Edmond Freeman – U of M teacher

    Top of Form     ARCHIVEGRID   Search     Bottom of Form         Edmund Freeman papers, 1889-1995.   Freeman, Edmund Laws, 1893-1976.     University of Montana–Missoula, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, K . Ross Toole Archives   Collection is open for research.   Read More

University of Montana Campus History – 1945

  The article below is taken from the 1945 Sentinel. The book is available online at the University of Montana website – see link below:   http://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1042&context=sentinel     Campus History   On February 17, 1891, the Legislature gave birth to the University as proud Montanans heaved a sigh and Read More

Top Griz Memories by Bill Schwanke

Below is a link to Bill Schwanke’s Griz article: http://www.makeitmissoula.com/2011/01/bill-schwanke-my-top-griz-memories/

H. G. (Harold Guy) Merriam – University of Montana Icon

The biography below for H. G. Merriam is from sochialarchives.iath.Virginia.edu website: Merriam, H. G. (Harold Guy), 1883-1980. NWDA ( 1883 – 1980) Biographical History Harold Guy Merriam was born September 6, 1883, at Westminster, Massachusetts. He was graduated from Denver (Colorado) High School in June 1902, and entered the University of Wyoming Read More

Terry Dillon article by Dan Foley

This article can be found at EGriz.com A friend of mine sent me this article and thought I would share!!! I remember Terry Dillon by Dan Foley, Editor, Montana Kaimin, MSU Student Newspaper (Editor’s note: This first program for 1964 is dedicated in memory of Terry Dillon, all-time great MSU Read More

Leroy Hood – Human Genome Project – recipient of National Metal of Science

Leroy Hood, MD, PhD (born October 10, 1938 in Missoula, Montana) is a world-renowned scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and visionary. His discoveries have permanently changed the course of biology, and revolutionized the understanding of genetics, life, and human health. Hood’s life’s work has been defined by two fundamental beliefs, instilled in Read More

Richard G. Forbis – ‘Father of Alberta Archaeology’

  Richard G. Forbis   The biography below appears in ARCHIVESCANADA.CA   Dr. Richard (Dick) George Forbis was born July 30, 1924 in Missoula, Montana to Clarence Jenks and Josephine Hunt Forbis. He completed his secondary schooling in Missoula. During the Second World War, Dr. Forbis was seriously injured in Read More

Blanche Whitaker – Pioneer Music Teacher by John R. Cowan

  The Article below is an excerpt from – A History of the School of Music – Montana State University 1895 – 1952, by John R. Cowan Jr.     Blanche Whitaker (1856-1941)   Mrs. Whitaker is remembered as a small, energetic, and very musical woman with a brilliant mind Read More