Corette and Corette records, 1930-1949

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Corette and Corette (Butte, Mont.)
Title
Corette and Corette records
Dates
1930-1949 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 60 (collection)
Summary
Corette and Corette was a Butte, Montana, law firm that was owned and operated by John E. Corette, Sr., and his two sons John E. Corette, Jr., and Robert D. Corette. This collection consists of twenty-four volumes of outgoing correspondence (1915-1916, 1930-1949).
Repository
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

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.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Corette and Corette was a Butte, Montana, law firm founded in 1934 by John E. Corette and his son, Robert D. Corette. Another son, John E. Corette, Jr., joined the firm at a later date. In addition to the firm, with its largely corporate clientele (including the Anaconda Copper Mining Company and Montana Power Company), the Corettes were involved in a number of other enterprises; these included the Metals Bank and Trust Company, Butte; the Mayflower Mining Company; the West Mayflower Mining Company; the Capital Laundry Company, Helena; the New Method Laundry Company, Butte; and the C. and F. Teaming and Trucking Company. Corette and Corette was later renamed Corette, Smith and Dean. John Earl Corette was admitted to the Montana Bar on December 5, 1903, and was first associated with the Butte law firm of Forbis and Evans. When John Forbis retired and L.O. Evans became chief counsel for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company in 1914, Corette carried on the practice under his own name. In the early 1900s, Corette was active in the important mining litigation of the region and was considered a specialist in mining law. As the mining litigation decreased, he developed a general business law practice, and he became a successful corporate lawyer. From 1920 until his death, Corette was general counsel in Montana for the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and beginning in 1940, he served as counsel for the Northern Pacific Railway Company in charge of all legal work for that company in western Montana. John E. Corette died on March 19, 1949.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains 24 letterpress volumes of outgoing correspondence (1915-1916, 1930-1949) of John E. Corette, Sr., John E. Corette, Jr., and Robert D. Corette, as well as the correspondence of the law firm of Corette and Corette. The correspondence reflects the personal and business interests of John E. Corette, Sr., as well as those of the law firm.

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

Arrangement

Arranged by series. Letterpress books arranged chronologically.

Location of Collection

4:3-6

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

Outgoing Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1-2
Letterpress books: John E. Corette
1915-1916 1930-1931
2 / 1
Letterpress books: John E. Corette
1931-1932
2 / 2
Letterpress book
1932-1933
3 / 1-2
Letterpress book
1932-1933
4 / 1
Letterpress book
1934-1935
4 / 2
Letterpress book: Robert D. Corette
1934-1935
5 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1935-1936
5 / 3
Letterpress books: Robert D. Corette
1936-1937
6 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1936-1937
7 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1937-1938
8 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1938-1939
9 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1939-1940
10 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1940-1943
11 / 1-2
Letterpress books
1943-1947
12 / 1
Letterpress book
1948-1949

Miscellany Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
12 / 2
List of corporations for annual statements
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Banks and banking--Montana--Butte
  • Copper mines and mining--Montana--Butte
  • Laundries--Montana--Butte
  • Mines mineral resources--Montana--Silver Bow County
  • Ores--Transportation--Montana--Butte
  • Real estate business--Montana--Butte

Corporate Names

  • Corette and Corette (Butte, Mont.) (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Butte (Mont.)--Commerce
  • Butte (Mont.)--Industries--Mines and mining
  • Butte (Mont.)--Politics and government