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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">U.S. Post Office, Moscow, Idaho records<date calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1887/1959" type="inclusive"/></titleproper>
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        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen. Updated by Rebecca Hastings in 2025.</author>
        <sponsor encodinganalog="contributor">Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives</publisher>
        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="1985">1985</date>
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