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Carolyn McCoy Papers, 1925-2015
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Carolyn McCoy Papers
- Dates
- 1925-2015 (inclusive)19252015
- Quantity
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1 cubic feet : Some fragile Items
- Collection Number
- MG 639
- Summary
- Alumni and career memorabilia including photos, slides, motion pictures, and scrapbooks.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains information about Carolyn McCoy and her family's stay in Colombia where her dad worked, as well as a few items containing information about Wayne McCoy's time at the University of Idaho.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Carolyn McCoy, born February 12, 1945, would spend her younger years in Columbia while her father, Wayne McCoy, an engineer that graduated from the University of Idaho, worked on a gold and platinum mining company there. Carolyn McCoy would go on to become an audiologist, getting her degree at the University of Oregon.
https://www.lodifuneralhome.com/obituaries/Carolyn-McCoy?obId=32904426
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
FOR PHOTOS: Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
FOR DOCUMENTS: Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1:Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | object | ||
| 1 | 1 | Life in the Choco
1 items : A scrapbook detailing the lives of Carloyn McCoy and family as they lived in the Choco region of Colombia. Inside is a letter to the University of Idaho archivist, Amy Thompson, explaining the collection.
|
1937-1951 |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1: Loose Photographs
34 items : A folder with loose photographs, mostly of Sun Valley and Rainier National Park.
|
1937 |
| 1 | 3 | Black Scrapbook
1 items : A scrapbook full of photos relating to Wayne Alexander McCoy's time at the University of Idaho, as well as industrial equipment (McCoy graduated with an engineering degree.); Hume Fight; Varsity squad group photos; engineering student group photos; military and band group photos; fire tower construction;
|
1925-1929 |
| 1 | 4 | Black Utensils Case
1 items : A black case containing a Eugene Dietzgen Co. drafting set, belonging to Wayne McCoy; dividers, drafting compass; fragile
|
undated |
| object | |||
| 1 | 5 | "Ventas"
1 items : Diary written by Marjorie McCoy.
|
1938-1939 |
| 1 | 6 | Tan Scrapbook
1 items : Scrapbook containing images of the McCoy family's life in Colombia as well as the people around them.
|
1937-1951 |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 7 | The Journey Begins
18 items : Book relating to Marjorie and Wayne McCoy's stay in Colombia, as well as condensed letters from Wayne McCoy regarding his travels.
|
1927-2015 |
| 1 | 8 | Photos and Newsletters
125 items : Photographs mainly of the family, immunization records, letters, a newsletter, a tourist pamphlet about Columbia, tickets for a ship, a ship menu.
|
1940-1950 |
| object | |||
| 1 | 9 | Film
2 items : reel of film, content unknown.
|
undated |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 10 | Kodak 1
5 items : Four sheets of Kodak slides depicting Columbia and the original photots depicting scenes from Columbia.
|
1971 |
| 1 | 11 | Kodak 2
7 items : Seven sheets of Kodak slides, depicting national parks and locations from around the United States and Canada.
|
1971 |
| 1 | 12 | Letters
74 items : Photgraphs and letters, and what appears to be a small part of the manuscript for the book Carolyn McCoy would write; CD
|
1945-2014 |
| object | |||
| 1 | 13 | Maroon Scrapbook
1 items : A scrapbook containing
|
1938-1939 |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 14 | Letters
28 items : A folder containing letters from the family as well as newspaper scraps.
|
1930-2014 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Short films
- University of Idaho
Geographical Names
- Colombia--Parque Nacional Natural Utría
Finding Aid prepared by Knox Carter.
2024
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