Virginia Vincent Papers, 1931-2011
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Vincent, Virginia, 1931-2020
- Title
- Virginia Vincent Papers
- Dates
- 1931-2011 (inclusive)19312011
- Quantity
- 3.1 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Mss 971
- Summary
- The Virginia Vincent Papers contain flora and fauna observations around multiple locations in western Montana. Included are nesting note cards, general bird observations and field notes, as well as journals of Vincent’s time at the Ninemile Ranger District fire tower on Stark Mountain near Alberton, Montana. Her observations and information gathering spans from the 1970s to 2010.
- Repository
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University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Virginia Vincent was born in Evanston, Illinois on September 25th, 1930 and later moved to Missoula, Montana to study natural history at the University of Montana in 1956. Since 1970 Vincent worked almost every summer season as a fire lookout at the Ninemile Ranger District on Stark Mountain near Lolo National Forest and Alberton, Montana. Throughout her time there as well as living in Missoula, Montana she kept records and observed hundreds of different species of flora and fauna. She particularly kept close observations of local bird populations within western Montana. Vincent wrote extensive diaries of her daily life at Stark Mountain. She also participated in multiple local outdoors and birding communities and worked with the University of Montana Herbarium into the early 2000’s. Virginia Vincent passed away in 2020 in Missoula, Montana.
Content Description
This collection is arranged into four series that primarily contain notes, journals and field journals, as well as diaries of Virginia Vincent’s time on the Stark Mountain Ninemile Ranger District fire watch tower. The majority of the collection is raw collected data and observations of western Montana flora and fauna created by Vincent from the 1950s to the 2010s.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Non-exclusive intellectual property rights are held by the University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
Virginia Vincent Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Series I: Journals and Diaries, 1970-2010, 0.5 linear foot
Series II: Observations, 1956-2011, 2.25 linear feet
Series III: Personal, 1931-2011, 0.25 linear feet
Series IV: Artifact, undated, 0.1 linear feet
Custodial History
The material in this collection was held by a friend following Vincent's death.
Acquisition Information
The Virginia Vincent collection was donated to Archives and Special Collections by her sister, Roberta Shupe, in 2021.
Processing Note
The collection processor foldered materials and organized the the raw data chronologically with each region that each material was respectively recorded in. There are some titles such as “Other Than” which are miscellaneous areas from Western Montana where Vincent recorded bird and other observations. "Other Than" was a categorization that Vincent used herself for field journals and other items that were miscellaneous or that didn't hold much organization.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Journals and Diaries, 1970-2010
0.5 linear foot-
Description: Stark Mountain Journals
Pocket Journals with daily notes and Observations of wildlife and weather on Stark Mountain
Dates: 1970-1974Container: Box/Folder 1/1 -
Description: Stark Mountain Diaries
Ninemile Ranger district, typed notes and diaries of Vincent's time alone on Stark Mountain. [Processor note: reads like a novel]
Dates: 1975-1990Container: Box/Folder 1/2 -
Description: Stark Mountain Diaries
Mostly typed notes and diaries on Stark Mountain
Dates: 1991-2010Container: Box/Folder 1/3 -
Description: 1994 Stark Mountain EntriesDates: 1994Container: Box/Folder 1/4
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Description: Stark Mountain Ninemile Ranger District Lolo Montana mapDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/5
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Series II: Observations, 1956-2011
2.25 linear feetWithin this series, folders with 'observations' contain raw data gathered and created by Vincent.
Most material within each folder is chronologically assembled.
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Description: Bird Observations Montana (folder 1 of 2)
Flathead Valley, Browning Lake, and other regions of western Montana
Dates: 1956-1970Container: Box/Folder 1/6 -
Description: Bird Observations Montana Map (folder 2 of 2)Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1/7
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Description: Stark Mountain Bird Observations
Bird Observations at Stark mountain Ninemile Ranger District Lolo national forest Montana
Dates: 1970-1989Container: Box/Folder 1/8 -
Description: Stark Mountain Bird ObservationsDates: 1990-2010Container: Box/Folder 2/1
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Description: Bird and Mammal Records Ninemile Ranger District and Stark Mountain
Observations, Correspondence Single page, Russ Peterson
Dates: 1970-1978Container: Box/Folder 2/2 -
Description: Bird and Mammal Records Ninemile Ranger District and Stark Mountain MAP
Quadrangle Map cutout
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/3 -
Description: Bird Observations USA Western, Pacific, and Australian
Utah, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand Birds
Dates: 1956-1977Container: Box/Folder 2/4 -
Description: Bird Observations USA Western, Pacific, and Australian Map
Map cutout of Montana Quadrangle Map
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/5 -
Description: Bird Observations Eastern USA (folder 1 of 2)
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, Florida, Mexico Beach
Dates: 1968-1980Container: Box/Folder 2/6 -
Description: Bird Observations Eastern USA Map (folder 1 of 2)
Map of Montana, South of Missoula Quadrangle Map
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/7 -
Description: Bird Observations 907 Kern St. Missoula MontanaDates: 1980-1986Container: Box/Folder 2/8
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Description: Bird Observations Misc. Metcalf Refuge, Lolo National Forest, 907 Kern Street (Missoula), Stark Mountain. (folder 1 of 3)
Individual pocket journals and pamphlet that contain multiple regions with bird Observations in Montana
Dates: 1980-1986Container: Box/Folder 2/9 -
Description: Bird Observations Misc. Metcalf Refuge, Lolo National Forest, 907 Kern Street (Missoula), Stark Mountain. (folder 2 of 3)Dates: 1976-1979Container: Box/Folder 2/10
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Description: Bird Observations Misc. Map (folder 3 of 3)
Quadrangle Map cutout
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/11 -
Description: Bird Observations Montana Reserve St. Missoula, Metcalf Refuge (folder 1 of 2)
With Dean Moore, Pocket Field Checklists, Mentions of Stark Mountain but there is no Observations from Stark Mountain
Dates: 1970-1980Container: Box/Folder 2/12 -
Description: Bird Observations Montana Map (folder 2 of 2)
Quadrangle Map cutout of West Glacier
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/13 -
Description: Bird Observations 1981 Redhill Oregon
Written Observations in Redhill Oregon and a publication on the Bristled Thighed Curlew
Dates: 1981-2002Container: Box/Folder 2/14 -
Description: Bitterroot Valley Quadrangle Map CutoutDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2/15
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Description: 1985 UM Calendar with ObservationsDates: 1985Container: Box/Folder 2/16
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Description: Field Notes of Western Bird Observations,
Note cards organized into Index's and species by Virginia Vincent
Dates: 1957-2008Container: Box/Folder 2/17 -
Description: Field Notes of Montana Birds
Missoula, Lolo, and Idaho
Dates: 1956-1969Container: Box/Folder 2/18 -
Description: Bird Observations Field Journal, 907 Kern St. MissoulaDates: 1993-1997Container: Box/Folder 3/1
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Description: Bird Observations Field Journal, 907 Kern St. Missoula
A Journal and loose typed paper of all the birds observation by Virginia Vincent
Dates: 1998-2009Container: Box/Folder 3/2 -
Description: Bird Observations Notes, 907 Kern St. Missoula,Dates: 2001-2005Container: Box/Folder 3/3
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Description: Bird Observations Notes, 907 Kern St. Missoula
A single field journal
Dates: 2010Container: Box/Folder 3/4 -
Description: Bird Observations Metcalf Wildlife Refuge Field notes
Missing Years 1988-1992
Dates: 1983-1987Container: Box/Folder 3/5 -
Description: Bird Observations Metcalf Wildlife Refuge Field notesDates: 1993-2002Container: Box/Folder 3/6
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Description: Bird Observations "Other Than", Field Journals (folder 1 of 5)
Miscellaneous locations around western Montana
Dates: 1990-1994Container: Box/Folder 3/7 -
Description: Bird Observations "Other Than", Field Journals (folder 2 of 5)Dates: 1997Container: Box/Folder 3/8
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Description: Bird Observations "Other Than", Field Journal (folder 3 of 5)
Western Montana and Arizona
Dates: 1995-1998Container: Box/Folder 3/9 -
Description: Bird Observations "Other Than", Field Journal (folder 4 of 5)
Maclay Flats, Mount. Sentinel, Bitterroot Valley, State of Montana and State of Utah
Dates: 1999-2006Container: Box/Folder 3/10 -
Description: Bird Observations "Other Than", Field Journal (folder 5 of 5)Dates: 2010Container: Box/Folder 3/11
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 1 of 7)Dates: 1972-1982Container: Box/Folder 4/1
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 2 of 7)Dates: 1983-1986Container: Box/Folder 4/2
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 3 of 7)Dates: 1987-1989Container: Box/Folder 4/3
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 4 of 7)Dates: 1990-1995Container: Box/Folder 4/4
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 5 of 7)Dates: 1996-2001Container: Box/Folder 4/5
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 6 of 7)Dates: 2002-2009Container: Box/Folder 4/6
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Description: Botanical Flora Observations Stark Mountain (folder 7 of 7)
With notes of previous snow levels from 1990-2006
Dates: 1990-2010Container: Box/Folder 4/7 -
Description: Botanical Flora Observations Red Hill OregonDates: 1981Container: Box/Folder 4/8
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Description: Flora Observations Note Cards
Flora observation note cards, miscellaneous, no order
Dates: 1970-2011Container: Box 8 -
Description: Birders Field Journal Metcalf Wildlife RefugeDates: 2003-2011Container: Box/Folder 5/1
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Description: Bird Nesting Observations Note Cards
Observations on bird nesting, not in any order, areas covered are Stark Mountain, bitterroot valley, Missoula, and Metcalf Wildlife refuge
Dates: 1966-2006Container: Box/Folder 5/2 -
Description: Field Checklists Bird Observations Pamphlets miscellaneous
Observation Pamphlets concerning bird species ranging from Central Montana, California, Oregon, Alaska, Utah, Colorado
Dates: 1979-2010Container: Box/Folder 5/3 -
Description: Bird Inventories and Indexes of Montana Bird Wildlife, Five Valley's Audubon Society
Short Indexes and Inventories of Bird Life in Western Montana, Upper Rattlesnake, and Eastern Montana, Fort Peck Reservation as well as material related to the Five Valleys Audubon Society
Dates: 1977-2010Container: Box/Folder 6/1 -
Description: Bird Observations Field Journals Metcalf Wildlife RefugeeDates: 1976-1992Container: Box/Folder 6/2
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Description: Bird Observations Field Journal, Missoula Montana
Bird Observations across Missoula Montana, campus, residential, etc.
Dates: January 1989-April 1990Container: Box/Folder 6/3 -
Description: Nest Record Program
Including letters from Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology to Virginia
Dates: 1976-1999Container: Box/Folder 6/4 -
Description: Bird Observations Fort Belknap, Metcalf Refuge, Missoula Montana, Stark Mountain
Miscellaneous papers, and a journal with multiple Observations at various places, very few papers that were organized together
Dates: 1958-2009Container: Box/Folder 6/5 -
Description: 1970 Bird Nesting Dates
Small Date book with nesting dates of different bird species, sparsely written in.
Dates: 1970Container: Box/Folder 6/6
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Series III: Personal, 1931-2011
0.25 linear feet-
Description: Fourth Grade Newsletter
Newsletter published by the fourth grade union congregational church school upper Montclair
Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 6/7 -
Description: Elementary School Work Booklets
Booklets created by Virginia Vincent in Elementary school titled "my lighting book" and "my ship book"
Dates: 1938-1939Container: Box/Folder 6/8 -
Description: School WorkDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 6/9
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Description: Lighthouse Scrap BookDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 6/10
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Description: "Our Home Town", Lewis Vincent
A book published by Virginia Vincent's father
Dates: 1931Container: Box/Folder 6/11 -
Description: Christmas Greeting Card from Lewis VincentDates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 6/12
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Description: Photos Stark Mountain, West Fork Butte
Madison fire, Stark Mountain July 1st, 1988 and a portrait of Bernice Patterson and Molly Morrison (May, June), 1990s
Dates: 1988-1990sContainer: Box/Folder 6/13 -
Description: Published Materials and News Clippings
Washington post, Missoulian, and friends of the University of Montana herbarium
Dates: 1989-2011Container: Box/Folder 6/14 -
Description: Forest Service Certificate of AppreciationDates: 6/22/2000Container: Box/Folder 6/15
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Series IV: Artifact, undated
0.1 linear foot-
Description: Compass
A broken compass, presumably owned by Virginia Vincent
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 7
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bird watchers--Montana--Missoula
- Birds--Inited States
- Birds--Montana
- Fire lookouts--Montana--Lolo National Forest
- Plants--Classification
- Wildfires--Montana--Prevention and control
Personal Names
- Vincent, Virginia, 1931-2020--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Montana (Missoula, Mont. : 1965-1994)
Geographical Names
- Ninemile Ranger District (Mont.)
