The University of Idaho was founded 132 years ago on January 30, 1889. Idaho Governor Edward A. Stevenson signed the Territorial Legislature’s Council Bill No. 20 which established the University of Idaho.1
Historical Timeline of the University of Idaho ↩
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S-Bridge Trainwreck
Digital Memories
![Mullan (Idaho), "S" bridge wreck, 1903 [01]](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/barstock/barstock313.jpg)
Winter storms in the mountains of Northern Idaho often bring transportation to a standstill. The railroads first attacked the problem with human power. Labor gangs, Japanese in one case, would be sent out with shovels to clear the ravines of snowdrifts that could reach thirty or more feet deep. Later,...
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President Theodore Roosevelt in Idaho
![President Theodore Roosevelt [1]](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/harvester/thumbs/pg83_37_2_th.jpg)
In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt visited Wallace, Idaho. These photos show President Roosevelt on 6th Street, turning onto Bank Street, in a parade. He gave a Presidential Address that day.
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Garden of Paradise
Digital Memories
The tropical paradise pictured on this sheet music cover is part of the tangled history of the University of Idaho’s alma mater and the state song of Idaho. The music for this popular song was adapted by Alice Bessee to fit words by McKinley Helm, both University of Idaho students,...
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Idaho Stunts at WSC
Digital Memories
![Idaho Stunt at Harvard Yell Contest at football game [04]](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/pg2/pg22551.jpg)
Pep rallies and half-time events have a long tradition on the university campus; one of the earlier manifestations was the Harvard Yell Contest. In 1919, the Harvard Clubs of the University of Idaho and nearby Washington State College jointly offered a prize to the school “showing superior sportsmanship and entertainment...
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Payette National Forest
Wilderness Wednesday
The Payette National Forest was originally established in 1905 but in 1944, the Weiser National Forest (established 1905) and the Idaho National Forest (established 1908) were combined to create much of the Payette National Forest that we know today.1
Payette National Forest, History & Culture ↩
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Frank B. Robinson and Psychiana
Digital Memories
With the new year, we thought we’d take a little time to reflect on some blog posts of the past. These posts were originally a part of an earlier version of a blog from the 1990s and early 2000s, known as Digital Memories. We thought the launch of the Idaho...
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Opening the Door to a New Year
![Morrill Hall, University of Idaho. From Administration entryway #2. [66-12]](https://objects.lib.uidaho.edu/campus/thumbs/campus02586_th.jpg)
Who’s ready to close the door on 2020? We are, that’s for sure! We hope these images of doors and entranceways on the University of Idaho campus help you to symbolically prepare for the exciting new potential of welcoming in a new year as we prepare to walk out into...
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Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests
Wilderness Wednesday
Welcome to another week of Wilderness Wednesday! Today, we’re talking about the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests.
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Lava flows you can see from space?!
Wilderness Wednesday
Craters of the Moon National Monument is one of four national parks in Idaho and consists of over 53,000 acres of “volcanic formations and lava flows on the northern rim of the Snake River Plain in southcentral Idaho.” While the volcanic formations only compose 53,000 acres, the national park is...
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