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Walter Preston Scott scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MG 548

Scope and Contents

Walter Preston Scott was a University of Idaho student in the early 1910s. He kept a scrapbook of his time spent at the university. The photographs included are images of fellow students, campus events, and university buildings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1911-1914

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Preston Scott was born in Boise, Idaho and attended Boise High School. After graduation he enrolled at the University of Idaho in 1912. He was an active student on campus, participating in basketball, football, theater, the Pan Hellenic Council, and the Frolic Committee. He was the Assistant Business Manager and Business Manager of the Argonaut and the business manager for the 1914 Gem of the Mountains yearbook. Scott was also President of the Associated Miners, President of the Senior Class, a member of Zeta Delta, and Tau Alpha, and was a Sergeant in Company "A" of the first military organization at the Unviversity of Idaho.

Extent

1 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Scrapbook made and kept by University of Idaho student, Walter Preston Scott.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This scrapbook was donated by Dr. Jack Sutton in 2001.

Title
Guide to Walter Preston Scott scrapbook
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