Marion Porterfield photograph albums

Marion Porterfield photograph albums, 1921-1942

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Porterfield, Marion, 1879-1972
Title: Marion Porterfield photograph albums
Dates: 1921-1942 (inclusive)
19211942
Quantity: 3 photograph albums
Collection Number: Mss 795
Summary: Marion "Minnie" Porterfield was a member of the Montana Mountaineers, a hiking club based in Missoula, Montana from 1922-1956. The scrapbooks include photographs from several hikes in the Missoula area, Glacier National Park, and Canada. The photographs include members of the club, natural and man-made landmarks, as well as glaciers in Canada and Glacier National Park.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
Languages: English.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Marion "Minnie" Porterfield was born in Kansas in March 1879. She moved to Missoula, Montana by 1911 to teach at the Roosevelt School. She joined the Montana Mountaineers in its inaugural year of 1922. As a Mountaineer, Porterfield held the positions of Secretary and Musical Director. She taught in Missoula until her retirement from the Central School in 1944. She died on 24 September 1972.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Marion Porterfield photograph albums consist of three albums: one dating from 1922-1931, one from 1932-1938, and one with photos from 1936-1942. Many of the photographs are of hikes taken by the Montana Mountaineers in or around Missoula, Montana. These locations include Rattlesnake Creek, Pattee Canyon, Blue Mountain, and Mount Sentinel. The scrapbooks also include photographs taken in Glacier National Park, the Canadian Rockies, Swan Valley (Montana), Garnet, the National Bison Range, Polson, and an expedition in 1933 down the Pacific Coast to Oakland, California.

The albums also contain portraits that are not likely related to the Montana Mountaineers.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes.

Preferred Citation

Marion Porterfield Photograph Albums, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

The Marion Porterfield photo albums came into possession of her great-niece Alice Vroman before being donated to the Mansfield Library.

Acquisition Information

Alice Vroman donated the collection to the Mansfield Library in 2005.

Processing Note

Loose materials in the collection have been placed in envelopes and enclosed in the album in which the materials were found.

Related Materials

The Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections holds a set of Montana Mountaineers scrapbooks (Mss 529), as well as the Montana Mountaineers newsletter titled Highhikers.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Mountaineering expeditions--Photographs
Mountaineering--Montana--Societies, etc.

Corporate Names

Montana Mountaineers

Geographical Names

Blue Mountain (Missoula County, Mont.)--Photographs
Candian Rockies (B.C. and Alta.)--Photographs
Garnet (Mont.)--Photographs
Glacier National Park (Mont.)--Photographs
National Bison Range (Mont.)--Photographs
Pacific Coast (U.S.)--Photographs
Polson (Mont.)--Photographs
Rattlesnake Creek (Missoula County, Mont.)--Photographs
Sentinel, Mount (Missoula County, Mont.)--Photographs
Swan River Valley (Mont.)--Photographs
aMissoula Region (Mont.)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Scrapbooks--Montana--Missoula

Occupations

Women mountaineers--Montana

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