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Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Board Of Cosmetologists records, 1929-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Department of Labor and Industry. Board of Cosmetologists.
Title
Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Board Of Cosmetologists records
Dates
1929-1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.8 linear feet
Collection Number
RS 498 (Formerly RS 322)
Summary
This collection is a sub-subgroup (Board) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists (formerly Board of Cosmetologists) operates within the Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau, which falls under the Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records. These records (1929-1980) of the Montana Board of Costmetologists and its predecessors the Montana State Examining Board of Beauty Culturists and the Montana State Examining Board of Cosmetology consist of general correspondence, financial records, minutes, organizational records, reports of beauty school inspections, printed materials regarding laws and regulations, ephemera, and miscellany.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

The Montana State Examining Board of Beauty Culturalists was created in 1929 to regulate the occupation of hairdressers and cosmotologists. The duties of the board included licensing cosmotologists to practice and to teach, offering the examinations necessary for licensing, creating rules regulating the conduct and sanitation of beauty salons, and providing penalties for violations of their rules. The Board consisted on three members, each of whom were professional hairdressers, appointed by the Governor to serve a four year term. In 1961, Legislation changed the name of the Board to the State Examining Board of Cosmetology. The new legislation also clarified licensing regulations, particularly in reference to graduates of training schools. Membership in the Board was redefined to include stricter standards. All Board members after 1961 were required to have five years of experience, have graduated from high school, and be a resident of Montana for five years prior the his or her appointment. In 1972, the Board was moved to the Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing (DPOL) and renamed the Board of Cosmetologists. DPOL dissolved in 1981 and its duties were transferred to the Department of Labor and Industry.

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Content Description

This collection contains general correspondence (1929-1972); financial records (1931-1968); minutes (1929-1980); organizational records (1981-1949); reports (1949) of beauty school inspections; printed materials (1945-1972) regading laws and regulations; ephemera (1929-1974), including certificates of registration and operator licenses; and miscellany (1932-1974), including examinations.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society Library & Archives. The Library & Archives does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by series.

Location of Collection

33:8-1

Processing Note

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 498, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society Library & Archives catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Labor and Industry's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 498. Rather than reprocessing over 20 linear feet of DLI materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids and provide access to them via links in the primary finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information is available upon request.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • General Correspondence

    • Description: Attorney General (opinions re State Examining Board of Beauty Culturists
      Dates: 1941-1956
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Board attorney (Sam C. Ford)
      Dates: 1956-1957
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 2
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Board attorney (Larry Stimatz, Wade Dahood)
      Dates: 1965-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 3
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Board president (Dolly Lavelle)
      Dates: 1961-1962
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Board vice-president (Clifford Olofson)
      Dates: 1961-1962
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 5
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Governor's office
      Dates: 1947-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6-7
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Legislation
      Dates: 1929-1930
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 8
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: State Department of Public Instruction
      Dates: 1947-1960
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 9
      Location: General Correspondence
    • Description: Miscellaneous (re licensing and examinations)
      Dates: 1930-1967
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 10
      Location: General Correspondence

  • Financial Records

    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1931-1968
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 11
      Location: Financial Records

  • Minutes

    • Description: State Examining Board of Cosmetologists
      Dates: 1929-1963
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 12-24
      Location: Minutes
    • Description: State Examining Board of Cosmetologists
      Dates: 1964-1980
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 1-16
      Location: Minutes

  • Organizational Records

  • Reports

    • Description: Beauty school inspections
      Dates: 1949
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 20
      Location: Reports

  • Printed Material

    • Description: Laws, rules, and regulations
      Dates: 1945-1972
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 21
      Location: Printed Material

  • Ephemera

    • Description: Certificates of shop registration
      Dates: 1962-1971
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 22
      Location: Ephemera
    • Description: Operator's licenses
      Dates: 1929-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 23
      Location: Ephemera
    • Description: Registrations for examination
      Dates: 1930-1950
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 24
      Location: Ephemera

  • Miscellany

    • Description: Examinations, surveys
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 25
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1932-1974
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 26
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: List of materials transferred to Photo Archives
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 2 / 27
      Location: Miscellany

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Subject Terms

  • Beauty culture-- Montana
  • Beauty operators--licenses-- Montana
  • Beauty shops--Law and legislation--Montana

Finding aid prepared by MTHS Staff; Updated by Lindsey Mick
2004; 2024

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