Excerpt from an interview with Clint Whitney conducted September 17, 2003 with James Besleme, where Clint Whitney detailed his two-year employment as a laborer on the White Knob Mine Hill in Mackay, Idaho from 1929 through 1930. Whitney discussed...
Excerpt from interview with Dorothy McKenzie conducted on July 23, 1981 by Kris Major, where Dorothy McKenzie describes how she came to the Yankee Fork area in 1940. She first stayed in a campground, Flat Rock Campground, and later lived in a log...
In her interview conducted on July 23, 1981 by Kris Major, Dorothy McKenzie describes how she came to the Yankee Fork area in 1940. She first stayed in a campground, Flat Rock Campground, and later lived in a log cabin with the rest of the mining...
Boise State University. --Boise (Idaho). --African Americans--Idaho. --Civil rights--Idaho. --Racism--Idaho.
In her interview with Sharon Charlton on May 13, 1986, Cherie Buckner Thompson, who was a 3rd generation African-American Idahoan, offered her memories of the experiences of the African-American community in Boise. Buckner spoke of her experience...
In his interview conducted September 17, 2003 with James Besleme, Clint Whitney detailed his two-year employment as a laborer on the White Knob Mine Hill in Mackay, Idaho from 1929 through 1930. Whitney discussed working conditions, mine technology...
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, --Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives.
In his November 2001 interview with Joy Dragt, Pete Dragt shares his memories of World War II (as a young man living in the Netherlands) and of the Korean War (as a naturalized U.S. citizen and military soldier). The interview provides only a...
Gowen Field (Idaho)--History. --World War, 1939-1945-Idaho--Personal narratives.
In this April 4, 2002 interview with Rachel Smythe, Mary Cozine describes working as a clerk at Gowen Field from 1942 through 1944. She also describes different activities for servicemen statoins during World War II, including dances at the...
Camps; Barracks; Beds; Stoves; Men; Clothing and dress;
Interior of barrack at Camp F-106. Enrollees posed in their living quarters. Frank Blick served 13 months in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. The camp was in the Riggins, Idaho area.
Mine Disaster Memorial. This double life size statue was sculptured from steel with welding torch and rod by Ken Lonn to honor the 91 victims of the country's worst mine disaster since 1917 plus all the living hardrock miners of the Coeur d'Alene...
CAA War Training Service; navy; Lewiston Normal School
Page 40: Lewis Hall, the oldest dormitory on the campus, is of the English type of architecture. The rooms include sixteen suites, consisting of a study and alcove bedroom. Each suite has an open fireplace in addition to steam heat. Simgle rooms do...
CAA War Training Service; navy; Lewiston Normal School
Page 43: LEWIS HALL for men, the oldest dormitory on the campus, is of the English type of architecture. The rooms' include sixteen suites, consisting of a study and alcove bedroom. Each suite has an open fireplace in addition to steam heat. Single...
CAA War Training Service; navy; Lewiston Normal School
Page 44: SPALDING HALL, the dormitory completed in 1924 and converted into a men's hall two years ago, furnishes accommodations for a maximum of sixty-eight men. The rooms are arranged in suites, with two study rooms, a dressing room, and a...
The Collection contains a history of Emmett and a list of early Emmett pioneers and founders. Also included is Parrish's correspondence with the Idaho Historical Society and state and national government representatives, and personal momentos.
