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Montana

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 713 Collections and/or Records:

Burton Kendall Wheeler papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-34
Abstract Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975) was U.S. Senator from Montana from 1923 to 1946. Papers include biographical materials; general correspondence (1910-1972, but primarily 1939-1940); campaign materials (1924-1946); speeches (1923-1959); clippings (1916-1971); transcripts of interviews; drafts of his autobiography; a childhood reminiscence; writings; press releases; printed material of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee investigation (1936-1942) of the nation's railroads; etc. Subject...
Dates: 1910-1972

Burton Kendall Wheeler papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-198
Abstract Burton K. Wheeler (1882-1975) was a Butte, Montana, attorney and later U. S. Senator. Papers include general correspondence (1909-1912); three letterpress books of outgoing correspondence (1911-1914) concerning his legal work and his involvement in the Montana Democratic Party; a case file for Mrs. Ed Newman vs. Nat Simons concerning the Consolidated Gold and Sapphire Mining Company; and minor records for the Boulder Creek Mining Company, the Tripp and Dragstedt Company; the Treasure State...
Dates: 1909-1916

Burton Kendall Wheeler photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: Lot 004
Abstract

Burton Kendall Wheeler (1882-1975) was a United States Senator from Montana who served from 1923 until 1946. This collection includes photographs of Wheeler, as well as his wife and children, but it primarily contains photographs taken of Wheeler's political and senatorial activities.

Dates: 1909-1958

White Sulphur Springs Hotel records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-11
Abstract

The White Sulphur Springs Hotel was built in 1884 near the hot springs at White Sulphur Springs, Montana. For many years it was operated by the White Sulphur Springs Association. Records consist of an petty ledger (1896-1900) and a general ledger (1893-1900).

Dates: 1893-1900

Thain White research collection: Native Americans and early Montana history

 Collection
Identifier: MC-326
Abstract This collection consists of research materials compiled by Thain White, well-known local historian and director of the Flathead Lake Lookout Museum. The materials include White's research notes and photographs, articles and publications compiled and bound by subject, books, and journals. Topics covered in the research materials include various battles in Montana, Native American burials and artifacts, forts, the Nez Perce war, canoes, George Armstrong Custer, Howse House, and various topics...
Dates: 1866-1995

William R. Mackay papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-465
Abstract This collection pertains to Montana State Senator, Willliam R. Mackay (1911-1999). Mackay served as a Montana State Representative from 1950 to 1952 and as a State Senator from 1953 to 1972. Materials include personal correspondence and legal records, along with ephemera, professional correspondence, financial records, business-related legal records, minutes, organizational materials, published materials, press releases and radio broadcasts, reports, speeches, subject files, and writings....
Dates: 1935-1971

Dola Wilson and Charles M. Boucher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-324
Abstract Dola Wilson owned the Range Rider Bar and Cafe in Miles City. This collection (undated, 1940s-1950s) consists of notes and biographical sketches concerning the local cowboys, or "Range Riders", which were collected and recorded for Wilson by his associate Charles Boucher. Dola arranged for Boucher, a local journalist to interview each of the "riders" and write biographical sketches of their lives. The riders would then go across the street to the L. A. Huffman photo studio (later Stephenson...
Dates: 1939-1954

John Thomas Wilson papers>

 Collection
Identifier: MC-25
Abstract

John Wilson (1818-1895) was a Gallatin Valley, Montana Territory, sawmill operator in the 1860s. Collection contains an arithmetic exercise book (1830s); family genealogical notes from 1758; incoming correspondence (1849-1850) from family members; and miscellany.

Dates: 1758-1895

Norman Winestine Collection: Congregation Emanu-El And Fligelman's

 Collection
Identifier: MC-144
Abstract

Norman Winestine (1895-1986) was a Helena, Montana, clothing store owner and member of the Jewish Congregation Emanu-El. Collection is divided into two main subgroups: records (1889-1947) of Congregation Emanu-El include correspondence, financial records, organizational materials, reports, Ladies Auxiliary records and cemetery association records; records (1883-1953) of Fligelman's Store include correspondence, financial records, and miscellany.

Dates: 1883-1953

Winifred E. Considine papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-467
Abstract This collection (1918-2007) pertains to Montanan rancher, Winifred E. Considine (b. 1894-1985) and consists primarily of her journals (1918-1971) detailing life on her and her husband, Martin H. Considine's, ranch in Powder River County, Montana. The journals provide detailed reports of her garden and the ranch's livestock, along with reports on weather conditions. Also included are her research notes on plants and birds, some correspondence, and extensive genealogy research compiled by...
Dates: 1918-2007; Majority of material found within 1918-1973