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Andrew S. Shannon papers (1898) written to D. Pratt in Billings, MT informing him of the Alaska Klondike Gold Rush conditions in Skagway, AK and Lake Merchant. Mr. Shannon lays out his business plan for setting up shop selling goods in the region including his plan to transport goods overland. Also included is a transcript of the letter and a brief biographical note for Andrew Shannon.

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The Neil Fullerton Collection (1932-1968) consists primarily of research data collected by Neil Fullerton concerning the location of Saleesh House, the travels of early explorer David Thompson, the Nez Perce trek of 1877, Indian missions, the naming of local western Montana communities such as Thompson Falls, the early U.S. Forest Service, exploration and the fur trade in the Northwest, and northern Idaho.

Abstract Anton M. Holter (1831-1921) was a pioneer Helena, Montana, lumberman and founder of the A.M. Holter Hardware Company. Papers (1831-1921) include correspondence, and organizational and financial records relating to mining, agriculture, lumber, real estate, and oil interests of three generations of the family, headed successively by Anton M. Holter, Norman B. Holter, and Norman J. "Jeff" Holter. Many of the enterprises were in partnership with Samuel T. Hauser. Interests include the A.M....