John Lorenzo Aram papers
Content Description
John Lorenzo Aram was a University of Idaho alum. His family was one of the first five to homestead in the Camas prairie area. He worked for Potlatch Forest, Inc., Boise-Payette Lumber Company, and Weyerhauser. This collection includes family history, photographs, and other personal papers of John L. Aram.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-2000
Creator
- Arams, John Lorenzo Aram (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
John Lorenzo Aram was born on September 19, 1912 to James and Phoebe (Smith) Aram in Joseph, Idaho. The Aram family was the fifth family to homestead on the Camas praire. He attended Grangeville High School, and graduated from the Unviersity of Idaho in 1936 with a BS in Business. From 1936 to 1949, he worked for the Clearwater unit of Potlatch Forests, Inc. He then took a position with the Boise-Payette Lumber company and eventually became president. He also worked for Weyerhauser. In 1987 he recieved a Doctor of Law degree from Gonzaga University. John L. Aram died on December 15, 2000.
Extent
.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Photographs, documents, newsletters, and other miscellaneous materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John Aram in August 2023.
Processing Information
The materials in this collection were processed by Tosin Bangudu in Fall 2023.
Topical
- Title
- Guide to John Lorenzo Aram 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