This collection is a sub-subgroup (State Healthcare Facility) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. The Center for the Aged, now named the Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center, operates as a State Healthcare Facility within the Department Public Health and Human Services. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records.

This collection is composed of five series:

Correspondence (1958-1980): Including incoming and outgoing correspondence between various organizations and departments dealing with the center.

Subject files (1953-1980): Including records on construction, additions to the facility, emergency plans, a manual on procedures, and dispatch books.

Meeting minutes (1976-1994): Including meetings of directors, supervisors, nurses, food service workers, and other staff.

Mayme “Maime” Matson’s Files (1912-1930): Mayme Matson was a patient at the Center for the Aged. She was born in Montana in 1896 and died in the Center for the Aged in 1981. Presumably staff at the center retained her personal belongings and that is why they were included with this collection. Included are Pratt institute annuals, a sketch book, and a photo album with the bulk of the records related to the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York where she studied dress design and pattern drawing (1916-1917).

Maps: Including maps of the facility and surrounding area.