Idaho Harvester

Today’s University of Idaho students benefit from amazing classroom technologies that can significantly enrich their learning environment and educational experience. They can take immersive virtual reality field trips without ever leaving the Palouse, hold real time discussions with scholars and fellow classmates located anywhere in the world, and of course... [Read More]

Nestled in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness is the Taylor Wilderness Research Station. Colloquially known as “Taylor Ranch,” it is a University of Idaho remote research facility and has been in operation since 1970. Part of the Western Shoshone lands, it was homesteaded by “Cougar” Dave Lewis, who... [Read More]

“Let us read, and let us dance…” –Voltaire [Read More]

In early June 2024, I had the opportunity to meet the people who run 12 cultural heritage institutions across North Idaho and interview them about their collections, their challenges and personal history in preservation work. The survey had three purposes; to establish connections with cultural institutions, identify cultural gaps within... [Read More]

For the 75th summer in a row, a group of enthusiastic lifelong learners from around the Northwest will gather on Lake Chatcolet for a week of leadership training set in one of northern Idaho’s most beautiful recreation settings. [Read More]

Following the 1906 fire that destroyed the University of Idaho Adminstration Building and the library held within, M. Belle Sweet worked on rebuilding the young school’s collection of books. The first professional librarian hired by the university, Sweet had been on the job about 15 months when she faced the... [Read More]

The Latah County Historic Places digital collection is now live! This exhibit was a collaboration between the Latah Preservation Commission (LPC) and the University of Idaho Library. Each site was selected and described by commission volunteers, originally for the printed Latah County Historic Sites Touring Map. The map was developed... [Read More]

One of the largest single collections in the University of Idaho Library’s Special Collections and Archives is the James A. McClure papers. The documents relate to McClure’s distinguished career as a politician, beginning with three terms in the Idaho House of Representatives, followed by six years representing Idaho in the... [Read More]

Post written by Irene Koreski, Berry International Jazz Collections Fellow [Read More]