The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-15

tlveS OF their exploits, perllS and adj
ventures.
ITO preserve facts and statements
relative to the history, progress and
decay of the Indian tribes within the
state.
"To collect and preserve fossils,
specimens of ores and minerals, OBJ
jects of curiosity connected with the
history of the state and all such
books, maps, writings, charts and
other material as will tend to facili-
tate historical, scientific and antigua
rian research.
ITO bind, catalogue and carefully
preserve all unbound books, manu-
scripts, pamphlets and especially
newspaper files containing notices,
now in it's possession or which it may
hereafter receive.
"Biennially to prepare for publica-
ton report of it's collections and such
other matters relating to the trans
actions of the society as may be USE
LUZ W lLc puullC.
| ITO keep it's rooms open at reason
able hours on business days for the
reception of citizens of the state and
others who may wish to visit the
same"
An appropriation of $3.50 year was
made, conditional on the society's &C
cf ho 7, 4
March /, 1891.
Mrs. Howey quotes from the mes
sages of the early governors recon-
mendations to support the state his
torical library.
Upon taking office, Mrs. Howey set
to work to complete and bind the
newspaper files of 1878. She tes-
titles to the value of such files as a
daily record of events and quotes
from librarians in other states like
testimony. She recommends the
provision Of proper shelving for these
files and asks for an assistant to make
scrap books on certain subjects from
newspapers donated for that purpose.
There are now 900 volumes of news
papers and over 100 Montana papers
are regularly received.
AS to the style of catalogue to be
adopted, letters are quoted from other
librarians throughout the United
States.
The rules as to her duties as Ii
braran are quoted by Mrs. Howey to
show that no one pair of hands can
do all that is required of her. She
says she has employed and paid help
out of her own salary for a portion of
almost every month Willingly and
asks no return" but an assistant will
be required for several months to re-
move to the capitol, complete the cat
alogue, work on newspaper files and
on a forthcoming volume of "Contri-
buttons to the Historical Society of
Montana"
| Regarding the museum she says she
appears to be expected to beg spcci-
mems, as no funds are provided. The
agricultural college has agreed to put
up the flora in exchange for a dupli-
cate book The state university has
offered a collection of insects of Mon
tana in exchange for duplicate books
and has sent case of butterflies as
a pledge. Il. Warren Toole has given
a lovely collection of Montana birds
and w. A. Clark some Flathead In
dan curos and bead work. She recon-
mends the purchase of the Allen col
lection for $4,000 for which over 5000
has been donated provided the state
gives the balance. She mentions in
detail Il number Of early records re-
ceived and follows it up with list
of additions made in 1883.
An endeavor has been made to Sc
cure a copy of every map ever issued
in Montana, but better care should be
taken of them. Maps connected with
the civil war have also been obtained.
Letters are given urging the col
lection of matters of early history be-
fore those having personal knowledge
of them are dead. and extending an
invitation to the meeting of the Ma
tional Association of State Librarians
at Harrisburg, Nov. 20 to %. A re-
quest is made for at least
fifty copies of each state officers re-
port for exchange; also of house and
senate journals.
Mrs. Howey urges the purchase of
all material that can in any way
throw additional light upon our own
history, bu, says this requires a larg-
er fund. She says valuable books,
documents and relies are being con-
stantly sold from the state and pass
ing beyond its reach. In the meantime
the names of the writer's have been
collected for the last ten years The
purchase of mere text books is op-