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Montana Historical Society Pioneers reminiscences, 1884-1943

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Montana Historical Society
Title
Montana Historical Society Pioneers reminiscences
Dates
1884-1943 (inclusive)
Quantity
.5 linear feet of shelf space
Collection Number
MC 64 (collection)
Summary
This collection consists of reminiscences (1884-1943) of Montana pioneers describing their travel to Montana Territory, encounters with Indians, mining camp life, homesteading, etc. [Compiled by Montana Historical Society.]
Repository
Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov
Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Throughout its existence, the Montana Historical Society has solicited from pioneers reminiscences about their experiences. A collection of such writings was destroyed in the January 1874 fire that swept downtown Helena. the Society immediately resumed collecting with the aim for replacing many of the destroyed reminiscences. By 1876 enough writings had been collected to publish the first volume of Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana. During the 1880s the Montana Territorial Legislature appropriated money for the collection of memoirs.

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Content Description

This collection contains reminiscences of pioneers collected by the Montana Historical Society over a period of many years. The reminiscences describe travel across the plains, encounters with Indians, life in the mining camps, homesteading, etc. The reminiscences were sent to the Society by the writers.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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.

Preferred Citation

Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by last name

Location of Collection

4:4-1

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information available upon request

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection

  • Biographical Material

    • Description: Reminiscences: A (Gerhard Albers, M.W. Alderson, Mrs. W.D. Alexander, John Allen, H.D. Arkwright)
      Dates: undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 1
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: B (H.H. Barnes, Alice Cook Barrett, Martin Barrett, Rosa Barker Beall, William J. Beall, George Beatty, Jordan Binza, John F. Bishop, John M. Bozeman, James S. Brewer, Patrick Brogan, James J. Brown)
      Dates: 1886-1920, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 2
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: C (J.A. Campbell, John B., Catlin, D.S. Chamberlain, Horatio L. Clark, Mrs. R.W. Clarke, John E. Clutter, John Coburn, Robert Coburn, Wallace D. Coburn, John Thomas Conner, Craig Cornell, Thomas Couch, Mrs. Frank N. Cowan, George W. Cullison, Thomas Curry, John H. Curtis)
      Dates: 1902-1943, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 3
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: D (George R. Davis, Frank Day, Walter W. DeLacy, George Detwiler, J.E. Dickey)
      Dates: 1892-1917, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 4
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: E (Anna Hackshaw Epperson)
      Dates: 1892-1917, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 5
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: F (James D. Farrow, L.A. Fenner, Charles French)
      Dates: 1902, 1904, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 6
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: G (Michael Lewis Geary, John R.C. Gerdts)
      Dates: 1904, 1937
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 7
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: H (Howell Harris, John A. Harris, Jake Hoover, James Hubbell, William B. Hundley, H.W. Hutchison)
      Dates: 1892-1924
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 8
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: J (Robert P. Jackson, Richard S. Jones, Harrison Jordan)
      Dates: 1904
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 9
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: K (Herman Kaiser, John Kaiser, H.L. Keene)
      Dates: 1904, 1910
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 10
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: L (John Largent, Robert Lawrence, Peter Levengood, Edward A. Lewis, George W. Lovell, James H. Lowell)
      Dates: 1902-1924, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 11
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: M (P.W. McAdow, James P. McClosky, Thomas McGirl, Maranda McKoin, Thomas Eli McKoin, William Isaac Marshall)
      Dates: 1904-1934
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 12
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: N (Washington Nyhart)
      Dates: 1905
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 13
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: O (Ignatius D. O'Donnell)
      Dates: 1904, 1933
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 14
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: P (James Madison Page, S.L. Peck, Philip H. Poindexter)
      Dates: 1904, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 15
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: R (William Chiles Riddle, S.I. Ritchey, Almon C. Robinson, William Roe, Merton L. Rowley, Hannah Smith Underhill Rumsey, William Ashley Rumsey)
      Dates: 1903, 1904, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 16
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: S (Reuben Sabolsky, S.J. Sangwin, Jacob Schmidt, Jacob Sieben, Ella F. Levengood Smith, Green Clay Smith, William W. Sowder, Cora Levengood Sparrow, Almon Spencer, Morgan Spencer, Robert Nelson Sutherlin, John Swing)
      Dates: 1884-1909, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 17
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: T (George Thexton, George H. Town, Phebe P. Train, John Minar Tubbs)
      Dates: 1902-1907, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 18
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: V (John Vanderbilt, Timothy Vicars, G.C. Vinyard)
      Dates: 1902-1903, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 19
      Location: Biographical Material
    • Description: Reminiscences: W (George Wallwork, Christopher H. Waterman, D.B. Weaver, John Barrett Williams, Robert T. Wing, John Wesley Winslett, Noah S. Wood)
      Dates: 1902-1908, undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1 / 20
      Location: Biographical Material

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Subject Terms

  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Overland journeys to Montana
  • Women pioneers

Corporate Names

  • Montana Historical Society (collector)

Geographical Names

  • Alder Gulch (Mont.)--Biography
  • Bannack (Mont.)--Biography
  • Bitterroot River Valley (Mont.)--Biography
  • Bozeman (Mont.)--Biography
  • Fort Owen (Mont.)
  • Gallatin City (Mont.)--Biography
  • Hays (Mont.)--Biography
  • Helena (Mont.)--Biography
  • Horse Prairie (Mont.)--Biography
  • Maiden (Mont.)--Biography
  • Virginia City (Mont.)--Biography
  • Ywllowstone River Valley--Biography

Finding aid prepared by MHS staff
2004

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