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Joseph T. Brown Papers, 1887-1917
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Brown, Joseph T. (Joseph Taliaferro), 1849-1908
- Title
- Joseph T. Brown Papers
- Dates
- 1887-191718871917
- Quantity
- 1 folder
- Collection Number
- Collection 0246, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Joseph T. Brown papers consist of a photocopied financial account record book which lists expenses both chronologically and by account name, 1887-1894. Included are notations about goods purchased, payroll expenses for hired hands, and cattle sales. The record book is supplemented with a few original cattle sale receipts, and a photocopied lease agreement for grazing rights on the Northern Cheyenne Indian reservation in southeast Montana.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Joseph Taliaferro Brown was born in Mississippi on January 26, 1849. After briefly serving in the Confederate Army near the end of the Civil War, he moved to Texas where he worked for the railroads. In 1886 Brown formed a partnership with an Oklahoma rancher, John Wyeth, and drove a herd of cattle to Birney (Rosebud County) Montana where he established a cattle ranch along the Tongue River. Eventually his two sons, Albert Gallatin Brown (1885-1949) and Joseph Taliaferro Brown II (1888-1971), joined him in operating the ranch. Over the years the Brown operation partnered with several other Montana cattle producers including George W. Brewster. Joseph Taliaferro Brown died on October 26, 1908.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Joseph T. Brown papers consist of a photocopied financial account record book which lists expenses both chronologically and by account name, 1887-1894. Included are notations about goods purchased, payroll expenses for hired hands, and cattle sales. The record book is supplemented with a few original cattle sale receipts, and a photocopied lease agreement for grazing rights on the Northern Cheyenne Indian reservation in southeast Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
An original financial record book kept by Joseph T. Brown was loaned to Montana State University for copying by Joseph T. Brown II of Birney, Montana on November 18, 1964. The book was returned to Brown after copying, although a few original cattle sale receipts were given by the donor to supplement the record book. These materials were subsequently reported to the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections in 1979 and assigned control number 79-636. The present location of the original record book is unknown.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2010 April 15
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Pasture, Right of-Montana-Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
- Ranchers-Montana-Rosebud County
- Ranching-Montana-Rosebud County
Geographical Names
- Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records-Montana-Rosebud County
Kim Allen Scott, 2010
September 16, 2015
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