Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Historic buildings;
An annual report on the activities of the Boise Redevelopment Agency for the year of 1979. Topics include land sales and purchase, litigation, historic preservation and internal matters.
Gay rights; Gays; Activists; Political issues; Campaign managers; Political campaigns; Press conferences;
Kelly Walton, chairman of the Idaho Citizens Alliance, vows to not slander gays and to run a clean campaign for the passage of his anti-gay initiative.
Oregon anti-gay activist and chairman of the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Lon Mabon, comes to Boise and pledges to put an anti-gay initiative on Idaho's 1994 ballot.
Idaho Statesman, February 1954: "Who says a gal can't keep a secret? Shirley Byrne [AWS President] of BJC isn't merely showing off a secret-pal valentine…she's the only one who knows the identity of the college "King of Hearts," the lucky...
AWS group pictured in the 1954 yearbook: "Back Row: Wanda Drake, Barbara Rea, Donna Bliss, Delores Hanson. First Row: Donna Chatburn, Leone Sweany, Kristin Mathews, Sharon Nichols, Shirley Byrne, Helen Elguezabal." "This year's offivers were:...
A development program for a desired bicycle system in the Boise Metropolitan area. Emphasis is placed on providing service to the commuter and recreational bicyclist, and separating bicyclists and motor vehicles whenever possible for safety.
Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
A report on the actions of the Boise Convention & Visitors Bureau roughly from 1982 to 1985, also includes "1984 Trends Survey Results," from the International Association of Convention & Visitor Bureaus.
1971 Lincoln Day festivities. From left to right: Representative Jim McClure (R-Idaho), Senator Jordan (R-Idaho), Republican National Committee chairman Senator Bob Dole (R-Kansas), Representative Orval Hansen (R-Idaho) and Lieutenant Governor Jack...
Recommendations for revitalizing downtown Boise made by the Urban Lands Institute Panel, commissioned by the City of Boise Planning adn Development Committee.
Joseph A. Albertson, founder of the Albertson's grocery chain (seated), is presented the first lifetime membership in the Bronco Athletic Association after pledging $200,000 from the Joseph A. and Kathryn B. Albertson Foundation toward the...
Boise State University; Political campaigns; Dormitories
A committee of Boise Junior College students who individually led other supporters in a canvassing project on behalf of a bond measure to build two dormitories at BJC. The Bond measure passed on April 11, 1950, resulting in the construction of...
A recommendation from the Planning-Zoning Commission to the Mayor and City Council concerning a six year Capital Improvement Program and Budget for the City of Boise.
Richard Banks, chemistry department chairman, with the new $140,000 nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. This photo was used in the 1987 Summer Focus magazine to emphasize that the "spectrometer is probably the only one in a Northwest...
