Marion Porterfield scrapbooks 1921-1938

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Marion Porterfield scrapbooks 1921-1938

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Marion "Minnie" Porterfield was a member of the Montana Mountaineers, a hiking club based in Missoula, Montana from 1922-1956. The scrapbooks include photographs from several hikes in the Missoula area, Glacier National Park, and Canada. The photographs include members of the club, natural and man-made landmarks, as well as glaciers in Canada and Glacier National Park.

3 scrapbooks

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University of Montana--Missoula Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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Montana Mountaineers

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The Montana Mountaineers was founded in Missoula, Montana, in 1922 by Theodore Shoemaker, U. S. Forest Service information officer. The first meeting, with 43 persons in attendance, was in August of 1922 on the top of Mount Sentinel. The club’s members banded together to enjoy the mountains and forests on hikes, ski and snowshoe trips, and occasional airplane rides to survey potential peaks to climb. They also expressed a strong orientation toward conservation, encouraging members t...

Porterfield, Marion, 1879-1972

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Marion "Minnie" Porterfield was born in Kansas in March 1879. She moved to Missoula, Montana by 1911 to teach at the Roosevelt School. She joined the Montana Mountaineers in its inaugural year of 1922. As a Mountaineer, Porterfield held the positions of Secretary and Musical Director. She taught in Missoula until her retirement from the Central School in 1944. She died on 24 September 1972. From the guide to the Marion Porterfield scrapbooks, 1921-1938, (University of Mo...