Montana State University Archives and Special Collections

The Montana State University Archives and Special Collections, also known as the Merrill G. Burlingame Archives and Special Collections, is located in Bozeman, Montana. The archives is on the second floor of the Renne Library on the Montana State University-Bozeman campus and consists of materials relating to the history of the American West, trout and salmonids, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and other topics.

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About

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The Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections is located in the Montana State University Library in Bozeman, Montana. Merrill G. Burlingame and Minnie Paugh were instrumental to the creation and development of the archive, establishing a solid foundation of research and collection of regionally important materials. Minnie Paugh (1919–2003){{Cite web |title=Minnie Paugh Obituary (2003) - Billings, MT - Billings Gazette |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/billingsgazette/name/minnie-paugh-obituary?id=9107163 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=Legacy.com}} was a reference librarian and instructor at Montana State College (now Montana State University), where she helped establish the university's Archives and Special Collections. She was a prolific researcher and writer, contributing to several Montana history books. Paugh also generated a collection of oral histories, consisting of notes, tapes, interviews, photographs, and historical ephemera.{{Cite web |title=Minnie Paugh oral histories - Archives West |url=https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv66714 |access-date=2024-06-05 |website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org}} Her interests included indigenous tribes of the North American West, particularly those in Montana, Yellowstone National Park, and the agricultural and ranching history of Montana. Paugh made significant contributions to the area of Montana history, the development of Montana State University's Archives and Special Collections, and the creation of an extensive Montana oral history collection held at Montana State University.{{Cite web |title=Archives and Special Collections - MSU Library {{!}} Montana State University |url=https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/?_ga=2.100390174.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=arc.lib.montana.edu}} Paugh's work is housed at the Montana State University Archives and Special Collections, including books, unpublished materials, and family histories. In addition to her own materials, the Merrill G. Burlingame Archives and Special Collections contains many collections that Paugh personally worked on and contributed to.{{Cite web |title=Collection 2051 - Minnie Paugh Madison Valley Research Papers, 1964-1975 - MSU Library {{!}} Montana State University |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/2051.html |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Collection 154 - Minnie Paugh Oral History Collection, 1964-1975 - MSU Library {{!}} Montana State University |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/0154.html |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}} Similarly, Merrill G. Burlingame (1901–1994) was a prolific researcher and historian who published numerous works essential to the development of the archive. Burlingame was a history professor at Montana State College and an active member in the creation of the Museum of the Rockies. These included journal publications and books on topics such as politics in Montana, the military in Montana, and general history of the American West.{{Cite journal |last1=Mullen |first1=Pierce C. |last2=Cockhill |first2=Brian |last3=Paladin |first3=Vivian A. |last4=Malone |first4=Michael P. |date=1995 |title=In Commemoration: Merrill G. Burlingame, 1901-1994 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4519755 |journal=Montana: The Magazine of Western History |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=61–64 |jstor=4519755 |issn=0026-9891}}{{Cite book |last=Rydell |first=Robert W. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31382824 |title=In the people's interest : a centennial history of Montana State University |date=1992 |publisher=Montana State University Foundation |others=Jeffrey J. Safford, Pierce C. Mullen |isbn=0-9635114-0-8 |location=[Bozeman, Montana] |oclc=31382824}}

The areas of collection at the MSU Archives and Special Collections include eleven broad areas of collection.

Agriculture
Architecture and Engineering
Montana and the American West
Native Americans
Montana State University History
People of Montana
Trout, Salmonids, and Angling
Politics and Government
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Women's and Gender Histories
Regional Writers and Narratives{{Cite web |title=About - MSU Library {{!}} Montana State University |url=https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/about/index.html |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}}

In addition to physical holdings, the MSU Library also produces and manages digital collections, which include the complete digitization of the Ivan Doig Archive, the Montanan Yearbooks collection, and the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention Oral History collection.{{Cite web |title=Collections & Archives - MSU Library {{!}} Montana State University |url=https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/collections/index.html |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Ivan Doig Archive - Ivan Doig Archive {{!}} Montana State University |url=http://ivandoig.montana.edu/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=ivandoig.montana.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Montanan Yearbooks Collection - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/msu-yearbooks/index.php |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montanan Yearbooks Collection - Montana State University (MSU) Library - Montana State University (MSU) Library |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Montana Constitutional Convention Oral History Collection - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/constitutional-convention/index.php |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana Constitutional Convention Oral History Collection - Montana State University (MSU) Library - Montana State University (MSU) Library |language=en}}

Notable collections

There are numerous collections of note held at the Montana State Archives and Special Collections, including collections on Yellowstone National Park, environmental history and ecology of the North American West, Native Americans, Western writers, and more.

Trout and Salmonid Collection{{Cite web |title=Trout, Salmonids, and Angling History |url=https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/collections/trout/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}}
Jack Ellis Haynes and Haynes Inc. Records{{Cite web |title=Jack E. Haynes Papers and Haynes Inc. Records, 1915-1965 (bulk 1930-1960), Finding aid citation item from Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/item.php?id=427 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=arc.lib.montana.edu}}
F. Jay Haynes Papers{{Cite web |title=F. Jay Haynes Papers, 1870-1922 (bulk 1885-1916), Finding aid citation item from Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/item.php?id=424 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=arc.lib.montana.edu}}
Ivan Doig Archive{{Cite web |title=Collection 2602 |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/2602.html?_ga=2.154794424.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=www.lib.montana.edu}}
Burton K. Wheeler Papers{{Cite web |title=Burton K. Wheeler files, 1924-1945, Finding aid citation item from Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/item/186?_ga=2.167443134.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}{{Cite web |title=Burton K. Wheeler papers, 1922-1975, Finding aid citation item from Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/item/187?_ga=2.167443134.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}{{Cite web |title=Burton K. Wheeler papers, 1924-1947, Finding aid citation item from Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/item/248?_ga=2.167443134.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}
Fort Ellis and Gustavus C. Doane Collection{{Cite web |title=Collection 851 - Fort Ellis and Gustavus C. Doane Collection, 1865-1930 |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/0851.html?_ga=2.89191835.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}
Yellowstone Park Company Records{{Cite web |title=Collection 2391 - Yellowstone Park Company Records, 1925-1967 |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/2391.html?_ga=2.134362865.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}
Mildred J. Leigh Papers{{Cite web |title=Mildred J. Leigh Papers, 1840-1997, Finding aid citation item from Montana State University (MSU) Library Archives Finding Aids Database - Montana State University (MSU) Library |url=https://arc.lib.montana.edu/finding-aids/item/508?_ga=2.122410251.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library }}
Marian T. Place Papers{{Cite web |title=Collection 95 - Marian T. Place Papers, 1951-1963 |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/0095.html?_ga=2.91304218.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}
James Willard Schultz Papers{{Cite web |title=Collection 10 - James Willard Schultz Papers, 1867-1969 |url=http://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/0010.html?_ga=2.97180063.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=Montana State University Library}}
Thomas Mcguane Papers{{Cite web |title=Thomas McGuane papers - Archives West |url=https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv414034 |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=archiveswest.orbiscascade.org}}

References

External links

Digital Collections are available at Montana State University [https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/ Archives and Special Collections].
[https://guides.lib.montana.edu/archives Guide] on how to use/visit MSU Archives and Special Collections
[https://arc.lib.montana.edu/constitutional-convention/?_ga=2.100390174.1239271492.1649177380-1304988945.1579812652 1972 Constitutional Convention Oral Histories].
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa3hTTiG5PQ Norma Ashby interview with Dr. Burlingame, circa 1980s].
[https://www.lib.montana.edu/archives/finding-aids/2245.html Collection 2245 Merrill G. Burlingame Papers, 1880-1990].

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