Boise (Idaho)-History-Sources.
Found in 74 Collections and/or Records:
John Cuddy papers
Financial records (1868-1902), of the Cuddy Flour Mill and Mercantile store established in 1868 by Cuddy and Edwin Tyne at Rush Creek, Idaho, and at Salubria, Idaho, in 1874. Also included is correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia of the Cuddy family members relating to family life and activities at Salubria, the University of Idaho, and Boise, Idaho.
John Jedlick papers
Financial records of Jedlick's Boise Cigar and Tobacco Company, which include sales, collection, and account books. Also included is material pertaining to the Cosmopolitan Club of Boise and the Midway Bar of Boise, E. Williams, proprietor.
John Martin Taylor papers
American Anti-saloon League correspondence and scrapbook (1906-1917); minutes of meetings (1905-1908); miscellaneous clippings relating to League activities and prohibition.
John R. Hart papers
Personal property, photographs, postcards, clippings and memorabilia concerning the Hart family of Boise, Idaho, including material from Hart's military career in China (1918) and from Hawaii (1932).
John T. Morgan papers
Collection includes political, business, and legal correspondence (1864-1890); legal opinions.
Joseph M. Downs papers
Personal correspondence (1911-1945); photographs, educational and fraternal memorabilia; programs from the First Presbyterian Church (1928-1929), First Methodist Episcopal Church (1923), and the First Baptist Church (1919-1964), all of Boise, Idaho; physician's daybook and journal (1885-1896, 1 vol.).
Juanita Hormaechea scrapbook
Predominately newspaper clippings about the Euzkaldunal Organization, Oinkari Basque Dancers, and various social, civic, and charitable activities of the Basques in Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. Some correspondence and programs are also included. Contents are copies from Hormaechea scrapbook.
Julius W. Brose papers
Correspondence; autobiography; photographs; picture postcards of many Boise, Idaho, scenes; yearbooks of the Kuna (Idaho) Improvement Club (1920-1939), the Women's Betterment Club (Emmett, Idaho), and the Women's Study League (Pocatello, Idaho); memorabilia; a personal account book (1907-1918); and an account book for the Hillcrest Irrigation District, Boise, Idaho (1913).
Katherine Vernon Tennyson papers
Memorabilia from Tennyson's teenage years in the 1950's and 60's including local and high school newspapers, fliers from dances, musicals and dramatic productions, sporting events and Job's Daughters activities.
Lafayette Cartee papers
Letters from Cartee to his daughter (1865-1867); memorabilia of Cartee's family; wedding announcement of Carrie Cartee and Fremont Wood.
Langmaid, George W., papers
Journal of an automobile trip from Boise to Baltimore, Maryland, and return (1915-1916); student sketch book of maps, photographs, membership card for a "Pioneer of Idaho Territory" and a postcard (1876), to S.G. Langmaid, Middleton, Idaho.
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.
Lewis W. Gowen record book
Record of sermons, funerals, marriages and baptisms.
MaBelle Meholin letters
Collection of letters dated 1903-1913 from MaBelle Meholin of Boise to Hazelle Armstrong of Butte, NE. In these letters she descibes her life as a teenager referring to activities and events in Boise.
Marian Munro Frahm papers
Marion K. Fox papers
Diaries and work logs (1917-1920) kept by a lineman, foreman, substation operator, and dispatcher for the Idaho Power Company; correspondence and miscellaneous material relating to the Boise Valley Traction Company and the Idaho Traction Company; family photographs and memorabilia.
Mary McGinley Baker papers
A map and a statement describing residents of South Boise prior to 1907.
Mike Silva papers
Mina C. Faris reminiscences
Reminiscences of Faris about the early years of her marriage to Fred Faris and an account of how the railroad came to Boise, Idaho.
Minnie Priest Dunton papers
Several handwritten speeches, letters, scrapbooks, photographs and other personal records of Dunton's community involvement. Significant material regarding Rebekah lodges, suffrage issues, including correspondence with Sen. Borah, and several signed letters of recommendation from Boise lawyers and other prominent citizens.