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Robert Holder collection, 1948-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Holder, Robert, 1931-2015
- Title
- Robert Holder collection
- Dates
- 1948-1990 (inclusive)19481990
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 540
- Summary
- A scrapbook, papers from the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, newspaper clippings, and VHS tapes of a Teke Reunion and Vandal Football kept by Robert Holder.
- 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
Robert Holder was born on January 17, 1931 to Carl and Emilie (Winter) Holder in Waterloo, Iowa. As a teen he attended and graduated from West Waterloo high school.
To pursue a degree in chemistry, Holder enrolled at the University of Idaho. While at the university he was a very active student. He was a member of the "I" Club, the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society, Blue Key, and an U of I Navy ROTC cadet. Holder was also a captain on U of I's football team, earning All-Coast line-backer in 1951 and All-American honors in 1952.
In 1953 he received a commission and served as a naval officer on the USS Gurke (DD-783) during the Korean War. A few years later in life Holder joined the financial firm Merrill Lynch in Spokane, Washington until his retirement after more than forty years. He, along with Flip Kleffner, Duane Hagadone, Bud Benoit, and Bruce Sweeney, were inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame during the 1992 sports banquet.
Robert Holder died on March 13, 2015.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Robert Holder, an All-American linebacker (1952), was a U of I alum. After he completed his BS in Chemistry from U of I, he was comissioned as an officer in the United States Navy and served during the Korean War. Holder was inducted into the Idaho Hall of Fame in 1992 in recognition of his Vandal football career.
This collection contains four VHS tapes which are mostly of Vandal football games between 1950 and 1952. It also includes a scrapbook kept by Holder which houses a large amount of newspaper clippings. Lastly there are some items about the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Vandal Football, and other miscellaneous materials.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. VHS Tapes, (bulk 1950-1987) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
The University of Idaho Football |
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| Box | object | ||
| 1 | 1 | Washington St, Arizona St, Oregon St |
1950 |
| 1 | 2 | Texas Western '50, Oregon St '51 |
1950-1951 |
| 1 | 3 | Washington St '51, Arizona '51, Washington St '52, Oregon St '52 |
1951-1952 |
Reunion |
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| Box | object | ||
| 1 | 4 | Teke Reunion, Moscow, ID |
November 1987 |
Series II. ScrapbookReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Scrapbook Robert Holder's scrapbook includes newspaper clippings about the University of Idaho, specifically about sports (football and boxing), the fire at the Campus Club, and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
|
1949-1950 |
Series III. PapersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Tau Kappa Epsilon Includes two photographs from the 1982 reunion.
|
1982-1994 |
| 1 | 3 | University of Idaho Vandal Football Includes brochures from 1991-1993 Idaho Hall of Fame banquets and Robert Holder's induction.
|
1952-1993 |
| 1 | 4 | Newspaper Clippings Includes newspaper clippings about University of Idaho football and the fire at Gault Hall.
|
1950-1993 |
| 1 | 5 | Miscellaneous Includes two photos of two unidentified men walking across a football field, a group photo of unidentified people from 1948, and an in memoriam pamphlet for Dr. Erwin Grauce (1895-1994).
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Football
- University of Idaho
- Video tapes
Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
2022
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