This collection is a subgroup (Predecessor Agency) within the Montana Department of Administration records. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Administration records.

Collection includes correspondence (1895-1959) with county officials, irrigation districts, fire department relief associations, banks, and the Montana Attorney General; legal documents (1900, 1902) consisting of bonds and contracts; and financial records (1908-1932) of The Banking Corporation. The bulk of the records consist of annual reports of the State Examiner (1928-1954), the State Banking Department (1923, 1927-1936), cities and towns (1936-1970), county clerks (1942-1970), county examinations (1895-1896, 1911-1969); county treasurers (1915-1970), fire department relief associations (1921-1970), irrigation districts (1921-1968), state institutions (1929-1941), and the Register of State Lands (1913-1923); and audit reports of cities and towns (1930-1969), county high schools (1936-1968), state banks (1902-1915), rural fire districts (1963-1968), school districts (1938-1969), and state offices and institutions (1903-1963).