Introduction to the Vertical Files

 

  1. Introduction to the Vertical Files
  2. Biographical Files
  3. Topical Files

 

The Montana Historical Society Reference Room houses over 195 linear feet of vertical files organized under two alphabetically arranged categories: Biographical and Topical. The vertical files are used by researchers at every level of interest and academics and have been maintained for decades. They represent a very traditional form of information collection and maintenance, but also offer an invaluable and irreplaceable source of Montana History for researchers.

 

Biographical Files, listed under surnames, contain data pertaining to personalities. While the files begin with the contemporary personality Phillip Aaberg, they include historical personages and family names from Cromwell Dixon and Robert Yellowtail to Peter Zortman.

 

Topical Files address thousands of subjects, beginning with Abortion in Montana and concluding with information on the town of Zurich, MT. The files contain pamphlets, newspaper clippings, correspondence with staff, articles, historical sketches, and countless other informational materials.

 

To get started click on the links below, or use the search box to the upper right. When searching for biographical information you must search by last name then first name, for example: Badgley, Lillie

 

Biographical Files

 

Biographical A-B - Biographical C-D - Biographical E-F -Biographical G-H - Biographical I-J -Biographical K-L

Biographical M-N -Biographical O-P - Biographical Q-R - Biographical S-T - Biographical U-Z

 

Topical Files

 

A-B - C-D - E-F - G-H - I-J - K-L - M-N - O-P - Q-R

S-T - U-Z


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