Newspapers of Helena

 

Newspapers of Helena Sources at Lewis & Clark Library Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center State Historic Preservation Office On-line resources

 

 

From the publication of Helena's first newspaper, Montana Radiator, in 1866 until the present, over 90 newspapers were published in Helena.  All of these newspapers are available on microfilm at the Montana Historical Society Research Center.  This wide array of newspapers represents all facets of the community:  Republicans, Democrats, Progressives, Socialists, Labor, German-Americans, Stockgrowers, Afro-Americans, and the mining industry.

 

 

Sources at Lewis & Clark Library

 

1. Campbell, William C. From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch. Vol. 2. Helena, Montana: Bell-Arm Corp., 1964. 12. [Shelfmark M 978.66C v.2]
2. Kurtz, Leanne. "Newspapers of the Black Community." More From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch. Helena, Mont.: Helena Independent Record, 1995. 65-68. (M 978.6615 M)
3. Lewis and Clark County. Twentieth Century Souvenir, Lewis and Clarke County, Being a Part of a Volume Soon to Be Issued Called 20th Century Souvenir of Montana, History and Exposition /. A.D.Raleigh, 1901. 29-30. [M 978.6615 R]
4. Burlingame, Merrill G. The Montana Frontier. Helena, MT: State CO., 1942. 325. [M 978.6 B]
5. Smith, Jeffery J. The Montana 2000 History Calendar. Missoula, MT: Historic Montana, 1999. Dec. 18.[M 978.6 SMITH]
6. Swibold, Dennis L. Copper Chorus: Mining, Politics, and the Montana Press, 1889-1959. Helena, MT.: Montana Historical Society Press, 2006.[Shelmark M071.86 S]  

 

Sources at the Montana Historical Society Research Center

 

1. Vertical files, William C. Campbell, Helena Independent Record, Helena-Newspapers
2. Helena Independent, August 26, 1917, "The Independent's Own Story"
3. Swibold, Dennis L. Copper Chorus: Mining, Politics, and the Montana Press, 1889-1959. Helena, MT.: Montana Historical Society Press, 2006. (071.86 Sw51c)
4. Campbell, William C.  From the Quarries of Last Chance Gulch, 2 vol.   Butte, MT.: Ashton Printing, 1951. (978.6615 C15f)
5. Johnson, Charles S.  An Editor and a War: Will A. Campbell and the Helena Independent, 1914-1921.  Masters Thesis, Univ. of Montana, Missoula, 1977.  (B C153j)
6. Myers, Rex C.  "Montana's Negro Newspapers, 1894-1911, p. 17, Montana Journalism Review, No. 16, 1973. (S070.05 J6)
7. Vertical Files, People's Voice and Gretchen and Harry Billings.
8. Interview, Harry Billings, MHS Archives. (OH 85)
9. People's Voice Records, MHS Archives (MC 40)

 

State Historic Preservation Office

 

1. Source 1
2. Source 2
3. Source 3

 

On-line resources

 

1. http://www.helenahistory.org/buildings_of_note.htm
2. Source 2

 

 

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