View XML QR Code

Montana Legislative Assembly (29th: 1945) records, 1945

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title
Montana Legislative Assembly (29th: 1945) records
Dates
1945 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.2 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 29
Summary
Collection contains records (1945) of the Montana 29th Legislative Assembly including minutes of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials, and status sheets; and miscellany. [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case]
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 Endowment for the Humanities.
Return to Top

Historical Note

The Montana State Legislature is made up of two chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution of Montana limits the size of the Senate to no fewer than 40 and no more than 50 members and the size of the House of Representatives to no fewer than 80 and no more than 100 members. Each house is responsible for choosing its officers, creating committees and establishing its own rules. The Montana Legislature meets for 90 days every odd numbered year, beginning the first Monday in January, or the following Wednesday if the first Monday is New Years Day. The first State Legislature convened on November 23, 1889, fifteen days after Montana became a state. Each following Legislature has been numbered sequentially.

The 29th Montana Legislature met from January 1st to March 1st, 1945. The leaders of the Senate were Ernest Eaton (R-President), and H.A. Simmons (R-President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader). The leaders of the House were George O’Connor (R-Speaker), Frank Hazelbaker (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Ralph Bricker (R-Majority Leader), and David James (D-Minority Leader).

Sources:The Constitution of the State of Montana as adopted by the Constitutional Convention March 22, 1972, and as ratified by the people, June 6, 1972, referendum no. 68, "A GUIDE TO THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE," The Montana Legislature,; “Montana Legislative Leadership 1889 – Present”.

Return to Top

Content Description

This collection includes the minutes of House and Senate standing committees; and House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials (re Senator O.F. Goddard), and status sheets. The collection also contains miscellany material including the Draft of the Yellowstone River Compact; list of gubernatorial appointments; a report of the Montana War Finance Committee; and the "Suggested Plan for Changing Salaries of County Officials."

Return to Top

Use of the Collection

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]. Montana Legislative Assembly (29th: 1945) records, 1945. Legislative Records 29. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

Return to Top

Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized into four series, House and Senate Joint Committees, House of Representatives, Senate, and Miscellany (arranged alphabetically).

The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into two subseries, Joint Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), and Special Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into seven subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), House Bills (arranged numerically), House Special Committee Reports (arranged alphabetically), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), and House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

The series Senate is organized into eight subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Calendar (arranged chronologically), Senate Journal (arranged chronologically), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically), and Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically).

Location of Collection

51:6-2

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Connie Geiger processed the collection in 1994

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case

Return to Top

Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • House and Senate Joint Committees

  • House of Representatives

  • Senate

  • Miscellany

    • Description: Draft of the Yellowstone River Compact (includes an introductory memo to the members of the Yellowstone River Compact Commission)
      Dates: 1945 December 9
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 47
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: List of gubernatorial appointments
      Dates: 1945 January 3
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 48
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Report on Montana War Finance Committee
      Dates: 1945 January 8
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 49
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: Report on the "Operation of State Owned and Operated Automobiles, Cars, Trucks, and Other Vehicles....," State Board of Examiners
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 50
      Location: Miscellany
    • Description: "Suggested Plan for Changing Salaries of County Officials," compiled by Montana Taxpayers; Association
      Dates: 1945
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 51
      Location: Miscellany

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Bills, Legislative--Montana.
  • Legislative bodies--Committees--Montana.

Corporate Names

  • Warm Springs State Hospital.

Geographical Names

  • Montana--Politics and government.

Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1994 and updated by Karen Bjork, 2006
2006

CC Attribution
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

About Creative Commons Licenses in Archives West

Loading...
Loading...