Montana Adjutant General's Office Records
Scope and Contents
Records consist of military roll books listing citizens subject to military duty in Blains, Dawson, Flathead, Gallatin, Jefferson, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Richland, Sheridan, and Valley counties.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1915
Creator
- Montana. Adjutant General's Office (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 Montana Adjutant General's Office was established in 1885. The adjutant general was to distribute orders of the commander-in-chief (the governor); report annually to the governor and the President of the United States on the state of the Montana militia, its arms, ammunition, etc.; and report annually to the state auditor on his expenditures. In 1919 the Montana National Guard was reorganized under the Adjutant General's Office. In the 1919 session laws, the adjutant general was given the responsibility to appoint and remove civilian employees of his department; keep a roster of all officers of the state militia; purchase, issue, keep, and preserve the state's military property; attest all commissions; make regulations concerning the adjutant general's duties; keep on file reports and records pertaining to the state militia; etc. The 1947 session laws added the responsibility for the organization and administration of the Montana Home Guard.
Extent
1 linear feet
Abstract
Records of the Montana Adjutant General's Office consist of military roll books (1912-1915) listing citizens subject to military duty in Blaine, Dawson, Flathead, Gallatin, Jefferson, Meagher, Musselshell, Park, Richland, Sheridan, and Valley counties.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
20:1-2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request
Geographic
- Blaine County (Mont.) -- Population
- Dawson County (Mont.) -- Population
- Flathead County (Mont.) -- Population
- Gallatin County (Mont.) -- Population
- Meagher County (Mont.) -- Population
- Montana
- Musselshell County (Mont.) -- Population
- Park County (Mont.) -- Population
- Richland County (Mont.) -- Population
- Valley County (Mont.) -- Population
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Adjutant General's Office records 1912-1915
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ellie Arguimbau, 2006
- Date
- 2006
- 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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