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November 20, 2024 1:17 pm
Irene Giovanini papers, 1944-1950
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special CollectionsThis collection contains a photo album (1944-1950) and scrapbook (including an MSC pennant) documenting the Montana State College student academic career and life of Irene Giovanini, from 1944-1948. Both also document the beginning of her career working as a chemist for Dupont Chemical up to 1950. Irene Giovanini was a student at Montana State College (MSC) from 1944-1948. Originally from Butte, Montana, she majored in Chemistry at MSC and was an honors student.
November 20, 2024 9:26 am
Preliminary guide to the Milton W. Durham papers, approximately 1935-1970
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)This collection consists of the personal and professional papers and photographs of Milton W. Durham, a member of the WSU Board of Regents 1955-1967.
November 19, 2024 10:46 am
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University ArchivesSol Neelman is a photojournalist who previously worked with The Oregonian newspaper in the early 2000s, where his tenure included working on a team which won the Pulizter Prize in 2007. He left the newspaper industry that same year and has since photographed for a variety of well-known publications and sports brands. This collection contains photographic negatives of news and sports photography created for The Oregonian, photographed by Sol Neelman between 2000 and 2003.
November 19, 2024 9:01 am
University of Idaho General Catalogs, 1893-2016
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and ArchivesCourse catalogs and Bulletins for the University of Idaho.
November 18, 2024 12:25 pm
W. W. Raymond papers, 1847-1888
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryPapers of William Wakeman Raymond (1815-1894) of Oregon, primarily relating to his role as an Indian agent. The papers include correspondence about the treatment of Native peoples and the possibility of Native people claiming land; claims that Clatsop Chief Tostou made against the United States for destroyed or confiscated property; and handwritten copies of three unratified 1851 treaties with Natives peoples. Raymond came to Oregon in 1840, and worked as a missionary, farmer, and Indian agent. He lived most of his life in Oregon in Clatsop County.
November 18, 2024 12:03 pm
Travel guide for Rome, Italy, with annotations by A. E. Doyle, 1905-1906
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryCopy of the 1905 edition of Augustus J. C. Hare's travel guide for Rome, Italy, titled "Walks in Rome," with pencil annotations by architect A. E. Doyle (1877-1928). Doyle traveled in Europe for several months in 1906, and used this guide during those travels.
November 18, 2024 11:25 am
Marjorie Newhouse collection of materials relating to A. E. Doyle, 1864-2000
Oregon Historical Society Research LibraryPapers and photographs of and relating to Albert E. Doyle (1877-1928), an architect from Portland, Oregon, and his family. Materials include photographs of buildings that Doyle designed, correspondence, a combination diary and sketchbook that Doyle kept while traveling in Europe, and biographical and genealogical materials. The collection was compiled by Doyle's granddaughter Marjorie Newhouse (1933-2015).
November 15, 2024 1:22 pm
Dora M. Hauck Scrapbook, circa 1922-1926
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special CollectionsThe Dora Hauck Scrapbook primarily documents Hauck’s time as a student at the University of Montana in Missoula from 1922 to 1926. Hauck was a member of the Delta Sigma Chi sorority, and the material in her scrapbook - newspaper clippings, pamphlets, letters, photographs, and ephemera – mostly relates to sorority events. The scrapbook also covers university sporting events, theatrical productions, ceremonies, and other campus and local Missoula events.
November 15, 2024 1:22 pm
Florence Thieme Hamilton Papers, circa 1885-1979 (bulk 1905-1912)
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special CollectionsThe Florence Thieme Hamilton Papers contain one scrapbook, a pocket bible, and original and scanned photographs of Florence and her extended family. Most of the material was collected by Florence during her time at the University of Montana from 1905-1909.
November 14, 2024 4:11 pm
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station ledgers and record books, 1890-1945
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives DivisionThis collection contains highlights of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station ledgers and record books.
