Manuscript Collections
Albertsons Library collects letters, journals, diaries, scrapbooks, photographs, and other primary-source material documenting the history of Idaho, particularly the modern political, environmental, and literary history of the state. Altogether, the department holds more than 100 manuscript collections. Some collections are not yet processed or ready for consultation, so researchers are advised to call or write before visiting to confirm their availability. Our manuscript and photo collections are listed below, in seven major categories:
- Public affairs (including the Idaho environment)
- Religious affairs
- Idaho photos
- Records of organizations, businesses, and government agencies
- Other collections of Regional Interest
- Boise State University-related
- The Idaho Writers Archive
Public affairs, including the Idaho environment
- Andrus, Cecil D. (Governor) (MSS 141)
- Andrus, Cecil D. (Secretary of the Interior) (MSS 140)
- Ashby-Gramer research collection (relating to Frank Church) (MSS 173)
- Berain, Jesse (part of MSS 177)
- Bieter, Pat (MSS 184)
- Boise Barracks ordnance removal reports (MSS 300)
- Boise NOW collection (MSS 204)
- Boise Redevelopment Agency documents (MSS 250)
- Borah-Barringer scrapbook (MSS 194)
- Borah-Kunz collection (MSS 154)
- Brissenden, Marjorie (MSS 165)
- Brooks, Karl B. (MSS 235)
- Burke, Carl (MSS 057)
- Cenarrusa, Pete (MSS 240)
- Church, Bethine (MSS 226)
- Church, Frank (MSS 056)
- Clark, D. Worth (MSS 207)
- Connolly, C.P. (MSS 208)
- East End Neighborhood Association (Boise) (MSS 187)
- Edson, Marshall C. (MSS 155)
- Eichelberger, Lilly J. (MSS 63)
- Gossett, James P. (MSS 052)
- Gramer, Rod (relating to Frank Church) (MSS 173)
- Greater Boise Community Council (MSS 146)
- Gurnsey, Kathleen W. (MSS 161)
- Hummel, Charles F. (MSS 244)
- Hutchison, Fred H. (MSS 124)
- Jordan, Len B.(MSS 006)
- LaRocco, Larry (MSS 139)
- Leroy, David H. (MSS 280)
- Limbert, Robert (MSS 080)
- Morrissey, David (MSS 170)
- Pfost, Gracie (MSS 175)
- Planning Boise collection (Charles F. Hummel) (MSS 244)
- Rhodenbaugh, Edward F. (MSS 011)
- Sawtooth Society (MSS 225)
- Stanford, Thomas C.(MSS 012)
- Textbook controvery collection (MSS 92)
- Trueblood, Ellen (MSS 094)
- Trueblood, Jack (MSS 095)
- Trueblood, Ted (MSS 089)
- Trusky, Tom / North End Neighborhood Association (MSS 099b)
- Wetherell, Michael E. (MSS 247)
- Whitaker, William S. (MSS 259)
- Wolf Education and Research Center (MSS 157)
Religious affairs
- Camp Downey collection (MSS 082)
- Catholic Women's League (MSS 017)
- Christ Chapel Historical Society (MSS 083)
- Church Women United (MSS 016)
- Episcopal Church. Diocese of Idaho (MSS 091)
- Foote, Norman Landon (MSS 055)
- Funsten, J. B. (in MSS 091)
Idaho photos
- Anderson, J. F. (MSS 107)
- Boise City stereographs (MSS 295)
- Idaho Statesman photograph collection (MSS 111)
- Limbert, Robert (MSS 080)
- Nelson, Albert E. (MSS 167)
- Rhodenbaugh, Edward F. (MSS 011)
- Roach, William Francis (MSS 071)
- Russell, Israel Cook (MSS 234)
- Shipman, Nell (MSS 081)
- Trueblood, Ted (MSS 089)
- Yolo, Joseph (MSS 256)
Records of organizations, businesses, and government agencies
- Banner Mining and Milling Company (Henry K. Doll collection) (MSS 253)
- Boise Barracks ordnance removal reports (MSS 300)
- Boise City Typographical Union No. 271 (MSS 078)
- Boise City Club (MSS 168)
- Boise Hawks collection (MSS 299)
- Boise Hotline (MSS 171)
- Boise Municipal Band (MSS 292)
- Boise NOW collection (MSS 204)
- Boise Redevelopment Agency documents (MSS 250)
- Business and Professional Women's Club (Meridian, Idaho) (MSS 209)
- Camp Downey collection (MSS 082)
- Central Idaho Stock Growers' Association (MSS 100r)
- The Community Center, Inc. (MSS 183)
- Company reports collection
- C.W. Moore and Company (MSS 100p)
- East End Neighborhood Association (Boise) (MSS 187)
- First National Bank of Idaho (MSS 101)
- Hopffgarten Scenic Studios (MSS 117)
- Idaho Academy of Science (MSS 031)
- Idaho Dance Theatre (MSS 288) )
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival (MSS 229)
- Japanese American Citizens League (MSS 032)
- Morrison-Knudsen Company labor relations (MSS 022)
- No on One Coalition (MSS 224)
- Northwest Association of Junior Colleges (MSS 084)
- Otter, J. Vernon (U.S. Public Works Administration) (MSS 024)
- Pass Mining Company (MSS 143)
- Payette Lakes Progressive Club (MSS 233)
- Rotary Club (Boise) (MSS 138)
- Sawtooth Society (MSS 225)
- Spontaneous Productions, Inc. (Boise) (MSS 188)
- Triangle Connection (MSS 303)
- United States. Public Works Administration. Idaho (MSS 024)
- United States. Weather Bureau (MSS 021)
- Western Literature Association (MSS 182)
- Wolf Education and Research Center (MSS 157)
- Your Family, Friends and Neighbors (MSS 211)
Other collections of Regional interest
- Adkison, Norman B.(MSS 018)
- Alvarez, Amando (part of MSS 177)
- Barrett, Glen (MSS 067)
- Barry, J. Neilson (MSS 001)
- Bear, Frederick (MSS 009)
- Beemer, Peter (MSS 268)
- Bettis, Harry S.(MSS 100e)
- Bettis, Laurence Moore (MSS 100h)
- Boen, Earl (MSS 181)
- Broadside collection (MSS 115)
- Brown, Edith Ellis (MSS 276)
- Building the West: Mining Landscape Project (MSS 190)
- Building Bogus Basin interviews (Eve Chandler) (MSS 287)
- Burke, Berwyn (MSS 246)
- Center, Ellen (MSS 1, part)
- Chapman, W.H. (MSS 290)
- Chase, Dallas (MSS 227)
- Child, Joel (MSS 005)
- Cunningham, J.W. (MSS 100c)
- Cunningham, Laura Moore (MSS 100d)
- Dallas (Claude) clippping file (MSS 135)
- Davies, Edward Gomer (MSS 028)
- Davis-Moulton-Parrott-Sage collection (MSS 118)
- Davis-Townsend collection on Nell Shipman (MSS 251)
- Dokey, Richard (MSS 072)
- Doll, Henry K. (Banner Mining and Milling Company) (MSS 253)
- Doty, Kay (MSS 179)
- Ellsworth, Luther Thomas (MSS 003)
- Evans collection (Sacajawea Museum) (MSS 282)
- Farrer collection of theater programs (MSS 008)
- Flanders, Douglas E. / "Martini" collection (MSS 245)
- Gay life collection (MSS 192)
- Givens, Raymond L. (MSS 152)
- Hall, Pat (MSS 213)
- Hein-Matlock scrapbooks (MSS 258)
- Herstory calendar research files (MSS 059)
- Hispanic History Project (MSS 177)
- Holly, Pete (MSS 274)
- Idaho Folklore Archive (Kathleen Warner) (MSS 180)
- Idaho Arts Journal (MSS 096)
- Idaho health information systems collection (MSS 075)
- Idaho suicide prevention collection (MSS 301)
- Jewell, James E. (MSS 070)
- Kaiser, Verlene (MSS 281)
- Knight, Gladys Bowman (MSS 013)
- MacKnight, George William (MSS 255)
- Miscellaneous Idaho posters (MSS 248)
- Migrant workers in Idaho (MSS 33)
- Mills, Alice C. (MSS 172)
- Moore, C.W. (MSS 100a)
- Moore-Cunningham-Bettis collection(MSS 100)
- Parkerson-Gray pension applications (MSS 014)
- Parrott, Earl K (MSS 210)
- Powell, Metta J. (MSS 260)
- Richards, Samuel P. (MSS 069)
- Rockwell, Irvin E. (MSS 060)
- Sales, Ethel (MSS 195)
- Serrao, Amerigo (MSS 221)
- Shipman, Nell (MSS 081)
- Sorrels, Rosalie (MSS 266)
- Simpson-Vassar Music Collection (MSS 257)
- Tate, Stan (MSS 212)
- Thielke, Ione Love (MSS 271)
- Townsend, Larry / Nell Shipman (MSS 251a)
- Thorsell, Victor E. (MSS 007)
- Whitsett, Charles E. (MSS 166)
- Women in Wilderness interviews (MSS 148)
- Worthwine, Oscar W. (MSS 265)
- Yolo, Joseph (MSS 256)
Boise State University: Faculty, Organizations, and Topics
- Adkison, Norman B. (MSS 018)
- Ahsahta Press (RG 443)
- American Association of University Professors (RG 1303)
- Barnes, John B. (MSS 273)
- Barrett, Glen (MSS 066)
- Bennett, Gary L. (MSS 136)
- Bergquist, Brian (MSS 176)
- Bieter, Pat (MSS 184)
- Blain, Michael J. (MSS 263)
- Boise Junior College 50th class reunions (MSS 048)
- Boise State University 50th Anniversary (MSS 050)
- Bratt, C. Griffith (MSS 073)
- "The Broncos" sports history (MSS 132)
- Bullington, Richard (MSS 222)
- Calliope scrapbook (MSS 036)
- Centanni, Russell (MSS 232)
- Chaffee, Eugene B. (MSS 030)
- Chatburn, Acel H. (MSS 051)
- Chatterton, Wayne (MSS 123)
- Christ Chapel Historical Society (MSS 083)
- Delta Beta Nu (MSS 302)
- DeMeyer, JoAnna (MSS 242)
- Faculty author file (MSS 202)
- Fiesta Bowl 2007 collection (MSS 254)
- Foraker-Thompson, Jane (MSS 149)
- Galindo, Valerie (MSS 236)
- Golden Z's (MSS 045)
- Guilford, Charles (MSS 231)
- Hansen, Ralph W. (MSS 294)
- Hummel, Hummel, and Jones (MSS 041)
- Idaho Dance Theatre (MSS 288)
- Idaho health information systems collection (MSS 075)
- Jacoby (Harry) scrapbook (MSS 216)
- Maguire, James H. (MSS 243)
- Martin, Carol (MSS 129)
- McBirney, Ruth (MSS 113)
- McCorkle, Suzanne (MSS 163)
- Morrison Center collection (MSS 116)
- Ourada, Patricia K. (MSS 131)
- Phi Beta Lambda (RG 1120)
- Pi Sigma Epsilon (RG11300
- Power, Camille B. (MSS 061)
- Rhodenbaugh, Edward F. (MSS 011)
- Schackel, Sandra (MSS 286)
- Selland, Larry G. (MSS 272)
- Smith, Lyle (MSS 085)
- Tate, Stan (MSS 212)
- Thomas, Carol Burnham (MSS 062)
- Trusky, Tom / Nell Shipman( MSS 099)
- Trusky, Tom / North End Neighborhood Association (MSS 099b)
- University Federation for the Blind (RG 1015)
- Warner (Kathleen) Idaho Folklore Archive (MSS 180)
- Warner, Mont M. Dissertation maps (MSS 026)
- Warner, Mont M. Oil Shale Commercialization Study appendices (MSS 048)
- Whitaker, William H. Simpson (MSS 259)
- Wollheim, Peter (Idaho suicide prevention) (MSS 301)
- Wright, Charles David (MSS 086)
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