The Sweet Pea Carnivals of Bozeman, Montana

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Dagterom, Frances Teslow
Title: The Sweet Pea Carnivals of Bozeman, Montana
Quantity: 1 item
Collection Number: Collection 1228, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary: The Sweet Pea Carnivals of Bozeman, Montana consists of a typescript history of the inception and development of the Sweet Pea Carnival in Bozeman Montana which lasted from 1906-1913. The paper describes the festivities, parade, floats and the coronation of the royal court of the festival.
Repository: Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Frances Teslow, class of 1947, was a student at Montana State College. She wrote a history of the Sweet Pea Carnivals for a history class research assignment.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Eleven page typescript history of the inception and development of the Sweet Pea Carnival in Bozeman Montana which lasted from 1906-1913. The carnival was begun by the Bozeman Commercial Club (Chamber of Commerce) as an effort to make Bozeman a commercial center. The paper describes the festivities, parade, floats and the coronation of the royal court of the festival. The carnival was discontinued because of impending war in Europe and the disillusionment of organizers that there was little commercial return to the community. Teslow's paper contains no bibliography or footnotes.

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Acquisition Information

History research paper written by Frances Teslow in the mid-1940s was donated to the Montana State University Library in 1978 by Merrill G. Burlingame, Bozeman, Montana.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2009 March 5

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Festivals-Montana-Bozeman
Flower festivals-Montana-Bozeman

Corporate Names

Sweet Pea Carnival-(Bozeman, Mont.)

Geographical Names

Bozeman (Mont.)

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