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The Robert W. Limbert Collection
1901-1941
A n updated Web version of a guide to the Limbert collection
published by Boise State University in 1992,
with Addendum describing materials added
to the collection in 2001, 2005, and 2006 |
Photo 11025 |
Robert W. Limbert (1885-1933) was a naturalist, explorer, guide,
outdoorsman, writer, photographer, lecturer, and promoter. By profession he was a
taxidermist, and later the operator of a dude ranch and mountain lodge, but he is best
remembered for his exploration of the Idaho wilderness, his promotion of Idaho as a
tourist destination, and his photography of the state's scenery and wildlife. Bob Limbert
is most associated with the Sawtooth Mountains, Craters of the Moon, and the Bruneau River
Region, but he ranged through all of southern Idaho creating a photographic record that is
his lasting legacy. That photographic record and his papers are preserved in the Special
Collections Department of Albertsons Library at Boise State University.
Biographical Sketch
Robert W. Limbert was born in 1885 and raised in Omaha,
Nebraska. He worked for the Smithsonian Institution as a field naturalist for two years
before moving to Boise, Idaho, in 1911 to enter the taxidermy business. In 1915, he
designed Idaho's medal award-winning exhibition for the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition, and a few years later he began writing about Idaho's scenery and wildlife for
newspapers and magazines.
During the 1920s his essays appeared in Outdoor America, Outdoor Life, and National
Geographic Magazine. In 1921, after several preliminary visits, he led an exploring
party into the vast lava fields of south-central Idaho; the resulting article in the National
Geographic brought this little-known area to the attention of the nation and led to
its designation as the Craters of the Moon National Monument by President Calvin Coolidge.
Limbert also searched for and found Indian petroglyphs along the Snake River, explored
the inaccessible Bruneau River region, and travelled throughout the Sawtooth Mountains,
naming mountains and lakes theretofore uncharted. During the 1920s he and his family moved
to the Sawtooths, where he worked as a hunting and fishing guide.
At first through the Izaak Walton League and later through other agents, he embarked on
national lecture tours, promoting the vacation potential of Idaho with film and slides and
(while dressed in western garb) demonstrating his skills at trick roping, shooting, bird
calls, and animal sounds.
During the late 1920s he obtained from the U.S. Forest Service a concession to operate
a "dude ranch" at Stanley, Idaho. He then established Redfish Lake Lodge, which
is still a popular Idaho resort.
Limbert died of a brain hemorrhage in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1933, returning from a
speaking tour in the East. He was survived by his wife and four children.
Sources:
- Biographical material within the collection
- Casner, Nicholas. "Two-Gun Limbert: the Man from the Sawtooths." Idaho
Yesterdays 32 (1988), 2-12.
Scope and Content Note
The Robert W. Limbert collection is divided into two main
parts: the papers (manuscripts) and Limbert's photo collection. They span the years 1901
to 1941. Some later biographical material on Limbert has been placed with the collection
for reference purposes. Most of the original papers were highly acidic and quite brittle;
therefore they were photocopied for preservation purposes. Researchers are asked to use
the photocopies rather than the originals.
Robert Limbert's papers document his exploration of the Idaho wilderness, promotion of
Idaho as a tourist destination, and photographic studies of Idaho wildlife. The papers
include drafts of articles and short stories by Limbert; 4 scrapbooks of newspaper
clippings, published articles, programs, and the like; correspondence and business papers
regarding the establishment of Redfish Lake Lodge; and miscellaneous papers relating to
his taxidermy business. There is, in particular, a great deal of material relating to the
Craters of the Moon area.
The collection contains approximately 3000 photos, both loose and in scrapbooks,
documenting Limbert's travels in Idaho. These photos preserve views of the state's
landscape of the early twentieth century. The Sawtooth Mountains, Craters of the Moon, and
the Bruneau River region are particularly well covered. Along with the photos are contact
sheets made from negatives in the collection, a number of copper engraving plates, and
glass negatives.
A more detailed box and folder list follows.
The great bulk of the collection was donated to Boise State University in 1986 by
Robert Limbert's daughter, Margaret Lawrence of Boise, Idaho. She had previously given a
portion of her father's papers to the Craters of the Moon National Monument; those papers
have been loaned to Boise State University by the National Park Service and are
incorporated into this collection. Margaret Lawrence made further
donations to the collection in 2001, 2005, and 2006.
- Dates of collection: 1906-1941; addendum 1901-1933
- Size of the collection: 10 ft.; plus addendum of 2 ft.
- Collection number: MSS 80
- Processed by: Leslie Pass, Mary Carter, and Alan Virta; 2005 and 2006 addendum
processed by Olivia Umphrey
- Photo Work: BSU Photographic Services, under direction of Chuck Scheer
ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION
1901-1941
Series List
SERIES I: BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
Items in Series I include Limbert's obituary from
the Arco Advertiser (Folder 2) and a number of articles about him (Folder 1). Among
the latter are a nine-page typescript extolling his shooting abilities and photocopies of
articles about him from Idaho Yesterdays (by Nick Casner, 1988), Omaha Chamber of
Commerce Journals (1928), and New York World-Herald (April 15, 1928).
Box 1: Biographical material
- Folder 1 Biographical material
- Folder 2 Obituary (1933)
See also Addendum for more biographical
material added to the collection in 2005
SERIES II: CORRESPONDENCE
Much of the correspondence in Series II regards the
establishment and operation of Redfish Lake Lodge, Limbert's dude ranch-resort in Idaho's
Sawtooth Mountains. He apparently sought the backing of Lewis E. Megowen of Chicago and
J.L. Kraft of Kraft Cheese Company; the collection includes a long proposal he sent to
Kraft and correspondence back and forth with Megowen. Most of Limbert's letters in this
series are typescript drafts or carbons.
Box 1: Correspondence
- Folder 3 From Limbert (Miscellaneous) (1928-29)
- Folder 4 To Limbert (Miscellaneous) (1916-30)
- Folder 5 With Ern Carothers (1928-30)
- Folder 6 With J. L. Kraft (1928)
- Folder 7 With Lewis E. Megowen (1928)
- Folder 8 Incomplete
See also Addendum for more
correspondence added to the collection in 2005
SERIES III: WRITINGS
The writings on Series III are divided into three groups:
drafts of articles, articles in published form, and drafts of short stories. The article
and short story drafts are chiefly in typescript form, sometimes in more than one version.
Like the rest of the collection, Series III is available to researchers chiefly in the
form of photocopies. Retained originals are located in Box 7.
The published articles (in photocopy form) came from several outdoor magazines and are
about outdoor, shooting, or Idaho themes. There are seventeen articles in the Outdoor
America file; fifteen are Limbert's regular column, "Revolver Shooting"; two are
articles about the Sawtooths. Outdoor America was published by the Izaak Walton League.
The tourist booklet Unknown Places in Idaho (folder 37), is a 54-page publication issued
in 1927 by the Union Pacific Railroad. It was written by Bob Limbert, who also supplied
the photographs. The copy in the collection has been loaned to Albertsons
Library by Craters of the Moon National Monument.
Limbert's article from the National Geographic Magazine (March 1924) on Craters
of the Moon may be found in his Scrapbook 1 (Series VII), in Box 3, Folder 2 of the
collection. A letter from David Starr Jordan (1927) identifying the "sea
serpent" that washed up onto a California beach as a bottle-nosed whale is included
in the file for Limbert's article, "Something from Somewhere" (Box 1, Folder
26).
See also the Addendum for additional
writings added to the collection in 2005.
Box 1: Writings
Articles (Drafts)
- Folder 9 America's First Geographical Society (1922)
- Folder 10 Dorothy Fox
- Folder 11 The Feel of the Wild
- Folder 12 Filling the Photographic Game Bag
- Folder 13 A Gunman Speaks
- Folder 14 Let Vacation Dreams Come True
- Folder 15 The Lure of the Licks
- Folder 16 Malheur Lake, Oregon
- Folder 17 Nature Photography
- Folder 18 Our Next National Park (The Craters of the Moon)
- Folder 19 Quick Draw
- Folder 20 Quick Drawing and Fast Shooting
- Folder 21 Revolver Shooting
- Folder 22 Revolver Shooting 2
- Folder 23 Revolvers
- Folder 24 Rubber Boa
- Folder 25 The Sawtooths of Idaho
- Folder 26 Something from Somewhere (Sea Serpent) (1926)
- Folder 27 Storm on Malheur Lake
- Folder 28 Summering in the Sawtooths
- Folder 29 Take a Trip to the Moon
- Folder 30 Trailing Thru the Land of Tomorrow
- Folder 31 Undiscovered Idaho
- Folder 32 On Photography (untitled)
- Folder 33 On Sawtooth Range (untitled)
- Folder 34 Idaho Fish and Game
- Folder 35 Outdoor America (1928-29)
- Folder 36 Outdoor Life (1921)
- Folder 37 Unknown Places in Idaho (brochure) (1928)
Box 2: Writings Short Stories
- Folder 1 The Canyon of Dread
- Folder 2 Cycles of Seven
- Folder 3 Duke Duncan
- Folder 4 The Man with the Mormon Draw
- Folder 5 Shadows of Shang Foo
- Folder 6 Two Hours to Leave Town
- Folder 7 We
- Folder 8 Untitled
- Folder 9 Plots (Miscellaneous)
See also Addendum for additional
writings donated in 2007
SERIES IV: SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
The items in this series consist chiefly of advertisements, programs, and
tickets for Limbert's speaking engagements across the country.
Box 2: Speaking Engagements
- Folder 10 General Publicity
- Folder 11 Programs (1928-32)
- Folder 12 Tickets (1928-32)
See also the Addendum for additional papers
relating to speaking engagements
SERIES V: REDFISH LAKE LODGE
The papers in this series document the construction
and early operation of Redfish Lake Lodge, Limbert's dude ranch- resort near Stanley,
Idaho, in the Sawtooth Mountains. Included is a published brochure advertising the resort;
agreements with the U.S. Forest Service; and detailed building materials lists.
Box 2: Redfish Lake Lodge
- Folder 13 Brochure (Published) (1931)
- Folder 14 Contracts (1927-29)
- Folder 15 Description
- Folder 16 Expenditures (1928)
- Folder 17 Prospectus (draft)
SERIES VI: TAXIDERMY
In addition to the papers listed below, three scrapbooks of
magazine clippings of drawings and photos of birds and animals are located in Series VIII
(Miscellaneous), Box 5.
Box 2: Taxidermv
- Folder 18 Sketch Book (1906-08)
- Folder 19 Business brochure
- Folder 20 Natural history prints
- Folder 21 Taxidermy scrapbooks: Loose items
See also the Addendum for additional papers relating to taxidermy
SERIES VII: SCRAPBOOKS (1915-1933)
Robert Limbert kept four scrapbooks of
newspaper clippings, magazine articles, lecture programs, and the like, documenting his
activities, chiefly his speaking engagements and marksmanship demonstrations. The items
from these scrapbooks have been photocopied and are available to researchers in Boxes 3
and 4. Limbert often shingled clipped articles and other items over one another in the
scrapbooks, so the scrapbooks were disassembled to allow photocopying. The original
scrapbooks are located in Box 8 and 9.
Box 3: Scrapbooks (Photocopies) (1915-1933)
Box 4: Scrapbooks (Photocopies) (1915-1933)
SERIES VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
Among the items in Series VIII are clippings of
articles from the Idaho Statesman (1919) about the Indian Chief Nampuh, sometimes called
"Bigfoot"; pages from the newsletter of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition about Limbert's Idaho displays; samples of Robert Limbert's business
stationary; his son's ham radio log; and a program from Boise State University Library's
traveling exhibit about Limbert and the collection (1987).
See also the Addendum for
more Miscellaneous papers.
Box 4: Miscellaneous
- Folder 5 Chief Nampuh (Bigfoot) clippings (1919)
- Folder 6 Collected poetry
- Folder 7 Craters of the Moon
- Folder 8 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)
- Folder 9 Stationery
- Folder 10 Radio log (1931-41)
- Folder 11 Miscellaneous
- Folder 12 Exhibit program (1987)
Box 5: Miscellaneous
- Three taxidermy scrapbooks assembled ca. 1901- ca. 1909 (chiefly clippings from
magazines of drawings and photos of birds and animals)
Box 6: Miscellaneous
- Pocket sextant Pocket thermometer-barometer-compass Sample boxes (empty) for
photographic supplies
See also the Addendum for
more Miscellaneous papers.
OVERSIZE ITEMS
The following items, too large to fit unfolded in legal-size file
folders, are stored in oversize Box 24 or in map folders in the Special Collections Department's oversize
storage drawers. Oversize items added to the collection in
2005 and 2006 as parts of Accession 05-30 and 06-12 have been interfiled in Box
24 and in the oversize map drawers along with the oversize items received with
the original donation. For convenience sake, all are listed below.
The additions are so identified.
Oversize Box 24
- Advertising brochure for Limbert's taxidermy business ("From
Guesswork to a Science)"
- Posters and programs advertising Bob Limbert's speaking engagements and marksmanship
exhibitions
- Posters advertising Bob Limbert's "movie balls" [Accession 05-30]
- Miscellaneous large envelopes with handwritten notes [Accession 05-30]
Maps and Charts (Map drawers)
- Handwritten map, "Cinder Butte Region, Idaho" (Craters of the Moon) by
Robert W. Limbert. 17"x25" [Accession 05-30] Scale: 1 inch = 1 mile.
- Sawtooth National Forest, 1925 (Forest Service map) annotated by Limbert
- Craters of the Moon National Monument, no date, Advance sheet (USGS)
- Craters of the Moon National Monument,1928 (USGS topographic map)
Posters, handbills, etc. (Map drawers)
- Meet Him Face to Face, "Two Gun" Bob Limbert (poster)
- "Dead or Alive," $5,000 Reward for Two Gun Limbert
- Drawing of bengal tiger, signed "R.W. Limbert, Omaha, Nebr. '08"
Collection publicity (Map drawers)
- Poster/Exhibition guide accompanying Boise State University's travelling exhibit on
Robert Limbert (1987)
- Idaho Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month poster, featuring
photo 254 of Robert Limbert at Map Rock (May 2002)
Idaho Statesman Articles (Map drawers)
Most of the articles cited below are full-page feature articles by Robert Limbert,
illustrated with his own photos. Researchers are encouraged to consult microfilm copies in
the Library's Microfilm Department instead of these fragile originals. Those
marked with asterisks * were added to the collection in 2005, but they
have been interfiled in the map drawers chronologically with all the others.
1917 February 25
- Bird Week Enjoyed by Crowds of Children and Grown Ups
1917 Apr 15
- There Are More Birds in Idaho Than Are Dreamed of in Your Philosophy
*1917 August 19
*1917 September 9
*1921 April 10
*1921 June 25
*1921 July 24
*1922 February 26
1922 June 18
- Example of Primitive Man's Intellectual Achievement Found in Idaho [Map Rock
Petroglyph]
1922 September 24
- Canyon of Brown, One of Nature's Beauty Spots Tucked Away in Southwestern Idaho
[Bruneau Canyon]
1923 March 4
- Billy and Nanny Inhabit Windswept Mountain Tops [Mountain goats near Johnson Creek of
Boise River]
*1926 February 21
1926 October 10
- New Marvels in Idaho's Volcanic Wonderland [Craters of the Moon]
*1926 November 28
1927 May 15
- The Crown of the Sawtooth [Mt. Snowyside]
Other Newspaper Pages (Map drawers)
*1921 May 3
1921 June 6
- Party Coming to Explore Craters Arrive June 8 (Arco Advertiser, Special. edition)
(Masthead date printed as June 6, 1912 [sic]) (This issue is on paper 9 x 12 inches)
*1923 April 1
*1923 September 30
*1923 November 16
*1924 January 20
*1924 May 6
1924 May 9
- Craters Proclaimed National Monument by Order of President Coolidge (Arco Advertiser)
*1924 June 6
*1924 June 6
*1924 June 8
*1924 June 20
1926 September 9
- Will Open Treasure House of Scenic Central Idaho to Great Armies of Tourists in East
and South (Hailey Times-Miner)
1926 December 30
- Unexplored Wonderland of Interior Idaho Will Lure Tourist Millions (Hailey Times-Miner)
1927
- Complete Story of Lost Valley; Found After 65 Years' Study and Hunting (Idaho
Republican)
1927 April 29
- Striking Volcanic Features in the Craters of the Moon National Monument, by Harold T.
Stearns (Arco Advertiser)
1928 April 15
- Explorer of Idaho Wilds Crack Shot With Gun and Camera, by Creston B. Mullins (New York
World-Herald) (For text only, see Box 1 Folder 1)
1933 June 23
- Bob Limbert Dies While Homeward Bound to Mother (Arco Advertiser) (For text, see Box 1
Folder 1)
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Photo 288
THE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTIONRobert Limbert's photographs, numbering more than three
thousand, constitute an important photographic record of the Idaho outdoors in the early
decades of the twentieth century.
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The Sawtooth Mountains and its many lakes, the Craters
of the Moon, the Bruneau River region, and Snake River Indian petroglyphs are particularly
well documented. So too are human activities in these regions, particularly in the
Sawtooths: hunting, camping, fishing, and horseback riding, among them.
Most of the photos of the Craters of the Moon came from Limbert's 1921 exploring
expedition; there are also photos documenting the construction of Redfish Lake Lodge near
Stanley (1928), the Panama-Pacific exposition of 1915, and Limbert's taxidermy work. There
are also photos of Idaho's wildlife, in desert and mountain, and of Limbert's friends and
family.
Robert Limbert left both photographic prints and negatives. The negatives, most of
which were on glass or unstable nitrate stock, have been copied onto modern safety film.
Contact sheets have been made for the convenience of researchers. The original glass
negatives have been retained, but the nitrate negatives were destroyed. Many of Limbert's
prints are now brittle and fragile; these have been photocopied for reference use. While
there is much duplication between the negatives and prints, there are unique items in each
set, so both must be consulted for a complete search of the photo collection. Those photos
with captions have been so labelled; unfortunately, few photos were captioned. All
captions have been photocopied and assembled in a reference notebook for the convenience
of researchers.
There is not yet a complete index to every photo in the collection. The photos and
negatives have, however, been grouped into broad subject categories, outlined in the lists
beginning on page 15.
Photo Summary
| Photo numbers |
Photo type |
| 1-1931 |
Contact sheets/4 x 5 negatives |
| 10001-11372 |
Prints, 5 x 7 or smaller |
| 12001-12035 |
Prints, 8 x 10 |
| 13001-13062 |
Oversize (many colorized) |
| Unnumbered |
Albums |
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Glass negatives |
Photo 13008, colorized by Robert Limbert
Bruneau River canyon, Idaho |
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ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION Contact Sheets and Negatives
Contact sheets are arranged numerically in reference notebooks in the Special
Collections Department. The following are the subject headings
- Indians
- Mountains and Lakes (Scenic views)
- Taxidermy
- People Posing
- Wildlife:
Bear, Deer, Whale, Pelican, Mountain goat, Beavers, Antelope, Bison, Coyote, Elk,
Frogs, Opossums, Porcupines, Jack rabbits, Small animals, Skunks, Snakes, Birds (Avocets,
gulls, cormorants, owls, mallards, Canada geese, pelicans, vultures, hawks etc.), Desert
reptiles.
- Redfish Lake Lodge (ca. 1928)
- Hunting, trapping, camping fishing and other outdoor activites
- Craters of the Moon (ca. 1921)
- Petroglyphs (including Map Rock)
- Bruneau Canyon and locale; other Rock formations
- Panama-Pacific International Exposition
- Robert Limbert and his activities
- Margaret Limbert and the Limbert family
- Miscellaneous
- Senator William Borah.
- Doc Hisom.
- Logging.
- Hot Springs; Geysers; Yellowstone.
- Early airplane and balloon.
- Horserace.
- Models; Carvings.
- Drake's Lodge.
- Jump Creek Falls.
ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION
Photographic Prints
Please consult photocopies in reference notebooks.
- Archeological Finds
- Indians
- Mountains and Lakes
- Reflections
- Imogene, Edith, Alice and Stanley Lakes
- Unidentified mountains and lakes (photographed from above)
- Mt. Parks and Farley, Petit, Hell Roaring & Little Hell Roaring Lakes
- Views from/of Mt. Snowyside
- Unidentified lakes and mountains (photographed across)
- Taxidermy
- Birds; pheasant, quail, unidentified
- Ducks, geese, pelican, seagulls, swan
- Birds of prey
- Mounted fish, whale
- Squirrels, skunks, lizards, opossums & insects
- Elk, moose, deer, bears
- Mountain goat, cattle, oxen, bison, bighorn sheep
- Cats, cougar, bobcats, mountain lion
- Miscellaneous
- Rivers, streams, and water falls
- Hell Roaring Falls, Camas Creek Fall,
- Falls on the Payette River, Falls in Ogden Canyon (Utah),
- Hole in the Rock near Mackay
- Unidentified streams, rivers, and water falls
- People posing (group one)
- Wildlife
Beaver, Small animals; butterflies, rodents, skunk, porcupine, opossum, baby coyote,
reptiles; lizards & snakes, Mountain sheep, deer, elk, antelope, horse, bears, various
birds, Miscellaneous
- Mountains
- Finger of Fate
- The Grand Mogul, Clear Creek Summit, Castle Peak
- Mountains (small prints)
- Mountains unidentified (medium prints)
- Trees and mountains
- Redfish Lake Lodge (ca. 1928)
- Hunting, trapping, camping, fishing,
- Craters of the Moon (ca. 1921)
- Petroglyphs
- Bruneau Canyon and locale
- Rock formations and desert scenes
Includes City of Rocks, Gooding
- Panama Pacific International Exposition (1915)
- Robert Limbert and his activities
- People (group two)
- Miscellaneous
- Pikes Peak Railway
- Salt Lake City
- Early airplanes and balloon
- Jack rabbit hunt
- Miscellaneous
- Babies
ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION Large Photographs
Please consult photocopies in reference notebook.
- Taxidermy
- Rivers, streams, and water falls
- People
- Live animals
- Redfish Lake Lodge
- Craters of the Moon
- Rock formations and desert scenes
- Robert Limbert and his activities
- Miscellaneous
ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION
Photo Albums
There are 4 photo albums in this series, 2 large and 2 small.
Small album A (Box 13)
Approximately 50 photos of taxidermy specimens including cattle, mountain goats,
bighorn sheep, moose, deer, elk, mountain lions, birds, small mammals, and bobcats. Not
captioned. Many of the photos are represented in the contact sheets.
Small album B (Box 13)
Personal photo album with ca. 225 photos, most of which are captioned. Album inscribed
11R.W. Limbert, Omaha, Neb." Photos appear to date ca. 1900-1910. Includes photos of
individuals; scenes from picnics, camping trips, and other outdoor activities; and
snapshots from travels in Utah and elsewhere. Places represented include Salt Lake City,
Ogden, Devils Gate, and Wasatch Mountains, Utah; Laramie Mountains, Wyoming; Minnesota;
and Nebraska.
Large Album A (Box 14)
Approximately 150 uncaptioned photos. Principal subjects: Indian petroglyphs along the
Snake River, Map Rock, and desert reptiles. Also includes some taxidermy specimens, scenes
in a veterinary office, and models and carvings. Many of these photos are represented by
contacts and negatives.
Large album B (Box 14)
Approximately 150 photos, mostly of Limbert's 1921 exploring expedition into the
Craters of the Moon. Captioned. Most of the photos are represented by contact prints and
negatives. Captions, with photo numbers, are transcribed in the Captions notebook. A small
group of uncaptioned photos at the end of the album document a visit to the lava rock
cabin of Doc Hisom near the Snake River. Contact print/negative numbers for these photos
are listed on page 18, in the Miscellaneous category.
ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION Glass negatives
Approximately 400 glass negatives are preserved in the Robert W. Limbert collection.
Copy negatives and contact prints have been made for most of them:
About ninety of the glass negatives have not been matched to contact prints. These are
photographs of taxidermy specimens.
ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTION, 2005
During the course of
research for the documentary film, Among the Craters of the Moon: The Life
and Adventures of Robert W. Limbert (2005), filmmaker Steve Wursta
interviewed Limbert's daughter, Margaret Lawrence. She gave him some
additional papers of her father's that she had discovered in her home
subsequent to her original donation to Boise in 1986. Wursta, in turn,
with her blessing, presented them to Boise State University as an addition to
the Limbert collection. They are kept in Boxes 21-24 and are described below, in series parallel to
the series in the original collection. One of the most significant
additions is a hand drawn map by Limbert of the Cinder Butte area of Craters of the Moon.
It was placed in the collection's Oversize drawer.
SERIES I (ADDENDUM):
BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL
This folder includes Limbert’s eighth grade graduation
certificate, his marriage license, and a biographical feature article about him.
Box 21: Biographical Material
Folder 1 Biographical Material
1901-192?
SERIES
II (ADDENDUM): CORRESPONDENCE
This addendum features two postcards from Limbert to his
wife Margaret (whom he called Peggy). The first is from Christmas 1914 when he
was in San Francisco, California, and the second is his last postcard to her,
which he wrote shortly before he died in 1933. The series also includes a letter
to Margaret from her father, Ernest R. Wiggs (1929), and a letter from Limbert
to the Sierra Madras [sic] Club of Los Angeles (1927) touting his pack trips
into the Sawtooth Mountains.
Box 21: Correspondence (Addendum)
Folder 2 Correspondence from Limbert
(1914-1933)
Folder 3 Correspondence to Limbert (1923-1935)
Folder 4 Letter to Margaret
from her father, Ernest R. Wiggs (1929)
SERIES III
(ADDENDUM): WRITINGS
This addendum includes typewritten and handwritten drafts
of Limbert’s non-fiction articles, published articles, short stories, and
poetry. Two of the short stories found within this series are similar (either
earlier or later drafts) to short stories within the original collection. The
“Red Flannigan” story (Box 22, Folder 11) is akin to “Two Hours to Leave Town”
(Box 2 , Folder 6) and “The Red Leaves of Siva” (Box 22, Folder 5) is another
version of “Shadows of Shang Foo” (Box 2, Folder 5). The article “In the Land
Called Idaho” (Box 21, Folder 16) was published, in edited form, by the Union
Pacific as Unknown Places in Idaho in 1927. The fragments of the
articles “Indian Pictographs” (Box 21, Folder 18) and “National Geographic” (Box
21, Folder 19), as well as the story “Terror in the Dark” (Box 22, Folder 6),
have been reconstituted, in photocopy form, from the versos of sheets of paper
on which Limbert typed later articles and stories. There are also
unidentifiable fragments of other stories and articles scattered throughout this
series on the backs of other typescripts.
Box 21: Writings (Addendum)
Articles (Drafts)
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Folder 5 America’s First
Geographical Society (Map Rock petroglyph)
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Folder 6 Bear Hunting in the
Craters of Hell
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Folder 7
Behind the Scenes with a Paleontologist
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Folder 8 Bird Lore
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Folder 9 Boise Short Trips 1
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Folder 10 Boise Short Trips 2
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Folder 11 Briefing the Black Bear
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Folder 12 Butterfly Burn
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Folder 13 Canyon of Brown (The
Bruneau)
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Folder 14 Coyote Story
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Folder 15 Idaho Scenery
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Folder 16 In the Land Called Idaho
(1927) (Unknown Places in Idaho)
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Folder 17 Indian Pictographs of
Owyhee County, Idaho
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Folder 18 Indians Pictographs (draft
fragments)
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Folder 19 National Geographic (NG),
pp. 13-20, 23-25
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Folder 20 Report on the Sodium Beds
of Southern Idaho
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Folder 21 Scenes and Experiences
Among the Volcanic Regions of Central Idaho
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Folder 22 The Sport of Camera Hunting
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Folder 23 Strange Map Rock /
Prehistoric Bear Tracks (2 articles) 1925-1926
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Folder 24 Thru the Craters of the
Moon in Idaho
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Folder 25 Trailing Thru the Land of
Tomorrow
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Folder 26 Undiscovered Idaho
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Folder 27 Untitled: On Beavers
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Folder 28 Untitled: On Birds and
Malheur Lake
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Folder 29 Untitled: On Craters of the
Moon
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Folder 30 Untitled: On Deer Hunting
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Folder 31 Untitled: On Expeditions to
Craters of the Moon
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Folder 32 Untitled: On Rattlesnakes
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Folder 33 Untitled: On Sawtooth Tours
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Folder 34 Untitled: On the Sawtooth
Mountains
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Folder 35 Untitled: On a Trip to the
Moon (Craters of the Moon)
Articles (Published)
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Folder 36 Big Game at Our Door
Miscellaneous
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Folder 37 Miscellaneous Drafts,
Notes, and Fragments
Box 22: Writings (Addendum)
Short Stories
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Folder 1 Canyon of Dread (Bruneau
Canyon)
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Folder 2 Magpie Reincarnation
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Folder 3 Mesa of Hidden Men
(missing p. 17)
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Folder 4 Poacher of the Pools
(Otters)
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Folder 5 Red Leaves of Siva
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Folder 6 Terror in the Dark
(for wildfowl)
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Folder 7 White Assassin (Plot
outline)
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Folder 8 Untitled: Boy-Cougar
story
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Folder 9 Untitled: Boy-Cougar
story variants
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Folder 10 Untitled: Fiction Beaver
story
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Folder 11 Untitled: Red Flannigan
Poetry
SERIES IV (ADDENDUM): SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
This series focuses on Limbert’s speaking
engagements and publicity tours. It features clippings and brochures. Also
included in this series is a lecture “folder,” containing Limbert’s publicity
brochures and photographs. Photocopies of the photographs are in Folder 14, as
the photographs themselves have been moved to the larger photograph collection.
Box 22: Speaking Engagements
Folder 14 Lecture folder
Folder 15 General publicity (1919-1923)
SERIES VI (ADDENDUM): TAXIDERMY
This series
features sketches and notes Limbert made for his taxidermy work.
Box 22: Taxidermy
Folder 16 Sketches and notes
SERIES
VIII (ADDENDUM): MISCELLANEOUS
Research
Material
This series includes research materials, maps, and other miscellaneous papers
Box 22: Research material
The research materials
include secondary materials and sources Limbert collected as research for his
various projects and interests. They include natural history postcards and
writing examples from other authors.
Folder 17 Natural History, Postcards
Folder 18 Natural History, Sketch Clippings
Folder 19 Statuary postcards
Folder 20 Thematic writing examples by other authors
Folder 21 Reforestation Problems in Southern Idaho, H.C.
Shellworth
Folder 22 For Writing
Folder 23 Miscellaneous
Maps
These maps were drawn by Limbert and taken from
an envelope he labeled “Places to Look Up.”
Box 23: Maps
Folder 1 Maps
("Places to Look Up)
Miscellaneous
The Miscellaneous papers feature a number of
items of importance to Limbert. These include Craters of the Moon materials and
clippings, advertisements and articles on his movie balls, a brochure
advertising his outfitting business, and a draft of the
brochure for his Sawtooth Tours.
Box 23: Miscellaneous
Folder 2
Craters of the Moon
Folder 3
Craters of the Moon clippings
Folder 4
Dances/Movie Balls
Folder 5
Hunting Big Game in Idaho (brochure)
Folder 6 Sawtooth Tours (brochure mock-up)
Folder 7 Motion picture projector instruction manuals
Folder 8 National forest brochures
Folder 10
Clippings, Miscellaneous
Box 24: Oversize
See description
of Oversize materials
ROBERT W. LIMBERT COLLECTION Box List
- Box 1 Manuscripts (Series I)
- Box 2 Manuscripts (Series I-Series VI)
- Box 3 Manuscripts (Series VII)
- Box 4 Manuscripts (Series VII-Series VIII)
- Box 5 Manuscripts (Taxidermy scrapbooks)
- Box 6 Sextant, compass, photo supplies, etc.
- Box 7 Retained originals (Manuscripts)
- Box 8 Retained originals (Scrapbooks)
- Box 9 Retained originals (Scrapbooks)
- Box 10 Photos (10001-10702)
- Box 11 Photos (10703-11372)
- Box 12 Photos (12001-12047)
- Box 13 Photo albums (small)
- Box 14 Photo albums (large)
- Box 15 Negatives (1-1927)
- Box 16 Engraving plates
- Box 17 Engraving plates
- Box 18 Engraving plates
- Box 19 Photo albums
- Box 20 Photos (13001-13062) (Oversize, many colorized)
- Box 21 Addendum 2005 (Biographical material, Correspondence,
Writings)
- Box 22 Addendum 2005 (Writings, Taxidermy, Miscellaneous)
- Box 23 Addendum 2005 (Miscellaneous)
- Box 24 Addendum 2005 (Oversize)
Oversize items in map drawers
Glass negative storage containers
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