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Missoula Light and Water Company Records, 1885-1909
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Missoula Light and Water Company
- Title
- Missoula Light and Water Company Records
- Dates
- 1885-1909 (inclusive)18851909
- Quantity
- 4.0 linear feet, (26 volumes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 581
- Summary
- This collection consists of the ledgers of the Missoula Light and Water Company of Missoula, Montana, including customer records, daily reports, and correspondence from 1895 to 1909.
- 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.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1871, the first actual water system in Missoula, Montana, utilizing log pipes and wooden mains, began operating. In 1885, Worden and Company sold the water system to Missoula Water Works and Milling Company. The Missoula Mercantile bought the system in 1895 and renamed it the Missoula Water Company. In the early 1900s W.A. Clark purchased the Missoula Water Company which he combined with other holdings and in 1906 legally changed the name to the Missoula Light and Water Company. The Missoula Light and Water Company was purchased by the Montana Power Company in 1930.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of twenty-six ledgers, dated 1895 through 1909, which document the financial history of the Missoula Water Company in Missoula, Montana. The ledgers include customer payment records, some daily reports, a stock journal, check registers, an equipment ledger, and three letterpress books of correspondence.
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
[Name of document or photograph number], Missoula Light and Water Company Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series
Series I: Financial Records, 3.5 linear feet, 1885–1909
Series II: Financial Correspondence, 0.5 linear feet, 1901–1906
Custodial History
Mountain Water Company donated this collection to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula in 1983. The Museum transferred some portions to the K. Ross Toole Archives in 1998 and the remainder in 2003.
Acquisition Information
Donated by the Historical Museum of Fort Missoula in 1998 and 2003
Processing Note
Processing combined two accessions of materials created by the same organization.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Financial Records, 1985-1909 Return to Top
This series consists of 23 bound volumes of customer ledgers, cashbooks, daily reports, check registers, a stock journal, records of material sales, and an equipment ledger.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Volume | ||
1 | Missoula Water Works and Milling
Company: Index Stock Journal |
1885 – 1891 |
2 | Missoula Water Company: Cash
Book |
1898 |
3 | Missoula Water Company: Cash
Book |
1902 – 1903 |
4 | Missoula Water Company: Cash
Book |
1903 – 1904 |
5 | Missoula Water Company: Cash
Book |
1904 |
6 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
1900 |
7 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
1901 |
8 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
1904 |
9 | Missoula Water Company: Check
Register |
1902 |
10 | Missoula Water Company: Equipment
Ledger |
1902 |
11 | Missoula Water Company: Record of
Material Sales |
1903 - 1908 |
12 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
n.d. |
13 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
n.d. |
14 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
n.d. |
15 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
n.d. |
16 | Missoula Water Company: Customer
Ledger |
n.d. |
17 | Missoula Water Company: Check
Register |
n.d. |
18 | Missoula Light and Water Company:
Daily Reports |
1901 - 1902 |
19 | Missoula Light and Water Company:
Customer Ledger |
1905 |
20 | Missoula Light and Water Company:
Customer Ledger |
1906 |
21 | Missoula Light and Water Company:
Customer Ledger |
1907 |
22 | Missoula Light and Water Company:
Customer Ledger |
1908 |
23 | Missoula Light and Water Company:
Customer Ledger |
1909 |
Series II: Financial Correspondence, 1901–1906Return to Top
This series contains three letterpress books consisting of financial correspondence to customers and business partners.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Volume | ||
24 | Missoula Water Company: Financial
Correspondence |
1901 - 1903 |
25 | Missoula Water Company: Financial
Correspondence |
1902 - 1903 |
26 | Missoula Water Company: Financial
Correspondence |
1904 - 1906 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business records--Montana--Missoula
- Water utilities--Montana--Missoula
- Water-supply--Montana--Missoula
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Missoula Water Company (author)
- Missoula Water Works and Milling Company (author)