Special Collections Contributors

This contributors page includes research and writing conducted by Special Collections student workers, fellows, practicum students, and U of I Library faculty and staff.

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Friends of the Clearwater Digital Collection

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The Friends of the Clearwater digital collection was developed to provide online access to the semi-regular newsletters produced by Friends of the Clearwater (FOC), a non-profit organization headquartered in Moscow, Idaho. For several years, copies of the organization’s newsletter had been archived in the Library’s Day-Northwest publication collection, alongside newsletters... [Read More]

Hell of a Good Crew

Sunshine Mine [05]
The Sunshine Mine located in northern Idaho’s Shoshone county was once the most profitable silver mine in the state. Discovered in 1884 by the Blake brothers, they mined their claim for two decades before leasing to other people. The Sunshine Mining Company was officially created in 1918 and closed in... [Read More]