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    <eadid countrycode="us" mainagencycode="mthi" identifier="80444/xv02740" url="http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv02740" encodinganalog="identifier">MTLMC140.xml</eadid>
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      <titlestmt>
        <titleproper encodinganalog="title"> Guide to the C.R. Sevenson and Company Records <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1910/1922" encodinganalog="date">
            1910-1922 </date></titleproper>
        <titleproper type="filing" altrender="nodisplay">C.R. Stevenson and Company records </titleproper>
        <author encodinganalog="creator">Finding aid prepared by MHS staff</author>
        <sponsor encodinganalog="contributor"> Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided
          through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.</sponsor>
      </titlestmt>
      <publicationstmt>
        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher"> Montana Historical Society</publisher>
        <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2004" encodinganalog="date">2004</date>
        <address>
          <addressline> Helena, MT </addressline>
        </address>
      </publicationstmt>
    </filedesc>
    <profiledesc>
      <creation> Finding aid encoded by Ellie Arguimbau with assistance by Cuadra Assoc. <date era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="2004">2004 </date></creation>
      <langusage> Finding aid written in <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="latn" encodinganalog="language">English. </language></langusage>
      <descrules>Finding aid based on DACS ( <title render="italic">Describing Archives: A Content
          Standard 2nd Edition</title>)</descrules>
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    <did>
      <repository>
        <corpname encodinganalog="852$a">Montana Historical Society<subarea encodinganalog="852$b">
            Archives</subarea></corpname>
      </repository>
      <unitid encodinganalog="099" countrycode="us" repositorycode="mthi" type="collection"> MC 140 </unitid>
      <origination>
        <corpname encodinganalog="110" source="lcnaf" role="creator"> C.R. Stevenson and Company
        </corpname>
      </origination>
      <unittitle type="primary" encodinganalog="245$a">C.R. Sevenson and Company records </unittitle>
      <unitdate type="inclusive" era="ce" calendar="gregorian" normal="1910/1922" encodinganalog="245$f"> 1910-1922 </unitdate>
      <physdesc>
        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">.8 linear feet of shelf space</extent>
      </physdesc>
      <abstract encodinganalog="5203_">C.R. Stevenson and Company was a Radersburg, Montana, general
        mercantile store engaged in the wholesale and retail sale of produce and implements to the
        area's miners, farmers, and ranchers. This collection (1910-1922) consists of an account
        ledger and register, check stub books, a deposit register, and inventory books. </abstract>
      <physloc label="Location of Collection: " encodinganalog="852$z"> 7:2-2</physloc>
      <langmaterial><language encodinganalog="546" langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial>
    </did>
    <bioghist encodinganalog="5451_">
      <p> C.R. Stevenson General Merchandise located in Radersburg, Montana, from 1910 to 1922,
        engaged in the selling of groceries, dry goods, implements, and other merchandise to the
        area's farmers and miners. </p>
    </bioghist>
    <scopecontent encodinganalog="5202_">
      <p> Records. 1910-1922. .75 linear foot. This collection contains financial records for C.R.
        Stevenson General Merchandise business. Included are an account ledger (1918), account
        register (1911-1919), check stub books (1910-1911, 1921-1922), deposit register (1915-1922),
        and inventory books (1911-1918). </p>
    </scopecontent>
    <arrangement encodinganalog="351">
      <p>Arranged by series. Some material housed in Manuscript Volumes. See inventory below for 
      more information.</p>
    </arrangement>
    <accessrestrict encodinganalog="506">
      <p>Collection open for research. </p>
    </accessrestrict>
    <userestrict encodinganalog="540">
      <p>Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical
        Society. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection.
        In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright
        owners. For more information contact an archivist.</p>
    </userestrict>
    <prefercite encodinganalog="524">
      <p>Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
        Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.</p>
    </prefercite>

    <acqinfo encodinganalog="541">
      <p>Acquisition information available upon request </p>
    </acqinfo>
    <controlaccess>
      <p> This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
        Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
        should search under these terms. </p>
      <controlaccess>
        <corpname encodinganalog="610" source="lcnaf" role="creator"> C.R. Stevenson and Company
        </corpname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
      <geogname encodinganalog="651" source="lcsh" role="subject"> Radersburg (Mont.) </geogname>
      </controlaccess>
      <controlaccess>
      <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh"> Retail trade </subject>
      <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh"> Wholesale trade </subject>
      <subject encodinganalog="650" source="lcsh"> General stores </subject>
      </controlaccess>
      <subject altrender="nodisplay" source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690"> Business, Industry, and Labor </subject>
      <subject altrender="nodisplay" source="archiveswest" encodinganalog="690"> Montana </subject>
    </controlaccess>
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      <head>Detailed Description of the Collection</head>
      <p>The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection </p>
      <c01 level="series">
        <did>
          <unitid encodinganalog="245$a"> Financial Records </unitid>
        </did>
        <c02 level="file">
          <did>
            <container type="volume"> 1 </container>
            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"> Account ledger </unittitle>
            <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f"> 1918 January - June </unitdate>
          </did>
        </c02>
        <c02 level="file">
          <did>
            <container type="volume"> 2 </container>
            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"> Account register </unittitle>
            <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f"> 1911-1919 </unitdate>
          </did>
        </c02>
        <c02 level="file">
          <did>
            <container type="box-folder"> 1 / 1-2 </container>
            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"> Check stub books </unittitle>
            <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f"> 1910-1911, 1921-1922 </unitdate>
          </did>
        </c02>
        <c02 level="file">
          <did>
            <container type="box-folder"> 1 / 3 </container>
            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"> Deposit register </unittitle>
            <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f"> 1915-1922 </unitdate>
          </did>
        </c02>
        <c02 level="file">
          <did>
            <container type="box-folder"> 1 / 4 - 7 </container>
            <unittitle encodinganalog="245$a"> Inventory books </unittitle>
            <unitdate type="inclusive" encodinganalog="245$f"> 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916-1918
            </unitdate>
          </did>
        </c02>
      </c01>
    </dsc>
  </archdesc>
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