Idaho Research Foundation records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains office files and committee procedure materials kept by the Idaho Research Foundation. Much of the material focuses on the by-laws and internal agreements with the University of Idaho and Idaho Research Foundation, as well as nuclear research materials with Idaho Nuclear Energy.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1992
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Idaho Research Foundation (IRF) was a private nonprofit corporation created to support university research. Its primary focus was licensing technologies developed from academic research to the private sector. Additionally, the IRF protected UI’s intellectual property and transferred it to the private sector through licensing agreements to secure support for and further develop the university's academic, research, and service responsibilities. The IRF also disseminated scientific knowledge and technical information and encouraged and assisted researchers and inventors by providing how their scientific discoveries may be patented, copyrighted, developed, and applied.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records, reports, correspondence and by-laws from the Idaho Research Foundation.
Arrangement
Most of the original order and file names have been retained, but some have been broken up into smaller years for storage ability.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated by the Idaho Research Foundation in 1988 and Records office in 2014.
Bibliography
Source
- University of Idaho. Research Foundation (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to Idaho Research Foundation records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Erin Geslani.
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository