Abstract This collection consists of papers from various members of the Bell Family of Helena, Montana, including William S. Bell (father), Mary Bell (mother), Martha Bell (daughter). Papers consists of biographical materials (1927, 1997, undated)including an article on William's missionary work, an obituary for Martha, and a general family history; correspondence (1846-1920) primarily between Mary (Millie) and William; diaries (1887-1914) for Mary and Martha primarily discussing life in Helena and...

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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.

Content Description Capps Family and Zieg Family papers (circa 1908-1998) collection consists of family correspondence including diaries kept by Mydas Zieg (nee Capps) from 1920 to 1997, letters from Willard Kirkham Capps Byam to her children (circa 1930s) as well as letters from Philip Zieg to his parents, Mydas Capps Zieg and Reuben Zieg, while serving in the military and working for the Bureau of Land Management (1957-1998), Christmas letters from Mydas Capps Zieg (1948-1980), amongst letters from other...

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This collection consists of correspondence (1894-1958), diaries (1888, 1895-1896), writings (undated), and miscellaneous financial records (1916, 1938-1946) of Mattie T. (Mathers) Cramer, a pioneer homesteader and newspaperwoman from Malta, Montana. The bulk of her papers consist of editorial and feature articles (undated) written for publication, and approximately 160 letters (1913-1915) written to her from all over the United States, requesting information on homesteading in Montana.

Content Description Fanny Sperry Steele papers (ca. 1900 – 1970s). Collection includes correspondence, diaries (1926-1973, undated), financial records, membership records, printed material, school notes/records, and news clippings relating to Fanny’s involvement in her family ranch, bronc riding and rodeoing in North America, the wild west show she and her husband ran, as well as their outfitting business and dude ranch. Collection also includes extensive amount of photographs of the Sperry and Hilger family as...

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Thomas H. Irvine (1845-1926) was sheriff of Custer and Ravalli counties and U.S. deputy marshal. Papers (1879-1926) include correspondence, personal diaries, lists of wanted criminals, court papers, and account books. There are also several reminiscences on "Big Nose George" Parrott, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the Kansas Jayhawkers, and Irvine's journey across the plains (1864)

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John Maruska Papers (1948-2015) Collection includes 11 diaries kept by George Maruska, rancher outside Roy, MT (specifically near Bohemian Corners in Fegus County) documenting weather and ranching activities from 1948 through 2015. Some years appear to overlap across multiple diaries. Also includes brief weather accounts of years preceeding 1948. These can be found throughout the diaries.

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Mary Gertrude Schenck Shaffer Riordan and her eldest daughter, Georgiana Frances Dalin papers (1870-1957) The family correspondence, records including information of some Marysville residents, diaries for both Mary and Georgiana (predominantly from the 1930s to 1950s), and an autograph book for Georgiana with notes from her family and friends (1915). Mary's 1930-1932 diary (Volume 1) also includes facts on a number of Marysville residents written in the margins.

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James Miller (1837-1904) edited the Virginia City Montana Post; founded the Deer Lodge New Northwest; and served as Montana Territorial Secretary and State Commissioner of Agriculture, Labor, and Industry. Collection contains a reminiscence; twenty diaries (1862-1904); and miscellaneous materials concerning Mills' service in the Civil War with the Pennsylvania Infantry, his trip to Montana, politics, and life in Helena, Virginia City, and Deer Lodge.

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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.