Montana Historical Society

Big Sky ~ Big History

Museum and research center closed for renovations. For more info, call (406) 444-2694.

Research

LIBRARY & ARCHIVES CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION

We anticipate reopening in late 2025.

During the closure, Library & Archives collections are in storage for safekeeping and not accessible. Online resources are available, including: Digitized Montana Newspapers and collections found on the Montana History Portal. Limited remote research services are also available. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please direct questions to mthslibrary@mt.gov.

The Library & Archives is a non-circulating library, archives, and photograph archives. We provide access to our collections on-site in our Reference Room, and we have digitized materials available online.

Research Collections

Explore our library, archival, and photograph collections.

Online Collections

Find out more about our digital collections and how to access them.

Visiting Our Reference Room

What you need to know before you visit us for research.

Services

We offer research services, reproductions, and more.

Fellowships

Apply for one of our annual research fellowships.

FAQs

Quick answers to our most common questions.

About the Library & Archives

Learn about our policies, our staff, donating materials, and more.

 

 

Catalog

Search our catalog to find records from our entire collection, including library materials, archival and manuscript collections, government records, and photograph collections.

Search the catalog

 

Finding Aids

Search our Finding Aids to find detailed inventories of our archival and manuscript collections, government records, and photograph collections.

Search our finding aids

 

Potential Acquisitions

Consider donating your historical artifacts, records, and photographs that tell our stories.

Donate your
historic materials

 

Montana History Compass

Explore our Indexes, Subject Guides, and Facts to find resources and get started on your Montana history research.

Start your research