Abstract Edward Charles "Teddy Blue" Abbott was a Giltedge, Montana, cattleman, Fergus County school trustee, and author. The papers (1865-1963) contain general correspondence; financial records, including mortgages and taxes; clippings; photographs; legal documents; and writings. The latter contains handwritten and typed drafts of his autobiography, We Pointed Them North (1939). The general correspondence includes letters with co-author, Helena Huntington Smith, concerning various aspects of the...

Content Description 1 photograph album with 214 black and white photographic prints. The album likely belonged to Andrew Andersen of Buffalo, North Dakota and Havre, Montana. It includes many photographs of his family, including his mother, Agnes Kidd Andersen, his father, Jens Andersen, as well as the Jespersen family of Buffalo, North Dakota who employed Jens Andersen at their "Good Hope Farm." Agnes Kidd emigrated from Ireland in 1909 and Jens Andersen emigrated from Denmark in 1895; the couple married in...

Abstract John Blake (1840-1927) was a Helena, Montana, pioneer, dentist, and livestock investor in the Townsend and Judith Basin, Montana, areas. He also built the Blake Block (103-105 Broadway) which served as the Territorial capitol when the government moved to Helena in 1875. The collection consists of incoming correspondence (1861-1925) to John Blake, and miscellaneous correspondence (1868-1933) for other members of the Blake family and non-family members. Also included are financial and legal...

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The Bower Brothers Sheep Company, located near Stanford, Montana, was one of the largest sheep operation in Montana. The owners, Authur Bower, Edward Bower, and Calvin Bower, operated the firm from 1880 to 1907. This collection (1880-1907) consists of correspondence; a land book; and two volumes listing number of sheep, losses, purchases, sales, pounds of wool, pelts sold, and the name of the herder.

Abstract This collection consists of papers of James P. Brennan. Margaret Henderson Brennan and Patricia Brennan Taylor. The James P. Brennan subgroup (1879-1983) consists of family history and scattered correspondence, speeches, and clippings relating to his work for the Lower Yellowstone Valley Development Association; Montana Railroad Commission; U.S. Employment Office Farm Placement Program; and Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission a Montana Representative. The Margaret Henderson Brennan...

Abstract The Conrad-Stanford Company was a Helena, Montana, real estate business. In November 1902, they bought the assets of the bankrupt First National Bank and Merchants National Bank, consisting of a large quantity of real estate, ranches, and mines. This collection consists of four indexed letterpress books (1902-1907) documenting the Company's operation of the Crevasse Mountain Mine and the Spokane Ranch and Water Company, and their attempt to collect on old bank accounts. Also included is a...

Abstract Andrew Cook was a Montana railroad contractor, state auditor, and later internationally known Hereford cattle breeder and rancher. Collection (1882-1940) consists of general correspondence, primarily concerning the A.B. Cook Stock Farms in Broadwater County; financial records; legal documents; reports; subject files; and financial and business records for Cook's ranching and contracting interests. There are subgroups for several of Cook's construction, ranching, and real estate...

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The Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association (FUGTA) was a cooperative grain marketing organization. Collection (1940-1956) contains correspondence, subject files, and miscellany kept during Harold M. Brown's years as a field agent for FUGTA.

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The James Fergus Family papers are divided into four subgroups: James Fergus; Andrew Fergus; Fergus Live Stock and Land Company; and miscellaneous. Papers (1857-1971) include biographical materials, incoming correspondence, outgoing correspondence, general correspondence, financial records, legal documents, subject files, and miscellany.

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This collection (1880's-1920's) consists of documents accumulated by James Flint in his role as a U.S. Land Commissioner, including letters, homestead forms, and information regarding homestead claims and titles during his tenure in that capacity.