Education

Abstract Nathan Griffin conducted this interview on November 9th, 2013, with Al Larson in the Foothills Learning Center in Boise, Idaho as part of the 20th Anniversary of Hulls Gulch Preservation project. Al Larson, the founder of the Golden Eagle Audubon society, offered his memories of the development of Hulls Gulch. The Hulls Gulch Preservation project is a conservation initiative aimed at protecting and restoring the natural ecosystem of Hulls Gulch, while also providing recreational...

Abstract Haley Noble conducted this interview on December 6th, 2017, with Jim Collier in Boise, Idaho as part of the Citizens of Boise oral history project. Jim Collier, who was the owner of Lemp’s Apothecary in downtown Boise from 1968 to 1989, shares his memories of working there as a pharmacist. He discusses the various responsibilities he had after gaining ownership in 1968, such as managing the deliveries of prescriptions to people in the area, record keeping, and the pharmaceutical contracts he...

Abstract Travis Jeffres conducted this remote interview on February 22, 2023, with Katheryn and Edmond Fong as part of the Documenting Chinese History in Greater Boise through Oral History project. Katheryn and Edmond Fong, children of Harry Fong, offer their memories of Boise’s Chinese population, Boise’s Chinatown, and growing up in Boise as Chinese Americans. Their father, Harry Fong, arrived in Boise from China in 1911 and quickly became an indispensable figure in the community. He worked as an...