For the past 100 years, the League of Women Voters has been a national non-partisan organization fighting for voter protection and education within our democracy. With local leagues in all 50 states, members nationwide fight and advocate for their community on a number of local issues such as K-12 and...
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Private Aaron R. Gould
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The year is 1940. World War II has been raging for a year, without the official involvement of the United States. This small fact, however, did not deter thousands of men and women from enlisting into the various branches of the Armed Forces. In fact, Nez Perce County of Idaho...
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WWII Medals
While processing the Hays Family Papers, we learned that one of the Hays family members served in WWII and received the following medals. More information about the veteran will be provided as the collection is fully processed but for now, check out these medals!
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Glossary of Quechua, Spanish, and English Languages
Diverse Collections
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
Diverse Collections
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
Diverse Collections
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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