University of Montana Local Executive Board Minutes Ledger, 1919-1943, Vol. III

Authors

James Beryl Speer

Files

Description

This ledger contains the 1919 to 1943 meeting minutes of the Executive Board of the University of Montana in Missoula (also referred to as the Local Executive Board of the University of Montana). Prominent members of the Board included the university president as chairman, J. B. Speer as secretary, and two local community leaders. This ledger records a number of university presidents and chairmen of the Executive Board, from E. O. Sission (1917-1921), to Charles H. Clapp (1921-1935), George F. Simmons (1936-1941), and finally to Ernest O. Melby in 1941. The two local leaders that served on the Board between 1919-1943 were S. J. Coffee and J. F. S. Marshall. Topics discussed range from campus grounds and maintenance, curriculum, personnel, student funds, university finances, and more.

Volume Number

III

Date Original

1919

Geographic Coverage

University of Montana--Missoula; Missoula (Mont.)

Keywords

Administration; Educational leadership; College administrators; University of Montana (Missoula, Montana. : 1893-1913); Universities and colleges--Finances; Meetings

Physical Collection

University of Montana Local Executive Board Minutes, 1909-1943, RG 98

Holding Institution

University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library. Archives and Special Collections

Rights Statement

No Copyright - United States

Item Type

Ledger

Digital File Format

application/pdf

Media Type

Text

Local Filename

um_ebl_1919-1943.pdf

Language

eng

Digital Publisher

University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library

Date Digitized

11-5-2025

Digitization Information

Images captured using an Atiz BookDrive Pro with dual Canon EOS Rebel T1i at 400 ppi with a custom White Balance, ISO of 2000 and no flash was used. Dual Canon lens: EF50mm f/2.5 - Compact Macro. Dual camera control capture software using BookDrive Capture 5.1. Camera file format RAW (.CR2). File processed to TIFF at 600 ppi for preservation and PDF at 300 dpi for online access using Adobe Bridge and Photoshop version 27.0.1 (CS5). The PDF files were OCRd with ABBYY FineReader version 13.0.

Recommended Citation

Speer, James Beryl, "University of Montana Local Executive Board Minutes Ledger, 1919-1943, Vol. III" (1919). University of Montana Local Executive Board Minutes, 1909-1943. 3.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/localexecutive_minutes/3