This collection consists of historical material about the Brookings area. The George and Evelyn Norby Collection makes up the majority of this collection and includes newspapers and photographs of local interest, telephone directories, and area business promotional materials.
A detailed history of Brookings. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
George and Evelyn Norby Collection
The Norby's did research for the Brookings Historic Preservation, History of the City of Brookings as well as collected old newspapers and pictures pertaining to the history of Brookings. The collection is composed of newspapers, photographs and filed related to Brookings and Brookings County.
The George and Evelyn Norby Brookings and Brookings County, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Photograph Collection is composed of photographic images of Brookings, South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã from 1886-1998 and includes downtown businesses, homes, events, schools, people, the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University campus, and Hobo Day. There are also images of nearby towns in Brookings County: Sinai, Elkton, White, Arlington and Bruce.