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Mercy Jackson Collection, 1927-1962
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jackson, Mercy
- Title
- Mercy Jackson Collection
- Dates
- 1927-196219271962
- Quantity
- 2 folders and three audiotape reels
- Collection Number
- Collection 0544, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Mercy Jackson collection consists of three reels of audiotape produced by MSU library personnel from an original recording of Jackson made by Eleanor and Robert George Jackson sometime prior to 1964. The collection also consists of photocopied typed and handwritten historical essays written by Mercy Jackson; essay titles include "History of Fergus County," "Lewistown," "Robert George Jackson," "Lewistown Public Schools," "The Old Time School," "Public and City Schools of Fergus County," "History of the first M. E. Church," and "History of the Ladies Aid and W.S.C.S.". Additional photocopies include newspaper clippings and a letter to Eleanor Gardner from Ruth Saxton regarding Lewistown history topics, particularly education history.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Mercy C. Jackson was born February 4, 1875 at Hazelton, Iowa, one of several children of Robert G. and Amelia Taylor Jackson. In 1880, the Jackson family moved to Bozeman, Montana, traveling overland in a wagon caravan for an eighty-six day journey. The Jacksons moved again in 1884 to Lewistown where Mercy grew up attending the public schools. At the age of seventeen she began her teaching career, continuing until 1937 when a back injury forced her retirement. She began writing short historical articles and flower gardening at her father's home thereafter. Mercy Jackson died at Lewistown on November 6, 1964.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Mercy Jackson collection consists of three reels of audiotape produced by MSU library personnel from an original recording of Jackson made by Eleanor and Robert George Jackson sometime prior to 1964. The tapes did not duplicate well, and only a partial transcription of the first reel was made. The collection also consists of photocopied typed and handwritten historical essays written by Mercy Jackson that were loaned for duplication by her sister, Elenor Jackson Gardner. These essays include the following titles: "History of Fergus County," "Lewistown," "Robert George Jackson," "Lewistown Public Schools," "The Old Time School," "Public and City Schools of Fergus County," "History of the first M. E. Church," and "History of the Ladies Aid and W.S.C.S." Additional photocopies include newspaper clippings and a letter to Eleanor Gardner from Ruth Saxton regarding Lewistown history topics, particularly education history.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Oral history interview of Mercy Jackson of Lewistown, Montana was loaned to Montana State University for copying by Margaret Seilstad in October 1967. Original handwritten and typed essays by Mercy Jackson were loaned for duplication at the same time by Eleanor Jackson Gardner, also of Lewistown, Montana.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2012 April 3
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Education--Montana--Lewistown--History
- Methodist Church--Montana--Lewistown--History
- Retired teachers--Montana--Lewistown Interviews
- Schools--Montana--Fergus County--History
- Schools--Montana--Lewistown--History
- Women--Montana--Lewistown Interviews
Personal Names
- Gardner, Eleanor Jackson, 1888-1973 Correspondence
- Jackson, Mercy, 1875-1964
- Jackson, Mercy, 1875-1964 Interviews
- Jackson, Robert George, 1846-1930
- Saxton, Ruth, b. 1885 Correspondence
Geographical Names
- Fergus County (Mont.)--History
- Lewistown (Mont.)--History
- Lewistown (Mont.)--Church history
Form or Genre Terms
- Interviews
- Oral histories
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Gardner, Eleanor Jackson, 1888-1973
- Jackson, Robert George, 1925-2000
- Seilstad, Margaret
Kim Allen Scott, 2012
March 22, 2016
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