Collection Timeline

1961 to 1994

1961
A telegram from Mrs. E. R. Falk encourages Senator James A. McClure to vote in favor of keeping S&H Green Stamps.
A telegram from Lester L. Lowe encourages Senator James A. McClure to vote in favor of keeping S&H Green Stamps.
A telegram from Doris Robinson encourages Senator James A. McClure to vote in favor of keeping S&H Green Stamps.
A telegram from L. Pierce encourages Senator James A. McClure to vote in favor of keeping S&H Green Stamps.

1965
A letter from Elizabeth H. Brooks in which she urges Senator James A. McClure to seek greater funding for education in Idaho.
Senator James A. McClure responds to a letter from constituent Elizabeth H. Brooks, explaining his perspective on funding for public education.

1968
A daily itinerary lists activities for those participating in hearings related to the establishment of the North Cascades National Park in Washington state.
A letter from Representative Catherine May of Washington state provides details and background information regarding H. R. 16252, which proposes to establish the North Cascades National Recreation Area. An included map shows the location of the proposed park.
This list includes the rooms of the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in Seattle, WA, in which members of the North Cascades Hearings stayed during their 1968 visit.
House Resolution (H. R.) 16252 proposes to establish the North Cascades National Recreation Area in Washington state.

1971
Press release announcing the results of a poll conducted by Representative McClure of his constituants regarding the Middle Snake. Specifically discusses dams, the creation of a recreation area, and wild river designation.

1972
Letter from Colonel John J. Shaughnessy of the US Air Force Plans Group to Senator James A. McClure in which Shaughnessy informs McClure of the US Air Force's testing of a prototype Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) for fighting wildfires.
Typed description of the stops, meetings, milage, and details of James McClures 1972 campaign bus tour across the state of Idaho. Includes pencil notes detailing his 1978 campaign tour details and changes.

1973
Letter from Senator James A. McClure to Steve Yurich, Regional Forester with the US Forest Service, in which McClure raises concerns about Forest Service plans for prescribed burns.
Press release describing Senator James A. McClure's response to a US Forest Service environmental impact statement related to controlled burning in Idaho timberlands.

1974
Statement by Senator McClure on S. 2233, the legislation regarding the proposed creation of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
Letter from Governor Cecil D. Andrus to Senator James McClure in reference to a different letter Andrus had sent to Senator Frank Church. The letter discusses Andrus' concerns regarding Hells Canyon and its boundaries.

1975
Letter from Governor Cecil D. Andrus to Senator James A. McClure regarding the amended version of the Hells Canyon bill.
News release from Senator McClure's office. Details the status of the legislation to create Hells Canyon National Recreation Area as it travels through legislative process.
News release from Senator McClure's office. Discusses Senators Frank Church and James McClure reintroducting legislation for the creation of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area which was co-sponsored by Oregon Senate delegates.
Newspaper clipping from the Times-News out of Twin Falls by UPI. Includes quotes from Senators Frank Church and James McClure regarding the passage of Hells Canyon Recreation Area legislation in the Senate.
Senator James A. McClure sits at a table with his sons, Kenneth and David; future daughter-in-law Sally; and unidentified others.
Senator James A. McClure sits to President Gerald Ford's right at a meeting in the White House.

1976
Interim recreation management plan for Hells Canyon of the Snake River.
Letter from Regional Forester Steve Yurich to Senator James McClure regarding a study Congress required as part of the creation of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
Newspaper page featuring images from the dedication ceremony for Hells Canyon National Recreation Area held in Lewiston, Idaho.
News release from Senator McClure's office released following the dedication ceremonies for Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
News release from Senator McClure's office. Announces the dedication ceremony of the Hells Canyon NRA that was to be held in both Lewiston, Idaho and Hat Point, Oregon over the course of June 19th and June 20th.
News release from Senator McClure's office in which it is announced that President Ford had signed the bill to create Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.

1977
A letter from Vern Hamre, Regional Forester with the US Forest Service, to Senator James A. McClure, in which Hamre informs McClure of plans to implement the Young Adult Conservation Corps on National Forests in Idaho. Hamre includes details about the planned program.
Senator James A. McClure stands with an unknown person next to a car labeled XDH-1 Research Car Sears, Roebuck and Co.
A press conference announcement by Senator James A. McClure states that the XDH-1 Experimental Electric Car will be brought to the U.S. Capitol for a demonstration.
Color maps of Idaho and Montana with a marker showing the routes traveled by McClure during his 1972 campaign.

1978
Senator James A. McClure and unknown others walk on a road in Libya.

1979
Letter from Senator James A. McClure to Max Peterson, Chief of the US Forest Service, in which McClure asks for information about the 1979 fire season for the purposes of informing fire policy on national forest lands.

1982
Newspaper clipping on a compromise reached by congress and the U.S. Forest Service over a Hells Canyon Recreation Area mangement plan.
Senator James A. McClure stands with Senator Steven D. Symms and Senator John Warner at the Clover Bay Floating Fishing Lodge.

1984
Photograph of Senator James A. McClure and others observing President Ronald Reagan as he signs four Wilderness bills in the White House Rose Garden.
Letter in which White House staffer Pamela J. Turner provides details to Senator James A. McClure about an enclosed photograph of McClure and others observing a bill signing by President Ronald Reagan in the White House Rose Garden.

1985
Photograph of Senator James A. McClure, Representative Richard H. Stallings, President Ronald Reagan, Representative Larry E. Craig, and Senator Steven D. Symms gathered aboard Air Force One.
Letter in which White House staffer Pamela J. Turner provides details to Senator James A. McClure about an enclosed photograph of McClure and others aboard Air Force One with President Ronald Reagan.

1986
Letter from US senators James A. McClure, Larry E. Craig, and Steven D. Symm to Bureau of Land Management Director Robert F. Buford in which the senators urge a quick and effective rehabilitation response after wildfires.
Letter from Bureau of Land Management Director Robert F. Buford to Senator James A. McClure in which Buford responds to McClure's wish for quick rehabilitation of range and wildlife after wildfires.

1987
Photograph of Senator James A. McClure, President Ronald Reagan, and others holding paintings of ducks.

1988
Photograph of Senator Steven D. Symms, Vice President George H. W. Bush, and Senator James A. McClure appearing onstage at a barbecue in Boise, Idaho.
Senator James A. McClure stands at a rostrum before a large statue of Vladimir Lenin as others mill about nearby.
Senator James A. McClure visits the Soviet Union.
Louise McClure visits the Soviet Union.

1989
Photograph of Senator James A. McClure, President George H. W. Bush, and John "Jack" Hemingway, son of writer Ernest Hemingway, standing near a bust of Ernest Hemingway in the White House.

1990
An article from the Central Idaho Star-News of McCall, Idaho, describes Senator James A. McClure's family log cabin on Payette Lake.
An editorial from the Press-Tribune of Nampa, Idaho, describes an interaction between Republican James A. McClure and Democrat Bill Dee during their time in the Idaho State Senate in the 1960s.
An article from the Arco Advertiser of Arco, Idaho, praises Senator James A. McClure following his retirement announcement.
An editorial from The Independent Enterprise of Payette, Idaho, reflects on the career of Senator James A. McClure following his retirement announcement.
An opinion piece from The Morning News of Blackfoot, Idaho, contemplates the challenge of replacing Senator James A. McClure following his retirement announcement.
An article from the Spokane Daily Chronicle laments the announced retirement of Senator James A. McClure and reflects on his career highlights.
An editorial from the Argus Observer of Ontario, Oregon, reflects on the life and career of Senator James A. McClure following his retirement announcement.
An opinion piece from The Rupert News-Journal of Rupert, Idaho, praises Senator James A. McClure for choosing to retire on his own terms.
Photograph of former president Richard M. Nixon sitting next to Senator James A. McClure
Senator James A. McClure poses at City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho.
Senator James A. McClure, second from left, sits with others in a meeting in Syria.
Politicians pay tribute to Senator James A. McClure following his retirement announcement.

1991
University of Idaho president Elisabeth A. Zinser thanks Senator James A. McClure for agreeing to give a commencement address to the university's 96th graduating class.
University of Idaho president Elisabeth A. Zinser thanks Senator James A. McClure for donating his speaking fees from the Northwest Mining Association's annual convention at the University of Idaho.
University of Idaho president Elisabeth A. Zinser notifies Senator James A. McClure that the university's Board of Regents has approved Zinser's proposal to name the new mining and earth resources building in McClure's honor.

1993
University of Idaho president Elisabeth A. Zinser provides a gift receipt for Senator James A. McClure's donation to the University of Idaho.

1994
University of Idaho Special Collections acting head Richard C. Davis thanks Senator James A. McClure for the donation of two boxes of McClure's Senatorial Papers.