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Academy of Idaho (1901-1915) Photograph Collection. digital collection available
This collection contains images from the University Archives during the period that Idaho State University was the Academy of Idaho, 1901-1915. 

Albion State Normal School Records.  digital collection available
The records of the Albion State Normal School range in date from 1894 – 1951, and contain diplomas, yearbooks, commencement programs, meeting minutes, faculty and student records, photographs, negatives, and other publications. When the Normal School closed its doors in 1951, the remaining students and all of the institutional records transferred to Idaho State College, now Idaho State University.

Annual Budget Reports. processing

Architectural Rendering, Fort Hall [Id]. 1 item. (SmMC 007) *oversize
Architectural rendering of the proposed museum to be built on the campus of the University of Idaho Southern Branch, prepared by the School of Engineering, 1935.

ASISU Newspapers. 47.13 lin. ft. (RG 026.015)
ASISU newspapers from 1910 – present reporting on events on campus. Available in print and for limited years on microfilm.

College of Vo-Tech, Technology, or Applied Technology Records. 5.0 lin. ft. processing

Ethos. 0.42 lin. ft. (RG 006.004.001)
Ethos is a magazine that contains varieties of poetry, short fiction and a few black and white photographs contributed by students of Idaho State University.

Homeland Security and Emergency Management Student Capstone Projects. 0.688 GB (RG 010.001.008) digital collection available
Practicum/capstone projects written by students enrolled in Idaho State University's Homeland Security and Emergency Management program.

Idaho Museum of Natural History Publications. 2.5 lin. ft. (RG 021)
This collection contains the various journals from the Idaho State College Museum that analyzed anthropological studies including the Tebiwa published between 1958 to December 1990. Included are papers regarding the Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH), newsletters and IMNH promotional material between 1934 and 1989, essays published about archaeological proposals, sites, excavations, and methodologies ranging from 1955 to 1998. There are also miscellaneous essays containing information about scorpions, birds and the Lander Trail.

Idaho State Board of Education Records. processing

ISC Today. 0.42 lin. ft. (RG 022.008)
The ISC Today was first published in the fall of 1959 with the intention of being published quarterly and reporting to the citizens of Idaho on the academic development of Idaho State College. In 1963 with the name change of Idaho State College to Idaho State University, so too did the name of the publication change from the ISC Today to the ISU Today.

Idaho State College (1947-1963) Photograph Collectionprocessing
Images of campus, including buildings, students, faculty, staff, and events during the period 1947-1963, just prior to the name change from Idaho State College to Idaho State University.

Idaho State College Weekly Calendar and Weekly Calendar and Bulletin. 0.42 lin. ft. (RG 022.003)
The Weekly Calendar includes issues from September, 1950 through June, 1958; In July, 1958, the name of the publication was changed to the Weekly Calendar and Bulletin with issues under that title running from July, 1958 through December, 1959. Coverage includes lists of activities and events at Idaho State College, memos, announcements, faculty notices, library notes, and, sport schedules and team standings.

Idaho State College Weekly News Bulletin and Faculty Bulletin. 0.42 lin. ft. (RG 022.001; RG 022.005)
This collection contains news relevant to faculty, including their accomplishments, activities, and events in the surrounding area. It also includes changes to curriculum, the courses offered and their time and credits, and information about testing. Some of the bulletins have recapped council and committee meetings as well as memos from Deans or the President of the college. Every Weekly Bulletin (RG 022.001) has a list of article suggestions. The Faculty Bulletins (RG 022.005) have a list of procedures and policies.

Idaho State University Broadsides Collection. 7.22 lin. ft. (RG 022.010)
This collection consists of broadsides created to promote a variety of events on the Idaho State University campus, a large portion of which pertain to films shown at the Bengal Theater.

Idaho State University Centennial Celebration Records. 16.92 lin. ft. processing

Idaho State University Class Schedules, 1959-2009. 2.5 lin. ft. (RG 015.001)
This collection contains Idaho State College and Idaho State University’s class schedules from 1959 through 2009. 

Idaho State University College of Pharmacy Records. 4.17 lin. ft. processing

Idaho State University College of Technology. processing

Idaho State University Commencement Programs. 1.67 lin. ft. (RG 022.007)
Programs covering spring, summer, and fall commencements, ranging in date from 1918 – 2019. 

Idaho State University Course Catalogs.
Undergraduate and graduate student course catalogs, 1904-2014; all course catalogs starting in 2015 are  published electronically by the Registrar’s Office.

Idaho State University Directories.
ISU Faculty and student directories, 1940-2009.

Idaho State University Facilities Department Recordsprocessing
Blueprints of existing and non-existing buildings on the campus of Idaho State University.

Idaho State University Faculty and Staff Handbook, 1964-1994 and the Faculty/Staff Facility & Service Guide, 1992-2000. 0.83 lin. ft. (RG 019.001.002)
The Idaho State University Faculty and Staff Handbook serves as a guide to employees outlining the policies and procedures of the institution. The Faculty/Staff Facility and Service Guide was created for the exclusive purpose if informing the staff and faculty of Idaho State University of the services, facilities and special rates available.

Idaho State University Faculty and Staff Records. 18.35 lin. ft. RG 019.001
The Idaho State University Faculty and Staff Records contain biographical information, contracts, and press releases pertaining to faculty and staff hires from 1947 through c. 1990.

Idaho State University Film Collectionprocessing
Film footage from the mid-20th century to more recent, in various formats depicting athletic games, practices, homecoming parades, and more, documenting events at Idaho State University.

Idaho State University Folklore Collection. .42 lin. ft. (RG 006.004.002)
The ISU Folklore Collection is comprised of writing assignments completed by ISU students enrolled in section two of English 2212: Introduction to Folklore/Oral Tradition, during spring semester, 2014 and 2018.

Idaho State University History Students’ Seminar Papers. 1.25 lin. ft. (RG 006.007.001)
Student papers relating to Idaho topics and/or Idaho attitudes on national concerns. Some of the topics covered include: Women, Native Americans, Polygamy, Mining, the Teton Dam Disaster, Diamondfield Jack, and Agnes Just Reid.

Idaho State University in the Media.
News related to events and announcements from Idaho State University, 1939 – 2011.

Idaho State University Momentum Newsletter. 0.42 lin. ft. (RG 022.004)
This collection contains an arrangement of weekly newsletters from University Relations at Idaho State University. The newsletters include information about scholarships, programs, and people in the University. They also include events, both ISU sponsored, and from the surrounding area of Southeastern Idaho between the years of 1997-2008.

Idaho State University Newsletter, 1967 – February, 2007. 2.09 lin. ft. (RG 022.002)

Idaho State University Oral History Project Collection. 9.71 lin. ft. (RG 006.007.002) digital collection available 
The Idaho State University Oral History Project Collection contains oral interviews of Idaho residents located in the central and southeastern regions of the state conducted during the early part of the 1970s through the early 2000s, and cover a variety of topics related to late 19th and early 20th century life in rural Idaho.  

Idaho State University Photograph Collectionprocessing
This collection contains images from the University’s  Archives beginning in 1963 when Idaho State College became Idaho State University. 

Idaho State University President’s Office Recordsprocessing
Records from the Idaho State University President’s Office dating from 1901.

Idaho State University President’s House Photograph Collection. digital collection available 
Architectural renderings and photographs of the Servel House, also known as the home of Idaho State University Presidents beginning in 1934 with Dr. John R. Nichols. On July 5, the Idaho State Board of Education purchased the Servel House as the official residence of ISU Presidents and their families.

Idaho State University Provost’s Office Records. processing

Idaho State University Scrapbooks. 88.09 lin. ft. (RG 022.009)
Scrapbooks of newspaper articles pertaining to the University, events on campus, faculty, staff, and students, dating from 1948 through 1981.

Idaho State University Student Handbook, 1915-2007. 1.25 lin. ft. (RG 027.002)
Handbooks from Idaho Technical Institute as well as the Idaho State College and Idaho State University dating from 1915 to 2007. The handbooks come from various campus facilities and groups such as, the Women’s Recreation Association, Associated Women Students (AWS), Student Union, Associated Students Idaho State University (ASISU), Upward Bound, Nursing, Pre- Health Professions, and Ciruna (Area Model United Nations), covering topics for new freshmen students, social policies and etiquette, residence halls policies, and campus policies.

Idaho State University Theatre Department Photograph Collection. digital collection available
This collection contains a sampling of still images from productions performed by students enrolled in Idaho State University's Theatre program, which has a long history, dating back to the beginning of the university in 1901. 

Idaho Technical Institute Broadsides Collection. (RG 022.011)
This collection consists of a series of seventeen broadsides from the 1920s that focus on the various trades and degree programs once offered by the Idaho Technical Institute. Some of the broadsides include photographs.

Idaho Technical Institute (1915-1927) Photograph Collection. digital collection available
This collection contains images from the University Archives during the period that Idaho State University was the Idaho Technical Institute, 1915-1927.

Latino Americans Oral History Project. 16.1GB (RG006.006.001) digital collection available 

Latino Americans: 500 Years History, a public programming initiative produced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA), was part of an NEH initiative, The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square. 

Idaho State University professors Carmen Febles and Cathleen Tarp received a $10,000 grant funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association titled "Latino Americans: 500 Years of History" in the fall of 2015. As part of the grant project, Idaho State University students conducted oral histories of Latino Americans in southeast Idaho.

News and Notes. 2.71 lin. ft) processing (RG 022.006)

Oboler Library Records, Eli M. processing

Rendezvous: Journal of Arts and Letters. processing

University of Idaho-Southern Branch (1927-1947) Photograph Collection. digital collection available
This collection contains images from the University Archives during the period that Idaho State University was the University of Idaho-Southern Branch, 1927-1947.

Wickiup.
ISU yearbooks from 1907 through 1972, and includes a 1976/1977 and a 1980/1981 edition.