This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists (formerly Board of Cosmetologists) operates within the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau, which falls under the Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records.

This collection contains general correspondence (1929-1972); financial records (1931-1968); minutes (1929-1980); organizational records (1981-1949); reports (1949) of beauty school inspections; printed materials (1945-1972) regading laws and regulations; ephemera (1929-1974), including certificates of registration and operator licenses; and miscellany (1932-1974), including examinations.