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The 16 drawings in this ledger were created by Brulé Lakota artist Never Misses (also known as Walter Bone Shirt) in the early 1890s. The ledger was donated to the University’s library in 1962 by Genevieve Prochnow and is held by Archives & Special Collections.
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Images in this collection include UM campus students, buildings and events, and scenes from around Missoula, Montana, and the region. They were selected from Archives & Special Collections and represent only a fraction of what is available onsite. The digitization and addition of images to this collection is ongoing.
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Assembled in the mid-1970's by Bonner School Superintendent Jack L. Demmons, this collection of approximately 1,600 photographs depicts life in and around Bonner, Montana, from the late 1800s through the 1950s. These photos were digitized at The University of Montana's Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library in 2007.
In 1938, Harold Wave Whicker (1895-1955) donated a collection of rare books and manuscripts to The University of Montana, where he had been a faculty member in the English Department. The collection emphasizes literature of the nineteenth century. Represented authors include Edgar Allen Poe, Walt Whitman, Thomas Carlyle, and others.
These maps were selected from the Library’s Regional and Historic Map collection and represent Montana and the greater northwest. The digitization and addition of images to this collection is ongoing.
Published and written by former Glacier National Park ranger Jerry DeSanto in 1989, this book covers history and dispersal of alpine flora, ecology of alpines plants, distribution of alpine flora, and flower identification with color photos of plants found in both Glacier and Waterton Parks.
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The books, pamphlets, serials and other materials in this collection were selected from Archives & Special Collections and represent a variety of subject areas documenting Montana and the region including Glacier National Park, homesteading and mining. Each item is full-text searchable. The digitization and addition of images to this …
The James Ball Diaries consist of three volumes written by sheep rancher James Ball. The diaries contain day-to-day observations of the ranch, weather, Ball’s travels around Montana, visits from neighbors, work exchanged with neighbors, and other small community events. Original diaries are housed in Archives & Special Collections.
In 2007, Archives & Special Collections acquired the literary manuscripts of Patricia Goedicke and her husband, Leonard Wallace Robinson. This digital collection features excerpts from those papers, providing insight into the writing process and careers of both authors, and includes drafts of works, journal entries, and …
The William H.H. and Emma Dickinson papers include a Dickinson family genealogy, William Dickinson’s Civil War diaries and Emma Dickinson’s reminiscence of early Missoula. Original materials are housed in Archives & Special Collections.
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The Small Manuscript Collections contain diaries and manuscripts from Archives & Special Collections.
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