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9/30/15 – Defining the Waters of the United States
This past summer the state of our country’s water resources came to a boiling point. As drought pervaded and fires scorched much of the American West, conflict also simmered in Washington D.C. over the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) redefining of the phrase “waters of the United States” under… Read the Rest »
9/23/15 -The Legacy of Public Libraries – Then and Now, Part I
In the course of doing research for our active projects, SHRA researchers often come across articles from historic publications or find fascinating archival material that triggers a memory or provokes a question that compels us to further explore. I recently had such an experience when researching in a historic issue of the Engineering and Mining… Read the Rest »
9/16/15 – A Quick Look at the Gas Tax
This summer I traveled extensively for work, and as a result I found myself shuttling to and from the airport at odd hours of the day (and night). And while each trip was somewhat of a blur, whether it was because of catching a 6:30am flight or arriving back home well past nightfall, there was… Read the Rest »
9/9/15 – The National Archives: Making and Keeping History, Part Two
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in the blog series on history of the National Archives. Read the first installment here. Fire drills used to always reminded me of middle school, where students filed out of the classroom in single-file lines to congregate at the designated meeting place. Excitement was usually the emotion that… Read the Rest »
9/2/15 – A Study of Traditions and Superstitions at Two Universities
Editor’s Note: Today’s blog installment comes from Molly Myers, SHRA’s college intern in summer 2015. We are sorry to see her go, and we wish her all the best during what will be her last year of college at St. Andrews. The University of St. Andrews and College of William and Mary Joint Degree Program,… Read the Rest »
8/26/15 – John Hope Franklin
The SHRA team was recently in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the state’s second largest city. As I was researching dinner options and looking at a city map, I noticed a street called “John Hope Franklin” Drive. The street name instantly took me back to my 1994 graduate seminar with Professor Carl Harris at U.C. Santa Barbara, and… Read the Rest »
8/19/15 – The Boulder-White Clouds: the Long History of Wilderness in Central Idaho
Idaho is renowned for its recreational opportunities and magnificent ruggedness. The solitude provided by its rivers and mountains are unmatched. Thus, President Obama’s August 7, 2015 signing of Idaho’s Sawtooth Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act is a significant event in environmental and Idaho history, particularly when viewed as the capstone of… Read the Rest »
8/12/15 — The National Archives: Making and Keeping History, Part One
As the newest member of the SHRA research team, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that my first day in the office would not take place in the office at all; instead, on my first day of work, I would be traveling to Washington, D.C. with the rest of the SHRA team for a week-long… Read the Rest »
8/5/15 – Basqueing in Boise: The Jaialdi Festival
Editor’s Note: Today’s blog is from our summer intern, Molly Myers. Learn more about Molly here. Last week, Boise saw an influx of thousands of visitors drawn to town by the promise of culture, camaraderie and kalimotxos (more on these later). Between July 28 and August 2 the weeklong festival called Jaialdi was predicted to… Read the Rest »
7/1/15 – July Blog Hiatus
In the spirit of the great American tradition of summer holidays, we’re taking a break from our blog for the month of July. To keep up with what is of interest to us, you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Or, take a look back at this post we did last year on the… Read the Rest »