Montana State University Library, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscript Collections
Richard B. Roeder Papers
2346
22.8 linear feet
1949-1995
The Richard B. Roeder Papers consist of notes taken as a student; personal, research, and business correspondence; teaching files; subject research files; Roeder articles and papers; bibliographies; lecture and conference tapes; and all the notes, readings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and general information associated with the 1972 constitutional convention. Roeder's interest in Montana history is reflected in his more extensive research on agriculture, early territorial history, women, homesteading, Native Americans, transportation, and lakes. The papers also include many notes taken from Montana newspapers during the territorial and early statehood period covering such topics as Gibson, politics and Montana's constitution. Roeder's own experience with constitutional issues from the 1970s compliments these early historical references and many of the clippings date from this period as well.
Collection materials are in English
This collection is open for research.
Research notes and files, personal papers, photographs, and audiotapes created or collected by Richard B. Roeder were donated to Special Collections by his daughter Ellen Pfalzgraff of Calgary, Alberta in March 1996. A Swarthmore yearbook and a small amount of correspondence was also donated to Special Collections by Carroll College in May 1996. Papers collected by Roeder from the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention were donated in 1980 and initially assigned accession number 2072. These papers have been incorporated with this collection.
Series 1 Swarthmore College 1949-1953
Series 2 University of Pennsylvania 1954-1957
Series 3 School of Pharmacy/Legislative Council 1957-1962
Series 4 Montana State University 1962-1984
Series 5 Lieutenant Governors' Office 1985-1988
Series 6 Adjunct Professor/Researcher 1988-1995
Series 7 Personal and Miscellaneous, circa 1960-1995
Series 8 Teaching Files, circa 1962-1992
Series 9 Audio-Cassette Tapes, undated
Series 10 Research Files, undated
Series 11 Research Note Cards, undated
Series 12 Constitutional Revision Commission 1969-1971
Series 13 Constitutional Convention 1971-1973
Richard B. Roeder was born in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania on August 23, 1930, the sixth child of Herman and Mary Roeder. Roeder attended local schools and one year of post-graduate study at Admiral Farragut Academy in New Jersey. He attended Swarthmore College as an undergraduate student, and graduated in 1953. Graduate study was at the University of Pennsylvania, were he received his Masters in History in 1957 and his doctorate in 1971. Roeder worked for the University of Montana School of Pharmacy and the Montana Legislative Council before receiving a teaching position at Montana State University (MSU) in 1962. His teaching career at MSU lasted for twenty-two years, retiring in 1984. Roeder continued to teach as an adjunct professor into the 1990s at Carroll College. Roader's research interests were primarily concerned with aspects of Montana history. With Michael Malone, Roeder edited three books on Montana history. His best-known book is Montana: A History of Two Centuries, co-authored with Malone in 1976 and reprinted in 1991 with the addition of William Lang. Roeder also contributed articles or essays to Montana: The Magazine of Western History Montana Law Review, The Last Best Place: A Montana Anthology, Montana Myths, and Montana and the West: Essays in Honor of K. Ross Toole. Richard Roeder's interests also included public affairs. He was appointed by the governor to the Constitution Revision Commission in 1969. Two years later he won election as a delegate to the state's Constitutional Convention, where he served on the convention's Executive Committee and Committee on Style and Drafting. He also worked for the state's Lieutenant Governor's Office between 1984-1988. Roeder served on the editorial board of Montana: The Magazine of Western History, was an active participant with the Montana Committee for the Humanities, a citizen member of the Judicial Nomination Commission, and a member of the Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees. He twice won The Montana Award in the Humanities. Richard Roeder married Janet Merrill of Missoula, Montana in 1953. The couple had three children, Karin, Ellen, and Thomas. Roeder died on December 23, 1995 in Helena, Montana.
This collection was processed 2009 April 17
The Roeder collection has been arranged in 13 series based mostly chronologically over his years as a student, teacher, public official, and researcher. The collection consists of notes taken as a student; personal, research, and business correspondence; teaching files; subject research files; Roeder's articles and papers; bibliographies; lecture and conference tapes; and all the notes, readings, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and general information associated with the 1972 constitutional convention. Roeder's interest in Montana history is reflected in his more extensive research on agriculture, early territorial history, women, homesteading, Native Americans, transportation, and lakes. Individuals that Roeder focused on include Thomas Carter, Grace Stone Coates, Joseph Kinsey Howard, James and Granville Stuart, Ella Knowles and Paris Gibson. The research on Gibson is particularly voluminous. The papers also include many notes taken from Montana newspapers during the territorial and early statehood period covering such topics as Gibson, politics and Montana's constitution. Roeder's own experience with constitutional issues from the 1970s compliments these early historical references and many of the clippings date from this period as well. Titles on the folders mostly duplicate titles used by Roeder. Papers in the original folders have generally remained under that folder's title, and as a result researchers are advised that particular subjects of interest may be found in more than one series.
Montana--History
Montana--Politics and government
Agriculture-Montana
Constitutional conventions--Montana
Frontier and pioneer life--Montana
Indians of North America--Montana
Lakes-Montana
Transportation-Montana
Women-Montana
Historians-Montana
History teachers--Montana
Agriculture
Civic Activism
Colleges and Universities
Native Americans
Pioneers
Transportation
Water and Water Rights
Women
Montana
Bozeman
Helena
Photographs
Sound Recordings
Swarthmore College
1
1949-1953
Notes, exams, and papers from classes taken as an undergraduate student at Swarthmore College. Also in the series are a few newspaper clippings and Roeder's 1953 yearbook.
American History
1
1
American Literature
1
2
Philosophy
1
3
Diplomatic History
2
1
American Literature
2
2
Newspaper Clippings
2
3
Yearbook
1953
2
4
University of Pennsylvania
2
1954-1957
Notes, papers, and exams from classes taken as a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, along with a small amount of personal correspondence.
Europe 1300-1500
3
1
Late Middle Ages
3
2-5
Europe Since 1815
3
6-11
Europe Since 1870
3
12-15
Diplomatic History
3
16-18
France
4
1
Germany
4
2-3
Europe
4
4
Latin America Since 1810
4
5-7
Latin America Since 1914
4
8-9
Thought & Culture 1775-1820
4
10-11
Thought & Culture 1820-1865
4
12-14
Thought & Culture 1865-1900
4
15-16
Thought & Culture 1900-1920
4
17
U.S. History to 1815
5
1-5
U.S. History
5
6-12
U.S. Social History
5
13-15
U.S. Economic History
5
16-18
U.S. Political History
6
1-3
Progressivism
6
4
Miscellaneous Notes
6
5
Roeder Papers
6
6
Correspondence
6
7
School of Pharmacy/Legislative Council
3
Mostly personal correspondence during a period when Roeder worked as a stockroom clerk at the University of Montana's School of Pharmacy in Missoula, and as a Research Associate with the Montana Legislative Council in Helena. Also included are research notes and a graduate paper written by Roeder on "Civil War and Reconstruction."
Correspondence
1957-1959
7
1
Legislative Council
1959-1962
7
2
Correspondence
1959-1962
7
3
Roeder Notes/Paper
1959-1962
7
4
Montana State University
4
1962-1984
The bulk of this series is Roeder's correspondence during his time as a history professor at Montana State. Personal, business, and research related letters, memos and dated general information are chronologically arranged by years, and within the folders by days. The series also contains a copy of his dissertation titled "Montana in the Early Years of the Progressive Period," positions Roeder applied for at Montana State, student letters of recommendation, and Montana State administration papers.
Applied for teaching Position
8
1
Correspondence
1963-1971
8
2-9
Dissertation
1971
8
10
Correspondence
1972-1974
8
11-14
Correspondence
1975-1979
9
1-5
MSU Positions Applied For
9
6
Correspondence
1980-1982
9
7-9
Correspondence - Dearborn River
1980-1982
9
10
Correspondence
1983-1984
9
11-13
Student Letters of Recommendation
1963-1976
9
14-16
Student Letters of Recommendation
1977-1984
10
1-2
Administration
1963-1986
10
3-4
Lieutenant Governors' Office
5
1985-1988
Roeder worked for the Lieutenant Governors' Office for three years as an Administrative Assistant. Personal, job, and research related correspondence make up most of this series, and has been arranged by year, and within the folders by days. Also included are folders on individual projects Roeder was involved with, such as Montana's Centennial and Constitutional Reform Debate.
Correspondence
1985-1986
11
1-10
Constitutional Reform Debate
1986 October
11
11
Correspondence
1987-1988
11
12-17
Personnel
11
18
Centennial Project
11
19-21
Adjunct Professor/Researcher
6
1988-1995
This period proved to be a prolific time as a writer for Richard Roeder. Nine of his published articles, essays, introductions, or forwards were printed during these eight years. The series reflects his short-lived work as a historical consultant on the Arco Project. His interactions with Montana Center For The Book, his pieces for the Helena newspaper, "Quarries From Last Chance Gulch," and his interests in Swarthmore College are part of the series. Correspondence includes papers related to his personal, business, research, and general information interests. Roeder also applied for positions at Carroll Collage and Montana Historical Society during this time.
Arco Correspondence
1988
12
1-3
Arco Work Diary
1988
12
4
Arco Document
12
5
RBR Research
1988-1989
12
6
RBR Research - Banking
1988-1989
12
7
Correspondence
1989
12
8
Constitutional Symposium
1989
12
9
Swarthmore Admission
1989-1990
12
10
Student Letters of Recommendation
1989-1990
12
11
Correspondence
1990-1992
12
12-16
Carroll College Job Application
1990
12
17
Montana Historical Society Job Application
1992
12
18
Correspondence
1993-1995
13
1
Swarthmore Class Reunion
1993
13
2
Montana Center For The Book
1990-1994
13
3-5
Quarries From Last Chance Gulch
1994-1995
13
6
Personal and Miscellaneous
7
circa 1960-1995
This series is a catch-all for Roeder's undated personal correspondence, story and writing ideas, personal biography and vita, wills, and photographs. There is also a folder of conferences he attended, awards he received, and reviews of his books.
Conferences - Awards - Reviews
14
1
Miscellaneous Correspondence
14
2
Writings
14
3
Stories
14
4
Art/Drawings
14
5
Photographs 1-14
14
6
Biographical/Vita
14
7
Wills
14
8
Teaching Files
8
1962-1992
The teaching files of Richard Roeder reflect over 30 years of historical information gathering and knowledge. Most of the files are from his years at Montana State. Yet Roeder taught at Carroll College, Great Falls College, and the University of Montana as well. The series is arranged by the university and the name of the course taught. If the college name is not on the folder, the course was taught at Montana State. Information on each course may include a class syllabus, reading lists, course outlines, copies of exams, bibliographies, articles, newspaper clippings, and notes by Roeder. Research notes and lecture notes blend together. Course notes may also be found in the Research File Series, as research notes are in the Teaching File Series.
Miscellaneous Syllabus
15
1
History of Montana - Articles
15
2
History of Montana - Outline
15
3
History of Montana - Class Paper/Readings/Discussion Notes
15
4-6
History of Montana - Maps/Population
15
7
History of Montana - Miscellaneous Bibliography
15
8-9
History of Montana - Newspaper Clippings
15
10
History of Montana - Notes
15
11-12
History of Montana - Territorial Period
15
13-17
History of Montana - Since Statehood
15
18-19
History of Montana - Paper
15
20
Trans-Mississippi Frontier
15
21
American Constitution - Class Outlines/Exams
16
1
American Constitution - Newspaper Clippings
16
2
American Constitution - Notes
16
3-6
Constitutional History - Syllabus/Readings/Exams
16
7
Constitutional History - Articles/Papers/Bibliography
16
8
Constitutional History - Notes
16
9-12
Progressivism
16
13
Woman in Montana History - Outline
16
14
Woman in Montana History - Lecture Notes
16
15-18
Carroll - Early Western Civilization - Notes
16
19-21
Carroll - Early Western Civilization - Outline/Syllabus/Exams
16
22-23
Carroll - Western Civilization - Syllabus/Exams
17
1
Carroll - Western Civilization - Notes
17
2-4
Carroll - Montana and the West - Syllabus
17
5
Carroll - Intro to Latin America - Articles/Bibliography
17
6-7
Carroll - Intro to Latin America - Notes/Newspaper Clippings
17
8
Carroll - Intro to Latin America - Readings/Syllabus
17
9-10
Carroll - Modern Latin America - Newspaper Clippings
17
11
Carroll - Modern Latin America - Notes
17
12-14
Carroll - Modern Latin America - Paper/Syllabus/Exams
17
15-16
Carroll - Latin America - Articles/Bibliography
17
17-19
Carroll - Catholic Church
17
20
Carroll - 20th Century American History Notes/Syllabus
17
21
Carroll - Trans-Mississippi West - Notes
17
22-23
Carroll - Trans-Mississippi West - Syllabus
17
24
Great Falls - Montana Indians - Notes
18
1-2
Great Falls - Montana Indians - Syllabus/Exams
18
3
Great Falls - Montana Indians - Treaties
18
4
Great Falls - Montana History - Syllabus/Readings/Exams
18
5
Great Falls - West in American History - Notes/Syllabus
18
6
U of M - Montana History - Readings/Notes
18
7-8
Audio-Cassette Tapes
9
The tapes offer a sample of Roeder's style of lecture and historical information on specific subjects. The rest of the tapes are from conferences or symposiums where Roeder presented, moderated, or taped for interest. These tapes are not entirely clear as to the date or even who may be speaking.
Side A & B - Lecture: Constitutional History
19
1
Side A - Address: Church Service
1975 January 7
19
2
Side A - Lecture: Constitutional History / Side B - Miscellaneous Lectures
19
3
Side A - Miscellaneous Lectures / Side B - Music
19
4
Side A - Guest Lecture on John Dewey / Side B - Radio Spots from Delegate Election
19
5
Side A - Lecture: Constitutional History / Side B Lecture: Gordon Britten
19
6
Side A & B Panel Discussion: Journalism and State Politics
19
7
Side A & B Panel Discussion: State Government (tape is in rough shape)
19
8
Side A & B Panel Discussion: Constitutional Reform
19
9
Side A & B Panel Discussion: Constitutional Reform
19
10
Side A & B Conference: Politics in the 1930s and 40s
19
11
Side A Conference: Politics in the 1930s and 40s / Side B Conference: Constitutional Reform and Overview of Constitution
19
12
Research Files
10
undated
This is by far the largest series of the Roeder collection. The Research Files are organized by subject in alphabetical order. Subjects include general titles, individuals, bibliographies, and projects. Their primary focus is on Montana history and history of the American West. Aside from Roeder's notes, subjects may include articles with extensive underlining or marginalia, bibliographies, newspaper clippings, reviews, papers, reports, documents, video tapes, and booklets. Relatively recent articles without extensive underlining or marginalia were not kept except for the title page, and these were generally included as part of bibliographies. Roeder left many short notes on various sizes of paper reflecting ideas and thoughts that are throughout the research files. Papers in original folders were generally kept intact with their titles. Many of Roeder's historical writings and articles with different drafts are in this series under appropriate titles.
Agriculture
20
1-2
Agriculture - Montana
20
3-5
American History - Miscellaneous Notes
20
6
"Anaconda" - Manuscript
20
7-18
Anaconda Mining Company
20
19-23
Anaconda Standard Almanac
20
24
Anaconda Standard - Newspapers (photocopied)
20
25-29
Archie Bay Foundation
21
1
Arco
21
2-9
Art & Artists
21
10-12
Artists
21
13
Artists - Montana
21
14
Autio, Rudy
21
15
Bibliography - Articles
21
16
Bibliography - Books & Reports
21
17
Bibliography - Library Searches
21
18
Bibliography - New Yorker & Newspaper Articles
21
19
Bibliography - US History
21
20
Bicentennial
21
21
Bolles, Jason
21
22
Bonesteele, Harry F.
21
23-24
Braley, Berton
21
25
Brinig, Myron
21
26
Brinig, Myron
22
1-2
Brittan, Gordon
22
3
Buffalo Commons
22
4-5
Buildings - Historic
22
6
Burlingame - Miscellaneous Papers
22
7
Burlington Northern
22
8
Butte
22
9-11
Butte - Roeder Article
22
12
"Butte in Fiction" - Roeder Article
22
13-17
Call, Hughie
22
18
Campbell, Will
22
19-22
Capital Punishment - Montana
22
23
Carter, Thomas H. - Roeder Article
22
24-25
Carter, Thomas H.
22
26-28
Centennial - Montana
23
1-4
Clark Fork River Basin
23
5
Clearman, Mary
23
6
Coates, Grace Stone
23
7-9
Coates, Grace Stone - Roeder Article
23
10-11
Conservation History
23
12-14
"Constitution in Historical Context" - Montana - Roeder Article
23
17-19
Constitutional Amendments - Montana
23
20
Constitutional Convention - 1889 Montana
23
21-22
Constitutional Convention - 1972 Montana
23
23-25
Constitutional Convention - 1972 Montana - Interviews/Roeder Thoughts
23
26-27
Constitutional Court Cases - Montana
24
1
Constitutional Duty
24
2-3
Constitutional History
24
4
Constitutional History - Supreme Court
24
5
Constitutional History - U.S.
24
6
Constitutional Interpretation - Montana
24
7
Constitutional Litigation - Montana
24
8
Constitutional Speeches - Montana
24
9
Constitutional Revision - Montana
24
10-14
County History - Montana - Historical Briefings
24
15-17
County History - Montana - Jordan
24
18
County History - Montana - Lincoln
24
19-26
County History - Montana
25
1-4
Courts
25
5
Court Cases - Montana Reports
25
6
Court Opinions - Montana
25
7
Cowboys
25
8-10
Cowboys - Roeder Introduction
25
11
Criminal Law
25
12
Daly, Marcus
25
13
Dams - Fort Peck
25
14-15
Dams - Montana
25
16
Dearborn River
25
17-19
Deerlodge, Montana
25
20
Development and Growth - Montana/West
25
21
Doig, Ivan
25
22
Dude Ranching
25
23
Economy - Montana
25
24-26
Education - Montana
25
27-29
Election - Montana
1974
26
1
Election History - Montana
1965
26
2
Election Returns - Montana
1958-1974
26
3-4
Emerson, Ralph W
26
5
Energy Development - Montana
26
6
Environment
26
7-8
Environmental Ethics
26
9
Environmental History
26
10
Ethnic History
26
11-12
Ethnic History - Montana - African Americans
26
13-14
Ethnic History - Montana - Chinese
26
15
Ethnic History - Montana - Hutterites
26
16
Ethnic History - Montana - Irish
26
17
Ethnic History - Montana - Jews
26
18
Ethnic History - Montana - Mennonites
26
19
Ethnic History - Montana - Japanese
26
20
Eugenics
26
21
Exploration - Montana
26
22-24
Federal Writers Project
26
25-27
Federalism
26
28
Fligelman, Frieda & Belle
26
29
Folklife Project
26
30
Fort Missoula
26
31
Gallatin Institute
27
1
Ghost Towns - Montana
27
2
Gibson, Paris
27
3-14
Gibson, Paris - Roeder Article
27
15-16
Gibson, Paris - Roeder Lecture Poster
27
17
Glacier National Park - Roeder Book Review
27
18
Governors Messages - Montana
27
19-20
Governors State of the State Message - Montana
1881-1909
27
21
Governors State of the State Message - Montana
1945-1985
27
22-26
Government - Commentary
27
27
Guns
27
28
Hauser, Samuel T.
28
1
Haynes, J.E.
28
2-5
Helena, Montana - Capital
28
6
Helena, Montana - Churches
28
7-8
Helena Independent - Roeder Article
28
9
Helena - Montana Club
28
10
History - Article
28
11
History - Roeder Miscellaneous Notes
28
12
History Department MSU
28
13
History of Ideas - Article
28
14
Homesteading
28
15-16
Homesteading - Montana
28
17-20
Homesteading - Montana - Roeder Book Review
28
21
Homesteading - Montana - Woman
28
22-24
Homesteading - Montana - Woman - Roeder Article
28
25
Homesteading - West
28
26
Howard, Joseph Kinsey
29
1-4
Howard, Joseph Kinsey - Roeder Article
29
5-6
Howard, Joseph Kinsey - Roeder Book Review
29
7
Howard, Joseph Kinsey - Roeder Paper
29
8
Humanities
29
9-11
Humanities - Montana
29
12-14
Idaho History
29
15
Indians
29
16-25
Indians - Montana
29
26-27
Indians - Montana
30
1-9
Indians - Wyoming
30
10
Irrigation - Montana
30
11
Karsmizki, Ken
30
12
Knowles, Ella
30
13-16
Knowles, Ella - Roeder Article
30
17-18
Labor - Progressive Era Montana
30
19-22
Labor History - Montana
31
1
Langford, Nathaniel Pitt
31
2
Latin America
31
3-8
Law
31
9
Lawyers - Montana
31
10
Legal History
31
11-14
Legislation - U.S.
31
15-18
Legislation - Montana
31
19
Legislation - Montana Supreme Court
31
20
Legislative Council - Montana
31
21
Legislators - Montana
31
22-24
Legislators - Montana - Roeder Writings
31
25
Legislature - Montana
1865-1927
31
26-29
Legislature - Montana/Idaho
31
30
Linderman, Frank Bird
31
31
Literature
31
32
Literature - Montana
31
33-35
Literature - Montana
32
1-4
Literature - Montana - Poetry
32
5-6
Literature - Montana - Authors
32
7-10
Literature - Montana Anthology
32
11
Literature - West
32
12
Local & Community History
32
13
Local Government
32
14-15
Local Government - Montana
32
16-18
Louisiana Purchase Exposition
32
19-20
MacLane, Mary
32
21-23
Mansfield, Mike
32
24-26
Masons - Montana
32
27
McCorkle, Daniel
32
28
Media - Montana
32
29-33
Media - Montana - Roeder Paper
33
1
Media - Montana - World War II
33
2
Metcalf, Lee
33
3
Miles City, Montana
33
4
Military History - U.S.
33
5
Mining History
33
6-9
Mining History - Montana
33
10-11
Mining - Montana - Air Quality
33
12
Mining - Montana - Coal
33
13
Mining - Montana - Roeder Book Review
33
14
Mining - Montana - Gypsum
33
15
Mining - Montana
33
16-17
Miscellaneous Notes/Bibliography
33
18-20
Montana - "What's Wrong" Forum
33
21
Montana: 1st Edition - Chapter 7
33
22
Montana: 1st Edition - Chapter 11
33
23-25
Montana: 1st Edition - Chapter 14
33
26-27
Montana: 1st Edition - Photographs 1-5
33
28
Montana: 2nd Edition - Bibliography
34
1
Montana: 2nd Edition - Inserts
34
2-3
Montana: 2nd Edition - Notes
34
4-5
Montana Congressmen 1930s
34
6
Montana Historical Society
34
7
Montana History - Activism
34
8
Montana History - Bibliography - Historical Society
34
9-10
Montana History - Bibliography - Misc.
34
11-13
Montana History - Bibliography - Montana Magazine
34
14-15
Montana History - The Dry Times
34
16
Montana History - Maps
34
17
Montana History - Miscellaneous Documents
34
18
Montana History - Notes
34
19
Montana History - People
34
20-21
Montana History - Reading Notes
34
21-22
Montana History - Reports/Documents
34
23
Montana History - Postcards
34
24
Montana History - Roeder Article
34
25
Montana History - Unknown Manuscript
34
26-27
Montana History - War Years
34
28
Montana History - War Years
35
1-2
Montana History - An End To Innocence
35
3
Montana Margins
35
4
Montana Myths Project
35
5
Montana Power Company
35
6
Montana Study
35
7
Municipal Reform - Montana
35
8
Murray, James E.
35
9
Natural Resources - Montana - Fish & Game
35
10-13
Natural Resources - Montana - Forest
35
14
Natural Resources - Montana - Forest Fires
35
15
Natural Resources - Montana - Forest Products
35
16
Natural Resources - Montana - Water
35
17
New Deal
35
18
New England Society
35
19
Newspaper Research - Montana 1906-07
35
20-22
Newspapers - Montana - Great Falls Tribune
36
1
Newspapers - Montana - Clippings Misc.
36
2
Newspapers - Montana - Clippings Agriculture/Industry
36
3
Newspapers - Montana - Clippings Environment
36
4
Newspapers - Clippings Montana History
36
5-6
Newspapers - Montana - Clippings Politics/Law
36
7-8
Newspapers - Montana Eagle
36
9
Newspapers - Montana - Propaganda
36
10
Newspapers in Montana
36
11
Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society
36
12
O'Connell, Jerry
36
13
Overland Trail
36
14
Phillips, Paul
36
15
Photography
36
16
Plassmann, Martha E
36
17-18
Poindexter Collection
36
19
Politics - Montana
36
20-23
Politics - Montana - Post World War II
36
24-32
Politics - Montana - Voting
36
33
Population - Montana
37
1
Populism
37
2
Prehistoric History
37
3
Progressive Era - Montana
37
4-5
Range & Cattle History - Montana/West
37
6-11
Rankin, Jeannette
37
12
Raymond, Sarah
37
13
Reapportionment
37
14-15
Religion
37
16
Riel, Louis
37
17
Rodeo
37
18
Russell, Charles M.
37
19-21
Russell, Charles M. - Roeder Paper
37
22-23
Russell, Charles M. - Roeder Book Review
37
24
Sanders, Wilbur Fisk
37
25
Schultz, James Willard
37
26
Schwinder, Ted
37
27
Sheep - Montana/West
37
28-29
Social History - Montana - Churches
37
30
Social History - Montana - Education
37
31
Social History - Montana - Ethnic
37
32
Social History - Montana
38
1-3
Sportsmen - Montana
38
4
Stuart, Granville
38
5-6
Stuart, James - Fort Belknap
38
7-8
Stuart, James - Fort Browning
38
9-14
Stuart, James
38
15-16
Tariffs - Montana
38
17
Taxation - Montana
38
18
Taxation - Montana 1920s
38
19
Territorial Delegates - Montana
38
20-22
Territorial Delegates - Montana - Roeder Article
38
23-24
Territorial History - Montana
38
25-30
Territorial History - Montana
39
1-3
Territorial History - Montana/West
39
4
Timber Butte Mine
39
5-6
Toole, Joseph Kemp
39
7-10
Toole, Joseph Kemp - Roeder Paper
39
11
Townly, A.C.
39
12
Transportation
39
13-25
Transportation - Montana
39
26-27
Transportation - Montana
40
1-8
Transportation - Montana U.S. #2
40
9-19
Transportation - Montana - Unknown Manuscript
40
20-22
Turner, Frederick Jackson
40
23
Ubet - Roeder Book Introduction
40
24-26
Urban Development
40
27-29
Vigilantes & Violence - Montana/West
40
30-31
Vigilantes & Violence - Montana/West
41
1
Walker, Mildred
41
2
Walsh, Thomas
41
3-4
Washington State Library
41
5
Welch, James
41
6
Western History - Bibliography
41
7-11
Western History - Frontier
41
12
Western History - Fur Trade
41
13
Western History - Misc.
41
14-15
Western History - Pacific Northwest
41
16
Western History - Politics
41
17
Wheeler, Burton K.
41
18-19
Woman - Montana
41
20-23
Woman - Montana - Roeder Paper
41
24-25
Woman Suffrage
41
26
Work
41
27
Yellowstone National Park
41
28
Research Note Cards
11
undated
The Research Note Cards are organized by subject in alphabetical order. Subjects mostly include general titles and individuals. Many of the note cards are part of extensive newspaper research. The files are almost exclusively on aspects of Montana history and are focused mostly on research projects conducted by Roeder. This includes Paris Gibson, Montana Legislators, taxes, Ella Knowles, Joseph Kinsey Howard, and agriculture.
Agriculture
42
1-8
Farmers Union
42
9
Federation of Labor
42
10
Governors Messages
42
11
Howard, Joseph Kinsey
42
12-15
Income Tax
42
16
Knowles, Ella
42
17
Montana Constitution Amendments
42
18
Non-Partisan League
42
19
Progressive Era
42
20
Property Tax
42
21
State Levies
42
22
Stockgrowers Conventions
42
23
Taxes - Agriculture
42
24
Taxes - Banks/Insurance Companies
42
25
Taxes - Board of Equalization
42
26
Taxes - Education
42
27
Taxes - Fish & Game
42
28
Taxes - Freight & Railroads
42
29
Taxes - Inheritance
42
30
Taxes - Irrigation Districts
42
31
Taxes - License Fees
42
32
Taxes - Liquor
42
33
Taxes - Misc.
42
34
Taxes - Mines
42
35
Taxes - Oil & Gas Industry
42
36
Taxes - Woolgrowers
42
37
Taxpayers Association
42
38
Gibson, Paris
43
1
State Subject File
44
1
Legislators - House
44
2
Legislators - Senate - Notes
45
1
Legislators - Senate
45
2
Constitutional Revision Commission
12
1969-1971
Roeder was appointed as one of four governor's appointees on the sixteen-member Constitutional Revision Commission in 1969. The series represents the memos, minutes, extensive readings, correspondence, committee meetings, the Commission's draft report, and notes that Roeder collected as part of his two-year membership on the committee. Many of the readings have marginalia by Roeder.
Commission Memos/Minutes
1969
46
1-3
Commission Readings
46
4-10
Working Papers - Present & Proposed Provisions Comparison
46
11
Commission Readings
46
12-18
Commission Readings
47
1-3
State Conventions - Newspaper Articles
47
4
Commission Correspondence
47
5
Commission Notes
47
6
Constitutional Revisions
47
7
Constitutional Studies
1969-1970
47
8
Commission Report
47
9-10
Commission Conference
47
11
Constitutional Convention Steering Committee
1970
47
12
Constitutional Convention Executive Committee
1970
47
13
Commission Articles
47
14
Convention Enabling Act
47
15
Convention Enabling Act Analysis
47
16
Constitutional Convention Court Case
1971
47
17
Convention Preparation
47
18
Constitutional Convention
13
1971-1973
Roeder was elected to the Montana Constitutional Convention in the fall of 1971. The series represents most of many aspects that made up the convention for a delegate. Aside from his delegate duties, Roeder served on the Executive Committee and the Committee of Style and Drafting. The series includes papers and newspaper clippings of the primary and delegate elections; extensive reading material; general convention information; committee reports and proposed amendments to the constitution; convention studies, papers, and memorandums; correspondence; Committee on Style and Drafting Reports (CSD); delegate and resolution proposals to the constitution; drafts of the proposed constitution; convention proceedings; extensive collection of state newspaper clippings; and post-convention correspondence and related papers. Much of the readings and papers have Roeder marginalia. The series also includes delegate photographs and two journal books.
Delegate Primary
48
1
Delegate Election
48
2-3
Pre-Convention Information
48
4
Opening Ceremonies
48
5
Delegate Nametags
48
6
Convention Introduction
48
7
Drafting Manual
48
8
General Information
48
9
Resource File
48
10
Convention Directory
48
11
Convention Clerical Manual
48
12
Convention Rules
48
13
Montana Constitution - Workbook
48
14
Committee on Style & Drafting
48
15
Executive Committee
48
16
Executive Committee Reading
48
17
Executive Committee Testimonies
49
1
Executive Reorganization
49
2-5
Local Government
49
6
State Legislatures
49
7-8
Bill of Rights
49
9
State Legislatures
49
10
Public Lands
49
11
Ombudsmen
49
12
Public Health, Welfare, & Industry
49
13
Environment
49
14
Judicial
49
15-16
Attorney General
49
17
Railroad Commission
49
18
Finance
49
19-20
Taxation
50
1
Education
50
2-3
Convention Studies 1-12
50
4-10
Convention Studies 13-17
51
1-5
Occasional Papers 1-3
51
6-8
Occasional Papers 5-6
52
1-3
Convention Memorandums 1-10
52
4-12
Correspondence
1971 November-December
52
13-15
Correspondence
1971 December
53
1
Correspondence
1972 January-March
53
2-7
Convention Journals
53
8
Convention Miscellaneous Notes
53
9
Constitutional Amendment (CA) - Suffrage & Elections Committee Proposal
53
10
CA - Constitutional Revision Committee Proposal
53
11
CA - Legislative Committee Proposal
53
12
CA - Executive Committee Proposal
53
13
CA - Judiciary Committee Proposal
53
14
CA - Natural Resources & Agriculture Committee Proposal
53
15
CA - Revenue & Finance Committee Proposal
53
16
CA - Bill of Rights Committee Proposal
53
17
CA - Public Health, Welfare, Labor, & Industry Committee Proposal
53
18
CA - Education & Public Lands Committee Proposal
53
19
CA - Local Government Committee Proposal
53
20
CA - General Government Committee Proposal
53
21
Committee on Style and Drafting (CSD) - Suffrage & Elections
54
1
CSD - Constitutional Revision
54
2
CSD - Legislative
54
3
CSD - Executive
54
4
CSD - Judiciary
54
5
CSD - Natural Resources & Agriculture
54
6
CSD - Revenue & Finance
54
7
CSD - Bill of Rights
54
8
CSD - Public Health, Welfare, Labor, & Industry
54
9
CSD - Education & Public Lands
54
10
CSD - Local Government
54
11
CSD - General Government
54
12
CSD - "Compact With The United States"
54
13
CSD - Final Report
54
14
Public Information Committee Report
54
15
Convention Schedules
54
16
Delegate Proposals to Constitution
54
17-25
Proposed Resolutions to Constitution
54
26
Executive Committee Amendment
54
27
Delegate Voting
54
28
Rough Draft of Constitution
54
29-33
Rough Draft of Constitution
55
1-3
Deletions From Constitution
55
4
Proposed Constitution
55
5
Different Formats of Proposed Constitution
55
6
Proposed Constitution - A Critical Look
55
7
Convention Proceedings
1971 November 29-1972 March 24
55
8-19
Convention News Clippings
1972 January 20-March 19
55
20-23
Roeder's Newspaper Clippings
1971 November 21-1972 January 28
55
24-27
Roeder's Newspaper Clippings
1972 January 29-September 26
56
1-18
Post-Convention Correspondence
1972 April
57
1-2
Court Case Against Committee
1972 April
57
3
Post-Convention Correspondence
1972 May
57
4-5
Convention News Clippings
1972 April-May
57
6
Post-Convention Correspondence
1972 April-June
57
7-8
Roeder's Schedule
1972 May-June
57
9
Post-Convention Correspondence
1972 June-1973 March
57
10-12
Convention Archival Inventory
57
13
Video - "The Montana Constitution"
57
14
1
Constitutional Society Citizen's Forum
1982
57
15
Constitutional Society Citizen's Forum
1992
57
16
Convention Photographs 1-2, 16-17
1971
57
17
Delegate Photographs 3-15
1971-1992
57
18