◊ Collections

The collections of the Butte Archives are rare, unique, and comprehensive, interrelated and provide dynamic insights into the history of Butte-Silver Bow.

• Polk City Directories from 1885-1990
• Listing working people and businesses in Butte.
• Entries include name, occupation, and residence.
  
  
• Cemetery Index from 1880-1980
• listing people buried in the cemetery by inscription of headstone (date of birth, date of death).
• Mortuary Records 1901-1917
• Listing of the deceased, entries include family name, cause of death, address, occupation, length of stay in Butte, funeral director, and cemetery.
  
  
• Coroner's Registers 1894-1973
• listing all deaths not witnessed by a physician and deaths by accident or crime.
  
  
• Birth Books 1906-1920
• Entries include baby's name, parents name, nativity residence, mothers' maiden name, and father's occupation.
  
  
• School Census Records 1901 to 1975
• Annual census listing parents/guardian and children's date of birth.
  
  
• Great Registers, 1885-1914
• The official voting register for the City of Butte. Entries include individuals name, address, occupation, and place and date of naturalization.
  
  
• High School Annuals 1900-1989, listing students.
  
  
• Naturalization Records 1885-1975
• foreign born individuals who became citizens in Butte-Silver bow District Courts.
  
  
• The Butte-Anaconda and Pacific Railraod Personnel books 1890-1920.
  
  
• ACM personnel books 1912 to 1919.
  
  
• Newspapers 1896-1962 in hard copy.
• The Butte Miner
• Butte Daily Post
• The Montana Standard
• The Butte Intermountain
• The Anaconda Standard
• The Butte Evening News
• Eye Opener
• Copper Commando
• Pink Reporter
• Miners Voice
  
  
• Union records 1890-1970.
  
  
• Fraternal organization records 1880-1970.
  
  
• Census from 1880, 1900, and 1910.
  
  
• Government Records with indexes.
  
  
• Manuscript records for Many families and businesses
  
  
• Library Resources, including the Daughters of the American Revolution Library as a genealogy library.
  
  
• Photo Collections, Maps and Miscellaneous collections.

 

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