Blair R. Holmes Papers, 1894-1979
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Victor, Idaho News, 1894-1958
- Victor, Idaho News, 1959-1973
- Victor, Idaho News, 1974-1979
- Autobiography of Deborah Wing Smith Clogg (1860-1947), undated
- Reminiscence: Clyde Foster Curtis (1899-1971), undated
- Autobiographies of Albert Franklin Hulet (1898-1977) and Vida Hill Hulet (1902-2002), undated
- Autobiography of Hugh Barnes (1877-1976), undated
- Autobiography of Harriet Adeline Fowler Allen, undated
- Life of Frank Orson Paul, undated
- "It All Started When I Was Born": A Life Story Autobiography of Garth Harold Holmes (Part I and II), undated
- Autobiography of Zina Kunz Hatch Fuit Cox (1900-1995), undated
- "Make Do or Make the Best of It" by Elma Pearl Weekes Calderwood, 1993
- Cedron, Idaho News, 1922-1949
- Cedron, Idaho News, 1952-1975
- Chapin, Idaho News, 1909-1973
- Victor, Idaho Biographies Vol 1-14
- Victor, Idaho Biographies Vol 15-28
- Victor, Idaho News, 1983-1984
- Victor, Idaho Schools & Students, 1972-1985
- Cedron, Idaho News, 1976-1984
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Holmes, Blair R., 1942-
- Title
- Blair R. Holmes Papers
- Dates
- 1894-1979 (inclusive)18941979
- Quantity
- 4 linear feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSS 391
- Summary
- Contains transcriptions of Teton Valley News newspaper articles related to the towns of Victor, Cedron, and Chapin, Idaho, as well as transcriptions of unpublished autobiographies.
- Repository
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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
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Holmes transcribed the sections of the Teton Valley News (published in Driggs, Idaho) that pertained just to the towns of Victor, Cedron, and Chapin, Idaho. The entirety of the Teton Valley News has been digitized and publicly available online for free at https://tetons.advantage-preservation.com/
Other transcriptions include autobiographies of Idaho and Utah residents.
Some of these transcritions are also available in physical form at other libraries, including in Brigham Young University's Blair Holmes Papers.
Biographical Note
Blair Ralph Holmes was born June 29, 1942 in Victor, Idaho, to Harold Harper Holmes and Audrey Muriel Berger Holmes. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a mission in Austria between approximately 1961 and 1962. On August 26, 1965 he married Margie Green in the Idaho Falls Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Following graduation from Brigham Young University in 1966, he studied Eastern European history at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Holmes completed his PhD in 1972.
He was employed at Brigham Young University as a history professor from 1971 until 2008. He and his wife, Margie, are the parents of six children: Brian, Steven, Christopher, Karin, Robert, and Richard. (Source: Brigham Young University's Blair Holmes Papers)
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
[item description], Blair R. Holmes Papers, Box [number], Folder [number], Boise State University Special Collections and Archives.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Victor, Idaho NewsDates: 1894-1958Container: Box 1
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Description: Victor, Idaho NewsDates: 1959-1973Container: Box 2
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Description: Victor, Idaho NewsDates: 1974-1979Container: Box 3
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Description: Autobiography of Deborah Wing Smith Clogg (1860-1947)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Reminiscence: Clyde Foster Curtis (1899-1971)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Autobiographies of Albert Franklin Hulet (1898-1977) and Vida Hill Hulet (1902-2002)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Autobiography of Hugh Barnes (1877-1976)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Autobiography of Harriet Adeline Fowler AllenDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Life of Frank Orson PaulDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: "It All Started When I Was Born": A Life Story Autobiography of Garth Harold Holmes (Part I and II)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: Autobiography of Zina Kunz Hatch Fuit Cox (1900-1995)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Description: "Make Do or Make the Best of It" by Elma Pearl Weekes CalderwoodDates: 1993Container: Box 3
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Description: Cedron, Idaho NewsDates: 1922-1949Container: Box 3
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Description: Cedron, Idaho NewsDates: 1952-1975Container: Box 4
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Description: Chapin, Idaho NewsDates: 1909-1973Container: Box 4
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Description: Victor, Idaho Biographies Vol 1-14Container: Box 5
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Description: Victor, Idaho Biographies Vol 15-28Container: Box 6
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Description: Victor, Idaho NewsDates: 1983-1984Container: Box 7
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Description: Victor, Idaho Schools & StudentsDates: 1972-1985Container: Box 7
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Description: Cedron, Idaho NewsDates: 1976-1984Container: Box 7
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Mormon Church
Geographical Names
- Victor (Idaho)
Form or Genre Terms
- Newspapers
- Obituaries
