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November 29, 2023 11:20 am
Robert and Shirley Strom photographs, 2008
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesPhotographic print and electronic file.
November 28, 2023 3:57 pm
Peter Newland papers, 1908-2022
Whitman College and Northwest ArchivesPeter Newland '67 is a collector and producer of artists' books. While at Whitman, he studied theatre and economics. The Peter Newland papers represent the years 1908-2022, and contains materials from Harper Joy Theatre and Beta Theta Pi. There is also a Whitman tobacco silk manufactured in 1910, and Newland's notes for a presentation about artists' books.
November 28, 2023 7:39 am
Lee Metcalf Film Collection, 1959-1973 (bulk)
Montana Historical Society, Library & ArchivesLee W. Metcalf (1911-1978) served as a Montana state congressman, state assistant attorney general, World War II soldier and military prosecutor, and a Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice between 1937 and 1952. From 1952 to 1961, he held Montana’s First District U.S. Representatives seat. In 1961, he became a U.S. Senator, serving in this position until his death on January 12, 1978. The films in this collection depict Metcalf’s service in public office, as a U.S. Congressman, and as a U.S. Senator. The bulk of the collection is focused on the later part of his term as a U.S. Congressman, through his many years in the U.S. Senate, from 1958 to 1977. Originally housed within Metcalf’s congressional offices, many of these films were used by Metcalf and his office staff from 1955 to 1973 for various television and film recordings, congressional hearing exhibits, and election and publicity materials.
November 27, 2023 12:16 pm
Nez Perce translation of a portion of the Bible, circa 1840s
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesNez Perce translation of a portion of the Bible.
November 22, 2023 10:04 am
University Counsel Records, 1979-1996
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesMaster of Faculty-Staff Handbook and complete set of changes.
November 22, 2023 7:31 am
William and Mary Nishisaki Yoden photograph collection, circa 1940-1945
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsWilliam Utaka "Bill" Yoden (1916-1989) was a Japanese-American veteran of World War II. He and his wife, Mary Nishisaki Yoden (1920-2011) lived with their family in Blackfoot, Idaho. This collection contains copy print portraits: of Bill Yoden in the Army and of a relative of Mary Nishisaki Yoden.
November 21, 2023 1:14 pm
Jacob Gray Kamm photograph album, circa 1903-1912
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
November 21, 2023 12:36 pm
Ernest Haycox letters to Martin Field, 1946-1947
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
November 21, 2023 12:27 pm
Cecelia H. Foxley photograph collection, 1993-2002
University of Utah Libraries, Special CollectionsCecelia H. Foxley served as the Deputy Commissioner, and the Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs. She then served as Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education and Chief Executive Officer to the State board of Regents for over 10 years. Afterward, she served for three years as Regents professor in the Educational Psychology department at the University of Utah. This collection contains 4 photographs depicting Foxley's career from 1993 to 2002.
November 21, 2023 12:20 pm
Kurtzer Flying Service and Seafair visiting beauty queen photograph collection, circa 1930-1968
Seattle Public Library, Special CollectionsThe collection includes 105 photographs (and 29 additional duplicates) depicting beauty queens from communities throughout the Pacific Northwest as they prepare for seaplane excursions with Kurtzer Flying Service between 1956 and 1968. The young women visited Seattle to participate in Seafair activities and these photographs were subsequently published in their hometown newspapers. The collection also includes some earlier views of Lana Kurtzer and Kurtzer Flying Services which he founded circa 1933.