Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record collection
Scope and Contents
The records of the Historic American Building Survey and Historic American Engineering Record document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in Montana through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as the Pioneer Historic District, Zimmerman Homestead, Isaac Eddy Ranch, Crow Agency Historic Complex, Hamilton Post Office, Thomas Francis Meagher House, Pine Creek Bridge, Mullan Road Segment, Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, and the Glenn Lake Irrigation District, Grave Creek Dam.
Some records can also be found online through the Library of Congress.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- United States. National Park Service (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Biographical / Historical
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) began during the Great Depression in December 1933, when Charles E. Peterson of the National Park Service submitted a proposal for one thousand out-of-work architects to spend ten weeks documenting "America's antique buildings." Having operated under various administrative authorities for its first two years, HABS became a permanent program of the National Park Service in July 1934 and was formally authorized by Congress as part of the Historic Sites Act of 1935. The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) was founded in 1969 to parallel HABS, providing for documentation of engineering works and industrial sites.
Extent
103 microfiche
Abstract
The records of the Historic American Building Survey and Historic American Engineering Record document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in Montana through a comprehensive range of building types and engineering technologies including examples as diverse as the Pioneer Historic District, Isaac Eddy Ranch, Hamilton Post Office, Pine Creek Bridge, and the Hauser Hydroelectric Facility.
Arrangement
Microfiche is arranged by Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) survey numbers and then by Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Survey numbers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request.
Processing Information
Karen Bjork processed the collection in 2007.
- Title
- Guide to Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record collection undated
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Karen Bjork, 2008
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
406-444-2681
406-444-2696 (Fax)
mhslibrary@mt.gov