Clarence A. Bottolfsen papers

Clarence A. Bottolfsen papers, 1858-1964

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Clarence A. Bottolfsen, 1891-1964.
Title: Clarence A. Bottolfsen papers
Dates: 1858-1964 (inclusive)
18581964
Quantity: 8 linear feet
Collection Number: MG 011, MG011 (collection)
Summary: Speeches,correspondence, and other papers of Bottolfsen's newspaper business in Arco, Idaho, and his political career.
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
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Clarence A. Bottolfsen was born October 10, 1891 in Superior, Wisconsin. While still a boy he moved to Fessender, North Dakota. While in high school he worked as a printer's devil in the local printing shop. The man who owned the shop moved to Arco, Idaho and purchased the Arco Advertiser, a weekly newspaper. Soon he sent for Bottolfsen, then 19, to work for him. The town of Arco is in the Lost River region; the river suddenly disappeared and Arco became a dust bowl. Business dropped off, but Bottolfsen took over the Advertiser and turned it into one of Idaho's leading weeklies. From 1934-1938 he was editor and general manager of the Blackfoot Daily Bulletin. He retired from the newspaper business in 1947, but continued serving as correspondent for several newspapers. He also wrote free lance articles.

Turning to his interest in politics, he served in the Idaho House of Representatives in 1921 and 1923, was chief clerk of the House in the 1925 and 1927 sessions and was again elected to the House in 1929 and 1931, serving as speaker in the 1931 session. In 1938 he began his first term as governor; the following election he was defeated by Chase A. Clark, but in the election following that he defeated Clark for the Governorship. He ran for the U.S. Senate in 1944, but was defeated by Glen H. Taylor. He served as chief clerk of the Idaho House in 1949 and 1951; in 1953 he became Deputy Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. Senate. In 1955 and 1956 he was again Chief Clerk of the Idaho House, at the same time serving as executive secretary to Senator Herman Welker. He was elected to the state Senate in 1958, re-elected in 1960, but declined to seek another term in 1962 due to ill health.

Skilled as a parliamentarian, Bottolfsen was elected permanent parliamentarian for the National Education Association at their Detroit meeting in 1937, a position which he held for 17 years.

His other public services include serving as GOP state chairman, 1936-1937, State Commander of the American Legion, 1934-35, past master of the Arco Masonic Lodge, past deputy grand master of the Idaho Masonic Lodge, memberships in the El Korah Shrine of Boise, Arco Chamber of Commerce, and the Arco Rotary Club.

C.A. Bottolfsen died in the Veteran's Hospital, Boise, on July 18, 1964. He had suffered from emphysema for several years.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Bottolfsen papers contain a variety of items. There are three boxes of speeches dating from 1926 to 1961, and one box of correspondence dated 1932 to 1964. There are also folders containing items on the American Legion, the Republican Party, and the Rotary, as well as information on the Craters of the Moon National Monument, Abraham Lincoln, and the Idaho Territorial Centennial. Also included are newspaper clippings and scrapbooks.

The thirteen boxes of C.A. Bottolfsen papers have been separated according to type of material, subject or organization concerned. The speeches have been organized by type where possible, however, many speeches are bound in folders. In this case the speeches have been left in their original order. Correspondence has been arranged chronologically where possible. Letters bound in folders have been left in their original order. Newspaper clippings have been organized by subject; entire sections of newspapers have not been arranged. File cards have been made for the Speeches, Correspondence, History and non-newspaper Miscellaneous Series.

In 2022/2023, the collection was refoldered to straighten out folded papers and remove metal fasteners or bindings. This reduced the size by about 1.5 cubic feet. Information contained on file cards is now also incorporated into the finding aid.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

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

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

The papers were donated January 1966.

Processing Note

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Offensive Content Policy https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/policies.html#offensive-material-in-archival-collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: SpeechesReturn to Top

As is usual with people who are called upon to give many speeches, Governor Bottolfsen used the same stories and quotations over and over again. Among his favorite quotes, especially during the years 1940-1945 was the last stanza of John McCrae's poem "In Flander's Field."

Speeches were given to schools, Chambers of Commerce, and service organizations such as Elks, Lions, Orders of Eastern Star and Masons. He was also called upon to deliver memorial addresses for local men who were killed in the war.

Many of the political speeches are 1944 Senatorial campaign speeches, and include copies of several speeches in favor of Bottolfsen's opponent in that campaign, Glen Taylor. There is also a series of the Governor's "Reports to the People of Idaho" which were broadcast at irregular intervals. (It will be noted that Bottolfsen became confused in his numbering of these talks.)

Similar speeches were often housed in multiple locations. Some speech folders also contain articles or correspondence, which is noted in the finding aid. The original order of the finding aid listed the speeches chronologically, regardless of which folder or box it could be found.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1: Addresses to Students
Box	Folder
1	1	Graduation address to country school 8th grade 1 item : 14 pages	Summer 1932
1	1	Leadership Week Address to students of Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho 1 item : 4 pages	15 February 1939
1	1	Commencement address to students of Arco High School 1 item : 8 pages	Summer 1939
1	1	Address before students at the University of Idaho 1 item : 21 pages	11 March 1940
1	1	Commencement address to students at Potlatch High School 1 item : 17 pages	13 May 1940
1	1	Commencement address to country school 8th grade, Butte County, Idaho 1 item : 18 pages	Summer 1935
1	1	"Perspective" An address to the Nazarene College students, Nampa, ID 1 item : 7 pages	30 April ?
1	1	Speech at the University of Idaho 1 item : 6 pages	1943
1	1	Speech on Fire Prevention given to junior and senior high school students in several locations 1 item : 2 pages	6 October 1943
		Sub-series 2: Holiday Speeches
Box	Folder
1	2	Statehood anniversary speech delivered at Rupert, Idaho 1 item : 23 cards	4 July 1944
1	2	Lincoln and Politics 1 item : 14 pages	February 1926
1	2	Lincoln Day Address, Pocatello, Idaho 1 item : 8 pages (some missing)	11 February 1936
1	2	Memorial Day address at Pocatello 1 item : 7 pages	30 May 1939
1	2	Lincoln Day Address at Coeur d'Alene 2 items : two copies: 6 pages; 7 pages	12 February 1940
1	2	Washington Birthday Speech 1 item : 5 pages	22 February 1940
1	2	Memorial Day Address to American Legion 1 item : 16 cards	31 May 1940
1	2	Lincoln Day Address in Pocatello, Idaho 1 item : 29 cards	10 February 1943
1	2	Flag Day Speech given at Boise and Caldwell 1 item : 5 pages	13 June 1943
1	2	Lincoln Day Address given to Spanish War Veterans 1 item : 4 pages	16 February 1944
1	2	Address delivered at Moreland, Idaho 1 item : 12 pages	4 July 1942
1	2	Lincoln Day Address 1 item : 6 pages	February 1961
1	2	The American's Creed: A summary of American Civic Faith, by William Tyler Page 1 item : 69th Congress, 1st Session, House Document No. 416	4 June 1926
1	2	Memorial Day Speech 1 item : 5 pages	31 May 1943
1	2	Statehood anniversary speech delivered at Rupert, Idaho 1 item : 6 pages	4 July 1944
1	2	Speech at Twin Falls Horse Show 1 item : 4 pages	4 July 1944
1	2	Labor Day Speech 1 item : 4 pages	September 1944
1	2	Labor Day Speech at Ririe, Idaho 1 item : 6 pages	6 September 1944
1	2	Lincoln Day Address given by Dwight Griswold (Governor of Nebraska) 1 item : 6 pages	12 February 1944
1	2	Lincoln Day Address given to Republicans in Salt Lake City 1 item : 12 pages	12 February 1944
1	2	Address delivered at Moreland, Idaho 1 item : 12 pages	4 July 1942
		Sub-series 3: Miscellaneous Bound Speeches
Box	Folder
1	3	Speech on Thomas Jefferson 1 item : 4 pages	13 April 1943
1	3	Speech on the history of Idaho 1 item : 3 pages	1940
1	3	A Salute to KID, Idaho Falls 1 item : 2 pages	undated
1	3	Tribute to Youth 1 item : 3 pages	undated
1	3	Reclamation in Coeur d'Alene 1 item : 5 pages	undated
1	3	Tree Farms 1 item : 7 pages	1944
1	3	Interregional Highway System 1 item : 3 pages	1944
1	3	Speech on Aviation 1 item : 4 pages	November 1943
1	3	Memorial address delivered to Twin Falls, Idaho, Elks 1 item : 8 pages	6 December ?
1	3	School statistics 1 item : 2 pages	1943
1	3	Speech on station KIDO, Boise, College of Idaho Radio Hour 1 item : 5 pages	20 May 1943
1	3	Dedication of Community Plaque, Wendell, Idaho 1 item : 5 pages	4 July 1943
1	3	Talk in St. Maries 1 item : 7 pages	1943
1	3	Speech in honor of Latter Day Saints pioneers delivered at Bancroft 1 item : 10 pages	24 July 1943
1	3	Statehood anniversary speech delivered at Notus 1 item : 5 pages	5 July 1943
1	3	Remarks at Veterans Administration Facility, Boise Presentation of "T" award 1 item : 2 pages	22 May 1943
1	3	Speech at Boise accepting a flag from the Advertising Club of Moscow 1 item : 2 pages	28 February 1944
1	3	Speech to Pocatello Indians (Bannocks and Shoshones) 1 item : 3 pages	15 June 1943
1	3	Speech to Salvation Army, Nampa, Idaho 1 item : 2 pages	June 1943
1	3	Speech to the Omaha (Nebraska) Board of Trade Luncheon 1 item : 5 pages	5 February 1944
1	3	Address to North Idaho Chamber of Commerce, Moscow 1 item : 10 pages	25 November 1940
1	3	Speech to Spokane Chamber of Commerce 1 item : 8 pages	21 March 1944
1	3	Speech to Idaho State Federation of BPW Clubs Convention, Kellogg "As Our State Looks at World Affairs" 1 item : 8 pages	2 June 1944
1	3	Annual Meeting of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce 1 item : 14 pages	28 January 1944
1	3	Speech to Grand Chapter of Idaho Order of the Eastern Star 1 item : 8 pages	13 June 1944
1	3	Speech at banquet of United Spanish War Veterans 1 item : 7 pages	21 June 1944
1	3	Masonic Address 1 item : 4 pages	November 1943
1	3	Speech to the 50th annual convention of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias 1 item : 2 pages	undated
1	3	Speech in support of the Idaho State Council of Defense 1 item : 4 pages	1944
1	3	PTA address broadcast over KIDO 1 item : 5 pages	1 October 1943
1	3	Lion's Convention address, Burley, Idaho 1 item : 6 pages	14 June 1943
1	3	Cascade Lions' Club, Father and Son Meeting 1 item : 4 pages	11 March 1944
1	3	War Bond Drive, broadcast over KIDO 1 item : 1 page	5 July 1944
1	3	War Bond Drive "Salute to all the schools of Idaho 1 item : 4 pages	9 April 1943
1	3	Remarks on KIDO regarding the third war loan drive 1 item : 3 pages	26 September 1943
1	3	Fourth War Loan Drive Broadcast on station KSL, Salt Lake City 1 item : 11 pages	12 February 1944
1	3	Launching Fourth War Loan Drive Broadcast over KIDO 1 item : 2 pages	18 January 1944
1	3	Sixth War Loan Drive 1 item : 2 pages	1944
1	3	Remarks at Veterans Administration Facility, Boise Presentation of "T" award 1 item : 6 cards	22 May 1943
		Sub-Series 4: Miscellaneous Unbound Speeches
Box	Folder
1	4	What is Money? 1 item : 7 pages	Bank Holiday, 1932
1	4	Radio talk on KIDO Idaho Day at the Golden Gate International Exposition 1 item : 2 pages	17 July 1939
1	4	Gold Star Mothers' Program Peace 1 item : 3 pages	19 April 1939
1	4	Idaho's place in the Galaxy of States Broadcast from Golden Gate Exposition 1 item : 5 pages	22 July 1939
1	4	Talk on KIDO Sugar 1 item : 5 pages	18 July 1939
1	4	Idaho's Golden Jubilee 1 item : 3 pages	2 January 1940
1	4	Speech at the Annual Forestry Banquet, Lewiston, Idaho 1 item : 18 pages	13 December 1943
1	4	Idaho Pioneer Day Speech Franklin, Idaho 1 item : 5 pages	15 June 1944
1	4	Speech delivered to Sons and Daughters of Idaho Pioneers 1 item : 4 pages	11 September 1944
1	4	Radio speech--election campaign 2 items : 8 pages (two copies)	25 September 1944
1	4	Campaign speech 1 item : 7 pages	4 October 1944
1	4	Radio Address over KOVO, Logan, Utah - pro Dewey for President 2 items : 8 pages (two copies, second missing pages)	24 October 1944
1	4	Cascade Lions' Club, Father and Son Meeting 1 item : 22 cards	11 March 1944
1	4	Speech to the Omaha (Nebraska) Board of Trade Luncheon 1 item : 20 cards	5 February 1944
		Sub-series 5: Notebook
Box	Folder
1	5	Speech at the Annual Forestry Banquet, Lewiston, Idaho 1 item : 19 pages	13 December 1943
1	5	Annual Chamber of Commerce Meeting, Pocatello 1 item : 17 pages	12 January 1944
1	5	Annual Meeting of the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce 1 item : 15 pages	28 January 1944
1	5	Lincoln Day Address given to Republicans in Salt Lake City 1 item : 20 pages	12 February 1944
1	5	Washington's Birthday Speech delivered before the Nampa, Idaho Masons 1 item : 15 pages	22 February 1944
1	5	In Memoriam: Nathan Van Noy 1 item : 13 pages	17 March 1944
		Sub-series 6: Miscellaneous Unbound Speeches
Box	Folder
2	6	Political speech on behalf of candidates, given on behalf of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee 1 item : 5 pages	1944
2	6	Lincoln Day Speech 2 items : 12 pages (two copies, one page missing in 2nd copy)	12 February 1946
2	6	Pioneer Day Celebration, Rigby, Idaho "Pioneers of Idaho" 1 item : 8 pages	15 June 1946
2	6	Lincoln Day Address, Boise 2 items : 10 pages (two copies)	12 February 1949
2	6	Speech to Friends of Boise League of Women Voters 1 item : 3 pages	October 1944
2	6	Eastern Idaho District Fair Talk , Blackfoot, Idaho 2 items : 6 pages (two copies)	12 September 1944
		Sub-series 7: Addresses to Students
Box	Folder
2	7	Commencement Address, Boise Junior College "Idaho--A challenge for tomorrow" 2 items : 20 pages (two copies)	6 June 1945
2	7	Commencement Address, Boise Junior College "Idaho--A challenge for Youth" 1 item : 10 pages	6 June 1945
2	7	Commencement Address, Mackay, Idaho High School 1 item : 8 pages	3 May 1945
2	7	Address to 8th grade graduates of Blaine County By Berwyn Burke 1 item : 4 pages	17 May 1957
2	7	Address to Graduates of Ditrich High School 1 item : 12 pages	20 May 1957
2	7	Girls' State Address 2 items : 14 pages (two copies)	1959
2	7	Address to the 8th grade graduates, Arco, Idaho 3 items : 7 pages (three copies)	15 May 1959
		Sub-series 8: Miscellaneous Unbound Speeches
Box	Folder
2	8	Speech to Friendship Chapters of OES "A Tribute to Fathers 1 item : 3 pages	1 June 1950
2	8	Speech given at a meeting of the Republican Party "Let us be crusading Americans to save our country" 1 item : 7 pages	1950
2	8	Dedication of Gymnasium, Rockland, Idaho "Education is the Foundation Stone of America 1 item : 15 pages	1 December 1950
2	8	Flag Day Exercises, BPO Elks, Blackfoot 1 item : 17 pages	14 June 1950
2	8	Address to Hailey, Idaho Chamber of Commerce 1 item : 17 pages (includes clippings)	11 December 1950
2	8	From Volcanic to Atomic - The Lost River Country in retrospection 1 item : 3 pages	December 1950
2	8	The Challenge of Our Times Idaho YMCA youth and government program 1 item : 14 pages	23 February 1951
2	8	Chamber of Commerce Farmer's Banquet, Rexburg 1 item : 9 pages	5 March 1952
2	8	Suggested 1952 Armistice Day Address for American Legion Speakers, from the National Public Relations Division, The American Legion, Indianapolis, Indiana 1 item : 3 pages	11 November 1952
2	8	Lincoln: the man who belongs to everyone Delivered to the Joint Session of the Idaho State Legislature 4 items : Four copies (two at 11 pages, two reprinted as booklets)	12 February 1955
2	8	Abraham Lincoln: the universal figure Delivered to the joint session of the Idaho State Legislature 3 items : Three copies (one 10 pages, two reprinted as booklets)	12 February 1959
2	8	Speech in the Idaho State Senate concerning Glenn Balch 1 item : 3 pages	3 March 1959
2	8	Idaho Pioneer Day address at Franklin, Idaho, State's oldest town 3 items : 11 pages (two copies plus 3 notecards)	27 June 1959
2	8	Reflections Tenth anniversary of Rev Kenneth Pederson's work in the community 1 item : 4 pages	1961
2	8	Lincoln whose life inspired the free world Delivered to the joint session of Idaho State Legislature 3 items : Three copies (one 9 pages, two reprinted as booklets)	11 February 1961
2	8	Now it can be told Regarding the 36th Idaho Legislature 1 item : 1 page	16 March 1961
2	8	News release 1 item : 1 page, incomplete	28 October 1962
2	9	Letter from C A Bottolfsen to Art Lee concerning atomic development in Arco 1 item : 2 pages	15 December 1950
2	9	Dunhan, Sam C "Riley Grannan's Last Adventure--A memorable oration of the old west" (Typescript of an article which appeared in Adventure in 1944) 3 items : 3 copies, 11 pages each	1944
2	9	Address at Memorial Day Exercises, Jerome, Idaho 1 item : 10 pages	30 May 1960
2	9	Address at Memorial Day Exercises, Pocatello, Idaho 2 items : 2 copies, 11 pages each	30 May 1959
2	9	Labor Day Speech at Bellevue, Idaho 2 items : 2 copies, 10 pages each	3 September 1951
2	9	Brief talk during intermission of play "Boys from Boise 1 item : 1 page	28 September 1944
2	9	Letter from Raymond E Nelson to C A Bottolfsen concerning play "Boys from Boise" 1 item : 3 pages	14 September 1944
		Sub-series 9: Political Speeches
Box	Folder
2	10	Idaho Marches Forward 1 item : 4 pages	1943
2	10	Initiative and Recall (re: Senior Citizens Grants Act) 1 item : 3 pages	February 1943
2	10	Free Enterprise An address by Henry M Wriston 1 item : 8 pages	10 December 1943
2	10	Today's grave issues Radio Broadcast over KIDO 3 items : 3 copies: two at 9 pages and 8 pages	31 August 1944
2	10	Radio address over KIDO - Senatorial Campaign 1 item : 5 pages	6 November 1944
2	10	Speech of George Gilmore advocating a 2nd term for Governor Bottolfsen 1 item : 2 pages	undated
2	10	Political speech - pro Bottolfsen for Senate (speaker unidentified) 1 item : 6 pages	November 1944
2	10	Speech to Boise League of Women Voters "Specific Ways in which the United States can assure permanent peace 2 items : 2 copies, 3 pages each	4 November 1944
2	10	Radio Address by Jess Hawley - a pro Bottolfsen for Senate Speech 1 item : 12 pages	2 October 1944
2	10	Election Campaign Speech 1 item : 4 pages	November 1944
2	10	Radio speech--election campaign 1 item : 8 pages	25 September 1944
2	10	Radio Speech over KFXD, in favor of Republican legislative candidates 1 item : 3 pages	October 1944
2	10	Anti-New Deal Speech 1 item : 6 pages	October 1944
2	10	Speech by Glen Taylor, Democratic Senatorial Candidate 1 item : 7 pages	26 October 1944
2	10	The People of Idaho Cannot Take a Chance in this Election Speech in favor of Glen Taylor for Senator (Speaker unidentified) 1 item : 4 pages	October 1944
2	10	Talk of Taxes - a pro Democratic Party speech (speaker Donart?) 1 item : 6 pages	October 1944
2	10	Radio Address over KOVO, Logan, Utah - pro Dewey for President 1 item : 7 pages	24 October 1944
2	10	Recall of Bottolfsen on Senior Citizens Grants Act repeal (Speaker not identified) 1 item : 8 pages	1943
2	10	Senatorial Campaign Speech, Idaho Falls Radio broadcast 2 items : 2 copies, 6 pages each
2	10	State's Rights Inserts 1 & 2 1 item : 2 pages	undated
2	10	Radio Address over KOVO, Logan, Utah - pro Dewey for President 1 item : 7 pages	24 October 1944
2	10	Senatorial Campaign Speech, radio broadcast 1 item : 5 pages	undated
2	10	Senatorial Campaign Speech, Canyon County Radio broadcast 1 item : 6 pages	October 1944
		Sub-series 10: Direct Reports
Box	Folder
2	11	Second Report to the people of Idaho 1 item : 5 pages	April 1943
2	11	Fifth Report to the People of Idaho 3 items : 3 copies, 5 pages each	May 1943
2	11	Fifth Report to the People 1 item : 5 pages	4 June 1943
2	11	Sixth Report to the People 2 items : 2 copies, 6 pages each	11 June 1943
2	11	Eighth Report to the People 2 items : 2 copies, 4 pages each	15 July 1943
2	11	Eighth Report to the People 1 item : 8 pages	5 August 1943
		Sub-series 11: Business Cards and Miscellaneous Speeches
Box	Folder
3	12	Business cards 1 item : 6 cards	undated
3	12	Address to PTA 1 item : 16 cards	undated
3	12	Speech? about "breaking in" of the first well at a nuclear reactor near Arco 1 item : one page, numbered 30	undated
3	12	Commencement address to an 8th grade class 1 item : 22 pages	undated
3	12	Freemasonry and Washington, DC 1 item : 12 pages	undated
3	12	Idaho: a state rich in Scenic Beauty 1 item : 14 cards, incomplete	undated
3	12	Memorial address delivered to Twin Falls, Idaho, Elks 1 item : 14 cards	6 December ?
3	12	The State's Responsibility f'or Citizenship Speech to PTA 1 item : 12 cards	undated
3	12	A Thought Starter 1 item : 8 cards	undated
3	12	Vigilance is Primary Need of Civilization Speech to American War Mothers 3 items : three copies, one at 12 pages, one 13, one 3 oversized pages	undated
3	12	Village of Arco statement to Greater Idaho Falls Committee from W.S. Marvel, Mayor of Arco 1 item : one page	undated
3	12	Washington's Birthday Speech, Caldwell 2 items : two copies, 3 pages each	undated
3	12	Why Religion Matters Article written by Henry Sloane Coffin 1 item : 6 cards	undated
3	12	In Memoriam: Jack 1 item : 8 cards	undated
3	12	Numbered notes 1 item : 3 pages	undated
		Sub-series 12: Miscellaneous Speeches
Box	Folder
3	13	Speech at the Lewiston Round Up and Rodeo 6 items : six copies, five pages each	circa 1944
3	13	An article by C A Bottolfsen, Parliamentarian to the National Educational Association 1 item : two pages, incomplete	undated
3	13	Campaign Speech (Primary Election) running for third term as governor 1 item : six pages	undated
3	13	Communism - speech given to Masons 1 item : 10 pages	undated
3	13	Do you remember when Dedication and foreword to a book 1 item : one page	undated
3	13	Early Idaho History 1 item : one page	undated
3	13	Education, an investment in People Speech read at Moore PTA 1 item : three pages	undated
3	13	Idaho and Central Section 1 item : two pages	undated
3	13	Big Lost River Valley project, Arco, ID 1 item : five pages	undated
3	13	Idaho Counties of opportunity: Butte, Custer, Lemhi (An article written for Intermountain Parade Salute, Salt Lake Tribune) 1 item : two pages	undated
3	13	Labor Speech	undated
3	13	The Latter Day Saints in Lost River 2 items : two incomplete copies, one 3 pages, one 4 pages	undated
3	13	Our Gratitude A poem by Agnes Just Reid 1 item : one page	undated
3	13	Patriotism 2 items : two copies, one 7 pages one 5 pages	undated
3	13	Political speech, anti-Roosevelt p 5-7 only	undated
3	13	Progress of Human Thought 1 item : 24 pages	undated
3	13	St David's day speech, Malad, Idaho 1 item : five pages	circa 1 March 1939
3	13	Talk to New Citizens GAR hall 1 item : 4 pages	undated
3	13	Lost River Valley--let's be proud of it 1 item : 14 pages	circa 1924
3	13	When the Latter Day Saints Came 28 page book of a history of the Mormons in Arco (typescript) 1 item : 21 pages	undated
		Sub-series 13: Miscellaneouse Speeches and Notes
Box	Folder
3	14	Biggers, E.Y., Alphabetical Agencies Created tinder the Roosevelt New Deal Party. 4 p. 1 item : 4 pages	1944
3	14	Bottolfsen, C.A. Dairying--a stabalizer (article?) 1 item : 2 pages	13 August 1943
3	14	The Dunn Survey (an analysis) 1 item : 3 pages	20 August 1943
3	14	The Dunn Survey: Will Republican leaders again lead the party to defeat? 1 item : 5 pages	22 December 1944
3	14	Dworshak about Guam 1 item : 2 pages	22 December 1944
3	14	Excerpts from King C. Gillette's Book "The People's Corporation" upon which Glen Taylor bases his platform 1 item : 1 page	22 December 1944
3	14	Howard, Millie F. TLS to Mr. Hood (secretary to Governor Bottolfsen) concerning Indian Day Proclamation 1 item : 4 pages	23 August 1943
3	14	Libby, Frederick J. Communists given top hand in declaration regarding Italy 1 item : 7 pages	8 December 1943
3	14	Liljegren, K.F. What will Congress do when 18,000,000 unemployed cry for jobs. Mimeographed article. 1 p. 1 item : 8 pages	12 August 1944
3	14	Material to work into radio script on behalf of Governor Bottolfsen. 1 item : 2 pages	6 November 1944
3	14	Pettengill, Samuel B. Release no. 602. Who will write the peace? 1 item : 2 pages	26 Septembter 1944
3	14	Pettengill, Samuel B. Release no. 603. No ceiling on Americans 1 item : 2 pages	28 September 1944
3	14	Report to the People by C.A. Bottolfsen 1 item : 24 pages (some missing)	1944
3	14	Series of one page statements on various topics: Agriculture, Highways, Insurance, Labor, National Guard and Organized Reserves, Public Expenditures, Public Lands, Public Works, Reconversion and post war jobs, Social welfare, Education and Public Health, State-Federal Tax Coordination, Unemployment Compensation Insurance and Employment Service, Veterans, and Water Resources. 1 item : 17 pages	1944
3	14	Spangler, Harrison E. Mimeographed memo to Republican party workers concerning the 1944 election. 8 p. 1 item : 8 pages	25 October 1943
3	14	Stotts, James R. Speech 1 item : 4 pages	25 October 1943
3	14	Williams, J. Harvie. Mimeographed letter to Southern Governors, U.S. Senators, etc. 1 item : 5 pages	3 November 1944
3	14	"Youth." Carbon typescript. 1 p. 1 item : 1 page	23 August 1943
3	14	Senior Citizens Grants Act 1 item : 4 pages	undated
3	14	Radio speech on unemployment 1 item : 7 pages	undated
3	14	Miscellaneous parts of speeches 1 item : 10 pages	undated
3	14	Bottolfsen, C.A. TLS to Ray Wagner regretting his (Bottolfsen's) inability to attend the Lincoln Day Dinner 1 item : 1 page	12 February 1944
3	14	Patriotic speech 1 item : 3 pages	undated
		Sub-series 14: George Washington Speeches
Box	Folder
3	15	George Washington 2 speeches 3 items : Masonry; Washington's Inspiring Prayer (3 copies)	undated
		Sub-series 15: Memorial Addresses
Box	Folder
3	16	In Memoriam: John Irvin Jensen, Jolin Thomas Brockie 1 item : 10 pages	10 October 1944
3	16	In Memoriam: John Rothwell 2 items : 2 copies: one 6 pages, one 7 pages	22 October 1944
3	16	In Memoriam: Henry Stauffer 1 item : 3 pages	11 October 1958
3	16	In Memoriam: Mrs Wiley Jones 1 item : 4 pages	3 November 1959
3	16	In Memoriam: Nathan Van Noy 2 items : 2 copies: 7 pages each	17 March 1944
3	16	Address delivered to the 24th annual convention of the Department of Idaho of the American Legion, Kellogg, Idaho, by Paul Mortimer 1 item : 6 pages	23 August 1942
3	16	In Memoriam: Mrs Margaret Paul 2 items : 2 copies: one 2 pages one 3 pages	December 1943
3	16	In Memoriam: James D Little 1 item : 4 pages	17 August 1943
3	16	In Memoriam: Harland Clendenin 1 item : 5 pages	1943
3	16	In Memoriam: Mrs Francis Wallis 1 item : 3 pages	15 August 1943

Series II: CorrespondenceReturn to Top

There is one box of correspondence containing both incoming and carbon copies of outgoing letters. In many cases the reply has been stapled to the incoming letter. The letters are concerned with the business of running a newspaper, Bottolfsen's positions as Governor and state senator, his position as parliamentarian for the National Education Association. The only personal letters are copies of letters written between May and June 1963 when Bottolfsen was being treated for emphysema in the Boise Veterans Hospital. Correspondence can also be found throughout other series.

Letters are in chronological order; where more than one letter was written on a single date the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent. A card file has been prepared giving addresses of correspondents, dates of all letters, and in some cases the topic discussed. Names of correspondents have been included in the finding aid. Topics include: Idaho. Legislature. House of Representatives. H.B. No. 74. Repealing the Senior Citizens' Grants Act. 1943. 2 p. Idaho State Committee of the Communist Party. "Who is Responsible?" Mimeographed sheet. January 1943. 1 p. Proposed Initiative Petition: Senior Citizens' Grants Act. Nov. 1942. 4 p. Summons. In the District Court of the 3rd Judicial District of the State of Idaho in and for Ada County. Orlando A. Scott (et al.) vs. C.A. Bottolfsen (et al.) A suit to test the constitutionality of H.B. 74.

There is one folder of letters dealing with the Senior Citizens' Grants Act. In November of 1942 the people of Idaho voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill granting senior citizens an income of $40.00 per month, plus limited medical and dental coverage. In January of 1943 the Idaho House, in H.B. 74, voted to repeal this act, the senate confirmed the house action and the bill was sent to Governor Bottolfsen. He reluctantly signed the repeal on February 6, 1943, saying there was just not enough money in the state treasury to finance such a measure.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	17	Senior Citizens' Grants Act - Correspondence and Miscellaneous 1 folder : Some correspondents include: Alex Aguer; W.S. Alsup et al.; H.C. Baldridge; M. Claire Baldridge; O.R. Baum; Earl Wayland Bowman; Lee C. Brady; F.F. Bruins; H.L. Burns; Artie Castle; O.J. Childs; A.L. Chilton; Alfred Clark; O.A. Corson; C.W. Davidson; W.R. Deckard; W.N. Delay; Mrs. L.H. Eby; Margaret Francis; John D. Frank; A.F. Galloway; B.F. Hartley; Chas. Henry; J.C. Himler; Lena B. Hobson; W.M. Hollembaek; Milton Horsley; W.W. Humphreys; Mark Hunt; International Woodworkers of America; Mrs. C.O. Jennings; Cecil Johnson; R.I. Jones; A.F. McCloud; Mrs. Elmer McGee; W.A. McMurray; A.W. McNeil; Mrs. Marie Manly; William Maxey; Harry Moore; Dorothy Moulton; H. Oliver; Jay M. Parrish; S.W. Pearson; Oscar M. Powell; W.T. Rafferty; H.J. Reynolds; Joe Schorzman; R.L. Sears; Fred Seeds; J.C. Siddoway; W.H. Smead; C.W. Space; A.N. Spence; L.W. Stamm; Alice F. Stande; Grant Starbuck; Tom Sturm; Mrs. Elsie Thompson; Townsend Club No. 1; W.R. Twining; W. Van Iorns; W.N. Walker; R.W. Waters; Luella Weed; Edgar Westerberg; E.C. White; Florence H. White; E.H. Yager; Idaho Legislature House of Representatives, H.B. No. 74; Idaho State Committee of the Communist Party; Proposed Initiative Petition: Senior Citizen's Grants Act	1942-1943
4	18	Correspondence 1 folder : Some correspondents include: Addison T. Smith, General Land Office	1932-1937
4	19	Correspondence 1 folder : Some correspondents include: George Ambrose; American Legion; J.H. Anderson; Claude S. Beebe; William E. Borah; Walter R. Bottcher; Carl Bottolfsen; Ralph R. Breshears; Georgia L. Brush; Berwyn Burke; Frank G. Burroughs; Margaret M. Cannon; Gibson Condie; Dud Dillingham; H.W. Dunning; G.W. Eimers; Ira Eldridge; EA. Findelnburg; Wallace Garrity; George E. Gibby; W.D. Gillis; J.H. Goodwin; Catharine S. Gorton; W. Hall Scott; John Hamilton; Harry R. Harn; J.S. Heckathorn; Otto P. Hoebel; William S. Holden; Frank Holland; Edward T. Johnson; Jedd Jones; A.J. Kent; Beth Laubaugh; Ray McKaig; S.E. McMahan; C.K. Macey; William T. Marineau; Marion E. Martin; Ira H. Masters; Stan Mathews; Glen R. Maxwell; Mark Means; F.H. Michaelson; Z. Reed Millar; B.W. Oppenheim; Maude Gooding Paul; Ben a. Pincus; James P. Pope; Wiliam Renfrew; Frank B. Robinson; Larry Robinson; Agnes Samuelson; Reuben T. Shaw; Earl Shepherd; G.E. Simpson; D. Sidney Smith; Mrs. Gordon Smith; Rosswell Speelman; Paul Thomas; Ezra R. Whitla; M.B. Yeaman; R.H. Young; J.A. Youngren; Minnie F. Howard	1938-1939
4	20	Correspondence 1 folder : Some correspondents include: John Thomas; Frederick E. Baker; Roy F. Bessey; P.F. Carter; Ernest Haycox; Jim Houf; Luvern Johnson; Carl R. Moser; Lowell C. Paget; Earl Snell; Fred Taylor; Donald Van Boskirk; Joe D. Wood; Henry Dworshak; D.B. Edwards; Irvin E. Rockwell; Josephine S. Rutherford; W.E. Wheeler; Douglas MacArthur; Irvin E. Rockwell; Harriett M. Chase; Byrd Trego; Robert W. English; Mary Titus ; Byrd Trego; Bob Sarles; Byrd Trego	1940-1949
4	21	Correspondence 1 folder : Some correspondents include: J.Y. Green; Forest A. Harness; Les Lambson; William S. Campbell; Herman Welker; Butte County Bank; Cadillac Sales Division, General Motors Corp; J.L. Driscoll; Paul B. Earle; Elvon Hampton; J. Arthur Mitchell; Vic Morris; Alan Prince; H.M. Short; James H. Young; Cardon Motor Company; Fred A. Carlson; Francis Case; Henry Dworshak; J.A. lHarrington; Mike Mansfield; C. Keith Mills; C. Keith Mills; Robert Smylie	1950-1959
4	22	Correspondence 1 folder : Some correspondents include: Ben J. Plastino; Everett B. Taylor; D.R. Theophilus; James D. Baldridge; James L. Brown; Rollie L. Campbell; Jack F. Contor; J.E. Cushman; Henry T. Drennan; Henry Dworshak; Warren L. Jones; L.B. Martin; Jack C. Reines; Kinsey Robinson; Louise Shadduck; Walter S. Smith; Robert Smylie; Gladys Swank; Cleo L. Swenson; E. T. ?; Asael Tall; Kenneth Thomas; John E. Walsh; Whillock, Westerman et al.; W.M. Witherspoon; Arthur M. Wyatt; Henry Dworshak; Mary Lou Emerine; William J. Lanting; Taylor C. Robertson; Bonnie Ann ?; C. Gale Baker; C.A. Binnex; Tom Brenkworth; Maude Cannon; Edna Cook; Walter Drake & Co.; James B. Elzey; Della Fairchild; Delores L. Fel'Dotto; Abe McGregor Goff; Al Hansen; Robert D. Holcomb; Ernie Hood; R.J. Hutton; Len B. Jordon; Evan A. Kackley; Pearl M. Koontz; Dorothy McCarty; Mrs. James L. Miller; R.L. Moatz; John L. O'Connell; Mrs. E.E. Palmatier; Mary Peterson; Emerson Pugmire; Herbert Richards; Edna A. Smith; Walter S. Smith; F. Clyde Wilkison; James B. Elzey	1960-1964

Series III: American LegionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	23	A list of suggested speeches 21 items : Lincoln Birthday Talk. 1951. Memorial Day Address. 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952 Flag Day. 1945, 1950 Independence Day. 1950, 1951 Armistice Day Address. By Lester F. Albert. 1934 Armistice Day. 1940, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 Talk on Americanism. 1949 Membership Talk on All Out Service to All Veterans. 1949	1934-1951
5	24	Publications 10 items : American Legion, Education & Scholarship Committee. Plan Early for Your Future Education.The Amazing American Legion.Fabulous Facts about the American Legion.The American Legion is distressed. A letter from National Commander Martin B. McKneally to all Post commanders on flying the flag. 1959.Seventeenth Annual American Legion Gem Boys State. June 12-l8, 1960. 36 p.Americanism. Speakers Manual. 42 p. Radio Broadcast. 8 p.Memorial Day. 6 p. 7 p.National Defense. Speakers manual. 33 p. Radio Broadcast. 8 p.The Sons of the American Legion. 14 p.	1959-1960
5	25	Miscellaneous 5 items : Congressional Record, March 20, 1959, p. A2451-2452. Extension of Remarks of Hon. Harrison A. Williams, Jr. of New Jersey concerning the American Legion. The Law of the Legion. 6 p. 1935. Commander's Message for Spring Convention. 1949.	1935-1959

Series IV: Craters of the MoonReturn to Top

Craters of the Moon National Monument, located in Southern Idaho, was established as a national monument in May 1929. It comprises 80 square miles of extinct volcano craters and lava rivers, and is so named because the general appearance of the area resembles the surface of the moon as seen through a telescope.

Included in this series are several small tourist information pamphlets describing the lava formations and geological origins of the area and one giving the Indian legend regarding the formation of the craters. The typescripts of several drafts of C.A. Bottolfsen's article "Vulcan's stronghold" are included as well as replies to an invitation to attend the 1961 opening issued by the Arco Chamber of Commerce to various dignitaries.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	26	Craters of the Moon 12 items : Included in this series are several small tourist information pamphlets describing the lava formations and geological origins of the area and one giving the Indian legend regarding the formation of the craters. The typescripts of several drafts of C.A. Bottolfsen's article "Vulcan's stronghold" are included as well as replies to an invitation to attend the 1961 opening issued by the Arco Chamber of Commerce to various dignitaries.	1961

Series V: HistoryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1: Publications
Box	Folder
5	27	Defenbach, Byron. The State we live in. Nos. 1-4, 24-28, 30 10 items	1930
5	28	State Board of Publicity. About rugged Idaho 44 items : News releases	1948
		Sub-series 2: Miscellaneous - History
Box	Folder
5	29	Cavalcade of the Golden West. Presented by the Golden Gate International Exposition	1939
5	29	Early history of the LDS church in Arco. 1 item : Notes, 3 pages	undated
5	29	Historic Virginia City, Montana. 2 items : Two booklets with map and pictures.	undated
5	29	Huntress, Betty H. Idaho Ghost Town (Silver City). From unidentified journal 1 item : pages 183-185.	August 1949
5	29	Office of the Board of County Commissioners of Blaine County, Idaho. Minutes of a special meeting concerning the incorporation of Arco	24 November 1909
5	29	Office of the Board of County Commissioners of Custer County, Idaho. Minutes of a meeting, concerning the incorporation of Mackay	14 September 1901
5	29	Opening of Big Lost River Project 1 item : Postcard	14 September 1906
5	29	Petition to members of the seventy-eighth congress of the United States for the redress of grievances suffered by my son, Tyler Kent...by Ann H.P. Kent 1 item : 7 pages	1 October 1944
5	29	Powell, J.W. Copy of a letter to Ira George	26 February 1921
5	29	Salt Lake Herald. Reduced copy of the first number of the Salt Lake Herald	5 June 1870
		Sub-series 3: History - typed material
Box	Folder
5	30	List of Idaho Territorial Legislators 1 item : 3 pages	undated
5	30	Of interest to those who love Idaho. Plans for a museum at the university in Pocatello. 1 item : 4 pages	1936
5	30	Idaho State News. Teach 'em how to pronounce Idaho names. Know your Idaho. 1 item : Mimeographed, 3 pages	3 July 1947
5	30	McDonnell, D.E. Idaho Names : Owyhee. 1 item : 6 pages plus an envelop	undated
5	30	Bottolfsen, C.A. Notes of miscellaneous information for speeches. 1 item : Typed on 3 x 5 and 4 x 6 cards, 8 pages	undated
5	30	Libby, Albion C. Cowboys rode horses into this pioneer's store. 1 item : Typed carbon copy, 10 pages	undated
5	30	Slater, O.B. Trip across the plains in 1862. Typed memoirs written after a lapse of 52 years. 2 items : two copies, 5 pages each	undated
5	30	Slater, Nellie. Travels on the plains in eighteen sixty-two. 1 item : Typed copy of a diary of a sixteen year old girl, 17 pages	1862
5	30	Hanna, Vadus. Searching for Eldorado. Theme for an English class. 1 item : Typed, 4 pages	1942
5	30	Bottolfsen, C.A. Lost River Ward Church. 1 item : Typed, 6 pages	undated
5	30	Big Butte. A series of one page articles on early events in the Big Butte-Blackfoot area. 1 item : Typed, 6 pages	undated
5	30	Bottolfsen, C.A.. September anniversaries in Lost River Country. 1 item : Typed, 3 pages	undated
5	30	Chase, Mrs. D.C. First flag with 43 stars made in Payette and flown at depot. 1 item : Mimeographed. Includes photograph, 3 pages	undated
5	30	Ghost towns in Idaho. 1 item : Typed list	undated
5	30	Oberg, Pearl. Bannock County; rich in early-day history. 1 item : Typed, 6 pages	undated
5	30	The Ghost town of Era. 1 item : Typed, 2 pages	undated
5	30	First Highways included the Old Oregon Trail. 1 item : Typed, 1 page	undated
		Sub-series 4: Clippings - some titles listed below
Box	Folder
5	31	80 year old stockman of Soda Springs remembers riding range long ago. 1 item : Newspaper clipping	undated
5	31	Hyatt, Robert M. Death of an Iron Horse. Newspaper clipping. The Salt Lake Tribune 1 item : 3 pages	20 March 1949
5	31	New book recites mysterious details of the Swope murder case. Newspaper clipping. Kansas City Star	12 September 1948
5	31	Pony Express Courier; telling the story of California and the Old Trails. Placerville, Calif. 1 item : 16 pages	August 1940
5	31	The Statesman Pioneer Page. Boise, Idaho Sunday Statesman	1948
5	31	Trego, Byrd. Plans go forward for Ft. Hall Museum, exhibits. 1 item : Newspaper clipping	undated
5	31	Wells, Merle W. The man who stole Idaho's capital (Clinton DeWitt Smith) Newspaper clipping. Boise, Statewide	18 November 1948
5	31	Williams, Bennett L. The abandoned trunk. Newspaper clipping. (Boise, Idaho Sunday Statesman)	1948

Series VI: Idaho CentennialReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	32	Atkinson, Hawley. Letter to C.A. Bottolfsen	17 June 1958
6	32	Centennial Purpose. Mimeographed 1 item : 3 pages	1960
6	32	Goertzen, Dorine (Mrs. Vic) Letter to C.A. Bottolfsen 1 item : Enclosed are the following: Things to see and remember about Idaho City's historic places; IPCo Pioneers Tour of Idaho City; Idaho Press Woman, October 1960; Idaho Territorial Centennial Celebration, Boise County, Outline.	16 January 1961
6	32	Historic Idaho Events 1 item : Typed, 2 pages	1863
6	32	Idaho Centennial Film (script) prepared by Talbot Jennings. First draft 1 item : 43 pages	17 August 1960
6	32	Idaho State Journal. Centennial Edition	1963
6	32	Idaho Territorial Centennial 1 item : Proposed program prepared by Theodore Hoff, Jr., 34 pages	1963
6	32	Idaho Territorial Centennial Commission. Outline of plans 2 items : 2 copies, 10 pages	1960
6	32	Scenic Idaho. Special centennial edition. v.15	1963
6	32	Idaho is the Place to Go placemat	undated

Series VII: Lincoln MaterialReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1: Publications
Box	Folder
6	33	Lincoln Lore. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Numbers 1243-1477 (incomplete)	1943-1961
6	33	Lincoln Digest. Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. No. 1-16	undated
6	34	Allison, William H. A short story of the Battle of Gettysburg as told by the guides conducting parties over the field 1 item : 26 pages	1946
6	34	The Collected works of Abraham Lincoln. 1 item : Brochure describing the 9 volume set published by Rutgers Uiversity Press	12 February 1953
6	34	Holt, Palmer. "Lincoln Still Lives." Delivered before the annual Lincoln Day banquet 1 item : 12 pages	12 February 1944
6	34	Lincoln, Abraham. The Autobiography of Abraham Lincoln. Issued by Americanization Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 item : 3 pages	undated
6	34	Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission. Lincoln Sesquicentennial: Handbook of Information. (Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959) 1 item : 40 pages	1959
6	34	Mace, William H. Lincoln and Douglas 1 item : 46 pages	1935
6	34	Smith, Addison T. Lincoln the patriot. Address delivered in the Lincoln Museum, Washington, D.C., commemorating the anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. (Washington, D.C., Associated Distributors, 1954) 2 items : 2 copies, 16 pages	11 April 1954
6	34	Warren, Louis A. Little known Lincoln Episodes. (Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.) 1 item : 8 pages	1937
6	34	Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address	undated
		Sub-series 2: Bottolfsen's Printed Speeches
Box	Folder
6	35	Lincoln, the man who belongs to everyone. Given to the joint session of the Idaho State Legislature, thirty-third session	12 February 1955
6	35	Abraham Lincoln, the universal figure. An address delivered at joint session of Senate and House of Representatives, Idaho Legislature	12 February 1959
6	35	Lincoln whose life inspires the free world. Delivered at Joint session of Senate and House of Idaho's thirty-sixth legislature, Saturday	11 February 1961
		Sub-series 3: Journals
Box	Folder
6	36	Blue Book. Feb. 1955. Contains a condensation of The Day Lincoln was shot, by Jim Bishop	February 1955
6	36	Construction Craftsman 1 item : The Lincoln Memorial: Construction wonders of America, no.7, on back cover.	July 1965
6	36	Freedom & Union 1 item : "If Lincoln Spoke Now" by A. Powell Davies.	February 1956
6	36	Retirement Life 1 item : "Lincoln" by Addison T. Smith	February 1956
		Sub-series 4: Lincoln Sesquicentennial
Box	Folder
6	37	Baringer, William. Letter to C.A. Bottolfsen	20 January 1959
6	37	Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission. Preliminary Report	26 February 1958
6	37	Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission. Proposal for issuance by Post Office Department of a series of 12 Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commemorative Postage stamps	10 January 1958
6	37	United States. Post Office Department. Information Service. Release No. 268 dealing with Lincoln Commemorative stamps	22 November 1958
6	37	Lincoln Sesquicentennial: Handbook of information	1959
6	37	The Lincoln Sesquicentennial Intelligencer; a newsletter highlighting events in the observance of the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. v.1, no.1	January 1959
6	37	Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission. Selected Lincoln Chronology	1858-1860
6	37	Richards Associates. Two news releases dealing with Lincoln Year events	undated
		Sub-series 5: Bottolfsen's Typescripts of Printed Speeches
Box	Folder
6	38	Bottolfsen, C.A. Lincoln Day Address. Pocatello 1 item : 21 pages	11 February 1936
6	38	Bottolfsen, C.A. Lincoln Day Address. Portland 1 item : 16 pages	12 February 1943
6	38	Bottolfsen, C.A. Abraham Lincoln--the universal figure. Boise 1 item : 10 pages	12 February 1959
6	38	Bottolfsen, C.A. Lincoln--whose life inspires the free world. Boise 1 item : two copies, 9 pages each	11 February 1961
6	38	Griswold, Dwight. Address in Portland 1 item : 7 pages	12 February 1942
6	38	Keeton, William D. Address delivered before a joint session of the Idaho State Legislature, 34th session 1 item : 15 pages	12 February 1957
		Sub-series 6: Miscellaneous Material
Box	Folder
6	39	Swinney, Jerry. Letter to C.A. Bottolfsen, dated Wednesday noon	undated
6	39	The Lincoln National Life Foundation. 1 item : Pamphlet	undated
6	39	Sandburg, Carl. Abraham Lincoln. 1 item : Photocopy of p. 472-476.	undated
6	39	Whittier, Edward Livingston. "A fearless crusader." Poem. Annual Lincoln Day Banquet Association. Programs	1951-1961
6	39	Text of address delivered at the dedication of the Cemetary at Gettysburg - Abraham Lincoln 1 item : 1 page	19 November 1863
6	39	List of Idaho Territorial Governers	undated
6	39	Annual Banquet brochures	undated
6	40	Newspaper Articles	undated

Series VIII: MiscellaneousReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Sub-series 1: Non-newspaper Items
Box	Folder
7	41	Keefe, Anselem M. Communism's threat to religion. (Indianapolis, Ind. : Constitutional Protective League. 1 item : Typed, 7 pages	undated
7	41	4th term views of Brigham Young should interest Idaho Citizenry. 1 item : Typed, 1 page	undated
7	41	Speech material on "Permanent peace" from Republican National Committee speakers bureau 1 item : 6 pages	1940
7	41	Brief summary of the activities of the Idaho Bureau of Highways for the biennium 1 item : Typed, 3 pages	1943-1944
7	41	Bottolfsen, C.A. Statement regarding A F of L labor meeting resolution urging his defeat 1 item : 4 pages	1943
7	41	Petition for organization of a cemetery maintenance district, Butte County, Idaho. Includes Metsker's map of Butte County	October 1944
7	41	Notes on Tour of Stanley, ID	undated
7	41	Letterhead	undated
7	41	Letter to Bottolfsen from Lloyd M. Theurer, Chairman, Cache County Republican Party	16 October 1944
7	41	Quotations from Jefferson	undated
7	41	Captiol Maintenance report	30 August 1944
7	41	Amount of Taxes Paid	1957
7	41	International Christian Leadership, Inc.	undated
7	41	Recipe for a Happy New Year	undated
7	41	Western Sky poem by Roy A. Moulton	undated
7	41	Illustrated Bill of Rights 1 item : magazine clipping	undated
7	41	Cartoon sketch	undated
7	41	Receipt for Cardon Motor Company	undated
7	41	Butte County Memorial Association, Inc. Membership Certificate	12 December 1950
		Sub-series 2: Newsletters and brochures
Box	Folder
7	42	Program from public affairs luncheon, Omaha Chamber of Commerce	undated
7	42	Tomorrow, From the Nation's Capital, A Look Ahead 1 item : vol. 17 no. 17	undated
7	42	Hank's Unnatural History Series, A Saga of the Sawtooths 2 items : 2 issues; published by Hank Senger, pictures by Nick Villeneuve	undated
7	42	The Idaho Senator 1 item : May (unnumbered_ and September (v. 1 no. 2) 1944	1944
7	42	Friends of the Public Schools. 1 item : Bulletin XII, no. 4	October 1949
7	42	The Bill of Rights of we the people. (Providence, P.I. : Barad-Perry Printing Co.) 1 item : 31 pages	1944
7	42	Bottolfsen, C.A. The Idaho Legislature, by Robert J. Huckshorn, Edward S. Middlemist and C.A. Bottolfsen. (Moscow : Bureau of Public Affairs Research, University of Idaho) 1 item : Issue no. 2, 45 pages	1960
7	42	Political Party Organization in Idaho, 1861-1960: a brief outline 1 item : Idaho Historical Series no. 4, 4 pages	1961
7	42	Radio and Television Correspondents Association. Program for Tenth Annual Dinner	6 February 1954
7	42	Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. Our President speaks. Selections from the speeches 1 item : 12 pages	1944
7	42	United States Senate. Mini-directory 2 items : two copies	1960
7	43	Bottolfsen, C.A. Campaign literature 2 items : Two brochures and one card for relecting Bottolfsen for Governor	1942
		Sub-series 3: Photographs
Box	Folder
7	44	Bottolfsen, C.A. Photographed as a young man	undated
7	44	Bottolfsen, C.A. Photographed with Mrs. Bottolfsen 1 item : Christmas Reflections	undated
7	44	Abraham Lincoln 1 item : Reproductions of "The Best Portrait of Abraham Lincoln" and Lincoln at Gettysburg, 19 November 1863	1941
7	44	Idaho City Centennial	1963
7	44	Looking up Wildhorse Canyon from Lodge Pole Pine Belt 1 item : A view of a vegetated valley with trees and forested hillsides in the distance with Mt. Hyndman beyond	undated
		Sub-series 4: Political or Govenrmental Materials
Box	Folder
7	45	Selected pages from the Congressional Record, Appendix 1 item : Also includes vol. 2 no. 3 22 January 1941 Defense: Official Bulletin of the National Defense Advisory Commission	1941-1961
7	46	Congressional Record	1955-1963
7	47	Senate Journals 2 items : Senate Journal of the Idaho Legislature, thirty-first and thirty-fifth sessions	1950-1959
7	48	Americanism, Anticommunism Politics 1 folder : Clippings, handwritten notes, brochures, "Clipping of Note" no. 28	undated
7	49	Nixon visits Idaho. Time table and program	15 September 1960
7	49	Memo to visiting press concerning press arrangements for "Idaho for Nixon Day"	15 September 1960
7	49	Thumbnail facts on Idaho politics--voting record	undated
7	49	Biographical sketch of Henry C. Dworshak	undated
7	49	Biographical sketch of Hamer H. Budge	undated

Series IX: RotaryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	50	Newsletters 1 folder : Newsletters from Pocatello, Arco, Blackfoot, Salt Lake,	1961
7	50	Correspondence and handwritten notes	1961

Series X: Newspapers and Newspaper ClippingsReturn to Top

Newspaper clippings include the following topics: Bottolfsen; Idaho; Americanism, Anti-communist and Politics; and Miscellaneous.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	51	Idaho Newspaper Clippings	undated
7	52	Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings	undated
8	53	Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings	undated
8	54	Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings	undated
8	55	Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings	undated
8	56	Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings	undated

Series XI: Odds and EndsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
9	57	Gavel	1939
9	58	Note About Gavel	January 1939
9	59	The old Spalding log cabin mission 1 item : Evans, Pauline. The old Spalding log cabin mission and the story of Princess Jane	undated
9	60	Published speech 1 item : Strenger, A.D. Insight into the Nazi industrial war Machine with ideas and suggestions relating to occupation, chances of Germany's inside collapse, prevention of Germany's rearmament and the post war period. 91 pages, bound	1943

Series XII: ScrapbooksReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
9	61	Scrapbook 1 1 item : Book I contains Bottolfsen's newspaper column "Across the Executive Desk", April--June 1939 and lists of callers in the office, November 15, 1939 to August 21, 1940.	1939-1940
9	62	Scrapbook 2 1 item : Book 2 contains brief quotations by famous men cut from newspapers; included among those represented are George Washington, Woodrow Wilson, Daniel Webster, and Thomas Jefferson. There are also clippings dealing with the management of a newspaper and several articles concerning the Arco Advertiser. All clippings date from the 1920's.	1920-1929
9	63	Scrapbook 3: State Affairs, Important 1 item : Book 3 contains clippings from the year 1944 arranged by subjects; these include agriculture, FDR's fourth term, labor unions, world peace and the platforms of both the Republican and Democratic parties. In addition to the newspaper clippings, articles from Free Enterprise and Samuel B. Pettingill's news letters are also included.	1944
Oversize	64	Scrapbook 4 1 item : Book 4 consists solely of photographs of letters written during the administration of C. Ben Ross, 1933-36, some by the governor himself; all letters deal with highway department matters. One can see the use to which these letters were put in	1933-1936
Oversize	65	Scrapbook 5 1 item : Book 5 which contains several of Bottolfsen's 1938 speeches in which he alleges corruption in the highway department during Ross' terms as governor.	1938
Oversize	66	Scrapbook 6 1 item : Book 6 which contains clippings from 1931 when Bottolfsen served as speaker of the house are arranged by subject.	1931
Oversize	67	Scrapbook 7 1 item : Book 7 contains political clippings for the years 1943 and 1944.	1943-1944
Oversize	68	Scrapbook 8 1 item : Book 8 which contains articles from 1939, Bottolfsen's first term as governor, also has biographical sketches of the state legislators.	1939
Oversize	69	Scrapbook 9 1 item : Book 9 contains newspaper clippings for 1939 and 1940.	1939-1940
Oversize	70	Scrapbook 10 1 item : Book 10, 1943, contains newspaper editorials and seven columns written by Bottolfsen entitled "Idaho, the New Frontier."	1943
Oversize	71	Scrapbook 11 1 item : Book 11 contains the clippings for 1943, after Bottolfsen's election to a second term.	1944
Oversize	72	Scrapbook 12 1 item : Book 12, "The Second Half of the Biennium" begins with January 1944 and contains clippings of that year, including newspaper advertisements for Bottolfsen's unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate. The only notable item in this scrapbook is a letter to Bottolfsen dated November 7, 1942, signed by Thomas E. Dewey.	1942-1944

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Idaho--Politics and government
Legislators--Idaho--Correspondence
Newspaper publishing--Idaho--Arco

Occupations

Idaho State Representative, 1921-1924, 1929-1932; Governor, 1938-1940, 1942-1944; State Senator, 1958-1962.

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