Missoula Country Club photograph collection, 1919-1963

Overview of the Collection

Title
Missoula Country Club photograph collection
Dates
1919-1963 (inclusive)
Quantity
19 copy negatives
Collection Number
Mss 766
Summary
This collection consists of 19 4"x5" copy negatives depicting the early days of the Missoula Country Club golf course, golfers and tournaments.
Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.

Languages

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Missoula Country Club is a private club established in 1917 in Missoula, Mont., at the base of Mount Sentinel where The University of Montana golf course is now located. Construction began on the Club's current location southwest of Missoula near Fort Missoula and the Bitterroot River in 1927, and the Club opened for play in 1928.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The photographs in this collection are of, and related to, the Missoula Country Club. Included in this collection are photographs of Club members and tournament players, including the Barnett family, Helen Shroeder Tremper, and others. Also included are images of the original nine hole course, original clubhouse, starter house, tournament group photographs, and the flood of 1938 that covered the club course.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph number], Missoula Country Club Photograph Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The photographs are arranged chronologically in one folder.

Custodial History

The custodial history of this collection is unknown.

Acquisition Information

These photographs were donated to the Archives by John Daries in 1989.

Processing Note

These negatives were transferred to acid free envelopes.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Country clubs--Montana--Missoula--Photographs
  • Country clubs--Montana--Missoula--Photographs
  • Floods--Montana--Missoula--Photographs
  • Golf--Montana--Missoula--Photographs
  • aGolf courses$zMontana$zMissoula$vPhotographs.

Personal Names

  • Tremper, Helen Schroeder, 1930-2003--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Missoula Country Club--Photographs

Family Names

  • Barnett family--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Missoula (Mont.)--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs