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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)19421987
- 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
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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
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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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Papers, 1978Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Notes A small binder and a folder with notes written as a student of the University of Idaho.
|
1978 |
| 1 | George West Correspondence |
February 1969 |
| 1 | Lease Agreement |
1978 |
Series II: Architectural Drawings, 1948-1987Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| Oversized | 1 | Troutner House |
1981 |
| Oversized | 1 | Troutner Cabin (Stanley, ID) |
May - June 1972 |
| Oversized | 1 | Troutner House |
August 1987 |
| Oversized | 1 | Formed or poured moment Joint for Wood Haunches or Rigid Frames Inventor: Arthur Lowe Troutner.
|
April 1960 |
| Oversized | 1 | Truss-Deck, a Structural Stressed Skin Deck Inventor: Arthur Lowe Troutner.
|
November 24, 1957 |
| Oversized | 1 | Office addition (U of I Art Department) |
February 1949 |
| Oversized | 1 | Lana II (U of I Art Department) |
March 1949 |
| Oversized | 1 | Studio Shop |
January 1949 |
| Oversized | 2 | Klein House (Boise, ID) |
October 1958 |
| Oversized | 2 | Gruber House (Boise, ID) |
January - April 1959 |
| Oversized | 2 | Earle House (Ketchum, ID) |
August 1959 |
| Oversized | 3 | Chamberlain House |
April - May 1948 |
| Oversized | 3 | Pomeroy Residence |
November 1951 |
| Oversized | 3 | Mrs. King Residence (Nyssa, OR) |
May - June 1948 |
| Oversized | 3 | J. Troutner House |
April 1949 |
| Oversized | 3 | Ensign House (Hailey, ID) |
August 1954 |
| Oversized | 3 | Cassinelli House |
undated |
| Oversized | 3 | Jacobsen House (Salt Lake City, UT) |
undated |
| Oversized | 3 | Jacobsen House |
May - July 1954 |
| Oversized | 4 | Frank B. Cahn Residence (Baltimore, MD) |
undated |
| Oversized | 5 | Brailsford Summer Home (Ketchum, ID) |
February 1954 |
| Oversized | 5 | Poitevin House - Migel Acres (Idaho Falls, ID) |
April - May 1956 |
| Oversized | 5 | Migel House (Idaho Falls, ID) |
February - March 1956 |
| Oversized | 5 | Herman Maricich House (Ketchum, ID) |
August 1959 |
| Oversized | 6 | C. M. Deglers Residence (Gooding, ID) |
November - December 1952 |
| Oversized | 6 | Arrow House (Idaho Falls, ID) Possibly the Auperly Studio Residence.
|
July 1955 |
| Oversized | 6 | Don Francis House (Idaho Falls, ID) |
April 1960 |
| Oversized | 6 | B. Larson Home |
February 1950 |
| Oversized | 6 | C. T. Glenn Residence (Mesa Drive) |
April 1951 |
| Oversized | 6 | Day House-Sun Deck Addition |
August 1957 |
| Oversized | 6 | Fairchild Addition |
July 1957 |
| Oversized | 7 | Boise Little Theater Including watercolors for La Traviata.
|
undated |
| Oversized | 8 | Joel Olsen Residence (Boise, ID) Modular and expandable.
|
August 1961 |
| Oversized | 8 | Housing Project |
April 1948 |
| Oversized | 8 | M. G. Sexty Home (Boise, ID) |
undated |
| Oversized | 8 | C. T. Glenn Home |
undated |
| Oversized | 8 | Degler House (Gooding, ID) |
February 1960 |
| Oversized | 8 | Brick Prairie House |
June 1973 |
| Oversized | 8 | Puchner House (Ketchum, ID) |
April - May 1953 |
| Oversized | 8 | Thomas House |
undated |
| Oversized | 9 | Phillips House (Boise, ID) |
December 1957; March 1958 |
| Oversized | 9 | Barlow Vacation House |
May 1964 |
| Oversized | 9 | Jones House (Boise ID) |
March 1961 |
| Oversized | 9 | Jones Roof (Boise ID) |
1957 |
| Oversized | 9 | Bowler Project (Hagerman, ID) |
1947 |
| Oversized | 10 | Corporate Research Center |
undated |
| Oversized | 10 | First Federal Savings and Loan (Burley, ID) |
March 1960 |
| Oversized | 10 | Structural details for Howard E. Dohhe (Dobbe?) |
undated |
| Oversized | 10 | St. Antony Professional Offices |
undated |
| Oversized | 10 | General Store for Howard Schwartz (Ketchum, ID) |
September 1953 |
| Oversized | 11 | 20" Trussjoint Stress Data (Patent Pending) |
May 05, 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Hickey and a similar one |
May 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Roof details (Idaho Falls, ID) |
July 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Gowen Field office - Keldevco Building (Boise, ID) |
1961 |
| Oversized | 11 | Office Building Kressler - McBride &Crissler (Las Vegas, NV) |
July 1961 |
| Oversized | 11 | Idaho Falls Television Station |
August 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Wayne Josephson (Idaho Falls, ID) |
May 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Whitney Station Post Office |
September 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | First Federal Savings and Loan (Burley, ID) |
April 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Offset Finger Joint Cutters and a similar one |
April 1961 |
| Oversized | 11 | Rexburg, Idaho |
April 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Koelsch Electronic (Garden City, ID) |
March 1961; May 1961 |
| Oversized | 11 | High School Classroom addition (Mountain Home, ID) |
August 1961 |
| Oversized | 11 | Jerome Keller - Max Ker Lamber Company (Idaho Falls, ID) |
June 1960 |
| Oversized | 11 | Air operated scarfer |
undated |
| Oversized | 11 | Suggested details |
undated |
| Oversized | 11 | Montsurrat British West Indies |
undated |
| Oversized | 11 | Trus-Joint Northwest Manufacturing Plant (Hillsboro, OR ) |
undated |
| Oversized | 11 | Fall Lake Lodge |
April 1984 |
| Oversized | 12 | Unidentified projects, three oversize photographs, and doodles of airplanes |
undated |
| Oversized | 13 | Art Cultural Center and two unidentified drawings on cardboard |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Buildings
Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes; updated by Sara Szobody in 2022.
2014
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