Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives

Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives The Archives is housed in the former 1900 Butte Fire Department station located in the Butte Anaconda National Historic Landmark District.

In 2007 a $7.5 million dollar bond issue was passed to renovate the existing Fire Station and add a humidity and temperature controlled vault addition. The newly renovated Archives opened in August of 2010, and features a larger reading room, two humidity and temperature controlled vaults to house thousands of feet of historical documents, and an auditorium to host conferences, meetings, and speakers.

06/05/2026

This week we are remembering the lives lost in the Granite Mountain-Speculator Disaster that occurred on June 8, 1917. Have you visited the memorial?

05/29/2026

Congratulations to all the graduates in the class of 2026!

05/22/2026

The Archives is closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day.

05/15/2026

Right now, you can see Kristi Hager's artwork at the Archives AND the Clark Chateau! Hager's photographs are on display at the Archives, while her paintings are at the Chateau. She was such an influential artist in Butte's recent history that we are honored to have these exhibits.

Today is the city-wide elementary school track meet! Best of luck to all participants! Pictured today are the track cham...
05/13/2026

Today is the city-wide elementary school track meet! Best of luck to all participants! Pictured today are the track champions of 1961 from Greeley Elementary School.
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05/06/2026

We are excited to have our historic quilts on display at the Biennial Quilt show this Friday, May 8th and Saturday, May 9th!

Today we are looking back 49 years to Mike Micone being sworn in as the first Chief Executive of the newly consolidated ...
05/05/2026

Today we are looking back 49 years to Mike Micone being sworn in as the first Chief Executive of the newly consolidated government of Butte-Silver Bow in May 1977. Pictured is District Judge James Freebourn swearing in Mike Micone in the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse.

Check out the May Newsletter for all the upcoming events at the Archives!
05/04/2026

Check out the May Newsletter for all the upcoming events at the Archives!

The Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives is proud to announce the opening of its latest exhibit, Kristi Hager’s Maiden Montana!

05/01/2026

It is World Laughter Day! If you enjoy watching our Archives Minutes, here is a glimpse into how much fun we have making them! We hope you laugh along with us!

We recently acquired this painting of a Butte citizen done by Leroy Cottom in 1970. We need help identifying him! Do you...
04/30/2026

We recently acquired this painting of a Butte citizen done by Leroy Cottom in 1970. We need help identifying him! Do you know who this man is? Let us know!

Address

17 W QUARTZ Street
Butte, MT
59701

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+14067823280

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