The Cabin Records, 1996-2015

Overview of the Collection

Title
The Cabin Records
Dates
1996-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 linear feet
Collection Number
MSS 354
Summary
The Cabin Records contains newsletters, publications, audiovisual, photographs, board materials, and other papers that document their activities and programs.
Repository
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

Collection is available for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Cabin incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1996. Their mission is to inspire and celebrate a love of reading, writing and discourse. The Cabin annually serves about 500 member households, more than 2,000 children and youth, and more than 16,000 people through educational and cultural programs. Activities and programs include: Writers in the Schools (WITS), Summer Writing Camps, Workshops and classes, Writers in the Attic (WITA), Readings & Conversations, and other literary activities. The Cabin’s administrative offices are housed in our restored log cabin, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Cabin Records contains newsletters, publications, audiovisual, photographs, board materials, and other papers that document their activities and programs.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[item description], The Cabin Records, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by The Cabin in 2015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1-11 Bookfest and Same Book 1997-2005
1 12-17 Publicity 1996-1997
1 18-21 Love Letters 1999-2003
1 22 Year in Review 1998
1 23 Monthly Happenings 1998
1 24-29 Newsletters 1997-2001
2 1 Boise by Heart: Memories of the 1950s 2000
3 Boise by Heart: Memories of the 1950s (video) 2000
Folder
2 2-6 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Writers Essays 1997-2005
2 7 Children's and Young Adult Choices 1999-2001
2 8 Idaho Writing Camps 2013-2014
2 9-11 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Masters: Horseshoe Bend 2004
2 12 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Masters: Holmes Elementary School 2000-2001
2 13-15 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Masters: Horseshoe Bend 2004
2 16-17 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Masters: Idaho City 2003-2004
2 18-20 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Masters: Marian Pritchett School 2004-2006
2 21 Writers in the Schools (WITS) Masters: Van Buren Elementary School 2005
3 Writers in the Schools (WITS) (video) 1998
Folder
2 22 Board of Directors undated
2 23 Events 1996
2 24 History of the Cabin circa 1998
2 25 Audio Release 2002-2004
2 26 Celebrating 20 Years 2015
2 27 "The Big Read" Articles 2007
3 "The Big Read" (audio CD) 2006
Folder
2 28-29 Virginia Festival of the Book 2001
2 30 Program Fliers 1997
2 31 Membership Brochure 1999
2 32 Strategic Planning Minutes 2002
2 33 Strategic Plan Originals 2002
2 34-35 Photographs undated
3 Photographs: Staff, Teen Writers Workshop, N. Scott Momaday, Oliver Sacks, Terry Gross, Young Writers Reading, Kids Camps and Classes, Building and Construction 1990s-2000s
4 Photographs by Diane Ronayne: Paul Shaffer, Dennis Covington, Ken Waldman, Ruth Ving, Barbara Herrick 1998
4 Scrapbook of Contributors and Contributions undated
Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial, Alderson and Karst undated
Renovation, Architects and Planners, Chartered 1996-2001
Renovation, Armstrong Architects 2003-2004
Second Floor Plan, Hummel Architects, Lochsa Engineering 2006-2007
Map Case
12 Fire Protection Plans 2003
12 Department of Lands Survey, 1940-1941 (traced 1988) 1988

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • American poetry--Idaho
  • Authors, American--Idaho
  • Idaho
  • Idaho--Literary collections

Collection processed and finding aid written by Cheryl Oestreicher.
October 17, 2016

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