Anthropology and Ethnography Collection, 1993-2004
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Anthropology and Ethnography Collection
- Dates
- 1993-2004 (inclusive)19932004
- Quantity
- 6 linear feet, (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 307
- Summary
- Collection of anthropology and ethnography projects created by students while taking anthropology courses at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Robert McCarl.
- Repository
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Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research with the exception of selected material. Contact Special Collections and Archives for additional information.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical Note
Collection contains anthropology ethnography projects of students taking anthropology courses at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Robert McCarl.
Content Description
The Anthropology and Ethnography Collection is the result of anthropology coursework at Boise State University under the direction of Professor Robert McCarl. The material covers a wide range of topics, including beekeeping, foodways, urban planning, "smokejumping" fire fighters, the role plant ecology in fire fighting, and the Tibetan community of Boise among others.
The collection includes release forms, video logs, and student papers, some of which contain first-person accounts about their ethnographic subjects. The audio-visual materials are interviews recorded mostly on audio cassettes.
Forms part of the Ethnographic Archive of the Intermountain West.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[item description], General Anthropology and Ethnography Collection, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series: Projects with Audio-Visual Materials, Projects without Audio-Visual Materials, and three special projects: Foodways, Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds, and Treasure Valley Orchards and Produce
Acquisition Information
Material donated in June and July of 2007 by BSU professor Dr. Robert McCarl.
Related Materials
See also: Idaho Farmworker Policy Research Project Collection
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Projects with Audio-Visual Materials
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Description: Alternative medicine: acupuncturist, hypnotist, reiki practitionerDates: 1996Container: Box 1, Folder 1-2
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Description: Alzheimer's disease caregiverDates: 2004Container: Box 1, Folder 3-4
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Description: Baha'i community of BoiseDates: 1998Container: Box 1, Folder 5-6
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Description: Beekeeping: Steele family, a multi-generational family of professional and hobbyist beekeepers, assistance to the State of Idaho's Bee InspectorDates: 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 7-9
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Description: Body art in Boise, New Moon tattoo parlor, traditional and alternative piercingDates: 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 10-12
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Description: Boise Contemporary Theatre, "From the Stage of This Enchanted Prairie Dog"Dates: 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 13-15
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Description: Boise suburbs: Surprise Valley, Eagle Knoll, Red Leaf Heights, Holland Realty, Macaile Way, Five Rivers Fine Home FurnishingsDates: 2001Container: Box 1, Folder 16-17
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Description: Boise urban development: Meridian, IdahoDates: 1997Container: Box 1, Folder 18-19
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Description: Children's Map Project and Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)Dates: 1998Container: Box 1, Folder 20-22
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Description: Cocktail Waitressing: Buster's BarDates: 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 23-24
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Description: "Dangerous Dave," kayaker Dave Norell
Dave Norell was a kayaker and adventure sports competitor who unexpectedly died of a heart condition while competing in Boise's Pole Pedal Paddle Race (kayaking, bicycling, and skiing) on April 24, 2004. He was sponsored by several kayaking companies, served as an editor for Kayak Magazine, and released two kayaking videos: The Revolution and Broke Hungry and Happy, the Revolution II. Dave Norell was also worked as a weekend news editor for KTVB-TV, channel 7. Includes a photocopy of two pages from Dave Norell's journal and two poems about Dave written by a friend.
Dates: 2004Container: Box 1, Folder 25-27 -
Description: Dream interpretation, Lowell "Stew" StewartDates: 2003Container: Box 2, Folder 1-2
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Description: Dusty Acres Equestrian Center, boarding horses, Kuna, IdahoDates: 2002Container: Box 2, Folder 3-4
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Description: Female impersonation in Boise: "female illusionist" show at the Neurolux bar, organized by Lips, Inc.Dates: 2000Container: Box 2, Folder 5-7
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Description: Fishing in an urban setting, Boise River, BoiseDates: 2003Container: Box 2, Folder 8-10
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Description: Food service industry, "Skating Behind The Line," study of behavior during smoking breaksDates: 2002Container: Box 2, Folder 11-12
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Description: Football through mass mediaDates: 2000Container: Box 2, Folder 13-14
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Description: Goddess Night Celebration: Samhain Sabat pagan festival in the Eastern Hills of Boise, the Golden Thread Grove Church of Boise, modern practicing of witchcraft, and Wiccan beliefsDates: 2002Container: Box 2, Folder 15-16
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Description: Gay culture within the Christian community: Treasure Valley Community Church, an all-gay congregation.Dates: 2004Container: Box 2, Folder 17-18
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Description: Gay male identification of other gay males in Boise, "Taking Precautions and Making Sure"Dates: 2004Container: Box 2, Folder 19-20
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Description: Home birth, midwife services of Ida Home BirthDates: 1995Container: Box 2, Folder 21-22
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Description: Home ownership and home purchasing in BoiseDates: 1997Container: Box 2, Folder 23-24
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Description: Homedale, Idaho bar culture and bar ownershipDates: 1999Container: Box 2, Folder 25-28
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Description: Homemaking night, Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (LDS) social event for Mormon womenDates: 1999Container: Box 2, Folder 28-30
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Description: "How We Sell Ourselves." Four occupations: dairy farmer, massage therapist, bartender, and exotic dancerDates: 2004Container: Box 2, Folder 31-32
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Description: Idaho State Correctional Department Medical DepartmentDates: 2004Container: Box 3, Folder 1-2
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Description: Idaho Youth Ranch thrift storeDates: 2001Container: Box 3, Folder 3-4
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Description: Indian students in Boise State University engineering programDates: 2004Container: Box 3, Folder 5-6
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Description: Jail, ethnography of a jail in IdahoDates: 1995Container: Box 3, Folder 7-8
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Description: Japanese International StudentsDates: 2001Container: Box 3, Folder 9-10
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Description: KaraokeDates: 2000Container: Box 3, Folder 11-12
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Description: Linemen, "Knights of the Spurs," power lineman around BoiseDates: 2004Container: Box 3, Folder 13-14
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Description: Long distance running and the Boise State University track teamDates: 1997Container: Box 3, Folder 15-16
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Description: Metaphysics and ReikiDates: 2003Container: Box 3, Folder 17-19
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Description: Military Wives at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Coping with Social PressuresDates: 2001Container: Box 4, Folder 5-6
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Description: Minimum wage, "Cookie Culture"Dates: 1996Container: Box 3, Folder 20-21
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Description: North End Neighborhood: Policy guide, Neighborhood Watch, Hyde Park, Ten Thousand VillagesDates: 2001Container: Box 4, Folder 1-2
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Description: Plant ecology and wildfire risk: biologist/ecologist from the Bureau of Land Management regarding plant specimens taken from East Tablerock Rd. in Northridge Subdivision and had them analyzed regarding their utility in helping to shield Boise from wildfires, given their location on the front line of the urban/wildland interface.Dates: 1997Container: Box 4, Folder 3-4
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Description: Printing and graphics, Boise State UniversityDates: 2002Container: Box 4, Folder 7-8
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Description: Punk culture, Emmet and BoiseDates: 2004Container: Box 4, Folder 9-10
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Description: Rock band Stella, folk rockDates: 2000Container: Box 4, Folder 11-12
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Description: Ron's Lakeshore Service, Nampa, Idaho, farmers socializing in the early morningDates: 2001Container: Box 4, Folder 13-14
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Description: Service Employees International Union Local 687, home health care employeesDates: 2002Container: Box 4, Folder 15-16
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Description: Smokejumpers, aerial wildland firefighters, rookie classDates: 2002Container: Box 4, Folder 17-18
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Description: Skateboarding "'til my body can't take it...", Rhodes Skate ParkDates: 1995-1996Container: Box 4, Folder 19-20
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Description: Streetlight maintenanceDates: 2002Container: Box 5, Folder 1-2
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Description: Syringa House, Nampa; residential treatment center for girls (organized under Northwest Children's Home, Inc.)Dates: 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 3-4
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Description: Tibetan community, Tashi Dondup, Jan ReevesDates: 1997Container: Box 5, Folder 5-7
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Description: Transcendental MeditationDates: 2000Container: Box 5, Folder 8-9
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Description: Urban Daycare, Women and Children's AllianceDates: 1997Container: Box 5, Folder 10-12
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Description: Water quality and water quantity in Boise River ValleyDates: 2002Container: Box 5, Folder 13-14
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Description: Wilson Springs, Nampa, man-made fishing area; handicapped accessibility and recreation for the young and elderlyDates: 2002Container: Box 5, Folder 15-17
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Description: Winemaking, Sunnsyslope, Ste. Chappelle wineryDates: 2002Container: Box 5, Folder 18-19
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Series 2: Projects without Audio-Visual Materials
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Description: Air Traffic Controllers, Boise airportDates: 2000Container: Box 5, Folder 20
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Description: Anarchy community, Black BlocDates: 2000Container: Box 5, Folder 21
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Description: Automotive Parts Warehouse, Kaps Automotive, "Cobwebs and Classic Rock: A Smokers Paradise"; management styles, drinking habits, attitudes about long-term underemploymentDates: 2000Container: Box 5, Folder 22
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Description: Barber Shop, Talk of the Town; barber shops to the African American communityDates: 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 23
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Description: Baseball, Boise Nags, Rocky Mountain Instructional LeagueDates: 1993, 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 24
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Description: Bicycle commuters, "Implications of a Potential Boise City Ordinance"Dates: 1998Container: Box 5, Folder 25
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Description: Boise Hash House Harriers, loosely-organized international running, social, and drinking organizationDates: 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 26
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Description: Boise Rescue Mission, a Christian homeless shelterDates: 2001Container: Box 5, Folder 27
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Description: Boise State University FootballDates: 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 28
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Description: C.W. Moore ParkDates: 1997Container: Box 5, Folder 29
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Description: Canyon-Owyhee School Services Agency (COSSA), participant observation of vocational training of high school studentsDates: 2001Container: Box 5, Folder 30
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Description: Castle Rock development, interview with a Native American tribal memberDates: 1997Container: Box 5, Folder 31
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Description: Construction workersDates: 1998Container: Box 5, Folder 32
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Description: "The Cruise: Moving Meat Market," ethnographic study of a section of downtown Boise where youth "cruise" on weekend evenings, sometimes with the intent of meeting members of the opposite sexDates: 2002Container: Box 5, Folder 33
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Description: Department store retail employees, Bon MarcheDates: 1996Container: Box 5, Folder 34
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Description: Electric gas meter repair shopDates: 2002Container: Box 5, Folder 35
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Description: Exotic dancer, femaleDates: 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 36
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Description: Exotic dancing, women and menDates: 1997Container: Box 5, Folder 37
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Description: Fairly Reliable Bob's car dealershipDates: 2003Container: Box 5, Folder 38
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Description: Female correctional officers in an Idaho prisonDates: 2004Container: Box 5, Folder 39
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Description: Fire department, Mountain Home Air Force BaseDates: 2000Container: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Fire fighting, Boise urban environmentDates: 1996Container: Box 6, Folder 2
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Description: Foreign-born nationals from Mexico and El SalvadorDates: 2004Container: Box 6, Folder 3
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Description: "Freshies," downhill skiing in fresh powder, Sun ValleyDates: 1998Container: Box 6, Folder 4
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Description: Gay marriage, two menDates: 1998Container: Box 6, Folder 5
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Description: Harley Davidson motorcycle cultureDates: 2004Container: Box 6, Folder 6
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Description: Homeless, El Ada soup kitchenDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 7
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Description: Illusions & Co. salonDates: 2002Container: Box 6, Folder 8
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Description: Japanese-American experience during World War II of a married couple - the husband served for the United States and the wife was sent to an internment campDates: 2002Container: Box 6, Folder 9
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Description: Jazz singer, Jeannie Hoard Hochstrasser, of Portland, Las Vegas, and BoiseDates: 2004Container: Box 6, Folder 10
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Description: Karate, Idaho Kempo Karate AssociationDates: 2000Container: Box 6, Folder 11
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Description: "A Sexual Lifestyle," swinger lifestyleDates: 2000Container: Box 6, Folder 12
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Description: Sexual harassment in a barroom settingDates: 1996Container: Box 6, Folder 13
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Description: Single-parented familiesDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 14
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Description: Skateboarding, Fort Boise Skateboard ParkDates: 2001Container: Box 6, Folder 15
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Description: Skinny dipping, Skinnydipper Hot SpringsDates: 2004Container: Box 6, Folder 16
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Description: Sports department, downtown Boise YMCA, Youth and Community SportsDates: 2002Container: Box 6, Folder 17
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Description: Tattoo, symbolic significance to a Vietnam veteranDates: 2002Container: Box 6, Folder 18
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Description: Terry Reilly Health Clinic, NampaDates: 2004Container: Box 6, Folder 19
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Description: Ultimate Frisbee, participation of womenDates: 1997Container: Box 6, Folder 20
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Description: United States Postal Service, computerized forwarding service (CFS) centerDates: 2002Container: Box 6, Folder 21
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Description: Williams Residential Center, home for individuals with developmental disabilitiesDates: 2001Container: Box 6, Folder 22
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Series 3: Foodways
In 1995, 1999, and 2003, a section of Dr. McCarl's anthropology students focused on Foodways, the cultural, social and economic practices relating to the production and consumption of food. The students sought out a place to observe the preparation of food, either in homes or eating establishments.
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Description: Ada County Sheriff, Boise State University substationDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 23
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Description: "An Evening With the Sander Ladies," rural IdahoDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 24
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Description: Angell's RestaurantDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 25-26
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Description: Asian restaurant in Boise (unnamed) with Chinese and Vietnamese staffDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 27
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Description: Bar Gernika, Basque restaurantDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 28-30
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Description: Boise Senior Center, congregate diningDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 31-33
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Description: Cafe Ole, Mexican-American restaurantDates: 1995Container: Box 6, Folder 34
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Description: Cobby's Sandwich ShopDates: 2001Container: Box 6, Folder 35
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Description: Dreamwalker Coffee Shop, "counter-culture" gathering placeDates: 1997Container: Box 6, Folder 36
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Description: Idaho State Department of Corrections, "Peanut Butter and Jelly again..."Dates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 37
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Description: "Making dinner for the Mafia," foodways study of a rural, Catholic, Italian-American and Irish-American family near Mountain Home with roots in New York CityDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 38
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Description: Mashed potatoesDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 39
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Description: Military food culture, mechanized combat company, Gowen FieldDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 40
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Description: Moon's Kitchen CafeDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 41
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Description: Moxie Java coffee shopDates: 2001Container: Box 6, Folder 42
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Description: Pampered Chef partyDates: 2003Container: Box 6, Folder 43
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Description: Pizza Hut, Boise Ave.Dates: 1995Container: Box 6, Folder 44
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Description: Single motherhood, "Give, Take, and Improvise", employee at the YMCADates: 1995Container: Box 6, Folder 45
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Description: Tapas restaurantDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 46-47
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Description: The Timber's Inn, EmmettDates: 1999Container: Box 6, Folder 48
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Series 4: Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds, 2002
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Description: Equine concerns (effects of weeds on horses and a horse's ability to spread weeds)Container: Box 7, Folder 49
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Description: Jump Creek, Owyhee CountyContainer: Box 7, Folder 50
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Description: PuncturvineContainer: Box 7, Folder 51-52
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Series 5: Orchards and Produce Project, 2001 May
In Spring of 2001, Dr. McCarl's students focused on fruit orchards in the Treasure Valley area, the Boise, Idaho Farmer's Market, and their relationship.
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Description: Comparison of Emmet and SunnyslopeContainer: Box 7, Folder 53
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Description: The Idaho Apple Orchard ProjectContainer: Box 7, Folder 54
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Description: Issues relating to the decline of Southern Idaho orchards and produce growersContainer: Box 7, Folder 55
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Description: Local Produce in BoiseContainer: Box 7, Folder 56-57
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Description: Perspectives on Sunnyslope's OrchardsContainer: Box 7, Folder 58-59
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