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Montana Irrigation Commission records, 1919-1929
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Irrigation Commission
- Title
- Montana Irrigation Commission records
- Dates
- 1919-1929 (inclusive)19191929
- Quantity
- 2.5 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- RS 116
- Summary
- The Montana Board of Railroad Commissioners, in its role as ex officio Montana Irrigation Commission, had jurisdiction over irrigation districts beginning in 1919. This collection consists predominantly of subject files (1919-1929) for irrigation districts around the state.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
In 1913 the Board of Railroad Commissioners was made ex officio the newly created Montana Public Service Commission. In 1919 the Board also was made ex officio the Montana Irrigation Commission and the Montana Trade Commission. The Irrigation Commission assisted in organizing and management of irrigation districts around the state. It also had jurisdiction over the sale of water, water rights, and the contracting of water for irrigation. The Montana Irrigation Commission was abolished in 1929.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists predominantly of subject files (1919-1929) for irrigation districts around the state. The files include correspondence, petitions, legal documents, court papers, reports, and maps concerning the founding of the districts, plans for their developments, reports on their feasibility, and engineering reports. There are also project histories, arranged by district number; and project surveys arranged by county.
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
ReportsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Project histories: Irrigation Districts
#1-20 |
1919-1922 |
| 1 / 2 | Survey of irrigation projects in Montana:
statewide |
1920 |
| 1 / 3-5 | Survey of irrigation projects in Montana: by county,
Beaverhead - Yellowstone (includes maps, county descriptions, etc.) |
1920 |
Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 6-7 | Brackett Creek Irrigation District (Park County):
correspondence, petition, maps, engineering data, etc. (maps in Oversize
folder) |
1919-1922 |
| 1 / 8 | Brockway Irrigation District (McCone County):
correspondence, petition, maps, etc. (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1927 |
| 1 / 9 | Brockway-Ash Creek Irrigation District (McCone
County): correspondence, report, etc. |
1920-1922 |
| 1 / 10-11 | Chapman Irrigation District (Carbon and Yellowstone
Counties): correspondence, maps, report, computations, etc.; (includes 1910 report on
White Horse Ditch; maps in Oversize folder) |
1922-1927 |
| 1 / 12 | Cooper's Lake Irrigation District (Granite County):
correspondence |
1919-1929 |
| 1 / 13 | Crow Creek Irrigation District (Broadwater County):
correspondence, reports, maps (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1923 |
| 1 / 14-16 | DeSmet Irrigation District (Missoula County):
correspondence, reports, maps, court papers (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1923 |
| 1 / 17-21 | East Bench Irrigation District (Beaverhead County):
correspondence, reports, maps, court papers (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1927 |
| 1 / 17-21 | East Bench Irrigation District (Beaverhead County):
correspondence, reports, maps, court papers (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1927 |
| 1 / 22-23 | Fish Creek Irrigation District (Golden Valley and
Wheatland Counties): correspondence, petition, reports, maps (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1927 |
| 1 / 24 | Frenchtown Valley Irrigation District (Missoula
County): correspondence, maps (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1927 |
| 1 / 25 | Glendive-Fallon Irrigation District (Dawson and Fallon
Counties): correspondence, petition, maps (maps in Oversize folder) |
1919-1931 |
| 1 / 26-29 | Harlowton-Durand Irrigation District (Wheatland
County): correspondence, agreement, reports, petition |
1920-1930 |
| 2 / 1-2 | Harlowton-Durand Irrigation District (Wheatland
County): reports, specifications |
1923-1924 |
| 2 / 3 | Meadow Farm Irrigation District (Gallatin County):
petition, correspondence, maps (maps in Oversize folder) |
1920-1922 |
| 2 / 4 | Nine Mile Prairie Irrigation District (Missoula
County): correspondence |
1919-1922 |
| 2 / 5-11 | Red Lodge-Rosebud Irrigation District (Carbon County):
correspondence, petition, court papers, contracts, maps, reports (maps in Oversize
folder) |
1919-1925 |
| 2 / 14-19 | Trout Creek Basin Irrigation District (Granite
County): correspondence, petition, maps, reports, specifications (maps in Oversize
folder) |
1920-1925 |
| 2 / 20-26 | Upper Glendive-Fallon Irrigation District (Dawson and
Prairie Counties): correspondence, petition, minutes, contracts, maps, reports,
specifications (maps in Oversize folder) |
1920-1925 |
| 3 / 1-6 | Valley View Irrigation District (Broadwater County):
correspondence, petition, court papers, contracts, maps, reports (maps in Oversize
folder) |
1919-1925 |
| 3 / 7-9 | Whitetail Irrigation District (Jefferson County):
engineering data, maps, reports (maps in Oversize folder) |
1922 |
| 3 / 10-11 | Wood's Gulch Irrigation District (Meagher County):
correspondence, petition, engineering data, maps, reports (maps in Oversize folder) |
1920-1927 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Irrigation districts--Montana
- Irrigation--Montana
Geographical Names
- Montana--Politics and government
Finding aid prepared by Ellie Arguimbau
2008
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