Francis V. Nonini papers
Content Description
The papers of Francis V. Nonini span the years 1926 to 1936 and consist mainly of classroom notes and papers. They have been arranged alphabetically by course; the four papers are entered under Nonini and arranged alphabetically by title. The final item in the papers is a 3 ring binder on acrididae which contains colored photographs of the insects.
Dates
- Creation: 1926-1936
Creator
- Nonini, Francis V., 1907-1996 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Francis V. Nonini was born May 6, 1907 in Bayhorse, Idaho, to Custer County pioneers Victor P. and Domenica Nonini. He attended public school in Mackay, graduating from Mackay High School in 1925. He then attended the University of Idaho where he majored in geology and botany. After graduating in 1930 he began teaching general science and botany in the Moscow High School. He later earned a masters degree in education. During the summers he worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Plant and Pest Control Division. In 1947 he was appointed principal of Moscow High School, a position he held until his retirement in 1962. He married Ruth Otness in 1934.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Course notes and papers of University of Idaho student, Francis V. Nonini.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Records of Francis Nonini were originally part of the H. Robert Otness accession received in 1996. They were removed from that collection and processed as a separate Manuscript Group by Judith Nielsen in March, 1997.
- Title
- Guide to Francis V. Nonini papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen; updated by Sara Szobody.
- Date
- 1997, 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository