This collection consists of three subgroups, the papers of James P. Brennan, Margaret Henderson Brennan, and Patricia Brennan Taylor. The James P. Brennan subgroup consists of biographical information (1879-1983) including baptism, naturalization, obituary, and legislative memorial for James Brennan; a diary (1929) listing daily expenses and contacts made recruiting for the Lower Yellowstone Valley Development Association; incoming correspondence (1923-1961) primarily from work associates in the Employment Office and Montana House of Representatives; outgoing correspondence (1921-1961) to Democratic Party leadership including James E. Murray and Thomas J. Walsh, farm workers needing employment and farmers needing workers, and scattered family letters; general correspondence (1935-1943) written about James Brennan or the work of Farm Placement Program; financial records (1941, 1945, undated) receipts for payroll income taxes, and savings bonds; legal documents (1928-1935, 1960) including land deeds and agreements for Richland County; speeches (1941-1949) primarily relating to World War II labor shortages and the use of Japanese detainees as farm laborers; clippings (1935-1961; 1985-1986) primarily about Brennan's career; miscellany (1942) consisting of minutes from meeting of Montana Emergency Labor Committee (signed by Governor Sam Ford). The Margaret Henderson Brennan subgroup consists of biographical materials (1883, 1966, undated) for the Henderson family including Margaret's baptismal certificate and death announcement; and a scrapbook (1931-1963) containing family greeting cards, graduation announcements, major national events, especially World War II; and clippings concerning James Brennan's career. The Edward T. Brennan subgroup consists of biographical materials (1968) including an obituary and biography written by the family; telegrams (1943, 1947) to family members about his military career; a death certificate (January 23, 1968); and a subject file ( 1941-1968) regarding Edward's career in the Army including orders, pay rates, and retirement records. Patricia Brennan Taylor subgroup consists of incoming correspondence (1944-1945) from soldiers in response to her Letters From Home series; outgoing correspondence (1987, 1991) to Montana: the Magazine of Western History regarding her father's career; writings (1944-1945, 1983, undated) including her series on the Alaskan Air Transport Command, Letters From Home, and family history; miscellany (1944) including a prepared military statement given to reporters during the Alaska trip.