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Marcus J. Ware papers

 Collection
Identifier: MG 567

Scope and Contents

This collection contains various correspondence to and from Marcus J. Ware about book purchasing. It also contains the Peigan Storyteller newsletters, a couple photographs, information brochures and other booklets, and an artifact found by Ware during a hike.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907-1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Marcus J. Ware was a well-known lawyer from Lewison, Idaho. He was born around 1904, and pracitced law in Lewiston for sixty years. Ware was an active member of the local history community, serving as chairman of the Idaho Historical Society from 1976 to 1979. He was also a member on the board for about twenty years. Ware was a founding trustee of the Spalding Museum Foundation and helped during the establishment of the Nez Perce National Historical Park. In 1991 he was named Idaho Distinguished Lawyer which is the Idaho Bar Association's highest honor. Ware died in 1996.

Extent

.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Monographs, photographs, article, correspondence and newsletters.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Most of the materials in this collection were gifted alongside book donations to Special Collections and Archives from the Featherstone family. The books were added to the Day-NW collection, and during that process the papers found inside the books were separated into a stand-alone accessions (MA 2016-20 and MA 2017-31). Those papers and left over materials from the original donation is what makes up this collection.

Bibliography

The Lewiston Tribune, "Respected lawyer Marcus J. Ware dies at 92; He practiced law in the L-C Valley for 60 years, developing deep knowledge of Idaho legal history," 1996. https://www.lmtribune.com/northwest/respected-lawyer-marcus-j-ware-dies-at-92-he-practiced-law-in-the-l-c/article_9a1f123c-6686-5987-8095-42d1851cacc3.html.

Other Descriptive Information

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Offensive Content Policy.

Title
Guide to Marcus J. Ware papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Sara Szobody.
Date
2023
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