Women in Idaho History

HannaLore Hein has always had a passion for history. During her sophomore year of college at the University of Colorado, Boulder, she enrolled in Dr. Patty Limerick’s course on the History of the American West. This experience piqued her interest in regional and western American history and opened her eyes to the importance of making history more accessible and relevant to public audiences. While at the University of Colorado, Boulder, she also enrolled in the Center of the American West’s certificate program and completed coursework in Native American literature and history, western hydrology and geography, journalism, ethnic studies, and environmental studies; and she interned with the Colorado Commissioner of Indian Affairs, within the Lt. Governor’s office. HannaLore earned her undergraduate degree in May 2011. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in History and Ethnic Studies and a certificate in Western American Studies.

HannaLore’s professional experiences as a historian include project management, creation of public-facing content for exhibits, books, and social media campaigns, in addition to drafting reports of varying lengths for myriad clients, ranging from individuals, municipal entities, state and federal agencies, and corporations. She also has extensive experience conducting in-depth research and has worked in numerous federal record groups at National Archives and Records Administration Branches in Washington, D.C.; College Park, Maryland, and Denver, Colorado. She has worked in the record groups of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Office of Alien Property Custodian, the Bureau of Ships, the U.S. Shipping Board, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Civilian Conservation Corps. She has also worked in various manuscript and other government collections at the Idaho State Archives, New Mexico State Archives, the California History Room, History Colorado, Special Collections of UN-Reno, Boise State University, University of Texas-El Paso, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, The Denver Public Library History Room, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library at the University of Montana, Missoula, and the Bancroft Library at UC-Berkeley, in addition to the records of cities and counties across the west. HannaLore is also a registered Reader at the Huntington Library and has researched in their rare books and manuscripts collections.