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Montana Legislative Assembly (28th: 1943) records

 Collection
Identifier: LR-28

Scope and Contents

This collection includes the minutes of House Standing Committee on Appropriations, Greater University Subcommittee; minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee; and House and Senate bills, resolutions (including a letter and an emblem paying tribute to WWII soldiers, the emblem was designed by Montana artist Irvin "Shorty" Shoupe), memorials (re Edwin S. Booth, Fred C. Campbell, and Carl August Linn; and coal miners who died in the Smith Mine, Bear Creek disaster), and joint resolutions. The collection also contains miscellany material including the "Organizational Structure Montana State Highway Commission" and the "Annual Agricultural Production Report--1942," by the U.S. Employment Service Farm Placement Supervisor, Helena.

Dates

  • Creation: 1942-1943

Creator

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 Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.

The 28th Montana Legislature met from January 4th to March 4th, 1943. The leaders of the Senate were Ernest Eaton (R-President), and W.E. Keeley (R-President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader). The leaders of the House were George O’Connor (R-Speaker), Neil Parker (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), R.C. Dillavou (R-Majority Leader), and Paul Cannon (D-Minority Leader).

Sources: The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, http://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/Constitution.htm; "Organization of the Montana Legislature," The Montana Legislature, http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/organization.asp; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present” http://leg.mt.gov/css/About-the-Legislature/Facts-and-Statistics/leadership-through-history.asp

Extent

.4 linear feet

Abstract

Collection contains records (1942-1943) of the Montana 28th Legislative Assembly including the minutes of the House Standing Committee on Appropriations, Greater University Subcommittee; minutes of the Senate Judiciary Committee; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials, and status sheets; and miscellany.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into three series, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany.

The series House of Representatives is organized into six subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Memorials (arranged numerically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

The series Senate is organized into seven subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Standing Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), Status Sheets for Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically), and Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

Physical Location

51:6-1

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Information

Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994

Title
Guide to the Montana Legislative Assembly (28th: 1943) records, 1942-1943
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1994
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

Contact:
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PO Box 201201
Helena MT 59620-1201 United States
406-444-2681
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