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John Lorenzo Aram papers, 1940-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Arams, John Lorenzo Aram
Title
John Lorenzo Aram papers
Dates
1940-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 cubic feet
Collection Number
MG 581
Summary
Photographs, documents, newsletters, and other miscellaneous materials.
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
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Content Description

John Lorenzo Aram was a University of Idaho alum. His family was one of the first five to homestead in the Camas prairie area. He worked for Potlatch Forest, Inc., Boise-Payette Lumber Company, and Weyerhaeuser. This collection includes family history, photographs, and other personal papers of John L. Aram.

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Historical Note

John Lorenzo Aram was born on September 19, 1912 to James and Phoebe (Smith) Aram in Joseph, Idaho. The Aram family was the fifth family to homestead on the Camas prairie. He attended Grangeville High School, and graduated from the University of Idaho in 1936 with a BS in Business. From 1936 to 1949, he worked for the Clearwater unit of Potlatch Forests, Inc. He then took a position with the Boise-Payette Lumber company and eventually became president. He also worked for Weyerhaeuser. In 1987 he received a Doctor of Law degree from Gonzaga University. John L. Aram died on December 15, 2000.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

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

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by John Aram in August 2023.

Processing Note

The materials in this collection were processed by Tosin Bangudu in Fall 2023.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • I: Papers

    • Description: Grangeville High School diploma
      Awarded to John L. Aram.
      Dates: 19 May 1931
      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: University of Idaho diploma
      Awarded to John L. Arams.
      Dates: 08 June 1936
      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Gonzaga University diploma
      Awarded to John L. Arams.
      Dates: 10 May 1987
      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
    • Description: Newspaper clippings
      Container: Box 1, Folder 4
    • Description: Certificate of Merit - Honorary Navy Recruiter
      Awarded to John L. Aram.
      Dates: 1943
      Container: Box 1, Folder 5
    • Description: Infantry School certificate
      "Honorary Doughboy" awarded to John L. Aram.
      Dates: 12 October 1954
      Container: Box 1, Folder 6
    • Description: Pacific Lutheran University
      Awarded to John and Mary Jane Aram.
      Dates: 1977
      Container: Box 1, Folder 7
    • Description: The Log of Boise Payette Lumber Co., Vol. 7, No. 11
      Dates: November 1956
      Container: Box 1, Folder 8
    • Description: Aram Family history
      Container: Box 1, Folder 9
    • Description: Photographs
      Container: Box 1, Folder 10-11
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Container: Box 1, Folder 12

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Subject Terms

  • Correspondence
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