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Donald Grant MacKenzie papers, 1916-1957
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- MacKenzie, Donald Grant,1887-1986
- Title
- Donald Grant MacKenzie papers
- Dates
- 1916-1957 (inclusive)19161957
- Quantity
- 0.4 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- Mss 392
- Summary
- The Donald Grant MacKenzie papers include an oral history transcript, logging inventories, expense records, falling and bucking records from divisions of Montana's Anaconda Mining Company dated 1916 to 1957, and a 1937 logger's handbook.
- 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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Finding aid in the repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Donald G. MacKenzie was born in Dingwall, Scotland, in 1887. He was bonded by his father to become a mechanical engineer, but MacKenzie used his bond money to buy a ticket to New York, where he arrived in December 1904. In the following weeks, MacKenzie moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, where he worked for six months at the Michigan Lumber Company. He later moved to Ouray, Colorado, where he was employed in the Camp Bird Mine for three years. MacKenzie came to Missoula, Montana, and started working for the Anaconda Company in December 1909. In the beginning, MacKenzie worked sacking potatoes at a root house. MacKenzie also worked as a swamper, timber feller, team driver, toploader, scaler, and timekeeper. By 1915, he became a camp foreman. MacKenzie enlisted in World War I and served two years in the army. Upon his return, MacKenzie continued working for the Anaconda Company and by June 1923, he became logging superintendent, a position he held until his retirement in January 1957. In 1939, MacKenzie founded the Intermountain Logging Conference and served as its first president. He died in 1986 in Missoula, Montana
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Donald Grant MacKenzie papers include an oral history transcript, logging inventories, expense records, falling and bucking records from 1916 to 1957, and a 1937 logger's handbook.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Donald Grant MacKenzie Papers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Separated Materials
A 1939 USDA Forest Service map of the Helena National Forest, Helena, Monana was separated from the collection and placed with the Mansfield Library map collection.
Acquisition Information
The oral history transcript was a gift of Don MacKenzie through the Forestry School in 1979 and the other materials were donated by J. David Ellen in 1992.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Donald Grant MacKenzie oral history transcript | 1957 |
1/2 | Logging department inventory | 1924-1928 |
1/3 | Logging department inventory | 1929-1932 |
1/4 | Anaconda Mining Company Cottonwood Operation logging expenses | 1933-1946 |
1/5 | Anaconda Mining Company Elk Creek logging expenses | 1925-1934 |
1/6 | Anaconda Mining Company Ninemile logging expenses | 1916-1926 |
1/7 | Anaconda Mining Company falling and bucking records | 1946-1949 |
1/8 | Anaconda Mining Company food consumption records | 1929-1946 |
1/9 | Anaconda Mining Cmpany logging division expenses, Bonner, Montana | 1916-1953 |
1/10 | Logger's Handbook | 1937 |
1/11 | Letter from Phil Neff | 1940 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Loggers--Montana
- Loggers--Montana--Interviews
- Logging--Montana
- Scottish Americans--Montana--Missoula
Corporate Names
- Anaconda Company
Form or Genre Terms
- Oral histories--Montana