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 The Montana Historical Society has an extensive collection of biographical materials. There is no statewide biographical index or major manuscript collection. You may find information in the biographical sections of state, regional, and county histories.
+=== Biographical Encyclopedias  ===
 Representative biographical encyclopedias for [[Montana]] are:
-*''Progressive Men of the State of Montana''. Chicago, Illinois: A. W. Bowen and Company, 1901. (Family History Library {{FHL|186975|title-id|disp=book 978.6 D3p; film 1000176}}.) This book is online at: http://www.lib.umt.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/
+*''Progressive Men of the State of Montana''. Chicago, Illinois: A. W. Bowen and Company, 1901. {{FHL|186975|title-id|disp=FHL book 978.6 D3p; FHL film 1000176}}. Digtial version at: [http://archive.org/details/progressivemenof01bowe Internet Archive]<br>
-*Stout, Tom. ''Montana, Its Story and Biography''. . . . Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, 1921. (Family History Library {{FHL|187493|title-id|disp=book 978.6 H2s; film 1000175}}.) There is also an every-name index (Family History Library {{FHL|187493|title-id|disp=book 978.6 H2s Index, film 1320700 item 3}}.) The index is online at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtlincol/stout.htm
-*Brief biographies of settlers who arrived in Montana before the territory was established in 1864 are found in James U. Sanders, ''Society of Montana Pioneers: Constitution, Members and Officers, with Portraits and Maps'', Volume 1 (Akron, Ohio: Society of Montana Pioneers, 1899; Family History Library {{FHL|293701|title-id|disp=book 978.6 C4p; film 1000177 item 3}}). This book is online at: [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=28876&offerid=0:7858:0 http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&amp;dbid=28876&amp;offerid=0%3a7858%3a0]. This is a subscription website.
+*Stout, Tom. ''Montana, Its Story and Biography''. . . . Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, 1921. {{FHL|187493|title-id|disp=FHL book 978.6 H2s; FHL film 1000175}}. An every-name index is available on {{FHL|187493|title-id|disp=FHL film 1320700 item 3}}. Digital version at Internet Archive: ([http://archive.org/details/montanaitsstorya01stourich Vol. 1]), ([http://archive.org/details/montanaitsstoryb02stou Vol. 2]), ([http://archive.org/details/montanaitsstoryb03stou Vol. 3])
+:Note: Volumes 2 and 3 contain biographical sketches.
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+*Sanders, James U. ''Society of Montana Pioneers: Constitution, Members and Officers, with Portraits and Maps''. Volume 1. Akron, Ohio: Society of Montana Pioneers, 1899. {{FHL|293701|title-id|disp=FHL book 978.6 C4p; FHL film 1000177 item 3}}. Digital version at: [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookList&dbid=28876&offerid=0:7858:0 Ancestry] ($).
+:Note: Contains brief biographies of settlers who arrived in Montana before the territory was established in 1864.
-'''Online Resources'''
+<br>'''Online Resources'''
 [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=lcsubc&key=Montana -- Biography http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/browse?type=lcsubc&amp;key=Montana%20--%20Biography] {{Montana|Montana}} {{Montana|Montana}}
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