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Madison County Centennial Writing Contest Collection, 1964
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Madison County Centennial Writing Contest
- Title
- Madison County Centennial Writing Contest Collection
- Dates
- 1964 (inclusive)19641964
- Quantity
- .4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 0137, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Madison County Centennial Writing Contest Collection was a competition sponsored by the public schools of Madison County, Montana in 1964, to encourage student research in the history of the county. The topics ranged from biography to community history, with many based on personal interviews conducted by the authors.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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Researchers are reminded that the copyright for each individual research paper resides with the author and that conformance to federal and state law regarding fair use of intellectual properties is the responsibility of the collection user.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Centennial Writing Contest was a competition sponsored by the public schools of Madison County, Montana, to encourage student research in the history of the county. Among the judges in the contest were Naomi Lane Babson, Dale White, and A. B. Guthrie. The papers were submitted anonymously, with judges submitting their choice based on entry numbers. The topics ranged from biography to community history, with many based on personal interviews conducted by the authors.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers in this collection have been arranged alphabetically by the author's name. In addition to the author name inventory, this finding aid contains a title index to the papers, along with a listing of the original accession numbers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are reminded that the copyright for each individual research paper resides with the author and that conformance to federal and state law regarding fair use of intellectual properties is the responsibility of the collection user.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The Madison County Centennial Writing Contest Collection was donated to Special Collections from a variety of sources in 1964-1965. The collection was consolidated from several essays that had previously been accessioned separately bearing numbers from 137 through 280.
The following accession numbers were consolidated to form this collection: 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 175, 176, 177, 181, 182, 184, 185, 186, 187, 189, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2009 January 28
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description |
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Box/Folder | |
1/1 | Anderson, Jean E.: The Making of a Sheepman |
1/2 | Armstrong, Bonnie: Report of Mrs. Jenny Duncan |
1/3 | Bowersox, Barry: Clarence L. Oliver Family |
1/4 | Boyd, Evelyn: The Parsons Bridge |
1/5 | Brownback, Mark: Mining in Mammoth |
1/6 | Brownback, Mark: The Norwegian Dredge |
1/7 | Carey, Anne: Nikolas and Mary Carey: First Postmaster and Postmistress of Adobetown |
1/8 | Carey, Bill: The Buried Ghost Town |
1/9 | Clark, Gary: Thomas L. Lincoln |
1/10 | Clark, James W.: The Over Anxious Hunter |
1/11 | Daems, Patricia: Life in Old Virginia City |
1/12 | Dietrich, Kay: The Workings of the Boaz Mine |
1/13 | Drake, Cynthia: Pony, Montana |
1/14 | Duncan, Sheila: Mrs. Duncan's Report |
1/15 | Gates, Marie: Coal Mining Near Mill Creek |
1/16 | Gates, Mary: George Carkeek |
1/17 | Gates, Mary E.: White Bear |
1/18 | Gilman, Glenn: William Taylor: Montana Pioneer |
1/19 | Gilman, Karla: From Pleasant Green to Stinking Water |
1/20 | Gilman, Leslie: Old Roads |
1/21 | Grauman, David: The Revenue Mine |
1/22 | Gum, Glenda: Pioneer Preacher |
1/23 | Hansen, David: Old Timers of Madison County |
1/24 | Harkins, Marilyn: Early History of Silver Star, Madison County, Montana |
1/25 | Hokanson, Bethel: Norris School |
1/26 | Hokanson, David: Cold Spring School |
1/27 | Jasmann, Larry: Trouble on the Revenue Flats |
1/28 | Jasmann, Susie: Tom Flemming |
1/29 | Lott, Margaret: The Early History of Twin Bridges |
1/30 | Manley, Jackie: The Early History of Pony |
1/31 | Marsh, Dan: The History and Development of Sheridan, Montana |
1/32 | Martin, Joanne: The Harrison Bank Robbery |
1/33 | McCrea, Billy: Sheriff James Summer |
1/34 | McDonnell, Mary Ann: Bravery and Courage |
1/35 | Meyer, Max: History of Brandon |
1/36 | Nelson, Steve: Early Madison County Mines |
1/37 | Olsen, Cathy: Harrison and its Schools |
1/38 | Powell, Milt: The Founder of Norris |
1/39 | Rice, Greg: History of Harrison Bank |
1/40 | Reichman, Roger: The Sheriff Summers Murder |
1/41 | Rowe, Wayne: Red Bluff, Montana |
1/42 | Sauerbier, Kristy: Mattie |
1/43 | Schulz, Dave: A Railroad in Ruby Valley |
1/44 | Sheehan, Kathy: Desperado Among The Miners |
1/45 | Shipman, Edine: Edna Rosella Newbary |
1/46 | Shirley, Stuart: The Flying D Cattle Company |
1/47 | Shorten, Carol: Summit Valley |
1/48 | Shorten, Linda: Long Hunted Homestead |
1/49 | Steiner, Rhonda E.: Children in Early Alder Gulch |
1/50 | Stephens, Janet: Tobacco Money |
1/51 | Sykes, Julia: The Cherry Creek School |
1/52 | Tilton, Jeannie: Dear Webb |
1/53 | Tilton, Mary: William Henry Vanderburgh: Young Fur Trader |
1/54 | Tolson, Carolyn: Destiny of a Runaway "Wolff" |
1/55 | Visser, Sandra: The Harrison Flour Mill |
1/56 | Weber, Karla Sue, Brandon |
1/57 | Weber, Penny Lynn: Portrait of a Pioneer: George Edward Wright |
1/58 | Wheeler, Jean: James Madison Page |
1/59 | White, Kathie: The Madisonian: Montana's Oldest Weekly |
1/60 | Womack, Peter: Coming to Madison - The Hard Way |
Alphabetical listing by title | |
Brandon
Weber, Karla Sue
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Bravery and Courage
McDonnell, Mary Ann
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The Buried Ghost Town
Carey, Bill
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Cherry Creek School
Sykes, Julia
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Children in Early Alder Gulch
Steiner, Rhonda E.
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Clarence L. Oliver Family
Bowerson, Barry
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Coal Mining Near Mill Creek
Gates, Marie E.
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Cold Spring School
Hokanson, David
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Coming to The Madison - The Hard Way
Womack, Peter
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Dear Webb
Tilton, Jeannie
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Desperado Among the Miners
Sheehan, Kathy
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Destiny of a Runaway "Wolff"
Tolson, Carolyn
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Early History of Pony
Manley, Jackie
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The Early History of Silver Star, Madison County, Montana
Harkins, Marilyn
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The Early History of Twin Bridges
Lott, Margaret
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Early Madison County Mines
Nelson, Steve
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Edna Rosella Newbary
Shipman, Edine
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The Flying D Cattle Company
Shirley, Stuart
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The Founder of Norris
Powell, Milt
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From Pleasant Green to Stinking Water
Gilman, Karla
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George Carkeek
Gates, Mary
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Harrison and its Schools
Olsen, Cathy
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The Harrison Bank Robbery
Martin, Joanne
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The Harrison Flour Mill
Visser, Sandra
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The History of Brandon
Meyer, Max
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The History and Development of Sheridan,
Montana
Marsh, Dan
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History of Harrison Bank
Rice, Greg
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James Madison Page
Wheeler, Jean
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Life In Old Virginia City
Daems, Patricia
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Long Hunted Homestead
Shorten, Linda
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The Madisonian: Montana's Oldest Weekly
White, Kathie
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The Making of a Sheepman
Anderson, Jean E.
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Mattie
Sauerbier, Kristy
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Mining in Mammoth
Brownback, Mark
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Mrs. Duncan's Report
Duncan, Sheila
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Nikolas and Mary Carey: First Postmaster and
Postmistress of Adobetown
Carey, Anne
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Norris School
Hokanson, Bethel
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The Norwegian Dredge
Brownback, Frank
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Old Roads
Gilman, Leslie
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Old Timers of Madison County
Hansen, David
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The Over Anxious Hunter
Clark, James W.
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The Parsons Bridge
Boyd, Evelyn
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Pioneer Preacher
Gum, Glenda
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Pony, Montana
Drake, Cynthia
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Portrait of a Pioneer - George Edward "Ed"
Wright
Weber, Penny Lynn
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A Railroad in the Ruby Valley
Schulz, Dave
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Red Bluff, Montana
Rowe, Wayne
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Report of Mrs. Jenny Duncan
Armstrong, Bonnie
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The Revenue Mine
Grauman, David
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Sheriff James Summers
McCrea, Billy
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The Sheriff James Summers Murder
Reichman, Roger
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Summit Valley
Shorten, Carol
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Thomas L. Lincoln
Clark, Gary
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Tobacco Money
Stephens, Janet
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Tom Flemming
Jasmann, Susie
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Trouble on the Revenue Flats
Jasmann, Larry
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White Bear
Gates, Mary E.
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William Taylor-Montana Pioneer
Gilman, Glenn
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The Workings of the Boaz Mine
Dietrich, Kay
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William Henry Vanderburgh-Young Fur Trader
Tilton, Mary
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The following accession numbers were
consolidated to form this collection:
137 138 139 140 141 143 153 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 167 168 169 175
176 177 181 182 184 185 186 187 189 254 255 256 257 258 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267
268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- School contests-Montana-Madison County
Geographical Names
- Madison County (Mont.)-Biography
- Madison County (Mont.)-Centennial celebrations, etc
- Madison County (Mont.)-History