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Location
Public Archives and Research Library
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise, ID 83712
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Library Hours:
Wednesday through Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sunday through Tuesday and major State holidays.

Telephone
208-334-3356 - History & Genealogy
208-334-3863 - Oral History

208-334-3198 - Fax (for History, Genealogy and Oral History)

208-334-2620 - Public Archives

208-334-2626 - Fax (for Public Archives)

Contact
Linda Morton-Keithley, Administrator

Staff and e-mail addresses

The Idaho State Historical Society Public Archives and Research Library holds a large collection of material relating to the history of Idaho and the Pacific Northwest. The collection is extremely varied in subject, geographic area, and time period. It includes both historical and genealogical information and covers a wide variety of mediums, including manuscripts, public archives, books, periodicals, oral history interviews, motion picture films and videos, microfilm, and maps. In addition, the Library and Archives collection supports the Historical Society's other collections as a repository of general reference materials.

For historical or genealogical reference queries, read this.

Collections
Finding Information about PARL Collections
Books and Periodicals
Genealogy
Manuscripts
Maps
Microfilm
Newspapers
Oral History
Other Resources
Photographs
Public Archives

State Historic Records Advisory Board

Services and Other Information

Citing Sources from PARL

Digitization Resources

FAQs

Favorite Links

Fees for Products and Services

Finding Information about PARL Collections

 Idaho History Online

If You Visit

Information Requests

Interlibrary Loan

Internships

Other Services

Outreach Materials and Events at PARL

Photographic Images Reproduction

Publications

Volunteer Opportunities