City council members
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Ralph McAdams , September 22, 2009 and October 9, 2009
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Abstract
Ralph McAdams served on Boise City Council from 1974 to 1985 during the heyday of urban renewal in Boise. The local government and business leaders were intent on bringing a mall to the downtown and did not consider any other real alternative to redevelopment. McAdams served up to the point when the mall was approved to move to the suburbs, effectively ending the most controversial urban renewal project that Boise had.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 22 and...
Dates:
September 22, 2009 and October 9, 2009
Richard Eardley, September 16, 2009, September 23, 2009, and September 19, 2011
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Abstract
Richard Eardley served on the Boise City Council for one term from 1970-1974, and as mayor for three terms from 1974-1986. In an interview with Brandi Burns on September 16, 2009, Richard Eardley discusses his childhood in Baker, Oregon, his career in journalism and radio, what led to his interest in city government, and the issues he worked on as a councilmember and mayor. He describes how the nonpartisanship of local government changed after the Kempthorne administration, what...
Dates:
September 16, 2009, September 23, 2009, and September 19, 2011
Richard Eardley papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 018
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of newspaper clippings, speeches, correspondence, reports, studies, court documents, and ephemera documenting Richard Eardley's tenure as a member of the Boise City Council from 1969-1973 and as Boise Mayor from 1974-1986. Notable issues documented in the collection includes policing, development of downtown, urban renewal, and affordable housing. Also included in the collection are original works of Darwin H. “Dar” Dodds documenting his imprisonment on Wake Island...
Dates:
1941-1986; Majority of material found within 1974-1986
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Richard Eardley papers
Richard Twight , November 9, 2013
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Abstract
Robert Stockton conducted this interview on November 9th, 2013, with Richard Twight in the Foothills Learning Center in Boise, Idaho as part of the 20th anniversary of the Hulls Gulch preservation project. Twight, who served as the director of finance for the Wetlands Coalition, offers his memories of the Hulls Gulch preservation efforts of the Wetland Coalition. The Hulls Gulch Preservation project is a conservation initiative aimed at protecting and restoring the natural ecosystem of Hulls...
Dates:
November 9, 2013
Sara Baker , September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
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Abstract
Sara Baker served on the council from the 1980s into the first year of the 2000s. Her time on the council spanned: a renewed vigor to develop downtown; how to approach new growth on the outskirts of Boise; and the surplus of funds during the 1990s that allowed for neighborhood reinvestment and an increase in city services.In two interviews with Brandi Burns on September 9 and 14, 2010, Sara Baker discusses her experience as a member of Boise City Council. She describes the state...
Dates:
September 9, 2010 and September 14, 2010
Vernon L. Bisterfeldt , September 15, 2010, August 31, 2011, and September 9, 2011
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Abstract
In three interviews with Brandi Burns on September 15, 2010, August 31 and September 9, 2011 Vernon Bisterfeldt discusses his family and personal history, his career in the Boise Police Department, and his decade of service as a member of the Boise City Council. In Vernon Bisterfeldt’s interview on August 31, 2011, Bisterfeldt shared his experiences as a Boise City Police Officer. Bisterfeldt worked for the Boise Police Department from May 1959 to January 1987, retiring after 28...
Dates:
September 15, 2010, August 31, 2011, and September 9, 2011