Boise State University; Graduation ceremonies; College presidents;
Boise Junior College faculty members pose for a group picture with Bishop Middleton Barnwell, founder and first president of the college, at the 1956 commencement. From left to right: Elsie Buck, Ada Hatch, Mary Hershey, Camille Power, Lucille...
A college rivalry between College of Idaho, in Caldwell, and Boise Junior College became heated in the late 1940s when BJC students stole the C of I bell and painted it blue. In this picture, two students pose next to the bell with wall of hay...
Boise State University; Broncos; Homecomings; Mascots
One of Boise Junior College's early traditions was the burning of the bronco, nicknamed Elmer. BJC president Eugene Chaffee described Elmer in his book An Idea Grows: A History of Boise College(page 47): "He began as a wooden or paper mache...
Boise State University;Aerial photographs;Dormitories;
An aerial view from the southwest of the College Courts (University Courts) residential complex (top right and center). College Boulevard (University Drive) runs obliquely across the top left of the photo and intersects with Chrisway at top...
A group portrait of the Golden Z's, a student organization at Boise Junior College affiliated with the Zonta Club. This student organization was formed in 1956, and was the first junior college in the United States to be selected to form a college...
The pledges of the 1959-60 school year Golden Z's, a student organization at Boise Junior College affiliated with the Zonta Club. This student organization was formed in 1956, and was the first junior college in the United States to be selected to...
A group portrait of the Golden Z's, a student organization at Boise Junior College affiliated with the Zonta Club. This student organization was formed in 1956, and was the first junior college in the United States to be selected to form a college...
Shirley Giminiani, Potato Bowl Queen, and Pat Dolan, Boise Junior College Homecoming Queen, riding through Bakersfield, California, in a convertible promoting the seventh annual Potato Bowl Game sponsored by the Kern County Shrine Club. That year...
"Boise Junior College students - about 400 of them- took off about ten minutes from classroom activities Monday morning as they staged a pep rally on the steps of the college Administration building. Occasion was the welcoming home of the...
Boise State University; Jails; College administrators; Fund raising;
Three men, including Ed Wilkinson and Bob Gibb, of Boise State College are ""locked up,"" as a fund raising event during homecoming. Many Boise State homecoming events were western themed. The cage has several signs, one of which says 'Iron...
Boise State University; Broncos; Pamphlets; Homecomings
The cover of a 1966 homecoming agenda pamphlet, featuring a Boise College Bronco kicking, or bucking, the Mesa College Mavericks, a rival college mascot. The Homecoming theme for the year was Birth of a New Tradition.
Boise State University; Dormitories; Aerial photographs;
An aerial view from the north of the College Courts (later University Courts) residential complex. The old Health Science Building (built 1942) can be seen at the bottom right of the photo.
A crowd of Boise Junior College students gathered at the Boise train depot to welcome the Pasadena Community College football team to Boise for the homecoming game. Once the team arrived, the crowd welcomed them, then paraded them down to the...
Officers of the Circle K student organization stand under the clock the group donated to Boise State College. Left to right: Roger Logan, Phil Brollier, and Bruce Collier. The clock was located along College Boulevard (now University Drive) east...
