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The best collection and index of biographical materials of [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho]] residents is at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/ Idaho State Historical Society].The [http://www.idahohistory.net/id_bio_index.html | The best collection and index of biographical materials of [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho]] residents is at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/ Idaho State Historical Society].The [http://www.idahohistory.net/id_bio_index.html Idaho Biographical Index (IBI)] is an index of persons named in state, county and community histories, regional periodicals, and selected newspaper articles from around the state and throughout its history. | ||
Statewide histories include Elliott's History of Idaho Territory (1884) and multi-volume histories by French (1914), Hawley (1920), Defenbach (1933), and Beal and Wells (1959), among others. Also indexed are biographical compendia such as Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (1899), Illustrated History of North Idaho (1903), and Progressive Men of Southern Idaho (1904). Please note that more recent histories and compendia are being indexed daily, and the IBI is growing all the time.<br>Some representative histories that are primarily biographical and held at the FHL are: | Statewide histories include Elliott's History of Idaho Territory (1884) and multi-volume histories by French (1914), Hawley (1920), Defenbach (1933), and Beal and Wells (1959), among others. Also indexed are biographical compendia such as Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (1899), Illustrated History of North Idaho (1903), and Progressive Men of Southern Idaho (1904). Please note that more recent histories and compendia are being indexed daily, and the IBI is growing all the time.<br>Some representative histories that are primarily biographical and held at the FHL are: | ||