MTGMss030.xml Guide to the Thomas A. Marlow Papers 1886-1937 Marlow (Thomas A.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Jodi Allison-Bunnell Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana--Missoula © 2004
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Mss 030 Marlow, Thomas A., 1861-1938 Thomas A. Marlow Papers 1886-1937 8 reels microfilm 20 volumes and 62 files Thomas A. Marlow was a businessman, banker, and estate trustee in Helena, Montana. The collection contains legal and financial materials that document his firm of McNamara & Marlow in Big Sandy, Montana; his trusteeship for survivors of Charles A. Broadwater; and his various mining, real estate, banking, livestock, and legal ventures. Materials are inEnglish

Location of originals unknown.

 Biographical Note

Thomas A. Marlow was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 9, 1861. He came to Montana and entered the employ of Broadwater and McNamara at Fort Maginnis in 1882. In 1888 he established the mercantile firm of McNamara & Marlow at Big Sandy, Montana, with Cornelius McNamara. He moved to Helena, Montana, in 1893 in connection with the liquidation of the Charles A. Broadwater estate; Broadwater was his uncle, and he was appointed trustee for Mary C. Miller, Julia C. Broadwater, and Mary E. Chumasero, along with the Broadwater Comapny. Later, he became president of the Montana National Bank. In 1931 he became the president of the newly-formed First National Bank and Trust Company in Helena, which was formed through the union of Montana Trust and Savings Bank, National Bank of Montana, and American National Bank.

Marlow served as a member of the Republican National Committee from 1908 to 1920, and served as a director of many corporations, including the Great Northern Railroad, Montana Flour Mills of Great Falls, and the First Bank Stock Corporation of Minneapolis. He died in Helena on March 28, 1938.

The collection contains legal and financial materials that document his firm of McNamara & Marlow in Big Sandy, Montana; his trusteeship for survivors of Charles A. Broadwater; and his various mining, real estate, banking, livestock, and legal ventures.

The collection is divided into four series:

Series I: Personal, 1901-1936

Series II: McNamara & Marlow, 1898-1937

Series III: Trustee, Broadwater Estate, 1899-1930

Series IV: Financial and Legal, 1886-1935

Within these series, the collection remains in its original order, with original volume titles and envelope titles retained as volume and folder titles. There are no series divisions.

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.

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.

[Name of document or photograph number], Thomas A. Marlow Papers , Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

The papers were loaned to the University of Montana for microfilming in 1968 by Jack Marlow. He retained possession of the originals.

The papers were arranged for microfilming and described in 1968. In 2004, the collection was re-described.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Broadwater, Charles A.(Charles Arthur), 1840-1892 -- Estate McNamara & Marlow (Big Sandy, Mont.) Banks and banking -- Montana Business enterprises -- Montana. General stores--Montana --Big Sandy Livestock -- Montana Mines and mineral resources--Montana Real estate business -- Montana Trusts and trustees -- Montana Business records -- Montana Business records -- Montana--Big Sandy Estate records -- Montana Financial records -- Montana Legal documents -- Montana Montana Agriculture Labor History Mines and Mineral Resources Businessmen--Montana --Helena Executors and administrators--Montana--Helena Series I Personal 1901-1936

This series contains financial records related to Marlow's business dealings, including McNamara & Marlow, the Broadwater estate, Shannon Mining Company, Montana Flour Mills, Helena Light & Traction Company, and numerous mining interests. There are also a few records related to his work with the Republican National Committee.

 1 1 Private ledger 1901-1917 5 1 Cash book 1920-1926 2 1 Trial balance 1901-1936 Series II McNamara & Marlow 1898-1937

This series contains financial and legal records from Marlow's major business partnership with Cornelius McNamara. They mostly deal with land purchases from the state, federal government, and the Collins Land Company.

 3 1 Record of scrip purchases and entries 1898-1909 4 1 Trial balance 1917-1937 Series III Trustee, Broadwater Estate 1899-1930

This series contains financial and legal records related to Marlow's role as trustee to the Charles A. Broadwater estate. Records are for Mary C. Miller, Julia C. Broadwater, and Mary E. Chumasero, along with the Broadwater Company. The records show expenses and income mostly in general categories; the trustee's ledgers in subseries 5 show greater detail on these expenditures.

 Subseries 1 Mary C. Miller 1902-1928 6 1 Journal 1902-1928 Subseries 2 Julia C. Broadwater 1905-1930 7 1 Journal 1905-1926 8 2 Journal 1926-1930 9 2 Ledger 1905-1929 Subseries 3 Mary E. Chumasero 1899-1910 10 2 Journal 1899-1910 11 2 Ledger 1899-1910 12 2 Trial balance 1899-1905 13 2 Trial balance 1906-1910 Subseries 4 Broadwater Company 1922-1930 14 2 Cash book 1922-1930 15 2 Ledger 1922-1930 16 2 Trial balance 1922-1930 Subseries 5 Trustee's Ledgers 1905-1922 17 2 Journal 1905-1922 18 2 Ledger 1905-1922 19 2 Trial balance 1905-1913 20 2 Trial balance 1913-1922 Series IV Financial and Legal 1886-1935

This series contains a financial and legal materials relating to Marlow's many real estate, mining, livestock, banking, and legal ventures. Many of the files relate to either McNamara & Marlow or the Broadwater estate. A few materials relate to other estates for which he was appointed trustee. A large number of the materials document the activities of the Meadow Creek Mining Company of Idaho County, Idaho, in which Marlow was involved for many years.

The materials are arranged in their original order; Marlow's envelopes served as the grouping point, and the envelopes are included in the collection. The last files in the series appear never to have been arranged, and largely relate to other materials in the series. Some of the microfilm is out of focus or otherwise illegible.

 1 3 Meadow Creek Mining Company, Idaho County, Idaho 1906-1923 2 4 Inter-Mountain Surety Company 1913-1914 3 4 Billlings Foundry Manufacturing Company 1916-1920 4 4 Montana Opera House Company 1914-1919 5 4 J. Rosenbaum Grain Company 1901-1921 6 4 McNamara & Marlow 1894-1890 7 4-5 Helena Investment & Improvement Company 1903-1935 8 5 Broadwater estate 1894-1910 9 4 Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Company 1905-1906 10 5 American District Concentrating Company 1911 11 5 Bald Butte Mining Company 1905-1908 12 5 Big Indian Mines 1901-1902 13 5 Butte & Bacorn Copper Company undated 14 5 Collins Land Company 1912-1915 15 5 First National Bank of Great Falls, Montana 1918-1929 16 5 First National Bank, Neihart undated 17 5 Helena Artesian Well Company 1893 18 5 Helena Athletic Association undated 19 5 Helena Electric Company undated 20 5 Helena Electric Railway Company 1890-1894 21 5 Helena Gas, Light, and Coke Company undated 22 5 Midland National Bank of Billings 1923 23 5 Montana Savings Bank 1894 24 5 Red Mountain Consolidated Mining Company 1893 25 5 Valeria Library and Artistic Association 1893 26 5 Sundry old stocks 1886-1895 27 5 George Ayres undated 28 5 Walter Brown 1912 29 5 James W. Carter 1891-1908 30 5 A.B. Cook 1915-1916 31 5 James G. Fraser 1906 32 5 Fraser Lands 1914 33 5 George W. Lansrum 1910 34 5 Lewistown Hardware Company 1904-1906 35 5 L.R. Marlow 1896-1901 36 5 Dan P. Mumbrue 1908 37 5 John S. M. Neill 1898 38 5 Parchen Settlement 1906 39 5 T.C. Power 1911 40 5-6 Rosenbaum Mine Property 1908-1909 41 6 Bernard Van de Veegaete lease 1913-1917 42 6 Nelson Placer 1905 43 6 Wallace Horses 1904-1906 44 6 Mouth of Nelson Venture [Vanderbilt mining claim] 1902 45 6 Cattle 1890 46 6 Real Estate & ChattleSecurity [sic] 1903-1908 47 6 Report gauging waters of Colorado Creek, Helena 1908 48 6 Increase Circulation & Depository [National Bank of Montana] 1907 49 6 Hay Insurance 1908-1909 50 6 Ditch Company--Yellowstone County [High Line Ditch Company and Yellowstone & Canyon Ditch Company] 1911-1913 51 6 St. Paul Real Estate 1905-1908 52 6 Helena Real Estate 1891-1922 53 6 New leases 1919-1922 54 6 Assessments and taxes 1903-1908 55 6 Tax titles 1895-1897 56 6 Maps and lists of lands undated 57 6 Map, Helena vicinity undated 58 6-7 Collateral to secure notes undated 59 7 Loans undated 60 7 Abstracts undated 61 7 Miscellaneous, loans undated 62 7-8 Miscellaneous, correspondence undated