Harry W. Morrison (left), Boise businessman and benefactor of Boise Junior College, with BJC president Eugene B. Chaffee and his wife Lois Chaffee, probably sometime in the early 1950s. They appear to be entering Bronco Stadium.
Boise State University; College presidents; Governors;
Three presidents who represented six decades of leadership meet with Idaho Governor John V. Evans at the Founders' Dinner during Boise State University's 50th anniversary celebrations in 1982. From the left are President Eugene B. Chaffee,...
Boise State University; College presidents; Paintings;
"ASB President Bill Ilett presents a portrait of Dr. Chaffee done by a famous Spanish artist to the outgoing President. ASB secretary Pat Strait looks on." (President Chaffee was retiring after more than 30 years as the college's chief...
Boise State University;Construction equipment;Ground breaking ceremonies;
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Administration Building, March 1940. L to R in front: State Senator E. D. Baird;architect Frank Hummel;BJC trustee J. J. Chapman, and BJC president Eugene Chaffee standing by a steam shovel.
Boise State University;Construction equipment;Ground breaking ceremonies;
L to R: State Senator E.D. Baird, architect Frank Hummel, BJC trustee J. J. Chapman, and BJC President Eugene Chaffee standing by a steam shovel during ground breaking ceremonies for the Administration Building, March 1940.
Boise State University; Dance cards; Dance parties
Dance card of Carol Burnham with attached pencil from Homecoming Dance held in the Elks Ballroom. Inside of dance card features names of dances related to football terminology. The handwritten names were prospective dancers for specific songs.
Front Row: Carolyn Caldwell, President Eugene Chaffee, Back Row: Genevieve Turnipseed (director of dormitories), Al Moore (vice president of Driscoll Hall).
The head table at the reunion dinner for the Boise Junior College Class of 1934. From left to right: Dwight Dickey, Mrs. Dickey, Elsie Buck, Mary Hershey, President Eugene B. Chaffee, Lois Chaffee, Camille Power, unidentified, and Ada Hatch. The...
Governor Bob Smylie hands Eugene Chaffee a pen that signed a bill changing Boise Junior College to Boise College. Left to right: Governor Smylie, Larry Mill (shadowed), Glenn Compton, Ted Eberle, and Pres. Chaffee.
College administrators lined up to award the football team letters for their participation in the 1949 Potato Bowl. Included in the line is James Driscoll, Eugene Chaffee, George Blakenship, and Lyle Smith.
Head Coach Lyle Smith (far left), and Junior College President Eugene Chaffee (second left), on the sideline with the football team during the 1949 Potato Bowl in Bakersfield California.
Boise Junior College president Eugene B. Chaffee (center) shake hands with Jean de Lagarde, consul general of France at San Francisco, during his goodwill visit to Boise. Between them is Pierre Le Nail, vice-consul, and to the right is Lee...
Library and university officials receive the book Kabuki, by Zoe Kincaid, the first book purchased with a gift from BJC alumnus Yasuhara Shimamura, who came to Boise Junior College from Japan. Left to right: Former BJC president Eugene B. Chaffee,...
Former Boise Junior College president Eugene Chaffee and Boise State University executive vice president Richard Bullington with the book Kabuki, the first book purchased with the financial gift to the library by BJC alumnus Yasuhara Shimamura,...
