Archives West Finding Aid

Series III contains the personal letters, diaries, financial records, legal documents, and newspaper clippings of Catherine Elizabeth Coggan Stanford, mother of Alicia D. Conrad. Catherine lived with C. E. and Alicia until her death in 1904. Catherine's papers include correspondence with her family in England, poems, her short stories and efforts to have them published, as well as travelogues of her many river trips, including her move from Rochester, NY, to Fort Benton, Montana in 1879. The papers are arranged chronologically. Objects such as hair and a fabric bag have been separated from the folders and placed in Series XXXIII: Artifacts.

This series contains the papers of James T. Stanford Sr., husband of Catherine E. Stanford and father to Alicia D. Conrad. Two folders of correspondence along with business cards, certificates, and clippings regarding J. T. Stanford Sr.'s business interests are contained within the series. This series also includes personal letters to his family and four pages from an 1818 arithmetic text.

James T. Stanford, Jr., oldest brother of Alicia D. Stanford, became a trusted business associate of Charles E. Conrad. Series V includes personal correspondence, diaries from James T. Stanford's enlistment with the Northwest Mounted Police, day / cash and invoice books, assets and advertising for the Northwestern Bank of Great Falls, personal assets, programs, drawings, and writings. Objects originally in this series such as leather wallets were separated and placed in Series XXXVIII: Artifacts.

Harry Penn Stanford, born in 1868 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, came with his family to Fort Benton in 1872. Harry resided in Kalispell where he worked as a taxidermist and wrote prolifically. His papers consist of business and personal correspondence, news clippings, financial records, scrapbooks, and taxidermist's drawings and instructions. An expert on birds and Western wildlife, his scrapbooks and drawings include detailed information on different species of the area.

A native of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Alicia ("Lettie") Davenport Stanford was born in 1860 and immigrated to Fort Benton with her family in 1879. After her husband, C. E. Conrad, died in 1902, Alicia D. Conrad served as executrix of his estate. An astute businesswoman, she remained involved in the Conrad family businesses until her death June 24, 1923.

Alicia Conrad McCutcheon Campbell was born June 21, 1892 to Charles E. and Alicia D. Conrad. The series contains correspondence, financial records, legal documents, reports, and speeches and writings, and school records.

Charles Davenport "Charlie" Conrad, the son of Charles E. and Alicia D. Conrad was born September 29, 1882 at Fort Benton, Montana. He attended grade school in Kalispell and then left to attend the St. John's Military Academy in Manlius, NY. He spent his high school years at the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy in Andover, MA. Upon graduation from Exeter he returned to Kalispell. On March 12, 1907 he married Kokoa Baldwin, the daughter of a prominent Kalispell businessman; they had two children, William (Billy) and Kokoa. The couple divorced in 1915, and Kokoa and the children moved to Los Angeles, California. Charles took over several of his father's business interests, including the presidency of the C. E. Conrad's estate. He remarried on July 14, 1919 to Agnes Hannaman and the couple resided in Montana. Charles D. Conrad died on February 9, 1941.

Born in 1885 in Fort Benton, Montana Territory, Catherine ("Kate" or "Bertie") Conrad Van Duzer was the second child of Charles E. Conrad and Alicia D. Conrad. She attended grade school in Kalispell and then enrolled at the Hills Academy in Spokane, Washington. She finished her schooling at the Delafield-Colvin Finishing School in Boston. In 1908, she married Egbert "Bertie" Van Duzer, an employee of the Missoula Mercantile Company. Catherine resided in Kalispell with her husband until her death in 1935.

In 1914, Walter Montgomery “Wally” McCutcheon married Alicia Conrad [later Alicia Conrad Campbell from 1928 to 1981]; and in 1921 became the father of their only child, Alicia Ann “Timmie” [later Alicia Ann Campbell, then Alicia Byers, and then Alicia Campbell Vick.] The McCutcheon couple divorced in 1923.

The series consists of receipts pertaining to the construction, upkeep, and furnishing of the Conrad mansion along with a book listing the furnishings of the house and a shelf list for the library. It includes the daily time reports for employees; the daily chores, who completed them, and how long each task took. It also includes an undated architectural rendering by E. L. Fiske.

This series contains outgoing business correspondence along with time books and earning statements. The series also contains a small amount of legal documentation.

The bulk of this series consists of business documentation. Incoming and outgoing business correspondence, along with financial documents such as ledgers, check registers, tax documents, and various other financial papers are included. The series also houses legal records such as, agreements, indentures, and contracts relative to the Conrad Brothers business holdings. A very small portion of this series contains various records relating to the Conrad Brothers cattle brands.

This series consists of incoming and outgoing business correspondence; the majority directed to J.H. Edwards and G. Harfield Conrad (one of William G. Conrad’s two sons.)

This series houses documents relating to the Conrad Holding Company. Incoming and outgoing business correspondence comprise the bulk of the material but financial records including stock ledgers, annual reports, and tax records are included. A small portion also contains various legal records.

The mass of this series pertains to financial matter, including journals, incoming and outgoing correspondence, assessments, and articles of incorporation. The series also contains a small amount of documentation relating to land holdings by the company.

The series primarily contains financial records and transactions of the bank and its branches. It also has a substantial amount of both incoming and outgoing correspondence and assets statements. Land documentation concerning mortgages, indentures, and deeds, along with legal records of the bank are also present. A few items of memorabilia, such as advertisement cards and a change wallet are also included.

The Conrad brothers co-owned this company with their brother-in-law, their sister Molly's husband, Charles Price. The items in this series primarily consist of financial material. They include incoming and outgoing business correspondence, stock ledgers, cash statements, and tax related documents. The series also holds minutes from company meetings, and clippings relative to the cattle company.

The Conrad Townsite Company dealt with the sale and leasing of real estate. Business correspondence comprises the largest portion of this series. It also contains annual statements; check registers, ledgers and journals, along with a small amount of documentation relating to legal matters.

This series primarily contains incoming and outgoing business correspondence. It also has a variety of financial records, legal documents, and various internal records.

The series contains financial documents. It also has a small amount of incoming, outgoing, and internal business correspondence along with the company's tax records.

The bulk of this series is incoming and outgoing business correspondence. The series contains finance statements, tax records, check registers, along with legal documents, and internal documentation, such as minutes and organizational. A small number of legal papers concerning land holdings in the Spokane, Washington, area are present as well.

The majority of the papers relate to financial concerns of the bank, including tax records, payroll documents and financial ledgers. The series also contains incoming and outgoing business correspondence concerning the company as well as, a small amount of documents dealing with legal matters.

This series contains oversize records concerning the Conrad Brothers Corporation, the Kalispell Corporation, and the Montana Corporation. These records include income tax records dating from 1917 through 1938 for all three corporations as well as income tax and license tax documents for the Montana Corporation and trial balance records dating from 1893-1913 for the Kalispell Corporation.

The Queen Mining and Milling Company represents one of the many prosperous Conrad brothers mining interests. The papers for the company include incoming and outgoing business correspondence along with numerous financial documents. Some of the most prominent of these include insurance records, trial balance documents, tax records, and check registers. This series also contains papers regarding legal matters, indentures, and agreements concerning the company's business operations.

The holdings within this series consist of business correspondence: inter-office, incoming and outgoing letters. It also contains legal documents pertaining to mortgages, insurance records, company reports, and various newspaper clippings.

This series contains both incoming and outgoing correspondence with regard to business concerns of the company. The bulk of the series deals with the financial concerns of the company, including check registers, income tax documents, and trial balance records. A small portion deals with interoffice concerns, such as reports on company progress and growth.

Correspondence comprises the bulk of this series. Most of the letters are addressed to Mr. Howard Eton and Mr. Fred Harvey, business advisors to the Conrad family. A small amount of financial and legal records concerning the operation of the ranch are present, along with clippings and articles relating to buffalo.

This series contains information concerning the creation of the C. E. Conrad Estate, a trust created by Alicia D. Conrad in an attempt to preserve the waning family fortune. The papers span form 1903 to 1928. The series primarily contains business correspondence and documents of a financial and legal nature, as well as a small amount of personal correspondence from Conrad family members.

This series is one of the largest within the collection. The documents pertain to C.E. Conrad's personal business interests along with his shares in jointly owned corporations with his brother. A majority of the papers relate to real-estate holdings. The series contains a substantial amount of business correspondence along with financial documents. A small amount of documents dealing with Lieu Script lands dating from 1897-1930 are also present. This series includes three oversize boxes containing various items ranging from bulletins, blueprints, legal certificates, and newspaper clippings.