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Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Forestry Division records, 1913-2001

Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives

Abstract: This collection is a sub-subgroup (Bureau) of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records, RS 496. The Forest Management Bureau (formerly the Forestry Division) currently (as of 2024) operates within the Forestry-Trust Lands Division. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation records . Forest Management Bureau records consist primarily of subject files, and also include correspondence, legal documents, minutes, maps, clippings, and more.

Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation From the Ground Up Oral History Project, 2012 -

Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives

Abstract: This oral history project focused on the experiences of women who have operated farms and/or ranches in Montana during all or a portion of their life captured in 37 interviews. Each interview includes an audio recording and/or a typed transcript. You can find the transcripts on the DNRC Conservation Districts' Bureau Website.

Thomas Charles Power papers, 1868-1950

Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives

Abstract: T.C. Power was a Montana merchandise, transportation, mining, ranching, banking, and real estate magnate; and U.S. Senator from Montana from 1890 to 1895. Collection (1868-1950) includes personal, business, and political correspondence plus financial and legal papers of many of his business enterprises. Collection documents Power's involvement in military and Indian trade, steamboating, freighting, stage coach lines, mail contracts, cattle and sheep ranching, mining, banking, bridge building, townsite development, and other enterprises.

Leverett S. Ropes papers, 1888-1952

Repository: Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives

Abstract: Helena, Montana, mining and geological engineer Leverett Ropes (1868-1953) was employed by various mining firms, by the federal government, and as a private consultant. This collection contains papers (ca. 1888-1952) concerning Ropes' mining engineering and geology consulting work and his interest in a variety of political issues. The general correspondence (1928-1952) concerns mines in Lewis and Clark, Jefferson, and Broadwater counties, Fort Peck Dam, his dispute with federal agencies over financing of Montana mining ventures, and issues of personal interest to Ropes such as the repeal of prohibition and New Deal policies. In addition there is biographical material (1935-1946); court papers (1910, 1940); financial records (1936-1951); legal documents (1928-1943) for several mining companies; reports (1929-1952) by Ropes and others on numerous mining properties; speeches and writings (1929-1952) on mining and politics, including the lawlessness (racketeering) caused by prohibition; miscellany (1891-1947); and clippings.

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