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Garnet (Mont.) collection, 1912-1938
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Garnet (Mont.) collection
- Dates
- 1912-1938 (inclusive)19121938
- Quantity
- 5 items
- Collection Number
- Mss 806
- Summary
- The collection includes three letters, a post office notice, and blank invoices for or about Garnet, Montana, residents, 1912-1938.
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Garnet, Montana, was founded as a mining town in the 1860s. Now a ghost town, Garnet is located in forested mountains about twenty miles east of Missoula, Montana.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection includes three letters, a post office notice, and blank invoices for or about Garnet, Montana residents, 1912-1938. The first two letters dated 1912 are addressed, respectively, to Mr. Pete Shipley and to Mr. John Hayes. The last, missing the first page, is not addressed or dated but is signed by Florence Wilmott. The postal notice is address to Postmaster, Garnet, Montana. The blank invoices are for a business in the name of S.E. Adams, Dealer in General Merchandise, Garnet, 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. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana-Missoula.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Garnet (Mont.) Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Custodial History
The custodial history of the items is unknown.
Acquisition Information
No details of the donation are known.
Related Materials
Archives and Special Collections also holds an oral history interview collection, OH 379, the Garnet Preservation Collection, that includes ten interviews about Garnet, Montana.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ghost towns--Montana--Granite County
Geographical Names
- Garnet (Mont.)