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This collection contains materials from the Montana Historical Society (1865-2006). It has been intellectually integrated into one Record Group, RS 499, to help facilitate access and reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society (MTHS) catalog. Please read the description carefully to determine which Subgroup (Program/Board) or Sub-subgroup (Sub-program/Position) pertains to your research needs.

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records, RS 495. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. This collection is comprised of records from DPHHS's predecessor agency, the Montana State Board of Health (later Board of Health and Environmental...

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William M. Nichols was president of the Yellowstone Park Company, the H.C. Child Corporation, the Spanish Creek Ranch, and other enterprises. Papers include general correspondence (1946-1957); financial records; minutes of the Yellowstone Park Company (1955-1962); and an extensive subject file (1914-1966) maintained both by Nichols and by his son John Q. Nichols, concerning the various corporate and financial affairs of the Nichols and Child families.

Abstract Cornelius Nolan (1855-1922) was a Helena, Montana, attorney in partnership with Thomas J. Walsh; Democratic Party leader; and mining investor. Papers include outgoing correspondence (1888-1896); general correspondence (1902-1932); court papers (1906-1920); financial records (1887-1923); legal documents (1891-1916), and clippings (1897-1922), covering the activities of the law firms of Nolan and Bean; and Walsh, Nolan and Scallon. There are subgroups for Cornelius' wife Harriet Shober Nolan...

Abstract Thomas C. Power (1829-1923) came to Montana Territory in 1866 and established a successful mercantile and transportation network in and around Fort Benton serving miners, military posts, Indian tribes of the region, and local residents. In partnership with others he developed a transportation network of steamboats along the Upper Missouri as well as overland stage and freight routes. He moved his corporate headquarters to Helena in 1878 and had an interest in politics that paralleled his...

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Roy Pritchett was a Helena, Montana, mine promoter. Papers (1944-1952) consist primarily of general correspondence from brother Glenn A. Pritchett and others regarding mine investments and development. There are also several original poems and one short story written by Pritchett.

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Three black and white photographic prints: one portrait of former Montana Governor Sam Ford and two portraits of his wife, Mary Ford. The Sam Ford portrait and one of the Mary Ford portraits are on an adjoining cardboard mount, photographed by Clarence DeWalt.

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Wilbur Edgerton Sanders (1861-1935) was a mining engineer and son of Wilbur Fisk Sanders. Collection (1875-1896) includes incoming correspondence from his father, his brother James Upson Sanders, and others; and diaries, chronicling his education, youth, early mining career, trips to Yellowstone, and a visit to the Blackfeet Reservation in 1896.

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This collection is comprised of materials created and collected by Stan Lynde, Helena resident, cartoonist, and writer. Series include biographical material, correspondence (1971-1991), printed material (1969-2008), subject files (1972-2011), writings (1996-2008), miscellany (1951-2012), clippings, and multi-media.