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University of Idaho Museum Historical Reports, 1979-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Idaho Museum
Title
University of Idaho Museum Historical Reports
Dates
1979-1981 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 containers., (2 linear feet of shelf space.), (33 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 452
Summary
Research reports and papers on pioneer life and farming in the Palouse prepared for a proposed "living history farm," the Palouse Hill Farm Museum.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The historical reports of the University of Idaho Museum resulted from research on a wide range of subject pertaining to the social history of the Palouse region of eastern Washington and northern Idaho. The reports formed the initial stages of an attempt by the University of Idaho Museum to "develop an outdoor branch concerned with the early history of the Palouse region." "The Palouse Hills Farm Museum," as it was tentatively named, was designed to illustrate farming as it existed in the region during the second decade of the 20th century, the pioneer settlement of the territorial period and "the farmtown relationship up to the first years of the Great Depression."

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Content Description

The historical reports of the University of Idaho Museum consist of research papers written on various topics concerning life and agriculture in the Palouse region.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 452, University of Idaho Museum Historical Reports. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

At the time of distribution the papers were arranged topically under such headings as "Farm Machinery/Animals," "Crops," etc. A group of oral history transcripts has been placed at the end of the collection.

Acquisition Information

The historical reports of the University of Idaho Museum were donated to the Washington State University Libraries in February 1982 (MS 82-05) by the University of Idaho through G. Ellis Burcaw, Director of the University of Idaho Museum.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Finding aid prepared by Stephen E. Balzarini
2012

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