William Edgar Borah Outlawry of War Foundation

The William Edgar Borah Outlawry of War Foundation was established at the University of Idaho in 1929 by a grant from Salmon Oliver Levinson, prominent Chicago attorney and prime mover for the Kellogg-Briand Pact, and a man who greatly admired Senator Borah, especially for his great efforts in helping get the pact through the U.S. Senate, and his many other efforts on behalf of peace. The sum of $50,000 was turned over to a trustee, the Central Trust Company of Illinois, to be invested in securities that could be depended upon to yield an annual income. Another $5,000 was made available to the University to commission a bust or portrait of Senator Borah.

The actual administration of the foundation was entrusted by the Board of Regents of the university to a faculty committee known as the Borah Committee. As stated in the resolution of the regents, "The purpose of the Foundation is to establish in the University of Idaho a lectureship for the promotion of a better understanding of international relations, of the age-old struggle with the baffling problem of war, and of the vital part played in its solution by William Edgar Borah." The university has liberal discretion in furtherance of the purpose of the endowment.

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