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Hornocker Wildlife Institute - Selway River Survey records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 440

Content Description

The Hornocker Wildlife Institute – Selway River Survey records span the years 1890-1998. Included in the records are reports, photographs, photo copies of primary source materials, and CDs containing digitized materials.

Dates

  • Creation: 1890-2000

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Historical Note

Hornocker Wildlife Institute was founded in 1985 by Dr. Maurice Hornocker who was the dean of the mountain lion research and the leader of the Idaho Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Idaho. The Hornocker Wildlife Institute would conduct intensive long-term research projects on threatened and endangered species and sensitive ecological systems. They used to be part of the University of Idaho but have merged with the Wildlife Conservation Society and are now based out of the WCS offices in Bozeman, Montana.

Extent

2 Cubic Feet

751 Megabytes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Hornocker Wildlife Institute was part of the University of Idaho but has merged with the Wildlife Conservation Society. The collection contains the Institute's records of their Selway River survey.

Arrangement

The original order was retained with materials from the 1998 accession followed by materials from the 2000 accession. Born-digital materials were made into a stand-alone series; original electronic file order was maintained. Digital file names and descriptions were used from indexes provided in the collection.

Technical Requirements

Please note this collection contains .pdfs, .tiffs, plain text files, excel and word files. Accessing digital materials may require additional software.

Custodial History

The records of the Hornocker Wildlife Institute – Selway River Survey were in the possession of Charles Swift until time of donation.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The records of the Hornocker Wildlife Institute – Selway River Survey were donated to the University of Idaho Library by Charles Swift in December 1998 (MA 1998-23), and June 2000 (MA 2000-25).

Existence and Location of Originals

The access files of the digital materials in this collection are located on the archive drive. Folder path: Y:\Processed Collections\Manuscript Groups\MG 440 (Hornocker Wildlife Institute - Selway River Survey records) Contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives for access or questions.

Processing Information

This collection was processed using the basic processing method. Analog materials were left in the original envelopes. Digital materials were added to the collection record in 2023. File names, dates, and descriptions were taken in digital indexes provided with the collection.

Title
Guide to Hornocker Wildlife Institute - Selway River Survey records
Author
Finding aid prepared by Lee Steiner; updated by Sara Szobody in 2023; updated by Rebecca Hastings in 2024.
Date
2009
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for processing this collection was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

Repository Details

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