Lorena M. Burgess Papers 1907-1973

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Lorena M. Burgess Papers 1907-1973

The collection contains correspondence, writings, organizational materials, and publications related to the Flathead Reservation and national legislation affecting the reservation. Lorena Burgess was involved in work on federal and local issues related to the Flathead Reservation. She was a long-time resident of Hot Springs, Montana, and the first woman council member of the Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

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Wheeler, Burton K. (Burton Kendall), 1882-1975

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Burton Kendall Wheeler was born in Hudson, Mass., on 27 Feb. 1882 and moved to Montana shortly after his graduation from law school in 1905. He began his law career in Butte, serving as U.S. Attorney for Montana from 1913 to 1918 prior to his election to the U.S. Senate in 1922. In 1924 he ran unsuccessfully for vice-president on the Progressive Party presidential ticket. Wheeler is remembered as one of the most powerful senators in Washington, D.C., in the 1930s. Chairman of the Interstate Comm...

Governors’ Interstate Indian Council

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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation.

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Hot Springs Corporate Enterprise

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American Indian Federation

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Burgess, Lorena M. (Lorena Markle), 1888-1988

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Lorena Markle Burgess was a longtime resident of Hot Springs, Montana, who was involved in work on federal and local issues related to the Flathead Reservation. She was born on December 7, 1888, in St. Ignatius, Montana, to Jasper and Rosa Markle. She grew up in Hot Springs and received her education in Plains, Montana. She became a school teacher in Dickinson, North Dakota and at the Markle Ranch in Hot Springs, Montana, prior to her marriage. Lorena Markle married Henr...

Governors' Interstate Indian Council

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National Congress of American Indians

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Montana Tuberculosis Association

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