Tom Haines Papers 1938-1984

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Tom Haines Papers 1938-1984

This collection contains correspondence pertaining to Tom Haines’s business and political career; historical research for Territorial Montana legislators, early Montana flour milling, and Montana gold mining; photographs, and various memorabilia.

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University of Montana-Missoula

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Montana. Legislature. House of Representatives

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Haines, Tom, 1903-

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Tom Haines was born March 4, 1903 in Rockport, Illinois. In 1918 he moved with his parents to Clinton, Montana. After attending the University of Montana he returned to Illinois to run his uncle’s store until 1931, when he and his family returned to Missoula. He and his wife, Edna May Bolin, purchased and managed the O.K. Trading Company for the next twenty-four years. During this time period, Haines became involved in the Missoula County GOP. In 1950 Haines was elected ...