For examples, references to Crow Agency -- 46(2)56 -- can be found in volume 46, number 2, page 56.
The volume/number coding for Montana is quite simple. To convert a volume/number citation to is more friendly year/issue reference, add the number "1950" to the volume number to produce the year, i.e., 46+1950=1996.
Year (vol) | Year (vol) | Year (vol) | Year (vol) | Year (vol) |
1951 (1) | 1952 (2) | 1953 (3) | 1954 (4) | |
1955 (5) | 1956 (6) | 1957 (7) | 1958 (8) | 1959 (9) |
1960 (10) | 1961 (11) | 1962 (12) | 1963 (13) | 1964 (14) |
1965 (15) | 1966 (16) | 1967 (17) | 1968 (18) | 1969 (19) |
1970 (20) | 1971 (21) | 1972 (22) | 1973 (23) | 1974 (24) |
1975 (25) | 1976 (26) | 1977 (27) | 1978 (28) | 1979 (29) |
1980 (30) | 1981 (31) | 1982 (32) | 1983 (33) | 1984 (34) |
1985 (35) | 1986 (36) | 1987 (37) | 1988 (38) | 1989 (39) |
1990 (40) | 1991 (41) | 1992 (42) | 1993 (43) | 1994 (44) |
1995 (45) | 1996 (46) | 1997 (47) | 1998 (48) | 1999 (49) |
2000 (50) | 2001 (51) | 2002 (52) | 2003 (53) | 2004 (54) |
You can convert the issue number to quarterly season on the basis of:
Years 1951-1995 1=Winter 2=Spring 3=Summer 4=Autumn |
Years 1996-2000 1=Spring 2=Summer 3=Autumn 4=Winter |
For questions contact Diana Di Stefano at diana.distefano@mt.gov
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