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Clarence H. Sample Papers, 1925-1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Clarence H. Sample, d. 1987
Title
Clarence H. Sample Papers
Dates
1925-1930 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic foot
Collection Number
MG337 (collection)
Summary
Scrapbook of university activities; letters from a girlfriend received while a forest lookout in Montana (1928); and photographs belonging to a University of Idaho student.
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
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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Biographical Note

Clarence H. Sample, of Meridian, Idaho, attended the University of Idaho from 1925 to 1930. He was a member of the Beta Chi fraternity, the Inter-Collegiate Knights,, the Glee club, and the Associated Engineers. He graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1930 and worked for the International Nickel Company. He died in New York State in June of 1987.

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Content Description

The papers consist of a scrapbook with university memorabilia, mainly dance programs, but also including programs for cultural events, invitations, one letter, and printed broadsides. Also included is a series of six letters written to him by Freda between June 27th and July 16th, 1928, while he was a forest lookout in Superior, Montana, and two unidentified photographs.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The papers of Clarence H. Sample were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Kay J. Domine, University Archives, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in July 1990.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection
  • Description: University of Idaho scrapbook
    1 item
    Dates: 1925-1930
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Letters from Freda
    6 items
    Dates: 1928
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Photographs of 2 children
    1 item
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Photograph of a mother and child
    1 item
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4

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Subject Terms

  • College students -- Idaho -- Moscow -- History -- Sources

Corporate Names

  • University of Idaho -- Students -- History -- Sources

Geographical Names

  • Moscow (Idaho) -- Social life and customs -- Sources

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Sample, Clarence H.--Archives.
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