Posted on April 10, 2023

In honor of this year’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Special Collections and Archives presents the Remarkable Jazzwomen at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival exhibit! Located on the 2nd floor of the library. [Read More]

Posted on January 27, 2023

Now on display at the U of I Library 2nd floor: Brave and Bold Women in University of Idaho history! [Read More]

Posted on August 29, 2022

On display through the fall semester is Art in the Archives. This exhibit showcases some of the many treasures located in U of I Library’s Special Collections and Archives. [Read More]

Posted on May 6, 2022

Now on display through July 25th, Discover the Naturalist Within: Journey with Edson Fichter! This traveling exhibit comes from the Idaho Museum of Natural History. [Read More]

Posted on February 23, 2022

The Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is here! This year, the Jazz Fest exhibit features materials from the UI Library’s Collection on Ella Fitzgerald. It includes a beautiful gown worn by Fitzgerald, her aquamarine satin pumps, her pillpox hat, and much more! [Read More]

Posted on February 4, 2022

This February, we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Black Student Union (BSU) at the University of Idaho with a new exhibit in the University of Idaho Library. A coordinated effort from the Black History Research Lab, the Library’s Data and Digital Services, and the Library’s Special Collections and... [Read More]

Posted on January 5, 2022

Exhibit work is rarely a simple task. Over a year ago, I was tasked with creating a permanent exhibit to be featured on the 2nd floor of the library. Since this would be a long standing exhibit, to be on display whenever another exhibit was not in the space, I... [Read More]

Posted on July 20, 2021

A new exhibit has been installed on the 2nd floor of the library. Snakes of Idaho a photograph exhibit on loan to the University of Idaho from Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University will be on display through September. Featuring photographs taken by Dr. Charles “Chuck” Peterson,... [Read More]

Posted on June 28, 2021

According to the The Compact Atlas of Idaho “Idaho is not well known in the United States or the world and many Idahoans like it that way. Many on the east coast of the U.S still believe Idaho is really Iowa or Ohio. For those who know the name the... [Read More]

Posted on June 3, 2021

The Library has a new Special Collections display on the first floor outside the Reading Room! To honor LGBTQ+ Pride Month this June, we’re showcasing some of our archival collections that relate to LGBTQ+ history in Idaho! [Read More]

Posted on April 28, 2021

The library has a new exhibit on the 2nd floor. Beyond a Book: Artist Books from Special Collections features books of poetry, books with creative bindings and printing, and books that don’t really even look like books to demonstrate the creative ways artists have used the form of a book... [Read More]

Posted on April 26, 2021

The Library has a new Special Collections display on the first floor outside the Reading Room! To honor Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, we wanted to showcase some of our archival collections that relate to Asian American history in Idaho! [Read More]

Posted on April 2, 2021

In November, a small group of Special Collections staff, other library employees, and some volunteers from the Latah County Historical Society worked to install a new exhibit on the 2nd floor of the library. It took all day, but at the end of the day, the “NEH On the Road”... [Read More]

Posted on March 5, 2021

Special Collections has a new exhibit up for Women’s History Month! The exhibit features Jennie Eva Hughes, the first Black woman to graduate from UI in the Class of 1899. It’s located outside the Special Collections Reading Room on the first floor of the Library. Be sure to check it... [Read More]

Posted on March 3, 2021

Exciting News! We at the University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives have just finished our latest digital exhibit. Moving Forward While Looking Back: Japanese Americans, Japan, Idaho and the University explores the experiences of Japanese Americans and Japan during and after World War II. [Read More]

Posted on August 6, 2020

At 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945 the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Justified as a means to end the war in the Pacific, it killed 80,000 people instantly and over 200,000 total. It was followed three days later with another bombing in Nagasaki.  [Read More]

Posted on April 19, 2020

In October 1918 an Influenza Pandemic came to the University of Idaho. Upon its arrival the university took quick action to limit its spread. Following procedures recommended by the government including quarantine, gauze masks, event cancellations and more, the university weathered the disease. The new 1918 Flu Pandemic Collection looks... [Read More]

Posted on May 30, 2019

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Posted on May 2, 2019

May has arrived, and with it is a new display in our reading room! Merry May, Campus Day showcases photographs of festivities around campus for Campus Day. Beginning in 1910, the busy day of events included speeches, dancing, parades, Maypoles, and more. The festivities associated with Campus Day were often the... [Read More]

Posted on April 9, 2019

Booker's Dozen Book Art Exhibit [Read More]

Posted on March 20, 2019

Idaho Club Women exhibit [Read More]

Posted on February 5, 2019

Blake Little: photographs from the Gay Rodeo exhibit [Read More]

Posted on January 15, 2019

Here's to the Band: The Jazz Legacy of Lionel Hampton exhibit [Read More]

Posted on January 8, 2019

King of the Vibes exhibit [1] [Read More]

Posted on March 20, 2018

Happy National Ag Day! If you have a chance, stop by the first floor of the UI Library and check out the exhibit celebrating Idaho’s contribution to feeding the world.National Ag Week, and National Ag Day were first commemorated in 1973 by the Agriculture Council of America to promote the... [Read More]

Posted on October 3, 2017

Happy Homecoming Vandals!If you’re a local or coming into town for the festivities, make sure to check out the Vandal Traditions exhibit displayed at Moscow City Hall! No worries if you can’t make it this week, the exhibit will be up until November 24th. Materials on display from Special Collections... [Read More]

Posted on May 12, 2017

Dirk Kempthorne [Read More]

Posted on February 25, 2017

Artists and Ephemeral Materials exhibit [Read More]

Posted on February 24, 2017

From the top: A class touring the Library exhibit. If you’re curious, this case holds Ella Fitzgerald’s wig, shoes, and necklace. Students examining artifacts at the Jazz Festival workshop this morning "50 Years of Jazz Told Through the UI Archives" by Erin Stoddart and Ashlyn Velte. If you missed this... [Read More]

Posted on February 23, 2017

Ella Fitzgerald dress Jazz Fest reception [Read More]

Posted on February 22, 2017

Ted Gioia [1] [Read More]

Posted on April 20, 2015

In anticipation of Logging Day at the University of Idaho Library tomorrow, April 21, 2015, UI Special Collections is celebrating all things wood.  We have selections of plates from Hough’s American Woods showing samples of the types of lumber commonly forested in North Idaho:as well as cruise books and diaries... [Read More]