University of Idaho Argonaut photographs
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of over 700 photographic images taken throughout the 1980's by photographers for the University of Idaho student newspaper The Argonaut. Topics of the photos include student life, campus events, sports, pictures of faculty and staff, as well as the UI buildings and grounds. The photographs were organized by alphabetical order shortly after receipt of the collection. The numbering system was devised by Special Collections staff.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-1989
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
The Argonaut is the award winning student newspaper produced by the University of Idaho Student Media in the Department of Student Involvement. Continuously in print since 1898, it was historically published twice a week during the academic year and distributed across campus and throughout Moscow, Idaho and Pullman, Washington. The Argonaut continues to publish a print edition occasionally, as well as an online edition.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of photographs of the University of Idaho campus, student life, university events, staff and faculty taken throughout the 1980's by photographers for the UI student run newspaper The Argonaut.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials were transferred to Special Collections by Leo Ames in 1988 (UA 1989-56).
Existence and Location of Copies
Some of the materials in this collection were digitized and made into the digital Argonaut Photograph Collection.
- Title
- Guide to the University of Idaho Argonaut photographs
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Darcie Riedner. Updated by Amy Thompson in 2022 and Sara Szobody in 2024.
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository