John N. DeHaas Papers, 1960-2004

The files in this series pertain to DeHaas' teaching materials and have been organized alphabetically by subject. Topics include architecture, mining, field trips, history theory, photography, and student projects.

The records in this series concern research material collected or created by DeHaas and have been organized alphabetically by subject. Topics include the Historic American Buildings Survey, architecture, construction, mining, railroads, ghost towns, and Yellowstone Park. As regards DeHaas' interest in ghost towns, a collection of Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society newsletters are available in Special Collections' stacks; please ask staff for additional information.

Of interest in box 2 a draft of Ghost Towns, Historic Sites and Mining Camps of Montana can be found in folder 45. A draft of Footlights and Fire Engines is located in box 3 folder 28. A comprehensive report of the Helena, Montana Last Chance Gulch urban renewal project has been placed at the end of this series.

136 architectural drawings created or collected by DeHaas. The majority of the drawings represent work done in Montana including residential and commercial plans, remodels and restoration, diagrams, and town site maps. Some DeHaas drawing sets were donated to MSU as portions of different architectural collection accessions and have not been included with the sets described in this series. Drawing sets 71, 81, and 84 have specification booklets that are located in Box 7, these sets are denoted with an asterisk (*). To assist researchers in identifying specific drawing sets, regardless of their location, a special online catalog is available. "Click here for access to the Architectural Drawing Catalog."