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Robert E. Hosack Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG 119

Scope and Contents

The material is contained in three archival file boxes and consists of material dealing with the Idaho Legislature, special interest areas, and the United World Federalists.

Material relating to the legislature includes committee minutes, directories, and miscellaneous publications. The special interest area series consists of file folders of newspaper clippings and articles. Items in the United World Federalists series include correspondence, several different newsletters, and a variety of publications.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1982

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

Robert Ewing Hosack was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, on May 15, 1911. In 1943 he joined the faculty of the University of Idaho where he taught for thirty-one years, retiring in 1974. He served as 5th district representative in the 43rd and 44th Idaho Legislatures (1975/1976 & 1977/1978).

Extent

3 l.f.

Abstract

Correspondence and other papers relating to the Moscow, Idaho chapter of the United World Federalists (1947-1970) and clippings, reports, and other papers relating to service in the Idaho Legislature (1975-1978).

Arrangement

Items in the Idaho Legislature series are divided by type of material, i.e., directories, minutes, publications. The special interest area material is arranged alphabetically by subject, and the United World Federalist material is arranged by type of material.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The material in this archival group was donated to the University of Idaho Library by Robert Hosack in March 1983.

Title
Robert E. Hosack Papers 1947-1982
Author
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
Date
©1983
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is 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