Abstract Evelyn J. Cameron was a pioneer photographer and rancher in eastern Montana. Her husband, Ewen S. Cameron, raised polo ponies and studied and wrote about wildlife, particularly birds, of eastern Montana. Collection consists of letters, postcards, and greeting cards (1903-1929); 35 diaries (1893-1928) kept by Evelyn; a journal (undated) kept by Evelyn containing notes, copied poems and sayings, and clippings; clippings removed from Evelyn's diaries and journal; a scrapbook (1900-1915)...

Abstract Churchill family papers (1850-1944; 1976) consist of biographical and genealogical material (1850-1891); correspondence (1851-1926) to and from D. H. Churchill, David E. A. Churchill, Harvey Mae Churchill, Mary S. Churchill, O. H. (Churchill) Kitterman; M. E. Lord, and Shelton Ransdell; a diary (1850-1851) of Shelton Ransdell's journey from Kansas to California; financial records (1878-1896); a speech; subject files (1914-1925); writings (1976) regarding the history of the Churchill family;...

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Elsie Kray Riddle papers (undated) Collection consists of unpublished manuscript of "Hell on Horses and Women" by Elsie Kray Riddle. Non-fiction autobiography detailing Elsie's youth spent working and living in Hardin, MT and norther Wyoming during the 1910's. Includes names of local members of the Hardin community including her husband, Dewey Riddle, who served two terms as the Big Horn County Sheriff. Throughout the writing brief histories of the areas are included.

Content Description Fanny Sperry Steele papers (ca. 1900 – 1970s). Collection includes correspondence, diaries (1926-1973, undated), financial records, membership records, printed material, school notes/records, and news clippings relating to Fanny’s involvement in her family ranch, bronc riding and rodeoing in North America, the wild west show she and her husband ran, as well as their outfitting business and dude ranch. Collection also includes extensive amount of photographs of the Sperry and Hilger family as...

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John Maruska Papers (1948-2015) Collection includes 11 diaries kept by George Maruska, rancher outside Roy, MT (specifically near Bohemian Corners in Fegus County) documenting weather and ranching activities from 1948 through 2015. Some years appear to overlap across multiple diaries. Also includes brief weather accounts of years preceeding 1948. These can be found throughout the diaries.

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Peter J. Meloy (1869-1953) was a Townsend, Montana, businessman and one of the founders of Broadwater County. Papers (1892-1927) include business and personal papers, including correspondence; records of his retail lumber business; files on the Grayson Creek Ranch and swine breeding; and a Broadwater County non-resident tax roll (1919).

Abstract This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Livestock records, RS 500. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Livestock records. These records (1974-1982) of the Animal Health and Food Safety Division (formerly named Animal Health Division) of the Department of Livestock consist of general correspondence, interoffice...

Abstract The Montana Homesteading project was initiated by the Montana Historical Society in cooperation with the Homestead National Monument of America in 2004 as a means to document family stories relating to homesteading experiences in Montana. The project focused on living descendants of homesteaders in Montana in an effort to gather written stories and/or names for potential oral history interviewees—23 interviews were conducted for this project. The historical information submission form,...