Boise State University Special Collections and Archives
Dean Worbois Papers
Worbois, Dean
MSS 342
0.5 linear feet
1 box
1982-2024
The Dean Worbois Papers consist of writings and documentary films by Boise, Idaho resident Dean Worbois. Articles, books, and pamphlets focus on a variety of local historical topics and personal memoirs related to Boise and the surrounding region.
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The Dean Worbois Papers consist of assorted writings and documentary films by Boise resident Dean Worbois. Articles, books, and pamphlets focus on a variety of local historical topics and personal memoirs related to Boise and the surrounding region. Topics include the history of Boise High School, the great floods of Clark Fork and Red Rock Pass, Boise's geothermal development and sewer system, and the history of gay bars in Boise.
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Collection is available for research.
Dean Worbois is a writer and filmaker residing in Boise, Idaho. For more information about his work, visit Worbois' website.
Donated by Dean Worbois: 2014 and 2021-2025
Boise (Idaho)
Geothermal power
Geothermal engineering
Geothermal resources
Gay bars
LGBTQ+ communities
Boise local history
Idaho
City and Town Life
Gays and Lesbians
Boise
Box 1
1
Pamphlet: Glad to be in Hot Water: Geothermal Development in Boise, Idaho
1982
English.
1
1
Book: Temple of Liberty, Boise High Shcool Defines a Frontier Town
2005
English.
1
1
Article: Do Cowboys Drink Tea?
circa 1999
English.
1
1
Pamphlet: What is the Bible? By Merrill
1993
English.
1
2
Pamplet: The Bible and the Homosexual By Merrill
1992
English.
1
2
Listing of Writings by Dean Worbois
English.
1
3
Family History: "One Trailer Leads to Sideline Business," Statewide Article
1950
English.
1
4
Family History: Photos, Corner of State Street and Highway 55, Boise, ID
1912
English.
1
5
Family/Local History: 5 Short Memoirs, 1950s-1970s
2020
1
6
Boise Gay Bar History
2020
1
7
Book: Gay Bars in Boise, Idaho 1976-2021
2021
1
8
DVD: Kelton-Boise Stage featuring the City of Rocks
2009
1
9
DVD: Bonneville-Missoula, the World's Greatest River Floods
2009
1
9
DVD: Boise High, Temple of Liberty--History, Heat and Rehab
2008
1
9
DVD: Of Poo, You, and the Great Wahoo (Boise sewer system)
2009
1
9
Two Crazy Gringos Do Old Mexico
1992
1
10
List of Idaho Magazine Articles by Worbois
2024
1
11
William Wilson, Boise property ownership 1871-1904
2024
1
12
Atlanta, Idaho and the Sawtooth Mountains 1916-1965
2025
1
13
Idaho Magazine Articles
2006-2013
1
14
Johnny-Behind-the-Rocks
2006
1
Celebration Park
2006
1
My Dad's Milk Toast
2007
1
Boise Ground Zero
2007
1
June Purcell: Straight Shooter in a Skirt
2008
1
A Temple of Light: Restoring Our Beautiful Capitol Building
2008
1
Wings & Annex: The State Capitol
2008
1
House of Stone
2008
1
Annals of Justice: Judge Boomer and Me
2009
1
The Kid and the Gun
2010
1
Worst Guy on the Team
2011
1
A Spirited Teapot
2013
1
Idaho Magazine Articles
2013-2024
1
15
King Hill
2013
1
Riding the Top Twenty-Eight
2013
1
No More Metes and Bounds: Initial Point
2014
1
Tumbleweed Tinder
2014
1
Conversation with a Fish
2015
1
The Greatest of Ease
2015
1
The Daylilies
2015
1
Bridge to Nowhere - And a Tunnel of Light
2018
1
A Final Toast
2021
1
Boise Spotlight City
2021
1
Hollywood Halloween
2021
1
The Revitalizers
2022
1
Magic Moment
2022
1
Deliverance
2024
1