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Potlatch Historical Society indexes

 Collection
Identifier: MG 5779

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of four indexes to collections available through the Potlatch Historical Society in Potlatch, Idaho. Compiled by society member Gary Strong the indexes include Guide to the Collections Listing of Series Within the Collections, Index to the Potlatch Historical Society Newsletter, and The Family Tree Index to Volumes I to IV Published by Potlatch Forests, Inc. The Potlatch Historical Society History Collection W I & M Railway HPG Archives Finding Aid was completed in 2022 and added to this collection in 2023.

Dates

  • Creation: 2017-2022

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

During 2015 and 2016 Barb Coyner was commissioned by the Potlatch Historical Society to organize the collection of photographs and printed material stored in the Volunteer Room at City Hall. When the Historical Society moved the collections to a new office in the Washington Idaho and Montana Depot, Gary E. Strong began to create finding aids and reference guides to the collection to help with access by volunteers assisting the general public.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of indexes detailing finding aids and reference guides for collections of the Potlatch Historical Society in Potlatch, Idaho.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Gary Strong on April 8, 2017 (MA 2017-13) and 2022 (MA 2023-08).

Title
Guide to the Potlatch Historical Society indexes
Status
Completed
Author
This finding aid prepared by Darcie Riedner. Updated by Amy Thompson in 2023.
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

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