Montana Historical Society Archives
RS 253
Christiansen, William, 1914-2000
Montana Lieutenant Governor (1973-1977: William Christiansen) Records
1967-1978
1973-1978
45.2 linear feet
These records (1973-1978, 1967-1968) of the Montana Lieutenant Governor William Christiansen consist of correspondence, research subject files, speeches, and articles primarily concerning energy development in the state.
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Edward William (Bill) Christiansen was born in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1914. He graduated from Fargo High School and North Dakota State Univesity. In 1947 he moved to Hardin, Montana, where he was part owner of Hardin Auto. He was active in volunteer work in Hardin. Christiansen served 8 years in the Montana House of Representatives. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1972, the last election where the Governor and Lieutenant Governor ran independently. He served one term of office from 1973-1977. He died March 28, 2000.
These records (1967-1978) of Montana Lieutenant Governor William Christiansen consist of correspondence, research subject files, speeches, and articles primarily concerning energy development in the state.
The collection is organized into four series: Incoming Correspondence; Outgoing Correspondence; General Correspondence; and Subject Files. The series consisting of correspondence are arranged in chronological order. The subject files are arrnaged in alphabeticall order by subject.
Collection open for research.
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Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
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Montana. Lieutenant Governor (1973-1977: William Christiansen)
Montana--politics and government.
Lieutenant governors--Montana.
Montana
Incoming Correspondence
1975-1976
1/1
Correspondence
1975 October - 1976 December
1/2
re Staff reorganization
1976 June-July
Outgoing Correspondence
1973-1977
1/3-20
Correspondence
1973 July - 1974 December
1/21
Correspondence
1975 January-April
2/1-4
Correspondence
1975 April-December
2/5-7
Correspondence
1975 January-March
3/1-11
Correspondence
1975 March-December
3/12
Correspondence
1976 January-March
4/1-5
Correspondence
1976 April - 1977 January
5/1-9
Correspondence
1976 January-September
6/1-2
Correspondence
1976 October-November
6/3
Bill Christiansen
1975 September - 1977 August
6/4
Governor's Correspondence
1977 April-December
6/5
Graham Keeler, Statistician
1977 April
6/6
Randy Moy, Energy Research Coordinator
1977 April-May
6/7
Jack Schmidt
1976 October
6/8
Michael Stephen, Research Analyst
1977 March-October
6/9
Terry Wheeling, Energy Data Specialist
1976 February - 1977 January
7/1
"Bill, Sharon, Martha" (Bill Christiansen; Sharon Brown, Administrative Secretary; Martha Thompson,Secretary)
1976 October - 1977 May
General Correspondence
1973-1977
7/2-4
Correspondence
1973
7/5
Correspondence
1973-1974
7/6
Correspondence
1973-1975
7/7
Correspondence
1974 August - 1975 December
8/1
Correspondence
1974 January - 1975 March
8/2
“Requests for Information”
1975
8/3
“Invitations”
1975 March - 1977 December
8/4
Correspondence
1975 December - 1976 November
8/5
Correspondence
1977 January-September
8/6-10
Correspondence
1977 May - 1978 March
8A/1
Mike Stephen, Acting Coordinator
1977 October - 1978 May
8A/2
Jerry Toner, Conservation Officer
1977 March, June
Subject Files
1967-1970s
8A/3
Bell Creek Oil Field, history file
1967-1968
9-21
Energy and related matters
1970s
22
Energy related reports, studies, etc.
1970s
23
Coal and mines, A-C
1970s
24
Coal, Cabin Creek, arctic gas pipline cont., 1977 Montana Legislature energy related bills, resolutions, C-M
1970s
25
M-N
1970s
26
Northern Great Plains Resources Program
1970s
27
Northern Great Plains Resources Program - U.S. Forest Service
1970s
28
University of Montana - Water Rights Act
1970s
29
Work hours - Wyoming coal
1970s
30
Wyoming - YMCA
1970s
31
Montana energy
1970s
32
National energy
1970s
33
Coal studies, etc.
1970s
34
Coal
1970s
35
Space Council, Governor's Recreation Committee, Governor's Enconomic Conditions Council
1970s
36
Speeches and articles
1970s