James R. Oppedahl Research Papers, 1976

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oppedahl, R. James, 1946-
Title
James R. Oppedahl Research Papers
Dates
1976 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box)
Collection Number
Mss 141
Summary
James Oppedahl was a graduate student in history at the University of Montana. The collection contains his research materials on federal judges from Montana: James Harris Baldwin, William H. Hunt, Carl L. Rasch, George M. Bourquin, Hiram Knowles, Charles Nelson Pray, and Walter Lyndon Pope.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

R. James Oppedahl was born in 1946. He received an M.A. in history from the University of Montana in 1976; his thesis was on Glacier National Park. That same year, on the recommendation of University of Montana Archivist Dale Johnson, and in conjunction with the Judicial Conference of the United States' Bicentennial Committee, the office of United States District Court Judge Russell Smith hired him to do research on deceased federal judges from Montana.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains Oppedahl's research materials on federal judges from Montana: James Harris Baldwin (1876-1944), William H. Hunt , Carl L. Rasch (1866-1961), George M. Bourquin (1863-1958), Hiram Knowles (1834-1911), Charles Nelson Pray (1868-1963), and Walter Lyndon Pope (1889-1969). Materials include handwritten notes, copies of biographical dictionaries, copies of newspaper obituaries, and completed Bicentennial Committee questionnaires.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], R. James Oppedahl Research Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of the office of Judge Russell Smith, 1976.

Processing Note

The original processers created seven different collections: SC 210, SC 211, SC 212, SC 213, SC 214, SC 215, and SC 216. In 2004, the collections were combined into a new collection, Mss 141, and re-described.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1/1 James H. Baldwin 1976
1/2 William H. Hunt 1976
1/3 Carl L. Rasch 1976
1/4 George M. Bourquin 1976
1/5 Hiram Knowles 1976
1/6 Charles N. Pray 1976
1/7 Walter L. Pope 1976

Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell
2004

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