Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Clippings and business papers about Mary Abbott Stuart
- Letters, hunting licenses, vehicle registration of E.C. Abbott
- Business papers, E.C. and Mary Abbott
- Copies of correspondence between Granville Stuart and James Fergus sent to E.C. Abbott by Oscar O. Mueller; songs written by E.C. Abbott; diary of E.C. Abbott
- Abbott/Stuart photographs, #1-8
- Abbott/Stuart photographs, #9-14
- Matejcek photographs, #15-22
- Matejcek photographs, #23-27
- Negatives for images #1, 2, and 15-27
- Names and Subjects
Abbott-Stuart-Matejcek Family Papers, 1894-1939
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Abbott-Stuart-Matejcek Family Papers
- Dates
- 1894-193918941939
- Quantity
- .2 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 532, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Abbott-Stuart-Matejeck Family Papers consist of positive photocopies of business and personal papers collected or created by Teddy Blue, Mary Stuart Abbott, Granville Stuart, and Mary Abbott Matejcek. In addition to the papers are copy photographs of Teddy Blue, Mary Stuart Abbott, and their children; views of the Abbott ranch; portraits of several Stuart children; views of the Matejcek farm near Lewistown, taken by photographer Cook Reynolds, circa 1915-1922, which show big teams at work plowing and harvesting; an interior view of the Matejcek saloon in Roundup, Montana, circa 1913; a view of the Overland School taken around the turn of the century.
- 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
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edward C. (Teddy Blue) Abbott was born in England in 1860 and came to America where he learned the trade of the cowboy. He arrived in Montana in 1883 after helping drive a cattle herd from Texas. Teddy Blue eventually settled near Lewistown (Fergus County) Montana where he established his own ranch. He married in 1889 Mary Stuart, daughter of Montana pioneer Granville Stuart. The couple had nine children. One of their daughters, Mary Abbott, married Albert Matejcek and is the donor of this collection. Teddy Blue lived until 1939 and in that year published a book of his cattle driving days, We Pointed Them North; Recollections of a Cowpuncher. Mary Stuart Abbott died in 1967.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The papers consist of positive photocopies of business and personal papers collected or created by Teddy Blue, Mary Stuart Abbott, Granville Stuart, and Mary Abbott Matejcek. In addition to the papers are copy photographs of originals owned by Mrs. Matejcek which pertain to the Abbott, Stuart, and Matejcek families, including: portraits of Teddy Blue, Mary Stuart Abbott, and their children; views of the Abbott ranch; portraits of several Stuart children; views of the Matejcek farm near Lewistown, taken by photographer Cook Reynolds, circa 1915-1922, which show big teams at work plowing and harvesting; an interior view of the Matejcek saloon in Roundup, Montana, circa 1913; a view of the Overland School taken around the turn of the century.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Clippings and business papers about Mary Abbott Stuart, 1900-1939Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/1
Letters, hunting licenses, vehicle registration of E.C. Abbott, 1908-1909Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/2
Business papers, E.C. and Mary Abbott, 1890-1937Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/3
Copies of correspondence between Granville Stuart and James Fergus sent to E.C. Abbott by Oscar O. Mueller; songs written by E.C. Abbott; diary of E.C. Abbott, 1899Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/4
Abbott/Stuart photographs, #1-8Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/5
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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#1: E.C. Abbott |
April 15, 1887 | |
#2: E.C. Abbott |
August 23, 1930 | |
#3: Mary Stuart Abbott |
circa 1960 | |
#4: Mary Stuart Abbott |
circa 1960 | |
#5: Mary Stuart Abbott |
April 11, 1965 | |
#6: Abbott family |
1902 | |
#7: E.C. and Mary Stuart Abbott |
circa 1910 | |
#8: Katie Abbott |
Abbott/Stuart photographs, #9-14Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/6
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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#9: Bob Stuart |
undated | |
#10: Harry Stuart |
undated | |
#11: Irene Stuart |
undated | |
#12: Abbott ranch |
undated | |
#13: Turkey flock, Abbott ranch |
undated | |
#14: Overland School (Fergus County?) |
undated |
Matejcek photographs, #15-22Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/7
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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#15: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matejcek |
July 5, 1920 | |
#16: Matejcek saloon, Roundup, Montana |
circa 1913 | |
#17: Matejcek ranch, Fergus County |
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#18: Albert Hruska on horse-drawn plow |
circa 1910 | |
#19: Load of bundles at threshing time |
circa 1910 | |
#20: Plowing |
circa 1910 | |
#21: Frank Matejcek plowing at Coffee Creek |
circa 1913 | |
#22: Frank Matejcek and hay crew at Coffee
Creek |
circa 1913 |
Matejcek photographs, #23-27Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/8
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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#23-27: Frank Matejcek disking on Piper Ranch |
circa 1922 |
Negatives for images #1, 2, and 15-27Return to Top
Container(s): Box-folder 1/9
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bars (Drinking establishments)-Montana-Roundup-Photographs
- Farm life-Montana-Fergus County-Photographs
- Ranches-Montana-Fergus County-Photographs
- Schools-Montana-Fergus County-Photographs
Corporate Names
- Overland School (Fergus County, Mont.)-Photographs
Family Names
- Abbott family
- Matejcek family
- Stuart family
Geographical Names
- Lewistown (Mont.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records-Montana
- Family papers-Montana-Fergus County
- Photographs-Montana
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Abbott, E. C. (Edward Charles), 1860-1939 (creator)
- Abbott, Mary Stuart, d. 1967 (creator)
- Matejcek, Mary Abbott (creator)
- Reynolds, Cook (creator)
- Stuart, Granville, 1834-1918 (creator)
Family Names
- Abbott family (creator)
- Matejcek family (creator)
- Stuart family (creator)