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Governor
Harlan John Bushfield
Years in Office: 1939-1943
Birth: August 6, 1882; Atlantic,
Iowa
Death: September 27, 1948; Miller, South Dakota
Governor Bushfield established a pattern of
fiscal responsibility for his successors and used his financial abilities to
reduce state operating costs.
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Classification Number:
1/26/1
Accession Number: 87-144
Collection: Constitutional
Offices, Governor
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Supplementary Budget, Biennium, 1939-1941.
Shelf Location: Box 2282A |
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Classification Number:
1/26/2
Accession Number: 87-189
Collection: Governor Harlan J.
Bushfield
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Inaugural Message, 1943.
Shelf Location:
Box 2314D |
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Classification Number:
1/26/3
Accession Number: H82-46
Collection: Governor Harlan
Bushfield
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Correspondence 1941-1947. This collection contains correspondence and other
documents related to a request for a commutation of the murder sentence of
Paul Sewell by reason of insanity that was made to Governor Bushfield. This
collection also contains correspondence of Harlan Bushfield relating to his
term in the Senate, which his wife was appointed to finish upon his death.
Shelf Location: Box 3592A |
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Accession Number:
H75-147
Collection: Lawrence K. Fox &
Governor Harlan Bushfield
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Radio Interview, 1940. This transcript relates the discussion between
Lawrence K. Fox and Governor Bushfield that occurred over KGFX radio on the
topic of the character and stature of George Washington as well as Gutzon
Borglum, Mt.
Rushmore, and the prospects of increased
tourism.
Shelf Location: Box 3542B |
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Accession Number:
H93-50
Collection: General Photo
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
S.D. First Lady Bushfield christening the Battleship South Dakota, 1941.
Shelf Location: Box 5689A |
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Accession Number:
96-332
Collection: Governor, Inaugural
Addresses
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Inaugural Address 1939, Message to the Legislature 1941, Message to the
Legislature 1943.
Shelf Location: 7136B |
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