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Axel T. Nelson collection
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."
Boise city ballots
Sample and original ballots from Boise City municipal elections.
Charles P. McCarthy papers
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.
Charles S. Irwin certificate
Appointment of Charles S. Irwin as city engineer of Boise, Idaho, by Mayor Moses Alexander.
Clair Jewell Wescott papers
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.
Clinton DeWitt Smith papers
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.
Ernest George Eagleson papers
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.
Ernest Henry McAuley papers
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.
Frank E. Johnesse papers
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.
Fred Jason Babcock papers
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.
Henry Westerman Whillock papers
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.
Idaho Legisladies records
Minutes of meetings, club rosters, and scrapbooks relating to the activities of this social club for the wives of Idaho's state legislators.
James Alonzo Pinney scrapbook
Disassembled scrapbook containing newspaper clippings regarding Pinney. Primarily about his campaign and election as mayor of Boise, Idaho.
James B. Hays stationary
Letterhead stationary of Hays as judge, and later Chief Justice of Idaho. Also includes Territorial Capitol letterhead.
James L. Edlefsen scrapbook
One scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to Boise, Idaho Major James L. Edlefsen, dated chronologically from November 14, 1936 through June 25, 1939. Primary emphasis is on local coverage of events, people, and issues occuring throughout the Boise area.
Jessica Elizabeth Ferguson Anderson Taylor papers
The Jessica Elizabeth Ferguson Anderson Taylor collection contains material mainly related to politics, Eastern Star, and real estate. Included are programs and clippings.
John T. Morgan papers
Collection includes political, business, and legal correspondence (1864-1890); legal opinions.
League of Women Voters of Boise papers
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.
Mae Scott Worthman scrapbook
Newspaper clippings pertaining to Worthman's career in state government and politics.