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...
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:...
Boise State University; Football; Recruiting & enlistment;
"Fullback Fred Miklancic makes it TD number two as he scores from the one yard line. Tackle Jack Newman, no. 40, and Ken Pope, no. 41, look on. The TD erased Pasadena's 7-6 halftime lead" (quoted from BJC Roundup). In the background, military...
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...
Silko, Leslie, 1948- --Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature--United States--History--20th century; West (U.S.) in literature; Indians in literature;
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961--Criticism and interpretation; Chandler, William, 1888-1959--Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature--United States--History--20th century; American fiction--California--History and criticism; City and town...
Sandoz, Mari, 1896-1966--Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature--United States--History--20th century; Frontier and pioneer life in literature; West (U.S.)--Intellectual life; Indians in literature; Nebraska in literature;
Wood, Charles Erskine Scott, 1852-1944; Authors, American--19th century--Biography; Authors, American--20th century--Biography; West (U.S.) in literature
