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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Preliminary Guide to the Montana Library Association
          Records <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1906/2004" encodinganalog="date">1906-2004</date></titleproper>
        <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay"> Montana Library Association
          Records</titleproper>
        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by MTHS Staff</author>
        <sponsor encodinganalog="contributor">Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided
          through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.</sponsor>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Montana Historical Society Library &amp; Archives</publisher>
        <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2010/2024" encodinganalog="date">2010</date>
        <address>
          <addressline>Helena, MT</addressline>
        </address>
      </publicationstmt>
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      <creation>Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau; Edited by Aaron Rau for errors.<date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2010/2024">2010; 2024</date></creation>
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          English.</language>
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      <descrules>Finding aid based on DACS (<title render="italic">Describing Archives: A Content
          Standard</title>)2nd Edition.</descrules>

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      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">This collection consists of the Montana Library Association
        archives (1906-2004) including annual reports, correspondence, conference and committee
        subject files, membership records, minutes, financial records, publications, organizational
        records, and writings including drafts of MLA Handbook.</abstract>
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        <language langcode="eng" encodinganalog="546">English</language>
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      <p>Preliminary arrangement only. This collection is presently arranged by accession.</p>
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      <p>Collection open for research.</p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <userestrict encodinganalog="540">
      <p>Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana
        Historical Society Library &amp; Archives. The Library &amp; Archives does not
        necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases
        permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners.
        For more information contact an archivist.</p>
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      <p>[item description and date]. Name of Collection. Collection Number. [box and folder
        number]. Montana Historical Society Library &amp; Archives. Helena, Montana.</p>
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      <p>Acquisition information available upon request. Ongoing accession.</p>
    </acqinfo>
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      <p>This collection is indexed under the following headings. Researchers desiring materials
        about related topics, persons, or places should search under these terms.</p>
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        <corpname encodinganalog="610" source="lcsh">Montana Library Association</corpname>
      </controlaccess>
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        <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh">Librarians--Montana</subject>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Annual reports and conference proceedings / conference
              programs.</unittitle>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Correspondence; Division and Committee Minutes;
              Documents; History; Membership/Committee Appointments</unittitle>
            <unitdate>1939-...</unitdate>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Minutes (1929-...); Newsletter; Survey of County
              Libraries (1953); Survey of MLA Effectiveness (1969); Miscellanoue</unittitle>
            <unitdate>1929-1969</unitdate>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Conference files (1960s-1080s); Annual reports
              (1930s-1980s); Presidents' files (1946-...); Financial records (1969-1971); Surveys;
              History</unittitle>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Bank statements (1960s); Membership / dues (1970s);
              Receipts </unittitle>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Bibliographies; Catalogues and publications </unittitle>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Financial records (1953-...); Constitution / bylaws/
              manuals (1970s); Conference files; Correspondence </unittitle>
            <unitdate>1953s-1970s</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Membership records </unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Annual reports; Correspondence; Minutes; Bylaws </unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Correspondence; Conference files; Membership records;
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            <unitdate>1982-1985</unitdate>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Committee files; Annual reports; Minutes; Newsletter </unittitle>
            <unitdate>1984-1987</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Convention files; Memos; Miscellany </unittitle>
            <unitdate>1978-1980</unitdate>
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          <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Newsletters; Financial reports </unittitle>
            <unitdate>1987-1988</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Correspondence; Minutes; Subject files; Miscellany </unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Membership renewals; Financial records </unittitle>
            <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
          </did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Financial records </unittitle>
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      <c01 level="subgrp">
        <did>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Financial records; Newsletters </unittitle>
            <unitdate>undated</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Presidents' files </unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Montana Library Focus; President's Newsletter; MLA
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            <unitdate>1979-1999</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">Miscellaneous publications (1976-1996); MLS Conference
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            <unitdate>19795-1999</unitdate>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a">MLA Awards Committee files; Jeannette Rankin Civil
              Liberties Award certificate </unittitle>
            <unitdate>1974-1998</unitdate>
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