History of Broadwater County Scrapbooks

History of Broadwater County Scrapbooks, 1964-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Townsend Star
Title: History of Broadwater County Scrapbooks
Dates: 1964-1972
19641972
Quantity: .4 linear feet
Collection Number: Collection 0354, MtBC, us (collection)
Summary: The History of Broadwater County Scrapbooks consist of photocopied and original clippings have been assembled in four separate scrapbooks which are chronologically arranged. The subject is the general history of Broadwater County. People mentioned in the columns are Gearge Beatty, Valentine Staubach, George Filson, Charles S. Muffey, Archie McMillan, Geoge C. McFadden, Cornelius Sweeney, David Hoover, James H. Deadmond, Edwin P. Woods, Thopson Kemper, W. H. Nafus, and James Jackson Keaton. Places mentioned include Townsend, Winston, Placer, Centerville, and the Beaver Creek Settlement.
Repository: Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

The Townsend Star was a weekly community newspaper that was established in in Broadwater County in 1897 by M. W. Hatch. During the Montana territorial centennial in 1964, the newspaper began publishing a series of columns specifically pertaining to the history of Broadwater County and its settlement. These clippings were either photocopied and assembled by Montana State Library personnel or by the donors.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The photocopied and original clippings have been assembled in four separate scrapbooks which are chronologically arranged. The subject is the general history of Broadwater County. People mentioned in the columns are George Beatty, Valentine Staubach, George Filson, Charles S. Muffey, Archie McMillan, George C. McFadden, Cornelius Sweeney, David Hoover, James H. Deadmond, Edwin P. Woods, Thompson Kemper, W. H. Nafus, and James Jackson Keaton. Places mentioned include Townsend, Winston, Placer, Centerville, and the Beaver Creek Settlement.

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Acquisition Information

Scrapbooks containing photocopied newspaper clippings pertaining to the history of Broadwater County and Townsend, Montana were loaned to the Montana State University Library by Mrs. Roy J. McKeehan of Helena, Montana and Ms. Grace Hollaway of Townsend, Montana in several installments between 1965 and 1972.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2018 June 4

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