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The best collection of biographical materials of [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho]] residents is at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/ Idaho State Historical Society]. There is no statewide biographical index, but you can search state, regional, and county histories for biographical information. Some representative histories that are primarily biographical are: | The best collection of biographical materials of [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho]] residents is at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/ Idaho State Historical Society]. There is no statewide biographical index, but you can search state, regional, and county histories for biographical information. Some representative histories that are primarily biographical are: | ||
Hawley, James H. ''History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920. (FHL book 979.6 H2h; Volumes 1-3 on film 1000165; Volume 4 on film 908926.) | *Hawley, James H. ''History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains''. Four Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920. (FHL book 979.6 H2h; Volumes 1-3 on film 1000165; Volume 4 on film 908926.) | ||
*''An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho.'' Four Volumes in 2. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1899. (FHL book 979.6 H2ih; film 1000164.) | |||
A biographical index to several statewide and regional histories of Idaho is Marvin E. Wiggins, '''Mormons and Their Neighbors: An Index of Over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the present. '''Two Volumes. Provo, Utah: Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1984. (FHL book Ref 979 D32w.) This source is indexed on the Internet site of Brigham Young University - Idaho: [http://www.byui.edu www.byui.edu]. | |||
A biographical index to several statewide and regional histories of Idaho is Marvin E. Wiggins, | |||
Brigham Young University has a collection, called: | Brigham Young University has a collection, called: | ||
''Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869'', which includes information about many Idaho families. It is searchable on their Internet site: [http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu/ http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu] | *''Trails of Hope: Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869'', which includes information about many Idaho families. It is searchable on their Internet site: [http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu/ http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu] | ||
Brigham Young University - Idaho has a project, ''Upper Snake River Valley Idaho Histories,'' in which many diaries and biographical sketches have been collected. These are indexed on their Internet site mentioned above. | |||
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