Governor Merrill Quentin Sharpe
Years in Office: 1943-1947
Birth: January 11, 1888; Marysville, Kansas
Death: January 22, 1962;
Kennebec, South Dakota

Governor Sharpe served in the Navy in World War I. He assisted forming the Missouri River States Committee, helped create the Division of Audits and Accounts, and pushed for the Absentee Voting Law. 

Classification Number: 1/27/1
Accession Number:
88-94
Collection Name:
Governor Merrill Q. Sharpe
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Brochure promoting Black Hills as site for United Nations Headquarters, 1945.
Shelf Location:
MD 17

Accession Number: H74-182
Collection Name:
Governor Merrill Q. Sharpe
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Papers, 1943-1947.  Information in this collection relates largely to Missouri River Development.  Subjects include the Natural Resources Planning Board, Army Engineers, Missouri Valley Authority, reclamation, irrigation, the James River, and Forestry.
Shelf Location:
Box 3476B - 3480A

Accession Number: 96-332
Collection:
Governor, Inaugural Addresses
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Inaugural Address and Message to the Legislature 1943, Message to the Legislature 1943, Message to the Legislature 1945, Message to the Legislature 1947.
Shelf Location:
7136B

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