Montana Poverty Advisory Council Records
Scope and Contents
This collection is composed of six series: general correspondence (1973-1975); legal documents (n.d.); minutes (1973-1978); organization (1973-1977); printed material; and subject files (1978). The general correspondence includes some minutes of the Montana United Indian Association as enclosures.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-1978
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 director of the Department of Intergovernmental Relations formed the Montana Poverty Advisory Council in 1973, appointing eleven members representing the Montana State Low-Income Organization, the Montana United Indian Association, the Montana Migrant Council, the Mexican-American Council of Montana, the Montana State Welfare Rights Organization, and the Montana Inter-Tribal Policy Board. The Council was intended to "review all proposed grants and existing programs that pertain to the problems of the poor in Montana and to provide input into the establishment of state governmental goals for alleviating poverty."
Extent
.5 linear feet
Abstract
These Montana Poverty Advisory Council records (1973-1978) consist of general correspondence, including some minutes from the Montana United Indian Association; legal documents; minutes; organizational materials; printed materials; and subject files.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Poverty Advisory Council Records, 1973-1978
- 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
- 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
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