Raymond L. Givens Papers, 1933-1936

This collection consists of a research article and notes of Raymond L. Givens, plus six letters from J. Neilson Barry, all relating to the early exploration and mapping of the Boise Valley. Givens was particularly interested in the early names of the Boise River and its early designations as the Big Wood River and the Reid River. He studied maps and explorers' accounts, chiefly from the pre-settlement (pre-1863) era.

Justice Givens' research article was published in three installments of the Idaho Statesman. The collection contains the typescript of Givens' article and the newspaper clippings (in photocopy form) from its printing in the Statesman.