The cover of a 1978 homecoming agenda pamphlet, featuring a bronco emblem and blue shapes. The homecoming theme for the year was "new dimensions in excellence."
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; 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; Carnival games; Music education;
Boise State University music professor Lynn Berg gets cooled off in the dunk tank, set up by the student chapter of the Music Educators National Conference as part of the Homecoming week festivities. Money raised from the "Dunk the Doc" booth went...
Three members of the homecoming committee selecting dresses for the homecoming dance. From left to right: Patty Servis, Janet Priddy, and Jamie Walters.
Boise State University; Coca-Cola Company; Floats (Parades);
A float in a BJC Homecoming parade sometime in the 1950s. The building behind the float is the Eastman Building, on the corner of Main street and 8th in downtown Boise. This building was destroyed by a fire in 1987, and the site has long been the...
Rex Reagan and John Martin (in cowboy hat) round up Deans William Hendry and Ed Wilkinson during Homecoming celebrations at Boise State College in 1971.
The Homecoming Committee, in Western costumes, gathered around the "Spirit of the Bronco" statue. Committee members Michelle Morrison in the back row and Owen Krahn sitting in front.
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.
Boise Junior College Homecoming Queen Gaye Berger and unidentified partner pose for a picture with the other contestants and three children. Yearbook caption reads, "The Queen and her royal court are presented during intermission of the 1961...
