Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records of the Helena City Clerk consist primarily of records filed with the clerk, not records produced by the clerk. Incoming correspondence (1884-1918) is filed by year. Within each year the correspondence is separated into "communications" (complaints, information, informal requests, etc.) and "petitions" (formal requests for specific action). Topics include public works requests, complaints about nuisances, and a wide variety of other topics. Court papers (1881-1917) include affidavits,...