Nelson Coal Company Records
Scope and Contents
Financial records. 1915-1923. 1.5 linear feet. The records of the Nelson Coal Company consist of three cash books and two journals both covering the years 1915-1923.
Dates
- Creation: 1915-1923
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Biographical / Historical
The Nelson Coal Company of Great Falls, Montana, was formed on October 27, 1902, by A. Oscar Nelson of Great Falls and John G. Nelson and Samuel McClure of Stillwater, Minnesota. The company's original aims included the mining and selling of coal, the production of gas and electricity, and the development of water systems. The company mined coal at Sand Coulee, Montana, and sold it in Great Falls from 1902 until the early 1920s. Although the company continued its corporate existence until it voluntarily dissolved on May 7, 1954, it had ceased all operations by 1925.
Extent
1.5 linear feet
Abstract
The Nelson Coal Company operated coal mines at Sand Coulee, Montana, and sold coal in Great Falls. Records (1915-1923) consist of three cash books and two journals.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically
Physical Location
Manuscript Volumes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information available upon request
- Title
- Guide to the Nelson Coal Company records 1915-1923
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository
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