Francis V. Nonini Papers

Francis V. Nonini Papers, 1926-1936

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Francis V. Nonini, 1907-1996
Title: Francis V. Nonini Papers
Dates: 1926-1936 (inclusive)
19261936
Quantity: 1.0 cubic foot
Collection Number: MG380 (collection)
Summary: Classroom notes and papers of university student Francis V. Nonini.
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
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Francis V. Nonini was born May 6, 1907 in Bayhorse, Idaho, to Custer County pioneers Victor P. and Domenica Nonini. He attended public school in Mackay, graduating from Mackay High School in 1925. He then attended the University of Idaho where he majored in geology and botany. After graduating in 1930 he began teaching general science and botany in the Moscow High School. He later earned a masters degree in education. During the summers he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Plant and Pest Control Division. In 1947 he was appointed principal of Moscow High School, a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He married Ruth Otness in 1934.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The papers of Francis V. Nonini span the years 1926 to 1936 and consist mainly of classroom notes and papers. They have been arranged alphabetically by course; the four papers are entered under Nonini and arranged alphabetically by title. The final item in the papers is a 3 ring binder on acrididae which contains colored photographs of the insects.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The Records of Francis Nonini were originally part of the H. Robert Otness accession received in 1996. They were removed from that collection and processed as a separate Manuscript Group by Judith Nielsen in March, 1997.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Biology notes 2 items	undated
1/2	Botany: Experiments 1 item	undated
1/3	Botany: Field trips 1 item	1930
1/4	Botany: Fungi 1 item	undated
1/5	Botany: Lab work 2 items	undated
1/6	Botany: Notebook 1 item	1926-1936
1/7	Botany: Notes 1 item	1930
1/8	Botany: Terminology 1 item	undated
1/9	Chemistry 1: Quiz topics 1 item	1929
1/10	Chemistry 2: Quiz topics 2 items	1930
1/11	Chemistry 44 8 items	1934
1/12	Chemistry, Organic: Laboratory manual 1 item	1934
1/13	Class notes: Botany 1 item	undated
1/14	Class notes: Botany, English, Geology 1 item	1929
1/15	Correspondence 1 item	1930
1/16	Ecology: Field trips 1 item	Summer 1935
1/17	Education 241: Notes 1 item	1931-1932
1/18	English: Business correspondence 1 item	1928
1/19	Geography 1 item	undated
1/20	Geology: Questions 1 item	undated
1/21	Mycology (Botany 111): Reference notes 1 item	undated
1/22	Nonini, Francis: Alder Creek mining district of the Mackay Region, Idaho 1 item	April 19, 1929
1/23	Nonini, Francis: Benefits of extra-curricular activities in the high school: social training and physical training development 1 item	March 20, 1929
1/24	Nonini, Francis: Earth creation and resultant stages (Philosophy 51) 1 item	January 10, 1930
1/25	Nonini, Francis: Materialism (Philosophy 52) 1 item	April 21, 1930
1/26	Philosophy 1 1 item	undated
1/27	Thompson, Richard M. A handbook and field key to the acrididae of the north central United States 1 item	1963

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