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Simmonsen Franklin School Class of 1943 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 911

Content Description

This collection is comprised of mixed materials including alumni association booklets for the class of 1943 reunions, reunion planning documents and correspondence, photographs, biographical information on the class of 1943 and information pertaining to Franklin School.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943 - 2005

Biographical / Historical

This collection of materials pertaining to Franklin High School, the graduating class of 1943 and the Cleveland Family were gathered by Tempa Simmonsen (Cleveland), nicknamed Tweetie by her father as seen on the backs of many photos in the collection).

Tampa Simmonsen was born in 1925 and attended Franklin School from the first grade through graduation. Following her education, Tempa lived in a home on Bethel on the Boise Bench for over fifty years with her husband Wesley Simmonsen.

Together, they had four children, one of whom, Joyce Armstrong (Simmonsen) donated these materials to Angie Davis and her research on Boise Bench History following the passing of her mother in 2014. Later, in 2021, Angie surrendered the collection from her care, donating it to the Idaho State Archives due to the difficulty of locating information on Franklin High School after its demolition in 2008.

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet (1 document box) ; 1 document box: .25 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Title
Finding aid for Simmonsen Franklin School Class of 1943 Collection
Author
Cassidy Franklin
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712
(208) 334-2620