University of Idaho History Bibliography

Established in 1889, the University of Idaho is the state’s land-grant research university and has a rich and varied story to tell. The place to start learning about the path that has led us to where we are today is the three comprehensive histories of the University of Idaho. Most recently, published in conjunction with the 125th anniversary, The University of Idaho: Campus History Series written by Professor of History Katherine G. Aiken and former Head of Special Collections and Archives Erin Passehl Stoddart, is a pictorial volume featuring over 200 photographs from UI Library Special Collections and Archives. Published in 1989, Keith Petersen’s This Crested Hill is the official centennial pictorial history with an excellent narrative and bibliography. Rafe Gibb’s Beacon for Mountain and Plain is an older work written by the University’s long-time Director of Information.

Special Collections and Archives holds many other materials about the University’s history than those listed here, some of which are also located online in our Digital Collections.

University

  • Beal, Merrill D. History of Idaho State College. Pocatello, Idaho: Author, 1952. Note: Idaho State was once the Southern Branch of the University of Idaho. Day-NW LD2308.I62B4
  • Dale, Harrison Clifford. Statutes and Decisions Relating to the University of Idaho. Boise: Syms-York, 1944. Day-NW LD2310.5.D3
  • Gibbs, Rafe. Beacon for Mountain and Plain; Story of the University of Idaho. Moscow: University of Idaho, 1962. Day-NW LD2323.G5 1962a
  • Idaho. State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Semicentennial of the University of Idaho, January 30, 1939. Boise: State Board of Education, 1939. Idaho LD2323 1939
  • Martin, Paris. History of the University of Idaho. 3d version. Moscow, University of Idaho, 1936. Idaho LD2323.M39
  • Passehl-Stoddart, Erin, and Aiken, Katherine G. University of Idaho. Campus History Series. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2016. Day-NW LD2323.P37 2016
  • Petersen, Keith. This crested hill: an illustrated history of the University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Press, 1987. Idaho Oversize LD2323.P48 1987
  • Stafford, Kenneth R., DiNoto, Michael J., Stark, Ronald W, and Idaho Research Foundation. The Economic Impact of the University of Idaho on the Community of Moscow, Idaho. Boise, Idaho?: Idaho Research Foundation, 1974. Idaho HC108.M6S75

People and Campus Life

  • D’Easum, Dick. Dowager of Discipline: The Life of Dean of Women Permeal French. A Gem Book. Moscow: University Press of Idaho, 1981. Day-NW LD2322.8.F7D4
  • Dhillon, Hardit Singh. American College Life: A Record of Personal Experiences and Impressions. Dehli: Uttar Chand Kapur & Sons, 1952. Day-NW LB2397.D45
  • O’Donnell, John Morris, and University of Idaho Associated Students. Songs of the Vandals. Caldwell, Id.: Caxton Printers, 1933. Day-NW M 1958.I18O6
  • University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board. University of Idaho Traditions. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board, 2009. Idaho LD2326.U55 2009
  • University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board, Issuing Body. Traditions, University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho Student Alumni Relations Board, 2014. Idaho LD2326 .U55 2014
  • Wicks, Grace J. University of Idaho: My Memory Book, 1925-89. Moscow, Idaho: News Review Pub., 1989. Day-NW LD2323.W5 1989

Colleges and Departments

  • Aller, Florence Dorothy. 75 Years to Remember: Home Economics at the University of Idaho, 1902-1977. Moscow, 1977.Idaho TX285.I2A44
  • Anderson, Clifton E., and University of Idaho College of Agriculture. History of the College of Agriculture at the University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho: College of Agriculture, University of Idaho, 1998. Idaho S537.I3U54 1998
  • Buxton, Karen A., Hook, Robert Douglas, and Beck, Richard J. The University of Idaho Library : A Centennial History. Moscow, Idaho: Univ. of Idaho Library, 1988. Idaho Z733.U74U5 1988
  • Fazio, James R., and University of Idaho. Wild Roots: History of the Department of Conservation Social Sciences, 1962-2004. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho, 2010. Idaho GV191.67.W5F39 2010
  • Lewis, G. C., and University of Idaho College of Agriculture, Issuing Body. The First 100 Years, History of Soil Science at the University of Idaho. Moscow, Idaho: College of Agriculture, University of Idaho, 1996. Idaho S591.55.U6 L49 1996
  • McCoy, Robert R., Greenlee, Michael J, and University of Idaho College of Law. To Develop Righteous Law and Promote Justice: The University of Idaho College of Law, 1909-2009. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho College of Law, 2013. Idaho KF292.I224T6 2013
  • Savage, George. The University of Idaho College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, 1909-1984 – an album. Moscow: College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences, University of Idaho, 1985. Idaho SD254.I23S38 1985
  • University of Idaho College of Natural Resources. Celebrating 100 Years of Natural Resources. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho College of Natural Resources, 2017. Idaho SD254.I23U564 2017
  • Warnick, C. C. A spirit of excellence: the first hundred years of engineering at the University of Idaho, 1889-1989. Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho, 1997. Day-NW LD2329.5.E54W37 1997