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Anthropology and Ethnography Collection, 1993-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Anthropology and Ethnography Collection
- Dates
- 1993-2004 (inclusive)19932004
- Quantity
- 6 linear feet, (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 307
- Summary
- Collection of anthropology and ethnography projects created by students while taking anthropology courses at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Robert McCarl.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research with the exception of selected material. Contact Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Collection contains anthropology ethnography projects of students taking anthropology courses at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Robert McCarl.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Anthropology and Ethnography Collection is the result of anthropology coursework at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Robert McCarl. The material covers a wide range of topics, including beekeeping, foodways, urban planning, "smokejumping" fire fighters, the role plant ecology in fire fighting, and the Tibetan community of Boise among others.
The collection includes release forms, video logs, and student papers, some of which contain first-person accounts about their ethnographic subjects. The audio-visual materials are interviews recorded mostly on audio cassettes.
Forms part of the Ethnographic Archive of the Intermountain West.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[item description], General Anthropology and Ethnography Collection, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series: Projects with Audio-Visual Materials, Projects without Audio-Visual Materials, and three special projects: Foodways, Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds, and Treasure Valley Orchards and Produce
Acquisition Information
Material donated in June and July of 2007 by BSU professor Dr. Robert McCarl.
Related Materials
See also: Idaho Farmworker Policy Research Project Collection
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Projects with Audio-Visual MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-2 | Alternative medicine: acupuncturist, hypnotist, reiki practitioner |
1996 |
| 1 | 3-4 | Alzheimer's disease caregiver |
2004 |
| 1 | 5-6 | Baha'i community of Boise |
1998 |
| 1 | 7-9 | Beekeeping: Steele family, a multi-generational family of professional and hobbyist beekeepers, assistance to the State of Idaho's Bee Inspector |
2002 |
| 1 | 10-12 | Body art in Boise, New Moon tattoo parlor, traditional and alternative piercing |
2002 |
| 1 | 13-15 | Boise Contemporary Theatre, "From the Stage of This Enchanted Prairie Dog" |
2002 |
| 1 | 16-17 | Boise suburbs: Surprise Valley, Eagle Knoll, Red Leaf Heights, Holland Realty, Macaile Way, Five Rivers Fine Home Furnishings |
2001 |
| 1 | 18-19 | Boise urban development: Meridian, Idaho |
1997 |
| 1 | 20-22 | Children's Map Project and Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) |
1998 |
| 1 | 23-24 | Cocktail Waitressing: Buster's Bar |
2000 |
| 1 | 25-27 | "Dangerous Dave," kayaker Dave Norell
Dave Norell was a kayaker and adventure sports competitor who unexpectedly died of a heart condition while competing in Boise's Pole Pedal Paddle Race (kayaking, bicycling, and skiing) on April 24, 2004. He was sponsored by several kayaking companies, served as an editor for Kayak Magazine, and released two kayaking videos: The Revolution and Broke Hungry and Happy, the Revolution II. Dave Norell was also worked as a weekend news editor for KTVB-TV, channel 7. Includes a photocopy of two pages from Dave Norell's journal and two poems about Dave written by a friend.
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2004 |
| 2 | 1-2 | Dream interpretation, Lowell "Stew" Stewart |
2003 |
| 2 | 3-4 | Dusty Acres Equestrian Center, boarding horses, Kuna, Idaho |
2002 |
| 2 | 5-7 | Female impersonation in Boise: "female illusionist" show at the Neurolux bar, organized by Lips, Inc. |
2000 |
| 2 | 8-10 | Fishing in an urban setting, Boise River, Boise |
2003 |
| 2 | 11-12 | Food service industry, "Skating Behind The Line," study of behavior during smoking breaks |
2002 |
| 2 | 13-14 | Football through mass media |
2000 |
| 2 | 15-16 | Goddess Night Celebration: Samhain Sabat pagan festival in the Eastern Hills of Boise, the Golden Thread Grove Church of Boise, modern practicing of witchcraft, and Wiccan beliefs |
2002 |
| 2 | 17-18 | Gay culture within the Christian community: Treasure Valley Community Church, an all-gay congregation.
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2004 |
| 2 | 19-20 | Gay male identification of other gay males in Boise, "Taking Precautions and Making Sure" |
2004 |
| 2 | 21-22 | Home birth, midwife services of Ida Home Birth |
1995 |
| 2 | 23-24 | Home ownership and home purchasing in Boise |
1997 |
| 2 | 25-28 | Homedale, Idaho bar culture and bar ownership |
1999 |
| 2 | 28-30 | Homemaking night, Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (LDS) social event for Mormon women |
1999 |
| 2 | 31-32 | "How We Sell Ourselves." Four occupations: dairy farmer, massage therapist, bartender, and exotic dancer |
2004 |
| 3 | 1-2 | Idaho State Correctional Department Medical Department |
2004 |
| 3 | 3-4 | Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store |
2001 |
| 3 | 5-6 | Indian students in Boise State University engineering program |
2004 |
| 3 | 7-8 | Jail, ethnography of a jail in Idaho |
1995 |
| 3 | 9-10 | Japanese International Students |
2001 |
| 3 | 11-12 | Karaoke |
2000 |
| 3 | 13-14 | Linemen, "Knights of the Spurs," power lineman around Boise |
2004 |
| 3 | 15-16 | Long distance running and the Boise State University track team |
1997 |
| 3 | 17-19 | Metaphysics and Reiki |
2003 |
| 4 | 5-6 | Military Wives at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Coping with Social Pressures |
2001 |
| 3 | 20-21 | Minimum wage, "Cookie Culture" |
1996 |
| 4 | 1-2 | North End Neighborhood: Policy guide, Neighborhood Watch, Hyde Park, Ten Thousand Villages |
2001 |
| 4 | 3-4 | Plant ecology and wildfire risk: biologist/ecologist from the Bureau of Land Management regarding plant specimens taken from East Tablerock Rd. in Northridge Subdivision and had them analyzed regarding their utility in helping to shield Boise from wildfires, given their location on the front line of the urban/wildland interface. |
1997 |
| 4 | 7-8 | Printing and graphics, Boise State University |
2002 |
| 4 | 9-10 | Punk culture, Emmet and Boise |
2004 |
| 4 | 11-12 | Rock band Stella, folk rock |
2000 |
| 4 | 13-14 | Ron's Lakeshore Service, Nampa, Idaho, farmers socializing in the early morning |
2001 |
| 4 | 15-16 | Service Employees International Union Local 687, home health care employees |
2002 |
| 4 | 17-18 | Smokejumpers, aerial wildland firefighters, rookie class |
2002 |
| 4 | 19-20 | Skateboarding "'til my body can't take it...", Rhodes Skate Park |
1995-1996 |
| 5 | 1-2 | Streetlight maintenance |
2002 |
| 5 | 3-4 | Syringa House, Nampa; residential treatment center for girls (organized under Northwest Children's Home, Inc.) |
2004 |
| 5 | 5-7 | Tibetan community, Tashi Dondup, Jan Reeves |
1997 |
| 5 | 8-9 | Transcendental Meditation |
2000 |
| 5 | 10-12 | Urban Daycare, Women and Children's Alliance |
1997 |
| 5 | 13-14 | Water quality and water quantity in Boise River Valley |
2002 |
| 5 | 15-17 | Wilson Springs, Nampa, man-made fishing area; handicapped accessibility and recreation for the young and elderly |
2002 |
| 5 | 18-19 | Winemaking, Sunnsyslope, Ste. Chappelle winery |
2002 |
Series 2: Projects without Audio-Visual MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 20 | Air Traffic Controllers, Boise airport |
2000 |
| 5 | 21 | Anarchy community, Black Bloc |
2000 |
| 5 | 22 | Automotive Parts Warehouse, Kaps Automotive, "Cobwebs and Classic Rock: A Smokers Paradise"; management styles, drinking habits, attitudes about long-term underemployment |
2000 |
| 5 | 23 | Barber Shop, Talk of the Town; barber shops to the African American community |
2004 |
| 5 | 24 | Baseball, Boise Nags, Rocky Mountain Instructional League |
1993, 2004 |
| 5 | 25 | Bicycle commuters, "Implications of a Potential Boise City Ordinance" |
1998 |
| 5 | 26 | Boise Hash House Harriers, loosely-organized international running, social, and drinking organization |
2004 |
| 5 | 27 | Boise Rescue Mission, a Christian homeless shelter |
2001 |
| 5 | 28 | Boise State University Football |
2004 |
| 5 | 29 | C.W. Moore Park |
1997 |
| 5 | 30 | Canyon-Owyhee School Services Agency (COSSA), participant observation of vocational training of high school students |
2001 |
| 5 | 31 | Castle Rock development, interview with a Native American tribal member |
1997 |
| 5 | 32 | Construction workers |
1998 |
| 5 | 33 | "The Cruise: Moving Meat Market," ethnographic study of a section of downtown Boise where youth "cruise" on weekend evenings, sometimes with the intent of meeting members of the opposite sex |
2002 |
| 5 | 34 | Department store retail employees, Bon Marche |
1996 |
| 5 | 35 | Electric gas meter repair shop |
2002 |
| 5 | 36 | Exotic dancer, female |
2004 |
| 5 | 37 | Exotic dancing, women and men |
1997 |
| 5 | 38 | Fairly Reliable Bob's car dealership |
2003 |
| 5 | 39 | Female correctional officers in an Idaho prison |
2004 |
| 6 | 1 | Fire department, Mountain Home Air Force Base |
2000 |
| 6 | 2 | Fire fighting, Boise urban environment |
1996 |
| 6 | 3 | Foreign-born nationals from Mexico and El Salvador |
2004 |
| 6 | 4 | "Freshies," downhill skiing in fresh powder, Sun Valley |
1998 |
| 6 | 5 | Gay marriage, two men |
1998 |
| 6 | 6 | Harley Davidson motorcycle culture |
2004 |
| 6 | 7 | Homeless, El Ada soup kitchen |
1999 |
| 6 | 8 | Illusions & Co. salon |
2002 |
| 6 | 9 | Japanese-American experience during World War II of a married couple - the husband served for the United States and the wife was sent to an internment camp |
2002 |
| 6 | 10 | Jazz singer, Jeannie Hoard Hochstrasser, of Portland, Las Vegas, and Boise |
2004 |
| 6 | 11 | Karate, Idaho Kempo Karate Association |
2000 |
| 6 | 12 | "A Sexual Lifestyle," swinger lifestyle |
2000 |
| 6 | 13 | Sexual harassment in a barroom setting |
1996 |
| 6 | 14 | Single-parented families |
1999 |
| 6 | 15 | Skateboarding, Fort Boise Skateboard Park |
2001 |
| 6 | 16 | Skinny dipping, Skinnydipper Hot Springs |
2004 |
| 6 | 17 | Sports department, downtown Boise YMCA, Youth and Community Sports |
2002 |
| 6 | 18 | Tattoo, symbolic significance to a Vietnam veteran |
2002 |
| 6 | 19 | Terry Reilly Health Clinic, Nampa |
2004 |
| 6 | 20 | Ultimate Frisbee, participation of women |
1997 |
| 6 | 21 | United States Postal Service, computerized forwarding service (CFS) center |
2002 |
| 6 | 22 | Williams Residential Center, home for individuals with developmental disabilities |
2001 |
Series 3: FoodwaysReturn to Top
In 1995, 1999, and 2003, a section of Dr. McCarl's anthropology students focused on Foodways, the cultural, social and economic practices relating to the production and consumption of food. The students sought out a place to observe the preparation of food, either in homes or eating establishments.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 23 | Ada County Sheriff, Boise State University substation |
2003 |
| 6 | 24 | "An Evening With the Sander Ladies," rural Idaho |
2003 |
| 6 | 25-26 | Angell's Restaurant |
1999 |
| 6 | 27 | Asian restaurant in Boise (unnamed) with Chinese and Vietnamese staff |
1999 |
| 6 | 28-30 | Bar Gernika, Basque restaurant |
2003 |
| 6 | 31-33 | Boise Senior Center, congregate dining |
2003 |
| 6 | 34 | Cafe Ole, Mexican-American restaurant |
1995 |
| 6 | 35 | Cobby's Sandwich Shop |
2001 |
| 6 | 36 | Dreamwalker Coffee Shop, "counter-culture" gathering place |
1997 |
| 6 | 37 | Idaho State Department of Corrections, "Peanut Butter and Jelly again..." |
2003 |
| 6 | 38 | "Making dinner for the Mafia," foodways study of a rural, Catholic, Italian-American and Irish-American family near Mountain Home with roots in New York City |
2003 |
| 6 | 39 | Mashed potatoes |
1999 |
| 6 | 40 | Military food culture, mechanized combat company, Gowen Field |
2003 |
| 6 | 41 | Moon's Kitchen Cafe |
1999 |
| 6 | 42 | Moxie Java coffee shop |
2001 |
| 6 | 43 | Pampered Chef party |
2003 |
| 6 | 44 | Pizza Hut, Boise Ave. |
1995 |
| 6 | 45 | Single motherhood, "Give, Take, and Improvise", employee at the YMCA |
1995 |
| 6 | 46-47 | Tapas restaurant |
1999 |
| 6 | 48 | The Timber's Inn, Emmett |
1999 |
Series 4: Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds, 2002Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 49 | Equine concerns (effects of weeds on horses and a horse's ability to spread weeds) |
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| 7 | 50 | Jump Creek, Owyhee County |
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| 7 | 51-52 | Puncturvine |
Series 5: Orchards and Produce Project, 2001 MayReturn to Top
In Spring of 2001, Dr. McCarl's students focused on fruit orchards in the Treasure Valley area, the Boise, Idaho Farmer's Market, and their relationship.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 53 | Comparison of Emmet and Sunnyslope |
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| 7 | 54 | The Idaho Apple Orchard Project |
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| 7 | 55 | Issues relating to the decline of Southern Idaho orchards and produce growers |
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| 7 | 56-57 | Local Produce in Boise |
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| 7 | 58-59 | Perspectives on Sunnyslope's Orchards |
Collection processed by Kent Randell
2012
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