Public welfare -- Montana

Abstract Arlyne Reichert was a 1972 Constitutional Convention delegate from Cascade County. Reichert served on the Legislative Committee and worked to gain support for a unicameral legislature. She served as a legislator in the 46th Montana Legislative Assembly from 1979 to 1981. The collection (1946-2015) consists primarily of correspondences to and from her constituents during the Convention and her legislative term, subject files, clippings, and print material on topics important to her. Also...

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The Brady Mercantile Company, owned by T.N. Quamme and his son Gilmore Quamme, was located in Brady, Montana. This collection (1910-1950) contains correspondence, financial records, and inventories of the company. In addition there are subgroups for Gilmore Quamme's insurance business; for T.N. Quamme's legislative files (1931, 1933); and for the Pondera County Emergency Relief Committee.

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The Browning Mercantile Company was a Browning, Montana, general mercantile firm founded by Thaddeus E. Scriver and Horace C. Willits. Records (1907-1927) include general correspondence (1914-1927), cash books, daybooks, trial balance books, ledgers, and miscellany.

Abstract Dorothy Norene Eck (1924-2017) was a 1972 Constitutional Convention delegate from Gallatin County, Montana. Eck served on the Bill of Rights Committee and worked on “right to know” and “right to participate.” During the late 1970s, she served as the State-Local coordinator—the first woman in Montana to be appointed to high office. She also served as a Montana state legislator from 1980 to 2000. The collection (1970-1973) consists primarily of correspondence to and from her constituents...

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These Montana Commission on Local Government records (1973-1977, undated) consist of general, outgoing, and interoffice correspondence; financial records; records from hearings establishing the local government study commissions, and the proposed code of local government law; minutes; news releases; organizational records; subject files; and miscellany.

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This collection is comprised of records of the Montana Council on Vocational Education records and contains correspondence (1986-1996), reports (1970-1996), minutes (1969-1996), council members (1981-1997), and subject files (1969-1997).