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Montana Mountaineers Scrapbooks, 1922-1953
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana Mountaineers
- Title
- Montana Mountaineers Scrapbooks
- Dates
- 1922-1953 (inclusive)19221953
- Quantity
- 1.0 linear foot, (6 scrapbooks)
- Collection Number
- Mss 529
- Summary
- The Montana Mountaineers were a Missoula, Montana, hiking and mountaineering organization. The collection consists of six scrapbooks assembled by Montana Mountaineers members between 1922 and 1953.
- Repository
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Montana Mountaineers was founded in Missoula, Montana, in 1922 by Theodore Shoemaker, U. S. Forest Service information officer. The first meeting, with 43 persons in attendance, was in August of 1922 on the top of Mount Sentinel. The club’s members banded together to enjoy the mountains and forests on hikes, ski and snowshoe trips, and occasional airplane rides to survey potential peaks to climb. They also expressed a strong orientation toward conservation, encouraging members to extinguish fires. Many members were Forest Service employees; both men and women participated from the beginning. The club continues to be active in Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of six scrapbooks assembled by Montana Mountaineers members between 1922 and 1953. The scrapbooks have photographs (most well-labeled), newspaper clippings about the club and its numerous outings, drawings, newsletters, meeting minutes, the organization’s constitution, poetry written by members, and logs and maps of annual outings.
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], Montana Mountaineers Scrapbooks, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The materials are arranged chronologically in a single series.
Custodial History
This collection was originally placed in the Mansfield Library's Montana Collection and was tranferred to the Archives when it was founded in 1968.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Montana Mountaineers, 1959
Processing Note
Processing consisted of describing the collection. The structure remains unchanged from the Montana Mountaineers’ order
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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box-volume | ||
1/1 | Scrapbook | 1922-1929 |
1/2 | Scrapbook | 1923 and undated |
2/1 | Scrapbook | 1930-1933 |
2/2 | Scrapbook | 1934-1939 |
3/1 | Scrapbook | 1922-1923 and undated |
3/2 | Scrapbook | 1939-1953 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Conservation of natural resources--Montana
- Forest fires--Montana--Prevention and control
- Hiking--Montana--Societies, etc.
- Mountaineering--Montana--Societies, etc.
- Mountaineers--Montana
- Private flying--Montana
- Skis and skiing--Montana
- Women mountaineers--Montana
Form or Genre Terms
- Scrapbooks