Beverly Bistline Collection

MC 128 - Collection Inventory

Biography
Scope and Content

  Series 1: Correspondence
Series 2: Memorabilia & Awards
Series 3: Scrap books/albums/binders
Series 4: Photographs/negatives: framed & loose
Series 5: Oversized items
 

KEY
Throughout the collection initials or other abbreviations have been used.  The following should help clarify what is being described:

  1. A.G.B. in the collection is in reference to Beverly’s mother, Anne Glindermann Bistline
  2. B.B.B. is short for Beverly Barbara Bistline
  3. F.M.B. is a reference to Beverly’s father, Francis Marion Bistline, who went by F.M.
  4. P.E.O., as in the P.E.O. Sisterhood, is an international Philanthropic Educational Organization for women, which Beverly was a member


Box Inventory List

Series 1: Correspondence

     Box 1: Correspondence (1903 – 2003)
Folder   Description
1   Personal (1903-1938)
2   Personal (1908)
3   President Taft Reception (Oct. 1911)
4   Personal (1919)
5   Personal (1921)
6   Children of the American Revolution (1921-1933)
7   Personal (1927)
8   Personal (1913-1929)
9   Personal (undated)
10   Personal (1930)
11   Personal (1931)
12   Personal (1932)
13   Personal (1933)
14   Personal (1934)
15   Personal (1935)
16   Personal (1936)
17   Personal, nomination for Democratic National Committee (1937-1938)
18   Personal (1939)
19   Personal (1940)
20   Personal (1941)
21   Personal (1942)
22   Personal (1943)
23   Personal (1944)
24   General (1945)
25   Personal (1946)
26   Personal (1947)
27   Personal (1948)
28   Personal (1949)
29   Personal (1950)
30   Personal (1951)
31   Naval Documents (1954)
32   Utah State/general/thank you from President Roosevelt’s wife (1954)
33   Personal re: Mother Anne (1955)
34   Office of the Democratic Leader (1956)
35   Personal (1957)
36   Personal (1958-1960)
37   Personal (1961)
38   Personal (1962)
39   Frank Lundberg letters (1963)
40   Personal (1963)
41   Personal (1965)
42   Personal (1967)
43   Personal (1970-1973)
44   Personal (1972)
45   Personal (1972)
46   Personal (1973)
47   Personal/resume/miscellaneous/blogs (1973-1976)
48   Personal (1974)
49   Personal (1975)
50   Death of Herbert L. Glindeman (1977)
51   WICHE Student (1983-1984)
52   Personal (1984)
53   Personal (1987)
54   Personal (1989)
55   Personal (1976-2004)
56   Death of Anne Bistline (1991)
57   Anne Bistline Memorial Fund (1991)
58   Personal/Pocatello Neighborhood Housing Services (1993)
59   B. B. B. Annual Report (1994)
60   B. B. B. Annual Report (1995)
61   Chief Theater (1995)
62   Personal (1998)
63   Personal (1998-2003)
64   Stevens Performing Arts Center (2000-2001)
65   Elderhostel (2001-2003)
66   Accomplishments/recognition (2002)
67   Portneuf Health Care Foundation (2003)
68   Jordan & Company RE: Federal Return of Private Foundation (2003)
69   A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. RE: account information (2003)
70   ISU Foundation Summary of Accounts (2003)
71   Pocatello Planning & Development Services (2003)
72   Binder RE: “Bistline Family Correspondence” (1954-1961)
     Box 2: Genealogy (1783 – 2006)
Folder   Description
1   Cassette tapes labeled Bev [4] (2006)
2   Beverly B. Bistline a Jeff Nauman biography (2008)
3   Stories (undated)
4   Recollections of Berenice Dietrich Cleare (1998)
5   Pedigree chart 1994
6   6th District Magistrate Jerry Harris & 5th District Court Reporter Ray D. Bistline (1991)
7   Letters of donation receipts (1991)
8   Biographical Data Beverly Bistline (undated)
9   Miscellaneous geneology, including CD History of Lutheran Congregations in Perry County, Pennsylvania (1986-2005)
10   Simplot Square Bricks (1988-1993)
11   Story of Friendship by Dorothy Reynolds (1975-2002)
12   ISU Remembered/Bannock County Directory/pedigree charts (1965-1986)
13   News clips/old photos/handwritten note (1981-1985)
14   Genealogy & Bistline Family Reunion (1973-1982)
15   Book: Shellenberger Family & Genealogy of John Shellenberger – revised (1972)
16   Correspondence RE: genealogy & related materials (1960s-1980s)
17   Genealogy correspondence (1968)
18   Genealogy correspondence (1966)
19   Genealogy correspondence (1964)
20   Bistline history compiled by Mrs. Leo J. Bistline of Kansas City, MO (1962)
21   Book: Nisbet Narrations belonging to F.M. Bistline(1961)
22   Lineage (1834-1955)
23   Autobiography of J. M. Bistline [4 copies] (1946)
24   Memoirs of J. B. Bistline (1942-1943)
25   Book: Shellenberger Family & Genealogy of John Shellenberger (1939)
26   Christian Gross & some of his descendants (1932)
27   Correspondence to Bertha Glindermann (1928-1930)
28   Journal of Anne Glindermann & other memorabilia (varying dates)
29   Various news clips/F. M. Bistline’s election (varying dates)
30   Copies of newspaper articles (varying dates)
31   Booklet: Pocatello Idaho published by the Pocatello Commercial Club belonging to Jean Bistline (1909 or 1910)
32   Photographs (varying dates)
33   Copies of family photographs (undated)
34   History of women in the Navy & other reference materials (varying dates)
35   Will of Andreas Beuschlein, will of Christopher Beistline, (1783-1838)
36   Geneology charts Bistline family history from Germany (varying dates)
37   Photographs of family from Germany (undated)
38   Greeting & post cards (1912, 1938, 1949, 1960, 4 undated)
39   Pocketbook: Viborg Domkirke by Joamkim Skovgaards Malerier (1952)
40   German correspondence (1906-1935)
41   German correspondence (1937)
42   German correspondence (1938)
43   German correspondence (1939)
44   German correspondence (1940)
45   German correspondence (1941)
46   German correspondence (1942)
47   German correspondence (1945)
48   German correspondence (1946)
49   German correspondence (1947)
50   German correspondence (1948)
51   German correspondence (1949)
52   German correspondence (1950s)
53   German correspondence (1960s)
54   German correspondence (undated)
     Box 3: B. B. B. 80th Birthday (2002)

                   Miscellaneous correspondence & birthday cards (2002)

     Box 4: News Clips/Announcements/Greeting Cards (various)
Folder   Description
1   News clips (undated)
2   News clips (1950)
3   News clips (1951)
4   News clips (1952)
5   News clips (1953)
6   News clips (1954)
7   News clips (1976)
8   News clips (1990)
9   News clips (1993)
10   News clips (1996)
11   News clips (1998)
12   News clips (1999)
13   News clips (2000)
14   News clips (2001)
15   News clips (2002)
16   News clips (2003)
17   News clips (2004)
18   News clips (2005)
19   News clips (2006)
20   News clips (2007)
21   News clips (2009)
22   Announcements RE: birth /marriage /graduation /etc. (undated)
23   Post cards (blank)
24   Announcements RE: birth /marriage /graduation /etc. (1900s)
25   Post cards (1900s)
26   Post cards (1920s)
27   Announcements RE: birth/marriage/graduation/etc. (1930s)
28   Greeting cards (1930s)
29   Post cards (1930s)
30   Announcements RE: birth/marriage/graduation/etc. (1940s)
31   Greeting cards (1940s)
32   Post cards (1940s)
33   Announcements RE: birth/marriage/graduation/etc. (1950s)
34   Greeting cards (1950s)
35   Post cards (1950s)
36   Announcements RE: birth/marriage/graduation/etc. (1960s)
37   Family newsletters/greeting cards (1960s)
38   Post cards (1960s)
39   Announcements RE: birth/marriage/graduation/etc. (1970s)
40   Greeting cards (1972)
41   Greeting cards (1972)
42   Greeting cards (1972)
43   Greeting cards (1973-1974)
44   Post cards (1970s)
45   Greeting card lists (1969-1974)
46   Remembrance cards & announcements (1980s-1990s)
     Box 5: Greeting Cards (1990 – 2005)
Folder   Description
1   Miscellaneous blank stationary and Christmas cards (undated)
2   Guest book & obituary for F. M. Bistline (1969)
3   Greeting cards (1990)
4   Get well cards to Anne Bistline (1991)
5   Cards Re: Anne Bistline’s Death (1991)
6   Cards Re: Anne Bistline’s Death (1991)
7   Cards Re: Anne Bistline’s Death (1991)
8   Cards Re: Anne Bistline’s Death (1991)
9   Guest book & obituary for Anne Bistline (1991)
10   Letters and cards to Beverly Bistline (1991)
11   Greeting cards (1992)
12   Greeting cards (1993)
13   Greeting cards (1994)
14   Greeting cards (1995)
15   Greeting cards (1996)
16   Greeting cards (1997)
17   Greeting cards (1998)
18   Pocket calendars (1998-2004)
19   Greeting cards (1999)
20   Greeting cards (2000)
21   Various get well cards and announcements (2003)
22   Holiday cards (2003)
23   Greeting cards (2004)


Series 2: Memorabilia & Awards

     Box 6: Memorabilia/Travel Journals/Diaries/Calendars (1908 – 2000)
Folder   Description
1   Anna M. Glindeman’s pocket book, Ritual of the Order of Eastern Star, with memorial service notes from May 1920 inside cover (1908)
2   Diary of Pauline Bistline (undated)
3   Anna Glindeman journal, during quarantine (1917)
4   Beverly Bistline baby book (1922)
5   Shellenberger family journal of reunions (1932-1963)
6   Junior diary – probably used as a reference book to remember anniversaries, birthdays, etc. (1939)
7   War ration books (1943-1945)
8   Beverly Bistline journal (1944)
9   Travel itinerary (1955-1986)
10   Mailing List (1956)
11   Anne Bistline daily calendar/address book (1958)
12   Passports (4) Beverly Bistline (1962-1995)
13   Memo books for Berte Glindemann (1962-1965)
14   Travel Diary (1962)
15   Travel diary & expense log (1965)
16   Desk diary (1968)
17   Desk diary (1969)
18   Desk diary & date book for Beverly Bistline (1970)
19   Desk diary & date book for Beverly Bistline (1971)
20   Monthly calendar (1971)
21   Desk diary & date book for Beverly Bistline (1972)
22   Personal calendar (1973)
23   Personal calendar (1974)
24   Personal calendar (1975)
25   Personal calendar (1976)
26   Personal calendar (1977)
27   Personal calendar of Beverly Bistline (1978)
28   Personal directory (1979-1981)
29   Desk diary (1982)
30   Travel diary The Istanbul Train (Orient Express) (1988)
31   Telephone book (1996-1997)
32   Monthly planner (2000)
     Box 7: Family, School, & Political Memorabilia (1895 – 2005)
Folder   Description
1   Awards, certificates, & licenses for Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Bistline (1895-1943)
2   Awards, certificates, & licenses for Mr. & Mrs. F. M. Bistline (1917-1986)
3   Dance Programs, Anne Glindermann Bistline (1916-1919)
4   School announcements, reports, & saved assignments (1901-1940)
5   Commencement announcement University of Idaho & Northwestern Law, F. M. Bistline (1917 & 1920)
6   Certificate of baptism Beverly Bistline (1922)
7   Childhood memorabilia (homemade cards & crafts) (1928-1930s)/primary school diploma from First Congregational school (1930)
8   Report cards & student ID, B. B. B. (1928-1942)
9   Pocatello High School Newspapers (1937-1938)
10   School work & activity programs from Pocatello High School (1935-2003)
11   Diploma from Pocatello Senior High School, B. B. B. (1939)
12   Business Card Printer Plate for Anne M. Glindemann (1929)
13   Lions Club – Idaho districts 4th governor, F. M. Bistline, name plate & club programs (1937-1991)
14   Political – Campaign material/sample ballots/ personal (1938-2002)
15   Daughters of the American Revolution Membership certificate (1944)
16   Navy — Notice of Separation, B. B. B. (1944)
17   Photo/autograph book from Navy days (1940s)
18   Legal documents kept in safety deposit box, including birth & death certificates, marriage license, warranty deeds, etc., F. M. & Anne Bistline, (1947)
19   First Congregational United Church of Christ (1947-1991)
20   Metal desk plate from City of Philadelphia Democratic National Convention for Hon. Francis M. Bristline. (1948) (NOTE: Bistline is spelled incorrectly)
21   Precious Days Bride-to-be Memory Book (1948)
22   Guestbook, unlabeled, likely from wedding to A. R. Spaulding (1948)
23   Beverly Bistline wedding pictures & gift log (1948)
24   P.E.O. Sisterhood (1949-1972)
25   Academy of Idaho & Idaho State College pamphlets (1950-1962)
26   Programs for Banquets & dedications (1950-1975)
27   University of Utah College of Law Diploma & commencement program, B. B. B. (1953)
28   Oath & Certificate of Admission Idaho Supreme Court, American Bar Association, Certificate 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (1955-1973)
29   Vaccination record Beverly Bistline (1965)
30   Theatre ISU show programs (1970s)
31   Legislative District 33 (1972-1974)
32   Statement before Idaho House of Representatives Judiciary & Rules Committee RE: equal rights amendment to U.S. Constitution (1973)
33   Speeches for ISU Women’s Conference & Business Professional Women (1973)
34   Nature Conservancy (1974)
35   Awards/Certificates of Achievement (1975-1984)
36   Real Estate Purchase Agreement (1979)
37   Survey Certificate for St. Anthony’s Hospital (1981)
38   Governor’s Luncheon (1981 & 1984)
39   The Ollie North coloring book (1987)
40   Introductory remarks for Justice Stephen Bistline, recipient of Pocatello High School Outstanding Alumnus Award (1990)
41   Poems of Yesteryear as Recalled by Berenice Cleare, compiled by Barbara S. Nichols (1991)
42   Pocatello High School: The First 100 Years (1992)
43   Will & Testament, B. B. B. (1996-1997)
44   Interview with Beverly Bistline by Amy Mayhew (1998)
45   Awards & certificates (1998–2004)
46   P.E.O. Sisterhood, Honor Roll Mention (1999)
47   Beverly Bistline remarks, ISU Commencement (2000)
48   Idaho State Journal, (September 11, 2001)
49   Sorority & Fraternity pamphlets & awards (1941-2002)
50   Idaho International Choral Festival (2002)
51   Scrapbook from Gateway Center for Theatre & Dance (2002-2003)
52   ISU Rendezvous Groundbreaking announcement (2003)
53   Ifft Foundation & United Church of Christ project (2004)
54   Bartz Award for Beverly Bistline (2005)
55   Two copies of a portrait drawing of B. B. B., by Ron Lewis (undated)
56   Ceramic owl figurine (undated)
57   Drawing of Standrod Mansion, Pocatello, ID, by Glenn ? (1902)
     Box 8: Recognition/Awards/Plaques, B. B. B. (1948 – 1998)
Item   Description
1   Wood tray framing wedding invitation, B. B. B. (1948)
2   Idaho Planning & Advisory Council on Developmental Disabilities, State of Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, B. B. B. (1974-1975)
3   Brown frame, Idaho State Legislature 43rd Session, B. B. B. (1975)
4   WICHE appointments, B. B. B. (1976 & 1984)
5   Delta Gamma Fraternity initiation (1942) & Golden Anniversary, B. B. B. (1992)
6   College of Letters & Science Excellence Award, University of Idaho, B. B. B. (1993)
7   A Notary Public, Beverly Bistline (1994)
8   Woman of Distinction Award, Soroptimist International of Pocatello, B. B. B. (1998)
     Box 9: Recognition/Awards/Plaques, B. B. B. (2000 – 2005)
Item   Description
1   Honorary Doctorates of Law Degree, Idaho State University, B. B. B. (2000)
2   Outstanding Alumni Award, Pocatello High School Education Foundation, B. B. B. (2000)
3   Idaho State University L. E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center Groundbreaking (2000)
4   Idaho Statesman of the Year, Pi Sigma Alpha, B. B. B. (2002)
5   Mayor’s Award for the Arts Lifetime Achievement, Pocatello, B. B. B. (2002)
6   Professionalism Award, Idaho State Bar, B. B. B. (2004)
7   50 Years in the Practice of Law recognition, Idaho State Bar Board of Commissioners, B. B. B. (2005)
8   William J. Bartz Award Bengal Trophy, Idaho State University, B. B. B. (2005)
     Box 10: Awards, memorabilia, & pictures, F. M. Bistline (1920 – 1969)
Item   Description
1   Gray swivel frame portrait, F. M. Northwestern University Law Student (1920)
2   Pocatello Lions Club Distinguished Service Award, F. M. Bistline (1928-1929)
3   District 39, Lions International Distinguished Service Award, F. M. Bistline (undated)
4   Lion’s Club Code of Ethics Plaque(undated)
5   The International Association of Lions Clubs Past District Governor, F. M. Bistline (1936-1937)
6   U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, F. M. Bistline (1929)
7   Election certificate, State Representative, F. M. Bistline (1936)
8   Black frame, Idaho State Legislature 24th Session, F. M. (1937)
9   Black frame, Idaho State Legislature 25th Session, F. M. (1939)
10   Black frame, Idaho State Legislature 26th Session, F. M.(1941)
11   Black framed portrait, F. M. Speaker of the House, ID State House of Representatives (1941)
12   Black frame, Idaho State Legislature 28th Session, F. M. (1945)
13   Box with the following awards/recognitions, F. M. Bistline:
  1. US Treasury Award Coin (1941-1945)
  2. Appreciation of selling U.S. Bonds during WWII (1945)
  3. Selective Service System award (WWII)
  4. Delegate Democratic National Convention, Chicago (1944)
14   Gold metal frame photo, F. M. & Anne in Sun Valley (1964)
15   White photo binder, B.B.B (1948) & F. M. (1967)
16   Honorary life member in the President’s Cabinet Pacific School of Religion, Mr. & Mrs. F. M. Bistline (1967)
17   In Memory of Our Departed Buddy F. M. Bistline, Veterans of WWI of the USA, Inc. (1969)


Series 3: Scrap books/albums/binders

     Box 11: Photo albums of family & memorials (1884 – 2003)
Item   Description
1   Small brown photo album – John M. Bistline album (1884)
2   Brown “Ye Photo Album” – Camping and family photos (1928-1940)
3   Black album titled “Photographs” – travel photos & F. M. in Moscow (1918-1927)
4   Brown “Our Baby” album - Beverly B. Bistline (1922-1928)
5   Brown “Scrap Book” album – Campfire Girls, B. B. B. (1933-1935)
6   Burgundy album with genie bottle – family photos (1936-1954)
7   Box with “Our Wedding” album – B. B. B. & Robert Spaulding (1948)
8   White “Memories of Our Wedding” album – announcements, marriage certificate, & divorce decree (1948-1949)
9   Burgundy album with vertical stripes – family photos (1958)
10   Plain Burgundy album – dedication of Bistline Partnership Corner, Portneuf Greenway (2003)
     Box 12: Photo albums of vacations, campaigning, & friends (1971 – 1983)
Item   Description
1   Olive green binder – friends, vacation, & campaigning (1971-1974)
2   Red binder – photos of friends, family, & campaigning (1974-1979)
3   Foe wood grain binder – river trips: Hells Canyon on the Snake & Green River (1979-1980)
4   Black binder with Idaho State University sticker – vacation: France, Spain, Italy (1981)
5   Black binder – vacation photos: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore (1982)
6   Green binder – vacation photos: Africa, Kenya, Masai Mara Serena Lodge (1982)
7   Brown binder – vacation photos from Japan, China, Hong Kong (1983)
     Box 13: Binders & albums of news clippings, photos, postcards, & letters (1923 – 2008)
Item   Description
1   Small “photo album” with sunflower – blank postcards (undated)
2   Folder – various stock receipts (1912-1931)
3   Blue binder “Scraps and what not” – news clippings, announcements, photos of various subjects & dates (1923-1959)
4   Black “Scrap Book” binder – Album of news clips re: History of Pocatello, I.S.U, Pocatello Transit Co., & American Falls Press clippings (1935-1940)
5   Brown album with embossed floral pattern - Album of news clips, telegrams, & aircraft license, F. M. Bistline (1935-1947)
6   Blue binder with friend’s names doodled on the cover – Homework, short story, personal journal, & opinion (undated, yet F. M. Speaker of the House letterhead is circa 1941-1943)
7   Green binder – Christmas letters & mailing lists (1951-1972)
8   Black binder – Film Service booking schedule for Crest Theatre (1952-1957)
9   Brown receipt book – Stock certificate receipt book for Leesburg Uranium (1955-1957)
10   Black receipt book – Stock certificate receipt book for Pocatello Transportation Company (1921-1929)
11   Gray binder with dragonflies – postcards blank & addressed (1966-2008)


Series 4: Photographs/negatives: framed & loose

     Box 14: Framed photographs of the F. M., Anne (Glindemann), & Beverly Bistline (1859 – 1990)
Folder   Description
1   10x12” metal framed print of Bistline House (undated)
2   10x12” wood framed photo of First Congregational United Church of Christ, 309 N Garfield Ave, Pocatello, ID (undated)
3   Oval framed picture of B. B. B. (1925)
4   8x10” black framed 4th grade class photo, B. B. B. (1930-1931)
5   9x11” gold framed portrait, B. B. B. (undated)
6   4x5” portrait of B. B. B., President of Gamma Delta Gamma, University of Idaho Southern Branch (1940-1941)
7   9x11” gold frame with hinges, B. B. B. portraits, (1945 & 1954)
8   9x11” gold framed portrait of B. B. B. (1947)
9   11x13” gold framed wedding portrait, B. B. B. (1948)
10   6x8” gold frame photo of B. B. B. in Rome, Italy (1962)
11   6x8” metal framed photo of B. B. B. & Aunt Berte in Hakone, Japan (1965)
12   6x8”metal framed photo of B. B. B. & Charles Passternack, The Great Wall, near Peking, China (1983)
13   Oval framed portrait of Anne Glindemann Bistline’s maternal grandparents: Wilhelmine Schyth & Hans Wittorf (1859)
14   8x10” wood framed baby portrait of Anna G. Bistline & Herbert Glindemann, San Francisco, CA (1899)
15   Oval framed portrait of Anne G. Bistline (undated)
16   5x7” gold framed photo of Anne G. Bistline (1990)
17   6x8” gold frame with hinges, portraits of F. M. & Anne Bistline (1964)
18   6x8” gold framed photo of F. M. & Anne Bistline (undated)
19   8x10” metal framed portrait, F. M. B. (undated)
20   (3) wood framed portraits of F. M. B. (various dates)
     Box 15: F. M., Anne (Glindemann), Beverly Bistline & various group photos on cardboard backing (1896 – 1990s)
Folder   Description
1   F. M. B. miscellaneous (1896-1968)
2   F. M. B. portraits (various)
3   F. M. B. Statesman Newspaper, Boise, ID (1952)
4   Anne (Glindeman) Bistline class photograph (undated)
5   Anne G. Bistline miscellaneous (1920-1968)
6   Anne G. Bistline portraits (various)
7   F. M. & Anne Bistline (1964-1968)
8   B. B. B. various childhood photos (1922-1930s)
9   B. B. B. childhood portraits (various)
10   B. B. B. portraits, adult life (various)
11   B. B. B. miscellaneous photos (1954-1990s)
12   Unlabeled group photo on 9x11” cardboard backing (undated)
13   (2) 10x12” class photos labeled “Bonneville School, 554 S.5th, approx. 1905” – individuals unknown
14   11x13” basketball team photo “Border Devils, South ID Champs” –individuals unknown (undated)
15   11x13” family portrait(?) – unlabeled (undated)
16   Group portrait of the great grandchildren of J. M. & Martha Bistline (undated)
17   11x13” group photo from First Christian Church – individuals unknown (undated)
18   (2) 12x14” family portrait –unlabeled (undated)
19   13x15” unlabeled group photo – class reunion (?) (undated)
     Box 16: Weddings, birthdays, vacations, campaigning (1911 – 1983)
Folder   Description
1   Annegret’s graduation (1983)
2   Yellowstone Park (1983)
3   Tom, Rose, & Hazel Kent, Bridge Ladies New Year’s Eve, & big snow (1983)
4   Family photos (1889-1982)
5   Birthday Anne Glindemann Bistline, Ludlow’s visit, Dorothy Reynolds, Caldwell (1982)
6   Vacation photos of B. B. B. on Sea Cloud from Dorothy L. Reynolds & Alice West & Shalom UCC (1981)
7   Vacation photos: Hawaii (1980)
8   B. B. B. & Frank Church, U.S. Senate (1979)
9   Glacier Park, Montana, Canada (1971)
10   Buildings (many undated or labeled) (1881-1970)
11   Poky High School Reunion (1969)
12   At Silvas Julie P’s Wedding (1968)
13   Hank, Ray Conway, Jack Neale & misc. (1968)
14   Family (1967)
15   50th wedding anniversary (1966)
16   Susan Felch wedding (1966)
17   Bistline & Bistline Law Office photos, 616 E. Clark, Pocatello, ID (1965)
18   Family vacation photos (1963-1964)
19   Family & friends (1963-1966)
20   Vacation photos: France & England (1962)
21   Vacation photos: Ireland, Italy, Austria (1962)
22   Vacation photos: Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy (1962)
23   Vacation photos: Italy, Switzerland (1962)
24   Vacation/family photos: Death Valley Easter trip & other locations (1959)
25   Law Class University of Utah & Oath of Admittance to Idaho Law Practice, B. B. B. (1954)
26   Class reunions (1952-1965)
27   West Yellowstone (1951)
28   Lion’s Convention (1950-1952)
29   The Bistlines’ at Club Hagen (1950)
30   Family events (1947–1965)
31   Wedding photos B. B. B. (1948)
32   Military photos, B. B. B. (1946-1947)
33   Military photos, F. M. B. & Herb Glinderman (1944)
34   Motor transit (1944)
35   Drama Club (1939)
36   Flood, location unknown (1917 & 1933)
37   Travel & scenic photos (many undated) (1917-1965)
38   Political figures (1911-1965)
39   Family groups (1911-1939)
40   Ariel photo of Portneuf River & surrounding area (undated)
41   Wedding photo of Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Iantorno (undated)
42   John T. White (1913-?)
43   Don & Jack Bistline baby & child portraits (undated)
44   Solo female portraits, unlabeled (undated)
45   Solo male portraits, unlabeled (undated)
46   Various portraits of children, unlabeled (undated)
     Box 17: Weddings, birthdays, vacations, campaigning (1984 – 1989)
Folder   Description
1   Susie Ludlon wedding (1989)
2   Katze, Hebgen (1989)
3   Winter, Spring, Fairfield (1989)
4   Yucca, Tetons, & Lundlows (1989)
5   Vacation photos: Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga, Pskov, Pushkin, Leningrad, Moscow (1989)
6   Vacation photos: from Dorothy L. Reynolds in Moscow (1989)
7   St. George & Zion National Park, UT & Arizona (1989)
8   Idaho Courthouses from Norma Dobler (1989)
9   Vacation photos: London, Windson (1988)
10   Vacation photos: London, Paris, Versailles (1988)
11   Vacation photos: Paris, Train, Salzburg, Vienna (1988)
12   Vacation photos: Vienna Train Budapest (1988)
13   Vacation photos: Budapest Train, Buckarest (1988)
14   Vacation photos: Sinala Train, Varna, Istanbul (1988)
15   Vacation photos: Istanbul, Dubounik, Caribou, Bear Lake (1988)
16   Anne G. Bistline’s birthday, downed 351 fence, Easter at Finks, Katze (1988)
17   Fuel oil spill, Katze Piano, Yellow quilt, Hailey courthouse (1988)
18   Katze, Yucca, Althea, Martin Litton, J. B. H. & B. B. B. birthday, & Fairfield, ID (1988)
19   Vacation photos: # 1) Singapore, Bombay, India, Colombo, Sri Lanka - #2) Colombo, Sri Lanka, Kathmandu, Nepal (1987)
20   Vacation photos: # 3) Nepal, Himalayas, India - #4) Ganges, Taj Mahal (1987)
21   Vacation photos: # 5) Agra en route to Jaipur - #6) Jaipur, Srinigar (1987)
22   Vacation photos: # 7) Srinigar, Dehli & Pocatello, Memorial Day, B. B. B., Anne G. Bistline, Katze (1987)
23   Bridge Ladies at Hebgen Lake (1987)
24   Helen Grepan, Glenna Fields, Mary Kay Williams (Bill), Lois Halden (1987)
25   Twin Falls Courthouse, Craters of the Moon, Oregon Trail, Fort Hall (1987)
26   Bottoms Fieldtrip, Preston, Bingham County Court House, misc (1987)
27   Katze, Anne G. Bistline’s 90th birthday, winter (1987)
28   Vacation pictures: cruise to London, Copenhagen, USSR (1986)
29   Old YMCA & P.E.O. Sisterhood, convention in Boise (1986)
30   Fairfield, Amsterdam, Katze, Yucca, misc. (1986)
31   Fairfield pictures (1986)
32   Delta Gamma Reunion, B. B. B. & Idaho Courthouses (1986)
33   Vacation photos: #1) Kasiska building demolition, Quinn St. overpass, bridge at Sande’s, London, Winsor – #2) Windosor, Greenwhich, Copenhagen (1986)
34   Vacation photos: #3) Copenhagen, Leningrad – #4) Helsinki, Stockholm, aboard Gothenberg Ship (1986)
35   Vacation photos:# 5) Gothenberg, Oslo, Amsterdam, & postcards (1986)
36   Cathy Felch wedding & misc. (1985) Bridge Club at Hebgen Lake (1985)
37   Vacation pictures: Israel, Cairo (1985)
38   Vacation photos: Cairo, Athens, Windson Palace, Israel, Istanbul, & more (1985)
39   P.E.O. Sisterhood, State Convention, Coeur D’Alene, ID (1985)
40   Vacation & Jeanne Parker pics (1984-1987)
41   Bridge Ladies at Hebgen Lake (1984)
42   Campaign trail – various locations in S.E. Idaho (1984)
43   Vacation photos: Rio/Fortaleza, Brazil, St. Thomas, Tobago (1984)
44   Vacation photos: Aboard Stella Solaris, sailing to Ft. Lauderdale, FL Carnival in Rio Cruise, (1984)
     Box 18: Weddings, birthdays, vacations, campaigning (1990 – 2002)
Folder   Description
1   B. B. B. 80th birthday celebration (2002)
2   ISU Award Donor Dinner, Gem Legacy (2002)
3   Hebgen, Ming Cat, misc. (1999)
4   Pocatello High School’s 60th class reunion (1999)
5   Olympic torch in Pocatello, Mississippi , Louisianna, Hebgen Lake with bridge club (1996)
6   Louisville, KY, Mr Brown; Katze; Hopps Thankgiving, Caldwell, ID; graffiti on 351 garage; Twin & Shoshone Falls, Doris M. & Mike R. (1995-1996)
7   Amy Cartis, Art Bistline, Amy Curtis Wedding, Jackson, State Board Meeting (1995)
8   Katze, Yucca, Hebgen Lake, Beverly, Louisville, KY (1995)
9   Katze, peonies, soccer, Foster St., Spokane (1995)
10   Thanksgiving, Winter, 357 backdoor, Katze, Minneapolis (1994-1995)
11   Felch wedding, Dale & Gisela, Annie & Newell, Egers, Fink/Blom Engagement (1994)
12   Canada, New England, Halifax, Bar Harbor, Boston, Newport, New York (1994)
13   Canada, New England, Montreal, Quebec City, at sea (1994)
14   Katze, Partch, Tom, Julian, Felchs (1994)
15   New York Opera, Katze, Chicago, Hebgen (1994)
16   Katze, Chief Theatre, New York City (1994)
17   Crystal Cruises – Montreal, Canada (1994)
18   Poky High “Rainbow,” Jim Bistline, Spirea Busk, Hebgen, (1993)
19   Vacation photos: Tates-Thai Dinener, St. Simons Island, GA (1993)
20   Yellowstone, J. J. Boise (Mark), Bruce, M. M. K., B. B. B. (1993)
21   Grandma, Grandpa, nephew (1993)
22   Cottonwoods tornado (1993)
23   Silver City, Katze, England (1993)
24   #2) London, England, Windchester, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Cadbury, Wells, #3) England, Stratford, Katze (1993)
25   Katze, Red Bluff (1993)
26   Katze, Yellowstone (1992-1993)
27   Stefanie Bistline wedding photos (1992)
28   Katze, Sedonna/Scottsdale, Glindemans, AZ, Bistline Bricks at Simplot Square (1992)
29   Vacation photos: Alaska (1992)
30   Vacation photos: Alaska, Hazel (1992)
31   Hebgen, Jeanne, Mary Ann, Katze, Alaska (1992)
32   Clemson, S. F. Pasternack, C. Felch, San Fagael-D.Evans (1992)
33   Flech & Partch (1992)
34   Blomquist/Fink wedding, Pasternack Lourbis & B. B. B. in Teton & Yellowstone (1991)
35   Hebgen (1991)
36   Orem, Yucca, Katze, Salisbury, CT. (1991)
37   Marshal Public Library (1991)
38   Sundance & Orem, Utah, Katze, Pocatello (1991)
39   Vacation: Arizona ? (1991)
40   Anne G. Bistline’s funeral (1991)
41   Goodie B’s wedding, M. Litton, Maags (1990)
42   Idaho Courthouses, Pocatello High School Class Reunion (1990)
43   Easter, campaigning, Anne G. Bistline’s 93rd birthday (1990)
44   Vacation photos: Eastern Europe (1990)
     Box 19: Negatives, miscellaneous photos, & Christmas (1833 – 2000)
Folder   Description
1   B. B. B. picture plate (undated)
2   Negatives and photos of birth certificates & marriage licenses (1833-1989)
3   Negatives: Studio portraits of Bistline families (1932-1947)
4   Negatives: Business Women or Soroptimist group photo (1947)
5   Negatives: B. B. B. Bistline Wedding (1948)
6   Negatives: Santa Barbara, Hemet, Las Vegas (1957)
7   Negatives: Death Valley Films (April), Eastern Trips (August) (1958)
8   Negatives: Orient & South Pacific & F. M. Bistline (1965)
9   Negatives: #1) Pocatello, Coles, Snow, & Kyoto - #2) Kyoto (1983)
10   Negatives: #3) Koyto, Aboard Pearl, S. Korea, China - #4) Dalien (1983)
11   Negatives: #5) Peking, Ming Tombs, Great Wall - #6) Great Wall Peking Summer Palace (1983)
12   Negatives: #7) Peking, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, “Mao” Square, Welcome home, Yantai - #8) Yantai, Oriental night, Shanghai (1983)
13   Negatives: #9) Shanghai, Soochow - #10) Soochow, last two nights on Ship, Hong Kong (1983)
14   Miscellaneous photos (1868-1906)
15   Miscellaneous black & white photos (many unlabeled and undated)
16   Miscellaneous photos (1909-1960s)
17   Miscellaneous photos (1915-1929)
18   Miscellaneous photos (1916-1937)
19   Miscellaneous photos (1930s)
20   Miscellaneous photos (1940s)
21   Miscellaneous photos (2)(1940s)
22   Miscellaneous 8X10” group photos (many undated or labeled) (1949-1965)
23   Miscellaneous photos (1950s)
24   Miscellaneous photos (1954-1955)
25   Miscellaneous photos (1956-1957)
26   Miscellaneous photos, N. Idaho & Canada (1959-1961)
27   Miscellaneous photos (1960s)
28   Miscellaneous photos (1964-1966)
29   Picture of Bistline Crest-2 (*spelled Beistlein) (1967)
30   Miscellaneous photos (1970s)
31   Miscellaneous photos, Berkley, Oakland, Ernest Hemmingway Memorial (1969-1970)
32   Miscellaneous photos (many unlabeled and undated)
33   Miscellaneous photos (1989)
34   Miscellaneous photos (1990s)
35   Miscellaneous photos (1999)
36   Miscellaneous photos (2000s)
37   Miscellaneous photos (unlabeled/undated)
38   Sports (undated)
39   Children (many undated or labeled)
40   Christmas photos / cards (1917-1968)
41   Europe farewell party, Christmas (1962)
42   Christmas, campaigning, Shalom’s 9th birthday (1980)
43   Christmas, Bobby & Harold Strong in CD’A, Bistline Houses, (1981)
44   Shalom’s 11th birthday, demise of Bannock Hotel, Christmas (1982)
45   Christmas (1983)
46   Christmas & Kasiska building (1985)
47   Miscellaneous, Katze, Ludlows, & Christmas (1987)
48   Christmas in retirement home (?) (undated)
     Box 20: Several unidentified & undated framed photos
Folder   Description
1   3x3½” hinged framed portrait of unidentified male
2   4x4” hinged framed photo of unidentified female & male
  Items
  1. (5) framed photos of unidentified babies & children, various sizes
  2. (2) framed photos of unidentified families, various sizes
  3. (3) framed photos of unidentified couples, various sizes
  4. (7) framed portraits of unidentified females, various sizes
  5. (3) framed portraits of unidentified males, various sizes
  6. 10x12” black framed photo of unidentified group, F.M. & Anne in back left corner


Series 5: Oversized items

Item   Description
1   12x16” brown scrapbook – Trip by F. M., Anne, & Beverly to Washington D.C. (1947)
A “memory refresher” for the family as they traveled to a meeting of the Democratic National Committee
2   12x16” black scrapbook – contracts, news releases, and thank you letters, (1944-1952)
Written correspondence from the following: Pocatello Transit Company, Democratic National Committee, Lions Club, Rhythm Club, League of Women Voters, legal agreements, American Legion, Idaho State College, Soroptimist Club
3   11x15” spiral bound scrapbook – memories of Idaho Southern, B. B. B. (1939-1940)
Photos, invitations, theatre & dance programs, news clippings & other memorabilia from University of Idaho Southern Branch
4   13x17” black scrapbook imprinted with “I” & “Anne Glindemann” – (1916-1923)
Anne Bistline’s scrapbook of memories from University of Idaho, including photos, invitations, theatre & dance programs, news clippings & other memorabilia
5   13x15” green scrapbook w/ship embossing (1940-1941)
political news clippings
6   13x15” brown scrapbook w/dog embossing (1939)
political news clippings
7   13x15” brown scrapbook w/feathered head dress embossing (1937)
political news clippings
8   Framed photo of B. B. B. standing next to her portrait painted by Pocatello artist Anne Merkley (2009)
This photo was taken at an unveiled of the portrait on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The ceremony was attended by ISU officials and friends. The portrait is now hanging next to the entrance of the Bistline Thrust Theatre in the L. E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center at Idaho State University.
9   Shadow box of ISU’s William J. Bartz Award, B. B. B. (2005)
10   Black framed photograph of Anne G. & F. M. Bistline (undated)
11   Silver framed portrait of female - Lansing Brown (?) (undated)
12   Black framed Bachelor of Laws degree, University of Utah, B. B. B. (1954)
13   Black framed degree of Juris Doctor, University of Utah, B. B. B. (1954)
14   Black framed Bachelor of Laws degree, Northwestern University, Evanston-Chicago, F. M. B. (1920)
15   Black framed order from Supreme Court of the State of Idaho admitting F. M. B. to practice as an attorney & counselor (1920)
16   Brown framed family portrait, the Glindemann children, Coeur D’ Alene, ID (1908)
17   Poster board commemorating B. B. B. (Aug. 24, 2002)
her 80th birthday celebration, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Pocatello, ID.
18   Large framed with plaque inscribed with “Congratulations from Portneuf Medical Center (2003).
The article is from B. B. B., “A family’s legacy” from Caribou Magazine (July/August 2003)
19   Large white framed sketched portrait of F. M. B. (undated)
20   Gold framed portrait of a male (unlabeled, undated)
21   Silver framed series of 3 portraits, B. B. B. (undated)
22   1.5’x2’ white wooden sign “Bistline & Bistline Law Office (1960?):
F. M. Bistline, R. Don Bistline, Beverly B. Bistline