Housing developments; City planning; Urban renewal; Presidential appointments;
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), George Romney, informs the President he is resigning from the Cabinet due to difficulties he sees in acomplishing his duties in the current political environment.
City planning; Municipal government; Urban renewal; Shopping centers;
Letters to and from Senator Len Jordan regarding the City of Boise city council, chamber of commerce, application for funding of an urban renewal project. The project seemed to be approved but no funds were available for the project in 1969.
A Comprehensive General Plan for guiding the future growth and development of Boise City. It is submitted after almost two years of study by a Planning Commission and Zoning Commission working in cooperation with other public officials and with the...
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt (right), visiting Boise State for a conference on forest health, poses with former Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus, who himself was Secretary of the Interior from 1977-1981.
A copy of the proclamation by President Calvin Coolidge creating the Craters of the Moon National Monument. The proclamation includes a map of the boundaries, approximately 39 square miles near Arco, Idaho. The rubber-stamped signature on the...
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.
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.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Boise State University president Charles P. Ruch at a conference on forest health at Boise State University. Babbitt was the featured speaker.
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...
Officers of the Associated Student Body at Boise Junior College. Left to right: Rex Fraser, president; Ina Routson, secretary; Jo Ann Harzler, vice president; Gerald Weast, treasurer.
Officers of the Associated Students of Boise State College, 1968. On the left is Dyke Nally, president. Standing is Jim Gray, vice president. Seated is Kathy Anderson, secretary.
Outgoing ASBSC president Ernie Weber (left) congratulating (left to right) Dyke Nally, Jim Gray, Kathy Anderson and Pat Fleenor, newly elected president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively.