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Montana Commission On Post-secondary Education Records, 1972-1975
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Commission on Post-secondary Education
- Title
- Montana Commission On Post-secondary Education Records
- Dates
- 1972-1975 (inclusive)19721975
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- RS 88 (
- Summary
- The Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education was created by the 1973 Legislative Assembly to study the needs and status of post-secondary education in Montana. Records include agendas, correspondence, news releases, reports, a subject file on Montana State University (Bozeman), and public hearings statements.
- 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 Commission on Post-Secondary Education was created by the 43rd Legislative Assembly (H.B. 578) at the request of Governor Thomas L. Judge. The Commission was charged with the responsibility of conducting a comprehensive study of all forms of post-secondary education in the state in order that the Commission could recommend ways in which post-secondary education might be, "better coordinated, improved, expanded, [and] consolidated." The Commission's study included the units of the Montana University System, as well as the state's vocational-technical centers, community colleges, independent colleges, and proprietary schools and colleges. The Commission, also known as the "Blue Ribbon Commission," was composed of thirty members headed by former Lieutenant Governor Ted James. Patrick M. Callan of Sacramento, California, was hired as staff director. The Commission appointed ten technical consulting groups (Accountability, Adult and Continuing Education, Faculty Research, Fiscal and Budgetary, Manpower Planning, Programmatic Planning, Relations between Post-Secondary Education and Secondary Education, Relations between Post-Secondary Education Unit, Student Enrollment, and Survey Research) to insure the comprehensiveness of its study. Members of the groups represented all of the facilities under study as well as private citizens. The Commission held public hearings around the state to solicit public response. The Commission produced a written report containing 127 recommendations, which was submitted by the governor to the legislature in December 1974. The Commission closed its office on March 31, 1975.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education consist of an agenda (1974), incoming correspondence (1973-1974); interoffice correspondence (1972-1975), including letters and memoranda between members of the commission, the staff director, chairman, and staff, as well as with Governor Thomas L. Judge and Lawrence K. Pettit, Commissioner of Higher Education; general correspondence (1972-1975). All correspondence is arranged alphabetically by subject or correspondent. The records also include news releases; reports (1973-1974, n.d.); a subject file (1973-1974) on Montana State University; and miscellany, including statements made before the Commission during the statewide public hearings. [Photographs and publications transferred to Photo Archives and Library, respectively.]
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Incoming Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | "Responses to Commission recommendations" |
1974 June - October |
| 1 / 2 | "Solicited responses: Legislators" (re Commission's
work) |
1973 August - September |
| 1 / 3 | "Solicited responses: School Superintendents and
Principals" (re Commission's work) |
1973 August - September |
| 1 / 4 | "Solicited responses: State Officers and Elected
Officials" (re Commission's work) |
1973 August - September |
| 1 / 5 | "Solicited responses: Universities, Colleges,
Vo-Techs" (re Commission's work) |
1973 August - September |
| 1 / 6-7 | "Solicited responses: miscellaneous" (re Commission's
work) |
1973 August - 1974 January |
| 1 / 8 | "Unsolicited responses" (re Commission's work;
includes list of correspondents) |
1974 February - June |
General Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 9 | "Administration, Department of" (re inclusion of
University System in the Statewide Budgeting and Accounting System: SBAS) |
1973 November - 1974 May |
| 1 / 10 | "Board of Regents" (includes Board minutes) |
1974 July |
| 1 / 11-12 | "Pat Callan" |
1973-1974 |
| 1 / 13 | "Dolores Colburg, Supt. of Pub. Instruction" |
1972-1974 |
| 1 / 14 | "Legislature" |
1974-1975 |
| 1 / 15 | "Montana Historical Society" |
1973 September |
| 1 / 16 | "[Montana] University System" (includes minutes) |
1974 February - July |
| 1 / 17 | "Dr. Larry Pettit, Commissioner of Higher Education" |
1973-1974 |
| 1 / 18 | "Presidents & Directors of State Units" (includes
responses to questionnaire) |
1973-1974 |
| 1 / 19 | "Presidents (Community Colleges)" |
1973-1974 |
| 1 / 20 | "Presidents (Private Colleges)" |
1973-1974 |
| 1 / 21 | "Presidents (Vo-Techs)" |
1973-1974 |
Interoffice Correspondence Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 22-23 | "Commission Members Correspondence" |
1972-1974 |
| 1 / 24 | "Executive Committee Correspondence" |
1974 |
| 1 / 25 | "H.B. 578" (Larry Pettit re amendments to bill
establishing Commission) |
1973 |
| 1 / 26-27 | "Memos Sent to Commission Members" |
1973-1975 |
| 1 / 28 | "Replies to Questionnaire from Commission Members" |
1973 |
| 1 / 29 | "V.I. - Confidential" (Governor Thomas Judge and
Larry Pettit re formation of Commission) |
1973 |
Minutes Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 30 | Commission Meeting Agenda |
June 1974 |
Press Releases Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 31 | "Releases" |
1973-1974, undated |
Photographs Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 32 | List of photographs transferred to the Photo Archives |
undated |
Printed Material Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 33 | List of printed material transferred to the Library |
undated |
Reports Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 34 | "Ideas to Result in Basic, Rational Restructuring of
Our Present Mental Health Delivery System," by Cleo Butler |
undated |
| 1 / 35 | "Faculty Research Western Montana College," by Dr.
Kenneth J. Baudelier |
1974 |
| 1 / 36 | "Montana Post-secondary Education at the Crossroads,"
by Patrick M. Callan |
1974 |
| 1 / 37 | "A Proposal for the Formation of Post-Secondary
Districts in Montana," by Vernon Kailey, president Miles Community College |
undated |
| 1 / 38 | "Recommendations" (of Native American Commission) |
1974 |
| 1 / 39 | "A Report on Research and Creative Endeavor at
Eastern Montana College," by Gary Beaver, Jay Kirkpatrick, and Helen Wilson |
1974 |
| 1 / 40 | "Research at Montana College of Mineral Science and
Technology" |
1974 |
| 1 / 41 | "Research at Montana State University," by Roy E.
Huffman, vice president for research, and Gary Strobel |
1974 |
| 1 / 42 | "Research at the University of Montana," by N.E.
Taylor, vice president for research, and Paul E. Miller |
1974 |
| 1 / 43 | "The Role of Research at Northern Montana College" |
undated |
| 1 / 44 | Special summary reports for students residing in
Montana who filed "Parents' Confidential Statements" or "Student's Financial
Statements" for 1973-1974 academic year |
1974 |
| 1 / 45 | "Survey Adult Education: Missoula, Great Falls,
Billings" |
1973 |
| 1 / 46 | Miscellaneous (includes "The Student FTE Issue",
"Financing Post-Secondary Education: an Overview", "The Federal Role in Financing
Post-Secondary Education", "Continuous Statewide Planning for Post-Secondary
Education" |
undated |
Subject Files Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1 | "Montana State University" |
1973-1974 |
| 2 / 2 | "H.B. 578" (an act providing for the creation of the
Commission) |
1973 |
| 2 / 3 | "Montana Advisory Council for Vocational Education"
(includes membership lists, minutes, etc.) |
1973 |
| 2 / 4 | "Montana School-College Relations Committee"
(includes minutes, constitution) |
1973 |
Hearings Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 5 | Public hearings (format) |
1973-1974 |
| 2 / 6 | Public hearings: Billings |
1974 January |
| 2 / 7 | Public hearings: Bozeman |
1974 February |
| 2 / 8 | Public hearings: Butte |
1974 February |
| 2 / 9 | Public hearings: Dillon |
1974 April |
| 2 / 10 | Public hearings: Glasgow |
1974 March |
| 2 / 11 | Public hearings: Glendive |
1974 February |
| 2 / 12 | Public hearings: Great Falls |
1974 April |
| 2 / 13 | Public hearings: Havre |
1974 March |
| 2 / 14 | Public hearings: Helena |
1974 March |
| 2 / 15 | Public hearings: Kalispell |
1974 March |
| 2 / 16 | Public hearings: Miles City |
1973 December |
| 2 / 17 | Public hearings: Missoula |
1974 March |
| 2 / 18 | Public hearings: report, "Highlights of Alterntative
Proposals Presented at Public Hearings" |
1974 |
Miscellany Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 19 | "Commission Members' Resumes" |
1973 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education--Montana
- Educational planning--Montana
Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
2004
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