Jessie Perro Dombey Papers, 1902-2000

This collection contains the personal papers of Jessie Perro Dombey. The majority of the collection is comprised of materials related to Dombey’s poetry, short stories, historical articles, monograph length works, and art. These materials include drafts, research notes and published works. Among the published works are chapbooks that Dombey self-published and a partial run of the Montana Poetry Quarterly which Dombey created, edited, and published five times a year. The Montana Poetry Quarterly ran for eighteen years from the 1940s through the 1960s and ended with a subscription base of over 500 people in 22 countries. Also contained in this collection are Dombey’s personal correspondence, newspaper articles written about Dombey’s many accomplishments, photographs Dombey took to document her artwork, Dombey’s family photos, awards Dombey won for her art and poetry and scrapbooks documenting the history of Montana and Dombey’s achievements as a poet, artist and author. Notably, one scrapbook contains thank you letters from Montana Governors, United States presidents, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.