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...

Abstract The Butte Tombstone Company was incorporated in 1903 to carve and sell stone for burial monuments and construction. The company eventually opened offices in Billings, Bozeman, Great Falls, Helena and Missoula, Montana, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. The collection contains business records (1903-1967) including general and interoffice correspondence (1905-1910), account and cash books (1917-1920), general ledgers (1906-1917), organizational records (1903-1967); and subject files (1905-1924). The...

Abstract Henry Maury was a Butte, Montana, attorney. Papers include outgoing correspondence (1914, 1938-1959) with James E. Murray, Miles Romney, Harry Billings, and others concerning Montana Democratic politics and international relations; a letter (1905) from Ann Maury to Supreme Court Justice George R. Milburn about the "Nipper Case"; legal documents; writings; and miscellany. [Printed material transferred to Library. 1914 telegram, Ann Maury letter and legal document separated from Supreme Court...

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Records of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local #88 in Anaconda, Montana, consist of general correspondence (1890s-1950s); minute books (1889-1965); daybooks (1896-1964); membership dues books (1896-1965). Also included are records of Deer Lodge Local #1229; the Montana State Council of Carpenters; the national union; the Montana State Federation of Labor/Montana State AFL-CIO; the Montana Apprenticeship Council; and the Non-Ferrous Metals Council.

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Decius Wade was Montana Territorial Supreme Court Justice and former Andover, Ohio, attorney, judge, and legislator. Collection (1853-1905) includes a Wade family genealogy; correspondence with Vice President Schuyler Colfax, Charles W. Kellogg, and various family members, concerning his legal and family concerns; writings, and other materials. Also included are papers for five other family members: Bernice Galpin Wade, Charles H. Wade, Clare Wade Safford, Lucia Wade, and Marcia Wade.