Abstract This collection is a sub-subgroup (Position) of the Montana Historical Society records, RS 499. The Research Historian position works within the Library and Archives program. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Historical Society records. The Montana Historical Society’s Research Historian position was established in 1993 to “provide verification, research, writing, and editing for...

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Martha Plassmann (1850-1936) was a Montana pioneer, historian, and journalist. Collection consists of her autobiography and over 500 historical articles written for the Great Falls Tribune and the Montana News Association during the 1920s and 1930s. The articles, based on her own memories and on research, cover a wide range of topics, especially fur trappers, explorers, and vigilantes.

Abstract The Worthen Research Collection consists of materials gathered by Clifton Worthen, amateur historian, including writings, reminiscences, research notes, copies of original source materials, clippings, and miscellany dealing primarily with the Judith Basin, Montana area. The Clifton B. Worthen-James Fergus Collection is a combination of original documents, photocopies, and typed transcripts. The materials document both the intellectual pursuits of Clifton B. Worthen as a historian and...