Dean of Library Records, 1993-2002
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Force, Ron W., 1941-2023
- Title
- Dean of Library Records
- Dates
- 1993-2002 (inclusive)19932002
- Quantity
- 2 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- UG 151
- Summary
- Contains materials related to the renovation and addition of the University of Idaho Library, including correspondence about the project, reports, budgets, project planning materials, and copies of architectural materials. Also contains additional dean of library records, including a faculty service award, leadership retreat packets, University of Idaho Foundation records, and meeting agendas/minutes for committee meetings.
- 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 - Languages
- English
Content Description
Collection spans the years 1951-2004 (with bulk from 1990-2004) and contains materials related to the renovation and addition of the University of Idaho Library, including correspondence about the project, reports, budgets, project planning materials, and copies of architectural materials. Also contains additional dean of library records, including a faculty service award, leadership retreat packets, University of Idaho Foundation records, and meeting agendas/minutes for committee meetings.
Historical Note
Ron Force was appointed dean of library services in June of 1991, following the service of Warren Owens (1968-1986) and Eileen Hitchingham (1987-1990). Before this, Force attended Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, and Ohio State University; served as assistant director for public services at Washington State University; and served as assistant science librarian, access services librarian, and humanities librarian at the University of Idaho before being promoted to associate dean of library services and acting dean of library services in June 1990.
In September of 1991, ground was broken for the University of Idaho Library renovation project. (unveiled May 1991). Construction on the project was completed in 1993.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Arrangement
Materials are arranged by general topic, with folders organized alphabetically. Collection consists of two series. Series I contains all files and documents in the collection; Series II consists of non-document materials, including booklets, books, and a faculty service award plaque.
Acquisition Information
Materials transferred by Mary Jane Bailey in 2004 (UA 2004-12).
Processing Note
Duplicates removed; no other processing decisions that affected the collection.
Related Materials
PG 34 – University of Idaho Library Photographs (includes photos of renovation projects)
Bibliography
University of Idaho Library History: https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/history/postmodernism/index.htm
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Files
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Description: American Federation of Teachers2 items : Contains papers from the Idaho chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, including historical background on Beth Palmer and the Campus Climate Committee of Athena and a reflection on post-tenure review written by Nick Gier, Professor of Philosophy.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: America's 100 Best College Buys1 item : Contains the 5th Annual Report on "America's 100 Best College Buys" by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. Includes in-state and out of state tuition, as well as entering freshman's high school GPA, SAT, and ACT scores for many colleges across the US.Dates: 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Building Articles4 items : Contains miscellaneous building articles on libraries, computer rooms, workstations, and space needs for a depository library.Dates: January 1983-15 March 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Caxton Press2 items : Contains correspondence and press release on a trade distribution agreement between the University of Idaho and Caxton Press.Dates: 16 June 2002-9 June 2004Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Core Curriculum Cluster Reports83 items : Contains Core Curriculum Cluster Reports for assorted academic departments at the University of Idaho, as well as a newsletter reporting on changes in the UI Core Curriculum.Dates: 7 December 2001-August 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Dean's Council10 items : Contains dean's council correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes. Correspondence includes assorted reports, such as a summary of university-wide teaching evaluations for the 1995 Spring Semester and the final report of the Review Committee on Postdoctoral Employment at the University of Idaho.Dates: 31 August 1993-15 June 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Elisabeth Zinser Presentations5 items : Contains transcripts of presentations and speeches by UI President Elisabeth Zinser.Dates: 13 November 1994-16 May 1995Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Faculty Affairs Committee Report1 item : Contains a report from the University of Idaho Faculty Affairs Committee titled "What Matter Most to Morale in the Academic Community? Thoughtful Responses from Faculty Members". Report includes methodology, findings, and recommendations for improvement.Dates: 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Fiscal Emergency Committee155 items : Contains fiscal emergency committee files, including correspondence, executive summaries, meeting notes, and program reports.Dates: 11 April 2001-23 September 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Hotel Receipts1 items : Contains hotel receipts for Ronald Force on a trip to visit libraries in Minnesota and Iowa.Dates: 22 April 1990-23 April 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Idaho Science and Mathematics Indicators1 items : Contains a science and mathematics indicators electronic survey form (version 5.0) detailing state indicators of science and mathematics education for the Council of Chief State School Officers State Education Assessment Center.Dates: 25 May 2001Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Information Technology Infrastructure16 items : Contains information technology task force agendas and overviews, outreach and technology action plan updates, and drafts of The Idaho Science and Technology Strategy and An Economic Analysis of Industry and High Technology in Idaho prepared by Technology Partnership Practice Battelle Memorial Institute.Dates: 18 February 1998-March 2001Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Leadership Retreats7 items : Contains materials from University of Idaho leadership retreats, including agendas, summaries of discussions, and IPB data.Dates: 14 June 1999-12 August 2002Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Library Building Overhead Projection Sheets10 items : Contains transparent overhead projection sheets depicting architectural plans for the library building project.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Library Building Planning Workshop13 items : Originally a binder, contains correspondence and handouts from a library building workshop at HBW Associates Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Handouts cover topics of consultants and architects, site selection maintenance, fee/lighting energy saving, and signage.Dates: 23 April 1985-9 May 1985Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Library Facility Project Budgets19 items : Contains Department of Facility Design project budget summaries for phase II of the University of Idaho Library remodel and addition project.Dates: 16 January 1991-12 May 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Library Faculty Employment168 items : Originally a binder, includes library job descriptions, affirmative action forms, job application guidelines, Moscow housing information, job advertising, interview guidelines, selection forms and vacancy announcements.Dates: 2 February 1972-August 1987Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Library Floor Plans with Revisions2 items : Contains copies of library floor plans, with revisions, as well as a plan of the library reference desk.Dates: 11 July 1991-28 June 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Library Fundraising25 items : Contains library fundraising materials, including an overview of the University of Idaho Library Development Plan, plans for the fundraising campaign, private funding plans, committee meeting overviews and schedules, and lists of fundraising committee members.Dates: 20 November 1991-13 November 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Library Furniture and Desk Planning15 items : Contains materials for library furniture and desk planning, including prioritized furniture and equipment lists, correspondence, and furniture specification plans.Dates: October 1991-10 September 1992Container: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Library Landscape Planning2 items : Contains notes from a planning session for the library landscape and a sketch of the plans.Dates: 12 August 1991Container: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Library Periodical Plans8 items : Contains library periodical plans, including an article on periodical/microform rooms, a list of the linear feet of humanities department periodicals, meeting overviews, and space diagrams.Dates: 16 November 1989-5 March 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Library Planning Committee17 items : Contains materials from the library planning committee, including correspondence, notes from a program verification work session, copies of floor plans, projected collection growth numbers, and linear measurements of 3rd floor bound periodicals.Dates: 20 February 1981-10 April 1991Container: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: Library Policy Manual Revision (1)125 items : Originally a binder, this is a library policy manual from 1960 dated for revision 1968, with notes and materials scattered throughout ranging from 1951-1985.Dates: 8 February 1951-17 January 1985Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: Library Policy Manual Revision (2)37 items : Originally a binder, this is a library policy manual from 1960 dated for revision 1968, with notes and materials scattered throughout ranging from 1951-1986.Dates: 8 February 1951-28 April 1986Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Library Remodel Phase 2 (1)29 items : Contains materials from phase two of the library remodel, including design guidelines, correspondence, budget requests, document surveys, meeting agendas and notes, comments on the draft program for the project, and copies of space diagrams.Dates: 3 December 1984-19 June 1991Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Library Remodel Phase 2 (2)30 items : Contains materials from phase two of the library remodel, including correspondence, progress meeting minutes and agendas, transmittal letters, and pre-construction meeting notes.Dates: 27 June 1991-23 August 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 27
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Description: Library Remodel Proposed Schedule31 items : Contains materials relevant to the library model proposed schedule, including schedule drafts, baseline schedules, proposed phasing, contractor bid packages, cost estimates, library project workflow chronologies, construction news, and a naming opportunities catalogue.Dates: 18 January 1991-5 August 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 28
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Description: Library Remodel Publicity14 items : Contains publicity materials on the library remodel, including newspaper clippings, newsletters, and copies of articles.Dates: May 1990-7 June 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 29
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Description: Library Services Correspondence SWOT38 items : Contains library services correspondence and a copy of the library strategic plan from 1995.Dates: May 1995-12 January 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 30
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Description: Library Shelving Planning17 items : Contains library shelving planning materials, including linear feet measurements, correspondence, inventory, book counts by floor, moving schedule, schedule for a library shelving work session, library shelf bracing diagrams, and miscellaneous handwritten notes.Dates: 21 February 1990-3 May 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 31
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Description: Library Special Collections9 items : Contains library and special collections correspondence.Dates: 24 April 1970-7 July 1986Container: Box 1, Folder 32
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Description: LiLI 5th Year9 items : Materials celebrating the 5th birthday of LiLI (Libraries Linking Idaho). Includes handouts, flyers, brochures, as well as workshop and training materials. Also includes a floppy disk titled "LiLI-D Renewal 2003".Dates: 7 January 2003Container: Box 1, Folder 33
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Description: Lionel Hampton Jazz Collections Recommendations1 item : Contains a report titled "Recommendations for the Jazz Collections at the Lionel Hampton Center for the Historical Study of Jazz" by F. Ross Peterson and Michael W. Johnson.Dates: 22 July 1999-7 February 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 34
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Description: Miscellaneous7 items : Contains miscellaneous files, including a Summary of Idaho Commons Theme Discussion, Guidelines for Program Review and Approval, a University of Idaho customer profile, a faculty council meeting overview, and executive council report titled "University of Idaho 2001: Creating Incentives to Seize the Opportunities of the New Millennium", and presentation notes.Dates: 30 April 1999-11 April 2000Container: Box 1, Folder 35
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Description: Miscellaneous Reports7 items : Contains miscellaneous reports, including University of Idaho retention data, an INRA (Inland Northwest Research Alliance) Research Capability Statement, "The Report of a Special Panel Appointed by the President of the University of Idaho" by Strategic Directions in Legal Education in Idaho, a University of Idaho Internal Communications Survey, "A Full-Scale Evaluation Committee Report" by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, and "The University of Idaho's Action Plan for the Northern Idaho Panhandle".Dates: 22 September 1994-6 October 2004Container: Box 1, Folder 36
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Description: NASC Commission on Colleges Accreditation4 items : Contains NASC (National Association of Schools and Colleges) Commission on Colleges accreditation materials and reports.Dates: 5 October 1994-6 August 2002Container: Box 2, Folder 37
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Description: Office of the Provost21 items : Contains correspondence, presentation schedule, and president/provost area summary of general philosophy and process.Dates: 3 December 2001-11 December 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 38
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Description: Other College Library Plans5 items : Contains plans for various library projects, including an article on fundraising for the library at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a floor-by-floor tour of the "New Main" library in San Francisco, a report on additions and alterations to the University of Oregon Knight Library, a University of Oregon policy statement on naming facilities, and a summary of a technology endowment to the University of Oregon Library.Dates: 17 June 1992Container: Box 2, Folder 39
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Description: Resumes2 items : Contains cover letters and resumes for candidates applying for faculty positions at the University of Idaho.Dates: 22 June 1999-9 March 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 40
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Description: Scholarships1 item : Contains final copy of the University of Idaho Scholarship Plan for University of Idaho Funded Scholarships from 1999-2000.Dates: 1999Container: Box 2, Folder 41
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Description: Spacesaver6 items : Contains flyers, correspondence, and informational booklets from Spacesaver Storage Systems. Also contains an article titled "Public Use of Compact Shelving" by Leslie R. Morris and Frank M. Webster.Dates: 17 November 1988Container: Box 2, Folder 42
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Description: Strategic Planning (1)54 items : Contains University of Idaho strategic planning materials, including strategic plan summaries, strategic plan drafts, task force reports, and strategic planning timelines.Dates: 4 February 1998-12 October 1998Container: Box 2, Folder 43
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Description: Strategic Planning (2)22 items : Contains University of Idaho strategic planning materials, including strategic plan goals and objectives, strategic planning and financial resources overview, strategic plan drafts, strategic plan progress report, leadership workshop materials, action plan development and evaluation schematics, Northern Idaho Center for Higher Education subcommittee reports, task force reports, and a special advisory group agenda.Dates: 2 June 1998-June 2000Container: Box 2, Folder 44
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Description: UIF Boise Property Development Program Planning Committee11 items : Contains UIF Boise Property Development Program Planning materials, including a Unit Action Plan prepared by the Boise Center Strategic Planning Committee, a University of Idaho Boise Center Action Plan Update/Progress Report, draft of a report on The University of Idaho in the Treasure Valley in the 21st Century, list of UIF Boise Property Development contacts, committee meeting notes, and copies of aerial photographs of downtown Boise.Dates: 4 January 1999-20 July 2000Container: Box 2, Folder 45
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation20 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation materials, including an overview of the purpose of the UI Foundation, a UI Foundation Treasurer's Report, Consolidated Investment Trust overviews and activity reports, prospect tracking list, revised and restated articles of incorporation for the University of Idaho Foundation, bylaws of the University of Idaho Foundation, correspondence, and University of Idaho Foundation charitable giving highlights.Dates: 17 September 1970-19 October 1999Container: Box 2, Folder 46
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation11 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation materials, including an investment committee report, treasurer's summary report, graphics of proposed changes to UI Foundation structure, and a complete overview of the UI Foundation.Dates: 9 November 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 47
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation Meetings19 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. meeting materials, including correspondence, meeting minutes, materials for discussion at UI Foundation meetings, and meeting RSVP sheets.Dates: 11 February 1993-17 November 1995Container: Box 2, Folder 48
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation Meetings37 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation, Inc. meeting materials, including correspondence, meeting minutes, RSVP lists, and a treasurer's report.Dates: 8 March 1996-9 November 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 49
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation Member Handbook138 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation member handbook.Dates: 17 September 1970-23 May 1992Container: Box 2, Folder 50
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation Membership10 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation membership lists and directories.Dates: August 1993-November 1997Container: Box 2, Folder 51
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Description: University of Idaho Foundation Membership10 items : Contains University of Idaho Foundation membership lists and forms.Dates: 12 March 1999-16 September 1999Container: Box 2, Folder 52
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Description: University of Idaho Gifts and Development6 items : Contains campaign plan gift table and fundraising materials.Dates: 10 February 1999-12 August 2002Container: Box 2, Folder 53
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Description: University of Idaho Research Office7 items : Contains reports of research proposals submitted/awarded by college and department, a draft of the INRA (Inland Northwest Research Alliance) Research Capability Statement, and a list of University of Idaho's research centers, units, and affiliations.Dates: 24 February 1999-2 August 2000Container: Box 2, Folder 54
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Description: University of Idaho Resources/Policy6 items : Contains a copy of Idaho Residency Law, University of Idaho Policy of Nondiscrimination, analysis of University of Idaho's 1999 workers compensation claims, and other University and Idaho policy and resource summaries.Dates: 22 January 1997-22 April 2004Container: Box 2, Folder 55
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Description: University Courses8 items : Contains materials related to courses at the University of Idaho, including a proposed Freshman Catalog, lists of distributed learning courses that had enrollments, list of majors at the University of Idaho, and correspondence about new core curriculum at the University of Idaho.Dates: 26 October 1994-12 August 2002Container: Box 2, Folder 56
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Description: University Finances and Budget16 items : Contains University of Idaho finance and budget reports and correspondence.Dates: 1 January 1993-23 April 2004Container: Box 2, Folder 57
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Description: University Outreach7 items : Contains outreach materials, including copies of newspaper articles, plans for the next steps in UI outreach, presentation materials on UI extension updates, an image campaign companion, and a list of action items for educational outreach and technology.Dates: 17 January 1999-24 October 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 58
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Description: Chautauqua Flyer1 item : Contains a flyer for a Chautauqua celebration at the University of Idaho, celebrating the dedication of the new University of Idaho Library.Dates: undatedContainer: Box 2, Folder 59
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Description: Comments on Action Plans and RCM Operations1 item : Contains comments and statistics on university action plans and RCM operations.Dates: 9 April 2001Container: Box 2, Folder 60
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Series 2: Books
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Description: University of Idaho Library Renovation and Addition1 item : Comb bound booklet titled "University of Idaho Library Renovation and Addition" by Ellis-Feeney Architects & Planner (design team) in association with INTEGRUS Architecture, Atwood Hinzman (structural engineer), and Riley Engineering Inc (Mechanical and Electrical Engineers). Booklet details design development of the University of Idaho Library Renovation and Addition project.Dates: March 1991Container: Box 1, Object 61
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Description: University of Idaho Library Renovation and Addition1 item : Comb bound booklet titled "University of Idaho Library Renovation and Addition" by Ellis-Feeney Architects & Planner (design team) in association with WMFL, P.S., Architects & Engineers; Suden, Golden, & Guest (structural engineer); and Riley Engineering Inc (mechanical and electrical engineers). Booklet details schematic design of the University of Idaho Library Renovation and Addition project.Dates: November 1990Container: Box 1, Object 62
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Description: Visions1 item : Spring 1993 fourth edition of Visions, a newsletter from the College of Letters and Science at the University of Idaho.Dates: 1993Container: Box 2, Object 63
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Description: Fact Book 20011 item : Spiral bound 2001 University of Idaho fact book, divided and labeled in sections.Dates: 2001Container: Box 2, Object 64
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Description: Fact Book 20001 item : Spiral bound 2000 University of Idaho fact book, divided and labeled in sections.Dates: January 2001Container: Box 2, Object 65
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Description: Library Building Program DPW Project No. 90-2541 item : Comb bound book titled "Library Building Program 1990 DPW Project No. 90-254" by Ellis-Feeney Architects in association with WMFL, P.S. Architects and Engineers. Book covers the final planning program for the University of Idaho Library Remodel and Addition, containing numerous planning documents previously completed, including the Library Faculty Study (1986), the Space and Operational Study, and the Department of Facilities Planning (1989),Dates: 27 June 1990Container: Box 2, Object 66
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Description: Library Building Program 19901 item : Comb bound rough draft of the University of Idaho Library 1990 Library Building Program.Dates: 30 June 1990Container: Box 2, Object 67
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Description: BOOR/A1 item : Comb bound information book on the interior design firm, BOOR/A, including a statement of qualifications.Dates: 14 August 1991-16 August 1991Container: Box 2, Object 68
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Description: University of Idaho Faculty Award for Outstanding Service1 item : Wooden plaque with the names of the recipients of the University of Idaho Faculty Award for Outstanding Service from the years 1981-1989.Dates: 1989Container: Box 2, Object 69
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Subject Terms
- Academic libraries
- Building
- Correspondence
- University of Idaho
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