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Montana State University Library (MSU Library) is the academic library of Montana State University, Montana's land-grant university, in Bozeman, Montana, United States. It is the flagship library for all of Montana State University System's campuses. In 1978, the library was named the Roland R. Renne Library to honor the sixth president of the university. The library supports the research and information needs of Montana's students, faculty, and the Montana Extension Service.

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    Anatomy of a Lynching
    (Gallatin County Historical Society, 2003) Scott, Kim Allen
    The lynching of Z.A. Triplett and John W. St.Clair on February 1, 1873 is arguable the darkest episode in the history of Bozeman, and one of the more unsavory examples of vigilantism in Montana's extensive record of citizens who took the law into their own hands. As a brutal study in the application of extralegal justice, the Bozeman lynching offers details which allow an in depth examination of the incident, even though the town did its best to obfuscate the particulars as time passed.
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    Whitewater: An archival angle
    (1995-01) Scott, Kim Allen
    As an archivist and special collections librarian I am sometimes asked, "What is the use of all that old stuff? Isn't it just kept for genealogists and stuffy guys in tweed jackets?" I usually answer with some defensive prattle about such material being the "memory of mankind" and try to appeal to the questioner's sense of patriotism; but lately I've been thinking that a good case for relevance can be based on contemporary events. If I can show that the material I care for is the same grist for the mill as that used by Geraldo and Limbaugh, perhaps I can convince those skeptical taxpayers that an archive is an exciting (not to mention necessary) function of a free society.
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    Twenty Years at Montana State College
    (Montana State College, 1931) Herrick, Una B.
    Provides a history of women's activities at Montana State College from 1910-1931. "In unfolding the awakening desires of our college women-desires which step by step, day by day, year by year, at last reached their fulfillment in increased numbers of women students, in carefully chosen vocations, and in effective organization she has, in a measure, painted a miniature of the whole woman's movement. Skillfully she has correlated woman's development at Montana State College with woman's development everywhere. The keynote of the woman's movement has been a desire for self-expression, an expression of self which would lead to real service to her fellowmen. It has been a golden thread which has wound in and out through every forward step in her advancement. The work of Dean Una B. Herrick at Montana State College merits the highest commendation. She has fulfilled a duty which she most sincerely and devotedly felt that she owed to the women students of Montana State College. She has laid broad and enduring foundations, which, however, altered and remodeled to suit changing conditions, will n ever crumble. The undergraduate women and the alumnae of Montana State College owe her the deepest gratitude."
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    Montana State College, 1893-1919 : a preliminary sketch
    (Montana State College, 1943) Burlingame, Merrill
    This brief sketch was prepared in 1943 at the time the Montana State College observed its 50th Anniversary. At that time each Department and organization was asked to prepare statement of its historical development, and this outline was prepared to provide information on major events in the early years.
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    Witness for the Prosecution: The Civil War Letter of Lieutenant George Taylor
    (1989-09) Scott, Kim Allen
    /X prosecutor must present the jury with evidence against the defendant which is believable beyond a reasonable doubt. Testimony based on hearsay or the recollections of a witness several years after the crime are always subject to damaging critique by the defense. To bolster a case based on a stale reminiscence, the prosecution may use corroborating evidence: the same story told by two different parties. However, if a sharp defense attorney can show that both sources are of equal antiquity, the corroboration strategy can still be easily defused. The best testimony for substantiating old stories is a witness deposition taken immediately after the crime was committed. The introduction of such evidence can confirm the truth of the dated accounts and win the case for the prosecution.
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    Comics and Candidates
    (1992-09) Scott, Kim Allen; Parks, Susan
    Some interesting changes occurred in Arkansas politics after World War II. Many Arkansas veterans had gained a different world view from their experiences and became impatient with the "politics as usual" they found on their return home. During the postwar years, former soldiers and sailors began to survey the state's governmental landscape, hoping to bring issues as well as personalities into the Arkansas political arena. Fresh developments in the communications media allowed these innovative office seekers to experiment with diverse means of reaching voters with their message. One of the new media developments, political comics, and the role those comics played in the Arkansas elections of 1948 and 1950 are the topics of this paper. We will begin by defining what we mean by "political comics," examine some of their characteristics, and then discuss their use during the postwar political contests in Arkansas.
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    Pursuing an Elusive Quarry: The Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas
    (1997-03) Scott, Kim Allen; Burgess, Stephen
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