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Diane Josephy Peavey Papers, 1992-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Peavey, Diane Josephy
Title
Diane Josephy Peavey Papers
Dates
1992-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
MSS 401
Summary
Contains physical and electronic records related to Diane Josephy Peavey's eighteen years of weekly radio essays about rural life in the American West written for Boise State Public Radio (KBSU) from 1992-2009.
Repository
Boise State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
1910 University Drive
Boise ID
83725
Telephone: 2084263990
archives@boisestate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is available for research.

Languages
English
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Content Description

The collection contains physical and electronic records related to Peavey's eighteen years of weekly radio essays written for Boise State Public Radio (KBSU) from 1992-2009. Specifically, the collection contains hard copy reading files with edits of the stories, a thumb drive with unedited first drafts of the stories, 43 CD-Rs with recordings, 4 DVD-Rs, and audio files received from Erik Jones of KBSU.

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Historical Note

Diane Josephy Peavey is a writer of life in the American West. Starting in 1992, Peavey began writing and recording weekly radio essays for Boise State Public Radio (KBSU) and continued until 2009. Peavey published a collection of these stories as Bitterbrush Country: Living on the Edge of the Land (Fulcurm, 2001). Josephy married Idaho rancher and state politician, John Peavey, in 1982. Since then, she has lived on the Flat Top Sheep Co. ranch north of Carey, Idaho. She has worked as the Director of the Idaho Rural Council, the Literature Director for the Idaho Commission on the Arts, and is the founder and organizer of the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival in Ketchum, Idaho.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item description], Diane Josephy Peavey Papers, Box [number] Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Diane Josephy Peavey in 2019.

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Subject Terms

  • Wilderness areas--Idaho
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