Small business--Management
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Dan Balluff (City Peanut Shop) , March 17, 2014
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Abstract
In an interview with Elizabeth Stadley on March 17, 2014, Dan Balluff discusses his business, City Peanut Shop. The local business was established in 2010 by Dan and his wife; he describes where the idea for the shop came from and his experience as a local business owner in Boise.
Dates:
March 17, 2014
Dody and Garnette Edwards (The Florist at Edwards) , April 16, 2014
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Abstract
In an interview with Elizabeth Stadley on April 16, 2014, Wilma “Dody” and Garnette Edwards discuss their family’s business Edwards Greenhouse and The Florist at Edwards. They describe how the business has expanded and evolved to meet community needs, and their experience as small business owners in Boise.Edwards Greenhouse was started in 1930 by Garnette’s grandfather Thomas F. Edwards as a truck farm, selling vegetables to local grocery stores and door to door. The business has...
Dates:
April 16, 2014
Gabrielle Krake (Bee Wise Goods), March 5, 2014
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Abstract
In an interview with Elizabeth Stadley on March 5, 2014, Gabrielle Krake discusses her business Bee Wise Goods and experience as a small business owner in Boise. After many years of running different businesses, including partial ownership in an outfitters business and restaurant with her family, Gabrielle started Bee Wise Goods in 2007. She recognized a personal and commercial desire for reusable grocery bags, and instead of the branded freebees she had collected over the years...
Dates:
March 5, 2014
Hap Tallman Stockmans Supply , June 13, 2019
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Abstract
Carol and Tim Tallman, owners of Hap Tallman Stocksmans Supply. His father, Hap Tallman, took over the business on Overland Road in 1962 from Patterson Livestock and renamed it in 1964. They recount the history of the business and how the area has developed since the 1960s.
Dates:
June 13, 2019
Hitchcock O’Leary family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 093
Content Description
The collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, newspapers, newspaper clippings, family histories, postcards, yearbooks and artifacts.
Dates:
before 1887-ca. 2010; Majority of material found within 1907-1946
Found in:
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Hitchcock O’Leary family papers
Idaho Camera records
Collection
Identifier: MS 099
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photographs, legal documents, articles of incorporation, financial documents, building design drawings, newspapers, awards, and a scrapbook documenting the business activities of Idaho Camera.
Dates:
1948-2005
Found in:
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Idaho Camera records
Jessie Krumpe (The Basque Market), March 21, 2014
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Abstract
In an interview with Elizabeth Stadley on March 21, 2014, Jessie Krumpe discusses The Basque Market’s history in Boise and their development of a specialty product for the Boise 150 project celebrating Boise’s sesquicentennial. Jessie describes the businesses desire to use the Boise 150 project as an opportunity to expand the public’s awareness of the Basque culture. She also discusses how the business has evolved and their experience in the small business community of Boise. The...
Dates:
March 21, 2014
Jim Collier , December 6, 2017 and August 20, 2019
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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...
Dates:
December 6, 2017 and August 20, 2019
Katheryn and Edmond Fong, February 22, 2023
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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...
Dates:
February 22, 2023
Kay Johnson (Dream Chocolate), March 3, 2014
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Abstract
In an interview with Elizabeth Stadley on March 3, 2014, Kay Johnson discusses her business Dream Chocolate, and her experience as a local business owner. After selling her first business, Kay wanted to craft foods appropriate for outfitters due to her love of the outdoors and many connections with rafting companies. As she was working on her new business, she was contacted by a struggling local chocolate company to help expand their distribution. She combined her two ideas to...
Dates:
March 3, 2014