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Montana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 716 Collections and/or Records:

Rocky Fork & Cooke City Railway Company / Green & Keefe records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-183
Abstract The Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company (RF & CC) was formed in 1886 to construct a standard-gauge rail line from the Northern Pacific main line at Tilden, Montana Territory, along Rock Creek, to the rich coal fields near Red Lodge. Principal backers included James Platt, Hamilton Browne, James Hubbel, Walter Cooper, and Samuel Word. In 1889 Samuel Hauser contracted with Green and Keefe, to finish all remaining work. The line was completed in April 1889 and acquired by the Northern...
Dates: 1887-1893
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Royal Mining Company records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-254
Abstract

The Royal Mining Company, originally the Royal Gold and Silver Mining Company, was located near Philipsburg, Montana. Records include correspondence (1899-1921) between company secretary W.M. Bickford and various stockholders and officers; assay reports; financial records; mining leases (1910-1921); and organizational records (1891-1912).

Dates: 1891-1921
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Reno Haber Sales Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-29
Abstract

Reno Sales (1876-1969) was an Anaconda Company mining geologist, known as "The Father of Mining Geology." Papers include a biographical sketch by Vincent D. Perry and Charles Mayer; incoming and outgoing correspondence (1957-1967); diaries (1911, 1920-1968); writings; and miscellany. The Valley Ditch Company subgroup includes correspondence (1957-1966), financial records (1945-1966), minutes (1906-1964) and other materials.

Dates: 1900-1968
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

James Upson Sanders papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-66
Abstract

James Sanders (1859-1923) was a Helena, Montana, attorney and librarian of the Montana Historical Society. Papers include general correspondence (1878-1922), writings, and diaries (1875-1888) covering his boyhood, education, travels, and early legal career.

Dates: 1875-1922
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Wilbur Edgerton Sanders papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-47
Abstract

Wilbur Edgerton Sanders (1861-1935) was a mining engineer and son of Wilbur Fisk Sanders. Collection (1875-1896) includes incoming correspondence from his father, his brother James Upson Sanders, and others; and diaries, chronicling his education, youth, early mining career, trips to Yellowstone, and a visit to the Blackfeet Reservation in 1896.

Dates: 1875-1896
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Wilbur Fisk Sanders papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-53
Abstract

Wilbur Fisk Sanders (1834-1905) was a Bannack, Virginia City, and Helena, Montana, attorney, vigilante, and Republican politician. Collection (1856-1930) includes biographical materials; correspondence (1861-1905); diaries (1866-1867); legal documents; financial records; speeches; historical writings; and miscellany, including scrapbooks. There is a small subgroup of Harriet Peck Fenn Sanders' correspondence (1874-1902) and diaries (1888, undated).

Dates: 1856-1905
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

William Scallon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-108
Abstract William Scallon (1855-1951) was a Helena, Montana, attorney. His papers (1876-1951) include correspondence; court papers and legal documents; reports and print material; and speeches and writings. The correspondence (1882-1951) includes typed transcripts of personal letters concerning Irish independence, the Sino-Japanese War, and other topics. The court papers (1902-1937) consist primarily of case files in a suit of the United States against the Standard Oil Company to regain title to lands...
Dates: 1876-1951
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Scandinavian Fraternity of America. District Lodge No. 7

 Collection
Identifier: MC-278
Abstract Records of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America District Lodge No. 7 (Pacific Northwest) consists of a minute book (1900-1932) for the Grand Lodge of the Scandinavian Brotherhood and its successor District 7 of the Scandinavian Fraternity of America; and a minute book (1941-1945) of District 7. There are subgroups for the Helena chapter No. 253, including correspondence, minor financial records, and membership applications; and for the Kalispell chapter No.233, including financial records,...
Dates: 1900-1990
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Horace L. Scott papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-235
Abstract Horace Scott was a U.S. Reclamation Service employee in Montana involved in the planning and building of the St. Mary Canal and the Blackfeet Project during the 1910s. Collection consists of correspondence (1910-1918) concerning his life in Montana; reports (circa 1919) on the Blackfeet Project, Fisher Canal, Four Horns Supply Canal, the Milk River Project, and Two Medicine Canal; and miscellaneous materials, including a notebook with notes regarding parcels of land in or near the irrigation...
Dates: 1910-1924
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

Seaton Ranch Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MC-157
Abstract The Seaton Ranch Company was organized in Cascade County, Montana, in 1922 by Frank W. Seaton and Theodora E. Seaton, and operated from 1945 to 1965 by their son Edward W. Seaton, and from 1965 to 1970 by his widow Dorothy M. Seaton. Records include financial records (1944-1968), minute and record books (1922, 1942-1968); subject files, primarily concerning the Production Credit Association from 1952 to 1968; and miscellany. There is a small subgroup of records (1939-1960) of The Sanitary...
Dates: 1917-1970
Found in: Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives

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