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Montana
Historical Society
Montana Historical Society Pioneers
reminiscences
1884-1943
.5 linear feet of shelf space
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.]
4:4-1
English
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.
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.
Arranged alphabetically by last name
Collection open for research.
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.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request
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.
Montana
Historical Society
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
Ywllowstone River
Valley--Biography
Virginia City (Mont.)--Biography
Frontier and pioneer life
Overland journeys to Montana
Women pioneers
Montana
Pioneers
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Biographical Material
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Reminiscences: A (Gerhard Albers, M.W. Alderson, Mrs.
W.D. Alexander, John Allen, H.D. Arkwright)
undated
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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)
1886-1920, undated
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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)
1902-1943, undated
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Reminiscences: D (George R. Davis, Frank Day, Walter
W. DeLacy, George Detwiler, J.E. Dickey)
1892-1917, undated
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Reminiscences: E (Anna Hackshaw Epperson)
1892-1917, undated
1 / 6
Reminiscences: F (James D. Farrow, L.A. Fenner,
Charles French)
1902, 1904, undated
1 / 7
Reminiscences: G (Michael Lewis Geary, John R.C.
Gerdts)
1904, 1937
1 / 8
Reminiscences: H (Howell Harris, John A. Harris, Jake
Hoover, James Hubbell, William B. Hundley, H.W. Hutchison)
1892-1924
1 / 9
Reminiscences: J (Robert P. Jackson, Richard S.
Jones, Harrison Jordan)
1904
1 / 10
Reminiscences: K (Herman Kaiser, John Kaiser, H.L.
Keene)
1904, 1910
1 / 11
Reminiscences: L (John Largent, Robert Lawrence,
Peter Levengood, Edward A. Lewis, George W. Lovell, James H. Lowell)
1902-1924, undated
1 / 12
Reminiscences: M (P.W. McAdow, James P. McClosky,
Thomas McGirl, Maranda McKoin, Thomas Eli McKoin, William Isaac Marshall)
1904-1934
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Reminiscences: N (Washington Nyhart)
1905
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Reminiscences: O (Ignatius D. O'Donnell)
1904, 1933
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Reminiscences: P (James Madison Page, S.L. Peck,
Philip H. Poindexter)
1904, undated
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Reminiscences: R (William Chiles Riddle, S.I.
Ritchey, Almon C. Robinson, William Roe, Merton L. Rowley, Hannah Smith Underhill
Rumsey, William Ashley Rumsey)
1903, 1904, undated
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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)
1884-1909, undated
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Reminiscences: T (George Thexton, George H. Town,
Phebe P. Train, John Minar Tubbs)
1902-1907, undated
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Reminiscences: V (John Vanderbilt, Timothy Vicars,
G.C. Vinyard)
1902-1903, undated
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Reminiscences: W (George Wallwork, Christopher H.
Waterman, D.B. Weaver, John Barrett Williams, Robert T. Wing, John Wesley Winslett,
Noah S. Wood)
1902-1908, undated