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Montana Board of Medical Examiners records, 1889-1996
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Board of Medical Examiners
- Title
- Montana Board of Medical Examiners records
- Dates
- 1889-1996 (inclusive)18891996
- Quantity
- 1.2 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- RS 110
- Summary
- These records of the Montana Board of Medical Examiners include correspondence (1974-1979); financial records (1972-1986); agendas of board meetings (1978-1988); subject files (1972-1986); and registers (1889-1967, 1968-1996) for doctors certified to practice in Montana, and reports (1976-1988) of examination for licenses (home addresses restricted).
- 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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Bulk of collection is open for research. A few files have privacy restrictions.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
The Montana Board of Medical Examiners was established in 1889 to control the licensing of physicians. Under the 1972 Constitution, the Board was placed within the Department of Professional and Occupational Licensing. The Board is currently under the Department of Labor and Industry's Business Standards Division.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These records of the Montana Board of Medical Examiners include minor correspondence (1974,1979); financial records (1972-1986), including budget problems and financial reports; agendas of board meetings (1978-1988); several pages (1889) from a minute book licensing physicians; subject files (1972-1986), including files on Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), family planning centers, Montana Family Practice Satellite Unit, and Warm Springs State Hospital; and organizational records (1889-1988), There is a certification register (oversize volume, 1889-1967) for doctors certified to practice in Montana. This register is continued (1968-1996) by a loose-leaf file, arranged both alphabetically and by certificate number. There are also reports (1976-1988) of examination for licenses [home addresses restricted].
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
General CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Donald M. Klein, re homosexuality and dentists'
licensing; circular letter re cost of contested cases |
1974, 1979 |
Financial RecordsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 2 | Budget problems |
1985-1986 |
| 1 / 3-4 | Financial statements |
1972-1985 |
Organizational RecordsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 5-6 | Agendas of Board meetings |
1978-1988 |
| 1 / 7 | Initial pages from Board minute book |
1889 |
Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 8-11 | Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's) |
1975-1985 |
| 1 / 12 | Family Planning Centers |
1976-1977 |
| 1 / 13 | Garfield County Hospital (Jordan) |
1972-1975 |
| 1 / 14 | Montana Family Practice Satellite Unit |
1982 |
| 1 / 15 | Montana Professional and Occupational Licensing
Bureau |
1972-1986 |
| 1 / 16 | Montana Professional and Occupational Licensing Bureau
reorganization |
1972, 1984-1985 |
| 1 / 17 | Rules, etc. |
1976-1983 |
| 1 / 18-19 | Warm Springs State Hospital (includes correspondence
and clippings) |
1972-1978 |
MiscellanyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Volume | ||
| 1 | Certification register for physicians certified to
practice in Montana (arranged by certificate number; includes town, medical school,
date of graduation, date of certificate, notes, name index) |
1889-1967 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1 | Certification register for physicians certified to
practice in Montana (loose-leaf files arranged by name: includes only name, date, and
license number) |
1968-1996 |
| 2 / 2 | Certification register for physicians certified to
practice in Montana (loose-leaf files arranged by licence number; includes name,
medical school and date of graduation) |
1968-1996 |
| 2 / 3-7 | Report of examination for licenses to practice
medicine (includes number, name year of birth, place of birth, medical school and date
of graduation, credentials, specialty, and reciprocity) (RESTRICTED: NO USE OF HOME
ADDRESSES) |
1976-1986 |
| 2 / 8 | Report of optometrists certified to use diagnostic
pharmaceutical agents (RESTRICTED: NO USE OF HOME ADDRESSES) |
1979,1983 |
| 2 / 9 | Report of physicians not renewed [RESTRICTED: NO USE
OF HOME ADDRESSES] |
1978-1981, 1988 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Physicians--Licenses--Montana
- Physicians--Montana
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government
Finding aid prepared by Ellie Arguimbau
2007
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