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Carolyn Reynolds Riebeth Letter, 1966 January 28
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Riebeth, Carolyn Reynolds, 1898-1992
- Title
- Carolyn Reynolds Riebeth Letter
- Dates
- 1966 January 281966012819660128
- Quantity
- 1 item
- Collection Number
- Collection 427, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Carolyn Reynolds Reibeth Letter is a lengthy typewritten letter sent Minnie Paugh, the Special Collections librarian for Montana State University that discusses rancher Frank Michael Heinrich (1869-1928) and his cattle operation on the reservation in the early twentieth century. Riebeth's letter describes the Heinrich cattle roundups that she attended as a girl and biographical information about Heinrich including his later activities as a Hardin, Montana banker.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Carolyn Reynolds Riebeth was born on September 1, 1898, the daughter of Major Samuel Guilford Reynolds, agent of the Crow Indian Reservation from 1902-1910. She attended public school in Hardin, Montana, Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and the University of Montana, Missoula. She married Edwin Walter Riebeth in Billings, Montana in 1928 and the couple had two daughters. In 1941 the Riebeth family moved to Hardin, Montana where Carolyn taught at the high school. In 1985 she published a book on Joseph Henry Sharp, an artist who she had known as a girl while living at Crow Agency with her father's family. Carolyn Riebeth died in Hardin, Montana on July 12, 1992.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
On January 28, 1966, Carolyn Riebeth typed a lengthy letter to Minnie Paugh, the Special Collections librarian for Montana State University. Paugh had contacted Riebeth to inquire about various early day residents of Crow Agency and the Crow reservation. Riebeth chose to describe in great detail rancher Frank Michael Heinrich (1869-1928) and his cattle operation on the reservation in the early twentieth century. Riebeth's letter describes the Heinrich cattle roundups that she attended as a girl and biographical information about Heinrich including his later activities as a Hardin, Montana banker.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bankers-Montana-Hardin
- Banks and banking-Montana-Hardin
- Ranchers-Montana-Crow Indian Reservation
- Ranching-Montana-Crow Indian Reservation
Personal Names
- Heinrich, Frank Michael, 1869-1928
- Paugh, Minnie Ellen, 1919-2003-Correspondence
Geographical Names
- Crow Indian Reservation (Mont.)
Kim Allen Scott, 2011
September 30, 2015
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