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Edward C. Mattox papers, 1906-1948
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mattox, Edward C., 1880-1949
- Title
- Edward C. Mattox papers
- Dates
- 1906-1948 (inclusive)19061948
- Quantity
- 1.3 linear feet of shelf space
- Collection Number
- MC 107 (collection)
- Summary
- Edward Mattox (1880-1894) was a Roundup, Montana, coal mine operator and owner of the K7 Ranch near Bozeman. Papers (1906-1948) consist of correspondence, financial and production records, and legal documents of Mattox, the Roundup Coal Mining Company, and the K7 Ranch.
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edward C. Mattox was born in December 1880, on his parents' homestead near Missouri Valley, Iowa, about twenty miles north of Council Bluffs. As a young man he worked briefly as a printers' devil on the Omaha Bee. He later worked for the Burlington railroad.
In August 1903, he arrived in Dietz, Wyoming, where he was hired as a telegraph operator and payroll clerk at a Megeath-owned coal mine. Mattox gradually moved up in the business until he was the general manager of all Megeath's Wyoming properties. In 1920, when the Megeaths sold their Dietz mine, Mattox was transferred to their Roundup, Montana, coal mine. This move represented a temporary set-back for Mattox, as he was only the assistant general manager at Roundup. However, he again moved up in the operation, becoming general manager in 1926, vice president in 1933, and finally president of the Roundup Coal Mining Company in the early 1940s. Dissatisfied with post-war conditions in the coal mining industry and in poor physical health, Mattox resigned from the company in July 1947.
In addition to his coal mining interests, Mattox owned the K7 Ranch, a half section of farm land just west of Bozeman, Montana. For many years, this ranch was operated for Mattox by Monte M. Benson. While working at the Dietz mine, Mattox married Ethel R. Adams. They had no children. Mrs. Mattox died in September 1944. Edward Mattox died January 6, 1949.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of correspondence, financial and production records, and legal documents of Edward C. Mattox, the Roundup Coal Mining Company, and the K7 Ranch, which have their own subgroups.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Edward C. Mattox Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | A-G (correspondents include Unity Lodge No. 71, A.
F. & A. M; R.H. Dean; E.F. Ernst; General American Life Insurance Company; Great
Falls National Bank) |
1932-1947 |
| 1 / 2 | Harley D. Hayman |
1947 |
| 1 / 3 | H-T (correspondents include Heidel Agency; Kalif
Temple, Sheridan, Wyoming; F.T. McCormick; Miners and Merchants Bank, Roundup,
Montana; Montana Power Company; Montana Tuberculosis Association; Forrest L.
Ralston; Republican-Courier Company; Rom Motor Company; A.L. Sanders; Security Bank
& Trust Company; N.L. Towne) |
1932-1948 |
| 1 / 4 | U.S. Interior Department; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service |
1945 |
| 1 / 5 | U-W (correspondents include Utah Woolen Mills; Lee
B. Welch; West Gallatin Telephone Co.; George W. Wilcox; Fred F. Willson; Albert
Yergy) |
1924-1947 |
| 1 / 6 | Unidentified (letter of reminiscence from E.C.
Mattox) |
1948 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 7 | Rebecca Adams; J.J. Fisher |
1936,1944 |
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 8 | Account book |
1936-1942 |
| 1 / 9-15 | Account notebooks ( 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 books ) |
1933-1934, 1940-1945 |
| 2 / 1 | American Telephone and Telegraph Company stock
purchases |
1926-1932 |
| 2 / 2 | Financial statements |
1942-1944 |
| 2 / 3 | Paid bills |
1932, 1940-1948 |
| 2 / 4 | Promissory notes |
1917-1938 |
| 2 / 5 | Taxes: Iowa |
1934-1948 |
| 2 / 6 | Taxes: Montana |
1925-1942 |
| 2 / 7 | Taxes: Wyoming |
1924-1947 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 8 | Homestead papers |
1906-1907 |
| 2 / 9 | Blank legal forms |
undated |
Miscellany |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 10 | Sheridan Coal Company |
1940 |
| 2 / 11 | Shriners' Hospital Memorial certificate |
circa 1944 |
Clippings |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 12 | Miscellaneous: (re Montana Law for Measuring Hay
From Revised Codes of Montana 1921; Roundup Coal Man Promoted; E.C. Mattox is Vice
President; Mattox Promoted by Coal Company, Sturn is Informed; J.J. Fisher Named
Mine Superintendent at No. 3) |
1921-1946 |
K7 Ranch Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 13-15 | Monte M. Benson |
1936-1941 |
| 2 / 16 | Chronological (correspondents include Montana Power
Co.; Hines Realty Company; Gallatin Co-operative Creamery; J.W. Carney) |
1932-1936 |
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 17 | Agricultural Conservation Program; parity payment
forms |
1937-1941 |
| 2 / 18 | Farmers' Canal Company financial report |
1932 |
| 2 / 19-20 | Paid bills |
1932-1948 |
| 2 / 21-22 | Taxes: Gallatin County |
1932-1947 |
| 2 / 23 | Miscellaneous |
1936-1941, undated |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 1 | Farm lease agreement with A.L. Sanders |
1932-1936 |
| 3 / 2 | Farm lease agreement with M.M. Benson |
1936 |
| 3 / 3 | Purchase of Ecton place |
1917-1937 |
| 3 / 4 | Purchase of Miller place |
1919-1933 |
| 3 / 5 | Miscellaneous |
1924-1936 |
Organizational Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 6 | West Gallatin Canal Company bylaws |
1939 |
Production Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 7 | Hay Production |
1934 |
Miscellany |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 8 | Miscellaneous |
1943, undated |
Roundup Coal Mining Company Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 9-12 | Chronological (correspondents include Roundup Coal
Mining Company; G.E. Gildroy; C.M. Shott; H.C. Marchant; M.F. Purcell; Pioneer Coal
Company; Fast Side Service Company; Sheridan Coal Company; Albert Gately; J.O.
Smith; Leonard D. Kniffin; Midland Implement Company, Inc.; D.F. Buckingham; F. Leo
Suddith; National Wage Stabilization Board; Griffin Fuel Company; Robert McGinnis;
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company; Montana Power Company;
Bucking Bronco Roundup Coal; Wesley A. D'Ewart; Thompson's Anxiety Herefords;
Bair-Collins Company; Griffin Brothers Coal & Oil Company; U.S. Social Security
Board; Lipsett & Collier; Board of Administration, Executive Department,
Bismarck; S.H. Clarke; Laura C. Bennett; Crown Rubber Company; W.L. Campbell; George
W. Lumm; M.O. Hegg; S.H. Clarke; E.M. Morsman III; S.E. Burt; D.H. Pape; R.B. Hager;
H. VonBergen; James E. Murray; Morsman & Maxwell; Coleman, Jameson & Lamey;
Central Mine Supply Company; Alfred E. Picard; Montana Electric Supply; United
States National Bank of Omaha) |
1933-1948 |
Financial Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 13 | Cost production, coal mined and shipped, Mine #3 |
1947 |
| 3 / 14-15 | Expense vouchers |
1935-1947 |
| 3 / 16 | Monthly statements |
1947-1948 |
| 3 / 17 | Paid bills |
1933-1945 |
| 3 / 18 | Price lists on coal |
1925-1948 |
| 3 / 19 | Miscellaneous |
1929-1946 |
Legal Documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 20 | Proxies |
1942-1943 |
| 3 / 21 | Union contracts and wage scales |
1941-1948 |
| 3 / 22 | World War I essential occupation affidavits |
1918 |
Maps |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 23 | List of maps transferred to the Library |
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Production Records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 24 | Coal shipments |
1935-1937 |
| 3 / 25 | Miscellaneous |
1929-1944 |
Reports |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 26 | "Operations Mechanical Department Report" by G.C.
Dorris |
1937 |
| 3 / 27 | "A Report presented to the General Office of the
Roundup Coal Mining Company" by E.C. Mattox |
1938 |
| 3 / 28 | Consolidation of Mine No. 3 and the Bair Collins
Company operation |
circa 1938 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Coal mines and mining--Montana--Roundup
- Hay--Montana--Gallatin County
- Mines and mineral resources--Montana--Roundup
- Ranches--Montana--Gallatin County
Personal Names
- Mattox, Edward C., 1880-1949 (creator)
Geographical Names
- Gallatin County (Mont.)
- K7 Ranch (Bozeman, Mont.)
- Roundup (Mont.)
Finding aid prepared by Ellie Arguimbau, 1979.
2005
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