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Collection
Identifier: MC-469
Abstract
Ralph A. Saylor papers (1939-1950, bulk dates 1941-1946) Documents and photographs related to WWII Navy service of Ralph A. Saylor who served as a torpedoman for the US Navy. Includes official military documents, torpedo school notes, published articles and printed memorabilia. Also includes photographs captured by Ralph and his brothers, Walter Saylor and Harold Saylor. Both Walter and Harold served in the US Navy during WWII as well.
Dates:
1939-1950, bulk dates 1941-1946
Collection
Identifier: Lot 039
Abstract
The Rankin Family photograph collections includes 201 photographic prints from the John and Olive Rankin Family of Missoula, Montana, dating from 1865 to 1973. Views include family photographs and portraits of the family's seven children, Jeannette, Philena, Harriett, Wellington, Mary, Grace, and Edna, and their families and homes. Jeannette Rankin, the Rankin's oldest daughter and the first woman elected the U.S. Congress, is most prominently represented in the collection with photographs...
Dates:
1865-1973
Collection
Identifier: MC-162
Abstract
James Brownlee Rankin--a New York and San Bernadino, California, teacher and historian--collected information concerning Montana artist Charles M. Russell in preparation for a Russell biography and an illustrated catalog of his work. The collection consists primarily of correspondence concerning Russell's life and work as remembered by his friends, acquaintances, and art owners. The collection also contains photographs, clippings, and research notes. [Selected photographs transferred to the...
Dates:
1910-1962
Collection
Identifier: MC-147
Abstract
Jeannette Rankin, 1880-1973, was the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She served two nonconsecutive terms in the House of Representatives: 1917-1919 and 1941-1943. Rankin was a suffragist, pacifist, and progressive social reformer. As congresswoman she voted against declaration of both world wars. The collection (1912-1972, bulk 1916-1942) consists primarily of correspondence and subject files from Rankin's congressional office. The bulk of materials are from her first term. Some...
Dates:
1912-1971; Majority of material found within 1916-1942
Collection
Identifier: MC-288
Abstract
Wellington Rankin was a Helena, Montana, attorney, rancher, state attorney general, associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court, U.S. district attorney, and Republican national committeeman. He also ran unsuccessfully for Governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives. This collection includes personal papers of Wellington Rankin and of several family members including Jeannette Rankin; political files; records of several businesses he owned; records of his ranch operations; and...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1904-1969 ( date)
Collection — Folder: 1,2,3,4
Identifier: SC-2815
Content Description
This collection consists of a photograph (1942) of Raymond Bernard Hieta, a War Department Embarkation Army Post Office Form (1943), Hieta’s undated Army Class “A” Pass, an undated Egyptian postage stamp and Japanese military ephemera, and a postcard (1947) from Hieta to his mother Anna. Biographical materials compiled by the processing archivist are also included in the collection.
Dates:
1942-1947
Collection
Identifier: OH-1954
Collection
Identifier: OH-1930
Collection
Identifier: MC-101
Abstract
Adelaide Reeder was a Helena, Montana, teacher and suffragist. This collection (1882-1902) consists of general correspondence, miscellany, and two scrapbooks of clippings, one dealing with her own life; and one consisting of articles written by her brother-in-law P.W. Reeder concerning prohibition, foreign travels, crossing the plains, the California gold rush, and the annexation of Hawaii.
Dates:
1882-1902
Collection
Identifier: MC-102
Abstract
Irma Reeder was a Big Sandy, Montana, schoolteacher. She later moved to Livingston where she owned and operated a motel. This collection consists of 13 of her diaries (1927-1963). There are also a diary (1930-1932) kept by S. Eugene Reeder while in Russia as a tractor expert; a letters; cards; programs; and clippings.
Dates:
1927-1963
