Post written by Marwa Elsayed, recipient of the 2025 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Special Collections Fellowship.
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Archives and Archaeology
Working Across Disciplines as a Strong Fellow
Post written by Ash Hunter, 2025 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Fellow
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Priest River's Community Archive
The Marylyn Cork Priest River Historical Collection is the culmination of forty years of incubation. The origins of the physical collections were first developed in the 1980s by Richard Gregory with support from the Idaho Humanities Council. These efforts were expanded by local historian and writer Marylyn Cork, creating nearly...
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Preserving History
Reflections of a 2025 Strong Fellow
Post written by Marwa Elsayed, recipient of the 2025 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Special Collections Fellowship.
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Voices and Votes exhibition at the University of Idaho
Through October 3, 2025, the Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” is on display in the University of Idaho Library. The Latah County Historical Society collaborated with the U of I Library, the Idaho Humanities Council, and the League of Women Voters to ship and install the...
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Reading Room Tour
Here at the University of Idaho’s Special Collections and Archives, we have a Reading Room available for patrons and researchers (whether they be students, faculty, or independent researchers) to access and scour through our specialized collections on the history and culture of Idaho and the University of Idaho. Since archival...
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Archiving the Visual History of the Nez Perce – Clearwater National Forest
Post written by Ash Hunter, 2025 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Fellow.
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Legacy of Senator Borah
On August 16th, 1926, Time magazine reported on a gathering of some 4,000 pacifists meeting for the Fifth International Democratic Peace Conference in Rheims, France. Also known as Reims, the city sits in the northeast region of France and was particularly hard hit by German forces during World War I....
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Kibbie Dome 50th Anniversary Digital Collection
The Kibbie Dome 50th Anniversary Digital Collection was developed in recognition of the P1FCU Kibbie Dome’s 50th anniversary in 2025. It presents a selection of images and documents from the archival collections of the University of Idaho Library’s Special Collections and Archives, with a special emphasis on the Kibbie Dome’s...
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Nice to be Back
“A breeze stirred the ripening wheat and sent it splashing against the mountain shores. I was home. For the first time in ten years I was home. I had driven 487 miles that day, but I felt rested” (1949).
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