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Hilma Hanson Kimball manuscript, 1879-1933
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kimball, Hilma Hanson, 1877-1942
- Title
- Hilma Hanson Kimball manuscript
- Dates
- 1879-1933 (inclusive)18791933
- Quantity
- 0.1 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- Mss 384
- Summary
- This collection is a single copy of a manuscript that the author, Hilma Hanson Kimball, describes as a "journal of remembrances." She describes her Butte, Montana, childhood; her education and teaching career; and life in Coloma, Montana.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Finding aid in the repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Hilma Hanson Kimball was born on November 2, 1877 to Peter Hanson and Anna Gustafson of Butte, Montana. She grew up in Butte, graduated from Butte High School in 1896, and received her certificate for teaching the same year. From 1897 to 1898, she lived in Coloma, Montana, where she taught children in a small schoolhouse. By 1902 she was a teacher at the Butte Business College. Hilma married Albert Bates Kimball. They had three daughters. She died on December 1, 1942 in Missoula, Montana, at the age of sixty-five.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
In this manuscript, dated November 4, 1933, Hilma Hanson Kimball explains the ancestry of her mother's and father's families, and describes growing up in Butte, Montana, including graduating from high school, getting her teaching certificate, living and teaching in Coloma, Montana, plays and actors she saw as a child, and how she and her husband, Albert, met at a party. She also writes about the town of Coloma, Mammoth Mine, and people who lived around it. She includes a trip thirty-five years after the mine had closed down.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Hilma Hanson Kimball Manuscript, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Girls--Education--Montana--Butte
- High schools--Montana--Butte
- Mines and mineral resources--Montana--Missoula County
- Schools--Montana--Coloma
- Theater--Montana--Butte
- Women teachers--Montana--Coloma
Family Names
- Kimball, Albert B. (Albert Bates), b. 1868
- Kimball, Hilma Hanson, 1877-1942--Family
Geographical Names
- Coloma (Mont.)
- Mammoth Mine (Missoula County, Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Reminiscences--Montana