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Montana Governor's Office Executive Orders, 1971-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Office of the Governor
- Title
- Montana Governor's Office Executive Orders
- Dates
- 1971-2004 (inclusive)19712004
- Quantity
- 0.8 linear ft
- Collection Number
- RS 502 (Formerly RS 66)
- Summary
- This collection is a sub-subgroup (Executive Orders) of the Montana Office of the Governor records. Executive Orders are issued by the Montana Governor, who runs the Executive Office. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Office of the Governor records. These records (1971-2004) consist of executive orders issued by sitting Governors. There may be some gaps in the earlier years. To see recent executive orders issued, please visit the Governor's Office webpage.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Montana Governor is the chief executive officer of the State of Montana. During the territorial period, 1864-1889, the Governor was appointed by the President of the United States. Since statehood the Governor has been elected in statewide election.
The duties of the office were established in the 1889 Constitution. These duties included overall administration of state government; serving on various boards, including the Board of Prison Commissioners, the Board of Examiners, and others; convening special sessions as needed; signing or vetoing legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly; receiving regular reports from departments of the executive branch; appointing non-elective officials of state government and appointing replacements when elected officials die in office; granting pardons and commutations of sentence; and being the official representative of the state in its relations with the United States and other state governments.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
These records of the Montana Governor's Office consist of executive orders from the Governor. The bulk of the orders are from 1981 through 2004 and include a contents sheet for each year. Also included are a few scattered orders from 1971 through 1979.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society 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.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series: Executive Orders.
Location of Collection
18:8-5Processing Note
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Office of the Governor were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 502, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from the Montana Office of the Governor's various Offices and Programs that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 502. Rather than reprocessing over 15 linear feet of Governor's materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information is available upon request.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Executive OrdersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | #2-71, 7-73, 5-75, 7-78, 9-79, 13-79, and
17-79 |
1971-1979 |
| 1 | 2 | #1-81 through 31-81 |
1981 |
| 1 | 3 | #1-82 through 8-82 |
1982 |
| 1 | 4 | #1-83 through 13-83 |
1983 |
| 1 | 5 | #1-84 through 14-84 |
1984 |
| 1 | 6 | #1-85 through 15-85 |
1985 |
| 1 | 7 | #1-86 through 20-86 |
1986 |
| 1 | 8 | #1-87 through 22-87 |
1987 |
| 1 | 9 | #1-88 through 18-88 |
1988 |
| 1 | 10 | #1-89 through 28-89 |
1989 |
| 1 | 11 | #1-90 through 17-90 |
1990 |
| 1 | 12 | #1-91 through 37-91 |
1991 |
| 1 | 13 | #1-92 through 22-92 (also includes an order from
Dept. of Natural Resources and the Governor regarding continuance of the
Resource Conservation Advisory Council) |
1992 |
| 2 | 1 | #1-93 through 17-93 |
1993 |
| 2 | 2 | #2-94 through 26-94 |
1994 |
| 2 | 3 | #1-95 through 16-95 |
1995 |
| 2 | 4 | #1-96 through 30-96 |
1996 |
| 2 | 5 | #1-97 through 22-97 |
1997 |
| 2 | 6 | #2-98 through 18-98 |
1998 |
| 2 | 7 | #1-99 through 17-99 |
1999 |
| 2 | 8 | #2-00 through 32-00 |
2000 |
| 2 | 9 | #15-04 through 21-04 and 5-04 through
7-04 |
2004 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
Corporate Names
Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger; Updated
by Lindsey Mick
1996;
2025
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