Montana Department of Military Affairs, Disaster and Emergency Services Division records
Scope and Contents
This collection has been divided into two series: general correspondence (1971-1981) and subject files (1972-1980). The correspondence, arranged chronologically and pertains to state and federal legislation governing the funding and operations of emergency and disaster services and formulation of agency policy. Also included are policy statement drafts, various emergency plans and planning exercises, and comments on various issues. The subject files (1974-1981) are arranged by disaster or emergency, including flooding, a grasshopper disaster, and winter storms. The files are organized alphabetically by county, city or town in which damage occured. Contents are a combination of correspondence, financial assistance applications, damage reports and evaluations, contractor claims, equipment rental receipts, payroll overtime records, and miscelleanous support documents. All folder titles are those used by the division.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-1981
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 Disaster and Emergency Services Division was established through legislative act in 1951 as the Civil Defense Agency. The CDA's mandated mission was overseeing state preparation for emergencies resulting from nuclear attack or natural disaster and further to restore "public peace, safety and welfare" during such occurances. In 1967, the legislature passed a bill which replaced the Civil Defense Agency with the Office of Emergency Planning. Ten years later legisation resulted in the termination of the Office of Emergency Planning and creation of the Disaster and Emergency Services Division. Ultimately, for administrative purposes, was placed unter the Department of Military Affairs in 1977.
Extent
1 linear feet
Abstract
The Montana Disaster and Emergency Services Division was organized within the Department of Military Affairs. Records (1973-1982) include draft policy statements, local government resolutions, damage assessments, cost evaluations, correspondence, and miscellany, all concerning the agency's response to local floods, winter storms, grasshopper infestations, and other disasters.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
34:6-3
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Department of Military Affairs, Disaster and Emergency Services Division Records 1971-1981
- 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
406-444-2681
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