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Montana

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 713 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to the F. Jay Haynes Architectural Drawings collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC-86
Abstract

This collection consists of approximately 300 architectural drawings. Most of the drawings are of proposed and approved hotels and residences for Yellowstone National Park, circa 1890-1830. About 80% of these drawings and blueprints are by architect, Robert C. Reamer. Drawings depict from building elevations to plans for windows and doors inside the buildings.

Dates: circa 1890-1930

Frank Jay Haynes papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-146
Abstract

F. Jay Haynes (1853-1921) was official photographer for the Northern Pacific Railroad and for Yellowstone National Park. Records (1876-1962) consist of photograph order books, negative registers, copyright records, and a small amount of business records for the photography business of Haynes and of his son Jack Ellis Haynes (1884-1962).

Dates: 1876-1962

Guide to the Hebrew Benevolent Association of Helena [Montana] Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-38
Abstract

The Hebrew Benevolent Association of Helena was a Jewish society organized in Helena, Montana Territory, December 3, 1866. It operated as a charitable organization until the mid-1940s. Collection (1865-1943) consists of secretary's minute books, a record of burials in the Jewish Cemetery (later known as the Home of Peace Cemetery), and a monthly dues register.

Dates: 1865-1943

Cornelius Hedges Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-33
Abstract Cornelius Hedges (1831-1907) was a pioneer, miner and attorney who lived in Helena, Montana. This collection consists primarily of diaries (1849-1857, 1863-1893, 1906-1907), covering his education at Yale College, his travel to Montana Territory in 1864 via the Bridger Cutoff trail, and his participation in the Washburn-Doane Expedition of 1870 to what became Yellowstone Park. There is also incoming correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and materials from other family...
Dates: 1828-1945

Helena Business and Professional Women's Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-297
Abstract The Helena Business and Professional Women’s Club was formed in 1931 as a local club within District II of the Montana Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club. This collection consists of financial records (1960s-1970s) including two journals, banking records, bills & receipts, dues receipts, and treasurers reports; organizational records (1960s-1970s) including scattered minutes, membership lists, and procedures manuals; and miscellaneous records (1960s-1970s) including...
Dates: 1947-1977

Helena First, Inc. records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-250
Abstract

Helena First, Inc. was incorporated in 1967 with the goal of promoting and participating in the economic development of Helena. The records (1965-1990) consist of correspondence, minutes, project and subject files, and organizational materials. The major project of the organization was the building of the TraveLodge Motel (later Park Plaza Hotel).

Dates: 1965-1991

Helena Free Public Library records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-136
Abstract

The Helena Free Public Library was organized in Helena, Montana Territory, in May 1886. Records (1886-1895) consist of two registers containing the name, address, and guarantor of applicants for library privileges; and three volumes listing library reference room users.

Dates: 1886-1895

Helena (Mont.) Mayor records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 39528001289755]
Identifier: LG-72
Summary

This collection consists of a speech delivered by Mayor Donald Bradford, some correspondence of both Mayor David Lewis and Mayor Kathleen Ramey as well as a proclamation from Mayor Wilmot Collins.

Dates: 1890; 1970-1971; 1977-1979

Helena National Bank records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-114
Abstract

The Helena National Bank was organized in Helena, Montana, in September 1890 by John T. Murphy, S.C. Ashby, A.B. Clements, and Frank Baird. In October 1893 the bank merged with the Second National Bank, and E.D. Edgerton became president. This combined bank in turn merged with the First National Bank in January 1895. Records (1890-1895) include correspondence; financial records; legal documents; organizational records; and miscellany.

Dates: 1890-1896

Helena Produce and Commission Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-139
Abstract

The Helena Produce and Commission Company was a wholesale dealer in grain, potatoes, flour, feed, butter, and eggs located in Helena, Montana. Records (1887-1891) consist of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence, an invoice book, journals, a ledger, and a receiving book.

Dates: 1887-1891