Eighty Years a Plainsman: Tentative list of chapters from the 1949 revision

Gillette’s research files can be found in Boxes 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, and 15. The vast majority of the files are sociological in nature, although there are several files related to theology, the University of North Dakota, agriculture in North Dakota, and the Nonpartisan League. Manuscripts of various books and scholarly articles written by Gillette are found in Boxes 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15. This includes drafts of both published and unpublished works, including Rural Sociology, Eighty Years a Plainsman, “Social and Economic History of North Dakota,” and “North Dakota Weather and the Rural Economy.” Reprints of Gillette’s articles from scholarly journals are found in Boxes 13, 15, and 16. Gillette was a prodigious scholar, whose work appeared in many journals, including Publications of the American Sociological Society, Quarterly Journal of the University of North Dakota, North Dakota Historical Quarterly, and American Sociological Review. Diaries and appointment books, 1894-1920, are in Box 7, although not every year is included. The diaries record Gillette’s service as a minister in Dodge City, Kansas, his time at the Chicago Theological Seminary, and his first two years at the University of North Dakota. The text for various speeches and presentations delivered by Gillette are found in Box 13, and Box 12 contains research papers written by Gillette’s sociology students. Most of the student papers are from the 1930s.