Abstract This collection consists of two typewritten manuscripts (1968, undated) of Photographer on an Army Mule (also titled Shadow Catcher on an Army Mule), a biographical study of Christian Barthelmess. The manuscripts were written by Maurice Frink in collaboration with Casey E. Barthelmess Sr. Also included in the collection is a letter (1971) to Casey Barthelmess from Joseph Strittmatter re photographs (now housed in the Photograph Archives); a photocopy of a letter to Casey from May Billing re...

Abstract Charles A. Bovey was a Montana legislator, Great Falls rancher, and collector of historic artifacts, records, and buildings. His interest in historic preservation eventually lead to his ownership and restoration of most of Virginia City, Montana, and the reconstruction of Nevada City. This collection consists of family correspondence; financial records (1944-1966), including Boveys' personal and ranch accounts; legal documents; subject files on Bovey's service in the Montana Legislature, and...

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The Fortnightly Club was founded by Mrs. Frances W. Wickes to study English literature. It was the first organization in Montana to function as a literary circle. The collection (1890-2015) consists of incoming correspondence, financial records, minutes, organizational records, miscellany, attendance records, outlines of study, programs, histories of the club, a developing scrapbook, and clippings.

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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.

Abstract Frank G. Meinhart, a Western artist who lived in Butte and Hamilton, Montana, owned and operated sign painting businesses, in each community. He a was a prolific painter of Western landscapes and Native American portraits. This collection consists of correspondence (1902-1963) regarding the Reinhart businesses, family, and friends (a large portion of the letters are from Joseph Maurice, a business partner in a Pleasant Valley, Montana, ranch); financial records (1899-1934), including...

Abstract The Montana Folklife Project was a federally-funded 3-month survey in 1979 of folklife in Montana. The Montana Folklife Program became a permanent program of the Montana Arts Council after the survey ended. These records consist of project files, questionaires, audio tapes, slides, and photographs from the 1979 survey. Also included are subject files, student papers, video tapes, films, and photographs, from the program from 1979-1992. Some of the photos concern women bronc riders such as...

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Norman and Belle Winestine were residents of Helena, Montana. Belle Winestine's (1882-1985) papers include correspondence, writings (fiction, poetry, and non-fiction), a Jeannette Rankin subject file, and Fligelman family materials. Norman Winestine's papers (1911-1954) include correspondence, Montana Historical Society and Montana Institute of the Arts materials, and miscellany.

Abstract James Brownlee Rankin--a New York and San Bernadino, California, teacher and historian--collected information concerning Montana artist Charles M. Russell in preparation for a Russell biography and an illustrated catalog of his work. The collection consists primarily of correspondence concerning Russell's life and work as remembered by his friends, acquaintances, and art owners. The collection also contains photographs, clippings, and research notes. [Selected photographs transferred to the...