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Roland R. Renne Gubernatorial Campaign Papers, 1963-1966

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Renne, Roland Roger, 1905-1989
Title
Roland R. Renne Gubernatorial Campaign Papers
Dates
1963-1966 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.8 linear feet
Collection Number
2313
Summary
The Roland R. Renne Gubernatorial Campaign Papers consist of correspondence, letters, reports, and memoranda created or gathered by Renne or the various Renne for Governor clubs which assisted him in his unsuccessful 1964 campaign. Topics include political issues, agriculture, labor, taxes, voting, land economics, and family
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
Collection materials are in English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Biographical Note

Roland Roger Renne was born on December 12, 1905 in Greenwich, New Jersey, the third of five children. Renne grew up helping his father farm and attended country schools. He applied for admission to Rutgers University and graduated with top honors in 1927. Renne went on to earn a PhD. in Agricultural Economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1930. Following his graduation he joined the faculty of Montana State College in Bozeman as an assistant professor. In 1943 Renne became president of the College, a position he held until his resignation in 1964, although he took several leaves of absence to work for the United States government overseas and in Washington, D.C. In 1964 Renne ran for governor in the state of Montana as the Democratic candidate and lost. After again working in Washington and overseas he returned to retire in the Bozeman area in 1972. He married Polly Wisner in 1932 and the couple had four children. Roland Renne died in Bozeman, Montana on August 30, 1989.

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Content Description

The Renne papers consist of correspondence, letters, reports, and memoranda created or gathered by Renne or the various Renne for Governor clubs which assisted him in his unsuccessful 1964 campaign. Arranged in four series the papers include letters outlining Renne's position on political issues such as agriculture, labor, taxes, primary election cross-over voting, land economics, and family. Other materials describe the organization of the various Renne for Governor clubs in most Montana counties, travel plans, and speaking engagements. Campaign advertising memorabilia is also included, as well as a draft outline of one of Renne's speeches.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Series 1 General Correspondence, 1963-1965

Series 2 County files, 1963-1966

Series 3 Contributions

Series 4 Miscellaneous

Acquisition Information

Letters, notations, speeches, and miscellaneous papers created or collected by Roland R. Renne or the various Renne for Governor clubs were donated to Special Collections through Mary Bushing of Bozeman, Montana, on October 24, 1994.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 May 19

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Elections--Montana
  • Governors-Montana-Election
  • Political campaigns-Montana
  • Political candidates-Montana

Geographical Names

  • Montana--Politics and government--20th century

Kim Allen Scott, 2009. Updated by Heather Mulliner, 2022.
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