Montana Fish and Game Commission Records
Scope and Contents
This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks records, RS 497. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks records.
These records consist of financial records, including audit reports; legal documents regarding the removal of State Fish and Game Warden J. S. McFarland; reports; subject files regarding Flint Creek, fish test projects, and the Montana Search and Rescue Association; and miscellany, including journals for state fish spawning stations and hatcheries; blueprints and architectural drawings of Lewis and Clark Caverns, formerly Morrison Cave; case records of regulation violations; confiscation registers; license registers; and docket registers.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1966
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 Board of Game and Fish Commissioners was established in March of 1895 to oversee licensing and hunting practices in the state. The Board was comprised of three commissioners, appointed by the Governor and was empowered to appoint a State Fish and Game Warden. The warden also served as secretary and business agent of the Board. The first warden was chosen in 1898. The Board was abolished in 1901, but the functions were assumed by the State Fish Commissioners in 1907. The State Fish Commissioners consisted of a the Warden and two commissioners. By 1911 two more commissioners were added. In 1921 the third Fish and Game Commission formed with five commissioners entrusted to elect the State Warden. In 1972 the Department of Fish and Game was established. It was renamed the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks in 1979.
Extent
6.8 linear feet
Abstract
This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks records, RS 497. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks records. These records (1901-1966) of the Montana Fish and Game Commission (now named Fish and Wildlife Commission) consist of financial records, legal documents, reports, subject files, and miscellany.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Physical Location
120:4-1
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is available upon request.
- Title
- Guide to the Montana Fish and Game Commission Records, 1901-1966
- Author
- Finding Aid created by MHS Archives 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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