The Library & Archives Program is one of six administrative divisions of the Montana Historical Society (MTHS). It has custody over and the management of the most comprehensive collection of both published and primary source materials pertinent to the study of the history of Montana and the region. The Program is composed of three sections, the Library, the Archives, and the Photograph Archives.The Archives is charged with identifying and collecting non-public records, manuscripts, and documents of historic significance. The Archives is also responsible, by statute, for the collection, organization and preservation of state government and local government records with historic significance. Archives staff acquire, analyze, arrange, and preserve these materials in order to make them available to the public. Government records provide both public accountability as well as documenting significant events in Montana past and present. The State Archivist is a statutory position appointed by ...