This community houses work produced by South Dakota State University graduate students. The collection includes both born digital ETDs, and digitized versions of printed theses and dissertations from 1883 to 2012.
Due to copyright restrictions, the collection contains both open access and university access theses and dissertations. University access items are only available to SDSU users, and on-campus visitors. Non-SDSU users wishing to access restricted materials may request items through their institution’s interlibrary loan services.
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ETDS from 1955
The Morphology of the Esophageal First Instar Larvae of Hypoderma Lineatum Devillers, Richard F. Halvorson
An Analysis of Biology Workbooks to Determine the Completeness of their Content as Measured by a Previous Comprehensive Study, Donald A. Henrickson
Discharge from a Sandpoint Well System for a Thin Aquifer in the Sioux River Area, Harold Holmen
Relationship Between Academic Achievement of Vocational Agriculture Students and the Academic Achievement of Non-Vocational Agriculture Students in Brookings High School, Jerome Kleinsasser
A Physiological Study of Micrococcus pyogenes var. aureus, Delmer H. Koehn
The Effects of Varying Levels of Alfalfa Hay in a Growing Fattening Ration for Pigs, LaVerne J. Kortan
A Study of the Preparation and Activities of Thirty-Two Junior High School Principals, Lester L. Luttmers
Effects of High Temperature on Fruit Set in Tomatoes Lycopersicon Esculentum, Hashem M. Moghrabi
A Preliminary Study of Farmer Bankruptcy Experiences in the Dakotas 1928-1952, James Munger
The Effect of Wrestling Training and Required Physical Education Upon the Physical Condition of College Students as Determined by the Rogers Strength Test and the Harvard Step Test, Thomas Eugene Neuberger
A Study of Psychorophilic Bacteria in Frozen Foods, Donald E. Pederson
History of the Kidder Consolidated School Covering the Fourteen-Year Period from 1941 through 1954, Francis W. Richter
Factors Pertaining to the Employment of Married-Women Teachers in Public Schools of Minnesota, Kenneth W. Sandboe
A Study of the Education and Careers of Eighth Grade Graduates of Harding County, South Dakota from 1945-1954, Clifford A. Scherer
Gymnasium, Shower Room, and Dressing Room Facilities in the Upper Sioux and Hamlin County Conferences, Fred M. Smith
Suitability of South Dakota Locations for Straw Pulping Plants, Winston K. Ullman
A Status Study of Elementary School Principals in South Dakota, James Wade
Status of the Curriculum and the Practices and Regulations Affecting it in the Four-Teacher High Schools of South Dakota, George Webbenhurst
Attitudes and Opinions Relating to the 4-H Junior Leadership Program in South Dakota, John F. Younger
ETDS from 1954
A Study of the Effects of Aureomycin Upon the Microflora of the Ovine Rumen, Milton Allison
Why Former South Dakota Teachers of Vocational Agriculture Left the Profession in South Dakota 1946 through 1953, Lester Clarke
Development of Devices Which Might Be Used in the Classifcation of Freshman Students in Foods Classes, Zora Colburn
Problem Areas of Beginning Teachers of Vocational Agriculture in South Dakota, Wendell DeBoer