Montana State Examiner records
Scope and Contents
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).
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1970
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Note: state banking records under review
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
The 1895 Montana Legislature established the Office of the State Examiner. The State Examiner's responsibilities included examining the books and accounts of all state officials and agencies, county officials, banks, and any public or private institutions doing business with the state. Additionally, the State Examiner prescribed standard accounting methods for state and county agencies, in order to record all receipts and expenditures. The Examiner was also supposed to make periodic on-site inspections to each agency and bank. The Local Government Services Division later took over the county auditing function. The Office of State Examiner was abolished in 1975.
Extent
85.2 linear feet
Abstract
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. The Montana State Examiner was responsible for auditing state agencies, city and county governments, and banks. Records include general correspondence; outgoing correspondence; annual reports of the State Examiner, of the State Banking Department, cities, towns, counties, fire department relief associations, irrigation districts, state institutions, and the Register of State Lands; audit reports of cities, towns, school districts, rural fire districts, and state agencies; and financial records of the Montana Banking Corporation.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
18:1-4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana State Examiner records, 1895-1970
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MTHS Staff
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- 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)
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