hidden library sign

Have you seen this #hiddenlibrary sign? This inspirational plaque stood next to the entrance until the 1991 remodel moved the entrance to the north side of the building. It’s actually still there, just currently obscured by the landscaping. [Read More]
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Celebrating Langston Hughes

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University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives celebrates influential poet, playwright and author Langston Hughes on his birthday. Known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing, the International Jazz Collection Leonard Feather Collection includes photographs of Mr. Hughes as well... [Read More]

1889-2019, Vandals

University of Idaho first graduating class
It was one-hundred-thirty years ago that the bill establishing the University of Idaho was signed into law by the territorial governor of Idaho. It would be October of 1892, after planning, preparation, construction and the hiring of faculty, that the U of I’s doors would open to admit six students.... [Read More]

130 years ago, Vandals...

James H. Forney [1]
The bill establishing the University of Idaho was signed into law by Idaho’s Territorial Governor Edward A. Stevenson. The first acting(translated as volunteer and non-salaried) president of the U of I was regent James H. Forney. [Read More]