page_title: Montana State University Library
section_title: Special Collections and University Archives
hierarchical_section_title: Montana State University Library / Collections / Special Collections and University Archives
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the Montana State University Library Burton K. Wheeler Reading Room in the Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections showing part of the Trout and Salmonids Research Collection behind the window wall.
context_page_description: The Montana State University Library is the academic library of Montana State University, Montana's land-grant university, in Bozeman, Montana, United States. It is the flagship library for all of the Montana State University System's campuses. In 1978, the library was named the Roland R. Renne Library to honor the sixth president of the university. The library supports the research and information needs of Montana's students, faculty, and the Montana Extension Service.
context_section_description: The Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections contains more than 34,000 volumes and 1,200 linear feet of primary source original manuscript materials, historical documents, and photographs covering collections on the  Yellowstone National Park and its region, Native American People of Montana and the Great Plains region, Montana and Western United States agriculture, ranching, engineering and architecture, Bud Lilly Trout & Salmonid Initiative Collection, and the Ivan Doig Archive. Access to the Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections is through the Burton K. Wheeler Reading Room.
      
  Ivan Doig Archive: Manuscripts, proofs and galleys, typed and handwritten writing fragments, pocket notebooks, note cards, diaries, journals, photographs, audio/visual material, and memorabilia created or collected by Ivan Doig. The material has been sorted into twelve series based on subject and/or document type. Physical artifacts are preserved within Montana State University Library's Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections. A freely accessible digitized collection is also available online at ivandoig.montana.edu.
  Series 1: Diaries and biographical information, 1971-2015
  Series 2: Manuscripts
  Series 3: Note Cards
  Series 4: Writer's files
  Series 5: Pocket Notebooks
  Series 6:  Correspondence
  Series 7: Interviews and Readings
  Series 8:  Photographs
  Series 9: Memorabilia
  Series 10: General Research
  Series 11: Medical Journey
  Series 12: Research Books
  Yellowstone National Park & Ecosystem: Diaries, log books, correspondence, military records, scientific research, scrapbooks, stereographs and photographs created by early park employees and visitors from Yellowstone National Park's inception in 1872 through the late 20th century. Examples of individual collections include:
  Gallatin National Forest Ranger Log Books, 1906–1967
  YNP Research Library and Archives
  Yellowstone Park Company Records
  Frank Jay Haynes Family Papers
  Lt. Gustavus C. Doane's 2nd U.S. Cavalry historical exploration journals of 1870 and 1876
  Trout and Salmonid Collection: Over 11,000 books, periodicals and grey literature with ephemera and research materials including:
  Bud Lilly Papers, 1926–2008
  Dr. Robert J. Behnke Research Papers
  Prominent Montanans: Correspondence, professional and personal papers, publications, photographs, literary manuscripts, military papers, diaries, journals, gubernatorial, senatorial and congressional papers. Examples of individual collections include:
  Senator Burton K. Wheeler Papers, 1922–1975
  F. Jay Haynes Photographs
  Roland Roger Renne Gubernatorial Campaign Papers, 1963–1966
  Merrill G. Burlingame Papers, 1880-1980
  Regional Native Americans: Correspondence, photographs, reservation records, telegrams, treaties, allotment plats, hearing papers, diaries and Indian Claims Commission research papers. Examples of individual collections include:
  Crow Agency 1876–1877 Fraud Hearings and 1928 Reservation Plats
  Fort Peck Indian Reservation Boarding School Student Roster, 1888–1892
  Verne Dusenberry Papers, 1927–1966
  James Willard Schultz Papers and Photographs
  Montana Agriculture, Ranching, Engineering & Architecture: Ranch business records, personal papers, ranching and farming organizations' records, photographs, scrapbooks, diaries and range science research materials of Montana ranchers, farmers, agricultural industry professionals and agricultural scientists starting from the 1870s through end of the 20th century. Examples of individual collections include:
  August "Gus" Hormay Papers, 1900–1999
  Strode Family – Stirrup Ranch, 1896–1969
  Castle Mountain Cattle and Sheep Company, 1877–1971
  2,800 individual drawing sets and personal papers of architects' projects starting from 1828 through 1980 
  University Archives: Contains manuscript records and historical photographs of Montana State University. The MSU Archives has over 1,728 cubic feet (48.9 m³) of office files, official correspondence, reports, and other records generated by the various subdivisions of the institution since its founding in 1893. Record groups are continuously added to the archi
caption: Trout & Salmonidae Collection in Burton K. Wheeler Reading Room
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