Brookings History

A Guide to Brookings Collections in the Hilton M. Briggs Library
The Hilton M. Briggs Library contains a variety of materials relating to Brookings, South 糖心视频 and the surrounding area. The following lists include books, maps, directories, and archival collections. Some of these materials are available online.
Histories
- Bell, Fayne D. "The Last Full Measure ..." : A Study of Obituaries in the Brookings Register, 1890-1940. 2000. Print.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .B41254
- Brookings, Centennial Book Committee. Brookings' Centennial, 1879-1979 : Commemorative Book. Brookings, S.D.: Centennial Book Committee?, 1979. BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 B73 ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 B73
- Brookings County History Book Committee. . Brookings, S.D.: Brookings County History Book Committee, 1989.: https://explore.digitalsd.org/digital/collection/Regional/id/1025/rec/3; BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F657.B75 B75 1989; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F657.B75 B75 1989
- . St. Paul: Buckbee-Mears, 1920.: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/archives_rare-books/4/ ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL D570.85.S71 B7 1920
- Cecil, Chuck. Becoming Someplace Special : Gleanings from the past : The Brookings Story. Brookings, S.D.]: C. Cecil, 2001.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL D769.85.S71 B76 2012; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL D769.85.S71 B76 2012
- Cecil, Chuck. Here & Far Away : Brookings County and World War II. Brookings, S.D.: Chuck Cecil, 2012. : BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 C42 2001; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 C42 2001
- Centennial Activity Book : Brookings. Brookings, S.D.: Reynold's Printing, 1988.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F651 .C44 1988
- Cecil, Chuck. A Brookings Album, 1879-2004 : Celebrating 125 Years. Sioux Falls, S.D.: Pine Hill Press, 2003.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 C43 2003; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 C43 2003
- Parker, Donald Dean. 75th Anniversary Souvenir Program : A Collection of Pictures, Anecdotes, and Historical Reports of the Early Life and times of Brookings, South 糖心视频. Brookings, S.D.: Pioneers, Incorporated?], 1954.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 S49 ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 S49
- Poindexter, Colleen Zwieg., and Brookings Historic Preservation Commission. Brookings. Images of America. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub., 2010.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 P64 2010; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 P64 2010
Maps, Atlases and Plats
- Geo. A Ogle Co. , 1909: https://explore.digitalsd.org/digital/collection/Regional/id/1159/rec/6
- Map of Brookings County, South 糖心视频 : Compiled and Drawn from a Special Survey and Official Records. Brookings, S.D.: Burgess Map, 1916.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL G4183.B5 1916 .M36
- Thomas O. Nelson Company. Atlas of Brookings County, South 糖心视频 : Containing Plats of Each Township, a County Road Map, a Rural Directory of Farmers, a New World Atlas and Other Features. Fergus Falls, Minn.: Company, 1953. : ARCHIVES/UPPER LEVEL Oversize G1448.B5 N4 1953
- Midland Atlas Company. Atlas of Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Milbank, 1971.: Midland Atlas Company, Milbank, S.D. Atlas of Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Milbank, S.D.: Company, 1978.: Oversize G1448.B5 M5 1978
- Merchant Maps. Maps of Brookings & Codington Counties with Brookings and Watertown, South 糖心视频 : Happy to Help You Find Your Way Around! Cincinnati, OH: Mass Marketing, Merchant Maps Division, 1985. : SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL G4183.B5 1985 .M4
- Midland Atlas Company. Atlas of Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Milbank, S.D.: Company, 1989. : SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL Oversize G1448.B5 M5 1989
- Midland Atlas Company. Atlas of Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Milbank, S.D.: Company, 1993. : SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL Oversize G1448.B5 M5 1993
- Atlas of Brookings County. Watertown, S.D.: Company, 1997.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL Oversize G1448.B5 A74 1997
Directories
Brookings City and Telephone Directories:
- 1901: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 B7
- 1909: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HE8841 .B69 1909
- 1914-2020: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HE8841 .B7
City of Brookings
- Barari, Assad., and South 糖心视频 Geological Survey. Ground-water Investigation for the City of Brookings, South 糖心视频. Special Report (South 糖心视频 Geological Survey) ; 45. Vermillion: Science Center, University of South 糖心视频, 1968. BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL TD224.S8 A3 no. 45; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL TD224.S8 A3 no. 45
- Brookings. Annual Report of the City of Brookings, South 糖心视频.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL JS626.B78 A3
- Brookings Economic Development Corporation. Annual Report, 2000.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HC108.B7 B76
- Brookings . , City of Brookings, South 糖心视频.: Non-current: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL JS626.B78 A5
- Brookings, S.D. City Council, and Brookings Commercial Club. Publicity Committee. Brookings, the Educational Center of South 糖心视频. Brookings, S.D.]: Club, 1919.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B76 B76
- Brookings . Non-current: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HJ9316.B76 B76
- Brookings Chamber of Commerce, and Brookings Convention Bureau. Brookings, South 糖心视频 : Someplace Special. Brookings, S.D.: Chamber of Commerce, Convention/Visitors' Bureau, 1991.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 B746 1991 ; Hilton M. Briggs Library SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 B746 1991
- Brookings County Press. The City of Brookings. 1896.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL Oversize F659.B71 B72
- Hogan, Edward Patrick. Brookings, South 糖心视频 : The Growth Center of Eastern South 糖心视频. Rev. April 1984. ed. Brookings, S.D.: Author], 1984.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HB3527.B7 H63 1984
- League of Women Voters. This Is Your Town. Brookings, S.D.]: League, 1950: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 L4t ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 L4t
- Municipal Directory, Brookings, South 糖心视频., 1980.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL JS451.S83 B7
- Northwest Associated Consultants Inc, and Brookings County Planning Commission. Comprehensive Joint Jurisdiction Plan : Brookings County and the City of Brookings, South 糖心视频. Minneapolis, Mn.: Northwest Associated Consultants, 1982.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HC107.B7 C61
- South 糖心视频. Dept. of Transportation, Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers, and Felsburg Holt & Ullevig. South 糖心视频 Interstate Corridor Study : Phase II Report. Technical Appendix, East River : Mitchell, North Sioux City, Brookings, Watertown. Omaha, Neb.]: Kirkham Michael Consulting Engineers, 2001.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER
Brookings County
- Bennett, Frank., United States. Bureau of Soils, and South 糖心视频 Agricultural Experiment Station. Soil Survey of the Brookings Area, South 糖心视频. Washington, D.C.: G. P. O., 1904.: GOVT DOC/LOWER LEVEL A 26.5/a:B 791; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL A 26.5/a:B 791
- Brannan, Lisa M. Emergency and Disaster Services in Brookings County, South 糖心视频. 1986.: ARCHIVES/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .B7352; BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .B7352
- Campbell, Thomas W. Brookings County Handbook. Brookings, S.D.: Project, 1973.:BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL JS451.S89 B76; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL JS451.S89 B76
- Carlson, Lawrence A. , South 糖心视频. 1962.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .C1967
- Elgethun, Stuart V., Larry F. Fredrickson, South 糖心视频. Division of Wildlife, and Pittman-Robertson Project. Wetlands Inventory : Brookings County. Pierre, S. D.: Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Forestry, Division of Wildlife, 1978. BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL QH541.5.M3 E53 1978 ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL QH541.5.M3 E53 1978
- Hamilton, Louis J., Geological Survey, Brookings County, and South 糖心视频. East 糖心视频 Water Development District. Major Aquifers in Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Information Pamphlet (South 糖心视频 Geological Survey) ; No. 40. Vermillion, S.D.: Science Center, University of South 糖心视频, 1988.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL GB1199.3.S8 H2 ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL GB1199.3.S8 H2
- Henningson, Durham & Richardson, South 糖心视频. Dept. of Transportation, and United States. Federal Highway Administration. Brookings Area Master Transportation Plan. Sioux Falls, S.D.: HDR Sioux Falls Office, 2011.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL HE356.5 .B76 B76 2011; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL HE356.5 .B76 B76 2011
- Hillestad, Linda K. The Changing Impact of Natural Disasters in Brookings County, South 糖心视频. 1982.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 H5568
- Lee, K. Y. Geology and Shallow Ground Water Resources of Brookings Area : Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Report of Investigations (South 糖心视频 Geological Survey) ; No. 84. Vermillion: University of South 糖心视频, 1958.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL TN24 .S8 S6r no. 84; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL TN24 .S8 S6r no. 84
- Larson, Adlowe Lyle. Trends of Property Taxes in Brookings County and in South 糖心视频 from 1915 to 1932. 1934.: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/1936/; BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .L324
- Nelson, Terry A. The Rural Nonfarm Population of Three South 糖心视频 Townships : A Geographic Analysis. 1993.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .N3368
- Salonen, Debra Robson. Taking Hold : A Study of Land Acquisition, Land Ownership, and Community Development in Northeast Brookings County (1870-1916). 1977.; BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2385 .Sa36
- Schaefer, Walter T., South 糖心视频 Agricultural Experiment Station, and United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Soil Survey of Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Washington, D.C.]: Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2005. GOVT DOC/LOWER LEVEL A 57.38/41:B 79; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL Doc. A 57.38/41:B 79
- South 糖心视频. , SDDOT, Brookings County. 2013.
- Summary of the Master Plan of School District Reorganization for Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Brookings, S.D.: [Brookings County Board of Education], 1961.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL LB2801.S6 B69s; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL LB2801.S6 B69s
- Tomhave, Dennis W., East 糖心视频 Water Development District, Geological Survey, and South 糖心视频. Dept. of Transportation. Sand and Gravel Resources in Brookings County, South 糖心视频. Information Pamphlet (South 糖心视频 Geological Survey) ; No. 38. Vermillion, S.D.: Science Center, University of South 糖心视频, 1988.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL TN939 .T65 1988
- Westin, Frederick C, Westin, F C, and South 糖心视频 Agricultural Experiment Station. Soil Conservation Service. Soil Survey, Ser. 1955, No. 3. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1959.; PERIODICALS/LOWER LEVEL 630.7 So87.12, no. 468; ARCHIVES/UPPER LEVEL 630.7 So87.12, no. 468
Newspapers
- The Brookings register: 1892-2019: MICROFILM-PERIODICALS/LOWER LEV. 071 B792
- The Individual, 1893-1904. MICROFILM-PERIODICALS/LOWER LEV. 071 B963
People, Organizations and Places
Brookings City & County Government Center
- Brookings City & County Government Center. Brookings, S.D.]: Brookings Register, 2012.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL JS451.S89 B75 2012
Brookings Public Library
- Brookings Public Library. Program of Dedication, Brookings Public Library, November 21, 1976, 2:30 P.m. S.l.: S.n.], 1976.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL Z733.B76 B7
Dimmette, Celia Puhr
- Dimmette, Celia Puhr. Take Me Home : Life on the Family Farm. Francestown, N.H.: Marshall Jones, 1979.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL PS3507.I617 T34
Kiwanis Club of Brookings
- Kiwanis Club of Brookings, South 糖心视频. Brookings, S.D.: Kiwanis Club, 1972.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 K5; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 K5
Fischback, Horace
- Horace Fishback, 1857-1929 : A Tribute. Brookings, S.D.: S.n., 1929.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F651.5.F5 H6; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F651.5.F5 H6
First Lutheran Church A.L.C.
- Seventy-seventh Anniversary, 1880-1957, First Lutheran Church, Brookings, South 糖心视频. 1957.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX8076.B76 F58 1957
- First Lutheran Church A.L.C. Brookings, South 糖心视频. 1972.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX8076.B76 F585 1972
First Methodist Episcopal Church
- Fifty Years of Service : First Methodist Episcopal Church, 1879-1880 [to] 1929-1930. Brookings, S.D.: Burris Printery, 1930.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX8481.B7 B7
First United Methodist Church
- First United Methodist Church. Centennial History, 1879-1979, First United Methodist Church, Brookings, S.D. Brookings, S.D.: Church, 1979.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL BX8481.B7 F57; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX8481.B7 F57
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
- Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. Dedication Services of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Brookings South 糖心视频, Sunday, January 20, 1952. Brookings, S.D.: Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 1952.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX8076.B76 M68 1952; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F659.B71 C43 2003
Nick's Hamburger Shop
- Cecil, Chuck. Nick's Hamburger Shop. Sioux Falls, SD: Pine Hill Press, 2007. BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL TX945.5.N52 C42 2007; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL TX945.5.N52 C42 2007
Pioneer Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argo Township
- Parker, Donald Dean. History of the Pioneer Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argo Township, Brookings County, 1884-1959. Brookings]: South 糖心视频 State College, 1960.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX8054 .P3h
Ross, Phyllis Dokken
- Ross, Phyllis Dokken. A Daughter's Story : Growing up in a Family of Eight in South 糖心视频 during the Depression. Medford, Or.: Blue Moorea Press, 1999.: BOOKS/UPPER LEVEL F656 .R69 1999 ; SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL F656 .R69 1999
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
- Young, Gertrude Stickney. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookings, South 糖心视频, 1893-1947. Brookings, S.D.?: S.n., 1947.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX5980.B76 S3
- Dunn, Douglas Robert, and Gertrude Stickney. Young. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookings, South 糖心视频, 1947-1978. Brookings, S.D.: D. R. Dunn, 1978.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX5980.B76 S32
St. Thomas More Catholic Parish
- Kelzenberg, Elly. 100 Years of Faith : St. Thomas More Catholic Parish, Brookings, South 糖心视频, 1904 to 2004. Brookings, S.D.: St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 2004.: SOUTH DAKOTA COLLECTION/UPPER LEVEL BX4603.B795 K44 2004
Housed with in the SDSU Archives and Special Collections, the George & Evelyn Norby Collection contains a wealth of information and images about Brookings. The Norby's collected newspapers, photographs, and ephemera. They also researched various aspects of Brookings history and compiled lists of information regarding businesses, churches, schools, cemeteries, and people.
The following are links to the collection inventory, the digitized photographs, and business listings by year and street address.
If you know of a resource that should be added, please contact Michele Christian.