Abstract William Allen was a Wise River and Anaconda, Montana, mine owner, railroad builder and lieutenant governor. This collection (1903-1953) consist of general correspondence, legal documents, organization papers, and financial records of several of William R. Allen's companies. There are subgroups for 16 companies, including the Boston and Montana Development Company, the Boston-Montana Corporation, the French Gulch Mining Company, and the Montana Southern Railway Company. There is also a small...

Abstract Tim Babcock was governor of Montana from 1962 until 1969, an active member in the Republican Party up until his death in 2015, owner of Babcock Trucking Inc., co-owner of the Colonial Hotel, and a mining consultant. This collection consists of records (1961-1969) from Babcock's two terms including Vietnam condolence letters to Montana families, speeches, press releases, six large scrapbooks created by his staff with assistance from his wife, Betty, records of Babcock's administrative...

Abstract Edward W. Beattie (1847-1914) and his brother George D. Beattie (1857-1915) moved to Helena, Montana Territory, following the death of their brother, Alexander Beattie, in 1884, to manage their brother's estate. They invested widely in mining, ranching, and real estate, including the Rosebud Land and Improvement Company and the Silver Bow Park Addition. In 1913 their property was transferred to the Beattie Company, incorporated by A.L. Smith, Carl Rasch, and Milton S. Gunn. The Company...

Abstract The Butte Land and Investment Company was a real estate, insurance and investment brokerage in Butte, Montana. This collection (1886-1969) consists of business records for the Butte Land and Investment Company and its affiliate companies including the Brooklyn Mining Company; Daly Addition Company; Gibson Ranch Company; Montana Land and Securities Company; Salmon River Mining and Smelting Company; South Park Mining and Realty Company; Washington-Butte Mining Company; and Western Fuel...

Abstract These records (1973-1984) of the Montana Department of Community Affairs Research and Information System Division and its predecessor, the Department of Intergovernmental Relations, Planning and Economic Development Division consist of general correspondence (1974-1981); financial records (1978-1981); legal documents (1977-1979); reports (1974-1981), including for Montana counties, cities and towns entitled "Local Government Finances Raw Data by Year"; subject files (1973-1984), regarding...

Abstract These records (1935-1974) of the Montana Department of Planning and Economic Development and its predecessor the Montana State Planning Board consist of correspondence; minutes of both the Department and the Board; press releases regarding Big Sky; reports; speeches; subject files, including topics such as alcohol based fuel, anti ballistic missile areas, housing and economic surveys, forest economic surveys, mining, and city and county industrial development; a writing on the Gallatin...