Abstract

The People's Voice was a weekly newspaper published in Helena, Montana, by H.S. "Cap" Bruce, and later by Harry L. Billings. Records consist primarily of general correspondence (1937-1966); and subject files (1930s-1960s) on a wide variety of topics, including Montana politics, farmers unions, labor, state government, and public utilities.

Abstract Perry Melton was a long time Kalispell labor union leader. This collection is organized into subgroups for Perry Melton's personal files; the Central Trades and Labor Council of Kalispell and Flathead County; the Painters Union #975; the Flathead Metal Trades Council; the Northwest Montana Building and Construction Trades Council; the Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Tenders International Union Locals 312 and 603; the Montana State Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO);...

Abstract

James Miller (1837-1904) edited the Virginia City Montana Post; founded the Deer Lodge New Northwest; and served as Montana Territorial Secretary and State Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry. Collection contains a reminiscence; twenty diaries (1862-1904); and miscellaneous materials concerning Mills' service in the Civil War with the Pennsylvania Infantry, his trip to Montana, politics, and life in Helena, Virginia City, and Deer Lodge.