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.
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.
Collection is open for research.
Donated by John Aram in August 2023.
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.
The materials in this collection were processed by Tosin Bangudu in Fall 2023.