Long Brothers Company Records, 1897-1915
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Long Brothers Company
- Title
- Long Brothers Company Records
- Dates
- 1897-1915 (inclusive)18971915
- Quantity
- 1 linear foot, (2 boxes and one oversize volume)
- Collection Number
- Mss 004
- Summary
- The Long Brothers Company was a farming and ranching company in northern Montana. The collection contains financial and legal materials and correspondence from Long Brothers and its predecessor and successor companies.
- Repository
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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
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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.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Complete name index to correspondence is available.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- 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.
Historical Note
In 1901 John B. Long and his brother Fred I. Long formed the Long Brothers Company in Great Falls, Montana. The company was a farming and ranching company in northern Montana that raised sheep. J.B. Long also had predecessor companies in similar businesses: J.B. Long & Company and the Long & Jamieson Brothers Live Stock Company (formed 1897 with Gordon R. Jamieson). The company was dissolved in 1912, and Fred carried on the business under the name of F.I. Long and Company.
Content Description
The collection contains financial and legal materials and correspondence from Long Brothers and its predecessor and successor companies. Most materials concern land leases, purchases, and exchanges; sheep acquired and sold, and other ranching concerns.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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.
Preferred Citation
[Name of document or photograph number], Long Brothers Company Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Wallace Clark purchased the records in a Great Falls, Montana, second-hand store with funds provided by the Friends of the Library.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Wallace Clark, 1967.
Processing Note
The original processors arranged the collection and prepared a detailed name index; the collection was numbered LC 4. In 2004, the collection was re-numbered Mss 004 and a new finding aid was produced and encoded.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: LegalDates: 1897-1899Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: LegalDates: 1900-1905Container: Box/Folder 1/2
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Description: LegalDates: 1906-1910Container: Box/Folder 1/3
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Description: FinancialDates: 1904-1912Container: Volume 1/1
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Description: FinancialDates: 1902-1907Container: Volume 1/2
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Description: LedgerDates: 1912-1914Container: Volume 1/3
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Description: Cash bookDates: 1911-1915Container: Volume 4
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Description: Transcripts of lettersDates: 1913-1914Container: Box/Folder 2/1
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Description: Letterpress bookDates: 1912-1914Container: Box volume 2/5
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Description: Letterpress bookDates: 1914-1915Container: Box volume 2/6
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Montana
- Sheep industry--Montana
- Sheep ranches--Montana
Form or Genre Terms
- Business records--Montana
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- F. I. Long and Company
- J. B. Long and Company
- Long and Jamieson Brothers Live Stock Company
