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The Montana Stockgrowers Association was founded in 1884 to unite cattle and horse ranchers in Montana Territory. Records consist of account and general ledgers (1885-1907); cash books (1885-1907); a minute book (1885-1889); and a livestock brand record book (undated)

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John T. Murphy (1842-1914) was a Helena, Montana, merchant, rancher, banker, and mine investor. Collection (1865-1935) includes correspondence, financial records, legal documents and other material of Murphy, the Murphy Estate, and various companies he founded, including the Powder River Land and Cattle Company, Montana Cattle Company (Seventy-Nine Ranch), and the Murphy-Maclay Hardware Company.

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D.J. O'Malley (1867-1943) was a cowboy for the N Bar N Ranch, the Montana Cattle Company's 79 Ranch, and other cattle ranches around Montana. His papers consist primarily of cowboy poetry and other writings reflecting his experiences as a cowboy; a small amount of correspondence (1887-1939); and miscellany, including a few items concerning his father Dominick O'Malley's Civil War military career.

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Marion Oneal was a Montana writer, teacher, and homesteader. Collection consists of correspondence (1916-1962); copies of published articles and poems (1910-1960) reflecting her experiences teaching and homesteading at Big Breezes and farming near Libby; and an unpublished article on the town of Bannack.

Abstract William Orr was a partner in the Poindexter and Orr Livestock Company in Dillon, Montana. Collection (1902-1971) includes ranch records; business and fraternal papers of Orr's son John T. Orr, including the Orr photographic studio; correspondence of Orr's grandsons John Orr, Jr. and Matt Orr during World War II; and records of family activities in DeMolay, PEO, Delphians, etc. [Photographs, artifacts, and printed materials transferred to the Photograph Archives, Museum, and Library...

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The Park Saddle Horse Company, owned by Wilbur N. Noffsinger and later by George W. Noffsinger, was a concession in Glacier National Park, Montana. Records (1915-1947) include financial and horse-raising records, subject files, organizational papers, diaries (1933-1947) of George Noffsinger; and subgroups for the W.N. Noffsinger Company, the Big Draw Land and Stock Company, and the Big Draw Sheep Company.

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Lewis Penwell (1869-1948) was a Helena, Montana, attorney, politician, and sheep rancher active in the Northwest Development League and the Western Governors' Special Tour of 1911. Papers (1883-1959) include correspondence, clippings, and miscellaneous materials of Lewis Penwell, Clare Avery Penwell, Fred Penwell, Sam Garvin, and Eva Ash Garvin.

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The Powder River Land and Cattle Company, incorporated by John T. Murphy, A.L. Smith, and John Tucker, operated ranches in Carter and Custer counties. Collection includes interoffice correspondence (1922-1923, 1935); incoming correspondence (1935); financial records including cattle sales records (1916-1935), monthly trial balances (1919-1935), payroll (1926-1935), etc.; and organizational records, including articles of incorporation, bylaws, and minutes (1911-1943).

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Reno Sales (1876-1969) was an Anaconda Company mining geologist, known as "The Father of Mining Geology." Papers include a biographical sketch by Vincent D. Perry and Charles Mayer; incoming and outgoing correspondence (1957-1967); diaries (1911, 1920-1968); writings; and miscellany. The Valley Ditch Company subgroup includes correspondence (1957-1966), financial records (1945-1966), minutes (1906-1964) and other materials.

Abstract The Seaton Ranch Company was organized in Cascade County, Montana, in 1922 by Frank W. Seaton and Theodora E. Seaton, and operated from 1945 to 1965 by their son Edward W. Seaton, and from 1965 to 1970 by his widow Dorothy M. Seaton. Records include financial records (1944-1968), minute and record books (1922, 1942-1968); subject files, primarily concerning the Production Credit Association from 1952 to 1968; and miscellany. There is a small subgroup of records (1939-1960) of The Sanitary...