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Families--history

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

Mildred Tillotson, August 14, 2013

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Abstract Mildred Murphy was born in 1929, her husband Tom Tillotson was born in 1919. Mildred grew up near Franklin and Orchard, Tom grew up near Roosevelt and Albion. Mildred went to Franklin School until her brother lost vision in one eye and her mother moved all her children to St. Teresa’s in downtown Boise. Mildred enjoyed downtown, but also spent some time up on the Bench. She married Tom sometime after WWII and they moved to the Tillotson acreage on Albion. As a young family Mildred and Tom...
Dates: August 14, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Central Bench Neighborhood Association History Project

Pelton family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 065
Content Description

This collection contains digital surrogates of a scrapbook and photographs documenting the activities of Nora Oliver and Archie Henry Pelton during their time living in Ustick, Idaho. The scrapbook contains receipts, postcards, and other documents that belonged to A.H. Pelton. The photographs are of the Ustick Mercantile, the Pelton's business.

Dates: 1905-1938
Found in: Collections / Pelton family papers

Richard Madry and Warner Terrell, June 16, 2014

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: June 16, 2014
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / River Street Neighborhood

Rick and June Harvey , October 26, 2013

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: October 26, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

Robert "Bob" Curtis and Kristin Curtis Fry , December 12, 2013

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Abstract Robert “Bob” Curtis, Jr. and his daughter, Kristin Curtis Fry, are descendants of the family that purchased land on the Bench and named Curtis Road. Bob was born September 22, 1922, growing up in a house on Orchard until it was demolished and replaced with a commercial building. He attended Franklin School, and his mother, Irma Curtis, was the school’s cook. Kristin and her brother attended elementary school at Franklin School as well. Bob and Kristin discuss growing up on the Bench, and how...
Dates: December 12, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

Robert "Bob" White , February 11, 2017

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: February 11, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood

Robert Curtis, September 1, 2015

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Abstract

Robert Curtis discusses living in the Vista neighborhood with his family in the 1940s.

Dates: September 1, 2015
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Vista Neighborhood

Robert Jones , June 28, 2019 and July 17, 2019

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: June 28, 2019 and July 17, 2019
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 3: Citizens

Roy, Pat, and Larry Sale , August 5, 2017

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Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains recorded interviews with Boise citizens. Notable topics include Boise Bench history, Greenbelt history, Foothills Levy history, Boise Fire Department history, Boise Police Department history, and personal and political histories of former mayors and councilmembers.

Dates: August 5, 2017
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Depot Bench Neighborhood Association Project

Russell Relyea , October 19, 2013

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Abstract Russell Relyea was interviewed on October 19, 2013. Relyea detailed various homeowners and neighborhoods on the Boise Bench during the 1950s. He also relayed which schools he went to and how he drove a Model T Ford to Boise High School. Relyea provided information about the different grocery stores in the area, details about his family’s mortuary business, and how the Bench has changed since he lived there. He also explained how the valley has changed with the construction of Lucky Peak dam...
Dates: October 19, 2013
Found in: Collections / MS 075, Oral History Program collection / Series 6: Neighborhoods / Bench Neighborhood / Angie Davis Boise Bench History Project

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