Steel House Papers collection, 1952-2014

Overview of the Collection

Title
Steel House Papers collection
Dates
1952-2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
7 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 588
Summary
Memorabilia from the former University of Idaho Ethel Steel House, including scrapbooks, various records, minutes, and a silver tea and coffee service donated to the House by Mrs. Ethel Steel.
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Memorabilia from the former University of Idaho Ethel Steel House, including scrapbooks, various records, minutes, and a silver tea and coffee service donated to the House by Mrs. Ethel Steel.

1952 Former UI regent Ethel K. Steel established her namesake living group as a cooperative that allowed women to work there in exchange for reduced housing rates.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Offensive Content Policy. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/policies.html#offensive-material-in-archival-collections

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

FOR PHOTOS: Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID. FOR DOCUMENTS: Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Materials received from Susan Nesbit and the Steel House Board of Director in 2023(MA 2023-61).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Correspondence
16 items
2014-2019
1 2
Misc.
10 items : Notes; history; documents
undated
1 3
News
14 items : Newsletters; news clippings; viewbook
2010-2017
1 4
Architecture
30 items
2012-2017
1 5
Architecture Bids
4 items
2010
1 6
Finances
27 items
2012-2015
1 7
Finances Legal
5 items
2012
1 8
Loan Applications
5 items
2011-2014

Series 2: 2009 BinderReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 9
Misc.
11 items
2009-2010
1 10
Email Correspondence 1
69 items
2009-2012
1 11
Email Correspondence 2
64 items
2009-2012
1 12
Contracts-Bylaws
10 items
2011
1 13
Finance Reports
11 items
2009-2012
1 14
History
1 items
undated
1 15
Newsletter
6 items
2009-2012
1 16
Reunion
3 items
2010

Series 3: Board Minutes BinderReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 17
Board Minutes 2014-2015
10 items
2014-2015
1 18
Important Papers
27 items
2009-2016
1 19
Contracts
27 items
2017-2019
1 20
Newsletter
2 items
2017-2018
1 21
Other
5 items : reunion program; news clipping; flyers
2017-2018
1 22
Board of Directors Minutes 1
52 items
2017-2019
1 23
Board of Directors Minutes 2
63 items
2017-2019
1 24
Board of Directors Minutes 3
3 items
2020

Series 4: Steel House Minutes Phi Tau House BinderReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 25
Steel House Minutes 2: Steel House Minutes 1
61 items : minutes; reports; correspondence
2008-2011
1 26
Steel House Minutes 2: Steel House Minutes 2
32 items : minutes; reports; correspondence
2011-2012

Series 5: Steel House Minutes BinderReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 27
Misc.
7 items
2011-2013
2 28
Steel House Minutes 1
72 items : minutes; reports; correspondence
2008-2013
2 29
Steel House Minutes 2
70 items : minutes; reports; correspondence
2013-2014
2 30
Steel House Minutes 3
71 items : minutes; reports; correspondence; news clippings
2014-2017
2 31
Lease Agreement
2 items : minutes; reports; news clippings; history
2009-2012
2 32
History
7 items : minutes; reports; news clippings; history
2013-2015
2 33
Fundraising
7 items
2011-2012

Series 6: S.H. Minutes BinderReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 34
Current Year Contracts
25 items
2015-2017
2 35
Newsletters
5 items
2015-2017
2 36
Other
5 items : flyer; news clipping; form
2015
2 37
S.H. Board of Directors Minutes 1
60 items
2015-2017
2 38
S.H. Board of Directors Minutes 2
60 items
2016-2017
2 39
S.H. Board of Directors Minutes 3
60 items : news clippings; contracts
2015-2017

Series 7: Scrapbook BindersReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 40
Scrapbook 1963-1965 news clippings
26 items
1963
2 41
Photos - Newsclippings 1963
14 items
1963
2 42
Photos - Newsclippings 1964
32 items
1964
2 43
Photos - Newsclippings 1965
45 items
1965
2 44
Photos - Newsclippings 1966-1
40 items
1966
2 45
Photos - Newsclippings 1966-1967
23 items
1966-1967
3 46
Photos - Newsclippings 1968-1969 Binder
40 items
1968-1969
3 47
Photos - Newsclippings 1969-1970
46 items
1969-1970
3 48
Photos - Newsclippings 1970-1971
18 items
1970-1971
3 49
Photos - Newsclippings 1972-1973
19 items
1972-1973
2 50
Photos - Newsclippings 1973-1974
13 items
1973-1974
3 51
Photos - Newsclippings 1974
20 items
1978
4 52
Photos - Newsclippings 1975-1
18 items
1975
4 53
Photos - Newsclippings 1975-2
34 items
1975
2 54
Photos - Newsclippings 1976-1977
203 items
1976-1977
4 55
Photos - Newsclippings 1978
60 items
1978
2 56
Photos - Newsclippings 1978-1979
106 items : turtle derby; marching band; intramurals; engagements
1978-1979
4 57
1981 Scrapbook
19 items
1981
2 58
Photo Album 1982
79 items
1982
3 59
Photo Album 1983-1984 Part 1
146 items
1983-1984
3 60
Photo Album 1983-1984 Part 2
74 items
1983-1984
5 61
Photo Album 1984-1985 Part 1
120 items
1984-1985
5 62
Photo Album 1984-1985 Part 2
76 items
1984-1985
5 63
Photo Album 1985-1986 Part 1
66 items
1985-1986 P
5 64
Photo Album 1985-1986 Part 2
49 items
1985-1986 P
6 65
Photo Album 1986-1987
102 items
1986-1987
5 66
Photo Album 1987-1988-Part 1
62 items
1987-1988
5 67
Photo Album 1987-1988-Part 2
162 items
1987-1988
6 68
Photo Album 1988-1989-Part 1
149 items
1988-1989
6 69
Photo Album 1988-1989-Part 2
69 items
1988-1989
5 70
Photo Album 1989-1990-Part 1
109 items
1989-1990
5 71
Photo Album 1989-1990-Part 2
123 items
1989-1990
5 72
Photo Album 1990-1991
199 items
1990-1991
5 73
Photo Album 1991-1992 Part 1
80 items
1991-1992
5 74
Photo Album 1991-1992 Part 2
67 items
1991-1992
5 75
Photo Album 1991-1992 Part 3
83 items
1991-1992
5 76
Photo Album 1991-1992 Part 4
72 items
1991-1992
6 77
Scrapbook Ridenbaugh Hall 1950-1953, Steel House 1953
26 items
1950-1953
5 78
Scrapbook 1953-1959
41 items
1953-1959
5 79
Photo Album 1992-1993 Part 1
103 items
1992-1993
5 80
Photo Album 1992-1993 Part 2
73 items
1992-1993
5 81
Photo Album 1992-1993 Part 3
4 items : GDI Week certificates of achievement
1992-1993
5 82
Photo Album 1992-1993 Part 4
84 items
1992-1993
6 83
Photo Album 1994-1995 Part 1
166 items
1994-1995
5 84
Photo Album 1995-1996 Part 1
89 items
1995-1996
5 85
Photo Album 1995-1996 Part 2
108 items
1995-1996
5 86
Photo Album 1996-1997 Part 3
61 items
1995-1996
5 87
Photo Album 1996-1997 Part 1
83 items
1996-1997
5 88
Photo Album 1996-1997 Part 2
91 items
1996-1997
5 89
Photo Album 1996-1997 Part 3
71 items
1996-1997
5 90
Photo Album 1997-1998 Part 1
98 items
1997-1998
5 91
Photo Album 1997-1998 Part 2
145 items
1997-1998
5 92
Photo Album 2001-2002 Part 1
32 items
2001-2002
5 93
Photo Album 2001-2002 Part 2
16 items
2001-2002
object
7 94
Photo Album undated
1 items
undated
7 95
Photo Album 2003-2005
1 items
2003-2005
7 96
Photo Album 2013-2014
1 items
2013-2014
Folder
7 97
Loose Photos
17 items : Portraits of Ethel Steel; group photos; certificates
1952-2014

Series 8: PlaquesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box object
8 98
RHA Highest GPA
1 items
1992-1993
8 99
RHA Highest GPA
1 items
1995-1996
8 100
Women's Residence Hall of the Year
1 items
1992-1993
8 101
GDI Week
1 items
1992-1993
8 102
Silver and Gold Days
1 items
undated

Series 9: Tea setReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box object
9 103
Tea Set
4 items : tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl
1953
10 104
Serving Tray
1 items
1953