Mary McConnell BORAH (b. 1870)

Residence: Moscow; Washington;D.C.
Occupation(s): Wife of Idaho Senator William Borah
Family Origin: William J. McConnell, her father, first came in 1879 from the Boise Basin and was elected Idaho governor (1892); she came with her mother from Oregon (1888)

Interviews

Mary McConnell Borah Interview #1, 10/15/1971

Topics:
First dinner at the White House with Teddy Roosevelt; her gown. Senator Borah. Her kidnapping as a baby. (Interview recorded in Beaverton, Oregon for radio broadcast; donated by Sister Mary Christina) 10-15-71 .5 hr p Maureen Bassett
Duration:
0:29:34
Interviewer:
Maureen Bassett
Keywords:
politics women families marriage automobiles clothing legislators senators presidents death
Locations:
Moscow Washington, D.C.
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Source
Preferred Citation:
"Mary McConnell BORAH (b. 1870)", Latah County Oral History Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/lcoh/people/borah_mary.html
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