On National Bow Tie Day, the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives salutes the use of this accessory to complete a dapper ensemble. Judge James H. Forney, one of the UI’s founders and a member of the earliest board of regents, sported one.

As did University of Idaho comptroller and president’s executive secreatary LaFayette Russell Parsons.

The bow tie was first introduced as a form of neck wear in the 17th century.

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PG 3-91c, PG 3-449a