This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features a (mostly handwritten) glossary of Quechua, Spanish, and English languages from 1940. According to the Penn Language Center, “Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire and still spoken by approximately 8 million people throughout the Andes, is the most spoken indigenous language in...
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Atlases on 4th
According to the The Compact Atlas of Idaho “Idaho is not well known in the United States or the world and many Idahoans like it that way. Many on the east coast of the U.S still believe Idaho is really Iowa or Ohio. For those who know the name the...
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The Hispanic Profile Data Book for Idaho
Diverse Collections
Today’s edition of Diverse Collections features a state government publication, The Hispanic Profile Data Book for Idaho by the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs in 2004. The purpose of the report is as follows:
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Asian American Comparative Collection newsletter
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This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features the Asian American Comparative Collection newsletter, which is a quarterly newsletter about the Asian American Comparative Collection at the University of Idaho Laboratory of Anthropology.
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Other Faces, Other Lives - Asian Americans in Idaho
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This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features the VHS documentary, “Other Faces, Other Lives: Asian Americans in Idaho.” In this documentary, eight Asian American families (specifically Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino) were interviewed and asked how they or their families came to Idaho. They were also asked about their experiences living...
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History of Gambling in Idaho
In the Idaho Territory days of the mid-1800s, gambling was prominent in parts of Idaho.1 As the area inched closer to statehood, however, local officials began to crack down. In 1889, the original state constitution was written and ratified. Article III, Section 20 was noticeably vague about the legality of...
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Manuscript Bible Verses in Nez Perce
Digital Memories
Henry Harmon Spalding, whose life as a missionary to the Nez Perce Indians was one of trial and tribulation, failed at most things in his life. However, his Idaho ministry had some significant accomplishments. Arriving at Lapwai Creek where it flows into the Clearwater River in 1836, Spalding recognized the...
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Idaho Ebony - The Afro-American Presence in Idaho State History
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This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features Idaho Ebony: The African American Presence in Idaho State History by Dr. Mamie O. Oliver.1 In the Introduction, Dr. Oliver writes,
For more information about Dr. Oliver, see Blacks in Idaho’s White Press, 1863-1916 ↩
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Pride Month Display
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The Library has a new Special Collections display on the first floor outside the Reading Room! To honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month this June, we’re showcasing some of our archival collections that relate to LGBTQ+ history in Idaho!
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Idaho Test Oath
Digital Memories
Idaho politics during the territorial period were as convoluted and Byzantine as any before or since. Political and regional factionalism pitted the Democrats and the Mormons against the newly emerging Republicans and the Northern secessionists. When the Mormon and Democrat contingent lost control of the territory in 1882, ambitious Republicans...
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