Idaho Harvester

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.... [Read More]

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... [Read More]

“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). [Read More]

Post written by Jack Kredell, inaugural recipient of the Lynn and Dennis Baird Fellowship. [Read More]

The University of Idaho Library has long been a partner with the Latah County Historical Society (LCHS), hosting various LCHS collections for public access. One of the most popular is a selection of the LCHS Oral History Collection with interviews done in the 1970s. We are pleased to announce another... [Read More]

The Collection [Read More]

On June 14, 2025, the United States Armed Forces will celebrate its 250th anniversary–a milestone that marks two and a half centuries of military service, sacrifice, and evolution. The origins of the U.S. military can be traced back to the early days of the American Revolutionary War, when the need... [Read More]

June 13 marks National Sewing Machine Day, a celebration of one of the most transformative inventions in textile history. The sewing machine revolutionized how we create clothing, textiles, and other fabric goods, making it possible to create more complex and intricate clothing patterns and stitches at a scale and speed... [Read More]

The University of Idaho Library’s newest digital collection, the Sheldon Z. and Vernice Thayer digital collection, contains digitized photography and correspondence from an Idaho family, the Thayers, during and after the Great Depression. These items, which were donated to the University of Idaho by Sheldon Thayer’s granddaughter, provide a unique... [Read More]