Kuphal and Leopold Mercantile Records

Kuphal and Leopold Mercantile Records, 1885-1890

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Kuphal and Leopold
Title: Kuphal and Leopold Mercantile Records
Dates: 1885-1890 (inclusive)
18851890
Quantity: 3 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number: MC 129 (collection)
Summary: Kuphal and Leopold, a general mercantile business in Helena, Montana Territory, was owned by Frederick William Kuphal and Bernhart Leopold. Records (1885-1890) consist of business correspondence, ledgers, daybooks, invoice stub books, and receipts.
Repository: 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: Collection open for research.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Kuphal and Leopold was a general mercantile store operating in Helena, Montana Territory, from 1886 to 1890. Owned by Frederick William Kuphal and Bernhart Leopold, the store sold groceries, wine, liquor, and cigars from its main store in the International Hotel building, and later from 103 South Main Street. Frederick William Kuphal was born in Germany on November 3, 1846. He arrived in Montana Territory in 1881. After his involvement in the mercantile venture with Leopold, he became partners with Frank J. Kenck in the Kuphal and Kenck Saloon. In 1900 Kuphal sold his interest and accepted a position with W. A. Clark in Butte, as a bookkeeper at the Colorado Mining and Smelting Company and the Colusa-Parrot Mining Company. Frederick W. Kuphal died on June 23, 1917, at the age of seventy-one.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Records. 1885-1890. 3 linear feet. This collection contains the records of Kuphal and Leopold Mercantile, including business correspondence, receipts, daybooks, invoice stub books, and ledgers.

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. Receipts, Ledgers, and Daybooks arranged chronologically. Invoice Stub Books arranged alphabetically. Some material housed in Manuscript Volumes. See inventory below for more information.

Location of Collection

7:1-3

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

Financial Records Return to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Claims: Union Warehouse Company; Attorney and Tradesmen's Union	1886
1 / 2-4	Daybooks	1886-1887
2 / 1-2	Daybooks	1887
2 / 3	Daybooks "7"	1887
3 / 1-2	Daybooks "8a - 8b"	1887-1888
3 / 3-4	Daybooks "8 - 9"	1887-1888
4 / 1	Daybooks "10"	1888
4 / 2-4	Daybooks	1888-1889
5 / 1-2	Daybooks	1889
5 / 3	Invoice stub book A	1888-1889
5 / 4	Invoice stub book index A	1888-1889
6 / 1-5	Invoice stub books L,M,O,P,Q	1889-1890,
7 / 1	Invoice stub books S	1890
7 / 2	Ledger	1886-1887
Volume
1	Ledger	1887-1888
Box/Folder
7 / 3	Ledger	1887-1888
7 / 4	Individual account ledger	1885-1886
7 / 5	Receipts	1886-1887

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

General stores--Montana
Retail trade

Corporate Names

Kuphal and Leopold (creator)

Geographical Names

Helena (Mont.)

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