MTGMss186.xml Guide to the Steve Waldron Papers 1976-1985 Waldron (Steve) Papers Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell and Jack Rowan Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula © 2004

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Mss 186 Waldron, Steve, 1946- Steve Waldron Papers 1976-1985 12 linear feet 24 boxes Steve Waldron was a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985, representing Missoula. He focused on issues related to women, workers, and education. Materials are in English Biographical Note

Steve Waldron was born September 19, 1946, in Crosby, Minnesota. He moved to Butte, Montana, in 1949 and attended Butte schools. In 1967, he moved to Missoula, Montana, where he was a sawmill worker.

Waldron served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1977 to 1985, representing Missoula Districts 97 and 58 as a Democrat. He focused on issues related to women, workers, and education.

This collection includes organizational papers, correspondence files, research materials, reference reports, and newspaper clippings generated and collected by Steve Waldron during his tenure in the Montana House of Representatives. Correspondence in this collection represents both incoming and outgoing materials ranging across a spectrum of legislative topics and includes constituents, elected officials, state employees, legislative staff members, and professional researchers. The research files in this collection often contain marked-up or final copies of state legislation, handwritten notes, and testimonial transcriptions. Materials in this collection present insights into the internal workings of the Montana State Legislature in the years following adoption of the 1972 Montana Constitution, Waldron's representative and legislative approach, and prominent issues of concern during the time period.

The collection is divided into five series:

Series I: Appointment Book, 1 folder, 1981

Series II: Correspondence, 3.5 linear feet, 1976-1985

Series III: Research Files, 7.0 linear feet, 1932-1985

Series IV: Reports, 0.5 linear feet, undated

Series V: Clippings, 90.5 linear feet, 1977-1983

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.

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

[Name of document], Steve Waldron Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.

The materials were in Waldron's possession until time of donation to the Archives.

Gift of Steve Waldron, 1985 and 1989.

The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 2004, the collection was re-described.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Montana. Legislature. House of Representatives Democratic Party (Mont.) Montana--Politics and government--20th century Education and state--Montana Labor laws and legislation -- Montana Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--Montana Legislation--Montana Montana Women Legislators--Montana Series I Appointment Book 1981 1 folder

This series consists of one daily appointment book kept by Steve Waldron during the 1981 Montana Legislative Session.

1/1 1981 Series II Correspondence 1976-1985 3.5 linear feet

This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence ranging across a spectrum of legislative topics. Correspondents include constituents, elected officials, state employees, legislative staff members, and professional researchers. Topics include action requests, legislative strategies, and inquiries on behalf of constituents. These materials provide insights into the internal workings of the Montana Legislature in the years following passage of the current State Constitution and Steve Waldron's approach to his legislative responsibilities.

1/2 Outgoing, Legislature 1977 1/3 Legislative Session March 1977 1/4 Legislative Session February 1977 1/5 Gambling 1977 1/6 Displaced Homemakers 1977 1/7 Outgoing 1977 1/8 Outgoing 1978 1/9 Outgoing 1979 1/10 Incoming 1978-1979 2/1 Outgoing, Legislature 1979 2/2 Incoming, Legislature 1979 2/3 Chairmanship, Outgoing January 1979 2/4 Appropriations Committee, Incoming 1979 2/5 Incoming 1981 2/6 Outgoing 1983 2/7 Legislative Session January 1985 2/8 Legislative Session February 1985 2/9 Legislative Session February 1985 2/10 Legislative Session February 1985 3/1 Legislative Session February 1985 3/2 Legislative Session February 1985 3/3 Legislative Session February - March 1985 3/4 Legislative Session February - March 1985 3/5 Legislative Session March 1985 3/6 Legislative Session March 1985 3/7 Incoming March - April 1985 4/1 Legislative Session April 1985 4/2 General 1976 4/3 General January 1977 4/4 General January 1977 4/5 General January 1977 4/6 General February 1977 5/1 General February 1977 5/2 General March - May 1977 5/3 General June - November 1977 5/4 General 1978 5/5 General January 1979 5/6 General February 1979 5/7 General March 1979 5/8 General May - December 1979 5/9 General 1980 5/10 General January 1981 5/11 General February 1981 6/1 General March 1981 6/2 General April 1981 6/3 General 1982 6/4 General January 1983 6/5 General February 1983 6/6 General February 1983 6/7 General March 1983 6/8 General March 1983 6/9 General January - May 1985 7/1 General undated 7/2 General undated 7/3 General undated 7/4 General undated Series III Research Files 1932-1985 7.0 linear feet

This series contains research files collected by Steve Waldron during his tenure in the Montana State Legislature and are organized by subject (following his original headings). Files in this series contain a mix of legislative bills (both marked-up and final copies), Waldron's handwritten notes, transcriptions of testimony, and legislative staff reports. Most materials relate directly to bills before the Legislature (often bills that received attention across several sessions); however, some files concern topics of interest to Steve Waldron that never reached the level of formal legislative introduction. These materials provide insights into the internal workings of the Montana Legislature and Steve Waldron's focal issues.

8/1 ATV Laws undated 8/2 Aging Services undated 8/3 Aging Study, SJR 28 undated 8/4 Agister's Lien, HB 204 undated 8/5 Agrischool, HB 815 undated 8/6 Aircraft Pool undated 8/7 Alcohol, HB 420 undated 8/8 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division undated 8/9 Alcoholism undated 8/10 Alcohol Tax, HB 439 undated 8/11 Alcohol Tax, HB 651 undated 8/12 All-terrain Vehicles, HB 633 undated 8/13 Ambulance Districts, HB 240 undated 8/14 Alternative Fuel Tax, HB 17, LP 6 undated 8/15 Amending County Budget Laws, HB 477 undated 8/16 Amendments, HB 447 undated 8/17 Annual Intake Unit Activities 1983 8/18 Annual Visits to Nursing Homes, HB 165 undated 8/19 Anti-child Zoning undated 8/20 Appropriations Bills undated 8/21 Appropriations Bills 1977 8/22 Appropriating Funds, HB 416 undated 8/23 Appropriation Committee, Memberships and Meeting Room undated 8/24 Arts Council January 1985 8/25 Assistance Payments undated 8/26 Attorney General, Consumer Affairs, HB 590 undated 8/27 Audit Bureau January 1981 8/28 Audit and Program Compliance undated 8/29 Audit Committee Bills undated 8/30 Boulder River School and Hospital undated 8/31 Bad Checks, HB 751 undated 8/32 Bank Share Tax Subcommittee, HB 735-1817 undated 8/33 Battered Spouses, HB 800 undated 8/34 Battered Wives, HB 780 undated 9/1 Beer and Wine, HB 374 undated 9/2 Bills that May Decrease Revenue of Local Courts undated 9/3 Board of Pardons undated 9/4 Board of Real Estate, HB 846 undated 9/5 Bonding Mortgage, Finance and Insurance, HB 714 undated 9/6 Bonding Removal, SB 125 undated 9/7 Boulder undated 9/8 Budget Bill, SB 235 undated 9/9 CMHC undated 9/10 Canyon Ferry undated 9/11 Center for the Aged undated 9/12 Central Office undated 9/13 Central Office and Management Services undated 9/14 Centralized Funding for School Foundation, HB 809 undated 9/15 Certificate of Need, HB 458 undated 9/16 Child Abuse, HJR 69 undated 9/17 Child/Maternal Health/Dental undated 9/18 Children Trust Fund, SB 19, HB 252, HB 540 undated 9/19 Cigarette Fair Sales Act Repeal, HB 106 undated 9/20 Cigarette Sales, HB 681 undated 9/21 Cigarette Sales, Exempt, HB 518 undated 9/22 Cigarette Tax, HB 45 undated 9/23 Civil Attorney (County), HB 133 undated 9/24 Clarice Cushman undated 10/1 Classification Limits, HB 806 undated 10/2 Coal Tax, SB 44 undated 10/3 Coal Tax Trust Fund undated 10/4 Coal Tax Funding for Parks, HB 77 undated 10/5 Coal Tax Giveaway, HB 607 undated 10/6 Community-Based Corrections undated 10/7 Conduct of Business and Local Government, HB 859 undated 10/8 Consolidated Services, HB 760 undated 10/9 Co-payment, HB 731 undated 10/10 Corrections undated 10/11 Corrections Division undated 10/12 Counseling Cost for Rape and Incest, HB 44 undated 10/13 County Budget Law, HB 477 undated 10/14 County Impact undated 10/15 County Salaries, SB 50 undated 10/16 Crime undated 10/17 DCA Reorganization undated 10/18 DDD undated 10/19 DHES Requirements, HB 206 undated 10/20 DOL Supplement undated 10/21 Day Care, SA-HB 646 undated 10/22 Definition of Non-Highway Vehicles, HB 871 undated 10/23 Department of Health and Environmental Sciences undated 10/24 Department of Health and Environmental Sciences undated 10/25 Department of Highways undated 10/26 Department of Institutions, HB 450 undated 10/27 Department of Labor undated 10/28 Displaced Homemakers, HB 400 undated 11/1 Displaced Homemakers undated 11/2 Displaced Homemakers, HB 623 undated 11/3 Drug and Alcohol Dependence, HB 419 undated 11/4 Eastmont undated 11/5 Eastmont undated 11/6 Education undated 11/7 Elected Officials undated 11/8 Election 1978 11/9 Eligibility Tax, SRS undated 11/10 Ethics File 1981-1982 11/11 Family Violence, SB 449 undated 11/12 Federal Highway Proposals and Construction undated 11/13 Fees for Heavy Drugs, HB 6 undated 12/1 Fire Marshal, HB 132, HB 162 undated 12/2 Fiscal Analysis undated 12/3 Fiscal Change, SB 412 undated 12/4 Fish and Game Commission, HB 791 undated 12/5 Food and Consumer Safety, Air Quality, Solid Waste Management, and Occupational Health undated 12/6 Form Letter undated 12/7 Four Cs and Day Care undated 12/8 Foster Care and Group Home undated 12/9 Friends to Youth undated 12/10 Friends to Youth, Mental Health 1985 12/11 Gambling in America undated 12/12 Game Bird Licensing, HB 568 undated 12/13 Garbage District Elections, Apelstad, SB 343 undated 12/14 General Assistance for Single Parents 1985 12/15 Genetics, Shodair Hospital, HB 430 undated 12/16 Government Bonds Revision, SB 307 undated 12/17 Grace Periods for Motor Registration, HB 125 undated 12/18 Grandparent Visitation Rights, HB 88 undated 12/19 Grizzly Bear Habitat, HJR 68 undated 12/20 Gross Procedes, HB 198 undated 12/21 HB 421 undated 12/22 HB 500 undated 12/23 HB 538 undated 12/24 HB 714 undated 12/25 HURA undated 12/26 Health Department Pass Through, HB 289 undated 12/27 Higher Education Revision, HB 80 undated 12/28 Highway Department undated 12/29 Highway Department undated 12/30 Highway Sufficiency, HB 9 undated 12/31 Highways, HJR 56 undated 13/1 Historical Society 1985 13/2 Homestead Exemption, HB 668 undated 13/3 Homestead Tax Relief, HB 828 undated 13/4 Hotel Tax, HB 393, HB 392 undated 13/5 Hotel Tax, HB 427 undated 13/6 House Appropriations Committee Report, HB 500 undated 13/7 Housing, Student undated 13/8 Human Resources undated 13/9 Human Rights Commission undated 13/10 Incentive Programs, HB 73, HB 875 undated 13/11 Income Tax Privacy, HB 157 undated 13/12 Indian Education, HB 707, HJR 56 undated 13/13 Institution Cost and Policy undated 13/14 Institutions, Final Actions undated 13/15 Institutions undated 13/16 Joint Custody, HB 717 undated 13/17 Joint Custody, SB 152 undated 13/18 Joint Subcommittee on Appropriations undated 13/19 Junk Food, HB 115 undated 13/20 LRB Veterans Home undated 14/1 Lactrile, HB 97 undated 14/2 Land Use, HB 630 undated 14/3 Law Enforcement Amendments, HB 122 undated 14/4 LC Center for the Aged undated 14/5 Lecture to NCSL undated 14/6 Legal Indexes 1981 14/7 Legislation undated 14/8 Legislation 1979 14/9 Legislative Auditor undated 14/10 Legislative Auditor undated 14/11 Legislative Bills, Status Sheets, and Committees 1979 14/12 Legislative Materials undated 14/13 Levy, HB 191 undated 15/1 Liability Insurance, HB 157 undated 15/2 Library Supplemental (Crabtree v. Library) December 1984 15/3 Liquor, HB 447 undated 15/4 Liquor Tax, HB 627 undated 15/5 Liquor Sales, HB 564 undated 15/6 Lobbyists undated 15/7 Lobbyist Disclosure undated 15/8 Local Government undated 15/9 Local Government Code, SJR 319 undated 15/10 Local Government Revision, HB 851 undated 15/11 Local Montana Revenue, HJR 61 undated 15/12 Long Range Planning January 1985 15/13 Montana Conservation Corps, HB 823 undated 15/14 MYTC undated 16/1 Mandatory Retirement Report undated 16/2 Marriage License Fee, HB 45 undated 16/3 Medicaid February 1985 16/4 Medical Assistance undated 16/5 Medical Assistance, Medicaid undated 16/6 Meeting with Governor undated 16/7 Mental Health, HB 202 undated 16/8 Mental Health and Residential Services undated 16/9 Midwifery, HB 587 undated 16/10 Midwifery, HB 514 undated 16/11 Mining Restrictions, SB 278 undated 16/12 Legislation undated 16/13 Montana Forest and Conservation, Experimental Station, Biennial Reports 1983-1984 16/14 Montana Perinatal Program January - March 1985 16/15 Montana State Hospital February 1985 16/16 Montana Youth Center, HB 878 undated 16/17 Motor Fee Increase, HB 870 undated 16/18 Motor Rules and Regulations undated 16/19 Motor Vehicle Fee, Court and Lock Grant, HB 870 undated 16/20 Motor Vehicle Tax undated 16/21 Mountain View January 1985 16/22 Mountain View Juvenile Justice, HB 667 undated 16/23 Municipal Courts, HB 217 undated 16/24 Municipal Courts, SB 217 undated 16/25 Natural Resources and Business Regulation undated 16/26 Naturopathic Medicine, HB 435 undated 16/27 Office of Public Instruction January 1985 17/1 Payments in Lieu of Tax, HB 516 undated 17/2 Pay Plan undated 17/3 Personal Privilege, Paul Prestoria undated 17/4 Physicians Assistant, Keyser undated 17/5 Pine Hills undated 17/6 Pine Hills undated 17/7 Planning Issues, Disease, Facilities, Legal Issues undated 17/8 Pregnant Teens, HJR 19 undated 17/9 Press Releases 1975 17/10 Priorities for People undated 17/11 Priorities for People undated 17/12 Prison undated 17/13 Prison undated 17/14 Prison Charges undated 17/15 Prison Industries, HB 490 undated 17/16 Prison Care undated 17/17 Prison Ranch undated 17/18 Prison Reimbursement undated 17/19 Prison Relief Value, HB 546 undated 17/20 Pro-Choice undated 17/21 "Profile of a Lawmaker," by Bruce E. Nelson undated 17/22 Program Planning, ADAP undated 17/23 Property Management undated 17/24 Property Tax undated 17/25 Property Tax, HB 3 undated 17/26 Public Works Contracted, HB 695 undated 17/27 Reapportionment by Legislature, SB 238 undated 17/28 Regulation of Water Well Contractors, HB 806 undated 17/29 Renal Program undated 18/1 Reuse and Recycling Act, HB 2 undated 18/2 Revenue and Spending Projects undated 18/3 Revenue Resolution, HJR 9 undated 18/4 Retirement Contingency, HB 842 undated 18/5 Revenue Estimates undated 18/6 Revenue Sharing, Vincent Bill undated 18/7 Revenue vs. Spending Forecast undated 18/8 Revision of Public Funding, HB 289 undated 18/9 SB 4 undated 18/10 SID Consolidation, SB 345 undated 18/11 SID Deferral undated 18/12 SID Deferral undated 18/13 SJR 29 Status Offenders undated 18/14 SRS undated 18/15 SRS Assistance Payments undated 18/16 SRS Vocational Rehabilitation undated 18/17 Safety Equipment, HB 777 undated 18/18 Salary Bill undated 18/19 School for the Deaf and Blind undated 18/20 School Foundation, Centralization, HB 538 undated 18/21 School Funding undated 18/22 Select Committee on Aging undated 18/23 Senior Citizens, HB 679 undated 18/24 Service Distribution, HB 115 undated 18/25 Service Fees, SB 207 undated 18/26 Services to Disabled Persons, HB 909, SJR 9 undated 18/27 Shortfalls in Revenue, HB 715 undated 19/1 Snowmobile, HB 158 undated 19/2 Social Services undated 19/3 Social Services Rehabilitation undated 19/4 Social Services Rehabilitation undated 19/5 Special Olympics, HB 410 undated 19/6 State Assembly District Courts undated 19/7 State Banks, HB 786 undated 19/8 State Budget Committee Papers undated 19/9 State Equalization of School Funding, HB 809 undated 19/10 State Government Food Purchases undated 19/11 State Library undated 19/12 State Mandates, HB 61 undated 19/13 State School Mandate, HB 207 undated 19/14 Status Sheets undated 19/15 Subcommittee Newsletter 1985 19/16 Subdivision Fee, HB 179 undated 19/17 Submission of Balanced Budget, SJR 15 undated 19/18 Sunset Audit undated 20/1 Sunset Law undated 20/2 Swan River Forest Camp undated 20/3 Taxation undated 20/4 Taxation undated 20/5 Taxation undated 20/6 Temporary TRO undated 21/1 Third Reading Bills undated 21/2 Tourist Tax, HB 280, HB 599, HB 230 undated 21/3 Transfer of Custody to SRS, HB 489 undated 21/4 Unemployed Parent, SB 122 undated 21/5 University Funding, LFA undated 21/6 University Special Session, Funding, Medicaid, Vo-tech undated 21/7 Urban Transportation District undated 21/8 Vehicle Fee, HB 483 undated 21/9 Veteran Affairs 1980-1981 21/10 Veterans Home undated 21/11 Veterans Home undated 21/12 Video Testimony from Incest Victims, HB 61 undated 21/13 Vision Quest, HB 684 undated 21/14 Visual Services undated 21/15 Vocational Rehabilitation undated 21/16 Vo-tech undated 21/17 Waitress Tips, HB 190 undated 21/18 Wastewater, HB 207 undated 21/19 Water Tax, HB 473 undated 21/20 WETA undated 22/1 Water Quality, Environmental Administration, and Communicable Diseases 1981 22/2 Welfare State Assumption, HB 798 undated 22/3 Women's Corrections undated 22/4 Women's Rights undated 22/5 Workers' Compensation, HB 756 undated 22/6 Workfare, HB 258 undated 22/7 Work Privilege, Tax Inventory undated 22/8 YEP undated 22/9 Youth Court Commitment, SB 411 undated 22/10 Youth Corrections, Mountain View undated 22/11 Youth Development 1980 Series IV Reports undated 0.5 linear feet

This series contains formal reports, usually from state administrative offices, that Steve Waldron collected during his tenure in the Montana State Legislature.

22/12 Deep Creek undated 22/13 Medicaid undated 22/14 Mountain View/Pine Hills Consolidation undated 23/1 Depreciation Allowance, HB 160 undated 23/2 Prison Information undated 23/3 Prison Security Expansion undated 23/4 Public Employees Retirement Division undated Series V Clippings 1977-1983 0.5 linear feet

This series contains clippings from Montana newspapers that Steve Waldron collected during his tenure in the Montana State Legislature. Most of the clippings reference bills before the Legislature, issues related to legislation, and the Montana House of Representatives' operations. Some of the clippings directly reference Steve Waldron as a legislative member. From 1979 through 1983 clippings document issues of both legislative and personal interest to Mr. Waldron.

23/5 Legislature 1977 23/6 Legislature 1977 23/7 Legislature 1977 23/8 Legislature 1977 24/1 Legislature 1977 24/2 General 1979 24/3 General 1981 24/4 General 1983