Montana Department of Highways, Butte District Office records
Scope and Contents
This collection is a sub-subgroup under the Montana Department of Transportations records, RS 492. The Butte District Office operates under the DOT Director's Office Division. To see the other Department of Transportation records, visit the primary finding aid, RS 492.
The Butte District Office records include some correspondence of the Butte District Office District Engineer. Correspondence (1983-1989) is predominately with the Civil Rights Bureau regarding Equal Employment Opportunity.
Dates
- Creation: 1983-1989
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 State Highway Commission was created in 1913 by the state Legislative Assembly. The original Commission was composed of three members. In 1917 new legislation altered the organization of the Commission by authorizing the appointment of twelve members according to geographic highway districts. Membership was changed again in 1921 to three members appointed by the Governor and in 1941 to five members, also appointed by the Governor. In 1971 the Commission was renamed the Montana Department of Highways, created by Chapter 7 of the Executive Reorganization Act of 1971 and implemented by executive order of the Governor on December 16, 1971. The Department of Highways took over all but the advisory functions of the State Highway Commission.
By 1972, the Department consisted of seven divisions: the Legal Division, Personnel Division, Centralized Services Division, Engineering Division, Motor Pool Division, Gross Vehicle Weight Division, and the Maintenance Division. Each division is headed by an administrator. The Centralized Services Division, Engineering Division, Motor Pool Division, Gross Vehicle Weight Division, and the Maintenance Division are furthered sub-divided into bureaus, headed by Chiefs. In 1991, the Department of Highways became the Department of Transportation. This was primarily a name change. However, there were some structural and administrative changes.
The Butte District Office oversees the maintenance, personnel, construction and communication within the Butte District of the Montana Department of Transportation. The Butte District also includes the Dillon and Bozeman Area Offices.
Extent
0.2 linear feet
Abstract
The Montana Department of Highways Butte District Office records contain correspondence of the District Engineer of the Butte District Office.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into one Series: Correspondence (1983-1989).
Physical Location
40:7-4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Department of Highways, Butte District Office records 1983-1989
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ellie Letterman
- Date
- 2012
- 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 Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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