Arthur Lowe Troutner collection
Abstract
Art Troutner was an architect, an inventor and the co-founder of Trus Joist Corporation. The collection consists mostly of architectural drawings of residential buildings in Boise and Ketchum, Idaho.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1987
Creator
- Troutner, Arthur Lowe, 1921-2001 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permission for use.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Lowe Troutner (1921-2001) was an architect, an inventor and the co-founder of Trus Joist Corporation in 1960 with Harold E. Thomas. Troutner was a member of the Army Air Corps during World War II. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Idaho in 1949 and an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University in 1976. The University of Idaho's Kibbie Dome, which won the American Society of Civil Engineer's Outstanding Structural Achievement Award for 1976, was built by Trus Joist using Art Troutner's innovations in wood products technology.
Extent
14 Cubic Feet (13 oversize folders and 1 box.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Item level description.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Jonathan Reich, former University of Idaho Associate Professor of the Dept. of Architecture, in 2001.
Processing Information
Processed in January 2014.
- Title
- Guide to Arthur Lowe Troutner collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes; updated by Sara Szobody in 2022.
- Date
- 2014
- 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