J. R. Mitchell Reminiscences, circa 1968
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- J.R. Mitchell
- Title
- J. R. Mitchell Reminiscences
- Dates
- circa
1968 (inclusive)19681968
- Quantity
- 2 items
- Collection Number
- Mss 049
- Summary
- J.R. Mitchell was a Montana cowboy. The collection consists of three reminisces of his early life in Montana.
- 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
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical Note
J. R. Mitchell was born in 1888 in what is now Powder River County, Montana, the son of a cowpuncher named George L. Mitchell. J. R. worked as a cowboy and lived around Broadus, Montana, until he moved to Deer Lodge, Montana.
Content Description
The collection consists of three typescript narrative reminisces by Mitchell; the original handwritten copy for one is also present. “When Just a Pup” tells the story of his early childhood. “The Era of the Cowpuncher” gives more details of the work that he and his father did and gives comparisons between the lives of the early cowboys and the lives of those in the late 1960s. “The Steer That Wouldn’t Go to Market” tells the story of a stubborn cow with which he worked.
Use of the Collection
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], J.R. Mitchell Reminiscences, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated in 1968 and 1969 by J. R. Mitchell.
Processing Note
The actions of the original processors are unknown; the collection was originally numbered SC 30 and SC 87. In 1998, the two collections were combined, re-numbered Mss 049, and a finding aid was produced. In 2004, the finding aid was encoded.
