Abstract The Montana Homesteading project was initiated by the Montana Historical Society in cooperation with the Homestead National Monument of America in 2004 as a means to document family stories relating to homesteading experiences in Montana. The project focused on living descendants of homesteaders in Montana in an effort to gather written stories and/or names for potential oral history interviewees—23 interviews were conducted for this project. The historical information submission form,...

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....

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...