History of Idaho State University

For the fall semester 2018, students in HIST 2291: The Historian’s Craft explored, researched, and presented aspects of Idaho State University’s history and the development of the immediate university neighborhood. This included ISU’s response to larger national and international events, as well as economic, political, and social issues. This project required students to select an individual aspect of that subject, research it independently, and prepare an 800-word micro history from primary sources located in the Eli Oboler Library and its Special Collections Department.

Turner and Garrison Halls – Amanda Lingle

Teacher Training at ISU – Allende Pacheco

Idaho State University Football Program – Rayce Christensen

Idaho State University’s Outdoor Adventure Center – Cassandra Jensen & Lindsay Todd

Idaho State Men’s Cross-Country: A History – Jesse Allen

The Idaho State University Fight Song – Mitchell Young

Check It Out: Literary Treasures and the (Uncensored) Books of Eli – Daniel F. Gray

ISU Nuclear Reactor – Sam Kessler

History of Graveley Hall – Devyn Lynn

The Separation of State and Religion at I.S.U. – Olivia Gines

History of Homecoming Week at Idaho State University – Jesse Weatherly

WWII & Japanese-American population growth at Idaho State University – Akeema Wignall

Presidential Pocatello – Dalton Kelley

History of the College of Arts and Letters – Rachel Godin

Idaho State during the Great Depression – Camille Sterner

History of the I.S.U. Radiographic Science Program – Janelle Wertz

History of the Mini-Dome – Whitney Fenwick