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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
Collection
Identifier: MC-32
Abstract
Gotfried Reiche (1848-1940) served as a drummer boy in the Civil War. In 1916 he was elected commander of the Montana Department of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in 1933 custodian of its records. He was appointed to the Board of Managers of the Montana Soldier's Home in 1932. This collection (1894-1953) consists of incoming correspondence, financial records, clippings, and miscellany of Gotfried I. Reiche and his wife Lena Reiche.
Dates:
1894-1953
Collection
Identifier: MC-223
Abstract
The Reinig Company, a Helena, Montana, coffee store and general grocery, was founded by Michael Reinig, a Bavarian emigre in 1865. Reinig also owned a stable, boarding house, and a saloon. The Company operated until 1958. This collection (1865-1948) consists of financial and legal records for the various businesses owned by the Reinig family. Subgroups include M. Reinig / Reinig Company (1874-1943); Brooklyn Bridge Mining and Milling Co. (1907-1909); Ehrenberg and Staff / Ehrenberg and...
Dates:
1865-1948
Collection
Identifier: MC-301
Abstract
This collection consists of papers for the Charles William Reitsch Family--including Howell (mother-in-law's family) and Alley (mother's family). Papers include diaries (1879-1906) for Charles Q. Alley (Charles' grandfather, of Rockford, Illinois), and financial records (1873-1880, 1914-1927) consisting of account and expenses books. Collection also contains papers for Eloise Garrard Howell (wife of Charles Reitsch) including biographical materials; and school records (1916-1925) from Hardin...
Dates:
1875-1990
