The Hemingway Legacy Initiative
Ernest Hemingway held an abiding affection for central Idaho from his first visit to Sun Valley in 1939 to his death in his final home along the Big Wood River in 1961.
Explore Hemingway in Idaho
Idaho Public Television Watch the Idaho Public Television “Idaho’s Hemingway” program.
Watch the Idaho Public Television “Idaho’s Hemingway” program.
Hemingway on Hunting Picnic
Visit Hemingway haunts on an audio walking tour narrated by Mariel Hemingway

collections and preservation
collections and preservation
The Center for Regional History’s Hemingway collection includes photographs, books, correspondence, clothing, and ephemera. It includes special collections from the House, the David Meeker Collection, the Gray Family Collection, and the Michael Reynolds Papers. Many of these items are held in the Regional History Archive and are exhibited on a rotating basis at the Library and the Museum. Items also are available for research requests.
View Digital Hemingway Collections
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