School of Forestry Alumni Memorial Loan Fund

School of Forestry Alumni Memorial Loan Fund, 1939-1954

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Idaho. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Title: School of Forestry Alumni Memorial Loan Fund
Dates: 1939-1954 (inclusive)
19391954
Quantity: 1 volume
Collection Number: MG 5741
Summary: Correspondence, memoranda, and contribution lists.
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: The manuscript group is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
Languages: This collection is in English.

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In October 1943 Corporal Richard G. White was killed in action at Guadalcanal. Prior to enlisting in the United States Marine Corps on December 8, 1941, Richard had studied Forestry at the University of Idaho. At the suggestion of Richard’s father, Frederick G. White, and with his gift of $1,000.00, the University established the School of Forestry Alumni Memorial Loan Fund in the former student’s honor.

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Preferred Citation

School of Forestry Alumni Memorial Loan Fund, MG 5741, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

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Acquisition Information

Received from University of Idaho College of Natural Resources administration on May 5, 2000.

Related Materials

See also UG 026, Box 9, file folder 408, War Records Committee: Military Personnel Files, 1941-1956, University of Idaho; Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho

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