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Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Human Rights Division records, 1974-1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Department of Labor and Industry. Human Rights Division
- Title
- Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Human Rights Division records
- Dates
- 1974-1987 (inclusive)19741987
- Quantity
- 2.75 linear ft
- Collection Number
- RS 498 (Formerly RS 126)
- Summary
- This collection is a sub-subgroup (Bureau) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry records, RS 498. The Human Rights Bureau (formerly Human Rights Division) operates within Employment Standards Division of DLI. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Labor and Industry records. These records of the Human Rights Bureau consist of interoffice and general correspondence, minor financial, hearing, and legal files, minutes of the Human Rights Commission, minutes of the Executive Committee [RESTRICTED], minutes of the Interdepartmental Coordination Committee for Women, organizational materials, reports, subject files and legal research files on various discrimination issues, miscellany, and clippings.
- Repository
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Montana Human Rights Division (now Human Rights Bureau) of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry is the administrative arm of the Montana Human Rights Commission. The Commission was created in 1974 as part of legislation designed to "prevent discrimination in employment, public accommodations, education, and real property transactions." The five Commission members were appointed by the governor. Complaints of discrimination were made to the Department of Labor and Industry which then notified the Commission. The Commission was scheduled to meet at least four times each year to hear complaints filed and take the required action. If the Commission upheld a complaint, it could order the person accused of discriminatory conduct to refrain from such conduct. If this failed, the Department of Labor and Industry could then petition the district court to enforce the Commission's order by injunction. The Division staff conducted investigations of individual cases brought before the Commission, and did legal research into types of discrimination, current case law, and policies in other jurisdictions.
As of 2024, the Human Rights Division is now the Human Rights Bureau and operates within the Employment Standards Division of DLI. The Human Rights Commission continues to provide an independent opinion on the work of the Human Rights Bureau.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Records consist of interoffice and general correspondence (1974-1987); minor financial, hearing, and legal files; minutes of the Commission (1974-1986); minutes of the Executive Committee (RESTRICTED); minutes of the Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee for Women (1977); organizational materials, including organizational charts, work plans, bylaws, etc.; reports (1977-1980); subject files and legal research files (1974-1986) on various discrimination issues; miscellany; and clippings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. 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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by series.
Location of Collection
28:4-4Processing 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.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Interoffice Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1-5 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include Elsie McGarvey,
Kathe McGehee, Sidney Smith, Eleanor Parker, Raymond D. Brown, John Albrecht, Rosemay
B. Zion, John Frankino, Anne L. MacIntyre, Ken Toole, Janice Frankino Doggett) |
1974-1987 |
General Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 6 | Sen. John Melcher (re age discrimination) |
1987 |
| 1 / 7 | Montana Attorney General |
1976-1981 |
| 1 / 8-10 | Montana Department of Labor and Industry |
1976-1987 |
| 1 / 11 | Montana Legislative Assembly |
1974-1982 |
| 1 / 12 | National Association of Human Rights Workers |
1984, 1987 |
| 1 / 13 | United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development |
1986-1987 |
| 1 / 14-31 | Chronological file (correspondents include wide
variety of organizations, government agencies and individuals concerning problems of
age, sex, age, race, handicapped, religion, and other discrimination, problems with
compliance, investigations, etc.) |
1974-1987 |
Financial Records Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1 | Proposed budgets |
1979 |
Hearings Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 2 | Proposed adoption of a rule regarding adoption of
EEOC affirmative action guidelines |
1980 |
| 2 / 3 | Drafts and working papers for several cases before
Commission |
1977-1983 |
Legal Documents Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 4 | Agreements with U.S. Office of Revenue Sharing and
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
undated |
Minutes Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 5 | Executive minutes (RESTRICTED: contains sensitive
personnel information etc.) |
1976-1983 |
| 2 / 6-10 | Minutes, agendas, meeting announcements, etc. |
1974-1986 |
| 2 / 11 | Minutes: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee for
Women |
1977 |
Organization Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 12 | Administrative rules |
1987 |
| 2 / 13 | Organizational charts, fact sheets, etc. |
1975-1979 |
| 2 / 14 | Proposed bylaws |
undated |
| 2 / 15 | Work plans |
1978, 1986-1987 |
Reports Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 16 | Quarterly reports |
1977-1979 |
| 2 / 17 | Reports to Legislative Finance Committee |
1977-1980 |
Subject Files (includes Legal Research) Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 18 | Age discrimination |
1976-1982 |
| 2 / 19-20 | Business rights |
1976-1986 |
| 2 / 21 | Class and systematic discrimination |
1976 |
| 2 / 22 | Constructive discharge |
1980 |
| 2 / 23 | Discovery of agency materials |
1978-1981 |
| 2 / 24 | Equal pay |
1979-1981 |
| 2 / 25 | Richard Fanestil complaint |
1978 |
| 2 / 26-27 | Handicapped |
1980-1982 |
| 2 / 28 | Handicapped public accommodations (briefs in several
out-of-state cases) |
1976 |
| 2 / 29 | Housing discrimination |
1981-1982 |
| 2 / 30 | Independent right of action |
1979-1981 |
| 2 / 31 | Insurance (mostly re maternity coverage and uni-sex
auto insurance) |
1985-1986 |
| 2 / 32 | Letters of appreciation |
1981-1982 |
| 2 / 33 | Management by objectives |
1979-1980 |
| 2 / 34 | Maternity leave |
1977-1980 |
| 2 / 35 | Political belief discrimination |
1981 |
| 3 / 1 | Pregnancy |
1979-1981 |
| 3 / 2 | Procedural questions and administrative law |
1980 |
| 3 / 3 | Proposed Affirmative Action rules |
1980 |
| 3 / 4 | Religious discrimination |
1980 |
| 3 / 5 | Remedies (includes attorney fees) |
1978-1980 |
| 3 / 6 | Res judicata |
undated |
| 3 / 7 | Retaliation |
1979 |
| 3 / 8 | Retroactivity |
undated |
| 3 / 9 | Sexual harassment |
1981 |
| 3 / 10 | Statutes of limitation |
1980-1981 |
| 3 / 11 | Sunset legislation: proposed issue brief and final
review |
1980 |
| 3 / 12 | Veterans |
undated |
Miscellany Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 13 | Affirmative Action Guideline Revision Committee
presentation |
1980 |
| 3 / 14 | Board of Crime Control and State Library bylaws (sent
for EEO evaluation?) |
1972, 1975 |
| 3 / 15 | Case list against state agencies |
undated |
| 3 / 16 | Case log |
1975-1986 |
| 3 / 17-19 | Case reports (lists of cases closed, withdrawn,
conciliated, and open) |
1977-1986 |
| 3 / 20 | Civil rights bibliography: State Law Library |
1982 |
| 3 / 21 | Flathead Industries for the Handicapped affirmative
action plan and report |
1979-1980 |
| 3 / 22 | Form letters and form legal documents |
undated |
| 4 / 1 | "Guidelines issued by state anti-discrimination
agencies" |
1976 |
| 4 / 2 | Helena Chamber of Commerce Wage Distortion Committee |
1979 |
| 4 / 3 | Human rights guides |
circa 1977 |
| 4 / 4 | Indian education statistics |
1974 |
| 4 / 5 | Indian Resource Information Coalition minutes |
1976 |
| 4 / 6 | Department of Labor and Industry annual report |
1978 |
| 4 / 7 | Legislative history of Human Rights Act |
1973-1975 |
| 4 / 8 | Montana Public Employment Relations Services Review
and Evaluation Team report |
1981 |
| 4 / 9 | Miscellaneous (labelled "Commission meeting" but is
not) |
1984 |
| 4 / 10 | Miscellaneous (includes Governor's proclamations;
"Startling Statements"; annual EEO Conference program, 1986) |
1984-1986 |
Clippings Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 4 / 11 | Miscellaneous (includes employment statistics for
Indians; Human Rights Commission budget; sexual harassment) |
1978-1984 |
Finding aid prepared by MTHS Staff; Updated by Lindsey
Mick
2004;
2024
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