Esther Gaskins Price Papers, 1931-1949
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Price, Esther Gaskins, b. 1892
- Title
- Esther Gaskins Price Papers
- Dates
- 1931-1949 (inclusive)19311949
- Quantity
- 1.7 linear feet
- Collection Number
- 2334
- Summary
- The Esther Gaskins Price Papers reflect Price's interests for research purposes as well as her literary productions. Price's collection includes materials that she produced individually and those that she collaborated on with other individuals; namely Peter Karst, Dan P. Mumbre, and I.D. O'Donnell. In addition to medical history, the topics represented include irrigation and land reclamation, Crow Indian culture, and human interest stories.
- 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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Copyright ownership for any original literary materials is unclear due to the collaborative nature of their composition and researchers are advised that any publication beyond fair use guidelines cannot be granted by Special Collections.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical Note
Esther Louise Gaskins Price was born in Needham, Massachusetts on July 11, 1892. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mt. Holyoke College in 1913 and also studied at the Cleveland School of Art, Montana State University, Famous Artists School in Westport, Connecticut, and the Institution de San Miguel d'Allende in Mexico. In addition to her creative work as an artist, Price also pursued a career as a medical researcher and author. She wrote three published works; Fighting Tuberculosis in the Rockies: A history of the Montana tuberculosis (1943), Fighting Spotted Fever in the Rockies (1948), Pennsylvania Pioneers against Tuberculosis (1952). She also served as Associate Editor for one of the Mayo Clinic publications. Price lived in Montana from 1939-1944 to conduct research on the state's medical history and other topics of interest to herself. Often her writing and research involved collaboration with others, particularly I. D. O'Donnell, an eastern Montana farmer who was active in helping establish modern irrigation methods for Montana agriculture. Price worked with O'Donnell to gather information in preparation for a proposed book on irrigation history. After leaving Montana, Price apparently returned to her profession as an artist, living in Hawaii and California. Price married at least twice, first to George Hunt Ingraham and also to Eli A. Zeitlin. When she died in La Jolla, California in August, 1992 her listed name with the Social Security Administration was "Esther I. Zeitlin."
Content Description
The records within this collection reflect Esther Price's interests for research purposes as well as her literary productions. There is no material directly bearing on her artistic work. Price's collection includes materials that she produced individually and those that she collaborated on with other individuals; namely Peter Karst, Dan P. Mumbre, and I.D. O'Donnell. The materials in this collection are separated into four series to reflect Price's record organization, her work as an individual researcher, and her collaboration with Karst, Mumbre, and O'Donnell. In addition to medical history, the topics represented include irrigation and land reclamation, Crow Indian culture, and human-interest stories. The collection has been arranged in four series based on the collaborator's name and contains correspondence and manuscripts created as a result of collaboration between Price and the named person. The correspondence in each folder so named is arranged chronologically; however, the correspondence remains within each individual series to reflect Price's record organization and research methods. Researchers should be aware that Price used shorthand in her note taking. Although this is not the predominant method of note taking for Price, shorthand is represented throughout the collection. This collection contains oversized materials that has been separated and located elsewhere, the separation is denoted by an asterisk (*) next to the folder it was removed.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright ownership for any original literary materials is unclear due to the collaborative nature of their composition and researchers are advised that any publication beyond fair use guidelines cannot be granted by Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Series 1 Esther Price
Series 2 Peter Karst
Series 3 Dan P. Mubre
Series 4 I. D. O'Donnell
Acquisition Information
Literary manuscripts, correspondence, and other documents were deposited with Special Collections by Esther Price on October 20, 1969. An additional batch of manuscripts were donated by Harley O'Donnell of Billings, Montana on August 15, 2006.
Processing Note
This collection was processed 2009 July 13
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1: Esther Price
Container: Folder os 1
The materials in series one document Price's personal literary work. The correspondence, note, clippings, literary and medical carbon copies, etc. in this series pertains to Price's medical research, as well as her efforts to publish her works in all subject areas. This files in this series have been arranged within four topical patterns. Folders 1-6 are Price's general correspondence, notes, and some memorabilia. Folders 7-45 represent Price's work on writings not necessarily dealing with medical history. Topics range from a partial manuscript for a book or short story entitled "The Diplomat" to an article discussing building an airplane factory in "No Winter Business." Folders 46-58 pertains to her work in medical writing. These materials provide some information on Price's book Fighting Spotted Fever in the Rockies; however, it also shows her research into the Medical Practice Act and the Montana Board of Health, in addition to other health related articles. folders 59-62 contain her publication photos which have been individually sequentially numbered.
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Description: General CorrespondenceContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: General NotesDates: circa 1931-1949Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: General NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Magazine & newspaper clippingsContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: PassportDates: 1926Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Steno notebook, [notes for History of the State Board of Health]Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Captain R.E. Peasley, Captain of the clippersContainer: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Crow Indian Sundance, A Prayer for Victory—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Crow Indian Sundance, A Prayer for VictoryContainer: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter IIContainer: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter IIIContainer: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter IVContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter VContainer: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter VIContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter VIIContainer: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter VIIIContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter IXContainer: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter XIContainer: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: The Diplomat—Chapter XIIContainer: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Don't Marry a DoctorContainer: Box 1, Folder 20-23
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Description: Haleakala, House of the Sun—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: Haleakala, House of the SunContainer: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Helena Flying SchoolContainer: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Little Doc, Aldrich and JardineContainer: Box 1, Folder 27
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Description: Medicine with Wings—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 28
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Description: Medicine with Wings—Draft IContainer: Box 1, Folder 29
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Description: Medicine with Wings—Draft IIContainer: Box 1, Folder 30
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Description: Montana Dude Ranch Run by Amherst WomanContainer: Box 1, Folder 31
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Description: No Winter BusinessContainer: Box 1, Folder 32
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Description: PoetryContainer: Box 1, Folder 33
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Description: Try Sky for your NervesContainer: Box 1, Folder 34
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Description: [Untitled]Container: Box 1, Folder 35-37
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Description: Welcome StrangerContainer: Box 1, Folder 38
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Description: Whitby Island—Brochure & Maps *Container: Box 1, Folder 39
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Description: Whitby Island—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 40
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Description: Whitby Island—PostcardsContainer: Box 1, Folder 41
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Description: Whitby Island—Indian RecipesContainer: Box 1, Folder 42
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Description: Whitby Island—Peaceful WeekendContainer: Box 1, Folder 43
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Description: Whitby Island—Trees on Whitby Island, by Harriet Swift RaceContainer: Box 1, Folder 44
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Description: Whitby Island—Whitby IslandContainer: Box 1, Folder 45
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Description: Fighting Spotted Fever in the Rockies—CorrespondenceDates: 1947Container: Box 1, Folder 46
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Description: Fighting Spotted Fever in the Rockies—IllustrationsContainer: Box 1, Folder 47
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Description: Health from the Dye Pots—R.N.: A Journal for nursesDates: 1938 DecemberContainer: Box 1, Folder 48
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Description: Medical Practice ActContainer: Box 1, Folder 49-51
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Description: Montana Board of Health, from W.I. Cogswell—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 52
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Description: Montana Board of Health, from W.I. Cogswell—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 53
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Description: Montana Board of Health, from W.I. Cogswell—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 54
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Description: Montana Board of Health, from W.I. Cogswell—Department of the Interior, Office of Indian AffairsContainer: Box 1, Folder 55
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Description: Montana Board of Health, from W.I. Cogswell—Publications, photograph, & chartContainer: Box 1, Folder 56
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Description: Quackery, Miracle Healing and Medical CultsContainer: Box 1, Folder 57
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Description: Sulfanilamide Scores Another TriumphContainer: Box 1, Folder 58
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Description: Photographs #1-6 [Crow Indian Sundance a Prayer for Victory]Container: Box 1, Folder 59
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Description: Photographs #7-10 [Montana Dude Ranch Run by a Woman]Container: Box 1, Folder 60
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Description: Photographs #11 [Montana State Board of Health]Container: Box 1, Folder 61
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Description: Photographs #12-24 [Ski in the Spring]Container: Box 1, Folder 62
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2: Peter Karst
The correspondence, notes, clipping, and literary carbon copies in series two relate to Price's literary efforts with Peter Karst, a Gallatin County, Montana dude ranch owner. The materials discuss a tale on marriage in addition to a three-part story discussing ticks and spotted fever.
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Description: ClippingContainer: Box 1, Folder 64
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1922Container: Box 1, Folder 65
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Description: NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 66
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Description: Photographs #30-37 [suggested illustrations for Montana's Incredible Joe]Container: Box 1, Folder 67
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Description: Bigamy and BuffaloesContainer: Box 1, Folder 68
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Description: Three Men from AmherstContainer: Box 1, Folder 69
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Description: [Three Men from Amherst] Part II Clarence Birdseye Comes to Shoot Elk and BearContainer: Box 1, Folder 70
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Description: [Three Men from Amherst] Part III Flies Bring a Third Amherst Man to MontanaContainer: Box 1, Folder 71
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3: Dan P. Mumbre
The notes, correspondence, and literary carbons in series three relate to Price's work with Dan P. Mumbre, a Montana land surveyor. The correspondence suggests a familiarity between Price and Mumbre; she refers to him as "Uncle Dan". The manuscripts discussed in this series deal with Mumbre's experiences in surveying and assorted tales that he collected while engaged in that work, including surveys done by others.
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Description: Biographical NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 72
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1938; 1943Container: Box 1, Folder 73
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1946-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 74
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 75
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Description: Random Tales—Title page and Bad Rock CanyonContainer: Box 1, Folder 76
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Description: Random Tales—Bill Boston, J.P.Container: Box 1, Folder 77
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Description: Random Tales—Demersville, 1891Container: Box 1, Folder 78
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Description: Random Tales—Desert IncidentsContainer: Box 1, Folder 79
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Description: Random Tales—Echo LakeContainer: Box 1, Folder 80
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Description: Random Tales—Flathead Winter of 1886Container: Box 1, Folder 81
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Description: Random Tales—FlatheadContainer: Box 1, Folder 82
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Description: Random Tales—Friendly PeaksContainer: Box 1, Folder 83
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Description: Random Tales—HuntingContainer: Box 1, Folder 84
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Description: Random Tales—GeologyContainer: Box 1, Folder 85
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Description: Random Tales—The "Killer" of WildernessContainer: Box 1, Folder 86
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Description: Random Tales—Frank LindermanContainer: Box 1, Folder 87
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Description: Random Tales—Bill's (Mumbre) StoryContainer: Box 1, Folder 88
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Description: Random Tales—The Public Domaine and SurveyingContainer: Box 1, Folder 89
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Description: Random Tales—Saga of Johnnie SyuneContainer: Box 1, Folder 90
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Description: Random Tales—Mother SheldonContainer: Box 1, Folder 91
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Description: Random Tales—A Strange Incident: Hanged in a PullmanContainer: Box 1, Folder 92
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Description: Random Tales—SurveyingContainer: Box 1, Folder 93
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Description: Random Tales—Too Quick on The TriggerContainer: Box 1, Folder 94
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Description: Random Tales—Winter of 1887-1888Container: Box 1, Folder 95
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 96-100
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Draft IContainer: Box 1, Folder 101
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Draft IIContainer: Box 1, Folder 102
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Draft IIIContainer: Box 1, Folder 103
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Draft IVContainer: Box 1, Folder 104
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter II [Draft V]Container: Box 1, Folder 105
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter III [Draft V]Container: Box 1, Folder 106
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter IV [Draft V]Container: Box 1, Folder 107
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter V [Draft V]Container: Box 1, Folder 108
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter VI [Draft V]Container: Box 1, Folder 109
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter VII [Draft V]Container: Box 1, Folder 110
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter I, Biography [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 111
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter II, Pre-survey [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 112
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter II [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 113
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter III [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 114
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter IV [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 115
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter V [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 116
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Description: The Seventh Standard Parallel North—Chapter VI [Draft VI]Container: Box 1, Folder 117
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—The Killing of Johnny Curry [Draft I]Container: Box 1, Folder 118
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—The Killing of Jimmy Winter [Draft I]Container: Box 1, Folder 119
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—Trip into the Sweetgrass, 1891[Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 120
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—Trip 1891, Blackfoot Reservation, Stevens Pass, Marias Pass [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 121
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—Café a La Mud Turtle [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 122
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—Ring. A Strange Friendship [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 123
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—The Story of Pike Landusky Better than Beade's Best Thriller, by John BDates: Rich [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 124
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—Lonnie Curry Takes My Seat [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 125
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—The Killing of Johnny Curry [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 126
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—The Killing of Jimmy Winter [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 127
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—"Dutch" [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 128
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Description: Sweetgrass Hills—Sim Roberts, "Fast" Cow Mans [Draft II]Container: Box 1, Folder 129
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Description: Through Marias Pass in 1891—NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 130
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Description: Through Marias Pass in 1891—Maps *Container: Box 1, Folder 131
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Description: Through Marias Pass in 1891—Draft IContainer: Box 1, Folder 132
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Description: Through Marias Pass in 1891—Draft IIContainer: Box 1, Folder 133
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Description: Through Marias Pass in 1891—Draft IIIContainer: Box 1, Folder 134
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Description: VerseContainer: Box 1, Folder 135
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4: I.D. O'Donnell
The notes, correspondence, and literary carbons in series three relate to Price's work with I.D. (Ignatius Daniel) O'Donnell. Materials in this series deal with O'Donnell's experiences with irrigation as well as information he and Price collected for research.
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: circa 1940-1948; undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 136
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Description: EventsDates: 1890-1902Container: Box 1, Folder 137
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Description: EventsDates: 1893-1905Container: Box 1, Folder 138
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Description: Notes—Biographical, Manuscript*Container: Box 1, Folder 139
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Description: Random NotesContainer: Box 1, Folder 140
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Description: Hesper Farm, The Big DitchContainer: Box 1, Folder 141
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Description: History of Billings and his early experiences thereContainer: Box 1, Folder 142
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Description: Holland SettlementContainer: Box 1, Folder 143
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Description: Huntley ProjectContainer: Box 1, Folder 144
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Description: I.J. Horse RanchContainer: Box 1, Folder 145
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Description: IllnessDates: 1921Container: Box 1, Folder 146
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Description: Milk River ProjectContainer: Box 1, Folder 147
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Description: Milk River ProjectContainer: Box 1, Folder 148
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Description: Milk River ProjectContainer: Box 1, Folder 149
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Description: Reclamation Office. Board ReviewDates: 1915Container: Box 1, Folder 150
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Description: Reclamation Office. TourDates: 1914Container: Box 1, Folder 151
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Description: Reclamation Service. Creation; First ReportDates: 1901-1903Container: Box 1, Folder 152
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Description: Reclamation Service. Supervisor of IrrigationContainer: Box 1, Folder 153
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Description: Walsh, Senator Thomas J.Container: Box 1, Folder 154
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Description: BillingsContainer: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: Daily, MarcusContainer: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Fabrick, DickContainer: Box 2, Folder 3
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Description: Holter, AntonContainer: Box 2, Folder 4
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Description: Kibbey-Kent DecisionContainer: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: McCormick, PaulContainer: Box 2, Folder 6
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Description: Montana Water Conservation BoardContainer: Box 2, Folder 7
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Description: Montana's Most Savage Crime [Author Unknown]Container: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: Morrison, C.C.Container: Box 2, Folder 9
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Description: Moss, P.B.Container: Box 2, Folder 10
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Description: National Reclamation AssociationDates: 1938Container: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: The Promised Land: Fraser River, Al Covington [Author Unknown]Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Public Lands. Homesteads, Land Offices, Tree Claims, Forests, Desert ClaimsContainer: Box 2, Folder 13
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Description: Reclamation Record. Tear SheetsDates: 1914Container: Box 2, Folder 14
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Description: Russell, Charles M.Container: Box 2, Folder 15
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Description: Sheep*Container: Box 2, Folder 16
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Description: Shope, Irvin "Shorty"Container: Box 2, Folder 17
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Description: Smythe, William EContainer: Box 2, Folder 18
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Description: Sugar Beats*Container: Box 2, Folder 19
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Description: Sun River ProjectContainer: Box 2, Folder 20
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Description: Virginia City. Defense County MeetingContainer: Box 2, Folder 21
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Description: White, B.C. (Judith Gap)—Trip to His RanchContainer: Box 2, Folder 22
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Description: Yegen, Peter. Holdings. Biographical Notes, List of HoldingsContainer: Box 2, Folder 23
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Crow Indians
- Dude ranchers-Montana
- Irrigation-Montana-History
- Medicine-Montana-History
- Reclamation of land-Montana-History
- Surveying-Montana-Anecdotes
- Surveyors-Montana
Personal Names
- Karst, Peter, 1875-1966
- Mumbre, Dan P
- O'Donnell, I. D. (Ignatius Daniel), 1860-1948
- Price, Esther Gaskins, b. 1892-Archives
Corporate Names
- Montana State Board of Health
