Photograph Collections

The Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections houses over 200,000 photographs in a variety of formats, dating from the 1860s to the present. The majority of the photographs document people, places, and activities in Western Montana, including the Missoula area and the University of Montana campus.  Approximately 15,000 photographs have been made available online through the Montana History Portal and ScholarWorks

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Photo collage of Bears in Glacier Park, Rodeo cowboys and a couple posing for a portrait

The majority of online historic images from Archives and Special Collections are a part of the ‘Archival Photographs from the University of Montana’ collection in the Montana History Portal. If you have questions about how to search, about our photograph reproduction/use policies, or would like to learn more about our collections, please contact us

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Other Collections in Montana History Portal

Other Mansfield Library archival photograph collections in the Montana History Portal include the Bud Moore Photographs and Sound Recordings as well as the Jack Demmons Photographs of Bonner, Montana.

Other Platforms

ScholarWorks is another platform for online photographs from Archives and Special Collections, including the Chris Roberts Kyiyo Powwow PhotographsMary Helterline Flynn PhotographsRichard W. Behan Photographs, and the United States Forest Service Aerial Photographs. Images from the archival collections of Montana politicians Mike Mansfield and Max Baucus are also available on ScholarWorks.