Historian. Reports, correspondence, and publications (1926–1952) regarding the Mount Rushmore national monument, including correspondence (1925–1940) from its creator, Gutzon Borglum; photocopies of Borglum’s diary (1925); papers (1912–1948) regarding former governor of South Dakota, Peter Norbeck; a manuscript by Fite regarding consumer cooperatives; official files (1966–1967) of the search committee appointed to recommend a candidate to become the eighth president of the University of Oklahoma; personal files regarding farm relief programs; and a typescript of George Peek’s diary (1932–1933). [This collection has a restriction. See finding aid for details.]