The Siouxland Heritage Museum
R.F. Pettigrew Papers
Richard F. Pettigrew first came to what was to become Sioux Falls in the summer of 1869 as part of a surveying team. From that first summer in 1869 Pettigrew became instrumental in the development and growth of the city of Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas. Pettigrew was heavily invested in business and real estate ventures, but today he is most remembered for his political career. Pettigrew's political career began in 1875 when he was elected to the Dakota Territorial Council, and continued when he was elected to the following positions: Territorial delegate to Congress from Dakota, 1880; U.S. Senator for South Dakota 1889-1901. Although he was not re-elected to another term in the Senate in 1900, Pettigrew continued to be active in politics until his death in 1926.
The Pettigrew Papers contain a variety of R.F. Pettigrew's business and political papers from the 1880s until his death in 1926, with the highest concentration of material dating from his time in the Senate. Also included are scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, research notes, and books from R.F. Pettigrew's personal library. The majority of the correspondence and papers are available on microfilm.
John McClellan Collection
John McClellan came to Dakota Territory with other members of the Western Town Company of Dubuque, Iowa, in 1857. He joined the Dakota Calvary in 1863, which was in Sioux Falls. McClellan died a violent death in the elevator of the Van Eps Block. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. He left no authentic heirs to inherit his estate. After years of litigation the state of South Dakota was awarded the McClellan property and money.
The papers were found in a locked box in the Old Courthouse Museum. The collection includes legal papers, correspondence, military records, court proceedings, court records, and estate bills.
John Morrell and Co. Papers
George Morrell started selling fruit in the streets of England in 1827. By 1834, he had expanded to meats, vegetables and other items. His company came to the United States in 1864. John Morrell and Co. opened a location in Sioux Falls, SD, in 1909. The plant continues to be a major industry in Sioux Falls.
The collection includes a scrapbook documenting the Morrell strikes from 1935 to 1937, memos, Morrell Magazine, anniversary publications, the book The Strike Story, 1935, and Labor Statistics from 1914 to 1919.
Northern League Papers
The baseball's Northern League operated from 1902-1905. The second Northern League was started in 1913, but was ended in 1917 due to World War I. The third Northern League was organized in 1933. It operated every year, except the war years of 1943-1945, until 1971 when the league folded. At the time of its demise in 1971, the third Northern League was the oldest league in the lower classifications of the minors. The fourth Northern League was established in 1992 and is still in existence.
The papers include materials from various teams that date 1930s to the 1970s such as minutes, contracts, tickets, photographs, correspondence, financial statements, newspaper clippings, statistics, schedules, and equipment catalogues.
AC Phillips Papers
Arthur C. Phillips was born in Maine in 1859, he came to Sioux Falls with his family in 1881. While in Sioux Falls, Phillips worked as the local editor for the Sioux Falls Daily Leader and the Sioux Falls Daily Tribune. He was also the city editor for The Daily Press. Through his work with the local papers, Phillips covered both the 1883 and the 1885 Dakota Constitutional Conventions. In 1884, Phillips was admitted to the Bar and partnered with his father, Andrew Phillips, and uncle, Josiah Phillips. Along with law services, their firm also dealt with real estate and loans. Phillips was also active in the Sioux Falls school board, serving as vice president of the board in 1896 and a member in 1897. At some point, Phillips relocated to Chicago, IL.
The Arthur C. Phillips collection consists of items collected by himself, his father, his uncle, and other sources. Objects are primarily documentary artifacts dealing with the Dakota Constitutional Conventions, fraternal organizations, local and state politics, newspapers, Sioux Falls businesses, maps, social events, and photographs of downtown Sioux Falls and the Falls of the Big Sioux River.
WAVES Papers
WAVES National was established in 1979 as an organization for women who have served or who are currently serving in one of the sea services (U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corp., U.S. Coast Guard or Reserves). This paper group was collected by Leona (Toni) Eastman of Sioux Falls, SD, who was a WAVE during the mid-1940s, a member of WAVES National, and the organizer and first State Director of South Dakota's local unit, The Prairie Waves. The papers include correspondence, speeches, items relating to the founding of Prairie Waves, state newsletters, and other documents relating to WAVES International.
Woodlawn Cemetery Papers
Woodlawn Cemetery was founded in 1905. Richard F Pettigrew bought 70 acres of land for the cemetery. He then organized the Woodlawn Cemetery Association and deeded the land to the association. The collection includes many bills that are addressed to Edward Beebe, Secretary/Treasurer of the Woodlawn Cemetery Association. Beebe was married to Pettigrew's sister, Elizabeth. Also included in the collection is correspondence, invoices, and receipts
Photograph Collections
The Siouxland Heritage Museums has significant photographic collections that document the history of southeastern South Dakota, with a heavy emphasis on Sioux Falls, SD. Listed below are three of the more heavily used collections but are only a sampling of the 30,000 photographs in the Siouxland Heritage Museums' photograph collection. D.F. Barry Collection The D.F. Barry Collection contains over sixty of Barry's artful photographs of Native Americans that lived in the Western United States. Some of the individuals captured by Barry's lens include Rain in the Face, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, and Spotted Tail. Barry not only photographed portraits but he also photographed everyday events such as Dakota camps, a travois, and dancers.
Butterfield and Ralston Photograph Collection
The Butterfield and Ralston Collection contains approximately 150 photographs of Sioux Falls during the 1890s. The photographs were taken by the Butterfield and Ralston photograph studio and show mostly exterior views of Sioux Falls businesses and street scenes.
Pettigrew Family Photographs
The collections of the Siouxland Heritage Museums contains photographs of various members of the Pettigrew Family including, Richard F. Pettigrew, Andrew Pettigrew, Arthur Pettigrew, Bell Pettigrew, Dora Pettigrew, Elizabeth Pettigrew, Elon Pettigrew, Frederick Pettigrew, Franklin Pettigrew, George Pettigrew, Hannah Sawtell Pettigrew, Justin Pettigrew, and Roberta Pettigrew.
R.F. Pettigrew Papers
Richard F. Pettigrew first came to what was to become Sioux Falls in the summer of 1869 as part of a surveying team. From that first summer in 1869 Pettigrew became instrumental in the development and growth of the city of Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas. Pettigrew was heavily invested in business and real estate ventures, but today he is most remembered for his political career. Pettigrew's political career began in 1875 when he was elected to the Dakota Territorial Council, and continued when he was elected to the following positions: Territorial delegate to Congress from Dakota, 1880; U.S. Senator for South Dakota 1889-1901. Although he was not re-elected to another term in the Senate in 1900, Pettigrew continued to be active in politics until his death in 1926.
The Pettigrew Papers contain a variety of R.F. Pettigrew's business and political papers from the 1880s until his death in 1926, with the highest concentration of material dating from his time in the Senate. Also included are scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, research notes, and books from R.F. Pettigrew's personal library. The majority of the correspondence and papers are available on microfilm.
John McClellan Collection
John McClellan came to Dakota Territory with other members of the Western Town Company of Dubuque, Iowa, in 1857. He joined the Dakota Calvary in 1863, which was in Sioux Falls. McClellan died a violent death in the elevator of the Van Eps Block. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. He left no authentic heirs to inherit his estate. After years of litigation the state of South Dakota was awarded the McClellan property and money.
The papers were found in a locked box in the Old Courthouse Museum. The collection includes legal papers, correspondence, military records, court proceedings, court records, and estate bills.
John Morrell and Co. Papers
George Morrell started selling fruit in the streets of England in 1827. By 1834, he had expanded to meats, vegetables and other items. His company came to the United States in 1864. John Morrell and Co. opened a location in Sioux Falls, SD, in 1909. The plant continues to be a major industry in Sioux Falls.
The collection includes a scrapbook documenting the Morrell strikes from 1935 to 1937, memos, Morrell Magazine, anniversary publications, the book The Strike Story, 1935, and Labor Statistics from 1914 to 1919.
Northern League Papers
The baseball's Northern League operated from 1902-1905. The second Northern League was started in 1913, but was ended in 1917 due to World War I. The third Northern League was organized in 1933. It operated every year, except the war years of 1943-1945, until 1971 when the league folded. At the time of its demise in 1971, the third Northern League was the oldest league in the lower classifications of the minors. The fourth Northern League was established in 1992 and is still in existence.
The papers include materials from various teams that date 1930s to the 1970s such as minutes, contracts, tickets, photographs, correspondence, financial statements, newspaper clippings, statistics, schedules, and equipment catalogues.
AC Phillips Papers
Arthur C. Phillips was born in Maine in 1859, he came to Sioux Falls with his family in 1881. While in Sioux Falls, Phillips worked as the local editor for the Sioux Falls Daily Leader and the Sioux Falls Daily Tribune. He was also the city editor for The Daily Press. Through his work with the local papers, Phillips covered both the 1883 and the 1885 Dakota Constitutional Conventions. In 1884, Phillips was admitted to the Bar and partnered with his father, Andrew Phillips, and uncle, Josiah Phillips. Along with law services, their firm also dealt with real estate and loans. Phillips was also active in the Sioux Falls school board, serving as vice president of the board in 1896 and a member in 1897. At some point, Phillips relocated to Chicago, IL.
The Arthur C. Phillips collection consists of items collected by himself, his father, his uncle, and other sources. Objects are primarily documentary artifacts dealing with the Dakota Constitutional Conventions, fraternal organizations, local and state politics, newspapers, Sioux Falls businesses, maps, social events, and photographs of downtown Sioux Falls and the Falls of the Big Sioux River.
WAVES Papers
WAVES National was established in 1979 as an organization for women who have served or who are currently serving in one of the sea services (U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corp., U.S. Coast Guard or Reserves). This paper group was collected by Leona (Toni) Eastman of Sioux Falls, SD, who was a WAVE during the mid-1940s, a member of WAVES National, and the organizer and first State Director of South Dakota's local unit, The Prairie Waves. The papers include correspondence, speeches, items relating to the founding of Prairie Waves, state newsletters, and other documents relating to WAVES International.
Woodlawn Cemetery Papers
Woodlawn Cemetery was founded in 1905. Richard F Pettigrew bought 70 acres of land for the cemetery. He then organized the Woodlawn Cemetery Association and deeded the land to the association. The collection includes many bills that are addressed to Edward Beebe, Secretary/Treasurer of the Woodlawn Cemetery Association. Beebe was married to Pettigrew's sister, Elizabeth. Also included in the collection is correspondence, invoices, and receipts
Photograph Collections
The Siouxland Heritage Museums has significant photographic collections that document the history of southeastern South Dakota, with a heavy emphasis on Sioux Falls, SD. Listed below are three of the more heavily used collections but are only a sampling of the 30,000 photographs in the Siouxland Heritage Museums' photograph collection. D.F. Barry Collection The D.F. Barry Collection contains over sixty of Barry's artful photographs of Native Americans that lived in the Western United States. Some of the individuals captured by Barry's lens include Rain in the Face, Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, and Spotted Tail. Barry not only photographed portraits but he also photographed everyday events such as Dakota camps, a travois, and dancers.
Butterfield and Ralston Photograph Collection
The Butterfield and Ralston Collection contains approximately 150 photographs of Sioux Falls during the 1890s. The photographs were taken by the Butterfield and Ralston photograph studio and show mostly exterior views of Sioux Falls businesses and street scenes.
Pettigrew Family Photographs
The collections of the Siouxland Heritage Museums contains photographs of various members of the Pettigrew Family including, Richard F. Pettigrew, Andrew Pettigrew, Arthur Pettigrew, Bell Pettigrew, Dora Pettigrew, Elizabeth Pettigrew, Elon Pettigrew, Frederick Pettigrew, Franklin Pettigrew, George Pettigrew, Hannah Sawtell Pettigrew, Justin Pettigrew, and Roberta Pettigrew.