Badgley, Murray Demetrius (1883-1969)

Summary Correspondence and reports pertaining to Badgley's duties as Cadastral Engineer-Administrative Manager for the United States Land Survey, Department of the Interior, Boise, where he was responsible for the surveys of the public lands and mineral claims in Idaho; personal correspondence of Badgley and his wife, Blanche Kerr, and the papers of Mrs. Badgley's father, Dr. John N. Kerr, of Ohio; miscellaneous financial papers relating to the First Presbyterian Church of Boise, for which Badgley...

Content Description This collection contains roughly 1,500 photographic prints and negatives from the estate of Murray Demetrius Badgley. Many of the images in this collection were captured by Badgley during his work for the United States Surveyor General office and include images of camping trips through the Boise National Forest, along the Payette and Salmon River area, and the Sawtooth Wilderness. Other prominent subjects include Arrowrock Dam, Yellowstone National Park, and Twin Springs, Idaho....