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Governor
Peter Norbeck
Years in Office: 1917-1921
Birth: August 27, 1870; Vermillion,
South Dakota
Death: December 20, 1936; Redfield,
South Dakota
Governor Peter Norbeck appointed a State
Council of Defense, created the rural credits system to aid farmers, recommended
state owned and controlled coal mines, wildlife conservation, hydroelectric
development on the Missouri River, and highway construction. Following his
governorship he served as United State Senator for sixteen years where he was
instrumental in establishing Custer State Park and obtaining federal funding for
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial.
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Accession Number:
H74-185
Collection:
Peter Norbeck
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Papers, 1918-1919. Collection includes information relating to the Council
of Defense, Exempt boards, Army records, coal, highways, Roberts County, as
well as budgets.
Shelf Location: Boxes
3499A -3502B |
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Accession Number:
H90-45
Collection: Norbeck Papers
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Letter from Mrs. Peter Norbeck to Oscar Boub, 1918.
Shelf Location: Box 3861A |
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Accession Number:
H96-35
Collection: Peter Norbeck
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Photograph, 1920. This is a 5” x 7” broadside with a black and white bust
view of Governor Peter Norbeck.
Shelf Location:
Box 6632B |
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Accession Number:
97-048
Collection Name:
Governor
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Notary Certificate; Peter Norbeck
appointed M.A. Iverson of Brown County as a notary public, 1919.
Shelf Location: FB232 |
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Accession Number:
96-332
Collection: Governor, Inaugural
Addresses
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Message to the Fifteenth Legislature; A message to the People of South
Dakota 1918, Message of Governor Peter Norbeck to the Fifteenth Legislature
in Extraordinary Session, Message of Governor Peter Norbeck to the Sixteenth
Legislative Assembly, Message of Retiring Governor Peter Norbeck to the
Seventeenth Legislative Session, 1917-1921.
Shelf Location: 7136B |
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