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The Dog Creek Press, located in Helena, Montana, began soliciting poetry, short fiction, essays, plays, translations, and graphic arts for publication in 1977. This collection (1977-1982) includes correspondence, financial records, manuscripts, organizational and miscellany.

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The People's Voice was a weekly newspaper published in Helena, Montana, by H.S. "Cap" Bruce, and later by Harry L. Billings. Records consist primarily of general correspondence (1937-1966); and subject files (1930s-1960s) on a wide variety of topics, including Montana politics, farmers unions, labor, state government, and public utilities.

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The Fisk Family gained prominence in Montana as emigrant guides and prominent newspapermen. Collection consists of correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and photographs. Topics presented include the Civil War, the Fisk expeditions of the 1860s, newspaper publishing in Helena, Montana, local politics, and pioneer life.

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The Helena Typographical Union #95 of Helena, Montana, is a union representing printers in newspaper and job printing offices. Records include correspondence (1888-1985), court papers (1903-1984), financial records (1895-1982), contracts (1904-1973), minutes (1885-1973), organizational records (1890-1980), reports (1899-1988), subject files (1931-1985), miscellany, and clippings.

Abstract Perry Melton was a long time Kalispell labor union leader. This collection is organized into subgroups for Perry Melton's personal files; the Central Trades and Labor Council of Kalispell and Flathead County; the Painters Union #975; the Flathead Metal Trades Council; the Northwest Montana Building and Construction Trades Council; the Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Tenders International Union Locals 312 and 603; the Montana State Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO);...

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James Miller (1837-1904) edited the Virginia City Montana Post; founded the Deer Lodge New Northwest; and served as Montana Territorial Secretary and State Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry. Collection contains a reminiscence; twenty diaries (1862-1904); and miscellaneous materials concerning Mills' service in the Civil War with the Pennsylvania Infantry, his trip to Montana, politics, and life in Helena, Virginia City, and Deer Lodge.

Abstract The Montana Typographical Conference was the state-wide organization for the International Typographical Union. There were local unions in many cities around the state. Records include interoffice correspondence (1958-1980), correspondence with the local unions (1953-1984), correspondence with the international union (1959-1984), and general correspondence (1955-1984) with the Montana State AFL-CIO and others. In addition there are financial records, local union contracts, convention minutes...

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D.W. Tilton (1839-1919) was a Virginia City, Montana, newspaper publisher and book store owner. Collection (1851-1976) includes correspondence, financial records, legal documents, photographs, writings, and clippings. There are subgroups for the O.B. Barber family of Virginia City and Sheridan; and the Joseph Corby family of Butte. [RESTRICTION: Family retains all literary rights.]