We will begin accepting appointments starting February 16. Please go to our Visiting the Reference Room page for information about our hours and appointments.
The Larry Len and LeAnne Peterson 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.
Explore our library, archival, and photograph collections.
Find out more about our digital collections and how to access them.
What you need to know before you visit us for research.
Indexes, guides, and resources for your Montana history research.
We offer research services, reproductions, and more.
Apply for one of our annual research fellowships.
Quick answers to our most common questions.
Learn about our policies, our staff, donating materials, and more.
Search our catalog to find records from our entire collection, including library materials, archival and manuscript collections, government records, and photograph collections.
Search our Finding Aids to find detailed inventories of our archival and manuscript collections, government records, and photograph collections.
Consider donating your historical artifacts, records, and photographs that tell our stories.