Peter Jackson Pefley papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0620
Summary
A small collection of correspondence, poems, memorabilia and scrapbook relating to the Pefley family of Boise, Idaho.
Dates
- Creation: 1891 - 1971
Biographical Note
Pefley was born in 1830 in Virginia. After moving to Idaho, he became active in territorial politics. He waws elected to the territorial legislature in the 1880s, was elected Mayor of Boise in 1887 and participated in the state's constitutional convention in 1889. He died in 1906 in Lewiston.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 small document box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Group
Arrangement
Folder 1: Pefley family history Folder 2: Correspondence, poems memborabilia Item 3: Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings and annotations related to the Pefley family.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository