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Montana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 715 Collections and/or Records:

Ogle Hardware Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-258
Abstract

The Ogle Hardware Company was a Roundup, Montana, hardware company that opened its doors in 1915. The collection includes correspondence and financial records (1915-1925) for the Roundup firm; and subgroups of financial records (1918-1926) for the Ogle Mercantile Company of Gage, Montana and a subgroup of personal correspondence and financial records for Walter M. Ogle, founder and owner of Ogle Hardware.

Dates: 1915-1926

D. J. O'Malley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-186
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1863-1985

Marion Sherrard Oneal Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-22
Abstract

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poems (1910-1960) reflecting her experiences teaching and homesteading at Big Breezes and farming near Libby; and an unpublished article on the town of Bannack.

Dates: 1910-1962

William C. Orr Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-217
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...
Dates: 1902-1971

John Owen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-44
Abstract John Owen (1818-1889), a pioneer fur trader in the Northwest, built Fort Owen in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana Territory, and served as a special agent for the Flathead Indians. Collection contains diaries and journals (1850-1871); a combined register of births, deaths, and marriages of Fort Owen residents; a letterpress book (1858-1859); an account book (1850-1860) for trade at Fort Owen, which also contains accounts (1876-1889) for some other firm; and a bill of sale (1850) for the land...
Dates: 1850-1871

Park Saddle Horse Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-148
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1915-1947

Herbert M. Peet Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC-89
Abstract

Herbert Peet (1892-1959) was a Great Falls, Montana, newspaperman and amateur historian. Collection consists of research notes on Montana history copied from various sources; clippings; history articles; and Peet's writings, including a manuscript on Governor Samuel T. Hauser and a day-to-day chronicle of Hauser's career.

Dates: 1833-1958

Lewis Penwell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-41
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1883-1959

Philipsburg Mining Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-315
Abstract

Records of the Philipsburg Mining Company, of Philipsburg, Montana, consist of interoffice correspondence between the Philipsburg office, the St. Louis office, and the sales office in Cincinnati; general correspondence; financial records, consisting primarily of vouchers; production records, including assay reports and manganese ore shipment records; accident reports; and miscellany.

Dates: 1911-1944

Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-004
Abstract Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company was a St. Louis, Missouri, based fur trading company with operations on the Upper Missouri River, including the area that later became Montana. Records include a letter from Pierre Menard (1810) from the region around Three Forks; Fort Benton Journal, Fort Sarpy Journal, and Fort Union Journal (1854-1856); and scattered correspondence and financial records (1834-1864). [Includes copies. Journals published in Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana,...
Dates: 1834-1864