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Herbert M. Peet Research Collection , 1833-1958

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Peet, Herbert M. (Herbert Marlin), 1892-1959
Title
Herbert M. Peet Research Collection
Dates
1833-1958 (inclusive)
Quantity
8 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 89 (collection)
Summary
Herbert Peet (1892-1959) was a Great Falls, Montana, newspaperman and amateur historian. Collection consists of research notes on Montana history copied from various sources; clippings; history articles; and Peet's writings, including a manuscript on Governor Samuel T. Hauser and a day-to-day chronicle of Hauser's career.
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library and Archives
Montana Historical Society, Library and Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 406-444-2681
Fax: 406-444-5297
mthslibrary@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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Biographical Note

Herbert M. Peet was born April 22, 1892, in Wellsville, New York. He came to Montana in 1916, as editor of the Equity News in Great Falls. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army, and upon his discharge purchased the Harlowton Press , which he published for several years before returning to Great Falls to join the editorial staff of the Great Falls Tribune . In March 1931, Peet resigned at the Tribune to become co-publisher of the Everett Morning News in Everett, Washington. While he lived in Washington, Herbert Peet served as the state's rural relief director and assistant regional director for the Farm Security Administration headquartered in Portland, Oregon. During World War II he again returned to the Great Falls Tribune to supervise the state news and special features. Leaving the Tribune a few years later, he worked for the federal government, and finally completed his newspaper career in Seattle, retiring in 1953. Peet died in Vancouver, British Columbia, on December 15, 1959. As an amateur historian Peet had intended to publish a book on Montana's territorial period and spent many years researching his subject. However, business conflicts and the lack of publishing house encouragement prevented the book's completion. The most thorough research was the work Peet did on the life of Helena banker and governor, Samuel T. Hauser. Herbert Peet published some of his work in historical quarterlies, as well as in the Tribune's Sunday tabloid section.

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Content Description

This collection consists primarily of research notes on Montana history copied from a wide variety of published materials. The majority of these notes are contained in looseleaf notebooks #1-35. Also included in collection are newspaper clippings, history articles, and research data and writings. In addition to the numbered notebooks, Peet also maintained other notebooks containing biographies, chronologies of events, and miscellaneous topics. The best organized material is the Samuel T. Hauser research subgroup, which includes Peet's unpublished manuscript and meticulous notes on every facet of Hauser's life.

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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. The Society 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 Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subgroup and series

Location of Collection

5:5-2

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information 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

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Subject Terms

  • Cattle raising--Montana [Central]
  • Constitutional conventions--Montana
  • Copper mines and mining--Montana
  • Elections--Corrupt practices--Montana
  • History--Research
  • Railroads--Montana

Geographical Names

  • Butte (Mont.)
  • Helena (Mont.)--Biography
  • Montana-- History

Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
2004

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