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.
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."
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; Gays in military service; Military life; Military organizations; Military personnel; Military policy; Supreme Court decisions;
The US Supreme Court allows the Pentagon to implement the 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy for the US armed forces. The current ruling only applies to the sailor who challenged the policy but does set a precedence for the Pentagon to follow.
Boise State University; Broncos; Horses; Mascots; Logos;
A newspaper article about a new insignia. transcript: "New Insignia: Boise Junior College Broncos. Last spring the Pi Sigma Sigma, men's service group, decided to carry on a campaign to get a new Bronco insignia for the school. They called for...
Title frame from Nell Shipman's 20-minute short film, "A Bear, A Boy and A Dog." Originally titled "Saturday Off" in 1920, the film was reissued in 1921 under this new title.
Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
A petition reportedly signed by 98% of the property owners around the River Street area against the proposed Housing Development Project. Several pages of names and addresses were redacted from this digital document. For access to this file please...
An aerial view from the west of the Boise Junior College campus in the late 1940s. The Administration building is in the center of the photo. Toward the bottom right is the new Round House drive-in restaurant, later the Student Health Center.
An aerial view of the Boise College campus from the mid 1960's. Construction of the new Student Union and Chaffee Hall can be seen in the background. The horseshoe drive which once led from the river to the Administration Building can be seen a...
Telegram from Amelia Earhart (in Burbank, California) to Nell Shipman (in Roscoe, California) asking Shipman to phone her. Shipman worked for Earhart's husband, George Palmer Putnam, in New York in 1934 and 1935, developing stories for him when he...
Shipman, Nell, 1892-1970; Ayers, Charles Douglas, 1926-; Feldman, Daphne Ayers, 1926-1990; Ayers, Charles H. Austin;
Portrait of Nell Shipman and her twin children, Charles Douglas Ayers and Daphne Anne Ayers, painted by Charles H. Austin Ayers, the twins' father, in 1930 while the family was living in Taos, New Mexico, at Mabel Dodge Luhan's artists' retreat. ...
City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Stores & shops; Shopping centers;
Plans for The Janss Corporation to construct a new single story retail building upon the site fronting 8th Street between Idaho and Main Streets (commonly known as Block Three Retail).
Housing developments; City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal;
A project plan to revitalize Block 44, the area bounded by 8th, 9th Bannock, and Idaho streets. This plan focuses on bringing retail shops to this block.
The Boise 2010 project is a process designed to develop basic assessments of the current community condition and identify the five or six most critical problems within each QOL component area. Each of the problems identified will be evaluated based...
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;
An Urban Renewal Plan for the Boise Central District Redevelopment Project in the City of Boise, and consists of the Text, the Description of the Project Area Boundaries, the Project Area and Land Use Map, the Description of the Properties within...
