Mountain Home School District Number 1, located in Latah County, Idaho, was organized in 1890 with J. W. Haynes active in laying out the boundaries. The school's first session was held in 1892. In 1907 a new school building was constructed.
This collection consists of a single item: a carved wood scrapbook recording the history of the Mountain Home School in Latah County, Idaho, 1892-1940. According to information included in the scrapbook, "This school is located 15 miles East of Garfield, Wash. and 8 miles north of Potlatch, Idaho in Latah County Idaho." The scrapbook includes photographs, newspaper clippings, manuscript and typewritten notes, chronologies, and lists of pupils and teachers. The materials were assembled by Hattie M. Swofford, a former teacher at Mountain Home School in circa 1940. The scrapbook is enclosed in a carved wood cover depicting the school building.
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Hattie M. Swofford Scrapbook, 1892-1940
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Washington State University Libraries Pullman, WA
This collection was donated to Washington State University Libraries by Hattie M. Swofford.
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection.