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Warren Family papers, 1864-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Warren, Charles S., 1846-1921
- Title
- Warren Family papers
- Dates
- 1864-1982 (inclusive)18641982
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet of shelf space.
- Collection Number
- MC 264
- Summary
- This collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and miscellany of the Warren family. Included are papers of Charles S. and Mittie Warren, Mary W. and John M. Murphey (the Warren's daughter and her husband), Katherine and Dudley Brown (the Murphey's daughter and her husband), James and Anna Brown (Dudley's parents), and James McCartin (Anna Brown's second husband). Also included in the collection is a guest register (1890-1936) of visitors to the Cedar Cottage in Hope, Idaho; and subject files of general correspondence, and financial and legal records, concerning various mining companies.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for research.
- Languages
- English, English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles S. Warren was born in Illinois in 1846, served in the Union Army in the Civil War, and in 1866 drove a bull train to Virginia City, Montana Territory. He taught school in the Deer Lodge valley while placer mining during the summers. From 1869 to 1875 he served as deputy sheriff and sheriff, of Deer Lodge. He later moved to Butte where he continued his activities in mining and also became the first police magistrate. Later he was elected clerk of U.S. District Court, and was a member of the state Constitutional Convention in 1889. He established the Comanche Mining Company, the Charles S. Warren Realty and Mining Company, and in association with Lee Mantle, the Intermountain Publishing Company. Charles married Mittie Avery of Maine, in 1871. Their daughter, Mary, married John Murphey of Butte.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, and miscellany of the Warren family. Included are subgroups for Charles S. and Mittie Warren, including a guest register (1890-1936) to the Cedar Cottage in Hope, Idaho; Mary W. and John M. Murphey (the Warren's daughter and her husband); Katherine and Dudley Brown (the Murphey's daughter and her husband); James and Anna Brown (Dudley's parents); James McCartin (Anna Brown's second husband); and a Mining subgroup of subject files of general correspondence, and financial and legal records, concerning mining companies in which members of the Warren family had invested.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged by series. Some material housed in Archives Map Case. See inventory below for more information.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Charles S. and Mittie A. WarrenReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Material |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | Miscellaneous (includes family tree, baptismal record, copy and facsimile of marriage records, photograph of building where Charles and Mittie were married, affidavit of Charles Warren's physical condition, resolution of condolence, obituary, letter from the Vigilance Club concerning the donation of a painting of "Captain Warren" to the Virginia City Madison County Historical Museum) |
1871, 1920-1921, 1963 undated |
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 2 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include President Harrison's assistant secretary, Joshua B. Langley, the Commissioner of Pensions, and U.S. Representative Washington J. McCormick re Mittie Warren's pension, Sol Star, Territorial Governor Potts' secretary) |
1877, 1891, 1914, 1921 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 3 | Documents re loan to Nicholas Treweek by Charles S. Warren |
1913-1920 |
| 1 / 4 | Last will and testament, and power of attorney of Mittie A. Warren |
1895, 1921, 1927 |
Miscellany |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 5 | Military discharge paper; certificate of thanks with printed signature of Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton; miscellaneous appointment certificates; receipt from Society of the Army of the Cumberland; Cedar Cottage guest register; appointment certificates for Board of Managers of the State Soldiers' Home; and certificate of nomination to Legislative Assembly. |
1864-1918 |
| Oversize Folder | ||
| 1 | Miscellaneous [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map Case] |
1864-1918 |
Dudley and Katherine BrownReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Materials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 6 | Family tree and obituary of Katherine Brown |
undated |
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 7 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include Dudley's father James Brown, Senator Thomas J. Walsh, R.J. Walsh and Chester R. Bunker of Texas Oil Ledger, Anna V. Brown McCartin, Agricultural Publishers Association, John M. Murphey, Dr. Carlton V. Norcross, and Pluman-Sierra Investment Company) |
1898-1939 |
Financial Records |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 8 | Dividend statements |
1968, 1982 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 9 | Power of attorney records |
1924 November 19 |
| 1 / 10 | Real estate records (Butte) |
1939, 1941 |
| 1 / 11 | Real estate records (Seattle, Washington) |
1926-1939 |
Miscellany |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 12 | World War I era receipts and Butte High Girls Club card |
1918-1919, undated |
James BrownReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Materials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 13 | Family tree and obituary |
1910 June 24 |
Financial Records |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 14 | Invoice from Brown's newspaper The Butte Times, and a receipt and contract from Charles Nall |
1900, 1910-1911 |
Anna Virena Brown McCartinReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Materials |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 15 | List of marriages and deaths of husbands |
circa 1934 |
Incoming Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 16 | James "Jimmie" Brown |
1896 April-May |
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 17 | Bills (re her illness,death, and funeral) |
1939 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 18 | Last will and testament, loan, pension records, power of attorney |
1912-1934 |
James McCartinReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Materials |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 19 | Pension certificate and naturalization certificate |
1912, 1922 |
| Oversize Folder | ||
| 1 | Pension certificate and naturalization certificate [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map Case] |
1912, 1922 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 20 | Letters of recommendation |
1915, undated |
Financial Records |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 21 | Records concerning Wolf Creek Oil Company, and a bill of sale of various stocks he sold to his wife Anna Virena McCartin |
1920, 1933 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 22 | Last will and testament |
1933 |
John M. and Mary W. MurpheyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Biographical Materials |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 23 | Miscellaneous (includes family tree, clipping of wedding announcement, baptism and confirmation certificates for John Murphey, resolution and biographical sketch re John Murphey, and a memorial card for Mary Murphey) |
1918-1962, undated |
Incoming Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 24 | Miscellaneous (correspondents include U.S. Representative Washington J. McCormick re death of Gen. Warren, Washelli Columbarium (crematory), A.R. Schloesser, and H. Hopkins) |
1921-1943 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 25 | Last will and testament of John Murphey and power of attorney for Mary Murphey |
1913, 1924 |
Miscellany |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 26 | Elks membership card from Lodge 228 of Spokane, Washington, and Masonic Service Bureau 47th Annual Report |
1901, 1930 |
MiningReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Subject Files |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 27 | Alta Copper and Silver Mining Company |
1918 |
| 1 / 28 | Amazon-Butte Copper Company |
1906-1907 |
| 1 / 29 | Auxer Gold Mines |
1957-1959 |
| 1 / 30 | Flathead Exploration and Development Company/Lost Lode Claim |
1914, 1918 |
| 1 / 31 | Furnace Valley Copper Company |
1906-1907, 1917 |
| 1 / 32 | Glengarry Mining Company |
1909-1943 |
| 1 / 33 | Hardscramble Consolidated Mining Company |
1899 |
| 1 / 34 | Montizona Copper Company |
1918-1935 |
| Oversize Folder | ||
| 1 | Montizona Copper Company [OVERSIZE MATERIAL: Map Case] |
1918-1935 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 35 | Payne Extension Mining Company |
1897-1900 |
| 1 / 36 | Rothert Canadian Company |
1928-1929 |
| 1 / 37 | South Star/North Star Quartz Lode Claims |
1916 |
| 1 / 38 | Sumpter-Snow Bird Mining Company |
1901 |
| 1 / 39 | Woman's Northwest Mining and Investment Association |
1897 |
Miscellany |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 40 | List of stocks owned by Murphey, Brown and McCartin families |
1969 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Mines and mineral resources--Idaho--Hope.
Personal Names
- Warren, Charles S., 1846-1921
Geographical Names
- Hope (Idaho)
Finding aid prepared by Connie Geiger, 1995.
July 30, 2018
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