Polleys Lumber Company ledgers

Polleys Lumber Company ledgers, 1922-1936

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Polley's Lumber Company (Missoula, Mont.)
Title: Polleys Lumber Company ledgers
Dates: 1922-1936 (inclusive)
19221936
Quantity: 0.6 linear feet
Collection Number: Mss 793
Summary: Polleys Lumber Company was founded in Missoula, Montana by E.H. Polleys in 1910 and continued to operate through 1955, when it was purchased by Intermountain Lumber. This collection consists primarily of 3 ledgers, 1 listing accounts according to customer from 1924-1926 and 2 listing sales by date.
Repository: 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: 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

E.H. (Edgar H.) Polleys opened Polleys Lumber in 1910 just south of the Clark Fork (then the Missoula River) between Walnut Street and Catalina Street in Missoula, Montana. In 1912, the Sanborn Fire Insurance map estimated the "average amount of lumber" produced by the mill to be about 7 million feet. The mill included a tail race and a log pond. By 1938, the yard was known as Clute-Polleys Lumber, with Earl A. Clute listed as manager. By 1956, the yard was purchased by Intermountain Lumber.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of 3 ledgers from Polleys Lumber of Missoula, Montana. These ledgers include 2 dating from the early to mid-1920s and 1 from 1933-1936. A sales ledger recording sales from 1924-1926 contains an index of customers over that period of time. Ledgers from 1927-1932 were not received with this collection and their location is unknown.

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], Polleys Lumber Ledgers, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

Custodial History

Polleys Lumber Ledgers were donated to the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula by Helen K. McCulloch in 1986. The ledgers were given to McCulloch's husband, Kenneth, who worked at the Bonner Mill.

Acquisition Information

Polleys Lumber Ledgers were donated to Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections from the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula in 1998.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Steven Bingo in 2011. Loose materials found in the general ledger dating from 1933 to 1936 were removed from the ledger and placed in a folder.

Related Materials

There are several photographs of Polleys Lumber from 1930-1952 in the R.H. McKay Photographs (Mss 249) at the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library. The numbers for these photographs are 94-0322 to 94-0331.

The Montana Historical Society also holds a collection of photographs for Intermountain Lumber, a company that acquired Polleys Lumber by 1956. This collection is titled the Intermountain Lumber Company Photograph Collection (Lot 021).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Volume
1	General ledger	1922-1926
2	Sales ledger	1924-1926
3	General ledger	1933-1936
Box/Folder
1/1	Loose ledger pages	1936

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