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Marian Covington papers, 1896-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Covington, Marian Hortense, 1901-1988
- Title
- Marian Covington papers
- Dates
- 1896-1976 (inclusive)18961976
- Quantity
- .4 linear feet
- Collection Number
- MC 253
- Summary
- These papers (1896-1976) of Marian Covington consist of materials of the Montana MVA Association, as collected by Miss Covington in her role as secretary. Also included are personal materials of Marian Covington, the Covington Family, and Jerome Locke.
- 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
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Marian Covington was born in Great Falls, Montana, on July 26, 1901, the daughter of C.C. Covington and Minerva Carter Covington. She attended Augusta High School, graduating in June 1919. After high school she went to the Montana State Normal College in Dillon. After graduation she taught for a few years in different towns including Helena and Townsend. She enrolled at the University of Michigan in the 1920s, where she received her Bachelor of Science in mathematics. Ms. Covington went to Washington State College where she received her Masters degree, also in math. During World War II, she worked as a statistician at the War Relocation Center in Hunt, Idaho. In the 1950s, Marian was employed by the Montana MVA Association as a secretary. Marian Covington died January 30, 1988 in Helena. The MVA (Missouri Valley Authority) was started by President Truman in the 1950s to study the Missouri River Basin. The main objective of the Montana MVA Association was the full development of the vast potentialities of the region and the co-ordination of measures for flood control, irrigation, reclamation, navigation and soil conservation C.C. Covington, Marian's father, came to Montana in 1891. Marian's mother died in 1921. C.C. Covington had various occupations, including school teacher, surveyor, U.S. Commissioner and assessor. Marian had an older brother, Clay, who moved to California and became a pilot. Jerome Locke worked with Marian in the Montana MVA Association and was also a close friend of the family. Jerome was born on April 2, 1882 and died on July 7, 1954. Some of the positions he held included engineer and chairman of the Montana Industrial Accident Board. He would later become the executive secretary of the Montana MVA Association
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These papers (1896-1976) of Marian Covington contain personal materials, including correspondence. Many of the letters reflect her work at tt the Hunt, Idaho war relocation camp. In addition there are financial records, school materials, and material on her involvement in the Technocracy movement. The collection includes several subgroups. The C.C. Covington subgroup includes correspondence, biographical material and financial records. The Clay Covington subgroup consists of miscellany, primarily memorabilia. The Jerome Locke subgroup includes biographical materials, speeches, writings and financial records. There is also a subgroup for materials of the Montana Missouri Valley Authority Association in Montana, as collected by Marian Covington in her role as secretary.
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
Arrangement
Arranged by series. Some material housed in Archvies Map Case and Manuscript Volumes. See inventory below for more information.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Marian Covington Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Biographical Material |
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Box/Folder | ||
1 / 1 | Applications for federal employment (includes lists
of duties in previous jobs) |
1937, undated |
General Correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 2 | Personal letters (correspondents include United
States Civil Service Commission, C.C. Covington, several Japanese former internees
and employees of the Hunt, Idaho, relocation camp) |
1928-1949 |
1 / 3 | Personal letters (primarily concerning Jerome K.
Locke's estate, her personal affairs, and Technocracy) |
1950, undated |
1 / 4 | Christmas letters |
1951, undated |
Financial Records |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 5 | Account ledger |
1941-1949 |
Legal Documents |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 6 | Teacher contracts, living will |
1923-1975 |
Reports |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 7 | Re civil service and actuarial experience |
1938, undated |
School Notes and Records |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 8 | Chinook, 1922 (Montana State Normal College annual) |
1922 |
1 / 9 | Miscellaneous (includes report cards, graduation
announcement, list of college courses completed) |
1919, undated |
1 / 10 | Montana State Normal College |
1934, undated |
1 / 11 | University of Michigan |
1925-1936 |
1 / 12 | Washington State College |
1934, undated |
Speeches |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 13 | Technocracy talk given to a group of salesmen |
undated |
Subject File |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 14 | CHQ Technocracy (includes reports on public
meetings) |
1939-1957, undated |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 15 | Memberships, certificates |
1919-1945; undated |
1 / 16 | Eulogy re G.G Davis |
undated |
Clippings |
||
Box/Folder | ||
1 / 17 | Politics, Technocracy |
1942-1950 |
C.c. Covington Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Biographical Material |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 1 | Genealogical and pedigree charts |
1942; undated |
General Correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 2 | Miscellaneous (primarily re Technocracy and orders
for books) |
1933-1951, undated |
Miscellaneous Correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 3 | Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance Company |
1932-1934 |
Court Papers |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 4 | Appointment papers for U.S. Commissioner for
District of Montana |
1906-1912 |
Diaries |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 5 | Diary |
1948-1950 |
Financial Records |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 6 | Receipts, cash outlays |
1914-1942; undated |
Legal documents |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 7 | Deeds, abstract of title |
1848-1905 |
2 / 8 | Will; instructions in event of his death |
1946-1948 |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 9 | Certificates, memberships |
1893-1952 |
Oversize Folder | ||
1 | Oversize Material [Oversize: See Archives Map
Case] |
1893-1952 |
Clippings |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 10 | Honors, economics |
undated |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 11 | Various sayings and poems of individuals |
1931; undated |
Clay Covington Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 12 | Cards, invitations, certificates |
1926-1931 |
Jerome Locke Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Biographical Material |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 13 | Federal applications, records of activity |
1947-1953 |
General Correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 14 | Miscellaneous (re employment, MVA, politics, public
power, his final illness) |
1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 15 | Letters of recommendation |
1942-1953; undated |
Financial Records |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 16 | Expense account |
1954 |
Legal Documents |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 17 | Will and testament |
1954 |
Speeches |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 18 | Montana Federation of Labor, William J. Hannah
funeral |
1947-1952 |
Writings |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 19 | "A Plan for post war employment in America";
Practical Compensation Administration (a book on workers compensation) |
1944; undated |
Miscellany |
||
Oversize Folder | ||
1 | House plans [Oversize: See Archives Map
Case] |
undated |
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 20 | Civil Service certificate; notes re Utilities
Consumers Protective Association |
1948-1954; undated |
Clippings |
||
Box/Folder | ||
2 / 21 | Photo of Montana State College Bobcats baseball
team |
1904 |
Montana Mva Association Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 1 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union, Montana MVA Association) |
1945-1950 |
3 / 2 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include Montana MVA
Association, Montana Farmers Union, James E. Lawrence, Regional Committee for MVA,
various labor unions) |
1951-1952 |
3 / 3 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include Montana MVA
Association, Montana Farmers Union, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, |
1953-1955; undated |
Financial Records |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 4 | Check stubs |
1945-1949 |
3 / 5 | Deposit slips |
1952 |
3 / 6 | Donation receipts |
1952 |
3 / 7 | Expense accounts, bill of sales, financial
statements |
1948-1953; undated |
Volume | ||
1 | Journal |
1945-1951 |
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 8 | Tax withholding certificates |
1946-1949 |
Maps |
||
Oversize Folder | ||
2 | "Map of the MVA" [Oversize: See Archives Map
Case] |
1945 |
Minutes |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 9 | Minutes of Executive Committee meetings |
1945-1952; undated |
3 / 10 | Stockholders and directors meetings |
1946-1947 |
Organization |
||
cardbox | ||
4-5 | Membership cards [Card boxes] |
undated |
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 11 | Resolutions, mailing lists |
1945-1952; undated |
Speeches |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 12 | Farmers Union Central Exchange annual banquet |
1948-1949 |
Writings |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 13 | Articles and reports on Missouri Valley Authority |
undated |
Miscellany |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 14 | Enrollment applications, business cards |
1946-1952 |
3 / 15 | Stenographers note books: correspondence and
minutes of meeting [in shorthand] |
1946-1949; undated |
Clippings |
||
Box/Folder | ||
3 / 16 | Organization, Congressional records, directors |
1945-1952; undated |
Transfers To Other Programs Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Transfers |
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Box/Folder | ||
3 / 19 | List of printed material transferred to Library |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
- Reclamation of land
- Soil conservation
- Technocracy
Personal Names
- Covington, Marian Hortense, 1901-1988 (creator)
Geographical Names
- Hunt (Idaho)
- Missouri river watershed