Provost Office photographs

Collection

Identifier: MG 5866

Staff Only

Content Description

35mm slides of Dan O'Brien; group photos and negatives; Mark Felt

Dates

Creation: 1981 - 1999

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research

Biographical / Historical

Dan O’Brien was a track and field star at Idaho in 1989. He's won three world decathlon championships, a 1996 Olympic gold medal and a spot in the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame.

W. Mark Felt was a University of Idaho alum who after graduating began working for the FBI. During his time with the FBI, he rose to prominence when he became the chief whistle blower against President Nixon during the Watergate trial. It wasn’t until 2005 that he revealed himself as the anonymous source. W. Mark Felt died in 2008 when he was 95.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Photographs of U of I administrators and faculty; Dan O'Brien

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Found in collection in 2012, donor unknown.

Bibliography

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/washington/19felt.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/29/mark-felt-the-man-who-brought-down-nixon-peter-landesman

https://www.history.com/articles/watergate-deep-throat-fbi-informant-nixon

https://govandals.com/honors/hall-of-fame/dan-o-brien/53