It’s National Milk Day!
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Travels with the Civilian Conservation Corps
Recently, the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives was gifted a photo album created by Ben Geisler.
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John Lorenzo Aram
The newly processed John Lorenzo Aram papers contains photographs, newspaper clippings, diplomas, certificates, and some genealogical history of the Aram family. John L. Aram was a University of Idaho alum, graduating in 1936 with a B.S. in Business. Later in life he worked for the Clearwater Unit of Potlatch Forests,...
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The Fabulous Fib
Throughout its 125-year history, the Argonaut’s various staff claimed that the paper was “never too big to engage in a little frivolity.” They were known to periodically offer contests for the campus community to compete in. There was a contest to name the University’s varsity team; pumpkin carving; best FBI...
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Uncovering Local History in a University Archive
A primary function of the University of Idaho Library’s Special Collections and Archives is to collect records and materials that tell the story of university students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Our repository cares for all manner of U of I collections, from club scrapbooks to administrative budget ledgers, from athletics...
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Queens of Torts
The Just-Us Club
Recently Dr. Kathy Aiken, professor emerita, Dulce Kersting-Lark, head of Special Collections and Archives, and Haley Noble, head of the Latah County Historical Society came together at the U of I Women’s Center to talk about women’s groups that had and still exist in and around Moscow. In discussing the...
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Moscow Renaissance Fair
Creative Community Traditions
Written by KT Turner
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Happy Thanksgiving
It’s almost Thanksgiving! Here are a few tidbits to jumpstart your holiday.
David's ad
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George Cap Horton
Graduate Manager
This month U of I Library Special Collections and Archives received a donation of University of Idaho memorabilia and historic material. The George E. “Cap” Horton collection features papers and items kept by Horton during his time as the university’s Graduate Manger.
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Reflecting on Veterans Day & Native American Heritage Month
This piece appeared in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News
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