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I. D. O'Donnell Papers, 1884-1947
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- O'Donnell, I. D. (Ignatius Daniel), 1860-1948
- Title
- I. D. O'Donnell Papers
- Dates
- 1884-194718841947
- Quantity
- 3.6 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 1057, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The I. D. O'Donnell Papers include diaries, correspondence, business records, literary manuscripts, postcard albums, subject files, and photographs. Correspondence includes letters from Montana State College, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Reclamation Service, U. S. House and Senate Committees on Beet Sugar Industry, Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute, and the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane. O'Donnell received letters from Montana political leaders such as Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture M. L. Wilson, U. S. Senators Thomas J. Walsh and Henry L. Myers, U. S. Representative John M. Evans, and Governors J. E. Erickson and F. H. Cooney. Manuscripts include articles on agriculture, livestock, and farm management, and the column "Hints from the Practical Farmer" written for the Reclamation Record, as well as manuscripts O'Donnell collected for research on topics such as alfalfa, birds, irrigation, sugar beets, dairy cattle, soil, weeds, ranch management, and hogs. O'Donnell also collected material on topics such as Billings and Montana history, various irrigation projects in Montana, and agriculture. The collection also contains business records from the Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company, the Frederick Billings estate, and the Hesper Farm. The collection also contains postcards and travel brochures from O'Donnell's various travels.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ignatius Daniel O'Donnell was born in 1860 in Norfolk, Ontario Canada to Scot-Irish parents, Daniel and Margaret (McIntosh) O'Donnell. He was the second oldest of ten children. When Ignatius was four, the family moved to Saginaw, Michigan. In 1882 I. D. moved to the Yellowstone Valley in Montana. Five years later he married Louise Roeser of Michigan and together they had six children, Helene, Louise, Carol, Ignatius, Gustave, and Kathleen. I. D. O'Donnell became one of Montana's most well-known farm leaders. He popularized the raising of such crops as alfalfa and sugar beets and helped establish modern methods of irrigation and reclamation on a national scale. He won national acclaim in 1919 when the Country Gentlemen named him "Best Farmer in Montana" and in 1925 when the Saturday Evening Post published a feature about him entitled "Montana's Foremost Farmer." His ranch near Billings, the Hesper Farm, was a model of efficiency. O'Donnell also worked for the U. S. Reclamation Service from 1913 to 1918 as their Supervisor of Irrigation. He persuaded the Secretary of the Interior to continue reclamation projects in Montana and then provided a workable plan for services to the nation's arid regions. His basic work lead to the creation of a Supervisor of Irrigation in the Reclamation Service. He was the only man to hold the office. During his five years as national farm advisor, he traveled extensively in the Western states and make frequent trips to Washington D. C. While in this office he published his column "Hints from a Practical Farmer." In 1920 he was hired as the Agricultural Development Agent by the Great Northern Railroad. He traveled around the world to study irrigation and farming techniques, becoming one of the nation's experts on irrigation. O'Donnell also worked closely with the Agricultural Extension Service based at Montana State College in Bozeman. This contact started when he took part in the Farm Institutes conducted there by the Cooperative Extension Office. O'Donnell was also a strong supporter of the Billings community. He was a member of the Yellowstone County fair board, the Billings Chamber of Commerce, the board of trustees of Billings Polytechnic Institute (Rocky Mountain College) and the library board of the Parmly Billings library. He founded the Billings Creamery and the Billings Foundry and Machine Company, and was a director of the old Merchant's National Bank. I. D. O'Donnell died in 1948 at the age of 87.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The I. D. O'Donnell papers include diaries, correspondence, business records, literary manuscripts, postcard albums, subject files, and photographs. The papers have been arranged by series according to document type. Correspondence includes letters from Montana State College, the U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Reclamation Service, U. S. House and Senate Committees on Beet Sugar Industry, Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute, and the Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane. O'Donnell received letters from Montana political leaders such as Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture M. L. Wilson, U. S. Senators Thomas J. Walsh and Henry L. Myers, U. S. Representative John M. Evans, and Governors J. E. Erickson and F. H. Cooney. Manuscripts include articles on agriculture, livestock, and farm management, and the column "Hints from the Practical Farmer" written for the Reclamation Record, as well as manuscripts O'Donnell collected for research on topics such as alfalfa, birds, irrigation, sugar beets, dairy cattle, soil, weeds, ranch management, and hogs. O'Donnell also collected material on topics such as Billings and Montana history, various irrigation projects in Montana, and agriculture. The collection also contains business records from the Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company, the Frederick Billings estate, and the Hesper Farm. The collection also contains postcards and travel brochures from O'Donnell's various travels.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series 1 I. D. O'Donnell Diaries, 1887, 1900, 1947
Series 2 I. D. O'Donnell Correspondence, 1887-1947
Series 3 Printed Materials, 1907-1930
Series 4 Literary Manuscripts, 1914-1918
Series 5 General Subject Files, 1898-1947
Series 6 Business Records, 1892-1944
Series 7 Scrapbook and Scrapbook Materials, circa 1930s
Series 8 Photographs, 1882-1945
Acquisition Information
The Ignatius D. (I. D.) O'Donnell papers were donated to Special Collections in the spring of 1970 by Carol (O'Donnell) Getz and Helene (O'Donnell) Wallis. This collection incorporates material formerly designated as accessions 715, 726, and 845.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2009 May 5
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: I. D. O'Donnell Diaries, 1887,, 1900,, 1947Return to Top
Series 1 contains three diaries of I. D. O'Donnell. The earliest from 1887 is a photocopy of the original. The last two are originals from 1900 and 1947. I. D. O'Donnell mainly recorded the weather and farming conditions. The 1900 diary was written on a desk calendar.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | I. D. O'Donnell Diary |
1887 |
1/2 | I. D. O'Donnell Diary |
1900 |
1/3 | I. D. O'Donnell Diary |
1947 |
Series 2: I. D. O'Donnell Correspondence, 1884-1947Return to Top
Through his work with agriculture and business, O'Donnell corresponded with many people across the state and nation. This series contains correspondence with agriculture and business leaders. O'Donnell corresponded with a few federal agencies, especially the U. S. Department of Agriculture. He also kept in contact with several state officials like U. S. Representative John M. Evans, U. S. Senators Henry L. Myers and Thomas J. Walsh, Governors F. H. Cooney and J. E. Erickson, and the Under Secretary for the U. S. Department of Agriculture M. L. Wilson. Main topics discussed include irrigation, sugar beets, and farming business. Series 2 also includes correspondence with specific agencies such as Montana State College in Bozeman and the Reclamation Record. Correspondence relating to specific topics such as the Big Ditch Company, Big Horn Dam, Billings, Blue Mountain Coal Lands, Custer Battlefield National Cemetery, Hesper Farm, Blackfeet Winter Fair, specific irrigation projects, and the Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute are found in Series 5.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/4 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1884-1899 |
1/5 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1900 |
1/6 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1901-1904 |
1/7 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1905-1907 |
1/8 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1908-1910 |
1/9 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1911-1913 |
1/10 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1914-1916 |
1/11 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1920-1923 |
1/12 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1930-1939 |
1/13 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1940-1942 |
1/14 | I. D. O'Donnell, General Correspondence |
1943-1947 |
1/15 | I. D. O'Donnell, Correspondence with Montana State
College |
1898-1907 |
1/16 | I. D. O'Donnell, Correspondence with Montana State
College |
1932-1942 |
1/17 | I. D. O'Donnell, Correspondence about
Conventions |
1900-1914 |
1/18 | I. D. O'Donnell, Correspondence with Reclamation
Record |
1913-1914 |
1/19 | I. D. O'Donnell, Correspondence with Reclamation
Record |
1915-1917 |
1/20 | I. D. O'Donnell, Correspondence Federal
Appointment |
1925; 1935 |
Series 3: Printed Materials, 1907-1930Return to Top
Given I. D. O'Donnell's wide interest in agriculture he collected many printed materials on the subject. He attended several agriculture conferences such as the Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute and the Dry Farming Congress. Programs from these various conferences are included in this series. Series 3 also contains a report from the Montana Farmers' Institute, a 1926 copy of the Irrigation Review and a 1913 copy of the tariff schedules from the Committee of Ways and Means.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
2/1 | Dry Farming Congress and International Dry Farming
Exposition Program |
1909 |
2/2 | Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
Program |
1920 |
2/3 | Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
Program |
1928-1929 |
2/4 | Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
Program |
1930 |
2/5 | Montana Farmers' Institute Annual Report |
1907 |
2/6 | Committee on Ways and Means, Tariff
Schedules |
1913 |
2/7 | The Irrigation Review |
1926 |
Series 4: Literary Manuscripts, 1914-1918Return to Top
O'Donnell was also a writer and collector of articles on agriculture. Series 4 contains manuscripts of articles he wrote for various journals. It also contains subject files on agricultural topics of manuscript materials he collected for information for his articles and as reference on topics such as alfalfa, birds, dairy cattle, pests, practical ideas for farming, ranch management, sugar beets, and weeds.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
2/8 | I. D. O'Donnell, Dates for column for Reclamation
Record |
1915-1916 |
2/9 | I. D. O'Donnell, Articles for Reclamation
Record |
1914-1919 |
2/10 | I. D. O'Donnell, Clippings from Reclamation
Record |
1918 |
2/11 | I. D. O'Donnell, Background Information for
columns |
|
2/12 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Crops |
|
2/13 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Farm Management
1 |
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2/14 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Farm Management
2 |
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2/15 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Farm Management
3 |
|
2/16 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Farm Management
4 |
|
2/17 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Irrigation |
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2/18 | I. D. O'Donnell Articles, Livestock |
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2/19 | I. D. O'Donnell Manuscript for Agriculture in
Montana |
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2/20 | Agricultural Ideals and Truisms 1 |
|
2/21 | Agricultural Ideals and Truisms 2 |
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2/22 | Agricultural Ideals and Truisms 3 |
|
2/23 | Agricultural Ideals and Truisms 4 |
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2/24 | Agricultural Ideals and Truisms 5 |
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2/25 | Agricultural Ideals and Truisms 6 |
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2/26 | Alfalfa 1 |
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2/27 | Alfalfa 2 |
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2/28 | Ancient Agriculture |
|
2/29 | Beans |
|
2/30 | Birds 1 |
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2/31 | Birds 2 |
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2/32 | Birds 3 |
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3/1 | Bloating |
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3/2 | Boys on the Farm |
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3/3 | Corn |
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3/4 | Dairy Cattle 1 |
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3/5 | Dairy Cattle 2 |
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3/6 | Dairy Cattle 3 |
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3/7 | Dairy Cattle 4 |
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3/8 | Diversified Farming |
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3/9 | Fences |
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3/10 | Fertilizers |
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3/11 | Gardens |
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3/12 | Hay; Winter Feed |
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3/13 | Hints from a Practical Farmer |
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3/14 | Hogs 1 |
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3/15 | Hogs 2 |
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3/16 | Hogs 3 |
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3/17 | Horses 1 |
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3/18 | Horses 2 |
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3/19 | How to Make a Farm Pay |
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3/20 | Irrigation; Rain; Water |
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3/21 | Livestock 1 |
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3/22 | Livestock 2 |
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3/23 | Livestock 3 |
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3/24 | Pasture 1 |
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3/25 | Pasture 2 |
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3/26 | Pests |
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3/27 | Plowing |
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3/28 | Potatoes |
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3/29 | Poultry |
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3/30 | Practical Ideas 1 |
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3/31 | Practical Ideas 2 |
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3/32 | Practical Ideas 3 |
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3/33 | Ranch Management |
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3/34 | Rotation |
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3/35 | Seed |
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3/36 | Sheep 1 |
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3/37 | Sheep 2 |
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3/38 | Sheep 3 |
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3/39 | Silos |
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3/40 | Soil |
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3/41 | Straw |
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3/42 | Sugar Beets 1 |
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3/43 | Sugar Beets 2 |
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3/44 | Toads |
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3/45 | Trees |
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3/46 | Verse 1 |
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3/47 | Verse 2 |
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3/48 | Weeds |
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3/49 | Whitewash |
Series 5: General Subject Files, 1898-1947Return to Top
O'Donnell was interested in a wide range of topics and issues concerning agriculture. During his life he collected materials on the various groups and agencies with which he was involved. This series contains subject headings arranged in alphabetical order of the various clippings and research O'Donnell collected on topics such as the Big Ditch Company, Billings and Montana history, John Burkman (a survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn), irrigation projects, song lyrics, sugar beets, WPA Federal Writers Project (he helped write stories about ghost towns in Montana), and the Yellowstone Basin.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
4/1 | Anecdotes |
|
4/2 | Big Ditch Company, Secretary-Treasurer
Reports |
1940-1941; 1945 |
4/3 | Big Ditch Company, By-Laws |
|
4/4 | Big Ditch Company, Lawsuit |
1918 |
4/5 | Big Ditch Company, Correspondence,
Clippings |
1900; 1919; 1944-1945 |
4/6 | Big Horn Dam, Correspondence |
1939-1940 |
4/7 | Big Horn Dam, Publications and Resolutions |
|
4/8 | Billings, Montana, Correspondence |
1936-1945 |
4/9 | Billings, Montana, Poems, Clippings
"Trading Post," 1936
|
1939; 1947 |
4/10 | Billings Area Biographies, Names of
Settlers |
1877-1882 |
4/11 | Billings Area Biographies, A-D |
|
4/12 | Billings Area Biographies, F-S |
|
4/13 | Billings Area Biographies, T-Z |
|
4/14 | Billings Area Clippings |
1947 |
4/15 | Billings, Black Otter Trail, Clippings |
1944-1945 |
4/16 | Billings Foundry and Manufacturing Company |
|
4/17 | Billings Rimrocks |
|
4/18 | Brook Nook Stock Farm
(I. D. O'Donnell and Son)
|
1920 |
4/19 | Blue Mountain Coal Lands, Correspondence |
1936-1945 |
4/20 | John Burkman (Little Big Horn Survivor),
Correspondence about; Draft of Story |
|
4/21 | John Burkman (Little Big Horn Survivor), I. D.
O'Donnell notebook |
1903 |
4/22 | John Burkman (Little Big Horn Survivor), I. D.
O'Donnell notes |
|
4/23 | John Burkman (Little Big Horn Survivor),
Clippings |
1925; 1931; 1946 |
4/24 | Ben Cardwell notes |
|
4/25 | R. W. "Dick" Clark, Bozeman Trail |
1886 |
4/26 | Cove Irrigation District |
1928-1930 |
4/27 | Custer Battlefield National Cemetery,
Correspondence |
1939-1946 |
4/28 | Custer Battlefield National Cemetery,
Clippings |
1926; 1939; 1943 |
4/29 | Dogs |
|
4/30 | Drought Relief |
August 1930 |
4/31 | Hesper Farm: Bank Book, Correspondence |
1908-1910; 1944-1945 |
4/32 | Hesper Farm: Reports, Clippings |
1933 |
4/33 | Indian Tribes - Blackfeet: Winter Fair, Correspondence
and Programs |
1923-1931 |
4/34 | Indian Tribes - Blackfeet: Winter Fair, Publications
and Articles |
|
4/35 | Indian Tribes - Blackfeet, Clippings |
1923-1936 |
4/36 | Indian Tribes - Crow |
|
4/37 | Interview - Ruth Quigley |
|
5/1 | Irrigation: Articles |
|
5/2 | Irrigation: Bureau of Reclamation |
|
5/3 | Irrigation: Correspondence and
Publications |
|
5/4 | Irrigation: Huntley |
|
5/5 | Irrigation: Milk River, Correspondence |
1922-1923 |
5/6 | Irrigation: Milk River, Department of the Interior
Agreements |
1922-1923 |
5/7 | Irrigation: Milk River, Reports and
Clippings |
1911-1925 |
5/8 | Irrigation: Missouri River |
|
5/9 | Irrigation: Sun River, Reports |
1911-1925 |
5/10 | Irrigation: Sun River, Project Information |
|
5/11 | Irrigation: Yellowstone River (Lower), Agreement and
Report |
1920; 1925 |
5/12 | Irrigation: Yellowstone River (Lower), Project
Information |
|
5/13 | Kelly Mountain and the Black Otter Trail |
|
5/14 | Livestock |
|
5/15 | Midland Empire Fair |
|
5/16 | Minnesota and Montana Land Improvement
Company |
|
5/17 | Montana and Billings History, rough speaking
notes |
|
5/18 | Montana Cowboy Association |
|
5/19 | Montana History |
|
5/20 | Montana Horticultural Society |
|
5/21 | Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute,
Correspondence |
1921-1931 |
5/22 | Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute,
Constitution, Projects, and Reports |
|
5/23 | Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute, Program
Schedules, Members, Clippings |
|
5/24 | L. A. Nutting, County Council |
1918 |
5/25 | Place Names |
|
5/26 | I. D. O'Donnell, Biographical Information |
|
5/27 | I. D. O'Donnell, Biographies |
|
5/28 | I. D. O'Donnell, Clippings |
|
5/29 | I. D. O'Donnell, Headgate Patent |
1898 |
5/30 | Billie Randall |
|
5/31 | Rosebud Lake Association Lease |
1915 |
5/32 | Joseph L. Sherbourne, Correspondence |
1928; 1947 |
5/33 | William E. Smyth Articles |
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5/34 | Song Lyrics, Booklets |
|
5/35 | Song Lyrics, Clippings |
|
6/1 | Sugar Beets, Correspondence |
1913; 1825; 1938 |
6/2 | Sugar Beets, Contracts |
|
6/3 | Sugar Beets, Statements and Reports |
1915-1943 |
6/4 | Sugar Beets, Articles |
|
6/5 | Sugar Beets, Pamphlets and Clippings |
1907-1941 |
6/6 | Paul Van Cleve, I. D. O'Donnell's evaluation of
him |
1908 |
6/7 | WPA Federal Writers Project, Correspondence and
Research about Montana Ghost Towns |
|
6/8 | Yellowstone Basin: The History of Livestock in the
Crow Country, Manuscript Draft |
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6/9 | Yellowstone Basin: The History of Livestock in the
Crow Country, Manuscript Notes |
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6/10 | Yellowstone Basin Animals, Cattle |
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6/11 | Yellowstone Basin Animals, Horses, Sheep |
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6/12 | Yellowstone Basin Reminiscences: Sarah E. MacKay, Ann
McLean, Grace Brewster Arnold |
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6/13 | Yellowstone Investment Company |
1904 |
6/14 | Yellowstone National Park |
Series 6: Business Records Books, 1892-1944Return to Top
I. D. O'Donnell was also a businessman. Series 6 contains his various business records books from the Hesper Farm, Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company, and the Frederick Billings estate. The books include account books, cash books, and a book of contracts.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
7/1 | Ledger |
1894 |
7/2 | Account Book |
1908-1909 |
7/3 | Account Book |
1910-1915 |
7/4 | Account Book |
1931-1939 |
7/5 | Account Book |
1941-1944 |
8/1 | Contract |
1908-1909 |
8/2 | Ropp's Business Calculator, Hesper Farm
Notebook |
|
8/3 | Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement
Company |
1892-1902 |
8/4 | Frederick Billings Estate |
1895-1908 |
8/5 | Letterbook |
1898-1901 |
Series 7: Scrapbook and Scrapbook Material, circa 1930sReturn to Top
Through his travels, I. D. O'Donnell collected postcards and other scrapbook material. Series 7 contains three books of postcards and one file of postcards from his U. S. and foreign travel. O'Donnell also collected travel brochures from places he visited around the world such as Singapore, Victoria, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seville, and Hawaii.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
9/1 | Postcard Book, Foreign Travel |
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9/2 | Postcard Book, U. S. Travel |
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9/3 | Postcard Book, U. S. Travel |
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9/4 | Postcards, U. S. Travel |
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9/5 | U. S. Travel Poster cards |
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10/1 | Travel Brochure, The Shakespeare Hotel |
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10/2 | Travel Brochure, "Hilly Hong Kong" |
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10/3 | Travel Brochure, "Sunny Singapore" |
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10/4 | Travel Brochure, "Scenic Shanghai" |
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10/5 | Travel Brochure, "Picturesque Victoria" |
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10/6 | Travel Brochure, "Marvels of Seville" |
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10/7 | Travel Brochure, "Hawaiian Islands" |
Series 8: Photographs, 1882-1945Return to Top
This series contains photographs collected by O'Donnell. They have been arranged in topics including pictures of O'Donnell, pictures of other people, pictures of places and pictures of things. The series contains pictures of Montana reclamation men, President Chester A. Arthur's 1884 visit to Yellowstone National Park, the first horse buggy in Montana, the towns of Browning, Junction City and Coulson, Blackfeet Indian crafts, Billie Randall, Joe Doze, Big Ditch Dam, and corn from I. D. O'Donnell's farm.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
10/8 | #1-5 |
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#1. I. D. O'Donnell |
1932 | |
#2. I. D. O'Donnell, placing wreath on Luther
Kelly's grave |
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#3-4. I. D. O'Donnell
three weeks after operation
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July 21, 1932 | |
#5. I. D. O'Donnell
age 85
|
1945 | |
10/9 | #6-12 |
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#6. Chester A. Arthur visit to Yellowstone National
Park |
1884 | |
#7-8. Roach Chapmin |
1882 | |
#9-10. Joe Doze and Ben Farr |
1883 | |
#11. Joe Doze and Mandell |
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#12. Two unidentified men
tin type
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10/10 | #13-21 |
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#13-15. Reclamation Men |
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#16. Billie Randall and dog |
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#17. Billie Randall with grass display |
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#18. Billie Randall 85th Birthday party |
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#19. Two unidentified people in field
(Billie Randall?)
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#20. Unidentified man on tractor
(Billie Randall?)
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#21. Oliver Sanderville Ranch, Browning |
1925 | |
10/11 | #22-29 |
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#22. Bluff Opposite Josephene |
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#23. Browning
street scene
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January 11, 1925 | |
#24. Browning
aerial view
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January 11, 1925 | |
#25. Browning |
January 11, 1925 | |
#26. Browning
street scene
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January 11, 1925 | |
#27. Browning
J. G. Pierce and Co. Cash Store
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January 11, 1925 | |
#28. Browning
street scene
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January 11, 1925 | |
#29. Browning
New England Hotel
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January 11, 1925 | |
10/12 | #30-33 |
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#30. Coulson, Killen, and Company Saloon |
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#31-32. Junction City street scene |
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#33. Junction City, monument to stage
driver |
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10/13 | #34-42 |
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#34-39. Unidentified pasture |
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#40-41. Ice jam |
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#42. Summer creek jam |
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10/14 | #43-50 |
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#43. Unidentified |
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#44. Randall's Island |
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#45-47 unidentified pasture |
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#48. unidentified pasture, haystack and
tractor |
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#49. unidentified pasture, haystack |
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#50. unidentified pasture |
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10/15 | #51-55 |
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#51. Ox Team at Coulson |
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#52. First Horse Buggy in Montana |
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#53. Yellowstone Park Stage |
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#54-55. Yellowstone River Sheep |
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10/16 | #56-65 |
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#56. Sitting room
(Billie Randall's home?)
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#57. Blackfeet Indian Crafts |
1925 | |
#58. Corn from I. D. O'Donnell's Farm |
1906 | |
#59-60. Big Ditch Dam |
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#61. Beaver Dam |
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#62-63. Boot Hill Cemetery, Black Otter Trail
historical marker |
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#64-65. Boot Hill Monument, Billings
postcards
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Folder | ||
Oversized |
This folder contains information from series 6, records of the Caplice Commercial
Company. It also contains a map out of series 5 of irrigation projects in Montana.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture -- Experimentation
- Agriculture and state -- Montana
- Agriculture and state -- United States
- Alfalfa
- Beet sugar industry -- Government policy -- United States
- Birds
- Dairy cattle
- Farm management
- Farms -- Montana -- Billings
- Irrigation farming -- Montana
- Irrigation farming -- United States
- Livestock
- Ranching
- Reclamation of land -- Government policy -- United States
- Reclamation of land -- Montana
- Scots-Irish -- Montana -- Billings
- Soils
- Sugar beet
- Swine
- Weeds
Personal Names
- Billings, Frederick, 1823-1890 -- Estate
- Cooney, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1872-1935 -- Correspondence
- Erickson, John Edward, 1863-1946 -- Correspondence
- Evans, John M. (John Morgan), 1863-1946 -- Correspondence
- Lane, Franklin K. -- Correspondence
- Myers, Henry L. (Henry Lee), 1862-1943 -- Correspondence
- Walsh, Thomas Jones, 1859-1933 -- Correspondence
- Wilson, M. L. (Milburn Lincoln), 1885-1969 -- Correspondence
Corporate Names
- Montana Irrigation and Drainage Institute
- Montana State College
- United States Reclamation Service
- United States. Department of Agriculture
Geographical Names
- Billings (Mont.) -- History
- Montana -- History
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Minnesota and Montana Land and Improvement Company