Idaho Blue Book

The Idaho Blue Book is published biennially in odd-numbered years under the direction of the Secretary of State. It contains constitutional, historical and statistical information about the state of Idaho. It also details the structure of Idaho's government and includes biographies of elected officials. The book is distributed free to all schools and libraries in the state upon request.

The Blue Book received its name not from the color of its cover but rather by definition of content. Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms defines the term Blue Book as "a printed book containing the names of all persons holding office under the Government of the United States. It answers the Red Book of England." Individual states have taken this concept and expanded it to include a wealth of information about state officials and resources as well as statistical and historical profiles.

The print edition currently available is the 2009/2010.

To order the Idaho Blue Book, send your request to the address below:
Secretary of State's Office
Attn: Pat Herman
PO Box 83720
Boise ID 83720-0080

The cost of the Blue Book is $10.00 (postage and handling included). Please make your remittance payable to the "State of Idaho".

An order form is provided for your convenience, however, it is not required that you use this form.

We also have a page that will show all of your payment options.

Questions or comments about the Idaho Blue Book?
Email sosinfo@sos.idaho.gov

Fascinating Facts ...
about Idaho, Government, History and Politics

February 08 2010
President Harry S. Truman was the recipient of the first Medicare Card, presented to him by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the ceremony where Medicare (in part) was signed into law as the Social Security Act of 1965, an amendment to Social Security legislation. More Information

February 01 2010
Ground Hog Day is February 2nd. It began as a Pennsylvania German custom in southeastern and central Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. More Information

January 25 2010
Columbia University in New York is the Ivy League school that awards the Pulitzer Prizes. More Information

January 18 2010
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed in 1986. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000. More Information

January 11 2010
Each census has contained invaluable information about individuals and particular places from the most rural to the most urban. Those worried about the intrusiveness of the questions should know that page-by-page census information is not available for research purposes for 72 years after the original census date, to protect personal privacy. The most recent US census detail information available for research is the 1930 census. More Information

January 04 2010
The Office of the Historian is responsible for the preparation and publication of the official historical documentary record of U.S. foreign policy. More Information

December 28 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation built the Cascade Dam as part of the Black Canyon irrigation project. More Information

December 21 2009
Big Southern Butte is one of three rhyolitic domes near the center of the Eastern Snake River Plain. More Information and Video Tour

December 14 2009
Rainbow Rock, a natural arch located on the Krassel District is the only natural arch in Idaho. More Information

December 07 2009
Bruneau Dunes State Park contains the tallest single-structured sand dune in North America, rising to 470 feet high above small lakes in the high desert south of Mountain Home. More Information

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