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.
Open PRAIRIE strives to confirm that all open access items are clear of any copyright restrictions. Works in Open PRAIRIE are made available exclusively for educational purposes such as research or instruction. Literary rights, including copyright for published works held by the creator(s) or their heirs, or other third parties may apply. All rights are reserved unless otherwise indicated by the copyright owner(s).
Please contact the Electronic Resources and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Michael Biondo, with any issues, or questions concerning copyright infringement in this collection.
Finally, the development of this collection is ongoing. If you are a former South Dakota State University graduate student and wish to include your work in Open PRAIRIE, please contact us.
ETDS from 1939
The Spiders of South Dakota, Allan G. Peterson
Teacher Load in the Three, Four, and Five Teacher High Schools of South Dakota, Newton C. Staley
A Study of the Piezoelectric Effect in Electrets, Perry Williams
ETDS from 1938
The Effects of Certain Salts upon the Saccharogenic Activity of Three Typical Enzymes, George F. Gastler
Design Considerations in Food Irrigation, Hans G. Jepson
ETDS from 1937
A Study of Production and Marketing of Butterfat and Butter in South Dakota, Lyle Morgan Bender
The Ectoparasites of Some of the Rodents in the Vicinity of Brookings, South Dakota, Dermont E. Herreman
Management of County-Owned Lands in Northwestern South Dakota: With Special Reference to Leasing Procedure, Charles W. Loomer
An Investigation of Some Addition Complexes of Magnesium Bromide with Organic Substances, John E. Martin
A Study of Business Activity in South Dakota, David Overacre Mesick
A Review of Certain Phases of Cosmetics, Dorothy Nelson
The Effect of Cultivation on Certain Chemical and Physical Properties of Some South Dakota Soils, Oscar E. Olson
The Relationship Existing Between the Extent of Education and the Relief Status of Rural Households in South Dakota, Vera Petheram
Dehiscence of the Fruit of Porulaca Grandiflora, Roland V. Rethke
Mortgage Loans on Farm Real Estate in Sample Areas in South Dakota, Howard C. Salvig
ETDS from 1936
An Analysis of Crop Production in South Dakota by Types of Farming Areas, Warren Richards Bailey
Index Numbers of South Dakota Farm Prices, Leslie Max Brown
An Investigation into the Bromate Method of Manganese Determination, Ray A. Bunday
The Abortion of Essential Organs in the Imperfect Flowers of Benzoin Aestivale, Norris M. Paulson
ETDS from 1935
Selenium in Proteins from Toxic Foodstuffs, Edgar Page Painter
An Analysis of the Expenditures of South Dakota Counties from 1919 to 1935, George H. Phillips