Notes about the origins of geographic names within Montana and Idaho national forests

Notes about the origins of geographic names within Montana and Idaho national forests, circa 1940s

Overview of the Collection

Title: Notes about the origins of geographic names within Montana and Idaho national forests
Dates: circa 1940s (inclusive)
19401945
Quantity: 2 folders
Collection Number: Mss 771
Summary: Summary information about the origin of geographic names within several Montana and Idaho national forests. Notes on the documents indicate this information was copied from card files in 1942.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of notes about the origins of geographical place names given to locations (including creeks, gulches, springs, mountains, mountain ranges, canyons, buttes and other geological features) within the following national forests in Idaho and Montana: Absaroka National Forest (Absaroka Wilderness Area, Gallatin National Forest), Beaverhead National Forest, Bitterroot National Forest, Cabinet National Forest (Cabinet Wilderness Area, Kootenai National Forest, Lolo National Forest and Kaniksu National Forest), Clearwater National Forest, Custer National Forest, Deerlodge National Forest, Flathead National Forest, Gallatin National Forest, Helena National Forest, Kaniksu National Forest, Kootenai National Forest, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Nezperce National Forest (Nez Perce National Forest), and St. Joe National Forest.

A notation on the documents indates these notes were copies from cards held by each Forest in 1942.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Notes about the Origins of Geographic Names Within Montana and Idaho National Forests, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Materials in this collection are arranged alphabetically according to the name of the national forest in the 1940s.

Location of Originals

The location of the original notecards from which this information was taken is unknown

Custodial History

The creator and custodial history of these documents is unknown.

Acquisition Information

Information about the acquisition of these geographical place name notes is not available. This collection was removed from the general Montana Pamphlet Collection within Archives & Special Collections in 2010 so that it could be cataloged as an archival collection.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Forest reserves--Idaho
Forest reserves--Montana
Names, Geographical--Idaho
Names, Geographical--Montana

Geographical Names

Absaroka National Forest (Mont.)
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Mont. and Wyo.)
Beaverhead National Forest (Mont.)
Bitterroot National Forest (Mont. and Idaho)
Cabinet National Forest (Mont.)
Cabinet Wilderness Area (Mont.)
Clearwater National Forest (Idaho)
Custer National Forest (Mont. and S.D.)
Deerlodge National Forest (Mont.)
Flathead National Forest (Mont.)
Gallatin National Forest (Mont.)
Helena National Forest (Mont.)
Kaniksu National Forest
Kootenai National Forest (Mont. and Idaho)
Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Lolo National Forest (Mont.)
Nezperce National Forest (Idaho)
Saint Joe National Forest (Idaho)

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