Special Collections and Archives

1917 black and white panoramic photograph of the University of Idaho campus, featuring rolling hills and the College Gothic style administration building

Special Collections and Archives is a department within the University of Idaho Library that specializes in the acquisition, preservation, and accessibility of archival research materials that document the history and culture of Idaho and the University of Idaho.

Our materials freely accessible to the campus community and the public. Here's how to find materials:

Search our finding aids on Archives West

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Contact Us

Email: libspec@uidaho.edu
Phone: (208) 885-0845


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Interested in Idaho and U of I history? Follow Special Collection's blog, the Idaho Harvester, featuring unique materials and stories from our collections. And be sure to subscribe to our monthly newsletter!

Latest posts from the Harvester:

Assembling the Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive

The Taylor Wilderness Research Station Archive is an expansive effort. The single collection represents an extensive organizational archive of internal documents and scientific research, an oral history initiative and a pre-existing digital collection. The site is designed both for patrons who are educated in life sciences and patrons who are...