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Arthur Lowe Troutner collection, 1942-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Troutner, Arthur Lowe, 1921-2001
Title
Arthur Lowe Troutner collection
Dates
1942-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
14 cubic feet, (13 oversize folders and 1 box.)
Collection Number
MG 460
Summary
Art Troutner was an architect, an inventor and the co-founder of Trus Joist Corporation. The collection consists mostly of architectural drawings of residential buildings in Boise and Ketchum, Idaho.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Arthur Lowe Troutner (1921-2001) was an architect, an inventor and the co-founder of Trus Joist Corporation in 1960 with Harold E. Thomas. Troutner was a member of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho in 1949 and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University in 1976. The University of Idaho's Kibbie Dome, which won the American Society of Civil Engineer's Outstanding Structural Achievement Award for 1976, was built by Trus Joist using Art Troutner's innovations in wood products technology.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permission for use.

Preferred Citation

[Description of Item], Art Troutner collection, MG 460, Special Collections and Archives, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, Idaho.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Item level description.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Jonathan Reich, former University of Idaho Associate Professor of the Dept. of Architecture, in 2001.

Processing Note

Processed in January 2014.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Buildings

Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes; updated by Sara Szobody in 2022.
2014

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