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Idaho territorial warrants (1866-1889); Boise and Idaho County warrants (1871-1886); Idaho territorial coupons; mining stock certificates, miscellaneous receipts and business cards; eleven books in Swedish language; advertising flyers and copies of Nelson's poetry; and memorabilia. Also includes "The Cost to the State of Idaho of the Haywood Trial" and "Haywood Trial, Closing Argument of W.E. Borah."

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Sample and original ballots from Boise City municipal elections.

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Includes two college notebooks dealing with property law (1901-1902); notes, pamphlets, financial papers and day books (1905-1909); correspondence including letters from W.E. Borah, D. Worth Clark, and C.C. Cavanah; legal papers (1909-1911) relating to Boise Cold Storage vs. O.S.R.R. Co., Boise City vs. Ada County (regarding road poll tax), and a grand jury investigation of the meat trust.

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Appointment of Charles S. Irwin as city engineer of Boise, Idaho, by Mayor Moses Alexander.

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Correspondence, certificates, clippings, and other ephemera relating to business and civic affairs in Boise, Idaho; also items relating to government service and activities with Boise organizations.

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Letters (in part transcriptions) from Smith to his family in Washington, D.C., regarding Idaho government and the relocation of the territorial capital from Lewiston to Boise; other family correspondence; newspaper clippings; and six Smith family photographs. Accompanied by a 1948 article about Smith.

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Letterpress book (1902-1908) relating to the office of the U.S. surveyor general for Idaho; scrapbook and other records relating to mayoral terms, Boise, Idaho; correspondence, subject files and other materials relating to irrigation districts and projects; also personal records and memorabilia. Correspondents include W.E. Borah and Addison T. Smith.

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Business papers, including plans and specifications for the power plant at Hailey, Idaho, belonging to the Wood River Power Company (1916); Boise City ordinances; correspondence of Irvin E. Rockwell; photographs; a plan and planting guide for McAuley Park in Boise, Idaho; and a letter thanking McAuley for his stand against the Industrial Workers of the World in Boise.

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Records of the Consolidated Mining Syndicate and abstracts of mining properties throughout Idaho; papers relating to Johnesse's wife, Mary Patten, including correspondence as state chair for the Democratic Party in Idaho during the 1930s, concerning her unsuccessful candidacy for Congress in 1938, and relating to the parish of St. Michael's Cathedral in Boise; photographs and memorabilia.

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Political and personal papers (1930-1933); opinions of the Attorney General (1930-1932); and legal case files relating to the First National Bank of Caldwell; the Western Gold Corporation, Boise; the Rocky Bar Mining and Milling Company; and many other mining companies.

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Records of Henry Westerman Whillock's business, political, military, and civic career. Includes correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs and subject files relating to his term as mayor of Boise; KDSH radio and KBOI television in Boise; attempts to locate a medical school in Boise; and campaign for governor of Idaho in 1966.

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Disassembled scrapbook containing newspaper clippings regarding Pinney. Primarily about his campaign and election as mayor of Boise, Idaho.

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Collection includes political, business, and legal correspondence (1864-1890); legal opinions.

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The collection consists of organizational records from 1946-1980, as well as state and national materials. Also included are financial records, the League's work on education, water and environmental issues, foreign policy materials, local state and national government issues, including voter service materials. There are also materials on other subjects with which the League has been involved and various printed materials.

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Newspaper clippings pertaining to Worthman's career in state government and politics.

Summary Scrapbook relating to an audit of the Idaho State Highway Bureau (1932-1936) and the 1938 general election; correspondence of Daniel Fitch Banks (1878-1955) relating to World War I, and items relating to his position as Idaho State Treasurer (1921-1928); postcards and photos of Idaho National Guard units (1910-1917); miscellaneous commercial advertisements, postcards and photographs depicting scenes and landmarks in Boise, Caldwell and many other Idaho and eastern Oregon communities;...

Summary Personal and family papers (1968-1973); correspondence, reference material, and drafts of articles for Life Magazine, Careers Today, Playboy, Chicagoland, and Encyclopedia Britannica (1963-1968); business correspondence, reports and project studies relating to Silva's terms of office as Ada County Highway District commissioner (1974-1980) and Boise City councilman (1979-1981) ; miscellaneous papers relating to his work as Director of Special Projects for Boise Cascade Corporation...

Summary This collection provides information about Alexander's two terms as mayor of Boise, his family and his business. Five mayoral and gubernatorial scrapbooks contain letters, proceedings and newspaper clippings. Family materials include tax and estate records, correspondence and certificates. The collection also includes fiscal and tax records of the various stores in the Alexander's chain and blueprints for commercial buildings.For Moses Alexander's gubernatorial papers, see: AR...

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Articles from Idaho and national Jewish newspapers regarding the candidacies of Alexander for Boise City mayor and governor of Idaho; clippings of obituaries for Alexander; and sample ballots.

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A small collection of correspondence, poems, memorabilia and scrapbook relating to the Pefley family of Boise, Idaho.