Charles Luther Kirtley collection
Scope and Contents
Charles Luther Kirtley was a member of the first graduating class at the University of Idaho in 1893. He participated in campus athletics ranging from football to track and field.
This collection contains five of his track and field prize ribbons. Most of them are from 1893, while one is from 1895.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1893; 1895
Creator
- Kirtley, Charles Luther, 1873-1938 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Luther Kirtley was born in 1873.
He joined the first University of Idaho football team (1893) as a half-back, and continued playing football throughout his education. Charles also particiapted in track and field. He placed first and second during the 1893 Intercollegiate Field Day event.
Charles graduated from the university in 1896, a member of the first ever graduating class. Following his graduation from U of I, he enrolled in Rush Medical school where he finished in 1901. He then completed an internship in Portland, Oregon before eventually settling in Challis, Idaho. Here he was a practicing physician and for most of his life was one of the only doctors serving the rural community. He revisited the U of I campus in 1934.
Charles Luther Kirtley died in 1938 in Challis, Idaho.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Charles Luther Kirtley's University of Idaho field and track ribbons.
Arrangement
Collection left in original order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Kirtley Burggraf, nephew of Charles Kirtley.
- Title
- Guide to Charles Luther Kirtley collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
- Date
- 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.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository