Deer Lodge (Mont.) City Government Study Commission records
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of five series: general correspondence, which contains letters exchanged with the state commission, workshop leaders, consultants such as the Institute of the Rockies and the University of Montana, other government study commissions, etc.; minutes (1974-1977) of the Deer Lodge City Government Study Commission and the joint meetings of the Deer Lodge City and Powell County Government Study Commissions; subject files; clippings; and miscellany.
Dates
- Creation: 1974-1977
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 1972 Montana Constitution required the legislature to "... provide procedures requiring each local government unit or combination of units to review its structure and submit one alternative form of government to the qualified electors ..." by 1976. Local governments were assisted in their endeavors by the Montana State Commission on Local Government.
The Deer Lodge City Government Study Commission was one of 182 city, town, and county local government study commissions, each of which consisted of at least three unpaid members elected in nonpartisan elections held in November 1974. The Commission conducted a review of the Deer Lodge government and recommended the "strong mayor and weak council" form of government as an alternative form of government, as well as consolidation of the city police department with the county sheriff's office. Both recommendations were rejected by the voters in a November 1976 election.
Extent
.4 linear feet
Abstract
This collection (1974-1977) consists of general correspondence, including letters exchanged between the State Local Government Study Commission, and workshop leaders, and consultants; minutes of the Deer Lodge City Government Study Commission; subject files; clippings; and miscellany.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
57:1-2
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Photo Archives.
- Title
- Guide to the Deer Lodge (Mont.) City Government Study Commission records, 1974-1977
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Molly Miller, 1999
- Date
- 2006
- 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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