The interlocking relationship between Native Americans and the U.S. Army in the intermountain frontier is exemplified by this authorization for the Chief of the Lemhi Bannocks to purchase or trade for ammunition on the eve of the Bannock Indian War of 1878. Tin Doy, or Tendoy, maintained a policy of...
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A Fair Market
Celebrating Spring in Moscow, Idaho
A sure sign of spring in Moscow is the reappearance of the Farmers Market and the Renaissance Fair. Both beloved traditions date back to the 1970s: the Renaissance Fair emerging as a collaboration with the Blue Mountain Rock Festival in 1974 and the Farmers Market developed in 1977 as a...
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Blacks in Idaho's White Press, 1863-1916
Diverse Collections
This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features the book, Blacks in Idaho’s White Press, 1863 to 1916 by Dr. Mamie O. Oliver.
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Beyond a Book: A New Artist Book Display
The library has a new exhibit on the 2nd floor. Beyond a Book: Artist Books from Special Collections features books of poetry, books with creative bindings and printing, and books that don’t really even look like books to demonstrate the creative ways artists have used the form of a book...
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month display
Diverse Collections
The Library has a new Special Collections display on the first floor outside the Reading Room! To honor Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, we wanted to showcase some of our archival collections that relate to Asian American history in Idaho!
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The Women's Caucus
Diverse Collections
Today’s edition of Diverse Collections features a newspaper article from the Women’s Caucus of the University of Idaho Records.
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Indian Hunting and Fishing Rights
Diverse Collections
This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features a document that was reproduced from The George Washington Law Review, Volume 37, July 1969, Number 5, by permission of the author.
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Voces Hispanas - Hispanic Voices of Idaho
Diverse Collections
This week for Diverse Collections, we’re featuring a publication from the Idaho Hispanic Oral History Project in 1992.
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Encrypted Telegrams
Keeping business secrets secret
Western Union Telegram May 1 1917
Encrypted telegram solution [1]
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Japanese-Americans in the Pacific Northwest - A Bibliography
Diverse Collections
This week’s edition of Diverse Collections features a bibliography prepared by the Staff of the Tacoma Public Library from materials found in the collections of the Library.
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