Bissinger and Company (Missoula, Mont.) Financial Ledger

Bissinger and Company (Missoula, Mont.) Financial Ledger, December, 1929-November 1930

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Bissinger and Company (Missoula, Mont.)
Title: Bissinger and Company (Missoula, Mont.) Financial Ledger
Dates: December, 1929-November 1930 (inclusive)
Quantity: 1 ledger
Collection Number: Mss 687
Summary: This collection contains a single financial ledger from Bissinger and Company's Missoula store. The store specialized in hides, fur, wool, pelts and tallow.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Bissinger and Company, an outgrowth of the Alaska Commercial Company, was organized in 1880. It specialized in hides, wool, and related articles and maintained tanneries, slaughterhouses, and offices in Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Washington [State], California, and British Columbia.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of a single financial ledger from the Missoula branch of Bissinger and Company dated December 1929 through November 1930. The first few pages of the ledger were used as a scrapbook for clippings circa 1968-1970.

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 or photograph number], Bissinger and Company (Missoula, Mont.) Financial Ledger, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Custodial History

The chain of ownership of this ledger is unknown.

Acquisition Information

This ledger was donated to the Historical Museum at Ft. Missoula by Theda Bryan of Eugene, Oregon. The Museum transferred the ledger to the Archives in November of 2007.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Business records--Montana--Missoula

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