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Western Montana National Bank (Missoula, Mont.) Records, 1889-1969
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Western Montana National Bank (Missoula, Mont.)
- Title
- Western Montana National Bank (Missoula, Mont.) Records
- Dates
- 1889-1969 (inclusive)18891969
- Quantity
- 17 linear feet, (4 folders, 54 bound oversize volumes, and 3 rolls of microfilm.)
- Collection Number
- Mss 111 (collection)
- Summary
- The Western Montana National Bank was an early Missoula, Montana, bank. This collection primarily consists of large bound bank ledgers with a small set of loose bank documents.
- 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
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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
- Sponsor
- Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Following a bitter and prolonged fight among the officers and directors of the First National Bank of Missoula, Ferdinand Kennett, Gustavus A. Wolf, James H.T. Ryman, Charles Otto, Lucretia Worden, Levi J. Fisk, and August Wierich established the Western Montana National Bank on March 21, 1889. The bank charter designated Kennett, Wolf, Ryman, Otto, and Fisk as the board of directors; with Kennett as president, Ryman as vice-president, and Wolf as cashier. The enterprise began with a capital of $75,000. The bank was first located at the corner of Main and Higgins in Missoula, Montana, but moved to the corner of Broadway and Higgins in 1910.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection primarily consists of large bound bank ledgers with a small set of loose bank documents. Bound volumes range from daily transaction ledgers to individual account activity balance sheets. Included is one daily cashbook from the earliest years of the bank and several separated indices for locating client entries in the individual account volumes. Loose bank documents include promotional brochures, news articles, one undated photograph from a bank open house, and a 1929 Western Montana National Bank note.
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
[Document name, volume number, or photograph number], Western Montana National Bank (Missoula, Mont.) Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series:
Series I: Administrative Materials, 0.1 linear feet, 1893-1969
Series II: Financial Records, 17 linear feet, 1889-1929
Custodial History
The records remained in the custody of the Western Montana National Bank successor companies and Ted Delaney until donation to the K. Ross Toole Archives.
Acquisition Information
Gift of First Bank Western, Missoula, 1983. Ted Delaney loaned four volumes to the K. Ross Toole Archives for microfilming in 1983. Three of those volumes were donated to the archives at a later, unknown, date.
Processing Note
The actions of the original processors are unknown. In 2003, the records were re-described.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Administrative Materials , 1893-1969Return to Top
This series consists of three folders of printed materials reflecting the Western Montana National Bank's activities and history. Contents include several bank brochures and promotional materials, newspaper clippings regarding bank activities, one undated photograph (likely associated with the 1951 open house brochure), and a 1929 bank note.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Promotional Materials
|
1951-1964 |
1/2 | Clippings |
1911-1969 |
1/3 | 111(I):1: Photograph of bank officials
greeting customers |
undated |
1/4 | Bank Note |
1929 |
OS2 | 111(I):2: Promotional Calendar |
1893 |
Series II: Financial Records , 1889-1929Return to Top
This series consists of 54 bound volumes and three rolls of microfilm. None of the volumes employ shorthand descriptions or key guides. All volumes are in fair, but delicate, condition. In 1983 four bound individual account ledgers were loaned to the archives for microfilming. Microfilmed volumes 1, 2, and 4 are copies of original bound volumes now in the collection. Duplicate microfilm volumes (mv) correspond to the following bound volumes (bv): mv 1 = bv 42; mv 2 = bv 46; mv 4 = bv 53.
The series includes several client indices, each associated with a particular ledger volume. For volumes 34 through 54, bank personnel incorporated client indices into the bound volumes.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Volume | ||
1 | Cash Book |
1889-l892 |
2 | General Balance |
1909-1913 |
3 | General Balance |
1913-1917 |
4 | General Balance |
1917-1920 |
5 | General Balance |
1921-1924 |
6 | General Balance |
1924-1928 |
7 | General Ledger |
l889-1894 |
8 | Index to volume 10 |
|
9 | General Ledger |
1894-1899 |
10 | General Ledger |
1902-1905 |
11 | General Ledger |
1905-1907 |
12 | General Ledger |
1908-1909 |
13 | General Ledger |
1911-1912 |
14 | General Ledger |
1913-19l4 |
15 | General Ledger |
1914-1917 |
16 | General Ledger |
1917-1919 |
17 | General Ledger |
1919-1921 |
18 | General Ledger |
1921-1929 |
19 | Individual Balances |
1889-1891 |
20 | Individual Balances |
1891-1892 |
21 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1889-1892 |
22 | Index to volume 21 |
|
23 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1892-1894 |
24 | Index to volume 23 |
|
25 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1894-1896 |
26 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1896-1897 |
27 | Index to volume 26 |
|
28 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1897-1899 |
29 | Index to volume 28 |
|
30 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1899-1901 |
31 | Index to volume 30 |
|
32 | Individual Account Ledger
|
1901-1902 |
33 | Index to volume 32 |
|
34 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1902-1903 |
35 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1902-1903 |
36 | Individual Account Ledger, A-K
(includes index) |
1904-1905 |
37 | Individual Account Ledger, L-Z
(includes index) |
1904-1905 |
38 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1906-1907 |
39 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1906-1907 |
40 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1909-1910 |
41 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1909-1910 |
42 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1910-1912 |
43 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1910-1912 |
44 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1912-1913 |
45 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1912-1913 |
46 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1913-1915 |
47 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1913-1915 |
48 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1915-1916 |
49 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1915-1916 |
50 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1916-1917 |
51 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1916-1917 |
52 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1917-1919 |
53 | Individual Account Ledger, A-L
(includes index) |
1919 |
54 | Individual Account Ledger, M-Z
(includes index) |
1919 |
Microfilm: Four volumes of
individual account ledgers on three rolls of microfilm. |
||
Reel | ||
1 | Volume 1, 1910-1912, A-L;
Volume 2, 1913-1915, A-Foster |
|
2 | Volume 2, 1913-1915, Fowler-L;
Volume 3, 1917-1919, A-Knights |
|
3 | Volume 3, 1917-1919, Knowles-L;
Volume 4, 1919, A-L |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Banks and banking--Montana--Missoula
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records--Montana--Missoula