Audra Arnold Browman Papers

Audra Arnold Browman Papers, 1908-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Browman, Audra Arnold (1909- 2002)
Title: Audra Arnold Browman Papers
Dates: 1908-1999 (inclusive)
19081999
Quantity: 21.5 linear feet
Collection Number: Mss 468
Summary: This collection primarily includes two different groups of papers, one portion related to Audra Browman’s historical research about Missoula, Montana, and northwestern Montana, and the other related to her work with the League of Women Voters of Missoula and community, city, and state political issues.
Repository: 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: 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.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Audra Arnold Browman was born to Leila Beeman and Harold DeForest Arnold on May 16, 1909 in West Brookfield, Massachusetts. She was born on the family farm in the same bed as Lucy Stone, a well-known suffragette and Browman’s great-great-aunt.

Browman received her B.A. from Mt. Holyoke, her M.A. from Stanford University, and her PhD from the University of Chicago in biochemistry. She met Ludvig G. Browman while they were both in graduate school in Chicago and they married on March 25, 1933, at about the same time they received their degrees. The Browmans’ first son, Andrew was born in 1935, and their daughter Audra E. in 1937. That same year they moved to Missoula, Montana, where Ludvig Browman accepted a Zoology Department faculty position at the University of Montana.

While Audra Browman hoped for employment using her biochemistry training, state policy prohibited employment of both husband and wife by the same agency. She worked on research projects for a few years but she focused on being a housewife and mother after the births of Dave in 1941 and Cathe in 1945. Before long, her community involvement grew and in 1952, she was a founding member of the League of Women Voters of Missoula, Montana, and later, the first woman elected to the Missoula County High School Board of Trustees.

In the mid 1960s, inspired by a University of Montana librarian, Browman developed an interest in local history. After that, she combined her community activities with extensive research projects focused on Missoula and northwestern Montana. By the time of her death on June 12, 2002, Browman’s research collection was well known and enjoyed extensive community use.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection primarily includes two different groups of papers, one portion related to Audra Browman’s historical research about Missoula, Montana, and northwestern Montana and the other related to her work with the League of Women Voters of Missoula, Montana and community, city, and state political issues.

The collection is divided into nine series. The seven historical research series consist of Browman’s historical research notes and demonstrate her research process beginning with gathering information on a tremendous variety of topics. Next, Browman categorized each research note by subject or by location as a subject. Much of the resulting information was further copied onto index cards to provide an organized, easy-to-use research card file.

The single series of League of Women Voters of Missoula, Montana, papers represents the broad scope of Missoula community, Montana state, and national interests of that organization. The content ranges from news clippings about controversial or political issues to League position statements, informational handouts, and brochures.

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. Copyright not tranferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Audra Arnold Browman Papers, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana--Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is divided into nine series:

Series I: Historical Research Categorized by Subject, 2.5 linear feet, 1934-1995

Series II: Historical Research Categorized by Locations in Montana, 1.75 linear feet, 1930-1994

Series III: News Clippings Categorized by Historical Subjects, 1.25 linear feet, 1928-1987

Series IV: Historical Research Notes Categorized by Source, 2.0 linear feet, 1966 and undated

Series V: Published or Printed Historical Research Resources, 0.5 linear feet, 1950-1999

Series VI: Research Card Files, 8.0 linear feet, undated

Series VII: Photographs and Postcards, 0.25 linear feet, 1908-1993

Series VIII: League of Women Voters of Missoula, Montana, 4.5 linear feet, 1950-1996

Series IX: Miscellaneous, 0.5 linear feet, undated

Custodial History

This collection was held by Audra Browman until her death in 2002.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Audra Elizabeth Adelberger, Audra Browman's daughter, on behalf of the Browman estate.

Processing Note

This collection was processed in 2004. The original arrangement of the collection has been largely maintained. Some of Browman’s original folder titles folder titles were clarified to better identify the contents of a folder, and loose materials were inserted into like groups following existing categories.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I: Historical Research Categorized by Subject, 1934-1995Return to Top

2.5 linear feet

This series contains research notes and articles on people, buildings, places, and institutions primarily in the city and county of Missoula, Montana. The research is drawn from many sources including published histories, city and county records, manuscript collections, and newspapers.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Biography, Charles S. Bagg	undated
1/2	Biography, Stephen C. Barron	undated
1/3	Biography, Louis Brown	undated
1/4	Biography, Catlins	undated
1/5	Biography, Mathias Coleman	undated
1/6	Biography, Horace Countryman	undated
1/7	Biography, Marcus Daly	undated
1/8	Biography, DeMers	1989
1/9	Biography, Martin L. and Lina Emigh	undated
1/10	Biography, James House	undated
1/11	Biography, John Lafayette Humble	undated
1/12	Biography, "E.B. Johnson" by Tom Haines	undated
1/13	Biography, Walter W. Johnson	undated
1/14	Biography, Sam Keim	undated
1/15	Biography, W.J. McCormick	undated
1/16	Biography, McWhirk	undated
1/17	Biography, Frances Logan Merriam	1979
1/18	Biography, John Miller	undated
1/19	Biography, Cornelius O’Keefe	undated
1/20	Biography, Pelletier/Pelkey	undated
1/21	Biography, Clarence Prescott	1993
1/22	Biography, Antoine Rivet	undated
1/23	Biography, Kenneth Ross	undated
1/24	Biography, Charles Schafft	undated
1/25	Biography, John A. Simms	undated
1/26	Biography, Joseph Wagner	undated
1/27	Biography, George M. Windes	undated
1/28	Biography, Judge Frank H. Woody	undated
1/29	Biography, Frank Worden	undated
1/30	Biography, miscellaneous	undated
1/31	Clippings profiling various Missoulians	1979-1980
1/32	Notes and news clippings about pioneers	1960-1967
1/33	Bridges, historical	undated
1/34	Bridges and Ferries, historical	undated
1/35	Descriptions of public and business buildings	undated
1/36	Cemeteries	undated
1/37	"Nemeissoulatakoo Valley: Crossroads of Western Montana, The Early History of Missoula," compiled by Audra Browman	1971
1/38	City of Missoula	undated
1/39	City ordinances	undated
2/1	Missoula town/city	undated
2/2	Chronology of local government in Missoula	undated
2/3	South Missoula commercial district	undated
2/4	Missoula notes and articles	undated
2/5	Broad history of Missoula Valley	undated
2/6	Locations near Missoula	undated
2/7	Excerpts from Don Bert Omundson’s 1961 thesis, "Study of Place Names in Missoula County," creeks and lakes	undated
2/8	Missoula, name and county	undated
2/9	Early Missoula, people and occupations	undated
2/10	Missoula County buildings	undated
2/11	Missoula County government	undated
2/12	Missoula County commissioners	undated
2/13	Missoula County Poor Farm and Detention Hospital	1987
2/14	Missoula County finances	undated
2/15	Early Missoula court cases	undated
2/16	Counties and townships	undated
2/17	Deaths by violence or accident	undated
2/18	Elections	undated
2/19	Election precincts	undated
2/20	Election precincts, post offices, and school districts	undated
3/1	Forest service	undated
3/2	Notes and articles on Fort Missoula	1948-1972 and undated
3/3	Fur traders	undated
3/4	Indians	undated
3/5	Notes and magazine articles about Indians	1980-1989 and undated
3/6	Newspaper articles about Indians	1958-1990 and undated
3/7	"An Investigation of Early Land Ownership and Building Locations in Missoula, Montana" by Millard Hulse	undated
3/8	Ownership of land	undated
3/9	Land surveys and plats	undated
3/10	Land, primarily Missoula	undated
3/11	Land, Missoula	undated
3/12	Notes and articles on lumbering	1966-1976 and undated
3/13	Mining claims	undated
3/14	Missionaries	undated
3/15	Miscellaneous notes on Montana	undated
3/16	Miscellaneous news articles on historical events and places in Montana	1934-1991
3/17	Typed research notes regarding Montana from pre-1800 through1894	undated
3/18	Montana townships	undated
3/19	Montana territory and name	undated
3/20	Naming Montana	undated
3/21	Broad history of Western Montana	undated
3/22	Notes and articles on Mullan Road	undated
4/1	Names in Montana	undated
4/2	Newspapers	undated
4/3	"Beginnings of Parks in Missoula City and County"	1992
4/4	Park laws	undated
4/5	Postal and voter information	undated
4/6	Post offices	undated
4/7	Postal routes	undated
4/8	Railroads	undated
4/9	Reminiscences	1967-1976
4/10	Roads	undated
4/11	Maps of trails and roads	undated
4/12	Schools	undated
4/13	Schools, from SPI reports	undated
4/14	Schools between 1893 and 1915	undated
4/15	School districts 1 through 30	undated
5/1	School districts 31 through 71	undated
5/2	School district research raw material	undated
5/3	Notes on changes such as consolidation of school districts	undated
5/4	Schools, Teacher’s Institutes	undated
5/5	Short-lived settlements in pre-1893 Missoula County	undated
5/6	"Odds and Ends about Early Sports in Missoula"	undated
5/7	Stage and pack lines	undated
5/8	Tax lists	undated
5/9	Tax records	undated
5/10	Territorial legislation	undated
5/11	Delegates to primary conventions from 1871-1876	undated
5/12	Territorial maps	undated
5/13	Territorial miscellaneous	undated
5/14	Water	undated
5/15	Water rights	undated
5/16	Welfare and health	undated
5/17	Notes and articles about women	undated
5/18	News articles about women	1979-1995
5/19	"Women in Missoula in the Early Years"	undated
5/20	Notes from "The Woman’s Souvenir"	undated

Series II: Historical Research Categorized by Subject, 1934-1995Return to Top

2.5 linear feet

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
6/1	Arlee notes and articles	1964-1976
6/2	Bearmouth notes	undated
6/3	Bitterroot Valley notes and maps	undated
6/4	Bitterroot Valley articles	1965-1987
6/5	Bonita notes and articles	undated
6/6	Bonner notes and articles	1976-1993
6/7	Cedar Creek notes and articles	undated
6/8	Cedar Creek notes	undated
6/9	Notes from Helena, Montana newspapers about Cedar Creek	undated
6/10	Notes from Helena, Montana newspaper, The Rocky Mountain Gazette Daily about Cedar Creek	undated
6/11	Notes on deaths in Cedar area	undated
6/12	Notes on Superior, Montana originally known as "Mouth of Cedar"	undated
6/13	Notes from Deer Lodge, Montana newspaper, The Weekly Independent about Cedar Creek	undated
6/14	Notes from Helena Daily Herald about Cedar Junction, also called Junction City	undated
6/15	Clinton notes and articles	undated
6/16	Council Grove and Hellgate notes and articles	1957-1994
6/17	Hellgate clippings	1964
6/18	Hellgate photo	undated
6/19	Darby and Conner articles	1958-1981
6/20	Elk Creek, Sunset, and Greenough	undated
6/21	Flathead Lake	1973
6/22	Flathead County	undated
6/23	Photo of sketch of Flathead Agency	undated
6/24	"The Flathead Official Guide to Dude and Guest Ranches in Northwestern Montana"	undated
7/1	Forest City	undated
7/2	Sam E. Johns Excerpts	undated
7/3	Frenchtown	undated
7/4	Frenchtown articles	1930-1976
7/5	Glacier, Flathead, and Lincoln Counties	undated
7/6	Jocko and Dixon, notes and plat	undated
7/7	Lake County	undated
7/8	Lincoln County, Libby	undated
7/9	Lincoln County	1966
7/10	Lolo notes and maps	1968
7/11	Lolo articles	1953-1977
7/12	Louisville	undated
7/13	Copy of 1870 survey showing LouLou Fork	undated
7/14	Mineral County	undated
7/15	Mineral County	1970-1996
7/16	Mineral County Pioneer	undated
7/17	Miscellaneous town in Montana	undated
7/18	Nine Mile Notes and articles	1975
7/19	O’Keefe and Evaro notes	undated
7/20	One Horse	1976
7/21	Potomac and Blackfoot Valley notes and articles	1963-1987
7/22	"Poor" pictures and negatives of horse camp at Potomac and Condon Ranger Station	1973
8/1	Quartz	undated
8/2	Rattlesnake notes, maps, and articles	1976-1980
8/3	Notes from Rock Creek Record	undated
8/4	Rocky Mountain passes	undated
8/5	Saint Regis Centennial Salute	1989
8/6	Sanders notes and articles	undated
8/7	Sanders County compiled histories	undated
8/8	Sanders County	undated
8/9	Index of people in Sanders County before Jan. 1, 1886	undated
8/10	Sanders County notes, articles, and maps	1958-1979
8/11	Scribner	1966-1973
8/12	"Seeley-Swan Valley: a history" by Audra Browman	1965-1994
8/13	Seeley Swan schools and libraries	undated
8/14	"To Be Alone and Not to Feel Alone" by Mary Hesse Hartwick, about distance learning while living at Seeley Lake	ca. 1930
8/15	Seeley Swan notes and interviews	1967-1976
8/16	Seeley Clearwater	undated
8/17	Seeley Clearwater notes and articles	undated
8/18	Postcards of Swan, Seeley, and Mission Mountain areas	undated
8/19	Two photos of building at Pine Ridge	1939
9/1	Photo at Smith Creek	1932
9/2	"Swan Valley, Western Montana"	undated
9/3	Swan Valley miscellaneous	1971-1994
9/4	"Observations on Trips from Missoula to Holland Lake 1937-1986"	undated
9/5	"Corlett, Montana" by Kate Heedoks	undated
9/6	Photos and negatives of tumbledown buildings at Clearwater Junction	undated
9/7	"Laird’s Lodge" history	1967
9/8	Photo of "Cap" Laird	undated
9/9	"Montana’s Mushing Challenge" by Bruce Greer	undated
9/10	"Mission Mountains East" by Bill Cunningham	undated
9/11	Stevens report	undated
9/12	Swan Valley land and water	undated
9/13	Holland Lake map	undated
9/14	Stevensville, Owen, and Harris notes and articles	undated
9/15	Stevensville articles	1947-1989
9/16	Trout or Trout Creek	undated
9/17	Victor	1981

Series III: News Clippings Categorized by Historical Subjects, 1928-1987Return to Top

1.25 linear feet

This series contains news clippings about people, buildings, places, and institutions primarily in and around the city and county of Missoula, Montana. The research is drawn from a variety of newspapers in Missoula and the surrounding area.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
9/18	1908 flood	undated
9/19	Houses in Missoula	1951-1980
9/20	Hotels	1963-1970
9/21	Ice company	undated
9/22	Mining	1942-1987
9/23	Miscellaneous	1940-1986
9/24	Missions	1969-1976
9/25	Missoula	1959-1981
9/26	Downtown Missoula buildings	1971
9/27	Mountains, lakes, rivers	1948-1965
10/1	Museums	1973-1986
10/2	Music	1960-1970
10/3	Railroads	1940-1971
10/4	Ranches	1964-1978
10/5	Recreation, skiing	1963-1981
10/6	Schools	1953-1979
10/7	Street cars	1958-1971
10/8	Streets	1928-1980
10/9	Sugar beets	1965
10/10	Telephones and telegraphs	1953-1984
10/11	Theaters	1957-1964
10/12	Undertakers	1965
10/13	The University of Montana Biological Station	1967
10/14	The University of Montana campus maps	undated
10/15	The University of Montana	1940-1949
10/16	The University of Montana	1950-1959
10/17	The University of Montana	1960-1969
10/18	The University of Montana	1970-1979
10/19	Newsletter called "The Establishment, An Overground Publication of the UM Administration"	February 29, 1969

Series IV: Historical Research Notes Categorized by Source, 1966Return to Top

2.0 linear feet

This series contains research notes categorized by source. Browman took notes from each of the listed sources and generally kept a chronological organization within the category. The notes were probably copied to other research categories and especially to the card files.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
11/1	Advertisement from the Missoulians from 1870-1901	undated
11/2	Missoula newspapers from 1886-1955	undated
11/3	Missoula County Times from October 3, 1883-March 7, 1888	undated
11/4	Missoula County Times from 1870-1871	undated
11/5	Missoula County Times from 1872	undated
11/6	Missoula County Times from 1873	undated
11/7	Missoula County Times from 1874	undated
11/8	Missoula County Times from 1875	undated
11/9	Missoula County Times from 1876	undated
11/10	Missoula County Times from 1877	undated
11/11	Missoula County Times from 1878	undated
11/12	Missoula County Times from 1879-1882	undated
11/13	Missoula County Times from 1880	undated
11/14	Missoula County Times from 1881	undated
11/15	Missoula County Times from 1882	undated
11/16	Missoula County Times from 1883	undated
11/17	Missoula County Times from 1884	undated
12/1	Missoula County Times from 1885	undated
12/2	Missoula County Times from 1886	undated
12/3	Missoula County Times from 1887	undated
12/4	Missoula County Times from 1888	undated
12/5	Missoula County Times from 1888-1889	undated
12/6	Missoula Gazette from 1889-1890	undated
12/7	Missoula Gazette from 1891	undated
12/8	Missoula Gazette from 1891	undated
12/9	Missoula Gazette from 1892	undated
12/10	Missoula Gazette from 1892	undated
13/1	Missoulian from 1893	undated
13/2	Missoula newspaper articles between 1870 and 1890	undated
13/3	Missoula newspapers in Helena Historical Library	undated
13/4	Montana Post from 1864-1865	undated
13/5	Montana Post from 1865	undated
13/6	Anaconda newspapers from 1891	undated
13/7	Deer Lodge newspapers from 1869-1872	undated
13/8	Helena newspapers from 1866-1871	undated
13/9	Interlake pioneer list from 1957	undated
13/10	Northwest Tribune from 1888-1889	undated
13/11	Rocky Mountain Husbandman from 1875-1885	undated
13/12	Stevensville and Hamilton newspapers from 1888-1910	undated
13/13	Historical and Business Directory from 1879	undated
13/14	Montana Advertising Directory from 1883	undated
13/15	Wright and Woodward City Directory from 1890	undated
13/16	Polk Directories, non-Missoula	undated
13/17	Missoula Polk Directories	undated
13/18	Missoula Polk Directory from1905	undated
13/19	Census from 1860-1940	undated
13/20	Census from 1870	undated
13/21	Census from 1880	undated
13/22	Census from 1890	undated
13/23	Voter’s poll lists from 1862-1881	undated
14/1	Articles of Incorporation from Feburary 1868-February 1893	undated
14/2	Courthouse miscellaneous from 1868-1911	undated
14/3	Vault book called "Book of Motions" from 1877-1892	undated
14/4	Vault book on district court actions from 1879-1883	undated
14/5	Deed books, A through J to June 6, 1888	undated
14/6	Bills of sale dated December 20, 1870 through April 226, 1893	undated
14/7	Deed index book A,B,C to April 26, 1893	undated
14/8	Miscellaneous payments warrant book entries from March 1877 to December 1884	undated
14/9	Licenses from 1866-1871	undated
14/10	Licenses	undated
14/11	Mortgages and mechanical liens from 1870-1890	undated
14/12	Men filing bonds for official positions 1868-1890	undated
14/13	Miscellaneous information from The University of Montana maps	undated
14/14	Notes from ledgers and other sources in the Missoula Public Library	undated
14/15	Notes from first book of records dated April 29, 1876 to March 27, 1867	undated
14/16	Notes from ranch claims books dated April 28, 1865 to November 20, 1882	undated
14/17	Worden and Company inventory from 1860-1886	undated
14/18	Worden and Company lists of names from the trading mill and store from 1860-1872	undated
14/19	Worden and Company inventory excluding daybooks from 1860-1904	undated
14/20	Notes from Mrs. Clapp’s manuscript about Missoula area	undated
14/21	Notes on University of Montana from Mrs. Clapp’s manuscript	January 1966
14/22	Notes from articles by Will Cave	undated
14/23	Notes from "Economic Development of Missoula" by Shirley Coon	undated

Series V: Published or Printed Historical Research Resources, 1950-1999Return to Top

0.5 linear feet

This series contains published historical resources retained by Browman. Research notes and research directions in other series originated with some of these materials.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
15/1	"The Montana Historical and Genealogical Data Index" compiled by Paulette Parpart and Don Spritzer	1987
15/2	"The Jews of Montana," a thesis by Benjamin Kelson	1950
15/3	"A Minyan in the Mountains: Jews of Missoula, Montana" by Janet Klein	1993
15/4	"Deschamps Families of Missoula, Montana" researched by Florence Deschamps	January 1982
15/5	Early Days in Sagebrush County by Clarence Popham	1998
15/6	"Missoula: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"	undated
15/7	Clippings from Missoulian column titled "Keeping up with Jones" by Deane Jones	1967-1972
15/8	Clippings from Missoulian column titled "Other Days by John Toole"	1975-1976
15/9	Clippings from Missoulian column titled "Hellgate Breezes" by Ed Erlandson	1978-1979
15/10	Clippings from Missoulian column titled "An Elephant in Every Yard" by Jo Rainbolt	1978-1979

Series VI: Research Card Files, undatedReturn to Top

8.0 linear feet

This series represents the distilled results of a substantial amount of research on people, buildings, places, and institutions in counties in northwestern Montana. Each card has notes about a subject and usually refers to the source of the information. Browman created this comprehensive resource and made it available to researchers in her home. Browman included a guide to the abbreviations and sources and the guide is kept with the card file. The cards are held in an eight drawer card file cabinet.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
drawer
1	Missoula County, A-D
1	Missoula County, D-H
2	Missoula County, I-Mc
2	Missoula County, Mc-S
3	Missoula County, T-Z
3	Mineral County, A-Z
4	Ravalli County, A-J
4	Ravalli County, K-Z
5	Flathead County, A-Z
5	Sanders County, A-Z
6	Missoula and other Montana towns and locales
6	Seeley-Swan A-Z, Water (including creeks, rivers, lakes, gulches, and ditches), and Mines
7	Settlements and places, Chinese, Indians, and African Americans
8	Organizations, Corporations, Charters, Businesses, Professions, and Miscellaneous Sources

Series VII: Photographs and Postcards, 1908-1993Return to Top

0.25 linear feet

This series contains a limited quantity of photographs and postcards that depict subjects researched in greater depth. The photos are not originals.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
16/1	McKay photo of J.M. Lucy and wood-burning locomotive at Missoula	1993
16/2	Two lumber photos	1908
16/3	Miscellaneous photos of 1908 flood	undated
16/4	Miscellaneous photos of Missoula	undated
16/5	Miscellaneous photos of downtown Missoula	undated
16/6	Faded photocopies of F.M. Ingalls’ Missoula photographs	undated
OS21/1	Advertising reprint of University of Montana campus photo	1970
OS21/2	Aerial photos of Missoula	1976
16/7	Postcards of Missoula	undated
16/8	Black and white postcards of Missoula	undated
16/9	Aerial view postcards of Missoula	undated
16/10	Aerial and hill view postcards of Missoula	undated
16/11	Postcards of the University of Montana	undated
16/12	Historical postcards of Montana places and people	undated
16/13	Montana Women’s History Project cards	ca. 1975
16/14	Postcards of Indians	undated
16/15	Miscellaneous Western theme postcards	undated

Series VIII: League of Women Voters of Missoula, Montana, 1950-1996Return to Top

4.5 linear feet

This series contains materials gathered and retained by Browman for her work with the League of Women Voters. The materials include newspaper clippings, position papers, reports, brochures, pamphlets, and newsletters. The contents were intended to educate Browman and other voters on the background, the choices, and possible results of community, city, and state political issues. The series demonstrates over thirty-five years of an active interest in Missoula and Montana issues.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
16/16	Local membership	1956-1978
16/17	10th Anniversary Program	1961
16/18	By-law revisions	1964-1973
16/19	First state convention	April 1955
16/20	LWV brochures on state government	undated
17/1	State newsletter titled "The Montana Voter"	1970-1993
17/2	National newsletter titled "The National Voter"	1981-1992
17/3	"A Leader’s Guide to National Program"	1984-1992
17/4	Directory to City Government	1974
17/5	State finances	1956-1958
17/6	"State-Local Relations"	1964-1969
17/7	National tips	undated
17/8	Missoula chapter financial reports	1950-1970
17/9	City and county reports	1951-1956
17/10	City charter	1976
17/11	City consolidation	1976
17/12	Good government consolidations	1982-1983
17/13	Missoula city government, miscellaneous	1972-1994
18/1	City Planning	1950-1970
18/2	City Planning	1958-1993
18/3	City/County unification and background	1961-1970
18/4	Planning boards and women’s council	1963-1965
18/5	"Goals for Missoula"	ca. 1970
18/6	Urban Missoula land use	1975
18/7	Missoula urban planning news clippings	1967-1988
18/8	Downtown Missoula	undated
18/9	Missoulian newspaper special edition regarding redesigning downtown	1987
18/10	"Citizen’s Guide to Prospective Missoula Zoning Ordinance"	1993
18/11	Subdivision Analysis for Missoula County	1974-1992
18/12	Comprehensive plan update	undated
18/13	City Manager	1954-1958
18/14	City Manager news clippings	1953-1958
18/15	General studies	1950-1967
18/16	Health services	1965-1984
18/17	Public health and sanitation	1955-1992
19/1	Public Health Department news clippings and brochures	1951-1966
19/2	Housing studies	1964-1972
19/3	Industry and pollution	1969-1970
19/4	Air pollution report	1981
19/5	Labor	1966-1978
19/6	Libraries	1967-1979
19/7	Library position paper	1968
19/8	Five Valley River Park	1972-1977
19/9	Parks, articles and news clippings	1970-1994
19/10	Parks, news clippings	1964-1990
19/11	Parks, reports and proposals	1976-1977
19/12	Elected high school board	1952-1964
19/13	Unification of schools	undated
19/14	"Missoula Plans Its Educational Future"	1952
19/15	Greenbelt and land use	1975-1980
19/16	Missoula miscellaneous	1990-1993
19/17	Census enumeration districts	1970
20/1	"Local government in Montana, the People and the Cost"	1974
20/2	Interlocal cooperation	1969-1972
20/3	Interlocal Cooperation Commission	1969-1974
20/4	Miscellaneous Missoula tax information	ca. 1970s
20/5	Water quality	1988-1996
20/6	Clark Fork River news clippings	1980-1993
20/7	Analysis of water quality and beaver management in Rattlesnake Creek	1980
20/8	Ditches	1955-1970
20/9	Dams	1961-1978
20/10	City attempts to purchase a water system	1959-1984
20/11	Recorded water wells in Missoula County	1977
20/12	Missoula Valley Water Study	1977-1978
20/13	Mountain Water Company	1989
20/14	Water general	1959-1990
20/15	Water studies	1957-1992
20/16	Water systems	1984-1990
20/17	Water pollution news clippings and brochures	1990-1991
21/1	Miscellaneous water-related brochures	1990
21/2	"Hydrogeology and Water Resources of the Missoula Basin," by Arthur L. Geldon	1979
21/3	Sewer news clippings and studies	1958-1980
21/4	"Soil Amendment to Improve crop Growth in the Missoula Valley," by Nellie Stark and Steve Bodmer	1979

Series IX: Miscellaneous, undatedReturn to Top

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This series contains papers that did not fit into apparent existing categories but generally relate to Browman’s research and her use of that research.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
21/5	Abbreviations used in research card file
21/6	Miscellaneous material used in talks
21/7	“Fun Facts in Montana” trivia cards
OS22	Scrapbook history of Missoula with photos
OS22	Four handwritten captions and three pencil drawings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Women in politics--Montana--Missoula
Women--Montana--Missoula--Societies and clubs

Corporate Names

League of Women Voters of Missoula

Geographical Names

Missoula (Mont.)--History--Sources
Missoula (Mont.)--Politics and government
Montana--History--Sources
Montana--Politics and government

Occupations

Women historians--Montana--Missoula
Women political activists--Montana--Missoula

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