Montana Department of Transportation, Directors' Office records

Montana Department of Transportation, Directors' Office records, 1956-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Montana. Department of Transportation
Title: Montana Department of Transportation, Directors' Office records
Dates: 1956-2001 (inclusive)
19562001
Quantity: 29.2 linear feet
Collection Number: RS 492 (Formerly RS 411)
Summary: This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Transportation records, RS 492. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Transportation records. These records of the Director's Office of the Department of Transportation consist of correspondence, subject files, reports, meeting minutes, and organizational charts kept by directors of the Montana Department of Highways and Montana Department of Transportation.
Repository: 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: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Montana State Highway Commission was created in 1913 by the state Legislative Assembly. The original Commission was composed of three members. In 1917 new legislation altered the organization of the Commission by authorizing the appointment of twelve members according to geographic highway districts. Membership was changed again in 1921 to three members appointed by the Governor and in 1941 to five members, also appointed by the Governor. In 1971 the Commission was renamed the Montana Department of Highways, created by Chapter 7 of the Executive Reorganization Act of 1971 and implemented by executive order of the Governor on December 16, 1971. The Department of Highways took over all but the advisory functions of the State Highway Commission.

By 1972, the Department consisted of seven divisions: the Legal Division, Personnel Division, Centralized Services Division, Engineering Division, Motor Pool Division, Gross Vehicle Weight Division, and the Maintenance Division. Each division is headed by an administrator. The Centralized Services Division, Engineering Division, Motor Pool Division, Gross Vehicle Weight Division, and the Maintenance Division are furthered sub-divided into bureaus, headed by Chiefs. In 1991, the Department of Highways became the Department of Transportation. This was primarily a name change. However, there were some structural and administrative changes.

The position of the Director of the Department of Highways, and later the Department of Transportation, was created in 1971 when the Department of Highways was created. The Director acts as the Department head, directing and advising the Department, communicating with Federal Agencies and Legislators, interpreting Federal guidelines and advising the administration of federal-aid, communicating with State and Local Congressional leaders and State Governors, as well as directing and advising the implementation of divisional programs and funding. The Director’s position was maintained during the Departmental reorganization in 1991.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the Director’s Office of the Department of Transportation consist of the files of the Directors of the Highways Department (until 1991) and the Department of Transportation (1991 onward). The files include correspondence, subject files, reports and some minutes. The Department of Highways Director's Office records (1970-1991) includes the administration of six directors: H.J. Anderson, Ron Richards, Gary Wicks, Jesse Munro (an Interim Director), Larry Larson, and John Rothwell. The Department of Transportation Director’s files include the files of John Rothwell (his administration bridged the departmental reorganization), Marvin Dye, and David Galt. The Director’s files predominately include correspondence with State Governors, other State Agencies and Departments, Federal Agencies, including the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), correspondence with state Congressional leaders, as well as correspondence with the general public, and other Highway or Transportation divisions and district offices.Topics covered among the files include federal funding, and gas tax revenue, various long-term highways projects, program planning, and various departmental audits.

Included in DOT Director’s files (Larry Larson, John Rothwell, and Marvin Dye) are feasibility studies for, and other general files related to, the creation of a Department of Transportation. The files also include some records of the Internal Audit Unit such as subject files, audit reports, strategic plans, and records of the Environmental Services Bureau. Other topics reflected within the files include: the 1970s energy crisis; public employee unions and labor management; contracted researchers who worked on specific projects for the department; Federal Highway Administrators correspondence; as well as Western State Highway Officials and American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (WASHO and AASHTO) meetings and correspondence.

Also included, as a separate series, are the records of the Organizational Development Bureau, which was under the umbrella of the Director’s Office in 1994.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.

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

Arrangement

This collection is organized into two subgroups: Directors’ Office and Organizational Development Bureau. The Directors subgroup is organized into eight series, arranged by each directors’ administration. Each director had a unique organizational structure, and occasionally these were maintained. Arrangement is based upon each director’s particular structure—organized alphabetically into subseries: Correspondence, Subject Files, Reports, and Meeting Minutes. Correspondence was further organized alphabetically by subject. Some Director’s maintained an inventory--or guide--to their Congressional, Governor’s, and Director’s Correspondence. Inventories are indicated in the folder headings, and included to assist the researcher. A number of the Directors’ Correspondence files overlapped, and some folders will contain multiple directors’ correspondence. These are indicated on the folder title, as well.

Location of Collection

40:5-5

Processing Note

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Transportation were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 492, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Transportation's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 492. Rather than reprocessing over 280 linear feet of Transportation materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central 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 available upon request

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Directors' Records, 1962-2001Return to Top

Correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, subject files, and miscellaneous records of the Director's of the Montana Department of Highways and Department of Transportation.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	H. J. Anderson	1962-1981
	Correspondence and Subject Files
Box/Folder
1/1	10th Street Bridge	1975
1/2-4	Advertising and Tourism	1974-1976
1/5	Aircraft Division (Ron Richards)	1972-1980
1/6	Analyses of Contracts Awarded	1973-1977
1/7	Bob Harper – State Representative	1973
1/8	Bridge Reports	1972-1973
1/9	Banneville to Fort Union Highway	1976
1/10-11	Butte to Boulder	1971-1972
1/12	Blackfeet Indians	1977
1/13-14	Construction Manpower Management System	1972-1975
1/15	Director’s (Ron Richards)	1974-1975
1/16-18	Director’s	1977
1/19	Districts – Billings	1974-1976
1/20	Districts – Great Falls (Audit/Airport)	1979
1/21	Elmo to Rollins Project	1977
1/22	Encroachments – Harrison Avenue in Butte	1977
1/23	Energy Crisis	1973-1974
1/24	Executive Reorganization	1971-1973
1/25	Federation of Rocky Mountain States	1977
1/26	Gardiner North Gas Station	1975
1/27	Great Falls Flood Committee	1977
1/28	Gross Vehicle Weight Division	1976-1977
1/29	Highway Complex Design and Construction	1972-1981
1/30	Internal Audit Review	1972-1975
2/1	Lawsuit – Guardrail at Ryegate	1976
2/2	Labor Strike	1977
2/3	Legal	1975-1977
2/4	Maintenance	1972-1977
2/5	Mass Transit	1976-1977
2/6	Motor Pool Division	1974-1975
2/7	Montana County and Local Road Finance Reports	1975-1979
2/8-9	Montana Energy Advisory Council	1974-1977
2/10	Montana Highway Management – Report by Roy Jorgenson and Associates	1962
2/11	Montana Public Works Standards Specifications	1978
2/12	Montana Public Employee Association	1976-1978
2/13	Old West Regional Commission	1976
2/14	Plains Paradise Highway (Clippings)	1976
2/15	Port of Entry Stations	1974
2/16	Recommendations, Policies, Procedures – Manpower Management	1972
2/17	Report on the Road Design Management Research Project - Report by Roy Jorgenson	1971
2/18	Rest Area Highway 93	1974
2/19	Retroactive Overtime	1976
2/20	Roy Jorgenson Associates Research Associates	1970-1971
2/2/21	Roy Jorgenson Associates – Projects	1970-1972
2/22	Re-codification of Department of Highways Laws	1973
2/23	Unions – Public Employee Craft Council	1972-1973
2/24	Vehicle Size / Weight on Interstate	1973-1974
2/25	WASHO – 52nd Annual Conference, Proceedings Helena, MT	1973
2/26	Yellowstone Valley Residents and Tax Payers Meeting	1957
	Ron Richards	1978-1980
	Correspondence
Box/Folder
3/1	Attorney General	1979
3/2-3	Congressional	1979
3/4-5	Congressional	1980
3/6	Deputy Director	1977-1978
3/7-8	Director’s – General	1978
3/9-10	Director’s – General	1978-1980
3/11-18	Director’s – General	1979
3/19	Director’s – General	1979-1980
3/20-23	Director’s – General	1980
4/1-13	Director’s – Outgoing	1980
4/14	District – Helena	1980
4/15-20	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1979
4/21-26	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1980
4/27	HB 63, HB 64: Diesel Fuel and Gasoline, Increase and Non-Aviation	1978-1980
4/28	Lieutenant Governor	1979
4/29-30	Miscellaneous	1978-1980
4/31	Personnel	1979-1980
4/32	Regarding 55 Mile Per Hour Speed Limit	1979-1980
	Subject Files
Box/Folder
4/33	Albertson’s Food Center Site Analysis, Highway 12, Helena	1978
5/1	Advertising and Travel Promotion	1978-1980
5/2	Basin to Boulder Project	1977-1978
5/3	Bozeman Pass	1978
5/4	Centennial Cars	1978
5/5	Concrete Highways	1965-1968
5/6	Consultant	1977
5/7	Consultant – Van Pool, Charles R. Meyer	1979-1980
5/8	Conservation and Safety Communications (Motor Pool)	1980
5/9	Contractors – Overtime	1940-1980
5/10	Districts – Butte	1978
5/11	Economic Growth Centers (Colstrip)	1978-1980
5/12	Equal Employment Opportunity – Affirmative Action Plan	1978
5/13	Expense Policies / Plans	1972
5/14	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (H.J. Anderson)	1974-1980
5/15	Frontier Mall Project	1979
5/16	Gas Tax	1978
5/17	Highway Users Federation	1979
5/18	Highway Safety Spot	1978
5/19	Hill County and Havre Land Transfer	1975-1978
5/20	Historic Preservation	1978-1979
5/21	Homestake Pass	1978
5/22	John Linder – Highways	1978-1980
5/23	Kalispell Chamber of Commerce	1978
5/24	Legislation	1978-1980
5/25	Legislators – Includes Correspondence	1978
5/26	Long Range Data Processing	1978
5/27	Maintenance	1979
5/28	Management Seminars	1979-1980
5/29	Marla Dawn Music – Consultant, Van Pool	1979
5/30	Missoula – Maintenance, Air Quality Ordinance	1978
5/31	Missouri River Basin Commission	1978
5/32	Management Intern Program	1978
5/33	Office of Budget and Program Planning	1978
5/34	Pintlar Scenic Route	1978
5/35	Reclassification Appeals	1975-1978
5/36	Report on Feasibility of Using Statewide Budgeting	1979
5/37	State Lands	1978
5/38	Solar Project: Inter Technology Solar Corporation	1979-1981
5/39	Steven Byers – Consultant, Brochure and Display	1980
5/40	Stanford-Hobson Geyser	1979
5/41	Tom Scott – Consultant, Federal Projects, Federal Funding	1979-1980
5/42	Triples, Triple Trailer, Gross Vehicle Weight	1979-1980
5/43	Triples, Triple Trailer, Gross Vehicle Weight (H.J. Anderson)	1975-1979
5/44-45	Urban/Rural Task Force	1978
5/46	Van Pooling Pilot Program	1979-1980
5/47	Western Analysis: Attitudes Toward Highways, Conditions, and Taxation	1980
5/48	William F. Crowley – Consultant, Federal and State Regulations	1980
	Gary Wicks	1976-1988
	Correspondence
Box/Folder
6/1	Administration	1983-1988
6/2	Attorney General	1982-1988
6/3	Bridge Replacement – Mondak Bridge / Snowden Bridge Includes Draft Environmental Impact Statement	1984-1985
6/4	Budget Reviews	1982-1986
6/5-8	Civil Rights Bureau	1984-1988
6/9	Commerce, Department of	1983-1988
6/10-11	Congressional (Includes Inventory)	1981
6/12-13	Congressional (Includes Inventory)	1982
6/14	Congressional (Includes Inventory)	1983
6/15	Congressional (Includes Inventory)	1984
6/16	Congressional (Includes Inventory)	1986
6/17-20	Congressional	1987
6/21	Congressional	1988
6/22	Contracts	1988
6/23	Deputy Director – John Prebil	1981-1985
6/24	Deputy Director—John Prebil	1984
6/25-27	Director’s – General	1981
7/1-5	Director’s – General	1981
7/6	Director’s – General	1981-1987
7/7-16	Director’s – General (Includes Inventory)	1982
7/17	Director’s – Miscellaneous	1982-1985
7/18	Director’s – Miscellaneous	1982-1988
7/19-27	Director’s – General (Includes Inventory)	1983
8/1-8	Director’s – General (Includes Inventory)	1984
8/9	Director’s – Miscellaneous	1984
8/10-17	Director’s – General (Includes Inventory)	1985
8/18	Director’s – Miscellaneous	1985
8/19-23	Director’s – General (Includes Inventory)	1986
9/1-4	Director’s – General	1986
9/5-11	Director’s – General (Includes Inventory)	1987
9/12-19	Director’s – General	1988
9/20-25	District	1982-1987
9/26	Employee / Labor Relations	1986-1987
9/27-29	Financial District # 1 (Kalispell, Ravalli, Missoula, Troy, Libby	1982-1986
9/30	Financial District #2 (Yellowstone, Bernice Basin, Butte, Helena, Boulder, Gallatin Canyon, Three Forks)	1982-1985
10/1-3	Financial District #2 (Yellowstone, Bernice Basin, Butte, Boulder, Gallatin Canyon, Three Forks)	1985-1988
10/4	Financial District #3 (Choteau, Great Falls, Helena, Big Sandy)	1982-1988
10/5-6	Financial District #4 (Miles City, Sidney, Glasgow, Glendive)	1981-1988
10/7-9	Financial District #5 (Billings, Shepherd, Laurel)	1983-1988
10/10-15	Federal Highway Administration	1979-1988
10/16-17	Fiscal Analyst and Budget System	1979-1988
10/18	Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department	1982-1983
10/19-26	General Memos / General Management Memos	1981-1989
10/27-29	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1981
11/1-3	Governor’s (Inventory in Box 10 Folder 27)	1981
11/3-8	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1982
11/9	Governor’s – Miscellaneous	1982-1988
11/10-13	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1983
11/14	Governor’s – Miscellaneous	1983-1984
11/15-20	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1984
11/21-22	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1985
12/1-2	Governor’s (Inventory in Box 11 Folder 21)	1985
12/3	Governor’s – Miscellaneous	1985
12/4-8	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1986
12/9	Governor’s – Miscellaneous	1986-1987
12/10-13	Governor’s (Includes Inventory)	1987
12/14-17	Governor’s – Miscellaneous	1987-1988
12/18	Gross Vehicle Weight Division	1981-1987
12/19	Gross Vehicle Weight (Includes Larry Larsen)	1989-1990
12/20	Health and Environmental Bureau	1981-1987
12/21	Highway Commission	1984-1988
12/22	Hungry Horse – West Glacier	1982
12/23	Hoy Property – Incoming	1981
12/24	Information Unit	1984
12/25	International Fuel Tax Agreement	1985-1987
12/26	Labor and Industry	1985-1986
12/27	Legal Division	1984-1988
12/28	Legal Division / Bid Rigging	1982-1983
12/29-30	Legislative / Legislators	1982-1986
13/1-2	Legislative / Legislators	1983-1987
13/3	Legislative Council	1986-1987
13/4	Legislation	1981-1983
13/5	Lieutenant Governor	1982-1987
13/6	Loaned Executives / Governor’s Management	1982-1983
13/7	Maintenance Division	1984-1987
13/8	Miscellaneous State Agencies	1986-1987
13/9	Montana Motor Carriers, Inc.	1988
13/10	Montana Public Service Commission	1987-1988
13/11	Motor Pool and Equipment Division	1983-1986
13/12	Natural Resource and Conservation, Department of	1986-1988
13/13	Office of Legislative Auditor	1982-1986
13/14	Personnel Division	1987
13/15	Right of Way Bureau	1982-1986
13/16	Surface Transportation Assistance Act	1986-1987
13/17	Transportation Research Bureau	1985
13/18	Western Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials	1983-1988
	Subject Files
Box/Folder
13/19	Audit Unit	1987-1988
13/20	Budget Bureau	1988
13/21	Building Bonds for Highway Complex (H.J. Anderson)	1976
13/22	Collective Bargaining	1988
13/23	Construction Management System	1982
13/24	Consolidated Manpower Program	1986
13/25	“Director” – Gary Wicks	1987
13/26	Employee Incentive Award Program	1988
13/27	Engineering Division	1988
13/28	“Federal and State Regulation of Planning and Preconstruction Process” – William F. Crowley	1980
13/29	Gasoline Tax and Aid for Public Transportation	1982
13/30	Highway Bonds	1983-1988
13/31	Highway Bonds: First Boston	1983-1985
13/32	Highway Bonds and Revenue	1983-1987
13/33	Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM): Midgetmen	1984
13/34	Information Systems Plan	1984-1986
13/35	Inventory and Purchasing Bureau	1988
13/36	Infrastructure Task Force	1984
13/37	Maintenance and Management Review Task Force	1981-1987
13/38	MMS Task Force	1986-1987
14/1	Montana Economic Development Project	1982-1984
14/2	Out of State Travel Reports	1988
14/3-4	Performance Appraisal Task Force	1986-1988
14/5-7	Personnel and Labor Relations Study	1982-1983
14/8	Report to Legislature	1983-1988
14/9	Reorganization	1981-1986
14/10	Reimbursement Agreement Between the Highways Department and the Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Inc.	1985
14/11	Rutting Task Force Committee	1983-1986
14/12	Super Collider Project	1987
14/13	Speeches	undated
14/14	Transportation 2020 Public Forum	1988
	Reports
Box/Folder
14/15	Montana Annual Maintenance Report and Interstate Maintenance Guideline Certification	1988
14/16	Semi-Annual (MDT Civil Rights Bureau) Performance Appraisal Report	1987
14/17	FHWA “Proposal to Investigate and Report on the Potential for Indian Enterprise Participation in Federal Aid Systems and County Roads on or Near Indian Reservations in Montana”	1984
14/18	Montana DOT, 1982-1984 Equal Employment Opportunity Program Update, Civil Rights Bureau	1984
14/19	State of Montana DOH – Highway Revenue Bond Anticipation Notes	1985
14/20	Updated Pricing Materials Prepare for the State of Montana DOH, Highway Revenue Bonds	1987
14/21	Special Purpose Audit Report on the Collection of State Revenues by Montana Counties	1984-1985
14/22	DOH Performance Audit: Preconstruction and Construction Activities	1982
14/24	DOH Performance Audit: State Motor Pool	1982
14/25	Report to the Legislature: DOH, Report on Examination of	1982-1983
14/26	Report to the Legislature: Financial Statements	1980
14/27	Report to the Legislature: Financial Statements	1981-1982
14/28	Report to the Legislature, DOH Financial Compliance Audit for the Two Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1985	1984-1985
14/29	Report to the Legislature: DOH Financial-Compliance Audit for the Two Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1987	1986-1987
14/30	Project Outline to Review Organization and Managerial Practices	1981
14/31	Quality Assurance Inspection Guide, MDT Construction Bureau	1987
14/32	Systems: Consolidated Manpower Estimating System	1988
	Meeting Minutes
Box/Folder
14/33-37	Administrative Staff Meetings	1983-1987
15/1	Administrative Staff Meetings	1982
15/2-3	Staff Meetings	1981, 1988
	Larry Larsen	1969-1993
	Correspondence
Box/Folder
16/1-2	Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)	1990
16/3-4	AASHTO (John Rothwell correspondence included)	1990-1991
16/5-6	AASHTO Public Affairs Committee Future of Highway Funds	1989
16/7	Accounting Bureau	1989-1990
16/8-9	Administration	1989-1991
16/10	Associated General Contractors	1989
16/11	Biennium Budget Issues – 1993	1989-1993
16/12	Big Sky Dividend Program and Projects	1990
16/13	Budgets	1989-1990
16/14	Budget and Program Planning	1989-1990
16/15	Budget and Program Planning (John Rothwell)	1990-1991
16/16	Bridge Bureau	1989
16/17	Civil Rights Bureau	1989-1990
16/18	Commerce, Department of	1989-1990
16/19	Commendations and Thank You	1989-1990
16/20	Centralized Service Division	1989-1990
16/21	Construction Bureau	1989
16/22	Congressional	1989
16/23	Congressional	1990
16/24	Deputy Director	1989-1990
16/25-26	Districts – Butte	1989-1990
16/27	Districts – Butte (John Rothwell)	1990
16/28-29	Districts – Billings	1989-1990
16/30	Districts – Billings (John Rothwell)	1990-1991
16/31-32	Districts – Glendive	1989-1990
16/33	Districts – Glendive (John Rothwell)	1990-1991
16/34-35	Districts – Great Falls	1989-1990
16/36	Districts – Great Falls	1990-1991
16/37	Districts – General	1989-1990
16/38	Districts – Missoula	1989-1990
17/1	Districts – Missoula	1990
17/2	Districts – Missoula (John Rothwell)	1990-1991
17/3-16	Director’s	1989
17-24	Director’s	1990
17/25	Director’s Directives and Memorandum	1989
18/1	Earth Day Activities	1990
18/2-3	Engineering Division	1989
18/4-6	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	1989
18/7	FHWA (John Rothwell)	1990-1991
18/8-9	Federal Legislation – Legislators	1989-1991
18/10	Finance Committee, Fiscal Analyst	1989-1990
18/11	Financial Management Bureau	1990
18/12	Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	1989-1990
18/13	Future of Highway Funds – Projects, Publications	1988-1989
18/14	Future of Highway Funds – Public Affairs Committee	1989
18/15-18	Future of Highway Funds	1989-1990
18/19	Future of Highway Funds – Baucus Visit to Lewistown, Federal Aid, Senate Field Hearing	1989
18/20	Future of Highway Funds – Baucus Visit to Lewistown, Field Hearing of Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee	1989
18/21	Future of Highway Funds – Projects / White Paper	1990
18/22-24	Governor’s Correspondence – Stephens	1990
18/25	Governor’s Correspondence (Director’s Larson and Munro)	1989
18/26	Health and Environmental Sciences, Department of	1989
18/27	Historical Markers	1969-1990
18/28	Highway Commission, General Memos	1989-1990
19/1	Human Resources	1989
19/2	Montana Highway Commission – General	1989
19/3	Highway Users Federation	1989-1990
19/4	Highway Patrol Annual Report	1989
19/5	Interstate-90 (I-90) Grand Opening	1985
19/6	Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee for Women (ICCW)	1989-1990
19/7	International Fuel Tax Agreement	1989
19/8	Justice, Department of (John Rothwell)	1989-1990
19/9	Labor and Industry	1989-1990
19/10	Legal	1990
19/11	Legislature (John Rothwell)	1988-1990
19/12	Legislative Auditor	1989-1990
19/13	Legislative Council	1989-1991
19/14	Legislature	1989-1990
19/15	Legislation – State	1989-1990
19/16	Lieutenant Governor Allen Kolstad	1989-1991
19/17	Miscellaneous Correspondence	1989-1990
19/18	Miscellaneous Correspondence – State Agencies	1989-1990
19/19	Montana Contractors Association	1990
19/20	Maintenance and Equipment Division	1989-1990
19/21	General Memorandum	1990
19/22	Montana Motor Carriers Association	1989-1990
19/23	National Governor’s Association	1989-1990
19/24	Natural Resources, Department of	1988-1990
19/25-31	Out of State Travel Reports / Authorizations	1988-1991
19/32	Power / Reservoir Projects	1979-1991
19/33-34	Personnel Division	1988-1990
19/35	Preconstruction Bureau	1989-1990
19/36-38	Program Development Division (John Rothwell)	1990-1991
20/1-16	Reorganization of Department of Highways/Department of Transportation – Feasibility Studies, Assessment, Background Information, Agency Responses	1989-1990
20/17	Right of Way Bureau	1989
20/18	Report to 51st Legislature	1988-1989
20/19	Safety and Training	1990
20/20	Speeches and Notes	1989-1990
20/21	Special Report to the Governor: Interim Advisory Committee Public Input on the Proposal to Create a Montana Department of Transportation (Reorganization)	1990
20/22	State Employee Recognition Day	1990
20/23	Surface Transportation Revitalization Act	1989
20/24	Staff Meetings	1989-1990
20/25	Secretary of State	1990
20/26	Technical Services Bureau	1989-1990
20/27-29	Western Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (WASHTO)	1989-1990
	Jesse Munro - Interim Director	1989
	Correspondence
Box/Folder
20/30	Director's Correspondence	1989
	John Rothwell	1987-1991
	Correspondence
Box/Folder
21/1	Attorney General	1991
21/2	Centralized Services	1990
21/3	Civil Rights Bureau	1990
21/4-5	Congressional	1991
21/6	Commendations / Condolences	1990-1991
21/7-11	Director’s Correspondence	1991
21/12	Districts – Butte	1990-1991
21/13	Districts – Billings	1990
21/14	Districts – Great Falls	1990
21/15	Districts – Glendive	1988-1991
21/16	Districts – Missoula	1990-1991
21/17	Engineering Division	1990-1991
21/18	Fish, Wildlife, and Parks	1990-1991
21/19-25	General (Director’s) Correspondence	1990-1991
21/26-31	Governor’s Correspondence	1990-1991
21/32	Gross Vehicle Weight Division (Larry Larsen)	1990-1991
21/33	Health and Environmental Sciences	1990-1991
21/34	Highway Commission	1990-1991
21/35	IRS Review	1992
21/36	Legal (Larry Larsen)	1989-1991
21/37	Legislative Auditor	1991
21/38	Legislative Fiscal Analyst	1990
21/39	Lobbyist Expenses (Gary Wicks)	1987-1991
21/40	Maintenance and Equipment (Larry Larsen)	1990
21/41	Personnel Division (Larry Larsen)	1990-1991
21/42	Purchasing and Inventory	1991
21/43	Public Affairs	1990-1991
21/44	Report: Highway Traffic Collision Countermeasures for Aging Drivers	1991
21/45	Surface Transportation Act (Federal Aid Highway Reauthorization Act)	1990
	Marvin Dye	1990-1999
	Correspondence
Box/Folder
22/1-9	AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)	1993-1998
22/10	AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials)	1998-1999
22/11-12	AASHTO Internal Audit Subcommittee	1991-1995
22/13-14	Administration, Department of – State	1993-1999
22/15	Administration – Districts, Department	1997-1998
22/16	Agriculture, Department of – State	1994
22/17-18	Aeronautics, Department of – State	1994-1999
22/19	Audit Plans and Compliance Review – Departmental Section	1994-1995
22/20-21	Budget and Program Planning, Office of	1994-1999
22/22-23	CANAMEX (Route 15)	1997-1999
22/24	Centralized Services	1993-1994
22/25-26	Commendations	1996-1999
22/27	Commerce, Department of – State	1993-1997
22/28	Commission, Department of Transportation	1995-1996
22/29	Compliance Review	1997-1998
22/30-32	Congressional	1994-1998
22/33	Congressional Delegation – Federal	1993- 1994
23/1-3	Congressional Delegation – Federal	1994- 1998
23/4	Consultants	1995-1997
23/5	Contract Management Systems and Progress Estimates Systems – Replacement	1999
23/6	Customer Service Unit	1997-1998
23/7-17	Director’s	1994-1999
23/18-20	Director’s Letters	1995
23/21	Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program	1998-1999
23/22	Division / Districts Staff Correspondence	1995-1997
23/23	Districts – Billings	1993-1998
23/24	Districts – Billings	1998-1999
23/25	Districts – Billings : Beartooth Highway / “Beartooth Highway Inventory and Needs Study”	1994
23/26	Districts – Billings : Shiloh Interchange	1996-1997
23/27-28	Districts – Butte	1994-1999
23/29	Districts – Butte: Forestvale Interchange	1999
23/30	Districts – Butte: Henneberry Bridge	1998-1999
23/31	Districts – Butte: Our Lady of the Rockies	1998
23/31	Districts – Butte: Town Pump, Butte; Whitehall	1984-1994
23/32-33	Districts – Glendive	1993-1999
24/1-2	Districts – Glendive	1998-1999
24/3-6	Districts – Great Falls	1993-1999
24/7	Districts – Great Falls, Sweet Grass Border Crossing	1993-1994
24/8	Districts – Great Falls, “Save the Bridge” Historic 10th Street Bridge	1995-1997
24/9-12	Districts – Missoula	1993-1999
24/13	Districts – Missoula: Victor Bridge	1998
24/14	Districts – Missoula: US 93 Evaro Polson	1999
24/15	Districts – Missoula: Highway 93, Bitterroot	1999
24/16-21	Engineering Division – State Agency	1993-1999
24/22-23	Environmental Services Unit – Department of Transportation	1994-1999
24/24-25	Environmental and Hazardous Waste Bureau	1989-1994
24/26-27	Environmental Quality, Department of – State Agency	1997-1999
24/28-35	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	1993-1999
25/1-4	Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)	1995-1998
25/5	FHWA : Audits and Financial Management	1988-1992
25/6	FHWA: Administrator Rodney Slater – Visit and Correspondence	1994-1996
25/7-8	FHWA: Emergency Relief and Funding	1996-1998
25/9	Federal Spending Bill / SB 330 / Transportation Equality Act	1999
25/10-11	Fish, Wildlife, and Parks – State Agency	1993-1999
25/12-24	Governor’s Office Correspondence	1993-1998
25/25	Governor’s Trade Advisory Council	1994
25/26	Health and Environmental Science	1993-1995
25/27	Health and Human Services	1997
25/28-30	Human Resources	1991-1998
25/31	Highway Commission	1993-1995
26/1	House Bill 2: Goals, Benchmarks and Objectives	1998-1999
26/2	House Bill 44: Gross Vehicle Weight Tax	1992
26/3	INOCO	1997-1998
26/4-6	Legislation	1995-1997
26/7-8	Legal Services Unit	1994-1998
26/9	Legislative	1993-1994
26/10-11	Legislative Auditor	1994-1997
26/12-14	Legislative Branch	1995-1999
26/15	Legislative Correspondence Re: Senate Joint Resolution 17	1994-1995
26/16	Legislation	1999
26/17	Legal Division	1998-1999
26/18	Lewis and Clark Bicentennial	1999
26/19	Montana-Alberta Boundary Advisory Council	1998
26/20	Miscellaneous Associations	1995-1996
26/21	Montana PRRIME	1997
26/22-23	Maintenance / Equipment	1995-1999
26/24-29	Miscellaneous – State Agencies	1993-1998
26/30-32	Motor Carrier Services Division	1993-1999
26/33	Montana Contractor’s Association	1993-1994, 1997-1999
26/34	Montana Tourism and Recreation Initiative	1998-1999
26/35	National Governor’s Association	1993-1994, 1997
26/36	National Highway and Transportation Management Institute	1997
26/37	National Quality Initiative Steering Committee	1998-1999
26/38	Natural Resources, Department of – State Agency	1994-1995
26/39	OMO Construction	1999
26/40	Organizational Charts: Highways and Transportation Divisions And Bureaus	1981-1994
26/41	Public Correspondence	1992
26/42	Public Affairs Bureau	1993-1996
26/43	Programs/Projects: Speed Limit	1996-1998
26/44	Reorganization	1994
27/1-3	Reorganization	1994-1995
27/4	Right-of-Way	1998
27/5	Speed Limits / House Joint Resolution 25 / Speed Limit Analysis	1995-1999
27/6-7	Transportation Planning Commission	1993-1998
27/8-15	Transportation Planning	1993-1999
27/16	Transportation Planning – Rail	1998-1999
27/17	Transportation Planning – Miscellaneous	1998
27/18	Transportation Planning – Public Lands, Discretionary Funds	1998
27/19	Transportation Planning – Secondary Roads	1998
27/20	Transportation Planning – Yellowstone	1998
27/21	Transportation Funding Study Committee	1998-1999
27/22-24	Tribal Affairs Correspondence	1995-1998
27/25-28	WASHTO (Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials	1994-1998
27/29	Western Computer Services Project, “Customer Focus Process Improvement”	1997
27/30	Western Governors’ Association	1999
27/31	Y2K, Year 2000 Compliance	1998
	Subject Files
Box/Folder
28/1-2	Administrative – IFTA (International Fuel Tax) Training	1993-1995
28/3	Audit Plan: Compliance, Reviews, and Objectives	1992-1994
28/4	Audit Plan: Compliance Review	1981-1991
28/5	Audit Time Tracking System	1992-1994
28/6	Audit Report: Electronic Data Processing Review	1992
28/8	Committee for Project Financial Management	1995
28/9-11	Compliance Review Section, Internal/External Audit	1993-1994
28/12	FHWA: Financial Management Improvement Program, Stewardship Program	1994
28/13	FHWA: State Fund Financial Management Work Group	1996
28/14	Gas Tax and Reservations	1994-1995
28/15	Motor Fuel Tax	1991
28/16-18	Strategic Action Plan	1992-1993
28/19	Utility Performance Audit, “Relocating Utilities on Montana’s Highway’s Right-of-Ways	1995
	Meeting Minutes
Box/Folder
28/20	AASHTO Standing Committee on Quality	1999
28/21	Administrative Staff Meetings	1994-1995
28/22	Customer Service Team – MDT	1996-1997
28/23	Montana Tourism and Recreation Initiative	1997-1998
28/24	Motor Fuel Task Force	1991-1993
28/25	Nebraska Task Force	1995
28/26	News / Press Release	1992
28/27	News / Press Release, Missoula / Great Falls	1994-1995
28/28	Organizational Charts, MDT Divisions and Bureaus	1976-1980
29/1	Public Affairs Staff Meeting Minutes	1994
29/2	Stakeholder Advisory Council	1998
29/3-4	Staff Meeting Minutes Standing Committee on Quality	1995-1997, 1997-1998
29/5	Transportation Study Funding Committee	1997-1998
29/6	Western Transportation Institute	1997-1998
	Reports
Box/Folder
29/7	AASHTO: Reauthorization Policy Statements	1995
29/8	Camino Real Billings: TEA 21, Section 1118 Application	1999
29/9-10	Department of Highways Hydraulics Manual	undated
29/11	Director’s Report	1991 October
29/12	Director’s Report	1992 April
29/13	Director’s Report	1992 May
29/14	Director’s Report the Highway Commission	1994
29/15	Equipment and Motor Pool Program Performance Audit Follow Up	1993
29/16	Federal Agencies - FHWA/Program Delivery Questionaire Summary Report	1990 March, 1993
29/17	FHWA / Program Delivery Questionnaire Summary Report Montana Corridor: Milepost 0 to Milepost 33.4”	1992
29/18	Indian Manufacturing and Purchasing Study	1993
29/19	Interstate 4R Needs Study	1990
29/20	Legislative Auditor: Final Compliance Audit for 2 Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1995	1995
29/21-23	Legislative Lobbyists Reports	1995-1999
29/24	Geometric Design Standards (metric version)	1994
29/25	"Montana Highway Systems 1994 Needs Study"	1994
29/26	"Maclay Bridge Rehabilitation Analysis"	1994
29/27	Montana Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc.	1984
29/28	"The Point of Rocks: A Project Involving Preserving the Mullan Road Providing Recreational Opportunity Promoting Transportation History"	1997
29/29	Review of Safety and Operation of Highway 93 from Lolo to Hamilton, MT and Comments on Midwest Research Institute Highway 93 Studies	1999
29/30	Report to the Legislature: Limited Scope Study and Relationships between State and County Governments	1993
29/31	Report to the Legislature - Audit Report	1990
29/32	Report to the Legislature Financial Compliance Audit	1989
29/33	Research Development and Technology Transfer Guidelines for the MDT	1995
29/34	State of Montana Department of Transportation and Office of the Legislative Auditor Special Report	1994
29/35	"Standard Emergency Procedures Manual Montana Disaster and Emergency Plan"	1989
29/36	"United States Highway 93: Somers to Whitefish Feasibility Study"	1993
29/37	WASHTO: Dr. L.I. Hewes Award	1994
	David Galt	2000-2002
	Correspondence and Subject Files
Box/Folder
30/1-2	Director’s (Marvin Dye)Correspondence	2000-2002
30/3 - 31/5	Director’s Correspondence	2001-2002
31/6	FHWA/Transportation Planning - TEA - 21, Environmental Streamlining	2000-2001
31/7	"Montana Department of Transportation: Financial Compliance Audit for the Two Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 2001" - Legislature Audit Division"	2001
31/8	"Water Supply Evaluation Berne Memorial Park Wayside, Montana Department of Transportation Highway 2, Between Columbia Heights and Hungry Horse PWSID No 01945"	2001

Organizational Development Bureau, 1994-1996Return to Top

The Organizational Development Bureau was under the umbrella of the Director’s Office. Records include a program survey and miscellaneous files of the Engineering Training Technical Committee & Safety Advisory Council.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
32/1	Engineering Training Technical Committee & Safety Advisory Council	1994-1995
32/2	Quality Program Survey	1996

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