The University of Montana

UM campus view from Mount Sentinel

The University of Montana-Missoula was chartered in 1893 and formally opened in 1895. UM history is well documented in Archives and Special Collections' holdings through an extensive collection of records of university offices, papers of faculty members, publications created by entities of the university, records of student organizations, campus plans, architectural drawings, and thousands of photographs. Publications of note include the Kaimin (the campus newspaper), Sentinel yearbooks, course catalogs, and the scholarly and literary journals of campus departments. Faculty papers with particular depth in the history of the university include those of Morton J. Elrod and H. G. Merriam. Departmental records include those of the Faculty Senate, the Associated Students of the University of Montana, and the Office of the President. Several oral history collections include information about the university, its policies and its people. The University of Montana Photos by Subject collection is a rich source of images of campus through the years.

The majority of university publications in Archives and Special Collections have been cataloged; records are included in the Mansfield Library's OneSearch. A large number of publications by the university, campus offices and student organizations have been digitized and are available online via ScholarWorks. Many campus publications held by Archives and Special Collections are included in the University of Montana Publications (UPUBs) Collection guide. Additional information about relevant manuscript, photograph and oral history collections can be found in the University of Montana Collection List and by keyword searching or browsing the Archives West database.