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Reno Haber Sales Papers, 1900-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sales, Reno H. (Reno Haber), 1876-1969
Title
Reno Haber Sales Papers
Dates
1900-1968 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 29
Summary
Reno Sales (1876-1969) was an Anaconda Company mining geologist, known as "The Father of Mining Geology." Papers include a biographical sketch by Vincent D. Perry and Charles Mayer; incoming and outgoing correspondence (1957-1967); diaries (1911, 1920-1968); writings; and miscellany. The Valley Ditch Company subgroup includes correspondence (1957-1966), financial records (1945-1966), minutes (1906-1964) and other materials.
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.
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Biographical Note

Reno Haber Sales was born September 10, 1876, at Storm Lake, Iowa. The Sales family moved to Montana in 1881, settling near Salesville, now Gallatin Gateway. Sales graduated from Montana State College in 1898, and Columbia University, where he was awarded an engineer of mines degree in 1900. He began his professional career in 1900 as an assistant engineer for the Boston and Montana Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company in Butte, Montana. In 1906 he became chief geologist for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, a position he held for more than four decades. Sales was also a principal officer of the Valley Ditch Company, an irrigation association incorporated in 1906 at Belgrade, Montana. Sales applied geology to mining operations and coordinated field and laboratory work directed toward better understanding and use of geological science in the search for ore. His honors in the fields of mining and geology included an honorary doctor of science degree from Montana State College in 1935 and selection as the first member of the Hall of Fame of the World Museum of Mining at Butte. He was also named a member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1967 for having been president of the N-Bar Ranch near Grassrange, Montana. Sales was prominent in several professional societies and the author of many articles and monographs, including a book-length history, Underground Warfare at Butte. He died on May 9, 1969, in Bozeman at the age of 92.

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Content Description

This collection contains the papers of Reno H. Sales, including diaries (1911, 1920-1935, 1937-1960, 1963-1968); incoming and outgoing correspondence (1957-1968) concerning Underground Warfare at Butte, the Cowboy Hall of Fame, and other matters; writings, including a draft of Underground Warfare at Butte; clippings, and miscellany. In addition, there is a subgroup for the Valley Ditch Company, including correspondence (1957-1968), financial records (1945-1965), legal documents, minutes (1906-1964), and organizational materials.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subgroup and series

Location of Collection

1:3-4

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

Separated Materials

Photographs separated to Photo Archives. Printed material separated to Library. See lists of separated material in collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

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

  • Reno H. Sales

    • Biographical Material

      • Description: "Biographical sketch of Reno H. Sales," by Vincent D. Perry and Charles Meyer [photocopy]
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Biographical Material

    • Incoming Correspondence

      • Description: A-W (correspondents include Anaconda Company, enclosing lists of degrees, medals, and publications; Butte Country Club; Caxton Printers re Underground Warfare at Butte; Cowboy Hall of Fame re his membership; R.N. Hunt; Vincent Perry; L.M. Sheridan, contractor for Butte Country Club; Tom Wigal)
        Dates: 1964-1968, undated
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 2
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Incoming Correspondence
      • Description: World Museum of Mining, Butte (John M. Guilbert, President; re sales of Underground Warfare at Butte; plans for the museum)
        Dates: 1964-1965
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 3
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Incoming Correspondence
      • Description: Letters of recommendation
        Dates: 1900, 1906
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Incoming Correspondence

    • Outgoing Correspondence

    • Diaries

      • Description: Diaries [24 books]
        Dates: 1911, 1920-1943
        Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6-11
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Diaries
      • Description: Diaries [24 books]
        Dates: 1944-1960, 1963-1968
        Container: Box/Folder 2 / 1-6
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Diaries

    • Financial Records

    • Legal Documents

    • Photographs

      • Description: List of photographs transferred to the Photo Archives
        Dates:
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 3
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Photographs

    • Printed Materials

      • Description: Articles re Reno H. Sales; list of printed materials transferred to the Library
        Dates: 1940-1969
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 4
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Printed Materials

    • Writings

      • Description: "A Hunting Trip to the Gallatin"
        Dates: undated
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 5
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Writings
      • Description: "My Day" (includes letter of explanation from James R. Kearney, 1969)
        Dates: undated, 1969
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 6
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Writings
      • Description: Underground Warfare at Butte, [proofs]
        Dates: 1963
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 7
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Writings

    • Miscellany

      • Description: A.I.M.E. 146th general meeting, Mexico City
        Dates: 1936
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 8
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: Bibliography, citation, diploma, memorial, etc. [additional material in OVERSIZE]
        Dates: 1916-1969
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 9
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: Columbia University songbook, newspaper, reunion, etc.
        Dates: 1900, 1942, 1945
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 10
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: The Freedom School booklet, newsletter
        Dates: 1961-1967
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 11
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: Invitations, menus, etc.
        Dates: 1904-1912
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 12
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: N-Bar Ranch sale brochure
        Dates: 1948
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 13
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: Proposal for intensive care unit for Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
        Dates: 1968
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 14
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany
      • Description: Reno H. Sales Stadium at Montana State University
        Dates: 1968
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 15
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Miscellany

    • Clippings

      • Description: Reno H. Sales awards, obituaries, etc.
        Dates: 1937-1969
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 16
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Clippings
      • Description: Montana State University
        Dates: 1938-1968
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 17
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Clippings
      • Description: Miscellaneous
        Dates: 1931-1966
        Container: Box/Folder 3 / 18
        Location: Reno H. Sales / Clippings

  • Valley Ditch Company

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Subject Terms

  • Cattle Raising--Montana
  • Copper Mines And Mining
  • Geologists
  • Geology
  • Ditches

Personal Names

  • Sales, Reno H. (Reno Haber), 1876-1969 (creator)

Corporate Names

  • Anaconda Copper Mining Company
  • Valley Ditch Company (Belgrade, Mont.)

Geographical Names

  • Bozeman (Mont.)--medical Care
  • Butte (Mont.)--Industries--Mines and mining
  • N Bar Ranch (Mont.)

Finding aid prepared by MHS Staff
2004

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