William Edgar Borah papers (1907-1976)
Collection
Identifier: MS 0605
Summary
Contains local and national newspaper and magazine articles regarding Borah's 33 year political career, local and national reaction to his death, and Mrs. Borah's reminiscences of her experience as a Senator's wife.
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 1976
Biographical Note
William E. Borah was born in Illinois in June 1865. He married Mary McConnell in Boise in 1895, and served as U.S. Senator for Idaho from 1907 until his death in 1940.
Mary McConnell was born in California in October 1870, the daughter of a former U.S. Senator and Idaho Governor William J. McConnell. She died in January 1976 in Oregon.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Group
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository