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Student Union Building records, 1948-2017

Overview of the Collection

Title
Student Union Building records
Dates
1948-2017 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.2 cubic feet, (1 record box)
Collection Number
UG 175
Summary
Photographs, negatives, and posters taken from the student union building.
Repository
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research

Languages
English
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Content Description

Collection consists primarily of photographs from Student Union Building staff events from around the 1990s. There are also images of the addition construction of the SUB. There are also photographs of Gale Mix and Dean Vettrus, student union directors, and laminated newspaper clippings.

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Historical Note

The Student Union Building on the Moscow campus was bought from Dean of Women Permeal French and converted in 1936. It was used for student activities and as a food court. Additions were added 1948, 1961, 1962, 1963, and in 2000.

Gale Mix served as general manager of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho, alumni, director, and athletics manager. He also managed the Student Union Building until his retirement.

Dean Vettrus was Director of the Student Union, Advisor for the Associated Students, student media, amongst other responsibilities. He served 33 years at the university.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.  FOR DOCUMENTS: Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Materials received in 2019 (UA 2019-08).

Bibliography

https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/campus/buildings/studentunionbuilding.html

December 8, 1971 | Idaho Statesman (published as The Idaho Statesman) via NewsBank

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Series I: Images

    • Description Negatives
      8 items : 8 pages of negatives.
      Box 1
      Folder 1
      Dates 1995
    • Description Student Union Faculty Photos and Negatives
      91 items : Photos and negatives of Student Union faculty and student workers.
      Box 1
      Folder 2
      Dates Undated
    • Description Student Union Faculty Photos and Negatives Part 2
      40 items : Photos and negatives of Student Union faculty and student workers.
      Box 1
      Folder 3
      Dates 1962
    • Description Photos of Moscow and Negatives
      80 items : Photos and negatives of people and places around Moscow.
      Box 1
      Folder 4
      Dates 1990-1997
    • Description Student Union and Moscow Students Photos and Negatives
      81 items : Photos and negatives of the Student Union and students in Moscow.
      Box 1
      Folder 5
      Dates Undated
    • Description Student Photos and Negatives
      88 items : Photos and negatives of students.
      Box 1
      Folder 6
      Dates 1996-1997
    • Description Student and Faculty Photos, a Handout and a Letter From the University of Georgia
      7 items : Photos of students and faculty, a letter from the University of Idaho and a handout about Workplace Ergonomics and the Student Union. Peggy Benson; Susan Treau; Rhonda Wallen; Shana Plasters; Carol Farley; Steve Mims; Claudia Dambra; Candy Boas; Tanya Atwood Hoover
      Box 1
      Folder 7
      Dates 1995-2017
    • Description Student Union Posters
      7 items : Laminated newsclippings of Terry Armstrong's Found Money Fund; photos Dean Vettrus and Gale Mix with plates
      Box 2
      Folder 8
      Dates 1948-2001

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Subject Terms

  • College students
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • College campuses
  • Student unions
  • Universities and colleges--Faculty
  • Universities and colleges--Professional staff
  • University of Idaho

Personal Names

  • Armstrong, Terry Raymond, 1935-2014
  • Mix, Gale L., (1902-1971)
  • Vettrus, Dean Lavern, (1934-2020)