Idaho Harvester

Through October 3, 2025, the Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” is on display in the University of Idaho Library. The Latah County Historical Society collaborated with the U of I Library, the Idaho Humanities Council, and the League of Women Voters to ship and install the... [Read More]

Here at the University of Idaho’s Special Collections and Archives, we have a Reading Room available for patrons and researchers (whether they be students, faculty, or independent researchers) to access and scour through our specialized collections on the history and culture of Idaho and the University of Idaho. Since archival... [Read More]

Post written by Ash Hunter, 2025 Gary E. and Carolyn J. Strong Fellow. [Read More]

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]

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