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Montana Legislative Assembly (37th: 1961) records, 1961

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Montana. Legislative Assembly.
Title
Montana Legislative Assembly (37th: 1961) records
Dates
1961 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
LR 37
Summary
Collection contains records (1961) of the Montana 37th Legislative Assembly including minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, memorials, joint resolutions and memorials; 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.
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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 37th Montana Legislature met from January 2nd to March 2nd, 1961. The leaders of the Senate were Tim Babcock (R-President), Richard Nixon (D-President Pro Tempore), Richard Nixon (D-Majority Leader), and (Minority Leader - Vacant). The leaders of the House were Clyde Hawks (R-Speaker), Tom Haines (R-Speaker Pro Tempore), Jerome Anderson (R-Majority Leader), and (Minority Leader - Vacant).

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”.

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Content Description

The collection includes the minutes and reports of House and Senate standing committees; House and Senate bills, resolutions, and memorials; House joint memorials (re good business climate; elimination of electoral college; opposition to railroad merger; use of federal taxes for education; extension of 1948 Sugar Act; funds for Libby Dam; extension of federal aid to education; retention of Connally Reservation; Yellowtail Dam Project; closing of lakes in Yellowstone Park to boating; funds for Buffalo Rapids Dams; national park on Missouri River between Virgelle and Fort Peck Dam; grazing privileges on public domain; surplus food for correctional institutions; abandonment of passenger service on Milwaukee Railroad; and pensions for World War I veterans); and Senate joint memorials (re construction of Libby Dam; maintenance of railway service for first-class mail and air mail service at air mail rates; endorsement of S.B. 162 creating a commission on Noxious and Obscene Matters and Materials; and review of import quotas on duties on meats and meat products). The collection also contains miscellany material including the exhibit on "Better Business in Montana."

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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 (37th: 1961) records, 1961. Legislative Records 37. [box and folder number]. Montana Historical Society Research Center. Archives. Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

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

The series House and Senate Joint Committees is organized into two subseries, Joint Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically) and Joint Subcommittee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically).

The series House of Representatives is organized into eight subseries, House Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), House Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), House Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), House Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Status Sheets of House Bills (arranged chronologically), House Journals (arranged chronologically), and House Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).

The series Senate is organized into ten subseries, Senate Standing Committee Minutes (arranged alphabetically by committee name and thereunder chronologically), Senate Bills (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Joint Memorials (arranged numerically by bill number), Senate Confirmation Resolutions (arranged chronologically), Status Sheets of Senate Bills (arranged chronologically), Senate Journals (arranged chronologically), and Senate Memorial Resolutions (arranged numerically by bill number).

Location of Collection

51:6-5

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request.

Processing Note

Bill Summers processed the collection in 1986.

Separated Materials

OVERSIZE MATERIAL: map case

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

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

Geographical Names

  • Montana--Politics and government.

Finding aid prepared by Bill Summers, 1986
2006

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