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Collection 1195, MtBC, us
Hess, Adrien
L.
Adrien L. Hess Montana Science Fair
Papers
1948-1967
.8 linear feet
The Adrien L. Hess papers dealing with the
administration, preparation, and promotion of science fairs for Montana High school
students contain letters, printed and mimeographed catalogs, newsletters, award
winner lists, and other materials documenting fairs nationally as well as in
Montana.
Collection materials are in English
Biographical Note
Adrien Leroy Hess was born on January 18, 1908 in Johnson County, Missouri. He earned
a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Missouri Valley College in 1930, a
bachelor’s degree in education from the Central Missouri State College in 1932, a
master’s degree in Mathematics from the University of Montana in 1941, and a
doctorate in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin in 1954. He taught math
and coached high school at the Belfry and Fort Benton high schools prior to joining
the mathematics department at Montana State College, Bozeman in 1945 and remained
there until his retirement in 1972. He was an avid promoter of high school science
students in Montana and founded the Montana Science Talent Search in 1947. Hess
served as a judge in numerous district science fairs in Montana during his career
and a scholarship was established in his name by the Montana Council of Teachers of
Mathematics. Dr. Hess died in Bozeman on May 22, 1994.
The Adrien L. Hess papers dealing with the administration, preparation, and promotion
of science fairs for Montana High school students contain letters, printed and
mimeographed catalogs, newsletters, award winner lists, and other materials
documenting fairs nationally as well as in Montana. The folders have been
arbitrarily arranged based on location and chronology.
This collection is open for research.
Original letters, printed materials, exhibit calendars, and other materials created
or collected by Adrien L. Hess pertaining to science fairs held at Montana high
schools and colleges were donated to Montana State University by Hess in 1976. An
additional folder of materials on the same topic also kept by Hess was transferred
from the University Archives in the spring of 1983.
This collection was processed 2017 July 26
Children
and Youth
Elementary
and Secondary Education
Science
Montana
1/1
"A History of District Science Fairs Held at
Montana State College"
"1956-1964"
1/2
First Montana State College district science
fair
1956
1/3
Montana Science Fair. Miscellaneous Papers,
Award winners
1957
1959
1961-1964
1/4
Montana State College, Bozeman. Catalog of
exhibits; Scattered holdings of winners
1957-1964
1956-1964
Catalog of exhibits: 1957-1964; Scattered holdings of winners: 1956-1964.
1/5
Montana State University, Missoula. Catalog of
exhibits
1956-1064
[missing 1963]
1/6
Midland Empire Science Fair, Billings. Catalog
of exhibits
1958-1959
1/7
Butte Regional Science Fair, Butte. Catalog of
exhibits
1956
1958
1962-1963
1966
1/8
Choteau High School. Echoes of Einstein
Science Club, District Science Fair. Catalog of exhibits
1957-1961
1/9
Custer County High School. Science Fair.
Catalog of exhibits
1958-1960
1/10
Great Falls Central - Ft. Benton High School.
District 5 Science Fair. Catalog of exhibits
1962-1964
1/11
Helena Science Fair. Catalog of
exhibits
1959-1960
1/12
Kalispell Northwest District Science
Awards
1958
1960
1961
1/13
National Science Fair. Catalog of Exhibits.
1st-7th; 9-13
1950-1956
1958-1962
Catalog of Exhibits. 1st-7th, 1950-1956, 9-13, 1958-1962.
1/14
National Science Fair [Newsletter] 5th-11th,
15th
1954-1960
1964
2/1
National Talent Science Searches
1948-1954
1956-1957
1959-1960
2/2
National Science Fair International,
8th-18th
1957-1967
2/3
Science Clubs of America. Information to
inform leaders about how to start science projects.
2/4
Science Clubs of America. Affiliated
Groups
1959-1963
2/5
Science Newsletter's with information about
the National Talent Search
1958-1967
2/6
Montana State College District science fair,
letters and reports
1955-1965