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Day Northwest (Day-NW) Book collection, circa 1800s - Present
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- University of Idaho Library. Special Collections and Archives.
- Title
- Day Northwest (Day-NW) Book collection
- Dates
- circa 1800s - Present (inclusive)
- Quantity
- 29,709 items, (this is a continually growing collection, so item count may be off.)
- Collection Number
- UIDAYNW
- Summary
- Book collection named after U of I Regent Jerome J. Day, whose donated collection of western Americana was the basis for creating this collection.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Named after U of I Regent Jerome J. Day, whose donated collection of western Americana was the basis for creating this collection. This now includes any published item with Idaho as a topic, subject or setting, published items on the history, culture, peoples, environment, etc. of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, items authored by University of Idaho professors, non-UI theses and dissertations with an Idaho topic. Material types include books, periodicals, media, reports, and maps/atlases.
To look for publications, patrons should search by using the library catalog.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
More than 29,000 titles which feature Idaho as a topic, subject or setting, published items on the history, culture, peoples, environment, etc. of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest, items authored by University of Idaho professors, non-UI theses and dissertations with an Idaho topic.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Originals
This collection is located in Special Collections and Archives. To search for publications, visit the Library catalog at https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Books
- Books and reading
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Copper Mines and Mining
- Forest Conservation
- Forest ecology--West (U.S.)
- Forest fires
- Forest fires--Idaho
- Forest fires--Prevention and control--Idaho--History--Sources
- Forest insects
- Forest insects--West (U.S.)
- Forest management--United States
- Forest products--Research--Idaho--History--Sources
- Forest products--Research--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Forestry Journalism
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Gold Mines and Mining
- Indigenous peoples
- Lead Mines and Mining
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
- Travel
Geographical Names
- Bitterroot National Forest (Mont. and Idaho)
- Clearwater National Forest (Idaho)
- Coeur d'Alene National Forest (Idaho)
- Inland Empire (Pacific Northwest)
- Northwest, Pacific
- Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel--Photographs
- Northwest, Pacific--History
- West (U.S.)
Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
2024
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
