Montana Board of Abstracters records
Abstract
This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Abstracters formerly operated within the Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing (currently the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau within the Department of Labor and Industry), but was repealed by Montana law in 1981. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records. Records of the Board of Abstracters consist of minutes, an operational file, a complaint file, and case files of several court cases involving title companies.
Dates
- Creation: 1950-1979
Biographical sketch
The Montana Board of Abstract Examiners was established in 1931 to regulate the practice of title abstracting. The Board was also known as the Abstracters Board of Examiners. In 1972, it was renamed the Montana Board of Abstracters. According to Montana Code Annotated 37-52-201, the Board of Abstracters was repealed in 1981.
Extent
.5 linear feet (.5 linear ft)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing, Board of Abstractors. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--July 22, 1981. Accession number--(S1981-18).
Scope and content
This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Abstracters formerly operated within the Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing (currently the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau within the Department of Labor and Industry), but was repealed by Montana law in 1981. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records. Records consist of minutes (1950-1979); an operational file (1969-1978); a complaint file (1975-1979); and case files (1975-1978) of several court cases involving title companies.
Processing Information
Collection is minimally processed. No box-folder listing available.
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 498, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society Library & Archives catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Labor and Industry's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 498. Rather than reprocessing over 20 linear feet of DLI materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids and provide access to them via links in the primary finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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