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Agriculture
1892 - 2011
Subjects: UIResearch; Agricultural; Environmental; Idaho; UI;
Media: documents
A collaboration between the Library and University of Idaho Extension, the University of Idaho Extension and Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station Publications collection features over 2000 publications that serve as the primary source for practical, research-based information on Idaho agriculture, forestry, gardening, family and consumer sciences, and other to links.
Agricultural
1886 - 1964
Subjects: Idaho; Mining; Fire;
Media: images
The Barnard-Stockbridge Collection exhibits over 1000 photographs, selected from over 200,000 nitrocellulose and glass plate negatives, taken by Nellie Stockbridge and T. N. Barnard during the years 1894-1964. The photos depict various aspects of life in the Wallace/Kellogg mining area.
Barnard
1910 - 1910
Subjects: Idaho; Mining; Fire;
Media: images
The Big Burn Collection is an online exhibit of materials related to the 'Big Burn' fires of 1910 that devastated much of Northern Idaho and Northwest Montana. The collection includes photographs, documents, first-person accounts, and oral histories pertaining to the fires and the local and national responses to them.
Big
1941 - 2013
Subjects: Idaho; Labor; War;
Media: documents; images; audio; video
The Mark Brooks Calnon Collection consists of estate materials from 2nd. Lt. Mark Brooks Calnon, including memorabilia relating to his experiences in World War II as a pilot and prisoner of war. The collection includes photographs, documents, an oral history (audio/video/transcript), and a copy of Calnon's book, Some Lived, Some Died It Was Understood. The collection was put together by Journalism and Mass Media Professor Denise Bennett as part of a Seed Grant funded project.
Calnon
1933 - 1942
Subjects: Idaho; Fire; Forests; Wilderness
Media: images; documents; links; maps;
A collection of maps, images, and documents pertinent to the history of the CCC in Idaho representing the research discoveries of Patricia Hart and Ivar Nelson, who spent over two years travelling across the state to find and scan materials related to the CCC.
CCC Idaho
1933 - 1965
Subjects: Dams; Construction Water; Northwest;
Media: images
Digitized photographs pertaining to the Columbia Basin Project. Special emphasis is placed on the construction of Grand Coulee Dam, the canal systems of Central Washington, and numerous other dams in the Inland Northwest.
Columbia
1952 - 1973
Subjects: Dams; Construction; Water; Northwest; Idaho; Maps;
Media: documents; correspondence; images
Digitized photographs and documents pertaining to the planning, development and construction of the Dworshak Dam, featuring documents and photographs detailing both the legislative and physical development of the dam.
Dworshak
1910 - 1989
Subjects: Forests; Idaho; Northwest; Fire
Media: images
The Experimental Forest and Savenac Nursery Photo Archive contains photographs related to or depicting the establishment of two Forest Service Experimental Forests in north Idaho, Priest River and Deception Creek, and the Savenac Nursery in Montana.
Experimental
1936 - 1952
Subjects: Idaho; Forests;
Media: documents
The Family Tree was a newsletter published by Potlatch Forests, Inc. for their employees from 1936 - 1952. The newsletter covers local (Potlatch area) and national events, with a special focus on issues pertaining to Potlatch Forests and its loggers and other employees.
Family
1900 - 1999
Subjects: IJC; Jazz;; Jazz;
Media: images; documents; audio; illustrations; scores; correspondence; video
The Leonard Feather Collection includes a variety of materials that document and describe the Jazz scene during the middle of the twentieth century. Feather was born in London in 1914 and moved to New York City in 1939. He was a journalist, producer, composer and jazz critic. The collection contains- photos, notebooks, sketches, scores, correspondence, clippings, manuscripts, notes and financial papers.
Feather
1840 - 1915
Subjects: Northwest; NativeAmericans
Media: documents; images; clippings
Writings and memorabilia of Stanton Gilbert Fisher, pioneer and Nez Perce War scout, 1840-1915. Most of the documents are Nez Perce War collectibles, such as maps, photographs and accounts of the war and its participants. The rest of the papers are personal materials related to Fisher, including autobiographical materials as well as the correspondence and census records of several of his family members.
Fisher
1908 - 1967
Subjects: UI; Idaho; Sports
Media: images
The Idaho Vandals Football Historical Game day Program Covers Collection consists of over 50 years worth of game day program covers (1908-1967) produced for football contests that took place all over the country.
Football
1954 - 2014
Subjects: Forests; Idaho; Northwest; UI; Water; Rangeland; Wilderness
Media: images
Over 200 documents and reports created by faculty in the UI Foestry Department of the College of Natural Resources, 1954 to the present
Forest
1917 - 1997
Subjects: Forests; Idaho; Northwest; UI
Media: documents
The Idaho Forester was published annually from 1917 - 1997 by the University of Idaho's forestry program. The journal combines research articles, UI program activities information, and analysis of the forest products industry, formerly the dominant industry in Northern Idaho. The collection was developed with the support of a Project Ceres Grant from the Center for Research Libraries and the United States Agricultural Information Network.
Forester
1989 - 2000
Subjects: IJC; Jazz;
Media: documents; scores
Al Grey was a jazz trombonist and bandleader. Rosalie Soladar was his companion and personal manager. Materials in this collection span most of Grey's career after their partnership. The digital collection includes photographs and images of awards and ephemera
Grey
2013 - 2016
Subjects: UI; Education;
Media: documents; audio
The Guided Reading Library is a digital collection of short books created by students in the University of Idaho's College of Education. This library is directed by Margaret Vaughn, in collaboration with the Digital Inititiaves department of the University of Idaho Library.
Guided
1918 - 2002
Subjects: IJC; Jazz;
Media: documents; images; scores
The materials in the Lionel Hampton collection span most of his musical career, 1926–2002, with the bulk of the collection dating 1940–1990. The digital collection includes photographs, arrangements, and images of awards and ephemera.
Hampton
1946 - 1999
Subjects: Idaho
Media: images
A collection of photographs by Robert E. Higgins, a professor of plant science at the University of Idaho from 1946 to 1999. During his lifetime, Professor Higgins' photographs were accepted in over 70 juried international salons, and he had one-artist exhibitions in Idaho, Washington, and California.
Higgins
1863 - 1951
Subjects: Idaho; Northwest; Maps; Mining
Media: images
A small collection of large maps that depict the Coeur D'Alene mining region, covering areas of Montana and Idaho (Shoshone County). These maps come from the Bunker Hill Mining Company Records, 1887-1984, a manuscript collection held by the University of Idaho Library's Special Collections & Archives department.
Idaho Historical Maps
1986 - 1987
Subjects: Idaho; Construction
Media: documents
This resources relates to the report 'Ground and Roof Snow Loads for Idaho,' which was released in 1986 by the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Idaho. To read the report and it's appendices, click on the cover. To use the map, click on the map. This map has been made possible by several years of nonfunded work. We respectfully request that if you use this map or report for commercial purposes, you purchase a pdf/map (information at top right) or donate to the University of Idaho Library.
Idaho Snow
1963 - 1984
Subjects: Idaho; Water; Wilderness; Mining; UIResearch;
Media: documents
The Idaho Waters Digital Library provides access to information resources relating to water issues in key Idaho river basins. The collection presently includes scientific and technical reports, with an emphasis on [Idaho Water Resources Research Institute](https://www.uidaho.edu/research/iwrri) reports and publications. Documents can be browsed by [Location](map.html "Browse by Map"), [Date](timeline.html "Browse by Time"), and [Subject Term](subjects.html "Browse by Subject") by using the tabs above. The database can also be queried extensively using the [Table](table.html "Browse/Search by Table") feature. This project would not have been possible without the grant support of the [United States Geological Survey](https://www.uidaho.edu/research/iwrri/aboutiwrri), the administrative support of the [Idaho Water Resources Research Institute](https://www.uidaho.edu/research/iwrri/aboutiwrri), the metadata & digitization work of Warren Bromley-Vogel, and the conceptual efforts of Jodi Haire.
Idaho Waters
1927 - 1927
Subjects: UI; Agriculture;
Media: images
Edward John Iddings was the Dean of the College of Agriculture at UI from 1915 to 1946. These slides depict agricultural and university-related scenes from Idaho, as well as images from Iddings' travels.
Iddings
1984 - 1991
Subjects: Forests; Northwest; UIResearch;
Media: documents
A collection of reports, studies, and documents published by the Intermountain Forest Tree Nutrition Cooperative (IFTNC), a research cooperative composed of public and private forestry organizations that is located administratively in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Idaho.
Intermountain
1943 - 1945
Subjects: Idaho;
Media: scrapbook; images
The Kooskia Internment Camp Scrapbook documents the sights, tasks, scenes, and events of Japanese men detained during the camp's two years or operation (May 1943 - May 1945). The camp was located in a remote area of north central Idaho, 30 miles from the town of Kooskia; it was administered by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Kooskia
1970 - 1979
Subjects: Idaho; Latah;
Media: documents; audio
In the mid 1970s, the Latah County Historical Society collected over 300 oral histories from local Northern Idaho residents who grew up in Idaho during the early part of the 20th century. The Latah County Oral History Project produced one of the largest collections of oral histories in the Pacific Northwest. A copy of the transcripts and cassette recordings was donated to the University of Idaho Library in 1987. Those items were digitized and uploaded into our database in 2013.
Latah
1935 - 1937
Subjects: Idaho; Water; Agriculture; UI; Latah;
Media: images
The images of the Kyle Laughlin Photograph Collection, taken from 1931 to 1979, depict Idaho's natural scenery and historic sites, as well as personal moments from Kyle Laughlin's life. Laughlin was a Moscow, Idaho resident and businessman for 56 years; he owned several businesses, including a photo shop, an appliance store, and a television/cable company.
Laughlin
1913 - 1914
Subjects: Idaho; Agriculture;
Media: documents
Lewiston Orchards Life was a newsletter published in Lewiston, Idaho during the early 1900s. The newsletter covers the residential and horticultural lives of those living in the Lewiston Orchards area, which is now a residential neighborhood.
Lewiston
1860 - 2014
Subjects: Forests; Fire; Wilderness; Mining; UI; Idaho; Sports; Maps
Media: maps
The Map Room is an interactive Google map application that allows users to browse over 8000 images on a digital map. Use the drop down menus and search box at the top of each map to further refine your browsing.
Map
1900 - 1955
Subjects: Idaho; NativeAmericans; Northwest;
Media: images
The Nez Perce Historical Portrait Collection includes nearly 600 photographs of individuals and groups from the Nez Perce/Nimíipuu tribe. Most photographs were taken during the first half of the 20th century. Much of the collection is comprised of studio photographs that have been taken of both individuals and families.
Nez
1880 - 1989
Subjects: Idaho; Latah; Moscow;
Media: images; newspaper clippings
Clifford M. Ott donated this broad collection of historical photographs in 1992. Ott was an avid amateur photographer who amassed over 10,000 slides, prints, and negatives spanning the years from 1883 to 1990. The digital collection represents a selection from Ott's whole collection, which he compiled into eleven albums containing a total of over 1,800 images of Moscow and surrounding Latah County and used to educate local citizens.
Ott
1890 - 1980
Subjects: Idaho; Northwest; Forests; Water; Wilderness;
Media: images; correspondence
This digital collection of over 800 postcards comes from the historical photograph collections of the University of Idaho Library's Special Collections & Archives. The postcards range in date from the 1890s to the 1980s.
Postcards
1880 - 1950
Subjects: Idaho; Water; Forests;
Media: images
A digital collection comprised of 380 historical photographs of Priest Lake, Idaho and the surrounding area. The images span the years 1880 to 1950, documenting the area's waters, boats, buildings, landscape and people.
Priest
2014 - 2015
Subjects: UI; UIResearch; Northwest; Rangeland;
Media: documents
The Journal of Rangeland Applications (ISSN- 2331-5512) is devoted to bridging the gap between scientific research and the application of science needed to make wise land management decisions.
Rangeland Applications
1969 - 2013
Subjects: UI; UIResearch; Northwest; Rangeland;
Media: documents
The Rangeland Center collection is a repository of information created by University of Idaho researchers related to topics in rangeland ecology and management. Subject areas include ecology of rangelands, grazing management, invasive plants, fire ecology, and more.
Rangeland Center
1920 - 2011
Subjects: Idaho; Water; Forests; Wilderness
Media: documents; images; podcasts
This collection represents the digital objects of the Selway-Bitterrot Wilderness History Project, which is an NEH funded exploration into the human aspects of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
Selway
1904 - 1910
Subjects: Idaho; UI; Wilderness
Media: images
Charles Houston Shattuck was a professor in the College of Agriculture (now Natural Resources) who initiated 'Arboretum Hill' (now known as the Charles Houston Shattuck Arboretum). These early twentieth century slides depict the University of Idaho, as well as the wilderness of Idaho and Idaho residents' attempts at domesticating it.
Shattuck
1900 - 1931
Subjects: Mining; Wildnerness; Idaho;
Media: images
A digital collection comprised of 540 historical photographs taken by William Allen Stonebraker at the turn of the century and into the 1920s and 1930s documenting the Salmon River, the Frank Church-River of No Return, the Chamberlain Basin, and the Thunder Mountain Gold Rush.
Stonebraker
1997 - 2010
Subjects: Idaho; Forests; Wilderness
Media: documents
The nine log books in this collection detail daily events from 1997 to 2010 recounted by those living and working at the Taylor Wilderness Research Station. In addition to describing the routine research and maintenance task, the logs also provide wildlife sightings and firsthand accounts of harrowing events, such as the dramatic forest fire and evacuation of the year 2000.
Taylor
1911 - 1911
Subjects: UI; Campus;
Media: images
A collection of photographs from the University of Idaho Historical Photographs Collection commemorating the 100th anniversary of President's Roosevelt's historic visit to the University of Idaho campus in 1911.
Theodore
1863 - 1975
Subjects: UI; Campus;
Media: images
A variety of photographs from several photographic collections held by Special Collections & Archives that depict scenes from the University of Idaho's past. Includes portraits of past professors and alumni, as well as photos of buildings and events.
University of Idaho Historical
1890 - 1891
Subjects: Mining; Northwest;
Media: images
Among the riches of the historical photograph collections of the University of Idaho Library is an oversize portfolio of eighty original Carleton E. Watkins photographs. Long considered lost, these photographs of the interior of the Anaconda Mines in Butte, Montana, were taken in 1890. They show early hard-rock mining techniques, equipment, and men deep underground.
Watkins
1930 - 1970
Subjects: IJC; Jazz;
Media: scores
Joe Williams was a vocalist who began singing professionally in the late 1930’s. He worked with the big bands of Coleman Hawkins, Lionel Hampton and Count Basie; it was with Basie that Williams had his first recording hits. Williams won many awards and professional recognition. In the 1980’s he had a recurring role (as “Grandpa Al”) on TV’s The Cosby Show. He died in Las Vegas on March 29, 1999.
Williams
