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Book 5, February 6, 1936 - July 23, 1937

 Item — Container: Oversized, Object: 5

Content Description

From the Collection:

The papers of Senator James Pope are comprised of ten scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, a collection of his speeches, some miscellaneous articles and clippings, a few items of correspondence, several photographs, three reports on phosphates, a report on the City of Rocks in Cassia County, Idaho, and a printed proclamation announcing the 150th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States.

By far the most important items in this collection are the scrapbooks Pope maintained while he was mayor of Boise, U.S. Senator, and T.V.A. director.

The contents of this archival group are related in more detail in the following Description of Series.

Dates

  • Creation: February 6, 1936 - July 23, 1937

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Description

Subjects in this book include mining wages and Pope's crop insurance bill. There are a number of columns from the "Idaho in Washington" series written by Ralph Olmstead, Pope's private secretary.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository