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Violet Dunbar manuscript, undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dunbar, Violet,1904-2001
- Title
- Violet Dunbar manuscript
- Dates
- undated (inclusive)19501975
- Quantity
- 0.1 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- Mss 337
- Summary
- The collection includes the 119-page manuscript of Violet Dunbar's unpublished book, Homesteaders in Montana. The manuscript describes her own family's arrival in Montana, descriptions of her childhood in Red Lodge, Montana, farming, community activities, town life, attending a rural school, and a 1911 trip through Yellowstone National Park. Dunbar also describes her courtship and marriage to George Dunbar, her honeymoon in Yellowstone National Park, the birth of her son, and her move to Detroit, Michigan.
- Repository
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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
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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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Finding aid in the repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Violet Dunbar was born on November 12, 1904 in Red Lodge, Montana. Her paternal grandparents, David and Caroline Lay, traveled in covered wagons from Missouri and settled on a homestead in the Gallatin Valley of Montana. They later moved to Red Lodge, where David Lay was the first licensed surveyor in Carbon County. Upon their divorce, Caroline Lay married Joe Simpkins and was a successful sheep and cattle rancher. Violet Dunbar's maternal grandparents, Dude and Agnes Linley, were early Red Lodge residents. Dude Linley was a mercantile owner and the postmaster of Linley (later called Luther), for whom the post station was named. Dunbar's parents, George and Dorothy Lay, were ranchers. She had two siblings, Vera and Lester. She attended a small rural school near Red Lodge. She married George Dunbar around 1924 and had her first child the following year. The couple had at least two children. They moved to Detroit, Michigan around 1926, where George was employed as a druggist. Violet Dunbar died on January 1, 2001 in Santa Cruz, California.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes the 119-page manuscript of Violet Dunbar's unpublished book, Homesteaders in Montana.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Violet Dunbar Manuscript, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Montana--Red Lodge
- Community life--Montana--Red Lodge
- Frontier and pioneer life--Montana--Red Lodge
- Girls--Montana--Red Lodge--Biography
- Honeymoons--Yellowstone National Park
- Rural schools--Montana--Red Lodge
Family Names
- Dunbar, George, 1901-1982
- Lay family
- Lindley family
- Linley family
Geographical Names
- Yellowstone National Park
Form or Genre Terms
- Reminiscences--Montana