◊ About the Archives

Mission
The Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives was established in 1981 through city-county ordinance to collect manuscripts, documents and photographs relating to the history of Butte-Silver Bow.

 

Staff

Ellen Crain ~ Manager, Archives Department
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Inquiries regarding Butte history, presentations, tours, access, collections, donations and research.

Lee Whitney ~ Administrative Assistant
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Inquiries into research questions regarding access and other general inquiries.

Irene Scheidecker ~ Cataloger
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Inquiries regarding collections, donations, care of historic manuscripts.

Kim Murphy Kohn ~ Cataloguing Technician

Mitzi Rossillon ~ Government Records Specialist
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Aubrey Kersting ~ Event Manager

 

Governance
The Archives is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors:
Brian Holland, Chairman
Laurel Egan, Dave Fawcett, Elaine Howard, Steve Huntington, Marissa Newman, and Sara Sparks.

 

The Building
The Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives is housed in a former 1900 Butte Fire Department station located in the Butte-Anaconda National Historic Landmark District.