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This collection consists of materials accumulated by Hans L. Bille during his tenure as Montana's surface water rights coordinator. Subject files (1938, 1962-1968, undated) relate to the Flathead Irrigation Project, the "Fort Belknap Indian Irrigation District", and the Tongue River Project. Miscellany (1955, 1971, undated) consists of a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation annual project report history for the Milk River Project, and various documents relating to Montana water law and rights.

Abstract The Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project was an eastern Montana irrigation project that was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Work Projects Administration. The collection includes subject files of Noel Carrico, a Glendive, Montana, contract negotiator; and Frank L. Patterson, president of the Mid-Yellowstone Recovery Association. Included are general correspondence (1931-1954), clippings, legal documents, maps, statistical and financial records, and printed publications....

Abstract Samuel T. Hauser (1833-1914) was a Helena, Montana, Territory, pioneer, territorial governor (1885-1886), and entrepreneur in the fields of banking, mining, smelting, ranching, railroads, irrigation, and hydro-electric power. More than fifty percent of the collection is incoming correspondence (1864-1914). There are also outgoing correspondence, financial records, legal documents, organizational records, and reports. Included are thirty-eight subgroups of the Hauser family and Hauser's...

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Frances Merriam (b. 1899) served as the Executive Secretary of the Committee for Paradise Dam, an organization that promoted the construction of the Paradise and Knowles dams in western Montana. Papers (1948-1972) consist primarily of subject files and correspondence concerning the dams and her work in the Montana Democratic Party.

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Predecessor Agency) of the Montana Public Service Commission records, RS 501. The Board of Railroad Commissioners served ex-officio as the Public Service Commission until it was abolished in 1971, and its duties transferred to the PSC. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Public Service Commission records. These records consist...

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This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records, RS 496. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records. This collection consists of materials from the Conservation and Resource Development Division and includes grant and loan project files.

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Records of the Governors of Montana consist of legislative files (1893-1935), including correspondence, bills, vetos, governors messages, petitions, etc.; general correspondence (1902-1962) for individual administrations; and subject files (1889-1962) arranged by state agency and topic.

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Predecessor Agency) of the Montana Public Service Commission records, RS 501. The Board of Railroad Commissioners, predecessor agency to the PSC, served ex-officio as the Montana Irrigation Commission from 1919 until it was abolished in 1929. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Public Service Commission records. These Montana...

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Office) of the Montana Office of the Governor records. The Montana Office of Indian Affairs (formerly named Office of the State Coordinator of Indian Affairs) is administered through the Governor's Office. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Office of the Governor records. These Montana Coordinator of Indian Affairs records...

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Commission) of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records, RS 496. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records. Records of the State Arid Land Grant Commission (1895-1903) consist of interoffice and general correspondence, two overlapping minute books...