Montana Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Commission records
Scope and Contents
This collection is a subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Transportation records, RS 492. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Transportation records.
Records include the director's outgoing correspondence (1946-1961) and general correspondence (1945-1964); general correspondence with Commission members, the Congressional delegation, and others; financial records consisting of registration books for pilots and... planes (1947-1961); yearly budgets (1945-1950); minutes (1945-1966); monthly and annual reports to the governor (1946-1967); a subject file (1946-1967) on accidents, legislation, organizations, search and rescue operations, violations of regulations, and other matters. There is a subgroup for the Montana Aviation History Project, consisting primarily of biographical sketches of pioneer pilots.
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1967
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
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 Montana Aeronautics Commission was established in 1945 by the State Aeronautical Regulatory Act, to supervise the aeronautics industry in the state and to encourage the development of aeronautics by supporting the building of local airports and air navigation facilities. In 1963 the Commission set up the Montana Aviation History Project to research the history of flight in Montana. The project resulted in the publication of Montana and the Sky,... by Frank Wiley. As of 2024, the Aeronautics Commission, now named Aeronautics Board, operates in an advisory capacity to the Department of Transportation.
See moreExtent
17.5 linear feet
Abstract
This collection is a subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Transportation records, RS 492. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Transportation records. These records of the Montana Aeronautics Commission (now named Aeronautic Board) consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, and subject files. There are also records for the Montana Aviation History Project, headed by Frank W. Wiley, consisting of research materials used in compiling the book Montana and the Air, a history of Montana's aviation industry and aviation pioneers. [Photographs transferred to Photograph Archives. Portion same as SMF 16.]
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
19:7-2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Aeronautics Commission Records, 1945-1967
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff.
- Date
- 2004
- 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
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PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
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