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 mhslibrary@mt.gov.
The Library & Archives is a non-circulating library, archives, and photograph archives with collections available for onsite use as well as 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.
Services
We offer research services, reproductions, and more.
Visiting Us
What you need to know before you visit.
About Us
Learn about donating materials, applying for fellowships, and our staff.
Catalog
Search our catalog to find records from our entire collection, including library materials, archival and manuscript collections, government records, and photograph collections.
Finding Aids
Search our Finding Aids to find detailed inventories of our archival and manuscript collections, government records, and photograph collections.
Potential Acquisitions
Consider donating your historical artifacts, records, and photographs that tell our stories.
Donate yourhistoric materials
