and$100 in academic, non-academic, student,and women’s history categories will bepresented at the Friday dinner.

Attendees will also have theopportunity to view the art of MarianHenjum and Jon Offutt, on display in theMadsen/Nelson/Elmen Galleries duringthe conference.

Several students from Augustana andother colleges will be presenting papers.Three students from Thompson’s January-term course, “Unlocking the Archives,” will

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New ExecutiveDirectorAppointed

Augustana President Rob Oliverhas appointed Dr. Harry ThompsonExecutive Director of the Center forWestern Studies (CWS). Theappointment was unanimouslyapproved by the Augustana Boardof Trustees. The CWS Board ofDirectors earlier had unanimouslyrecommended Thompson.

Thompson, who has been theinterim director since August 2009,has served CWS since 1984. Hesucceeds Dr. Arthur Huseboe, whobecame Director Emeritus in July.( See p.7 for tribute to ArtHuseboe, 1931-2010.)

Thompson has held a variety ofpositions at CWS, includingarchivist, curator, managing editor,and most recently, director ofresearch collections and bookpublications, and director of theDakota Conference. From 1984 to1987 he was also a part-timemember of the Augustana EnglishDepartment. In addition, he servedas the CWS interim director in 1989.

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be presenting a portion of their researchusing original documents. Studentscompete for a cash award made possiblethrough a gift from Rex Myers and SusanRichards.

Additional major financial supportcomes from the Loren and MavisAmundson CWS Endowment/SFACF,Deadwood Historic PreservationCommission, Carol Rae Hansen, AndrewGilmour and Grace Hansen-Gilmour, CarolMartin Mashek, Elaine Nelson McIntoshMellon Fund Committee of AugustanaCollege, Blair and Linda Tremere, Richardand Michelle Van Demark, and Jamie andPenny Volin. The conference is alsosupported in part by a Challenge Grantfrom the National Endowment for theHumanities.

For complete program details and adownloadable registration form, includingregistration and meal costs, please visithttp://www.augie.edu/cws/dakotaconference.html.

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Thompson is the editor of morethan 20 books for CWS, including ANew South Dakota History, and author ofseveral scholarly articles utilizing theCWS manuscript collections. He servedas a Trustee of the South Dakota StateHistorical Society for 15 years and asVice-President of the Society for severalyears.

He holds master’s degrees inAmerican Studies (Baylor University),Teaching (Colgate University), andEnglish (University of Rochester) and aPh.D. in English from the University ofSouth Dakota, with specialization inhistorical and literary theory. He hastaught English at both the high schooland college levels and holds a certificatein archives administration from theNational Archives and RecordsAdministration.

“Dr. Thompson brings a wealth ofknowledge and experience to thisposition,” Dr. Mark Braun, Senior Vice

President for Academic Affairs and Deanof the College said. “Besides hislongevity with the Center andAugustana, he brings exceptionalexperience in writing, researching andfund-raising, and has a deepunderstanding of the Northern Plainsand how that relates to the mission ofthe Center. He also has a vision tostrengthen the Center, both on-campus,and in the community and region.”

In 2009, Thompson was elected asan Associate Fellow of the University ofNebraska-Lincoln’s Center for GreatPlains Studies. Associate fellows arepersons not presently holding regularappointments at the University ofNebraska, but who have a professionalinterest in the purposes and programsof the Center. He was nominated byaward-winning Native American authorAllison Hedge Coke, holder of theReynolds Chair in Writing at theUniversity of Nebraska-Kearney.

During the 2010 January Interim,Thompson taught “Unlocking theArchives: The Search for Authenticity”to 18 students. The new course is partof Augustana’s Northern Plains Studiesminor and also supports theanthropology major. The course isdesigned to provide students withaccess to and understanding of theremarkable collection of primaryresource materials in the Center’sarchives.

President Oliver has also appointedThompson to serve on Augustana’sHigher Learning Commission Self-StudySteering Committee as part ofAugustana’s North Central Accreditationprocess.

Thompson and his wife, RonelleThompson, Director of the MikkelsenLibrary, have two children: Clarissa,Augustana class of 2009, and Hal, afreshman at Augustana.

June Event Features theArt of JoAnne Bird

he Center for Western Studies atAugustana College in Sioux Fallswill hold its 21st Annual June Event

dinner and program on the evening ofTuesday, June 15. The 2010 June Eventprogram is titled “Celebrating the Artof JoAnne Bird.”JoAnne Bird is a multi-talented

artist with a passion for her artisticcreations. A professional artist since1968, her work has evolved into atruly unique style. JoAnne’s paintingsdepict her Native Americanheritage—many spiritual in natureand dating back to early NativeAmerican history or legend. Shefeels that her paintings bring out theold in a modern way. Once a realist,she now considers herself animpressionist. Her paintings are createdthrough a combination of controlledpaint-throwing and the use of a paletteknife.The Center will present JoAnne the

Western America Award that evening“for achievement in any and all fields ofendeavor that relate to the preservation

and interpretation of the history andcultures of South Dakota, the NorthernPlains, and the American West.” Inaddition, a retrospective exhibition ofher work will also be featured in the

Madsen/Nelson/Elmen Galleries of theCWS Fantle Building from June 16 toSeptember 25.A limited number of tickets are

available for $60 per person, $120 percouple. Proceeds benefit the Center.For more information about tickets tothe event, please call the Center at605.274.4007 or email cws@augie.edu.

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SUPPORT THE 2010 MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGNOur 2009-2010 fiscal year began August 1, 2009, and runs through July 31, 2010. Please renew your membership today or consider joining for thefirst time. Our goal is 800 members and $120,000. Thank you for your support!Benefits of membership include: first notice and guaranteed ticket reservations to the Boe Forum, all Center newsletters and catalogs, invitations toartistic, social, and educational events, a discount to use the Center’s archives, a 10% discount in the CWS Book & Gift Shop, and benefits of theTime Travelers Program.

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APRIL4 Easter23-24 Dakota Conference: Western Highways24 Northern Plains Autograph Party29-30 Library Associates Books & More Sale, and

CWS Used Books Sale, Fantle Building

MAY22 Augustana College Commencement29 Marian Henjum/Jon Offutt Exhibition closes

JUNE15 Celebrating the Art of JoAnne Bird (dinner and program)

JULY4 Independence Day

__________ Yes, I would like to take advantage of the new CWS sustaining membership at $250 and above.

On February 21and 28, CWS welcomed more than220 prospective students and their parents to the FantleBuilding. The Center hosted a reception for the 2010Augustana Distinguished Scholars competition. Studentscompeted for scholarships ranging from $11,000 to full-tuition. This is an annual event and the Center ishappy to start this special day for students and theirparents.

Augustana DistinguishedScholars Competition

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Ardyce Habeger Samp (1922-2010) wasa writer, historian, and long-time presenterof award-winning papers at the DakotaConference, first at Dakota StateUniversity and then at Augustana College.She served on many boards, including theSouth Dakota Humanities Council and theSouth Dakota State Historical Society.The Samp Family has graciouslydesignated the Center for Western Studiesas the recipient of memorials in Ardyce’shonor. More information will beforthcoming in the next issue.

Bert Tollefson, 80, died January 19, 2010,in Sioux Falls. We extend our sympathy tohis wife, Jeanne, and family.

Ruth Ann Alexander (1924-2010),professor emeritus of English at SouthDakota State University, author of an essayon women writers in A New South DakotaHistory.

Dr. Warren Jorve, 81, died December 25,2009, in Sun City, AZ. Dr. Jorve served aschief of the psychology service at theVeterans Administration Hospital in SiouxFalls for many years.

Maurice Wilson, 94, died December 19,2009, in Lake Havasu, AZ. We extend oursympathy to his wife Margaret and theirfamily. Mory owned and operated Wilson’sTrucking in Sioux Falls for years.

National Advisory Council memberRobert C. Steensma has received theLifetime Achievement Award from theSouth Central Society for 18th-CenturyStudies. Congratulations, Bob!

Dean Schueler, former CWS Director ofDevelopment, attended the 34th AnnualNational Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF)Conference in Nashville in February toaccept the L.A. Dixon Memorial ChapterAward on behalf of the South DakotaState Chapter of the NWTF. The statechapter was recognized for winning firstplace in the 2,000 to 4,999 memberscategory.

CWS member Kay Christensen, Catalogerand Government Documents Librarian atthe Mikkelsen Library, is the currentpresident of the South Dakota LibraryAssociation.

In March, Executive Director HarryThompson presented a program to theAugustana Golden Vikings and highlightedupcoming Native American Initiativeprograms at the Augustana SeniorAcademy meeting.

In February, CWS Director of OutreachTim Hoheisel gave presentations to theDowntown Sioux Falls Kiwanis Club andthe Sioux Falls chapter of the NationalAssociation of Retired Federal Employees.Hoheisel was introduced at the NARFEmeeting by new CWS board member StanChristopherson.

In December, Hoheisel traveled to Fergus

Falls, MN, to meet Victor “Buzz”Lundeen, Jr. (above right). Buzz is the sonof Victor Lundeen Sr., to whom CWSfounder Herbert Krause dedicated hisnovel The Oxcart Trail.

Et Cetera… In January, Audrey Boehrns beganworking at the Center. Audrey was hiredthrough the Sioux Falls Experience Worksprogram.

Correction: James C. Gremmels, whopassed away on September 25, 2009, wasan inductee to the South Dakota SportsHall of Fame, not South Dakota Hall ofFame. Please accept our apologies for theerror.

Member news may be included in the CWS Newsletter by contactingDirector of Outreach andCommunication Tim Hoheisel,605.247.4005 ortim.hoheisel@augie.edu.

In Memoriam

Kadyn Wittman and KaylaHathaway are the Center’s twonewest Mildred White Interns.Kadyn is a freshman history majorfrom Willmar, MN. She is workingwith Collections Assistant AmandaJenson in the archives processingcollections. Kayla is a junior arteducation major from Sioux Falls.She is working with Director ofOutreach and Communication TimHoheisel cataloging the Center’spermanent art collection. She alsoassisted with the Artists of thePlains Art Show & Sale and withinstalling gallery exhibits. Welcome,Kayla and Kadyn!

Mildred WhiteInterns

The Quartzite Border:Surveying and Marking theNorth Dakota-South Dakota

Boundary, 1891-1892By Gordon L. Iseminger

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he annual Northern Plains Autograph Party will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010,from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., in the CWS Fantle Building just before the DakotaConference lunch. Registration for the Dakota Conference is not required if

attending only the autograph party. Authors scheduled to attend:

Miles A. Browne, Abraham Lincoln: Then and Now (Pine Hill Press)Marshall Damgaard, The South Dakota State Capitol: The First Century (SD State Historical Society

Press)David Allan Evans, This Water, These Rocks (San Francisco Bay Press)Wayne Fanebust, Cavaliers of the Dakota Frontier (Heritage Books)Jeffrey W. Hayzlett, The Mirror Test: Is Your Business Really Breathing? (Business Plus)Paul Horsted, Crossing the Plains with Custer (Golden Valley Press)Jon K. Lauck, Prairie Republic: The Political Culture of Dakota Territory (University of Oklahoma Press)M.J. McMillan, Poems for the Common Man, Volumes 1 and 2 (Pine Hill Press)John E. Miller (Editor), Life on the Farm and Ranch: South Dakota Stories (SD Humanities Council)Harry F. Thompson (Editor), A New South Dakota History, second edition (CWS)David Volk and Mark Meierhenry, Mystery of the Maize (SD State Historical Society Press)David A. Wolff, Seth Bullock: Black Hills Lawman (SD State Historical Society Press)

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CWS Native American InitiativeUpcoming Programs

March 29 (10 am): Augustana Chapel Service: “Native American Perspectives on theSeason of Renewal” (In association with the Augustana Student Congregation)Fantle Building for the Center for Western Studies, Augustana College

April 23-24: “Western Highways: Journeys through Space and Time”42nd Annual Dakota Conference on the Northern Plains, with special sessions on NativeAmerican Journeys Fantle Building for the Center for Western Studies, Augustana College

June 15: Recognition Dinner and Musical Program: “Celebrating the Art of JoAnneBird” Presentation of the Western America Award to JoAnne BirdMorrison Commons, Augustana College

June 16-September 18: JoAnneBird Retrospective ExhibitMadsen/Nelson/Elmen GalleriesFantle Building for the Center forWestern Studies, AugustanaCollege

September 24-26: SouthDakota Festival of BooksRelease of The Kingdom of Grass:Contemporary South Dakota Poetry(edited by Augustana Writer-in-Residence Patrick Hicks) andfeaturing Native American authorsAllison Hedge Coke, VirginiaDriving Hawk Sneve, and LydiaWhirlwind Soldier; and A New South Dakota History (2nd edition), featuring NativeAmerican authors Vine Deloria, Jr., Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, and Herbert T. HooverHoliday Inn City Centre, Downtown Sioux Falls

Donna Keeler, Executive Director of South DakotaUrban Indian Health, Inc., gives a presentation at thefirst of the CWS 2009-2010 Native American Initiativeevents on November 18, 2009.

Amanda Jenson, a recent CWSintern in archives, becameCollections Assistant at the Centerfor Western Studies on February 2.In this new position, she will workprincipally with the archives andKrause Library but also with art andartifact collections.

Jenson graduated fromAugustana College in December2009 with degrees in History andGovernment/International Affairs.She was the Center for WesternStudies Dr. Richard W. SolbergIntern during the summer and theMildred White Intern during the fall.While at Augie, Amanda served astreasurer for the Committee ofUndergraduate Political Scientists.She also served on the DanceMarathon Committee, which raisesmoney for Children’s MiracleNetwork.

When not working in thearchives, Amanda enjoys spendingtime with family and friends. Shealso loves baking, reading and newexperiences. During the summer,she loves spending time at the lake.She grew up in Dawson, Minnesota.

IntroducingAmanda Jenson,CWS CollectionsAssistant

Augustana Students Engage with Historical Documents

hy do we, as human beings,write—and why do we record ourpersonal experiences in letters,

diaries, journals, and notebooks? Why dowe ascribe to these“primary sources,”as we call them,authority andauthenticity? Howis authenticityconnected to originand the scholarlysearch for truth?And how is thissearch expressed inpopular culture?

January foundAugustana studentstranscribing originalhistoricaldocuments on deposit in Augustana’sCenter for Western Studies archives. Thenew course, “Unlocking the Archives: TheSearch for Authenticity,” was taught by theCenter’s Executive Director Dr. HarryThompson. Primary sources are thefoundation of scholarship in thehumanities and social sciences andfrequently are agents of change in novels,drama, and film. Students viewed andwrote an analytical essay on such films asPossession and Letters from Iwo Jima.

The course supports both Augustana’s

major in anthropology and minor inNorthern Plains studies. Eighteenstudents with majors in Anthropology,History, Government, English, Classics,

Business Administration, Art, andElementary Education took thecourse. Among the students wasZach Ludens, a senior governmentmajor from Parker, South Dakota,who transcribed a letter from theCommissioner of Indian Affairs,dated March 13, 1878, to the SouthDakota Episcopal Bishop WilliamHare. Other students worked withletters from 1839, describing earlymissionary activity among the

Dakota Sioux in Minnesota, to 1906,providing an eyewitness account of theGreat San Francisco Earthquake. MeganUthe, a sophomore history major fromMadison, South Dakota, transcribed an1873 letter from Mary Collins, amissionary who was befriended by Sitting

Bull while serving on the Standing RockReservation. The students also researchedand wrote an essay placing the documentin its cultural and historical context.

The course provided an introductionto twelve ways that the past is beinginterpreted by scholars today, fromempiricism to post-structuralism. Studentsexamined online primary documents,including photographs, at majorrepositories across the United States,including Notre Dame, Brown, theNational Archives, and the Library ofCongress. They considered not only theletters, diaries, journals, and commonplacebooks in these collections but also how

these documents are usedto build online exhibits.

CWS provides studentsaccess to originaldocuments that are usuallyfound only at majoruniversities. In 2000, theCenter published acollection of its Civil Warletters in “Drifting to anUnknown Future”: The CivilWar Letters of James E.

Northup and Samuel W. Northup, edited byRobert C. Steensma, of the University ofUtah. Several Civil War documents fromthe Center’s archives are on exhibit in theFantle Building’s Madsen/Nelson/ElmenGalleries.

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CWS Welcomes New Board Members

t the January meeting, the CWSBoard of Directors welcomed fivenew members, three representing

the community and two representingAugustana College.

Stan Christopherson is a retiredadministrator in social work with theVeterans Affairs Medical Center in SiouxFalls. He also served as President of theVeterans Affairs Personnel Association.Stan, who has a special interest in art,volunteers weekly at CWS.

Michael Haug, of Castlewood, hasjoined the CWS Board of Directors,representing the community. He teachesEnglish at South Dakota State University.Before moving to South Dakota, he was

the Executive Director of the WyomingArts Council. From 1977 to 2001, Haugserved as the Assistant Director, AssociateDirector, and Executive Director (1996-2001) of the South Dakota HumanitiesCouncil.

Returning to the CWS Board as acommunity member is Jamie Volin, CFP®,ChFC®. Volin is a registered SeniorFinancial Advisor with Ameriprise and anenthusiastic supporter of CWS programs,especially the Dakota Conference.

Karla Abbott, an instructor in theAugustana Department of Nursing,represents the college community. Shehas been a nurse for over 23 years, andworked at Avera McKennan for 15 years.

Abbot has been a member of the Board ofDirectors of South Dakota Urban IndianHealth, Inc., for 10 years. An enrolledmember of the Cheyenne River SiouxTribe, in Eagle Butte, she has assisted CWSwith its Native American Initiative,launched in 2009.

Michael Mullin, Ph.D., a former boardmember, is professor of history atAugustana College and holds the NEHChair in Regional Heritage. He has beensupportive of the Center’s proposed minorin Northern Plains Studies. Mullin teachescourses in areas related to the Center’sprogramming interests, such as the Historyof the American West.

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MARCH 4-MAY 29Marian Henjum: Figures in Watercolor and Glassblower Jon Offutt Art Show & Sale

Marian Henjum graduated from SouthDakota State University with an arteducation degree. She is listed in Who’sWho in American Colleges and Universitiesand Outstanding Young Women ofAmerica. Upon graduation she was askedto teach at her alma mater. After threeyears as an SDSU art instructor, she movedto Sioux Falls. She started exhibiting,selling her work and winning awards in the

1960’s. She has had 38 solo showsand her paintings are in public andprivate collections internationally,including six permanent collections.Recently Marian’s work waspurchased for the South DakotaCapitol’s permanent collection.

On display with the Henjumpaintings is an exhibition of blownglass by Fargo, North Dakota, artistJon Offutt. Jon has a MFA degreefrom the College of Art and Designat Southern Illinois University,Carbondale. For the past ten years

he has owned and operated his own art studio, House of Mulciberin Fargo. He has exhibited hiswork and donedemonstrations across thecountry. Museums in NorthDakota, Minnesota, NorthCarolina, Florida, Texas,Kentucky, and Illinois ownsome of his pieces. Thefluidity of Offutt’s blown glassartwork and Henjum’swatercolors perfectlycomplement each other. Thisis a rare and unique exhibition that youwill not want to miss! A reception isscheduled for Wednesday, March 24,from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with a gallerytalk at 6:00 p.m. The event is freeand open to the public.

JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 25JoAnne Bird: A Retrospective Exhibition

JoAnne Bird is a multi-talented artist with a passion for herartistic creations. A professional artist since 1968, her work has

evolved into a truly uniquestyle. JoAnne’s paintings depict her Native Americanheritage–many spiritual in nature and dating back to early NativeAmerican history or legend. She feels that her paintings bring outthe old in a modern way. Once a realist, she now considersherself an impressionist. Her paintings are created through acombination of controlled paint-throwing and the use of a paletteknife.

JoAnne’s art will be the focus of the 2010 June Event. Pleasesee the story on page two for more information.

OCTOBER 7-NOVEMBER 6Alumni Art Exhibition

Augustana College will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in2010-2011. The Eide/Dalrymple Gallery is teaming up with theCenter for Western Studies to host an exhibition of artwork byalumni. The exhibit will run concurrently with work from differentartists on display in each gallery. There will be an openingreception for the one-month long show on Thursday,October 7. Please visit www.augie.edu/cws for forthcominginformation.

Marian Henjum

JoAnne Bird

Jon Offutt

In the CWS Madsen/Nelson/Elmen Galleries

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his service as a board member of theSouth Dakota Symphony Orchestra(1966-2006, president, 1971-1975),South Dakota Centennial Commission,South Dakota Humanities Council (chair),South Dakota Humanities Foundation (co-founder and president), Sioux Empire ArtsCouncil, Minnehaha County HistoricalSociety (vice president), CommunityConcerts and First Lutheran Church Men(president, 1967-1968). He has alsoserved on the boards of such nationalorganizations as the Federation of StateHumanities Councils and the WesternLiterature Association (president).

At Augustana College, in addition toteaching in the Department of English fornearly 40 years and chairing theHumanities Division for 19 years, Dr.Huseboe served on the Library Committee,Concert and Lecture Committee,Personnel Council, Augustana ResearchInstitute, Augustana College 125thAnniversary Committee (chair), and VikingDays Parade (marshal and color

commentator). His areas of teachingexpertise included Restoration andeighteenth-century English drama, Milton,Shakespeare, Chaucer, English literaturesurvey, world literature survey,composition, journalism, and WesternAmerican literature. Among his majorteaching innovations was the developmentof eight summer institutes for high-schooland college teachers.

Also at Augustana, Dr. Huseboe was aco-founder of the Center for WesternStudies and a member of its Board ofDirectors before being appointedExecutive Director in 1989 by President

Lloyd Svendsbye. As director, he oversawthe addition of the Dakota Conference,June Event, and Boe Forum on PublicAffairs, the fundraising and construction of

the Fantle Building in 2001, and growth inthe areas of archives and library, bookpublishing, and art collections andexhibitions. He was also co-founder ofNordland Fest in 1974 and theNordland Heritage Foundationin 1975, serving as the latter’sExecutive Director (1985-2008).

Among his bookpublications are biographies oftwo Restoration dramatists, SirJohn Vanbrugh and Sir GeorgeEtherege, a biography ofHerbert Krause, An IllustratedHistory of the Arts in SouthDakota, The Letters of FrederickManfred (co-editor), The Poemsand Essays of Herbert Krause(editor), Birding in the NorthernPlains: The OrnithologicalWritings of Herbert Krause(publisher), and severalpublications with the NordlandHeritage Foundation and theCenter for Western Studies,including A New South Dakota History (co-author). With Ron Robinson and CarlGrupp, he authored Words and Savages(poems and illustrations) in 1977, and withWilliam Geyer, edited Where the West Begins(essays) in 1978. With Harry Thompsonand Sandra Looney, he edited A CommonLand, A Diverse People: Ethnic Identity onthe Prairie Plains (essays) in 1987. He isco-author of Through Trials and Triumphs: AHistory of Augustana College (1985) andco-author of the chapter on AugustanaCollege in From Idea to Institution: HigherEducation in South Dakota (1989).

Dr. Huseboe’s articles have appeared insuch journals as Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre Research, PhilologicalQuarterly, Notes & Queries, Great PlainsQuarterly, and World Book Encyclopedia. He

has been a panelist or presenter at manyprofessional conferences, and as presidentcoordinated the Western LiteratureAssociation Conference the year it washeld in Sioux Falls (1977). In 2001 hedirected an oral history project, withfunding from the South DakotaHumanities Council, to recordreminiscences of crew members of thebattleship U.S.S. South Dakota.

Over the years, many educational andcultural institutions have benefited fromDr. Huseboe’s fundraising efforts, includingthe South Dakota Symphony, Sioux FallsCivic Fine Arts, Augustana College(Western Experience Program and Chair inRegional Heritage, both funded by theNational Endowment for the Humanities,and the Mellon Institute, funded by the

Andrew W. MellonFoundation), the Center forWestern Studies (FantleBuilding), and the WesternLiterature Association (grantsto fund A Literary History ofthe American West andUpdating the Literary West).

Among the honors Dr.Huseboe has received are theDoctor of Humane Letters(Dana College, 1984), AlumniAchievement Award(Augustana College, 1985),South Dakota Governor’sAward in the Arts (1989),Western America Award(Center for Western Studies,1988), National Endowmentfor the Humanities Chair inRegional Heritage (1989-2006), Who’s Who in America

(1995-present), South Dakota Hall ofFame Inductee (with his wife, Dr. DorisHuseboe, 2001), and Minnehaha CenturyFund Award (2009). Dr. Huseboe becameDirector Emeritus of the Center forWestern Studies on August 1, 2009.

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Art and Doris in 2006

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Contributions honoringArthur R. Huseboe

The family requests that contributionsin Art’s name be given to the following:

Center for Western StudiesFirst Lutheran Church Media MinistryEggers-Schneider Scholarship at

Augustana College

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30th Annual Art Show & Sale Showcased RegionalArtists and Their Works

wenty-three artists from fivedifferent states were featured at the2010 Artists of the Plains Art Show

& Sale, which was held February 19-21 atthe Holiday Inn City Centre, downtownSioux Falls. This year’s art show was the30th Annual and 2010 is also the 40thanniversary of the Center for WesternStudies. To honor those anniversaries, theSioux Falls Chamber of Commerce held aribbon cutting Friday evening to begin theart show. The weather held for theweekend and the artists were once againgreeted by large crowds. This one-of-a-kind show features some of the region’sfinest artists. It is a quality show with avariety of mediums showcasing thetremendous talent in our region. It is alsothe longest running show of its kind in theregion.

Award winners were announced at theFriday evening reception. The three-dimensional People’s Choice Award wentto Roger Wermers of Estelline. Jerry Foggof Sioux Falls won the People’s ChoiceAward for a two-dimensional piece. TheBest of Show three-dimensional award

went to Bryan Bortmen of Rutland. KathySigle of Spearfish won the Best of Showtwo-dimensional award. Judges for theBest of Show Award were art appraiserKara Dirkson of Sioux Falls assisted byCWS board chair Lynn Aspaas and boardmember Stan Christopherson.

The Center is grateful to ResultsRadio/Cumulus Media for once againbeing a major sponsor of the art show.Thanks to all of the organization andbusiness sponsors for their generosity:First Premier Bank, Christopherson, Bailin& Anderson, L.L.P, CorTrust Bank, The

OutdoorCampus, GreatWestern Bank,Holiday InnCity Centre,Home FederalBank, SissonPrinting, Sioux FallsConvention &Visitors Bureau,SiouxlandHeritageMuseums, Spa2000, ValleyExchange Bank,Wells Fargo,Xcel Energy, Bechtold’s Jewelry, Minerva’s,Parker’s Bistro, Pride Neon Signs, andZandbroz. Individual supporters includeArthur R. Huseboe, John McIntyre, Jerry &Gail Simmons, Paul & Joni Krueger, Audreyand Sterling Kloster, Tom Garry, and TimHoheisel. Support was also provided bythe Augustana College Department ofVisual and Performing Arts and the Officeof Academic Affairs. In addition, the

Artists of the Plains ArtShow & Sale is supportedby a Challenge Grant fromthe National Endowmentfor the Humanities. Thankyou one and all. Yoursupport is greatlyappreciated!Artists who

participated in the showand sale include: MarkAnderson, Sioux Falls;Bryan Bortnem, Rutland;Roger Broer, Hill City; Lynn

Burnette, Loveland, CO; Russ Duerksen,Sioux Falls; Genevieve Echols, Mission Hill;Jerry Fogg, Sioux Falls; Tara Geister-Barney,Sioux Falls; Marian Henjum, Sioux Falls;Nancyjane Huehl, Pierre; Don Montileaux,Rapid City; Harvey Rattey & Pamela Harr,Glendive, MT; Gisele Robinson, Evanston,WY; Kathy Sigle, Spearfish; Joshua Spies,Watertown; Ann Taecker, Watertown;Edward Thomas, Decatur, NE; MarionToillion, Spearfish; Les Voorhis, Spearfish;and Roger Wermers, Estelline.

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Left to right: Harry Thompson, Lynn Aspaas, Tim Hoheisel, Jerry Fogg, Kathy Sigle, Bryan Bortnem, and Roger Wermers

Left to right: Lynn Aspaas, Julie Nelson, Gerry Berger Law, Mary Brendtro,Jon Henkes, Harry Thompson, Lynda Billars, Tony Haga, Doug Berkland,Stan Christopherson, Martin Oyos, and Tim Hoheisel

Ladies, this one is for you!Make plans now to join AmandaJenson, Rachel Carsrud, and LoriBunjer for a new event at CWS, theFestival of Tables. On Saturdaymorning, August 14, we’ll meet atthe Center for a salad luncheon, ashort program, and a chance to winprizes. Feeling adventurous? We’relooking for several gals willing to“host” a table. Table hostesses areasked to provide linens, dinnerware,glassware, silverware, anddecorations for their table. Youmay choose to use a set of disheswith sentimental value, a set with astory, or to decorate with a theme.Use your imagination! Celebrateyour heritage, a holiday, yourbirthday–it’s your choice. In return,table hostesses will receive acomplimentary registration.

More information will becoming your way soon. Please callor e-mail Lori with questions at605.274.4007 or cws@augie.edu.We hope to see you there!

Fun andFellowship with aFeminine Flair

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NEH Match Marks One-Year Anniversarywhile the Endowment Campaign Reaches69% of the Goal

t has been just more than ayear since the Center forWestern Studies

received word from theNational Endowment forthe Humanities (NEH) inWashington D.C. that theCenter’s $300,000challenge grant proposalhad been accepted.

According to Bruce Cole,chairman of the National Endowmentfor the Humanities, the DakotaConference especially impressed panelistswho lauded it for the importantcontribution it makes by involvingacademic and lay historians.“As an archive, research library, museumand South Dakota’s largest academicpublisher, the Center is an important toolfor the college and theregion,” Cole said.

The NEH Challenge Grantis part of the Center’s $1.2million endowment campaign,which began in December2006. Through the challengegrant, the NEH matches gifts4:1. The campaign createsnew endowments for the Center’s Archivesand Library program, Art Program andEducational Exhibits, the DakotaConference, and the Publications program.The effort also adds to the Fantle Building

I Fund for the upkeep andmaintenance of the Center’sfacility.

“We realize more andmore that growing theendowment is essential tothe Center’s continuedsuccess,” Paul Krueger,Director of Development

said. “The matching supportand recognition from the NEH

provides a unique opportunity for oursupporters to make a significant differencein the financial strength of the Center.”

To date, $830,964 in gifts andpledges have been committed. The Centerstaff is working diligently to meet thecampaign goal and to ensure the fullmatch from the NEH is achieved. For moreinformation about giving opportunities to

help the Center reach its endowment goal,please contact Paul Krueger, Director ofDevelopment, at 605.274.4912 or800.727.2844 ext. 4912.

CWS Gifts & Pledges to date $ 830,964CWS Gifts & Pledges to raise $ 369,036CWS Goal $ 1,200,000NEH 4:1 Match $ 300,000Campaign Total $1,500,000

The Center’s archive recentlyacquired the papers of John R.Milton, the longtime editor of theSouth Dakota Review, professor ofEnglish at the University of SouthDakota, and author of many books,short stories, essays, reviews, andpoems.

John Milton began donating hismaterials to the Center for WesternStudies in 1982, and did so untilhis death in 1995. In 2009, theCenter received the rest of Milton’spapers from his daughter, NanciMilton-Fitterman. His collectioncontains correspondence, SDRissue files, and drafts of informationregarding the many books, shortstories and poems he wrote andpublished. His collection alsocontains transcripts of interviewswith noted authors such asFrederick Manfred and FrankWaters, some subject specific files,and an assortment of workscollected by and given to Milton byother writers.

In order to maintain thisvaluable collection for years tocome, proper storage materialsmust be used. This means usingexpensive acid-free storage boxesand file folders. The archive roommust also be kept at a precisetemperature and humidity level inorder to endure longevity. Thiscost estimate to follow does notinclude the cost of utilities. Storage boxes (25). . . . . . . . . $175File folders(1,200 folders) . . $325Plastic paper clips . . . . . . . . . . . $50Staff/intern timespent processing . . . . . . . $6,200_________

Total: $6,750

How Much Doesit Cost to Processan ArchivalCollection?

Help Create a Legacy!As you do your estate planning or update your will,

please consider including the Center for Western Studies as a beneficiary. Become a member of the Center’s Heritage Club today!

Call Paul Krueger, Director of Development, 605.274.4912 or 800.727.2844 ext. 4912 for more information.

Honor a Family Member or FriendNeed a gift idea for family and friends? Consider giving a gift to CWS in honor of someone’s birthday, anniversary, or retirement. Packets are available at CWS,

which include a card that is sent to the person being honored. Memorial gift packets are also available. Stop by the CWS front desk

or call Lori Bunjer at 605.274.4007 for more information.

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New CWS Book Publication ProvidesGiving Opportunities

entatively titled The Kingdom ofGrass: Contemporary South DakotaPoetry, the Center’s next book will be

a celebration of the creative spirit in thepoetic arts. All of the fourteen poetsselected by Augustana Writer-in-ResidencePatrick Hicks have been published in peer-reviewed journals and/or by establishedbook presses, so the quality of the writingrepresented is extremely high. Further,several of the poets are Native American,so the book will be a testament to thediversity of the region.

T Dacotah Bank, Aberdeen, SouthDakota, has graciously provided a gift insupport of this project. If CWS can raisethe additional funds needed, we plan todebut the book at the South DakotaFestival of Books, September 24-26, to beheld in Sioux Falls.

Needed: 5 gifts of $1,000 or a singlegift of $5,000 or some combination.Donors of $1,000 or more will beacknowledged in the book. ContactExecutive Director Harry Thompson forfurther information.

At the CWS Members andFriends Christmas Luncheon, heldon December 12, retiring boardmembers were thanked for theirservice: Dr. Milt Hanson, Dr. JeffreyJohnson, John McIntyre, and Dr. V.R.Nelson. Orville Waltner, ofFreeman, South Dakota, was alsorecognized for his service onNational Advisory Council.

Libby Traversie-Bayless, Directorof Native American Services (NAS),based in Sioux Falls, spoke on thetopic “Tribes as SovereignCorporations: Inspiring Change.”She is a member of the CheyenneRiver Sioux Tribe. Libby wasintroduced to CWS by KarlaAbbott, a member of the AugustanaNursing Department and a newCWS Board member.

The NAS specializes insupporting federally funded, tribal,and privately owned businesses andnonprofits to achieve their financialgoals for economic growth. Amajor program of Native AmericanServices is the Native AmericanBusiness and Education Expo heldin Sioux Falls in November.

Members andFriends ChristmasLuncheon

Milton and Marjorie Hanson beinginducted into the Center’s HeritageClub with Harry Thompson and Paul Krueger.In Memory of Arthur R. Huseboe

October 6, 1931–March13, 2010A Tribute by Harry F. Thompson, Executive DirectorThe Center for Western Studies

Written for the June 16, 2009 Eventhe son of Carl Huseboe, a carpenter,and his wife Lillian Auby, a nurse,Arthur Robert Huseboe was born in

Sioux Falls in 1931. He joined the BoyScouts in 1942 and the following yearbecame a summer camp counselor at LakeShetek, MN. Art met his wife, DorisEggers, while both were students atAugustana College. He and Doris becameengaged in 1952 and married on May 27,

1953. Bothserved thecollege in avariety of roles,Doris retiring in1993 asAssociate VicePresident forDevelopment.Her death in2006 broughtan end to 53

years of marriage and a career thatparalleled Art’s in many ways.

Dr. Huseboe received his B.A. inEnglish and Speech/Drama fromAugustana College in 1953, and in July wasdrafted into the U.S. Army, where heserved until May 1955. He received hisM.A., summa cum laude, in English andSpeech/Drama from the University ofSouth Dakota in 1956 and taught the

following year atAugustana. In1957 he beganhis doctoral workat IndianaUniversity, wherehe was theStrauss Fellow inEnglish. Hetaught for a yearat the Universityof South Dakota

and in 1961 returned to teach atAugustana. Indiana University awardedhim the Ph.D., summa cum laude, in Englishin 1963.

Among Dr. Huseboe’s substantialcontributions to South Dakota and,especially, to the Sioux Falls community is

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e are grateful to the manyindividuals, organizations, andbusinesses that supported the

Center in 2008-2009. Memberships areimportant to the Center; we rely ondonations from our generous members forgeneral operational support. Membershipis central to our programs as well, and it isimportant now more than ever. Ourmembership year runs from August 1 toJuly 31. Membership reminders weremailed in October and February. If youhaven’t sent in your membership please doso soon.

The Center is a unique organizationthat conducts a variety of programsthroughout the year. Membershipdonations go to operate the FantleBuilding; improve the archive, library, andart collection; provide educational exhibitsand programs; publish books; and provideart shows, workshops, seminars,presentations, and a variety of otherprojects. Members receive many valuable

benefits. For example, the recent BoeForum with Pervez Musharraf drew a crowdof thousands and Center membersreceived tickets for floor seats. Membersreceive a discount in the Book & GiftShop, and invitations to exhibit openingsand special events.

Membership dues are the same as theyhave been in the past yet the benefits areincreasing. A new option this year is thesustaining membership. Join at thePartner level—a commitment of $250 orabove each year for three years—andenjoy such added benefits as a DoubleDiscount (20%) in the CWS Book & GiftShop. Also, as a sustaining member, wepledge that you will receive only memberbenefit mailings, such as the newsletterand advance event notices, and no furthermembership solicitations, including phonecalls. Current and new members can takeadvantage of this new benefit as soon asthey renew or join. For more informationvisit http://www.augie.edu/cws/levels.html.

The Center for Western Studies Newsletteris published three times annually by the

Center for Western StudiesAugustana College

Phone: 605.274.4007Fax: 605.274.4999

E-mail: CWS@augie.eduHomepage: www.augie.edu/cws/

Subscription is a benefitof membership to the Center.

Harry F. Thompson, Executive DirectorTim Hoheisel, Director of Outreach

and CommunicationAmanda Jenson, Collections Assistant

Lori Bunjer, Secretary

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