South Dakota Archives
- South Dakota State Archives
- South Dakota Archives Collection Indexes
This page contains indexes and guides to collections available in the South Dakota State Archives Research Room. These indexes should help you plan your visit to the archives, or provide enough information to submit a research request.- 1870 Agricultural Census
- 1885 Civil War Veterans Census
- 1905 SD State Census Index
- American Indian Research
- Archive-It
- Articles of Incorporation, DT
- Automobile Licences/Dealers
- Biographical Files
- Biographical Index of SD
- Cemetery Records
- County Guides
- Country Schools
- Fire Insurance Maps
- Fourth SD Infantry, 1917
- GFWC – Pioneer Daughters
- Gold Star Volume, WWI
- Governor’s Papers
- Iapi Oaye Vital Statistics Listings
- Indian Rights Association Papers on Microfilm
- Library Catalog
- Library of Congress Digitized Newspapers
- Manuscript Collections
- Military Records
- Missouri River
- Monthly South Dakotan
- Naturalization Records
- Newspaper Database
- Newspaper Surname Index
- Photo Resources
- SD Brand Book Index, 1898-99
- SD Farmer’s Alliance
- SD G.A.R. Annual Journal Deaths
- SD G.A.R. Past Officers
- SD Legislator Historical Listing
- SD Sons of American Revolution
- SD WRC Past Officers
- Senator James Abdnor Papers
- South Dakota Historical Collections
- South Dakota History – Index
- Spanish American War Roster
- Women’s History Collection
- WPA Projects in South Dakota Index
- WPA Veterans Cemetery Index
- Vertical File
- Wi-Iyohi Index
- South Dakota Digital Archives
- GLO Land Survey Field Notes
This collection contains the original land survey field notes created by the Bureau of Land Management General Land Office in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Field notes are searchable by township and range numbers. Books are added regularly. - South Dakota Government Collections
The South Dakota State Archives collects and preserves South Dakota’s historical state, county, and local government records. This collection consists mostly of finding aids for these government records, as well as selected documents, videos, and audio files. - John and Alice Pickler Collection
The John and Alice Pickler Collection provides digital access to documents from different organizations the Picklers were involved with, including the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and the Equal Suffrage Association. - South Dakota Manuscripts Collection
The Manuscripts Collection is a compilation of digital images from original documents held in the collections of the South Dakota State Archives. The manuscript collections were created by private individuals and organizations. - South Dakota Map Collection
The Map Collection allows digital access to maps held by the South Dakota State Historical Society-State Archives. This online collection exists because of the support of grants and private individuals. - South Dakota Historical Photos
The South Dakota State Historical Society-State Archives has collected photographs since its founding in 1891. Through digitization we are able to present some of our images while still providing the care needed for their preservation. This online collection is made possible through grants as well as support from private individuals. - Pioneer Daughters
The G.F.W.C. Pioneer Daughters Collection provides digital access to stories told by some of the women that settled in South Dakota during its early days. - Wi-lyohi
The Wi-Iyohi (Once Each Moon) was a monthly bulletin published by the South Dakota State Historical Society from April 1947 to November 1970.
- GLO Land Survey Field Notes
- South Dakota Newspapers Online
- South Dakota Archives Collection Indexes
South Dakota Public Libraries
- Digital Library of South Dakota
- South Dakota State Library
- Alexander Mitchell Public Library – Permanently Closed
- Beresford Public Library
- Brookings Public Library
- Deadwood Public Library
- Index to Lawrence County Files at the South Dakota State Archives
- Lead High School Graduates (1895 – 2006)
- Deadwod High School Graduates (1886 – 1971)
- Terraville School District No. 13 (1910 – 1934)
- Lawrence County Voter Registration / Poll Books (1880 – 1920)
- Deadwood City and Phone Directories (1898 – 1961)
- Death Registry from St Josephs Catholic Hospital, Deadwood, South Dakota (1900 – 1919)
- Grace Balloch Public Library
- Holbrook Library
- Rapid City Public Library
- Rawlins Public Library
- Siouxland Libraries
- Vermillion Public Library
- Semi-Weekly Register 1875-1876
- The Clay County Register 1872-1875
- The Dakota Republican 1862-1924
- The Dakota Republican and Vermillion Standard 1882-1884
- The Summer Session News 1923
- The Vermillion Standard 1876-1881
- The Vermillionaire 1928-1929
- The Volante 1896-1924
- The Wagner Post 1925-1926
- Vermillion Plain Talk 1893-1924
- Wakonda Monitor 1891-1924
- Watertown Regional Library
- Yankton Community Library