Abstract Albert Adair was employed in the Montana State Liquor Store No. 1 in Helena (1935-1941); served as an inspector for the Montana State Fire Marshall (1954-1957); was an insurance examiner for the National Board of Insurance Commissioners; and was elected a public service commissioner. Hugh Rogers Adair was employed as the Helena city attorney; and served as lieutenant governor under Roy Ayers (1937-1941); and as chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court. (1947-1957). Both brothers were...

Abstract

The Merchants National Bank of Helena, Montana, was originally established as L.H. Hershfield and Co. in Virginia City, Montana Territory, and for many years operated as L.H. Hershfield and Bro. It went into receivership in 1897. Records (1865-1903) consist of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and organizational materials. There are subgroups for the White Sulphur Springs Association and for the United Hebrew Benevolent Association.

Abstract Lee Metcalf (1911-1978) served as U.S. Congressman from Montana from 1952 to 1961 and as U.S. Senator from 1961 until his death in 1978. The papers reflect Metcalf's wide range of interests, but especially reflect his involvement in public utilities regulation and protection of the natural environment. Over half of the collection consists of general correspondence (1951-1978) arranged alphabetically by subject and government agency. Name index card files of correspondents are available, one...

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...

Abstract

This collection contains materials from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (1865-2009). This collection has been intellectually integrated into one Record Group, RS 496, to help facilitate access and reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society (MTHS) catalog. Please read the description carefully to determine which Subgroup (Division) or Sub-Subgroup (Bureau, Program, Office) pertains to your research needs.

Abstract

Records (circa 1880-1947) of Montana Power Company predecessor companies consist of correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and minutes of many electric power, light, water, street railway, townsite, realty, and land companies around Western and Central Montana.

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Public Service Commission records, RS 501. The Transportation Division was renamed Transportation/Centralized Services Division, and eventually became just the Centralized Services Division. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Public Service Commission records. These records consist of annual reports...

Abstract T.C. Power was a Montana merchandise, transportation, mining, ranching, banking, and real estate magnate; and U.S. Senator from Montana from 1890 to 1895. Collection (1868-1950) includes personal, business, and political correspondence plus financial and legal papers of many of his business enterprises. Collection documents Power's involvement in military and Indian trade, steamboating, freighting, stage coach lines, mail contracts, cattle and sheep ranching, mining, banking, bridge...

Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of railroads in Montana including construction sites and work crews; locomotive engines, freight cars, passenger cars, and stock cars; track lines, bridges, tunnels, and rail yard facilities; train wrecks; trains in snow; and special events like last spike and first train ceremonies.