Abstract Henry Elwood was a junior high and high school history teacher in Kalispell, Montana, from 1937 until the 1970s or 1980s. He authored several books on Flathead Valley history. These papers consist of two subgroups: personal files including general correspondence (1937-1992), legal records (1937-1981), tax records (1947-1957), and miscellany, including World War II military records; and research files, consisting of subject files on Flathead Valley and general Montana history, and writings by...

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Hum Fay, et al. vs. Frank Baldwin, et al. was heard in U.S. Ninth Circuit Court, District of Montana, in 1898. The records consist of four volumes of testimony concerning the alleged boycott (December 1896-April 1897) of Chinese and Japanese business establishments in Butte, Montana and those employing Orientals.

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Lee Sam Fong papers (1889-1917) Papers created by Lee and his wife Jennie Lee Fong, of Helena, MT. Include letters of recommendation, checks, documents, tax statements. Correspondence include the Bishop of Montana, Governor, and other important persons of local note.

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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.