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George R. Shepard Papers, 1921-1944
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Shepard, George R., 1895-1944
- Title
- George R. Shepard Papers
- Dates
- 1921-1944 (inclusive)19211944
- Quantity
- 10.25 linear feet, (19 archival boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 003
- Summary
- George R. Shepard was the attorney for the Missoula Mercantile in Missoula, Montana. This collection contains biographical materials, correspondence files, financial records, and legal documents relating to George Shepard and his professional endeavors.
- Repository
-
University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana-Missoula.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
George R. Shepard was born on October 25, 1895, in Concordia, Kansas. His father was a Baptist minister and served parishes in Salina and Iola, Kansas and Billings, Montana, where they moved in 1913.
Shepard graduated from Billings High School in 1914, taught in Yellowstone County, and was principal of Custer High School. While teaching he homesteaded a claim six miles north of Custer, Montana. In 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served until 1919. He entered the University of Montana--Missoula that same year and graduated in 1921 with A.B. and LL.B degrees. He taught school for another year, then became the general attorney for the Missoula Mercantile Company and operated a general law practice.
Shepard was a Republican and served in the 1928 state legislature, where he focused on child labor and state parks. He was a member of the Business Standards Committee of Montana, the Kiwanis Club, and the Baptist Church.
He married Gertrude Orr of Missoula in 1921. They had seven children: Helen, Dorothy, George Jr., Elizabeth, Patricia, John, and Carol. Shepard was struck by a drunk driver in Three Forks, Montana, and died in Bozeman, Montana, on September 18, 1944. Gertrude Shepard died on May 17, 1996, in Bremerton, Washington.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains biographical materials, correspondence files, financial records, and legal documents relating to George Shepard and his professional endeavors. Collection materials are predominantly correspondence files from 1920s and detail his interactions with many of Montana's most prominent business leaders, elected officials, government administrators, and small community citizens. On behalf of his clients, Shepard dealt with a great deal of property assessments, ownership histories, and boundary definitions. The correspondence files in this collection contain valuable information regarding property histories and narrative descriptions, particularly Missoula Mercantile Company holdings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document], George R. Shepard Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series:
Series I: Biographical, 1944, 1 folder
Series II: Correspondence, 1921-1944, 10.25 linear feet
Series III: Financial and Legal, 1926-1930, 2 folders
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Biographical, 1944Return to Top
This series contains one newspaper clipping regarding George Shepard's death.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | 1944 |
Series II: Correspondence, 1921-1944Return to Top
This series contains George Shepard's correspondence files. These materials primarily concern his legal practice; however, some personal correspondence is also present. Correspondence files are primarily from 1920s and detail Shepard's interactions with many of Montana's most prominent business leaders, elected officials, government administrators, and small community citizens. On behalf of his clients, Shepard dealt with a great deal of property assessments, ownership histories, and boundary definitions. The correspondence files in this collection contain valuable information regarding property histories and narrative descriptions, particularly Missoula Mercantile Company holdings.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/2 | Dwight Mercantile |
1921-1922 |
1/3 | Gerlach, C.W. |
1921-1922 |
1/4 | Dwight Mercantile |
1923 |
1/5 | Gerlach, C.W. |
1923 |
1/6 | Beckwith Mercantile |
1924 |
1/7 | University of Montana, Beta Theta
Pi |
1924 |
1/8 | General |
1924 |
1/9 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1925 |
1/10 | University of Montana, Beta Theta
Pi |
1925 |
1/11 | General |
1925 |
1/12 | A |
1926 |
1/13 | Bauer, L. J. |
1926 |
1/14 | Beckwith Mercantile |
1926 |
1/15 | B |
1926 |
2/1 | B |
1926 |
2/2 | C |
1926 |
2/3 | C |
1926 |
2/4 | Deer Lodge County |
1926 |
2/5 | D |
1926 |
2/6 | E |
1926 |
2/7 | F |
1926 |
2/8 | Granite County |
1926 |
3/1 | G |
1926 |
3/2 | H |
1926 |
3/3 | H |
1926 |
3/4 | I |
1926 |
3/5 | J |
1926 |
3/6 | K |
1926 |
3/7 | Lake County, Assessor |
1926 |
3/8 | Lake County, Clerk and
Recorder |
1926 |
3/9 | Lake County, Clerk of District
Court |
1926 |
3/10 | Lake County, Sheriff |
1926 |
3/11 | Lake County,
Treasurer |
1926 |
3/12 | L |
1926 |
4/1 | Mineral County, Clerk and
Recorder |
1926 |
4/2 | Mineral County, Clerk of District
Court |
1926 |
4/3 | Mineral County,
Sheriff |
1926 |
4/4 | Missoula County,
Assessor |
1926 |
4/5 | Missoula County, Clerk and
Recorder |
1926 |
4/6 | Missoula County, Clerk of
District Court |
1926 |
4/7 | Missoula County,
Sheriff |
1926 |
4/8 | Missoula County,
Treasurer |
1926 |
4/9 | M |
1926 |
4/10 | M |
1926 |
4/11 | M |
1926 |
4/12 | N |
1926 |
4/13 | O |
1926 |
4/14 | Powell County, Clerk and
Recorder |
1926 |
4/15 | Powell County, Clerk of District
Court |
1926 |
4/16 | Powell County,
Sheriff |
1926 |
4/17 | Powell County,
Treasurer |
1926 |
4/18 | P |
1926 |
4/19 | Ravalli County,
Assessor |
1926 |
4/20 | Ravalli County, Clerk and
Recorder |
1926 |
4/21 | Ravalli County, Clerk of District
Court |
1926 |
4/22 | Ravalli County,
Sheriff |
1926 |
4/23 | Ravalli County,
Treasurer |
1926 |
5/1 | R |
1926 |
5/2 | Sanders County,
Assessor |
1926 |
5/3 | Sanders County, Clerk and
Recorder |
1926 |
5/4 | Sanders County, Clerk of District
Court |
1926 |
5/5 | Sanders County,
Sheriff |
1926 |
5/6 | Sanders County,
Treasurer |
1926 |
5/7 | Silverbow County |
1926 |
5/8 | Speer, J. B. |
1926 |
5/9 | S |
1926 |
5/10 | S |
1926 |
5/11 | T |
1926 |
5/12 | United States, Federal
Departments |
1926 |
5/13 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1926 |
5/14 | U |
1926 |
5/15 | V |
1926 |
5/16 | W |
1926 |
5/17 | Y |
1926 |
6/1 | A |
1927 |
6/2 | Badgely, E. Kirk |
1927 |
6/3 | Balotte, John |
1927 |
6/4 | Bank Failures |
1927 |
6/5 | Bauer, L. J. |
1927 |
6/6 | Beaverhead County |
1927 |
6/7 | Beckwith Mercantile,
Sheriff |
1927 |
6/8 | Benton County, Clerk of Superior
Court |
1927 |
6/9 | B |
1927 |
6/10 | B |
1927 |
6/11 | B |
1927 |
6/12 | C |
1927 |
6/13 | Daniels County, County
Treasurer |
1927 |
6/14 | Deer Lodge County, Clerk of the
Court |
1927 |
6/15 | D |
1927 |
7/1 | E |
1927 |
7/2 | Fergus County, County
Assessor |
1927 |
7/3 | Flathead County, County Assessor,
Sheriff |
1927 |
7/4 | F |
1927 |
7/5 | Gallatin County,
Treasurer |
1927 |
7/6 | Granite County, County
Assessor |
1927 |
7/7 | G |
1927 |
7/8 | H 1 |
1927 |
7/9 | H 2 |
1927 |
7/10 | I |
1927 |
7/11 | Jefferson County, County
Assessor |
1927 |
7/12 | J |
1927 |
7/13 | K |
1927 |
7/14 | Lake County |
1927 |
8/1 | Lewis and Clark County, Clerk of
the District Court, Sheriff |
1927 |
8/2 | L |
1927 |
8/3 | Madison County,
Assessor |
1927 |
8/4 | Mineral County,
Assessor |
1927 |
8/5 | Missoula County |
1927 |
8/6 | Montana, State
Departments |
1927 |
8/7 | M 1 |
1927 |
8/8 | M 2 |
1927 |
8/9 | N |
1927 |
8/10 | O |
1927 |
8/11 | Powell County, County
Assessor |
1927 |
8/12 | T. C. Power and
Brother |
1927 |
8/13 | P |
1927 |
9/1 | Q |
1927 |
9/2 | Ravalli County, County
Assessor |
1927 |
9/3 | R |
1927 |
9/4 | Sanders County, County
Assessor |
1927 |
9/5 | Schiffman, J. C. |
1927 |
9/6 | Spaulding, C. A. |
1927 |
9/7 | Speer, J. B. |
1927 |
9/8 | Swan, J. M. |
1927 |
9/9 | Swee, John P. |
1927 |
9/10 | S |
1927 |
9/11 | Toole County. Clerk of the
Court |
1927 |
9/12 | T |
1927 |
9/13 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1927 |
9/14 | University of Montana and
Fraternity, Missoula |
1927 |
10/1 | University of Montana, Missoula,
Homecoming |
1927 |
10/2 | United States, Federal
Departments |
1927 |
10/3 | U |
1927 |
10/4 | Valley County,
Sheriff |
1927 |
10/5 | V |
1927 |
10/6 | W |
1927 |
10/7 | Yellowstone County, Sheriff
|
1927 |
10/8 | Z |
1927 |
10/9 | Agricultural and Livestock Credit
Corporation |
1928 |
10/10 | Anderson, J. A. |
1928 |
10/11 | A |
1928 |
10/12 | Balette, John |
1928 |
10/13 | Bauer, L. J. |
1928 |
10/14 | Beckwith Mercantile |
1928 |
10/15 | B |
1928 |
11/1 | B |
1928 |
11/2 | C |
1926 |
11/3 | C |
1928 |
11/4 | Dixon, Joseph M. |
1928 |
11/5 | D |
1928 |
11/6 | Erickson, J. E. |
1928 |
11/7 | Evans, John M. |
1928 |
11/8 | E |
1928 |
11/9 | Federal Land Bank |
1928 |
11/10 | Flathead County |
1928 |
11/11 | F |
1928 |
11/12 | Granite County |
1928 |
11/13 | G |
1928 |
12/1 | Hazelbaker, Frank A. |
1928 |
12/2 | H |
1928 |
12/3 | I |
1928 |
12/4 | Judson, George A. |
1928 |
12/5 | J |
1928 |
12/6 | Kiwanis Club |
1928 |
12/7 | Kiwanis Club |
1928 |
12/8 | K |
1928 |
12/9 | Lake County |
1928 |
12/10 | Lewis and Clark
County |
1928 |
12/11 | Liberty County |
1928 |
12/12 | L |
1928 |
12/13 | Madison County |
1928 |
12/14 | Mineral County |
1928 |
12/15 | Missoula County |
1928 |
13/1 | Montana, State
Departments |
1928 |
13/2 | Musselshell County |
1928 |
13/3 | M |
1928 |
13/4 | M |
1928 |
13/5 | N |
1928 |
13/6 | O |
1928 |
13/7 | Powell County |
1928 |
13/8 | T. C. Power and
Brother |
1928 |
13/9 | P |
1928 |
13/10 | Q |
1928 |
13/11 | Rankin, Wellington |
1928 |
13/12 | Ravalli County |
1928 |
13/13 | R |
1928 |
13/14 | Sanders County |
1928 |
13/15 | Schiffman, J. M. |
1928 |
13/16 | Silverbow County |
1928 |
13/17 | Slocum, John |
1928 |
13/18 | Spaulding, C. A. |
1928 |
13/19 | Speer, J. B. |
1928 |
13/20 | Swan, J. M. |
1928 |
13/21 | Swee, John P. |
1928 |
14/1 | S |
1928 |
14/2 | S |
1928 |
14/3 | T |
1928 |
14/4 | United States, Federal
Departments |
1928 |
14/5 | United Transit
Company |
1928 |
14/6 | University of Montana, Normal
School, Dillion |
1928 |
14/7 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/8 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/9 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/10 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/11 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/12 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/13 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/14 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/15 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/16 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1928 |
14/17 | U |
1928 |
14/18 | Vermont Loan and Trust
Company |
1928 |
14/19 | V |
1928 |
14/20 | Wheeler, Burton K. |
1928 |
15/1 | W |
1928 |
15/2 | Yellowstone County |
1928 |
15/3 | Y |
1928 |
15/4 | Z |
1928 |
15/5 | A |
1929 |
15/6 | Badgley, E. Kirk |
1929 |
15/7 | Balotte, John |
1929 |
15/8 | Bauer, L. J. |
1929 |
15/9 | Beckwith Mercantile |
1929 |
15/10 | Behrens, Otto |
1929 |
15/11 | Bonner Lumber Company |
1929 |
15/12 | Briggs, Mrs. Annie |
1929 |
15/13 | Buzzard, R. A. |
1929 |
15/14 | B |
1929 |
15/15 | B |
1929 |
15/16 | Clapp, C. H. |
1929 |
15/17 | C |
1929 |
15/18 | C |
1929 |
15/19 | Deer Lodge County |
1929 |
15/20 | Demers Mercantile |
1929 |
15/21 | Dixon, Joseph M. |
1929 |
15/22 | Dore, Harry |
1929 |
16/1 | D |
1929 |
16/2 | Evans, John M. |
1929 |
16/3 | E |
1929 |
16/4 | Federal Land Bank |
1929 |
16/5 | Flathead County |
1929 |
16/6 | F |
1929 |
16/7 | Granite County |
1929 |
16/8 | G |
1929 |
16/9 | Hammond, Andrew B. |
1929 |
16/10 | H |
1929 |
16/11 | H |
1929 |
16/12 | I |
1929 |
16/13 | J |
1929 |
16/14 | K |
1929 |
16/15 | Lake County |
1929 |
17/1 | L |
1929 |
17/2 | Meagher County |
1929 |
17/3 | Mineral County |
1929 |
17/4 | Missoula County |
1929 |
17/5 | Moise Mercantile |
1929 |
17/6 | Montana, State
Departments |
1929 |
17/7 | M |
1929 |
17/8 | M |
1929 |
17/9 | Northern Pacific
Railroad |
1929 |
17/10 | N |
1929 |
17/11 | Old National Bank |
1929 |
17/12 | O |
1929 |
17/13 | Powell County |
1929 |
17/14 | T. C. Power and
Brother |
1929 |
17/15 | P |
1929 |
17/16 | Ravalli County |
1929 |
18/1 | Rosenberger, C. R. |
1929 |
18/2 | R |
1929 |
18/3 | Sanders County |
1929 |
18/4 | Slocum, John A. |
1929 |
18/5 | Speer, J. B. |
1929 |
18/6 | Stewart, William, M. |
1929 |
18/7 | Swan, J. M. |
1929 |
18/8 | Swee, John P. |
1929 |
18/9 | S |
1929 |
18/10 | S |
1929 |
18/11 | T |
1929 |
18/12 | United States, Federal
Departments |
1929 |
18/13 | University of Montana,
Missoula |
1929 |
18/14 | U |
1929 |
18/15 | Van Wart, Harry T. |
1929 |
18/16 | Vermont Loan and Trust
Company |
1929 |
18/17 | V |
1929 |
18/18 | W |
1929 |
18/19 | W |
1929 |
18/20 | Yellowstone County |
1929 |
18/21 | Y |
1929 |
19/1 | General |
1930 |
19/2 | Balotte, John |
1931 |
19/3 | Simmons, George
Finlay |
1935 |
19/4 | General |
1942 |
19/5 | General |
1943 |
19/6 | Ford, Sam C. |
1944 |
19/7 | Unidentified
Correspondents |
1928-1944 |
Series III: Financial and Legal, 1926-1930Return to Top
This series contains personal financial and legal records related to George Shepard's endeavors.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
19/8 | Financial Records |
1927-1930 |
19/9 | Legal Documents |
1926-1928 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Practice of law--Montana
- Property--Montana
Corporate Names
- Missoula Mercantile Company
- University of Montana-Missoula--Alumni and alumnae
Occupations
- Lawyers--Montana--Missoula