Butte (Mont.) Tombstone Company Records, 1926-1966

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Butte (Mont.) Tombstone Company
Title
Butte (Mont.) Tombstone Company Records
Dates
1926-1966 (inclusive)
Quantity
14.0 linear feet
Collection Number
Mss 164 (collection)
Summary
The collection contains financial records including volumes for price lists, engraver's records, outside and Butte shipping slips from 1926 to 1966.
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 encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Albert Mooney founded the Butte Tombstone Company in 1902 under the parent company of Cory Operations. He operated the business until his death in 1965. During the early 1900s until after World War II, Cory Operations controlled all aspects of tombstone manufacturing, from extraction of the granite to sale of the finished product. After the war, it became more cost-effective to buy the granite from extraction companies. Since marble cracked in the wet and cold weather of Montana, he made tombstones out of more durable granite. After Mooney's death, the Choquette family bought the company and operated it until 1983, when they sold it to Glenn Johnson. Johnson bought the company in name only, operating it under his family's company, Trevillion Johnson Memorials, which was started by Johnson's great-grandfather, Edwin Walker, in 1889. The Butte Tombstone Company went out of business in 1990.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains financial records including volumes for price lists, engraver's records, outside and Butte shipping slips from 1926 to 1966.

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], Butte Tombstone Company 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 a single series.

Custodial History

This collection was in the possession of Paul McLeod prior to donation to the K. Ross Toole Archives.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Glenn Johnson, 1990.

Processing Note

The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 1998, the collection was re-described.

Related Materials

The Montana Historical Society also holds 18 linear feet of Butte Tombstone Company records from 1903-1967.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I:  Financial Records, 1926-1966Return to Top

14.0 linear feet

The series contains volumes of price list records, engraver's records, outside shipping slips (for items shipped outside Butte), and Butte shipping slips (for items shipped within Butte). The price lists detail the description of the headstone, including the dimensions and the price that was charged to the buyer. The volumes also include the name of the purchaser, the date that the stone was processed and the time spent working on it. The volumes are arranged alphabetically by the company's sizing system. The series also contains the engraver's records which correspond to the records kept in the price list volumes.

The volumes are organized by the job number of the stone. Outside shipping slips are organized by the city in which the completed stone was sent, such as Anaconda, Deer Lodge, Dillon, Helena, Idaho, and other outside states. The records are organized by work number and include the name of the deceased with the birth and death dates, the purchaser of the stone, and the date when the order was paid in full. The shipper's name and address and shipment date, and a detailed description of the stone are also in the outside shipping slips. The Butte shipping slips contain the same information on them as in the outside shipping slips except the name of the cemetery is included. The volumes are arranged by name of cemetery, including Holy Cross, Mountain View, Mountain Moriah, St. Patrick, and UG Weeks.

The series is arranged chronologically.
Container(s) Description Dates
box-volume
1/1
Price Lists
1926
1/2
Engraver's Records
1926
1/3
Engraver's Records
1926
1/4
Outside Shipping Slips
1926
1/5
Outside Shipping Slips
1926
1/6
Butte Shipping Slips
1926
2/7
Price Lists
1927
2/8
Engraver's Records
1927
2/9
Engraver's Records
1927
2/10
Outside Shipping Slips
1927
2/11
Outside Shipping Slips
1927
2/12
Butte Shipping Slips
1927
3/13
Price Lists
1928
3/14
Engraver's Records
1928
3/15
Engraver's Records
1928
3/16
Outside Shipping Slips
1928
3/17
Outside Shipping Slips
1928
3/18
Butte Shipping Slips
1928
4/19
Price Lists
1929
4/20
Engraver's Records
1929
4/21
Engraver's Records
1929
4/22
Outside Shipping Slips
1929
4/23
Outside Shipping Slips
1929
4/24
Butte Shipping Slips
1929
5/25
Price Lists
1930
5/26
Engraver's Records
1930
5/27
Outside Shipping Slips
1930
5/28
Outside Shipping Slips
1930
5/29
Butte Shipping Slips
1930
5/30
Price Lists
1931
6/31
Engraver's Records
1931
6/32
Outside Shipping Slips
1931
6/33
Outside Shipping Slips
1931
6/34
Butte Shipping Slips
1931
6/35
Price Lists
1932
6/36
Engraver's Records
1932
6/37
Outside Shipping Slips
1932
7/38
Butte Shipping Slips
1932
7/39
Price Lists
1933
7/40
Engraver's Records
1933
7/41
Outside Shipping Slips
1933
7/42
Butte Shipping Slips
1933
7/43
Price Lists
1934
7/44
Engraver's Records
1934
7/45
Outside Shipping Slips
1934
8/46
Butte Shipping Slips
1934
8/47
Price Lists
1935
8/48
Engraver's Records
1935
8/48
Outside Shipping Slips
1935
8/49
Butte Shipping Slips
1935
8/50
Price Lists
1936
9/51
Engraver's Records
1936
9/52
Outside Shipping Slips
1936
9/53
Outside Shipping Slips
1936
9/54
Butte Shipping Slips
1936
9/55
Price Lists
1937
9/56
Engraver's Records
1937
10/57
Engraver's Records
1937
10/58
Outside Shipping Slips
1937
10/59
Outside Shipping Slips
1937
10/60
Butte Shipping Slips
1937
10/61
Price Lists
1938
10/62
Engraver's Records
1938
11/63
Engraver's Records
1938
11/64
Outside Shipping Slips
1938
11/65
Butte Shipping Records
1938
11/66
Price Lists
1939
11/67
Engraver's Records
1939
11/68
Outside Shipping Slips
1939
12/69
Butte Shipping Slips
1939
12/70
Price Lists
1940
12/71
Engraver's Records
1940
12/72
Outside Shipping Slips
1940
12/73
Butte Shipping Slips
1940
12/74a
Engraver's Records
1941
12/74b
Price Lists
1941
13/75
Outside Shipping Records
1941
13/76
Butte Shipping Records
1941
13/77
Price Lists
1942
13/78
Engraver's Records
1942
13/79
Outside Shipping Slips
1942
13/80
Butte Shipping Slips
1942
14/81
Engraver's Records
1943
14/82
Price Lists
1943
14/83
Outside Shipping Slips
1943
14/84
Butte Shipping Slips
1943
14/85
Price Lists
1944
14/86
Price Lists
1944
15/87
Outside Shipping Slips
1944
15/88
Butte Shipping Slips
1944
15/89
Price Lists
1945
15/90
Price Lists
1945
15/91
Outside Shipping Slips
1945
15/92
Butte Shipping Slips
1945
16/93
Price Lists
1946
16/94
Price Lists
1946
16/95
Price Lists
1946
16/96
Outside Shipping Slips
1946
16/97
Butte Shipping Slips
1946
16/98a
Price Lists
1947
16/98b
Price Lists
1947
17/99
Outside Shipping Slips
1947
17/100
Butte Shipping Slips
1947
17/101
Price Lists
1948
17/102
Price Lists
1948
17/103
Price Lists
1948
17/104
Outside Shipping Slips
1948
17/105
Butte Shipping Slips
1948
18/106
Price Lists
1949
18/107
Price Lists
1949
18/108
Price Lists
1949
18/109
Outside Shipping Slips
1949
18/110
Butte Shipping Slips
1949
18/111
Price Lists
1950
18/112
Price Lists
1950
19/113
Price Lists
1950
19/114
Outside Shipping Slips
1950
19/115
Outside Shipping Slips
1950
19/116
Butte Shipping Slips
1950
19/117
Price Lists
1951
19/118
Outside Shipping Slips
1951
19/119
Outside Shipping Slips
1951
19/120
Butte Shipping Slips
1951
20/121
Price Lists
1951
20/122
Price Lists
1952
20/123
Price Lists
1952
20/124a
Outside Shipping Slips
1952
20/124b
Butte Shipping Slips
1952
20/125
Price Lists
1953
20/126
Price Lists
1953
20/127
Price Lists
1953
21/128
Outside Shipping Slips
1953
21/129
Butte Shipping Slips
1953
21/130
Price Lists
1954
21/131
Price Lists
1954
21/132
Outside Shipping Slips
1954
21/133
Butte Shipping Slips
1954
22/134
Price Lists
1954
22/135
Price Lists
1955
22/136
Outside Shipping Slips
1955
22/137
Butte Shipping Slips
1955
22/138
Price Lists
1955
22/139
Price Lists
1955
22/140
Price Lists
1956
22/141
Price Lists
1956
23/142
Outside Shipping Slips
1956
23/143
Butte Shipping Slips
1956
23/144a
Price Lists
1957
23/144b
Price Lists
1957
23/145
Price Lists
1957
23/146
Outside Shipping Slips
1957
23/147
Butte Shipping Slips
1957
24/148
Price Lists
1958
24/149
Price Lists
1958
24/150
Outside Shipping Slips
1958
24/151
Butte Shipping Slips
1958
24/152
Price Lists
1959
24/153
Price Lists
1959
24/154
Outside Shipping Slips
1959
25/155
Butte Shipping Slips
1959
25/156
Price Lists
1960
25/157
Price Lists
1960
25/158
Outside Shipping Slips
1960
25/159
Butte Shipping Slips
1960
25/160
Price Lists
1961
26/161
Price Lists
1961
26/162
Outside Shipping Slips
1961
26/163
Butte Shipping Slips
1961
26/164
Price Lists
1962
26/165
Price Lists
1962
26/166
Outside Shipping Slips
1962
26/167
Butte Shipping Slips
1962
27/168
Price Lists
1963
27/169
Outside Shipping Slips
1963
27/170
Butte Shipping Slips
1963
27/171
Price Lists
1964
27/172
Price Lists
1964
27/173
Outside Shipping Slips
1964
27/174
Butte Shipping Slips
1964
28/175
Price Lists
1965
28/176
Price Lists
1965
28/177
Outside Shipping Slips
1965
28/178
Butte Shipping Slips
1965
28/179
Price Lists
1966
28/180
Price Lists
1966
28/181
Outside Shipping Slips
1966
28/182
Butte Shipping Slips
1966

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Burial--Montana
  • Sepulchral monuments--Montana

Corporate Names

  • Cory Operations

Geographical Names

  • Butte (Mont.)--Commerce
  • Montana--Commerce

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business records--Montana

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Mooney, Albert S.