Business, Industry and Labor
Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:
Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company records
The Alice Gold and Silver Mining Company was a gold and silver mining operation in Walkerville, Montana. Its headquarters were in Salt Lake City, Utah. The records consist primarily of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence from Walkerville mine superintendents to Salt Lake City company officials. Also included are organizational materials, financial records, productions records, and legal files.
Armington Mercantile Company records
The Armington Mercantile Company was managed by John T. Athey from its opening in June 1890 until 1896. The store continued operating under different management for many years afterwards. The collection consists of incoming correspondence (1892, 1894-1895); letterpress books (1890-1895) of outgoing correspondence; financial records (1884-1898); and minor court and legal documents; Also included is a summary of Mr. Athey's Civil War service record from West Virginia.
Oscar A. Baarson papers
Bank of Boulder records
The Bank of Boulder was incorporated on April 18, 1894, in Boulder, Montana and soon thereafter absorbed the First National Bank. These records (1890-1928) consist of letterpress and cash books, bills receivable registers, general ledgers, bank drafts registers, and a day book.
Ernest Calvin Baxter papers
Ernest Calvin Baxter was a Twodot and Harlowton, Montana, banker, ranch investor and businessman who served in the state legislature, 1913-1917. This collection (1911-1948) includes correspondence, financial records, legal documents, court papers and subject files from Baxters' business interests in the Bank of Wheatland County, Twodot Land and Livestock Company, and Consumers' Oil Company.
Broadwater-Pepin Company records
The Broadwater-Pepin Company was a Havre, Montana, general mercantile and licensed trading company opened in 1891 by E.T. Broadwater and Simon Pepin. There was a branch store in Browning, the Broadwater-Pepin Trading Company. The collection (1898-1931) includes outgoing correspondence, financial records, and subject files relating to the operation of the two businesses.
Patrick J. Brophy papers
Patrick Brophy was a Butte, Montana, Wholesale and retails grocery dealer, with interests in mining development. The collection (1897-1922) consists primarily of letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence and a stock certificate book. Brophy's letters discuss both his personal interests and investments, and those of his firm, P.J. Brophy and Co.
Browning Mercantile Company records
The Browning Mercantile Company was a Browning, Montana, general mercantile firm founded by Thaddeus E. Scriver and Horace C. Willits. Records (1907-1927) include general correspondence (1914-1927), cash books, daybooks, trial balance books, ledgers, and miscellany.
George A. Bruffey papers
George Bruffey (1842-1928) was a Livingston, Montana, rancher, Fish Creek general mercantile store owner, and Butte miner. His papers (1863-1928) include business records (1871-1889) for the George A. Bruffey Mercantile Company, and the Fish Creek Stage Station. Also included are drafts of his autobiography, Eighty-one Years in the West; diaries and writings; and miscellaneous correspondence.
Buskett Mercantile Company records
The Buskett Mercantile Company, located in a Granite, Montana, was a general mercantile firm, and supplied wood and merchandise to the Granite Mountain Mining Company. Collection includes outgoing letterpress book (1887-1888) and incoming correspondence (1888) from the Granite Mountains Mining Company (1888). Also included are a report on the Penn Yan Mine (May 22, 1888).